Summer Learning Journey

Week One- Day Three | Team players

Activity 1

For this activity, let’s imagine that you could be a superhero for a day. What three superpowers would you most like to have?

On your blog, please list the three superpowers, tell us why you have chosen each one, and tell us what you are going to do with them.

There are many superpowers I can choose to do like, being able to fly, etc. Looking at what I am set to do on this task has really made me think about this topic, but if there were three superpowers I could choose from they would definitely be time travel, teleportation and invisibility.

If I could have the superpower of time travel there would be many reasons why I would want to choose it. What is time travel? Time travel is a superpower where you can travel/ go back to the past or to the future. I would want to have the superpower of time travel because if something bad is going to happen or has happened, I would be able to fix it. 

Being able to have the superpower of teleportation would be amazing and something I would definitely want to do. I would want to have this superpower because being able to teleport or get somewhere faster would be very helpful. Like running a race, travelling, and always being on the scene when something happens.

Having the ability to be invisible would be so funny and a great superpower to have.  I definitely would want to have this superpower because you could listen to what people were talking about, mess around with people and scare them, and find out what might be going on ahead of time.

Week One- Day Three | Defying the odds

For this activity, we would like you to imagine that you had the chance to interview LeBron James, Steven Adams or another basketball player of your choice.

On your blog, tell us who you would interview and then provide a list of five questions that you would like to ask your chosen player.

If I had the opportunity of interviewing a certain basketball player, anywhere in the world I would choose to interview Kevin Durant. Kevin durant is well known for being a professional basketball player with an amazing talent with great skills. If I could ask him five questions in the interview I would ask him….

How did you get into the love of basketball?

Who helped you get to where you are now?

What has been the hardest thing involving your basketball career?

What did you do before becoming a professional basketball player?

What makes or helps you carry on playing?

Week One- Day Three | Achieving our Dreams
Activity 3

For this activity, choose a friend or family member and ask them what their dream job would be. Please then brainstorm six ways in which you could support them in achieving their dream job.

On your blog, present your ideas as a poster or infographic.

For this task I will be asking my Mum about her dream job.

When my mother was my age she has wanted to be an air hostess/ Flight attendant and still wanting to be.  I began to wonder why she might what this job, so I asked her. She replied with, “ Well, being a flight attendant would include me being  around new people and getting to know them, handing out ordered food and lollies, being able to care for someone and also to see new parts of the world.”

My mother doing this job she would need some support in some way, so here is the link to a poster with my ideas on how I can support my mother with her dream job.

Six Ways I Can Support My Mum With Her Dream Job

Week One- Day Four|Making a racket|
Activity 1

By watching this video of Serena and Venus Williams I have learned many things and still have questions to ask. Serena and Venus are two sisters who both have the love of playing tennis.

 When I watched this video I learned that Serena is ranked #1 for the most paid woman tennis player and Venus is ranked #5.  

Next I learned that Serena and Venus have been wanting equal pay for a long time but just can’t seem to get it. Serena is the most paid women tennis player but within the highest paid athletes she is ranked #51. This shows that men get a better pay than women in tennis so they want equality.

Lastly, I learned that Serena and Venus got into the career leading up to tennis by their devoted father who made sure they succeed with everything they choose to do.

If I had to ask Serena and Venus a question about themselves I would ask, at what age did you start to recognise that you wanted this as a career?

Week One- Day Four | What’s in a name?
Activity 2

For this activity, imagine that you were allowed to change your name to anything that you wanted.

On your blog, tell us what you would change your name to and why you would choose that name.

Looking at this task has made me wonder, If I was allowed, would I change my name? The name I was given at birth was ‘Jennae’. If I had to change my name I would want the name that my mum originally wanted me to have because her mother’s mother which is my great grandmother had it and it's very special to her and myself. The name is Amelia.

Giving this more thought If I was able to change it or had to I wouldn’t. The name anyone is given at birth is so special because your parents gave it to you and should hold onto it forever. Not only is it special but the name will have come from somewhere meaning something else too.

Week One- Day Four| Worth her weight in gold
Activity 3

For this activity, imagine that you were asked to create a travel brochure for Tonga (or a country that is important to you). On the brochure, include lots of great tips about what to see and do in the country.

On your blog, post your finished copy of your brochure.

Below is the link to the brochure I made about a special place to me called New Zealand.

New Zealand Brochure

Week One- Day Five | National treasure

Activity 1

For this activity, we would like to learn more about the things that are important to you.

On your blog, please share three things that you treasure and say why they are treasures to you.

Since I was born and up to now  and have treasured many different types of gifts, objects and items.

The first thing I treasure the most is my education because i’ m aware that some people don’t get those types of opportunities. When being in a classroom, surrounded by teachers and my classmates  I sit there thinking to myself, how do we all have a great chance of education. Being able to learn new things is an amazing privilege and having the chance to learn from mistakes and to never give up is incredible. Thinking about it now, teachers do their job because this is what they want to do with their lives and also giving up their time making sure that most students have a wonderful education  better than the ones the teachers may have been provided.

The next thing I treasure the most is my life. I treasure my life because it is an amazing thing that my  parents created for me to have.. Having the chance to explore the world, do what I love and have the best years when being alive is such an honor.

The last thing that I treasure is my family. Looking up, down, left or right, they're always there and without them I probably won’t be here right now.  Just like stars. We have helped each other through so much, although we still have our little fights every now and then, we still love each other. Family is what everyone has, they are going to be the most important people in life who have great care. I am so lucky to have such a kind and loving family that I truly am grateful for.

Week One- Day Five | Swimming to safety
Activity 2

For this activity, listen to the podcast of Yusra Mardini, or read her story on her personal website.

On your blog, retell the story of this amazing young woman from Syria.

During the war, a girl named Yusra and her elder sister, were living in Syria. At this time there was a war taking place so Yusra and her elder sister fled the Syrian war and set off on a dangerous journey. Yusra and her sister needed to find safety well away from the war, so I talked about where they should go and they decided to go to Europe. In Summer 2015, they travelled from Lebanon to Turkey before departing to Greece.To get to Greece Yusra and her sister had to be seated in an overcrowded dingdy.

 Fifteen to twenty minutes into the sea crossing, the engine boat stopped working and failed. Once Yusra had heard what the problem was, she needed to help right away. Yusra being a professional swimmer, she didn’t want any of the other passengers to not make it and possibly drown. Yusra, her sister and two other people onboard jumped out of the dinghy and swam alongside the waves  for three and a half hours to prevent their dinghy from capsizing and her actions helped saved twenty people.

For Yusra and her amazing story she has been recognised and has been given numerous awards for what she had done. Yusra was even invited to the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016. Reading Yusra’s story, is there something you could do to help that will have a great impact on others?

Week One- Day Five |Own Choice
Activity 3

For this activity, please choose one person (a changemaker) and read all about them.

On your blog, provide us with:

1. The name of the person
2. A description of the work they do/have done
3. An explanation of how they/their work has had an impact on the lives of others

There are numerous changemakers all throughout the world that have done incredible things that impacts other people greatly.This year I have learned a lot about different changemakers in the world, but in particular Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was an amazing man who changed the lives of many, with his   full name Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. This man did many things in his work, but he was well known for being an Indian lawyer.

How did Mahatma Gandhi change the world and impact so many people? This man has done so much to help others, not only because he was a lawyer and stood by people but in other reasons too. In those days there was no equality. Everyone had different opportunities given to them and some none at all. Different races of people weren’t allowed on buses, weren’t allowed an education and couldn’t reveal any of their bodies, they had to be fully covered. Mahatma Gandhi wanted the best for everyone, mostly to be happy, so he did. Mahatma Gandhi put messages out into the world, that helped people be noticed and helped others equally. Not only was he a civil rights leader but he also created freedom for so many people.

Many people are now living happily and freely everywhere in the world and I would assume that everyone would be grateful for his actions.

Summer Learning Journey Week One- Day two

Week One- Day Two|Up in the air
Activity 1 

For this activity, compare and contrast these two aviators. 

On your blog, share your comparison between the two women and be sure to include at least three similarities and three differences between these two aviators.

Below is the link to the venn diagram I made on Jean and Amelia.

Jean Batten and Amelia Earhart Venn Diagram

Week One- Day Two |Up in the air
Activity 2

For this activity, let’s imagine that you were Neil Armstrong.

On your blog, write a short poem describing how you felt when you first set foot on the moon. Here is a link to some different poetry forms.

My excitement grows,
getting closer and closer.

The bright circular shape appears below me,
opening the exit, taking a deep breath in.

Gradually getting closer to the rounded surface, my left foot landing flat,
my cheeks widen with relief across my face. What an experience!

Week One- Day Two | Up in the air
Activity 3

For this activity, we would like to hear about a time when you, or someone you know, was brave like Sully.

On your blog, recount a time when you (or someone else you know) did something brave.

For the past two years of going on holidays in the Summer to Motueka, New Zealand, both my younger and older brother have been wanting to go skydiving. They wanted to go but they didn’t know they were in for a scary treat.

On our third year of going to Motueka, my brothers talked about going skydiving the whole trip thinking if they should do it. So they did. 

As we drove down a long tar sealed road, they peaked out the car window, “That will be you two in a minute,” I said with excitement. We pulled into the car park, this is for real now. Turning my head, looking at my younger brother, butterflies in his stomach taking deep breaths in and out. My family got out of the car, walking up to the front desk. “Hello, are both my two sons able to go skydiving today?” Mum questioned the desk staff. “Sure! What height are you wanting to jump from? 7000ft, 13500ft or 17100ft?” he asked. My brothers had a little conversation with each other choosing to to jump from, “!3500, please,” they replied.
“Okay. Are you okay with jumping at 11:00pm? The time now is 8:00am but by looking at the flag,” he pointed out, turning our heads and looking out the window, “the wind is picking up and it’s unsafe,” he asked.
“Are you boys find with that?” Mum asked.
“Uhh, yer,” they both replied. 

We decided to stay, waiting for 11:00am to past by. We walked outside with our camera for taking photos, each lying down on a bright bean bags in the warm sun. The weather was warm, just apart from the breeze, cooling me down. I ended up closing my eyes, everything becoming black and falling asleep.

A few hours later, I woke up, getting ready to watch my brothers jump from the plane 13500ft in the sky, camera ready in my hands. They begin to walk up the ladder into the plane, by looking at their face, I could tell they were certainly nervous. Door closing, the deafening sound of the planes rumbling beginning to lift off the ground. I was told to look and take pictures of the  pink and purple parachutes. I kept looking at the plane, waiting for it to disappear far away and it did. I waited at least 5-7 minutes for the parachutes to appear.

 “Look up there, quick take photos!” Mum yelled at my sister and I. Lying on our backs, pointing the camera into the blinding sun. Click! Taking many photos, it seemed to go for a while. They both began to come onto land on a curve, feet up, smooth landing. Taking their parachutes off walking back to us, laughing, smiling and chatter filled the air.

Driving back in the car, they were certainly happy with each other and the rest of my family was amazed they would do such a scary thing.

I’m proud of my brothers because doing something like that is definitely out of their comfort zones and very brave for them to do. As you know we have photographs and videos the skydiving team took,  as memories of them both skydiving for the first time, that we will have forever.

I Am Not Esther Book Review

Jennae Topliss Age 12
Room 8, Karoro School

I Am Not Esther
 Fleur Beale

Don’t you just like a book with family, mysteries and thrillers? Then this is the right book for you.

This book is set in Auckland where Esther and her Mum lived, then for most of the story the book was set in Wanganui, New Zealand in 1998.

In this book there are main characters called Esther, Aunt Naomi and Uncle Caleb. Esther is a 13 year old  teenager who lived with her mother before they both moved to Wanganui.  That was when Esther met Uncle Caleb and Aunt Naomi.

“I Am Not Esther,”has genres like family, mysteries and thrillers. Thrillers are set throughout the book especially within the family. Family is definitely a theme because  Esther has to live with a new one. There is also the mystery of discovering why her Mum left Esther.

Esther was living with her Mum in Auckland until her Mum decided to move to Wanganui.  Esther’s mum had taken her to her brother's house. The next morning Esther realised that her
Mum’s suitcase was missing and that her Mum was gone. Esther was now left alone with this family she didn’t even know.  How would she cope? What is she going to do?

Did you know that I am actually a Christian too. I know that most families don’t quite get along and mine is sometimes one of them. 

My opinion of this book is that I think it was really good and it also made me keep reading it with interesting twists.I recommend this book to anyone of the age 12+. This book contains bad words and violent actions. I  like this book because it has mysteries  and thrillers in it and those are something I look for in a book to read myself.

Poem and Connections DLO

Analogy DLO

Triangle Area

Triangle and Area

We are learning how to find the area in triangles. We had to do a work sheet,  then we had to draw some triangles in our maths book to match  what the instructions said on the sheet.  To figure out the area of something you go 1/2 of the base multiplied by the height.

Road Safety Week

WALT:write within the persuasive writing structure.

Why Karoro School Should Have A Kea Crossing

I strongly believe having a kea crossing is very important to have
at Karoro School because  many students need to cross the state
highway to get places, for the child’s own safety and because doing
kea patrol provides chance for the older kids to be mature and have
responsibility for something within their school.

Most people would agree that having a kea crossing would give
seniors a chance to be more of a  role model and to lead in something
for their school. Children being involved with their school by doing the
kea crossing is helpful because without the students  their wouldn’t
be a way for them to get across busy roads safely. Many seniors like
to interact with their school and toparticipate in new things so this a
perfect way children may participate in another thing for their school.

It’s easy to see why Karoro School needs a kea crossing because many

children bike, walk and also catch a ride to and from school to get home
or to get to places they need to go. Many children are tired after being at
school for seven hours and are too busy  not knowing what they
are doing. After school I see younger children and preteens actually using
the kea crossing not because they have to for crossing a state highway,
but for them to get somewhere else. After school when

children are let out of their classrooms  they are running, laughing with
their friends

and are not thinking about road safety.

We must realize that this so obvious and important why schools should
keep using a kea crossing because ives safety to the children crossing the
dangerous roads. It’s obvious to see, when having a kea crossing
decreases the amount of crashes and provides safety to the children
crossing because they are all crossing together at the one time and at
one place under the guidance of the patrol. Just the other week there
was a crash with three cars because of a child crossing the road without
a kea crossing in the morning.You’re ridiculous if you think that not having
a kea crossing after school is not important! This is so important because
if we don’t change this now or not keep the kea crossing after school many
children could get seriously hurt and these accidents would keep happening.

In conclusion, kea crossing ( kea patrol) should stay at our school because

students crossing a roads safely is  very important because they need to go
places, for the child’s own safety and because this provides a chance for the
older kids to be mature as well as having responsibility for something within their school.

Nelson Mandela Work

Te Aroha and The Divers(Te Aroha Kōrua Ngā Ira tangata) Story

Te Aroha and The Divers

(Te Aroha Kōrua Ngā  Ira tangata)

Long, long ago lived a strong, aggressive, evil taniwha. She was called Te Aroha. She lived in the great
 warm waters of the Waikato River. Who ever passed her magical border did not come back. She guarded
the life of the sea and her secret stash of treasures.

Te Aroha was a taniwha who had dark green skin, bright yellow eyes and sharp points on her back.

Te Aroha was arriving back from her early morning swim and noticed that her husband Tangaroa was gone.
She yelled out to him for a while and heard no reply and Tangaroa was nowhere to be seen. Te Aroha started
to worry and looked around their home for a note or something but their wasn’t anything. All there was was
silence and nothing to be seen at all or even heard, like life was drained out of the river.

One day , Te Aroha was resting in the warm waters of the Waikato River. She heard a deep, rumbling sound
coming from above her. She swam up to the surface. The gleaming and eye blinding light hit her eyes.
She quickly turned her head and there it was, a huge object that was floating on the water. She  had seen tall
and skinny penguins covered in a pango suit with weird looking penguin like feet. They had a huge tube growing out of their mouths.

She quickly glided over the water behind a huge log. She poked her head around the edge and was spying
on the weird looking penguins. She now realised these penguins were actually humans. Splash!
A huge gushing of water spilled out of the river causing waves.

Te aroha was angry that someone would dive into her river. Te Aroha quickly plucked herself under the waters
surface and headed towards where the divers were. She stopped in the distance and hid so the divers couldn’t
see her. Te Aroha was keeping an eye on her treasures making sure no one puts their hands on them.

The divers were swimming and checking out creatures and taking underwater photos. Suddenly from above Te
Aroha a huge circle of black oil was filling the water. Te Aroha immediately thought of it that oil goes through
the lake then all the cool creatures and of course her treasures will be gone forever until the river can be clean again.

Te Aroha got so angry she swam up to the boat with fierce and desire and bumped the bottom of the boat causing
it to flip. She still didn’t think that was enough so Te Aroha stretched her fingers out and used her powerful and
mysterious powers to cause huge waves making the  people in the water get hit hard by the waves.

Out of nowhere a huge long and thick piece of rope had gotten thrown into the  river. Really quickly the boat
people and the divers grabbed a hold of the rope. Te Aroha was furious but didn’t do anything. She had seen a
little girl on the bank with the rope reeling them in. This little girl you could tell was helpful and strong.
Her dark black hair with warm strokes of brown blows in the nipping breeze of the wind.

Te Aroha was actually a nice and caring taniwha but she also wanted revenge from her husband leaving her
so she has changed. Te Aroha wanted to know who the little girl was and wanted to introduce herself to her.
So Te Aroha swam through the water and ended up at the edge of the bank.

‘Hello,  my name is Te Aroha or the guardian of treasures and of the life of the river as a taniwha.’
‘Who are you?’ asked Te Aroha.

‘Hi Te Aroha nice to meet you, Im Kaia,’ said the little girl. ‘You don’t look happy are you okay?’ mentioned Kaia.

‘Well, ever since I came home to Tangaroa not being there and leaving be with nothing I have felt sad ever since,’
Te Aroha said sadly.

‘Sorry who’s Tangaroa?’ questioned Kaia.

‘Tangaroa is my husband or known as god of the sea,’ muttered Te Aroha.

A little voice in the background seemed to fill Te Aroha ears with, ‘Kaia come in for lunch!’ Te Aroha was
confused and wanted to know who it was. Her lightly blonde hair filled the forest with light and brightness.
‘Who’s that?’ asked Te Aroha.

‘That’s my younger sister Emma. She can’t hear you or see you. I think I will have to go now maybe see you
another time Te Aroha,’ whispered Kaia.

‘Who were you talking to?’ questioned Emma.

‘What do you mean I was singing,’ replied Kaia.

Kaia ran off with her younger sister Emma into the distance towards up hill.

Te Aroha asked herself, she can’t see me or hear me than what am I? A ghost?

Te Aroha looked down at the water beneath her and seen that the water was not blue it was filling with sad
darkness. Te Aroha took off faster to the nearest

flax bush and ripped off some strips of the harakeke and plaited over and under to turn strips of flax into a
woven bag. Te Aroha finished the bag then she went to her secret hideout of treasures and placed each one
in her bag carefully.

She was devastated now that she has to move and find a new home. So she  decided to start her journey.
Te Aroha decided she would swim to wherever the Waikato River takes her.

She headed eastwards and swam for hours and finally reached the end of the river into a lake. It was a big and surrounded by dark and light green bush. This lake is called lake Taupo. Te Aroha kept swimming and found a
underwater cave and swam under. This was a underwater cave but filled with shiny gold and sparkling silver.
Te Aroha was amazed at this place. She didn’t even realize there was a surface for the water and the tip of the
cave was at least 10 meters above her. There was a small and flat ledge on the edge of the cave and she slowly
and carefully picked her treasures one by one onto it looking like a display. The cave started to get dark and Te
Aroha felt tired swam towards the bottom of the lake in the cave and fell asleep.

The next morning Te Aroha woke up and felt really really hungry and today she wanted to eat some brown trout.

She took off out of the entrance to the cave and headed North. She knew that brown trout like the warm water so
she sang a song and her voice bounced off the brown trout and had been sent off to Te Aroha. Te Aroha reached a
group of trout lying calmly on the bed of the lake. Te Aroha moved slowly then reached out and snatched a brown
trout. Te Aroha was so hungry she  gobbled it down really fast.

Once she finished having her breakfast Te Aroha headed back towards her cave. Te Aroha again  heard a
deep rumbling sound coming from above her and then a splash and someone was in the water. The person had
seen the underwater cave and  had a look inside of the cave. James quickly went up to the surface and said,
‘there is a underwater cave down there. Should we go check it out?’

‘James your being silly, there is no underwater caves,’ said the other diver.

‘You don’t believe me, come one then I will show you,’ said James.

James and his friend dived into the water and James pointed towards the cave and suddenly they disappeared
into it. Te Aroha was so angry they had invaded her home so she followed and spied  on them to see what they
would do.

‘Woww,’ said James and his friend together.

‘Do you believe me now Matthew?’ asked James. Matthew didn’t reply.

‘What is this place?’ questioned Matthew.

‘I’m not sure. It could be a storage place for pirates back  then,’ replied James.

‘Look at this stuff, it must be from the early 1500’s onwards,’ suggested Matthew.

‘Let’s take some home and show our families,’ said James.

When Te Aroha heard James say ‘let’s take some home and show our families’ she was really mad and
didn’t want James and Matthew to take her treasure. So she used her magical powers and froze James and
Matthew a second before they grabbed some treasure. Te Aroha unfroze them then sang a song to lead them
out like an enchantment. James and Matthew immediently swam out of the cave and  jumped onto their boat
and took off heading east. Te Aroha was relieved to see them go.

She decided she needed to be safe and to secure the cave with a special entrance she’d have to speak. Te Aroha
was thinking all day of an entrance she could use to get into the cave and only her. She couldn’t think of anything
but all of a sudden a great idea popped into her head. Te Aroha said to herself ‘why not do this? Pōaha toro puku
tomotomokanga ( open secret entry). When Te Aroha  made an entrance a huge spiral forms and she swims through
and appears in the cave. Before Te Aroha can say the secret entry message it's just a rock wall.

Te Aroha wanted to add to her huge collection of treasures so she said the secret message ‘pōaha toro puku
tomotomokanga’ then the magical door opened. She went through the magical  spiral and she appeared again near
a rock wall. Te Aroha set off towards the other end of Lake Taupo and began searching for treasure. She looked
high and low, in the distance and couldn't see anything.

She turned her head and seen a sharp shining light filling her eyes. Te Aroha had no clue what the blinding light
was. The shining light drew Te Aroha towards it. She was swimming for a while. The weird shiny light grew
bigger and Te Aroha now realised she was very close. She kept swimming with determination to see what was
drawing her attention.

Te Aroha now has reached this shining light and stopped and searched for it. She looked down below her and
there it was a group of gold like figures and coins.

‘Wow,’ Te Aroha said with amazement.

This flax bag she makes can hold anything, it is not like a normal flax bag with a bottom.Her flax bags don’t
have a ending like the bottom of the bag it keeps going but you can’t see it. So it can hold all the treasure she
find but weighs so light.

Te Aroha searched around for anything or anyone whom was watching and could not see anything so she plucked
some treasure and placed it into her flax bag. She looked around for more but she couldn’t see anymore.
The seaweed in the far background was moving softly in the warm water and Te Aroha spotted a round
brown box. Again she swam over and pushed the seaweed aside. It was a huge brown treasure box.

She was so happy and thought that there was heaps  of treasure in it. Te Aroha wanted to open it but it was locked and she didn’t have any way she could take it back to the cave. Then she realised that she has her flax bag that can hold anything but weighs so light. But how was she going to pick up and place the treasure box into the bag? She remembered her magic can lift it up. She thought of what she was going to do and used her hand powers to lift the treasure box moving it and dropped it into her bag.

Te Aroha now wants to head back to her cave and see what she has collected. Te Aroha swam back to the cave,

did her magical entrance  ‘pōaha toro puku tomotomokanga’ and then appeared a spiral and she entered. A diver
camouflaging in the seaweed swam out and before the spiral disappeared he  entered the cave through the spiral.
Te Aroha was in the cave and taking the treasures she had found onto the rocks in the cave. The diver that had
entered the cave was one of the ones that came last time. They just won’t stop coming back. Te Aroha couldn’t
she him and she needed some sleep so she laid on the bed of the lake in the cave and fell asleep.

The diver thought this was a good time to get out. He remembered the secret entrance and said ‘pōaha toro puku
tomotomokanga’ to leave. He left the cave but had told him friend  the cave entrance has disappeared but there
is a secret entrance that he knows. The diver Matthew told his friend James that if he takes all the treasure they can earn a fortune. James agreed and imagined being rich and he liked the idea.

The following day Matthew and James grabbed their gear and headed out to the cave. Matthew and James jumped
into the lake with a huge bag to put the treasure in. Matthew did the entrance and they both entered the
underwater cave. ‘Wow, there has been more treasures put into the cave,” said James

‘Yeah when I was here yesterday she had a whole treasure chest and lose pieces of treasures,’ replied Matthew.

‘Come on then what are we waiting for?’ questioned James.

James and Matthew starting collecting heaps and heaps of treasures and putting them into their bag. After a
long time James had noticed Te Aroha’s magical bag.

‘That is the magical bag Matthew. The creature used that to take heaps of treasures and it didn’t look heavy.
Should we take it and use it?’ whispered James.

‘Okay sure!’ answered Matthew.

James grabbed the magical bag and gathered all the treasures in their old bag and putted it into the magical bag.
James and Matthew took so much there was only a little bit left. They kept going until all the treasure had gone.
‘Thats all of it. Let’s go back to the boat and head home,’ whispered Matthew.

The cave was rocky and plain without its treasures. When Te Aroha woke up she swam to the surface. Her mouth
dropped so far down and tears of sadness flowed down her miserable face.

Matthew and James were making heaps of money selling the treasures and putting the really old and rare ones
from back in the 1800’s in museums. While Jame and Matthew are making millions of dollars with Te Aroha’s
treasures while she has been crying and crying for years.

Te Aroha thought there is no point for her to be in the cave and guarding treasures when there is no treasures to guard. So she swam to the side of the cavesaid the secret message which was not secret anymore and turned herself on the side of the rock wall into stone looking like her face.

The face you see now at Lake Taupo made with rock is where Te Aroha lies to this day and beyond time.

The End By Jennae Topliss