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Flying Fungi
by Jill MacGregor
The discovery of a strange object on the beach sets three friends off on an investigation that involves their whole class. Using questions from the class as a catalyst, the article recounts information they find about bracket fungi from their own observations, research, and experiments.
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Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira
by Oho Kaa
This article about the writer Kāterina Mataira was written in the first person as a form of eulogy after her passing in July 2011. The article shares aspects of her life and highlights the importance of her culture.
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The Anzac Button
by Judy Raymond
This is the story of a button that was sewn onto the jacket of a First World War soldier. After the war, the soldier returns to New Zealand and wears the jacket to annual Anzac Day parades. Many years later, Ella, the soldier’s great-granddaughter, discovers the jacket. She sews the button onto a ribbon and proudly wears it to another Anzac Day parade. The story ends with a factual note about the meaning of Anzac Day.
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School Journal Level 4, March 2012
Teacher support materials (TSM) are available for all the following texts in this issue of the School Journal:
TSM Poems The Squash Club ✔ Articles His Own War – The Story of Archibald Baxter ✔ Buttons ✔ Look inside this issue
Buttons
by Iona McNaughton
The students at Moriah School in Wellington collected 1.5 million buttons, which represented the number of children killed in the Holocaust during the Second World War. This article reports on their reasons for doing this and the methods they used to gather the buttons. The students learnt about the personal impact of the Holocaust and designed a memorial to the children who died.
His Own War – The Story of Archibald Baxter
by David Grant
“His Own War” is a biography of Archie Baxter, a New Zealander who refused to join up and fight in the First World War. His objection to fighting was based on strongly held convictions, and he paid dearly for them.
The Squash Club
by Hinemoana Baker
This poem reflects on her childhood memories of waiting for her father while he played squash. In short stanzas, she recalls the sights, feel, and smells of those times.
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Buttons
by Iona McNaughton
The students at Moriah School in Wellington collected 1.5 million buttons, which represented the number of children killed in the Holocaust during the Second World War. This article reports on their reasons for doing this and the methods they used to gather the buttons. The students learnt about the personal impact of the Holocaust and designed a memorial to the children who died.
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His Own War – The Story of Archibald Baxter
by David Grant
“His Own War” is a biography of Archie Baxter, a New Zealander who refused to join up and fight in the First World War. His objection to fighting was based on strongly held convictions, and he paid dearly for them.
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The Squash Club
by Hinemoana Baker
This poem reflects on her childhood memories of waiting for her father while he played squash. In short stanzas, she recalls the sights, feel, and smells of those times.
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School Journal Level 3, April 2012
Teacher support materials (TSM) are available for all the following texts in this issue of the School Journal:
TSM Stories The Butterfly Effect ✔ Articles Just Like Everyone Else ✔ Water Worries ✔ Look inside this issue
Just Like Everyone Else
by Iona McNaughton
Zoe is just like everyone else in her class – because her classmates have learned to use sign language.
The Butterfly Effect
by Stephanie Matuku
Henry and Emily’s parents are going away for the weekend, and the dreaded neighbour, Mrs Anderson, is coming to look after them. In this humorous fantasy story, Henry and Emily find she is just as awful as they feared, but they come up with a plan to get rid of her for good.
Water Worries
by Rachael McMillan
“Water Worries” combines explanations and persuasive arguments in a report that describes the serious water issues we face in New Zealand. The addition of a short procedural text tells how to make a water harvester at home.
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Just Like Everyone Else
by Iona McNaughton
Zoe is just like everyone else in her class – because her classmates have learned to use sign language.
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The Butterfly Effect
by Stephanie Matuku
Henry and Emily’s parents are going away for the weekend, and the dreaded neighbour, Mrs Anderson, is coming to look after them. In this humorous fantasy story, Henry and Emily find she is just as awful as they feared, but they come up with a plan to get rid of her for good.
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