Welome to Totara Whānau we are a year 5 and 6 class at Oruaiti school in the Far North. Our teacher is Whaea Jorja.
Friday, December 10, 2021
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Monday, August 16, 2021
Friday, August 6, 2021
Monday, June 28, 2021
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Monday, May 17, 2021
my speech
People all over the world understand that pets are really important. Hi My name is Eli and I am going to be talking to you about pets and why they are an important part of my family.
Firstly pets teach us responsibility. To look after a pet They need good food and clean water.They need Exercise and you need to teach them tricks. I have a dog called jag I teach her tricks like to sit and lie down.
Do you have a pet? They catch pests. For example cats catch mice, rats. Dogs catch bunnies and possums. This is good because pests eat our wild life and hurt our trees.
They clean up after you. For example if you drop food on the floor they will eat it up. And dogs will eat it off your plates. Ewwww gross don’t let them do that. And they are good cops because if you are searching for food they will bark.
While you are asleep, they might come and snuggle up with you. Some pets might lie on your lap & have a nap while you watch tv or do your homework.
Did you know dogs can help with disabilities? Guide dogs help with blind people and some dogs are trained to tell you if you are going to have a seizure.
Then why can’t pets come in schools? Because they can get hurt and who will pay the vets and who will feed it and who will take it for a walk.
Then they are cute and cuddly. They are fun to play with. They are silly because when they sneeze is funny. They can go crazy. When we take them for a walk they can go fast. I love pets.
Then I am going to get two more pets - that are kittens. Do you have a kitten?
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Goodness in Totara
Edmonds Scone recipe
INGREDIENTS
3 cups Edmonds standard flour
6 tsp Edmonds baking powder
¼ tsp salt
extra Meadow Fresh milk
75g butter
1 to 1½ cups Meadow Fresh milk, approximately
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 220ºC. Grease or flour a baking tray.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Add the milk and quickly mix with a round-bladed table knife to a soft dough. For light and tender scones the mixture should be quite soft and a little sticky. Scrape the dough onto the floured baking tray and flour the top.
Working quickly, pat the dough out to 2cm thickness and with a floured knife cut it into 12 even-sized pieces, then separate the scones to allow 2cm space between them. Brush the tops with milk.
Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Place on a wire rack to cool, wrapped in a clean tea towel to keep them soft.



