Anna

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 * ==15 October Simple Machines Pre Test== ||
 * LI: Show prior knowledge of what a machine is
 * LI: Show prior knowledge of what a machine is
 * ==Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Reading Activity== ||
 * [[image:Screen shot 2012-10-11 at 5.26.58 PM.png width="800" height="192" link="@2012pvsrm03/Anna's Reading Responses"]] ||
 * == **28 August New Zealand Athlete Biography** == ||
 * LI: To write a well-sequenced biography
 * ==6 August Olympic Mascot== ||
 * LI: to answer questions and present findings clearly
 * ==23 July Letter to a Charity== ||
 * LI: Write a formal letter to a charity
 * ==19 June Charity Fact Sheet== ||
 * LI:To create an informative fact sheet
 * ==6 June ANZAC Day Poster== ||
 * LI: To create an informative poster to show an understanding of what ANZAC Day is ||
 * [[image:Screen shot 2012-06-06 at 11.59.23 AM.png width="800" height="549"]] ||
 * ==14 May Oral speech== ||
 * LI: Speak with expression
 * ==30 April written speech== ||
 * LI: Write a persuasive speech

Have you ever imagined a world without dolphins; seeing them on T.V, watching them alongside your Grandpa’s boat when you are out fishing, seeing them come up alongside the ferry, swimming with the dolphin and going on tours well that’s all about to change for the Maui dolphin if we don’t act now!

These are some reasons we should all start trying to save the Maui dolphin. Firstly if there are no more dolphins people can’t go on tours or can’t swim with the dolphins. Secondly there are only 55 Maui dolphins left in New Zealand and if we lose any more they could become extinct. And last of all if they become extinct we will be losing a whole species of Ocean wildlife.

The Maui dolphin is the world’s smallest and rarest known subspecies of dolphin and is found in the West coast of the North Island and seen between Dargaville and New Plymouth. The female dolphin grows up to 1.7 metres and weighs up to 50 kg. Males are slightly smaller and lighter. The Maui dolphin and the Hectors Dolphin are both extremely slow breeders. The dolphin is so small that it could fit in a bath tub. The Maui dolphin is a native dolphin to New Zealand. Maui dolphins like playing with seaweed, blowing bubbles, chasing other dolphins and play fighting. They eat ; small fish, cod, flatfish and squid.

The threat our rare dolphins are vulnerable to boat strikes, trawling, sea pollution and marine mining but the main threat is set netting. 110-150 dolphins are killed by commercial set nets each year. Set nets are the single biggest threat to the dolphin. Set nets are banned or heavily regulated in many countries such as Australia, the UK and the USA. It’s not just the Maui dolphin that’s decreasing rapidly it has also killed a wide range of marine mammals, seabirds and other species of fish. The Maui dolphin has distinctive black marks on their fins, tails, flippers and faces, and while common dolphins reach 2.6 m length these dolphins only reach 1.2 to 1.6m, Maui dolphin and Hectors dolphins are the only dolphins in the world with a round dorsal fin.

NZ has been here before-with the kakapo. By 1995 the kakapo population had decreased to only 51 birds. This critically low number ignited concerted action. A national kakapo team was established because the Goverment thought it needed immediate action.

So why can’t the government find a team to help save the Maui dolphin and reduce the risk of it becoming extinct. We urgently need your help to stop NZ's Maui dolphin from extinction. Don’t you think it’s about time to stand up and say something otherwise in 2 years or less there will be no such thing as the Maui dolphin in NZ. || || ||
 * ==3 April Autobiography== ||
 * LI: Put ideas into a logical order ||
 * == **22 March House Poster** == ||
 * LI: To show a clear understanding of what my house means[[image:Screen_shot_2012-03-26_at_9.29.05_AM.png width="800" height="558"]] ||
 * ==**5 March Waitangi Day Poster** == ||
 * LI: To show a clear understanding of the meaning of Waitangi Day
 * ==23 February Classroom Recipe== ||
 * LI: To create an interesting classroom recipe