Tauawa Times
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You've come to the right place if you would like to read some great writing by our Years 1 & 2 students. You can choose to read the stories or click on the play button to listen to them or you can do both! We hope you enjoy reading our writing.
2026
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2025
Sea Cleaners And I-Ella
I am swimming in the clean blue ocean with two other turtles. I saw a crab and a boat with people inside. I popped up to say hi to the sea cleaners. I was swimming happily and looking around.
Journalists: Flossy & Chelsea
Date: September 2025
The Shark - Fleur
I see a dorsal-fin cutting through the shiny water. It is a shark. Its glistening body twisting in the water. The shark. I see a sharp dorsal-fin, quietly moving through the water. It has a white belly and sharp teeth in five rows. There is a beady eye poking out of the water and a big pointed snout that has nostrils that are good for smelling.
Journalists: Flossy
Date: September 2025
My Holidays - Anna
In the holidays I had a birthday party. On Saturday I went to Aarvi's birthday party. We also got a grand piano.
Date: July 2025
My Holidays - Xiu Yuan
In the holidays I went to Birding Beach. I found a lot of gems and couldn't even count how many there was. I used a torch to see how many gems I found. I also went skiing.
Date: July 2025
My Holidays - Teodoir
In the holidays I went to Orana Park. In Orana Park I went in a tiger cage and then I went home.
Date: July 2025
My Holidays - Ayla
In the holidays I went to Aarvi's birthday party. I had chocolate cake. It was yum! On Sunday I went to Rolleston. My brother and sister went on the big slide with me.
Date: July 2025
My Holidays - Oli
In the holidays I went to Orana Park with my friend Tom and Max. We went with my Dad.
My Mum came to pick us up. She took us to Inflatable World. It was very fun at Inflatable World.
Date: July 2025
2024
What am I? - by Will
I am half whale and I’m half centipede and I'm half gorilla and I'm half rabbit and I can dig. I am slow. I can hop and swim.
Journalist: Indie & Bryony
Date: November 2024
My Animal - by Aiden
My animal has fins, a tail. The fins protect the leg and makes the animal go faster. It is to make the animal hear the pattern. The tail wags the predator to protect the animals in the ocean.
Journalists: Bryony & Indie
Date: November 2024
Olympics - by Taylor
When I discovered there was treasure buried in the backyard. I found out that there was a pot of gold.
When I got the gold I got a mansion.
When I got my mansion, in my mansion, I have a helicopter and a Ferrari as well.
Then after that I went to the pools and I bought one.
Journalist: Indie & Bryony
Date: November 2024
Swimming - by Chloe
For the past two weeks, T12 has been swimming at Starfish Swim School. We went on a huge bus to get there and back. We swam amongst the sparkling blue water. My favourite part was diving into the pool with a big splash. I was in the big pool.
Journalists: Bryony & Indie
Date: November 2024
Olympics - by Blakie
I think that tricky ball should be in the olympics.
Because it is unique.
Instructions you have one hour 25 minutes to grab a ball and run.
While the others try to tag you.
Who is first: whoever has the ball last, and whose second is whoever has the ball second to last.
Who is third has the ball third to last
Things you need: a ball.
Journalist: Indie
Date: August 2024
Descriptive Writing - by Aarvi
It is fascinating and realistic, and animated and super cool and the dinosaur is very angry because the look on his face. The man is worried because the dinosaur is chasing him.
Journalist: Indie
Date: August 2024