School Journal
On this page: Part 1 Number 3 | Part 1 Number 4 | Part 2 Number 3 | Part 3 Number 3 | Part 4 Number 3
School Journal, Part 1 Number 3, 2005
'The Repair Shop' by Desna Wallace. Concerned customers are happy to leave their broken goods with an obliging shop assistant and thrilled when they return to find that he has fixed them. However, things don't go to plan in this humorous play, and problems resurface for both the customers and the shop assistant.
'The Cat and the Stars' by Jillian Sullivan. Life turns upside down for Evie when her grandmother comes to live with them "for ever and ever". Evie's resentment is gradually replaced by understanding, and the story ends on a positive note.
'Paul and the Pūkeko' by Elizabeth Pulford. Paul's closest neighbours are the pukeko that live in the swamp next door. They present him with a problem, which he sets out to solve.
'Lanterns for Matariki' by Jill MacGregor. In this factual recount, Damon and Anneliese find out how useful and interesting kamokamo can be. This article describes the life cycle of kamokamo and how they can be used to make lanterns to celebrate Matariki.
'Pāua' by Nadia Moon is the poem in this Journal.
SJ1305, distributed in June 2005.
School Journal, Part 1 Number 4, 2005
'Finding Pounamu' by Bronwyn Tainui. This recount describes a child's experiences of searching for pounamu in a West Coast river.
'A Very Special Frog' by Lindy Kelly. This report describes the features of a unique frog that comes from Maud Island in the Marlborough Sounds.
'Kissing Frogs' by Bill Nagelkerke. The new girl has become a princess by kissing a frog, but she soon discovers that she prefers her old life... as a frog.
'Trapped' by Jill MacGregor. Tamilo, who lives in Sāmoa, has the job of setting and checking eel traps in the lagoon.
'Everyone Forgets Sometimes' by Desna Wallace. The teacher in this play becomes more and more annoyed at his students' forgetfulness... until he finds he's forgotten something himself.
'Spring Lambs' by Julia Wall is the poem in this Journal.
SJ1405, distributed in July 2005.
Looking ahead – New Journal of Secondary Students' Writing
A new collection of original writing by secondary students will be distributed to New Zealand secondary schools in November 2005. Contributions and artwork for this issue have been drawn from students across New Zealand.
School Journal, Part 2 Number 3, 2005
'A Helping Hand' by Linda Dawley. When Michelle has to enter a bull paddock to retrieve a softball, her fear motivates her to do things she didn't think were possible.
'Hauhake Harakeke' by Sue Rei and the children of Pōmare School. This recount describes a special celebration dedicated to the harvesting of flax planted seventeen years earlier as a community project. The recount includes a glossary and a waiata about harakeke.
'Fridge-Rex 3000' by Simon Cooke. Sam's family upgrades to a Fridge-Rex 3000 but find they've bought more than they bargained for – the new fridge has plans to rule the world. Together, the family finally manage to thwart its evil plans.
'Horrible Hands' by Beth Braddock. This procedural text describes how to freeze coloured ice in the shape of hands.
'Porotaka' by Maria Samuela. When a power cut interrupts their video game, Papa takes the opportunity to teach his four grandchildren some traditional Cook Islands games.
'Fear of Numbers' by Philippa Werry. The relieving teacher in this play suffers from "numerophobia", but the class come up with a cure.
'Blow, Wind, Blow' by Alan Bagnall is the poem in this Journal.SJ2305, distributed in August 2005.
Correction: School Journal, Part 2 Number 2, 2005
The recipe on page 25 of the article 'Gloop' by Jill MacGregor specifies two cups of PVA glue. It is important to use a school-grade brand of PVA, such as the Holdfast brand, for this recipe.
School Journal, Part 3 Number 3, 2005
'Parents!' by Leeanne Arnold. Brianna has a short bike trip planned in the hills above her home, but her parents are fussing over every little detail of the trip. She is annoyed, but then an accident does happen.
'Baked Beans on Toast' by Steven R. Storer. Blake is keen to go to the movies with his friends, but has his mum spent all the money on pokies? He doesn't want his friends to know what's happening, but he's also desperate for his mum to stop gambling. Who can help him?
'Bike Day' by Anna Kenna. It's National Bike Day, and all the kids at school are having their bikes checked. There is one dangerous bike, but who owns it?
'Adrian Heke: Photographer' by Norman Bilbrough. This article includes how Adrian got into photography and what he loves about it.
'The Plight of the Penguins' by Jan Trafford. Luci and Emily are concerned about the threats and dangers to the little blue penguins in their area, so they contact a ranger at the Department of Conservation and organise a project to help protect the penguins.
'Fake Blood' by Jenny Powell-Chalmers is the poem in this Journal.
Item SJ3305, to be distributed in October 2005.
Correction – School Journal, Part 3 Number 2, 2005
Learning Media regrets that there is an error in the article 'On the Mend' by Zana Bell. The mountain called K2 is in Pakistan, not Nepal. On page 25, the answer to the question "How did he get his name?" should read as follows: "K2 is the name of the second highest mountain in the world."
School Journal, Part 4 Number 3, 2005
'Reaching Ray's Rock' by Helen O'Carroll. Dean loves climbing mountains with his dad, but coping with wild weather is scary. With the weather closing in, do they turn back or carry on?
'Last Summer' by Melinda Szymanik. The family have gone to the beach house for their summer holidays and are looking forward to swimming and relaxing. But they are having difficulty coping with the heatwave.
'Let's Hear It for Waiata Reka' by Jill Brasell. The boys have formed an a cappella group and their voices work really well together, but one of them suddenly has stage fright. How can he overcome it?
'High-flyers' by Maggie Lilleby. This article documents how a group of children from Auckland Point School in Nelson made a TV advertisement about aviator Richard Pearse and entered it in the annual Fair Go Ad Awards.
'Stop That Punctuation!' by Philippa Werry. This humorous play is about all the punctuation escaping from the Grammar Zoo and the attempts to catch the commas, colons, question marks, and so on.
'To Spray or Not to Spray' by Trish Puharich. This article outlines the invasion in New Zealand of the painted apple moth and the debate on attempts to eradicate it from the Auckland area.
'Digging for Pipi' by Alice Clanachan is the poem in this Journal.
Item SJ4305, to be distributed in October 2005.