Cat reports

This week we have written reports about cats in the Fast Track Zone. Our success criteria was to:

• include a general statement/introduction
• organise our ideas into paragraphs
• use facts and scientific language 
• complete our reports with a summary statement/conclusion

See if you can spot these features in these reports.

Cat report: By Thomas Z
Cats  are mammals. Some are pests and predators. Their are different types of cats. Cats hunt insects and birds and mice. They have sharp claws that help them to climb trees so dogs can't catch them. Sometimes cats hurt people with their claws. Cats spray their urine on things. That means that it's their territory. If another cat comes in then they will fight!

Cats: By Kaitlin V

Cats are mammals and are classified as felines. They can also be pests. This report will tell you about types of cats, how cats can be pests, controlling cats and ancient cats.

Types of cats

There are 1.5 million cats in New Zealand. Feral cats are wild cats. Companion cats are cats that are your pets and live in your house. In Auckland there are 200 stray cat colonies.

Pests

Cats can be pests. They scratch when you play with them. Cats hunt NZ birds. Cats also bing insects, rats and mice into your home. Gareth Morgan thinks that we should get rid of cats.

Controlling cats

Some people want to have cat laws. Some ways to control cats are: you can keep cats inside or have cats neutered. Also to put bells on their collars so that birds hear them coming. And one more thing, you must make sure they are well fed.

Ancient Cats

Cats have been tamed for 4000 years. Ancient Egyptians worshipped them. They were also mummified. They also a cat god called Bastet.

This report has told you about how people need to control them, how cats can be pests, types of cats and ancient cats. What do you think- should cats stay or go?

Cat report- By Finn R
Cats are mammals and are very fast. 
They have sharp claws. Cats can be pests because they catch native birds and rats. There are lots of different kinds of cats. Some cats are very fat. What do you think about cats?

Cats- pest or pet? By Leon S

Cats are common house mammals. There are 1.5 million cats in New Zealand. This report will tell you about kinds of cats, controlling cats, cats as pests and ancient cats that lived in Egypt.

There are lots of species of cat, but there are three kinds. They are feral cats, companion cats and stray cats. Stray cats are when they are lost or they have run away or their owners have moved house. Companion cats are house cats. They are very friendly to  you and will stay with you. Feral cats are dangerous. They get really angry and can attack.
Cats can be pests because they kill native birds. If they go there will be no more. They also sometimes bring rats, mice and birds inside their houses. This is really scary and gross.

Some people want laws made about controlling cat populations. They suggest that people keep their cats inside their houses. They also say that bells should be attached to a cat's collar.

Ancient cats and cats that lived in Egypt. When cats died they would mummify them. The ancient Egyptians worshipped cats like they were gods. There was a cat goddess in ancient Egypt.

In conclusion, cats can be friendly but sometimes they get aggressive. Get a home cat, but look after your cats so they won't bite you. I hope you enjoy your cat. 

Cats: By Matthew

Cats are mammals and classified as felines. Lots of people have cats as pets. Cats are domesticated. Cats can be big like a lion or small like a pet. Cats can see in the dark and they are good hunters. They hunt native birds and be a pest. Cats sometimes scratch and bite. They are also good climbers. Cats also purr. They can have long hair or short hair. Some of them are wild. What do you know about cats?

Gertrude McFuzz!

Today we listened to a story by Dr Seuss called "Gertrude McFuzz". Here it is for you to enjoy.

After watching the story, we wrote about Gertude McFuzz. Here are some of our stories:

Gertrude McFuzz- By Joseph A Gordine

Gertrude Mc Fuzz

Gertrude McFuzz had a teeny weeny tail that was very green. It was mouldy and droopy like cows diarrhoea.  
So she ate heaps of pill berries. She suddenly grew a big, ginormous tail. It popped past the sky! It sparkled like diamonds and was very green, blue and stripy. 

There was only one problem though... she couldn't fly and the tail got tangled! 
She decided that one tail was just right!

Gertrude McFuzz- By Joel Odoom

Gertrude being carried because she was too heavy

Gertrude McFuzz had a huge tail but the feathers were TOO heavy. It was a little green and a gold tail at the beginning. Gertrude was so sad that she had one green and gold feather. 
Gertrude was eating the pill berries. The feathers popped out... bigger and bigger! It was a giant feather tail made out of green feathers and gold feathers. The tail was gigantic! It was like a fireworks display! When she tried to fly she couldn't because her fantastic tail was TOO heavy!

Gertrude McFuzz- By Miles Penny

Lolla Lee Lou

Gertrude was silly because she ate pill berries. She tried to be like Lolla-Lee-Lou. She started off with one feather. Then she got two feathers. It got so big it sparkled like gold! She couldn't fly because it was too heavy!