Dear Kylie,

Matariki is the Māori new year and is a valued celebration. Many people say that each star has its own personality and quality’s. Matariki has a rich history passed down from generation to generation and will continue to be and with the awesome myths and legends unique to each tribe or iwi many enjoy the stories!

So to celebrate such unique event I would like to propose an idea, what if the Gardens community could host a celebration where everyone is welcome and enjoy traditional food and music. We could preform a  Haka and some Waiata! We can also explain the history and watch the rising of the stars!

So what do you say Kylie? Would you help to do this wonderful event?

Sincerely the Gardens community.

Splashy splish a sound,
for when the fish is around.
In the ocean so blue!

spattende splinter 'n geluid, 
vir wanneer die vis rond is.
in die see so blou

Introduction 

Why did J.R.R Tolkien write the Hobbit? What was he known as by his family?Who was his sweetheart and what did he do well in school?Who was his friend and how did he do in the First World War? Read more to find out?

Early life

J.R.R. Tolkien started life when his parents moved to Bloemfontein SA, where he was born. Spending the next 4 years of his life there, in 1896 his father the bank manager of  Bank of Africa branch died rheumatic fever. A year later they moved back to Birmingham. His mother died in 1904 and he became an orphan along with his younger brother Hillary Tolkien. They were later taken in by Francis Morgan Tolkien was 9 years old. In 1910 he attended King Edward’s  excelling in classical and modern languages.

A Poem To Edith

At 16 years old Tolkien known as Ronald met Edith she was 19 at the time and he knew that she was the one. He wrote her a letters to Edith as well as a poem called GoblinFeet. Both being orphans they soon found out that they loved each other and he got married at the age of 26 and Edith age  29. They had 4 children John the eldest Michael , Christopher and the youngest of the four Priscilla. Ronald then decided to write a book for his children.

The Hobbit.

Now 38 Ronald started the book for his children. A book called The Hobbit. Spending 2 1/2 years to write the Hobbit.they loved it and so did Ronald, he found out that he had a love for literature!What would he write next?

                         Did you know:

Not only did he write the Hobbit he also wrote Lord of the rings.he not only wrote the Hobbit for his children, but also to create a whole new language. he created roughly 15 languages! Ronald was a very close friend to CS Lewis. As well as school Ronald Fort in World War I! His most famous quote being “All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. Not all those who wander are lost”.Did you know the last book he wrote and published was the Lord of the rings, but it is unknown if he wrote other pieces. He wrote a minimum of 17 books. Ronald lived a nice long life and sadly died at the age of 81. Ronald will remain a well known author and go down in history as one of the greatest!

So in Conclusion 

Ronald was and still is a famous author a very intelligent author. With the knowledge of how to create at least 15 languages! we are very fortunate to be able to read Ronald‘s pieces. How he started of life with a rocky start losing his parents and becoming an orphan at just nine and then to go of to school and then survive World War One and watching as yet again…someone who is important to him die. To becoming one of the greatest authors of the world!