Thursday 14 November 2013
Friday 1 November 2013
Thursday 31 October 2013
Xtra maths
Comment: I need to focus on my Xtra maths, because I got a little distracted and next time, I hope I will get all of them right.
Thursday 24 October 2013
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Monday 21 October 2013
Spelling_Family
Level Thirty-Seven
21/10/13/Trm 4
defence-defences-defended
doubt-doubts-doubted
hectare-hectares-hectared
justice-justices-justiced
moor-moors-moored
abrupt-abruptly-abrupted
stew-stews-stewed
hunk-hunks-hunked
portable-portables-portabled
ridge-ridges-ridged
Library Skills_Using Te Ara 2
Using Te Ara -
The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
2. Tamaki River
L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river
Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia
Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Eastern suburbs: Oraki to the Tamaki estuary page to answer these questions.
Where does the river flow from and to?
River flowing from Mangere East to the Tidal estuary on the Waitemata.
What was the link used by Maori called?
It was a vital link ( by way of the otahuhu Portage)
What two bodies of water does it join?
The 2 Harbours that,join are Manukau harbour and Waitemata Harbour
What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?
The Tahuna Torea is a landform of sandspit.
What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river?
The name of the marina is half moon bay
When was the first Panmure Bridge built?
The first Panmure Bridge built 1866
When was the current bridge built?
The Current bridge built in 1959
Friday 18 October 2013
Thursday 17 October 2013
Monday 14 October 2013
My Holidays
In the Holidays, I went movies with my friends Isabella and Kapri. In the morning I was outside waiting for Isabella and her mum to pick me and Kapri from my house. When she came,Isabellas mum told me to tell my mum that I’ll be back by four o’clock.
When we left with the car, it was awkward. We had nothing to say but kapri was busy counting her coins and money. It was funny, because Isabellas mum ask who was counting coins and we didn’t say anything.Isabella's mom dropped us off at pakuranga. When we got out of the car, we walked to pak’n’save and bought our snacks. I bought, chips, drink, chocolate, Donut, licorice and lot of junk food. My food cost up to, 19.98. We took off and I started to say hi to everyone I went past too. We started to walk up to the movies so we can take our setts. Well! The lady said we have to wait until 12:30. I wanted to go eat some ice cream, so we did. I gave out some bubble gum to Isabella and Kapri and then we took off again. When the lady told us that we can go in. I was like, finally! This men gave us free paddle pop and then I walked with it and we were trying to figure out what number room we have to go in. It was number 10 Me, Isabella and Kapri were looking for our number setts and once we found, it we sat down and I of course. Took all my snacks out and left it on the table between me and Isabella. The movie began and it was awesome. I was so excited and I got a bit scared. Kapri and Isabella was laughing at me because I was hiding my face from the chocolate. Then I kinda scream and the girls and women that was at the back of me, laughed. After the movie we went out to the toilet and then we took a photo from the photo booth and then we went to the food court. I had oporto, Isabella had Butter chicken and Kapri had McDonalds. After that we left and then we went back home.
Spelling activity_Family
Level Thirty-Seven
14/10/13/Trm 4
Stationery-Stationeries-Stations
bass-bassed-basses
Bracket-Brackets-Bracketed
Entertain-Entertained-Entertaines
Situation-Situations-Stationed
Texture-Textured-Textures
Origin-Originate-Origins
Deport-Deported-Deports
Grumble-Grumbled-Grumbler
Surfer-Surfers-Surf
Comment: I actually find this activity easy for me because I understand more.
Library Skills_Using Te ara
Using Te Ara -
The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
1. Waitemata Harbour
L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki River.
Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia.
Use our skimming and scanning skills.
Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.
What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?
The Waitemata harbour is a drowned river valley.
Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital?
It was deep and sheld
What does Waitemata mean?
City and waters
Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata: The Waitemata is also known as Auckland Haubour
Auckland’s chief port -The human history of the Auckland metropolitan area stretches from early Maori settlers in the 14th century to the first European explorers in the late 18th century
Harbour bridge - The Auckland Harbour Bridge is an eight-lane box truss motorway bridge over the Waitemata Harbour, joining St Marys Bay in Auckland with Northcote in the former North Shore City, New Zealand.
Greenhithe bridge -The Upper Harbour Bridge or Greenhithe Bridge is a motorway bridge (technically two bridges as of 2006), which spans over a reach of the Waitemata Harbour and connects Hobsonville (in Waitakere City) and Greenhithe (in North Shore City), New Zealand.
Natural features - The Earth’s oceans are odd, beautiful and intriguing .
Xtra Maths Results
Thursday 26 September 2013
Raft Building
Raft Building
It was so cold! The raft was in the water wobbling and I bobbed down next to it, while Kapri was holding on to me. Instead of sitting, I lay down on the raft as I was so exhausted from everything going on. However I felt comfortable and confident about raft building and that it would be a fun experience.
As we set out on to the water, I was about to bail off the raft because we couldn’t stop the raft from moving about in the rough water. Luckily for me I had my life jacket and my helmet on.
As we started to paddle towards the waterfall, my bottom kept on hitting the rocks. Suddenly I fell from the raft and into the bitterly cold deep water. There were rocks beneath me and I couldn’t get up, I felt like I wanted to cry. My bottom was sore and it felt like everything was against me.
The water was moving so fast, that I couldn’t stand up and I was shaking like a blender. Everyone that was on the raft noticed that I was shaking and they were laughing. Woosh! The water kept on coming at me and it was splashing me in my eyes blinding me.
It was super windy, the wind was blowing the raft from side to side as it looked like it was going to fall apart. Finally the instructor was nice enough to hold the raft so we could float and I was able to pull myself back onto the raft using all the energy that I had left in me.
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Landforms in the library
Landforms in the Library
L.I. Locate the dewey numbers related to our topic this term
Fill in the dewey numbers in the table below
Subject
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Dewey Number
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Earth Science
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550
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Volcanoes
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551.2 & 551.21
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Caves
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551.4
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Oceans
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551.46 & 577.7
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Mountains
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551.4 & 551.432
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Lakes
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551.48 & 551.482
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Rivers
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551.483
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Monday 23 September 2013
How to write a bibliography
How to write a Bibliography
L.I. - Know how to reference a book correctly
When we are doing research we need to find corroborating sources of information. A good way to do this is to find a book and a website that give you the same information. This means that the information in most likely to be accurate.
At the end of the presentation it is important to cite the books and websites you have used. This activity shows you how to present the book. information.
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Using the scans from books used in our volcanoes unit, write the bibliography entry.
Surname, First name. (year) Title. Publisher: Place of publication
Using the scans from books used in our volcanoes unit, write the bibliography entry.
Surname, First name. (year) Title. Publisher: Place of publication
- Edward, John.(2005) Plates Tectonic and continental drift.Evans brother limited: London
- ©Netzely, Patricia D. (2003) volcanoes. Kidhaven press. Farmington Hills. M.I
- Firestone mary,(2006). volcanologist. chelsea house Published. USA
- Rae,Alison. (2005) Earthquake & volcanoes. Evans Brothers limited london.
Library Activity_Using Index
Using an index
L.I. - Library/Research skills
Using an index to find information quickly
Most non-fiction books have an index. Like a table of contents, it lists the books contents and relevant page numbers, but in much more detail. It presents the topics in alphabetical order to help your search. Below is an example from a health book.
INDEX
aerobics 2-14
breathing 9-10
carbohydrates 36
co-ordination 20-25
cycling 32
diet 30-40
diseases 45-65
doctor 40-44
drinking 63
drugs, harmful 70-75
drugs, medical 60-65
exercise 11-20
fat 35
fatigue 76-79
good health 80-90
happy 91-92
hospital 40-44, 48-65
hygiene 93-94
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illness 45-65
incapacitated 45-65
injuries 60-65
inoculation 96-98
lungs 9-10, 60-64
medicine 45-65, 96-98
mental illness 99-120
moods 99-104
pharmacist 60-65
physical activities 121-150
rest 151-155
self-discipline 115-120
smoking 121-124
sport 15-20
strength 12-14
vigour 140-150
vitamins 64-65
weight 30-35
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Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary.
hospital -An institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people.
fatigue-Extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.
happy -Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
hygiene-Conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, esp. through cleanliness: "poor standards of food hygiene".
Why are there two index entries for drugs?
fatigue 76-79
drugs, medical 60-65
Which two entries will help you find out about tiredness and how to cope?
injuries 60-65
mental illness 99-120
Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about injuries?
vitamins 64-65
good health 80-90
Which two entries would you use to find out more about healthy eating?
vitamins 64-65
good health 80-90
Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about the bad effects of smoking?
smoking 121-124
On which pages would you find out about hospital life?
hospital 40-44, 48-65
rest 151-155
doctor 40-44
medicine 45-65, 96-98
Why do you think there are two ranges of page numbers for lungs?
lungs 9-10, 60-64
On which pages would you find out more about the healthy effects of sport?
sport 15-20
strength 12-14
vigour 140-150
weight 30-35
exercise 11-20
Library Activity_Sub-Question
Sub-questions
L.I. Thinking about sub-questions when researching
When you are looking for information there is always one main question that you have to answer. Then, as you think about the main question and start reading other questions will occur to you. These sub-questions give direction to your reading. They keep you on track. It is a strategy good readers use to help them locate information quickly.
Match (cut and paste) the main question with the sub-questions that relate
Question
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Sub-questions
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Subject: Film
What were the main reasons for the success of a movie that you have recently seen? Write your own review of the movie.
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What type is it, adventure, crime, comedy, romance? What was it’s storyline? What was the complication and the interesting consequences? Were the actors convincing? How effective was the cinematography?
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Subject: History
What was life like in your town or suburb at the beginning of the 20th century?
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What aspects (transport, communication, work) were different in the past? What aspects have stayed the same? How has entertainment changed or stayed the same? What are the most notable buildings from this time?
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Subject: Geography
Why has the grey nurse shark become the only protected species of shark?
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Why has it become the world’s first protected shark?
Does it deserve a dangerous reputation?
Why was it hunted so freely in the past?
What does this species look like?
Why is it now on the endangered list?
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Subject: Social studies
How do farmers manage the land to prevent soil erosion?
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Why is it such a concern? What are the effects on a farm of soil erosion? How can erosion from water be controlled? How can wind-breaks help? Why is it important to keep plant growth in the soil? How can farmer protect the soil during dry periods?
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Subject: Media Studies
What do you think are the qualities of a successful TV series for teenagers?
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What was it’s nature: was it a particular event that had great impact on the main character? How did this give excitement and interest to the novel? How did it affect other characters?
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Subject: Reading
Why is a major complication essential to a novel? Show how is has affected the plot and the development of major characters in a novel you have read.
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What do teenagers want from their series? Why are the relationships between characters so important? What settings are favoured? What qualities do the lead actors have? Why do some local series do well overseas?
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Write your own sub-questions for these main questions
Question
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Sub-questions
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How does a glacier effect the land?
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How does Glacier effect the land?
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What effect have humans had on the volcanoes of Auckland?
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What effect can have the human on the Volcano of Auckland
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What factors can change the course of a river?
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What factors can change the course of the River?
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