Fotor

This is my fotor on our cricket session.

Waste Water Activity

This is my Waste Water poster. I enjoyed this activity because it was easy.

Using Te Ara 3

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

3. Manukau Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Harbours and wetlands page to answer these questions.

What two adjectives are used to describe the Manukau Harbour?

Wide and shallow.

What landforms are common in the harbour?

Wetlands and rivers.

What two things about the Manukau Harbour have led to shipwrecks?

The entrance is prone to shifting sandbars and swells.

What was the worst shipwreck on the Manukau bar?

HMS Orpheus was the worst shipwreck and there were 259 people on board but 189 drowned.

This is my Using Te Ara 3. I found it easy because there wasn't that many questions.

Harris Burdick Writing

A Strange Day in July

My brother was throwing rocks into the small pond. He threw with all his might but the third rock came skipping back.

PLOP! The tiny rock fell into the water as a dark cloud pushed in front of the beaming sun. I suddenly felt a scared feeling run up my spine. 

“Huh” I sighed to get his attention.

“When are we going home?“

Today we had gone to the small pond to play with the quacking ducks, I personally didn’t want to go but my younger brother and sister did and if I took her for 10 minutes Mum would give me 2 cookies when we got home. We do this whenever we have spare time or when we are bored. My loving mother trusts us now because when we were younger we use to do this. So we understand what to do and where to go.

When I saw the third rock he threw come skipping back, I instantly remembered when my mother asked me if I touched any rocks the previous day I was at the pond. She also said that when we go to the pond never to touch the rocks as they were strange. But then I just tuned her out and started to daydream about all the strange things in the world.  I lay my head on my sister’s shoulder and close my eyes.  

By the time I open my eyes it’s even darker, but the moonlight is shining bright enough to give us some light to know where we are. I hear Mum calling out to us. I yell back. I turn to nudge Georgia but she’s not there. I call for her. I hear a small chatter as I slowly get up and realize my eyes are still closed so I rub them as they open. I look around and notice that I am in my room and the light is on so that might of been the moonlight I was seeing and the darkness was just because my eyes were closed. I start to laugh as I knew everything was a dream.

This is my Harris Burdick Narrative. This piece of writing wasn't easy or hard it was in the middle for me. Coming up with ideas that fit the picture was the hard part. But stretching out the ideas to make it about a paragraph was easy. 

Photo Essay

Storm in a Cup

Storm in a Teacup

L.I. - The use of simile and metaphor in a poem

Read the poem

Complete these sentences:

A simile is… something that compares to things using like or as. √

A metaphor is... when you say a place, animal or a thing is something else. √

Identify the simile - Zoom goes the spoon like a sliver typhoon. √

Identify the 3 metaphor -  1. The little round boats topple and sink.

2. Marshmallow beats on a chocolate sea.

3. Spreading pink debris through my drink.  √

Think of an everyday object that has some moving parts e.g. a clock

sink

Toilet

Shower

Tap

Write your own poem describing the object using a mixture of simile and metaphor.  Keep it simple and short.

The paint brush

dives into the paint

splashes and sploshes

all over the place.

Nicely

Out comes the brush

not in a hurry, not in a rush like a snail playing a game of candy crush.

The bristles on the brush fill with colour

as put upon the surface

it glides up and down

leaving a beautiful red mess on my piece of paper.

This is my reading activity I found it really easy because I didn't have to do a long poem.

Xtramaths Results

This is my Xtramaths results. I know I am getting better because everytime I do this activity the amount of equations a get wrong becomes less.

Xtramaths Results

This is my Xtramath results.  I found it easy because I only did 5 equations. I don't know why.

Xtramaths Results

This is my latest Xtramaths results. I found this easy because this is my 6 or 7th time doing the division.

12 times tables

This is how long it takes me to find out my 12 times tables. It was easy because I just use the same method. 

Blog Comments

This is the comment that I made on Chevy-Lee's spelling activity.

This is the comment that I made on Joshua's ( in room 7 ) blog about his Production Performance.

A Slice of New Zealand Art

Guide words lvl 33

Guide Words

Lvl 33

LI - Know how to use guide words in the dictionary

Word	Before	After	Guidewords
stall	stalking horse	stallion	staid/ stamen
swollen	swizzle stick	swoon	swizz / syllogism
stripe	strip cartoon	striped	strikebreaker/ strip-search
simply	simplistic	simulate	simple fracture/ singe
sin	simultaneous equations	sin bin	simple fracture/ singe
threat	threadworm	threaten	thread/ thrive
lance	LAN	lance corporal	lampoon/ lane
coil	coign	coin	coiffure/ cold shoulder
panic	pang	panic button	pandemonium/ panthoen
glide	glib	glide path	gleam / glorify

I found this activity easy because most of my words started with S.

Algebraic Thinking

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

Use this link to open Te Ara

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?

The river flows from Mangere East to tidal estuary on the Waitemata.

What was the link used by Maori called?

The link used by Maori was called Otahuhu Portage.

What two bodies of water does it join?

Manukau harbour and Waitemata harbour.

What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?

The Tahuna Torea is a sandspit reaching across towards Buckland Beach.

What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river?

Half Moon Bay Marina is on the eastern shore of the Tamaki River.

When was the first Panmure Bridge built?

The first Panmure Bridge was built in 1866.

When was the current bridge built?

The current bridge was built  in 1959.

This is my Library Activity. I found this activity fun because it was easy.

Xtramaths Results

This is my Xtramaths Results I find it really easy and I know i am doing good knowing I got 2 equations wrong.

Readabout / Thinkabout

Unit 2 - Review

Chill Out

Game	‘Chill’	Graphics	8
System	PlayStation	Sound	9
Type	Snowboarding	Gameplay	7
Developer	1-2	Lastability	9
Release	Out now	Over all	8.5

Watch out Coolboarders, there is a fierce competitor on the tracks.

‘Chill’ is a radical new snowboarding game that’s sure to raise some eyebrows.

It has to be a little bit different from those in it’s field for it to be  a hit, and have wider tracks and more precision in background graphics than any other snow boarding game on Playstation.

‘Chill’ is definitely unique.

Each course is magnificently crafted to allow you to carve your choice of 21 ‘Burton’ boards however you see fit.

There are 4 players to chose from (in two player mode they can race each other) and a great list of obstacles to jump and slide over.

There is even a mad halfpipe incorporated into the course on which you can perform a range of crazy-named tricks like chicken salad and butter muffin.

And in one course you fly off a cliff face and activate a parachute, which you have to steer to a safe landing at the bottom of the mountain.

‘Chill’ will take you many hours of quality time on the couch with a group of friends to perfect… but when you do, you will truly appreciate the many fine aspects of this game.

There is a seriously cool video to this game (very MTV), which samples some of the groovy beats and funky rap that you will later be cruising down the mountain to.

Overall ‘Chill’ is a must-have for all you winter sports fans out there - Get it NOW!

Knowledge -

1.  What system does this game use?

Playstation

2. What is ‘Chill’?

A video game

3. How many players are there to chose from?

There are 2 at the most players.

Comprehension -
4. When is this game available in shops?  Explain.

The game is available now. I know this because in the story it say GET IT NOW.

5. Is this a game which is easily mastered?  Explain.

This game is easily mastered because it is a good game to play with your friend and to perfect. So it won’t be that long to master.
6. Does the reviewer think this is a good game?  Explain.

Yes the review does think it is a good game because it says in the story that it’s a radical game.

Application -
7. What category would you place this game under in the shop, e.g. educational, mystery? Explain.

Education because it says in the story that  soon you will be cruising down the mountain to.
8. What questions would you ask the reviewer regarding ‘Chill’? Explain.

What is the age range?

Are there missions or activities to do?

Is there a last level?

Can the game be complete?

Do you think there will be another addition to this game?

If there is a last level and is complete what happens after?

Thinking beyond...

Analysis -

How is this review similar to a book review? Explain.

The both have questions.

Synthesis -

Devise your own way of presenting a review of a game you have enjoyed.  Present a demonstration to the class.

Evaluation -

Prepare a list of features or characteristics used to judge a game.  Which are most important?

Hands on -

Organise a game swap amongst your class.  Set up a filing system (google doc) to keep track of who has which game and when it is due back.  


This is my readabout / thinkabout activity is really easy because the answers are at the top and there's not much to read.

Xtramaths Results

This is my Xtramaths results. I think I am getting better because it wasn't that long ago that I started subtraction and I am already nearly on multiplication.

12 time tables

This is my 12 timetables. The method I used is quite easy to me. So say the number that I am multiplying by 12 is 8. First I multiply 8 by 10. Which equals 80. Then I multiply the 8 by 2. Which equals 16. So add 80 and 16 and you get the answer of 96.