Monday 17 December 2018
SLJ North Island and South Island
I live in New Zealand on the west coast of the South Island. My hometown has many outdoor activity and they are all beautiful. Some of our beautiful things we have are; lots of outdoor walks, tree top walks, pools, 2 High Schools, lots of primary schools, coal mines, gold panning, pounamu and much more.
I live in Greymouth which is located in New Zealand on the west coast of the South Island in between the Grey river and the Tasman sea.
I live in Greymouth which is located in New Zealand on the west coast of the South Island in between the Grey river and the Tasman sea.
SLJ Week one Activity One
Facts about New Zealand
1. The Māori name of New Zealand is Aotearoa which means the land of the long, white cloud.
2. The Auckland City Sky Tower is the tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere at 328 meters high.
3. 30% of the country is forest.
Personal comment: I did not know that 30% of our country is forest.
1. The Māori name of New Zealand is Aotearoa which means the land of the long, white cloud.
2. The Auckland City Sky Tower is the tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere at 328 meters high.
3. 30% of the country is forest.
Personal comment: I did not know that 30% of our country is forest.
Thursday 1 November 2018
Wednesday 26 September 2018
SOLO Check
Ways in which I have participated in and contributed to my learning this term: This term I participated and contributed to my learning by going on a school tramp
Ways in which I have participated in and contributed to my environment this term: This term I participated and contributed to my environment by picking up rubbish on a walk and using reusable bags at the supermarket
Ways in which I have participated in and contributed to my family this term:This term I participated and contributed to my family but helping out around the house
Ways in which I have participated in and contributed to the local community this term: This term I participated and contributed to my local community by going to help at special Olympics basketball
Ways in which I have participated in and contributed to the global world this term: This term I participated and contributed to my global community by posting my learning on my blog
Wednesday 19 September 2018
Wednesday 12 September 2018
Purerehua Poem
Purerehua Poem
Scurrying around in the sand
Searching for the perfect piece
Found It
Polishing and painting
Cutting and tying
I hear the loud deep sound of purerehua
Attracting Lizards
Sanded and drilled
Painted and polished
Plaited and Knotted
My perfect purerehua
Making the deep sound of a moth
Sunday 9 September 2018
Ocean Poem
Ocean Poem
Glistening sunset reflects
onto the bright blue ocean,
Waves crashing down
in a particular motion,
Children jumping in
with no worry to spare,
Gulls crying,
throughout the air,
Sun's going down,
There's no time to spare,
beautiful colors are fading away,
But not for long,
They'll come back each day.
Glistening sunset reflects
onto the bright blue ocean,
Waves crashing down
in a particular motion,
Children jumping in
with no worry to spare,
Gulls crying,
throughout the air,
Sun's going down,
There's no time to spare,
beautiful colors are fading away,
But not for long,
They'll come back each day.
Te Uru
WALT Participate in the learning of others.
Why? Building on our transition into high school
s.c : be active participants in a new cautral game.
:use our listening skills, watch,ask questions and practice
10CH Grey High came to our school on the 28th of August to teach us a game called Te Uru. They taught us some drills before we started the game and also the rules. The first drill was we had to throw a ball to someone and they had to catch it with a flat hand because you were not allowed to catch to ball with two hands or without a flat hand. The next drill was we had to throw to ball across the circle to others and the two people in the middle would try and intercept it and the last drill was another passing drill and we had to call out their name before we passed or else we were out and also if you dropped it you were also out.
My favorite part was the calling drill because it went on forever. Next time I think they should make the field bigger so then we can have bigger teams so we all can play. They could also pay more attention to the game instead of going off and playing your own games.
Why? Building on our transition into high school
s.c : be active participants in a new cautral game.
:use our listening skills, watch,ask questions and practice
10CH Grey High came to our school on the 28th of August to teach us a game called Te Uru. They taught us some drills before we started the game and also the rules. The first drill was we had to throw a ball to someone and they had to catch it with a flat hand because you were not allowed to catch to ball with two hands or without a flat hand. The next drill was we had to throw to ball across the circle to others and the two people in the middle would try and intercept it and the last drill was another passing drill and we had to call out their name before we passed or else we were out and also if you dropped it you were also out.
My favorite part was the calling drill because it went on forever. Next time I think they should make the field bigger so then we can have bigger teams so we all can play. They could also pay more attention to the game instead of going off and playing your own games.
Tuesday 4 September 2018
Thursday 26 July 2018
Wednesday 27 June 2018
Short Narrative
The Threeopeds
In Space 9000 million miles from Earth there is a planet called Meros,
with bright and beautiful oceans filled with fascinating creatures that
can breathe air but also breathe underwater. With their webbed hands
to help them swim and bright pink and blue skin that shines bright in the sun,
these creatures are Threeopeds. Merocaly, the king, with his three eyes,
stands extremely tall watching over his children as his third eye sees the
future and the future doesn't look too good so far...
with bright and beautiful oceans filled with fascinating creatures that
can breathe air but also breathe underwater. With their webbed hands
to help them swim and bright pink and blue skin that shines bright in the sun,
these creatures are Threeopeds. Merocaly, the king, with his three eyes,
stands extremely tall watching over his children as his third eye sees the
future and the future doesn't look too good so far...
As the suns shines on the bright, blue, flat ocean there lay a human called
Sam, passed out in the clear waters of Meros. Merocaly had a vision of
someone laying in his waters so he sent his daughter, Awhina, to have a
look.
Sam, passed out in the clear waters of Meros. Merocaly had a vision of
someone laying in his waters so he sent his daughter, Awhina, to have a
look.
She walked to the waters
to see but when she got there she was very confused, she has never
seen anything like it. She cautiously observes before she approaches.
Slowly waddling over towards him she screams as Sam rises up from the
water. Awhina quietly walks away but she hears more than one person
talking. As quiet as she possibly can she tiptoes over toward the sounds
of talking trying to listen. As she approaches she sees more than one person,
there is too many to count. She hears someone walking towards her and tries
to get away but Sam grabs her and covers her mouth and puts her to sleep.
to see but when she got there she was very confused, she has never
seen anything like it. She cautiously observes before she approaches.
Slowly waddling over towards him she screams as Sam rises up from the
water. Awhina quietly walks away but she hears more than one person
talking. As quiet as she possibly can she tiptoes over toward the sounds
of talking trying to listen. As she approaches she sees more than one person,
there is too many to count. She hears someone walking towards her and tries
to get away but Sam grabs her and covers her mouth and puts her to sleep.
Zali was at home with the king as he was about to die. Zali was crying But
Mungalo walks in.
Mungalo walks in.
“May I Speak to you in private please?” asked the king.
“ Sure father,” replied Mugalo. Zali leaves
“ I want to you to have my ring and you will become king” the king told Mungalo.
“I can't,” replied mungalo.
His father hands him the ring and The boy puts it on his finger as his father
dies
beside him. He walks off trying not to cry but as he steps outside he has his
first vision and it is of Awhina she been kidnapped. He Sprints furiously to
find her but as he gets closer he gets zapped by something …she is gone.
dies
beside him. He walks off trying not to cry but as he steps outside he has his
first vision and it is of Awhina she been kidnapped. He Sprints furiously to
find her but as he gets closer he gets zapped by something …she is gone.
As Mungalo searches for his sister he runs into a problem. His mother has
called the whole planet into one big circle to farewell to loss of the king
but the bad thing is it is so easy for someone else to get kidnapped because
there obviously has to be someone else on the planet for awhina to be
kidnapped.
called the whole planet into one big circle to farewell to loss of the king
but the bad thing is it is so easy for someone else to get kidnapped because
there obviously has to be someone else on the planet for awhina to be
kidnapped.
He sprints to his mother to tell her but out of the conner of his eye he sees
someone he doesn't know and doesn't look like a thrreopied so he trys not
to make a seen so know one is scared but as he gets closer his mother
screams has she is being taken away with a random guy to whole planet is now
screaming kids crying and mothers in shook. He tries to follow the guy but as
he gets closer he sees a spacecraft that the guy took his mother into.
someone he doesn't know and doesn't look like a thrreopied so he trys not
to make a seen so know one is scared but as he gets closer his mother
screams has she is being taken away with a random guy to whole planet is now
screaming kids crying and mothers in shook. He tries to follow the guy but as
he gets closer he sees a spacecraft that the guy took his mother into.
He think he might have just found the clue to where awhina may be she
is in the spacecraft with mum. As he walks close just to see he spot awhina
chained in to wall and her mum getting dragged past her.
is in the spacecraft with mum. As he walks close just to see he spot awhina
chained in to wall and her mum getting dragged past her.
I knew she would be in here but as he tries to get in he thinks that
he might get caught so he waits till dark to break in.
he might get caught so he waits till dark to break in.
As it gets dark he gears up to go. Walking slowly and steadily
making sure not to get caught. As he gets to the door he sees the
door is already open he is scared it is a trap so before he walks in he grabs
a long piece of wood and sits it long ways in the door so
it doesn't close. He steps over the piece of wood and uses his laser
to break the chains on his sister and mother. It is very hard not to make
noise but as he gets them both out of the chains he hears someone coming
so he jumps out the doors with his mother and sister chucks the piece of
wood out of the door, closes the dose and looks it with the chains his mother
and sister were chained up in. As he has now chained to doors closes
he press a button on the side of the door that he thought locked the door
from the outside but it then shot off into the stars and the Threeoped live
happily ever after…. Well so they thought “RUN”
making sure not to get caught. As he gets to the door he sees the
door is already open he is scared it is a trap so before he walks in he grabs
a long piece of wood and sits it long ways in the door so
it doesn't close. He steps over the piece of wood and uses his laser
to break the chains on his sister and mother. It is very hard not to make
noise but as he gets them both out of the chains he hears someone coming
so he jumps out the doors with his mother and sister chucks the piece of
wood out of the door, closes the dose and looks it with the chains his mother
and sister were chained up in. As he has now chained to doors closes
he press a button on the side of the door that he thought locked the door
from the outside but it then shot off into the stars and the Threeoped live
happily ever after…. Well so they thought “RUN”
Purerehua Poem
Purerehua Poem
Scurrying around in the sand
Searching for the perfect piece
Found It
Polishing and painting
Cutting and tying
I hear the loud deep sound of purerehua
Attracting Lizards
Sanded and drilled
Painted and polished
Plaited and Knotted
My perfect purerehua
Making the deep sound of a moth
Monday 25 June 2018
Book Review
Urgent Delivery by Dianne Bates
Illustrated by Chris Norris
Have you ever read Urgent Delivery By Dianne Bates? Well I have,
I thought the book was not that intriguing for my liking and it was not that
interesting. It was quite weird and I would also not recommend this to
others my age as it is very Kiddish. This is not my type of book but I
read it anyway as I had no other book to read at the moment.
I thought the book was not that intriguing for my liking and it was not that
interesting. It was quite weird and I would also not recommend this to
others my age as it is very Kiddish. This is not my type of book but I
read it anyway as I had no other book to read at the moment.
This story is a dramatic fiction story.
Andrew is about to go on the ride of his life literally.
His mum is about to have a baby on the back seat of the
car while Andrew is driving and the cops are after him.
Andrew is about to go on the ride of his life literally.
His mum is about to have a baby on the back seat of the
car while Andrew is driving and the cops are after him.
Urgent Delivery is set at Andrew’s
house, in the car on the way to the hospital
and at the hospital when the baby was born.
house, in the car on the way to the hospital
and at the hospital when the baby was born.
The main characters are Mum,
Dad and Andrew who are all a family
that live together and are getting ready for
a baby. Mum is a pregnant woman and has brown
short hair with wide eyes , Dad is a loving father of two and
has big eyes with short brown hair and Andrew has blonde
short hair and is a big loving brother to his little sister.
Dad and Andrew who are all a family
that live together and are getting ready for
a baby. Mum is a pregnant woman and has brown
short hair with wide eyes , Dad is a loving father of two and
has big eyes with short brown hair and Andrew has blonde
short hair and is a big loving brother to his little sister.
Dianne Bates is an author of may books she writes
many different types of books for all readers. She is an
Australian book writer and was born in Sydney on the 20th
of march 1948 and she is 70 years of age. She spent her high
school years in Appin attending Campbelltown High School. Dianne
Bates is also a teacher as well as a author and While teaching Dianne
Bates began her writing career with her first book Terri.
many different types of books for all readers. She is an
Australian book writer and was born in Sydney on the 20th
of march 1948 and she is 70 years of age. She spent her high
school years in Appin attending Campbelltown High School. Dianne
Bates is also a teacher as well as a author and While teaching Dianne
Bates began her writing career with her first book Terri.
Tuesday 19 June 2018
Gravity Work
Highlight the main ideas. Summarize these main ideas in one or two paragraphs.
Gravity is
a force that attracts all objects towards each other. Gravitational attraction is greater for more
massive objects. This force of gravity causes the Moon to change direction to make it orbit
around the Earth. Gravity doesn’t disappear just because you are above the atmosphere.
Isaac Newton was the first to come up with the idea that all objects are attracted towards
each other by gravity.
each other by gravity.
Astronauts appear to be weightless for the same reason that a person on a trampoline
feels weightless when in the air. There is still the same amount of gravity acting,
but there is no floor pushing upwards on the astronaut, so the weight force cannot be felt.
Science ideas change over time.
feels weightless when in the air. There is still the same amount of gravity acting,
but there is no floor pushing upwards on the astronaut, so the weight force cannot be felt.
Science ideas change over time.
When does gravity decrease? “Gravity
decreases as distance between the objects increases.”
When does the force of gravity become noticeable? “Gravity only becomes
noticeable if one (or both) of the objects has a lot of mass, such as the Earth.”
noticeable if one (or both) of the objects has a lot of mass, such as the Earth.”
Gravity disappears when you are above the atmosphere. True or False? This is false
Gravity doesn’t disappear just because you are above the atmosphere.If an object is above the
Earth’s atmosphere, there will still be a strong force of gravity pulling it towards the center of the Earth.
Gravity doesn’t disappear just because you are above the atmosphere.If an object is above the
Earth’s atmosphere, there will still be a strong force of gravity pulling it towards the center of the Earth.
According to the text, how long does it take the International Space Station (ISS) to orbit Earth? It takes 90 minutes for astronauts and the ISS to orbit around the world
Who first stated that all objects are attracted towards each other by gravity? Isaac Newton was the
first who stated that objects were attracted toward
first who stated that objects were attracted toward
Find six words in the text that have a suffix. Attracted, pulled, pulling, noticeable, weightless and
gravitation
gravitation
Gravity
Wednesday 16 May 2018
Friday 23 March 2018
Hermit Crab
Hiding in the sand as I pop up to find
Two big monster with a shell in their hand
I dig beneath the sand to hide
As they Pick me up I start to fight
drop me as quick as a ball
I begin fall,
SMACK I am now a ball they take to school.
Ocean Poem
Ocean Poem
Glistening sunset reflects
onto the bright blue ocean,
Waves crashing down
in a particular motion,
Children jumping in
with no worry to spare,
Gulls crying,
throughout the air,
Sun's going down,
There's no time to spare,
beautiful colors are fading away,
But not for long,
They'll come back each day.
Thursday 22 March 2018
Monday 12 March 2018
Safe cycling
Safe Cycling Skills - A statistical investigation
Question: Are Karoro School senior students safe cyclists on the roads?
Recently Room One students participated in a safe cycling skills programme facilitated
by the New Zealand Police.
by the New Zealand Police.
Jos came into our classroom to teach us the road rules. We had three session the
first session was in the classroom where we had to learn how to wear a helmet properly.
To wear a helmet properly you have to make sure you have a space between your
helmet and your eyebrows which should be the size of your two fingers in between them.
We got taught that with a helmet on the straps near your ear there is a clip that has
to be below your ears and the chin strap has to be against you chin so that you helmet
does not move. He also taught us in the first session what the road signals are.
If you want to turn left you would put your left hand out for three seconds then put
both hand on the handle bar so when you turn you do not fall off and if you would like
to turn right you put your right hand out for 3 seconds put your hands on the handles
and turn. Finally to stop you put your right hand up and make a stop signal with you
hand for three seconds
first session was in the classroom where we had to learn how to wear a helmet properly.
To wear a helmet properly you have to make sure you have a space between your
helmet and your eyebrows which should be the size of your two fingers in between them.
We got taught that with a helmet on the straps near your ear there is a clip that has
to be below your ears and the chin strap has to be against you chin so that you helmet
does not move. He also taught us in the first session what the road signals are.
If you want to turn left you would put your left hand out for three seconds then put
both hand on the handle bar so when you turn you do not fall off and if you would like
to turn right you put your right hand out for 3 seconds put your hands on the handles
and turn. Finally to stop you put your right hand up and make a stop signal with you
hand for three seconds
and you use your right hand because the driver can see it easier because they
sit in the right seat.
sit in the right seat.
The second session involved a skills based on the court.
On the court Jos set up many obstacles for us we had to go around the court
while going around the court we had to go through cones making sure not to hit
them as we turn our heads to see what the picture was then we had to signal at the
conner and swerve through cones after that we had to bike over a ladder.
Jos made us swerve around the cones and go over the ladder to see how well our
balance was.
On the court Jos set up many obstacles for us we had to go around the court
while going around the court we had to go through cones making sure not to hit
them as we turn our heads to see what the picture was then we had to signal at the
conner and swerve through cones after that we had to bike over a ladder.
Jos made us swerve around the cones and go over the ladder to see how well our
balance was.
Following the court session students participated in a road circuit skills session.
There were people placed around the circuit and marks were given for using the
following skills: Being approx 1 metre from the kerb, scanning hazards, checking
parked cars, look behind before hand signals, correct hand signal, look behind after
hand signal.
There were people placed around the circuit and marks were given for using the
following skills: Being approx 1 metre from the kerb, scanning hazards, checking
parked cars, look behind before hand signals, correct hand signal, look behind after
hand signal.
The last session was out on the road. On the road we went down tasman street then
turn left up wilson crescent and came back down wilson crescent then we turned left
again down warburton street then turn right on domain terrace after that turn right
again onto miro street then took a right on to tasman street and back to where we
started. We all got marked on how well we did on the road.
turn left up wilson crescent and came back down wilson crescent then we turned left
again down warburton street then turn right on domain terrace after that turn right
again onto miro street then took a right on to tasman street and back to where we
started. We all got marked on how well we did on the road.
My marks were:
Approx 1
metre from kerb |
Scanning for
hazards |
Checking parked
cars |
Look behind
before hand signals |
Correct hand
signal |
Look behind
after hand signals |
% Average
Across Skills |
5/5
|
2/2
|
4/4
|
4/6
|
6/6
|
6/6
|
79%
|
One of the collated graphs showed these results. I think that this shows I need to work on
looking before hand signals.
My recommendation is that Karoro School does more than one session a year so we can get more practice
on the road.
on the road.
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