The School kids Rap by Josh Foster

There is a really good site to help you read a good poem:
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-howtoread.html

tip 1: Just read like you are reading to yourself but out loud.
tip 2: Make eye contact with your audience.
tip 3: Look at the audience when you speak.
tip 4: Make your voice clear so the audience can hear you clearly.

Chinese Tones

Answer these questions:

What is pinyin? Pinyin are words with tone marks.

Chinese is a tonal language. What does this mean? There are different tones in the Chinese language.

How many tones are there? There are 4 tones.

Describe how your voice changes for each tone

Tone 1 High flat sound

Tone 2 Rising sound

Tone 3 Down and up

Tone 4 Down (angry)

Finish this sentence: Chinese characters don’t show how words should sound.

What does ba (tone 1) mean? Tone 1 means 8.

What does ba (tone 4) mean? Tone 4 means the number Dad.

Homework Poem

Winter Wonderland

fireplace

toasty, hot 

knit, imagine, yawn 

warming  

Student Led Conferences

Today I had my student led conference it was a good conference I hope that my next student led conference is better thought. The conference lasted for about 15 minutes and we talked about our learning and how we are doing compared to the national stranded. And the conference was in our classrooms luckily as soon as we left it started to pour down with rain so it was lucky that we did not get wet!  

Homonyms

Task

There, they’re and their. Research and find out when you should use these 3 homonyms.

When should you use there? - A location for example: if you said to somebody look over there.

When should you use their? - If it belongs to them for example: Their cat is cute.

When should you use they're? - They are example: they,re great at drawing.

Give 2 of your OWN example sentences for each.

Cent - Cent is a coin for example: yesterday I brought a 50 cent lolly.

Sent - Sent is the smell of something for example: that sent on you smells very nice.

My score for the exercise was 100%
Here is the link if you want to try it out: http://www.better-english.com/easier/theyre.htm

Mini Dialogues

Have a look at these very short stories. They are from Twitter which allows you only 140 characters (including spaces). Write 3 stories in 140 characters or less. If you have extra time, you can make your stories look like actual tweets.


1. there was once a three year old, It was the day before easter when I heard a car pull up my drive way and the next morning all the chocolate was gone until I found it all.

2. Once upon a time there was a girl called sappy, one day she saw a pretty shell on the beach and took it home, the next day her parents...

3. I went to my friends birthday party and brought then some chopsticks but then realised they had not hands.

Chinese Knowledge

Answer these questions

How many Chinese characters are there altogether? 50,000.

How many characters does an educated person know? 8,000.

How old are Chinese characters? around 5,000 years old.

Why are some Chinese characters called pictographs? because they come from pictures.

What 2 characters join together to make ‘good’? 好.

What 2 characters join together to make ‘television’? 话 视.

Facts and Opinion's

How can you tell the difference between fact and opinion?

Write 3 facts and 3 opinions about one of these topics:

- Frogs

- Roses

- Coca Cola

A fact is something that is true and an opinion is what you think for example: I think that cat is fluffy (which is an opinion.)

My three facts about Roses:

They make perfume

They have lots of petals.

They have spikes on the stalk.

Three opinions about Roses:

They smell nice.

They are pretty.

They have lots of colours.

SoundCloud Test

Favourite Website

My favourite computer website is FlappyBird because it is a cool game to play if you are bored, when you play it on the computer you just have to keep pressing down the space bar to get through the poles and it you hit a pole you die then you just play it again! you can either play normal or hard on the computer.

Link to FlappyBird

Kia kaha

Kia Kaha Lesson 1

2. Types of bulling:
Physical
Verbal
Sexual Bullying
Gesture
Pear Pressing
School Bulling
Disability Bullying
Cyber bulling
Isolation
Signs
Threatening
Social Bullying
Parental Bullying
Legal Bullying
Gay Bullying
Relationship
Humiliation bullying

What is bullying?
Power and control
Repeated
To hurt our feelings or body

Airplane Disaster

 Write 10 questions to research about the airplane disaster which has been in the news lately.

1. How many people were on the plane?      Answer: 239 people onboard.

2  What flight number was the plane?            Answer: Flight 370

3. What airline was the plane?                       Answer: Malasia Airlines.

4. Have they found the plane yet?                 Answer: No.

5.  When did the flight start?                         Answer: March the 8th 2014.

6. Where was the flight going to?                  Answer: Beijing.

7. How did the disaster happened ?              Answer: There was a problem with the plane so they turned round and fell.

8. Where did it go missing?                         Answer: Over the Gulf of Thailand.

9. What would their families be thinking?    Answer: Who crashed the plane and how did it start.

10. How many crew members were there?    Answer: 12 crew members in total.

Difference between year 7 and 8

Create a venn diagram which compares being a Year 8 to being a Year 7.

year 8 same year 7


In year 8 you have more work do to. We both have camp. Homework is more relaxed.
You have a better camp in year 8. We both do Rimu house- You have to be at stage 3A at the end of
Homework is harder. swimming sports. the year.
You have more trips. You don't have as many camp activities
In year 8 the teachers are more strict. We both have laptops. as a year 7.
In year 8 everything is more competitive.
You have to be at stage 4P at the end
of year 8.

Photo editing

6 People Fined For Not Wearing A Life Jacket

Use the article above to answer the following questions. Write both the questions and answers down in your book.

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article? Mr Norman the hawke's bay harbour  minister. and the 6 people that got fined $300.

2. What was the key event from the news article? That 6 people got fined for not wearing a life jacket.

3. Where did this event take place? At the Hawke's bay harbour.

4. When did this event take place? Some time on the first week of march.

5. Why did this event happen? To warn people to wear life jackets so they don't get fined.



Use the article above to answer the following questions. Write both the questions and answers down in your book.

1. Find a quote from the main person in this news article?

Mr Norman insists that he does not want the safe record Hawke’s Bay has to be ruined by irresponsible behaviour.

 

2. In your own words describe what happened in this news article.

Six people got fined and Mr Norman does not want the harbours good record to be ruined by the irresponsible people that are not wearing life jackets. 

When to use too and to

a) Too is a word which is often confused with to. Research to find out when we should use too. (Too has two meanings, what are they?) Explain in your own words in your post. 

You use too when you are indicating something extra.
For example: You were told too turn off the lights.

You use to when referencing a direction or recipient of an action.
For example: We need to go shopping.

b) Write four sentences using too. Two for each meaning.

Today I went too the zoo.
To be or not to be.
My little brother wanted some too.
Go to swimming.

c) Find 3 sites which have activities or games for practising the use of too. Add the links into your post.

To and Too Quiz
Preview Quiz
 to too

Blog Post Apostrophes

- What are the 2 times to use an apostrophe? When you shorten a word and when it is a pension of someones.

- When should you use an apostrophe of possession? When the sentence say "Thats"

- Where does it go in a sentence? I can't go home today because I don't want to.

- When should you NOT use an apostrophe of possession? If it doesn't belong to someone.

- When should you use an apostrophe of contraction? If you want to shorten a word for example: you are a great friend - You're a great friend.

- Why do we use apostrophe of contractions? So we can shorten words.

- Where does the apostrophe of contraction go in a contracted word? 3 examples: you are - you're, I am - I'm, I have - I've.

How to barf in space

             Pros  

It has a liner so you can wipe your mouth.
It has a zip lock to keep it closed so the barf doesn't float in the air.
You can vomit in space without keeping it in.



                                                                                                     


          Cons

The barf bag has to stay with you for months.
When you first get to space you feel sick and dizzy .
Your body get confused when you get to space.



Name 5 other tasks which are difficult to carry out in space.

1. Going toilet
2. Eating
3. Going to sleep
4. Moving
5. Crying

Snake Eats Crocodile

 This is very disturbing. a snake eats a dead crocodile!

 Its very sad. because the Rino  kills a baby lion.

NCF tags

a) Research and find 5 facts about NFC tags (what they are, how they work, where they are being used etc). Write up the 5 facts in your post.

they can set an alarm for you and open your car just with your phone and your can just swipe your phone and it pays!

b) What is good about NFC tags? they can make things quicker and easier to do.


c) What is one potential weakness of NFC tags?
It might not work or it could be a scam. They could steal your pin. if you lose your phone they could steal your money and car.

Homophones

A) your and you're are homophones because they have the same pronunciation but different meaning.


B) Explain IN YOUR OWN WORDS! (no copy and pasting) when should we use your and when should we use you’re?

you're: When you are describing someone else
 your: When talking about ownership of something


C) Write 3 example sentences using your and 3 example sentences using you’re. These sentences should be about YOU and your life and not be copied and pasted.

"Your cat is so fat."
"Your watch is broken."
"Your cake was yummy."

"You're an amazing friend."
"You're such a good swimmer."
"You're so good with kids."

D) Write 2 sentences OF YOUR OWN which contain both your and you’re.

"Your cat is so fat but you're kids are so annoying!"
"You're such an amazing friend but your house is so cool!"

12 years a slave

This story is set in the 1800 and is about back in the day when black people were treated very badly and got wiped, punched and chained if they did not obey what the wardens say.

12 years a slave is about a man called Salomon, he lives in new york with his family.

He was born a free man, till the day he got deceived, kidnapped, sold into slavery and shipped away.

He worked on plantations in the state of Louisiana, every servant that  disobeyed was beaten, he got here because he thought they offered him a better violin job in Louisiana where we could play the violin and live there with his family and live in peace but the people tricked him and used him as a slave.

He want to be free and get in dignity back a kind man that worked there was trying to help him, with minimum food and water the man said to Salomon “ if you want to survive do and say as little a possible” in the end of the movie he gets his wife back and he lives happily every after. this movie is based on a true story i suggest you watch the movie here is the trailer!

12 years a slave trailer

Oscars 2014

Which movie won best picture? 12 years a slave

Best Actress in a Supporting Role 

• Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)
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Best Actor in a Leading Role :

• Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers
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Supporting actor means A supporting actor is an actor who performs a role in a play or film below than that of a lead role, and above that of a bit parts. In recognition of important nature of this work, the theater and film industries give separate awards to the best supporting actress and actress.

Name three other categories in the oscars: Best Costume Design,Best Cinematography, and Best Animated Feature.

The oscar trophies  are gold and look like a naked man.

Name 2 movies which were nominated for the best picture Oscar but didn’t win: Two years later and Gone With the Wind.

3 mini dialogues

Mum: "yay you survived camp how was it?"
Me: "It was really fun we did so many awesome things."
Mum: "Like what?"
Me: "I did rock climbing, flying fox, paintball, abseiling, go cart, swimming in the lake an tons more! It was so cool and I wish camp lasted longer."
Mum: "Well it sounds like you had fun!"

Me: "Miss Campbell when does tech start?"
Miss C:" It starts today in the middle block."
Me: "What am I doing for tech an what group am I in?"
Miss C: "Here i'll just check... your doing foo tech yum!"
Me: "Thanks Miss Campbell!"

Renee: "We had like nothing to eat at camp I felt so hungry when I got home!"
Joy: "But we had tons of food!"
Renee: "No I means snakes like after each activity like a piece of fruit in between because we have to wait from 12-3:30 for afternoon tea then wait another 3-4 hours till dinner!"
Joy: "Ahh now I get what you said, yeah we totally should of had more snakes!"
Renee: "luckily we get to eat as much as we want tomorrow when we come home!"

How to build a bivouac

How long does it take to set up this? 5 minutes for a skilled scout. 

What does the word bivouac mean? a temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers.


What direction should the bivouac be facing? a bivouac should be facing the fire so the tent blocks off the wind.

What is the largest size a bivouac can be? 5m x 4m

If there is wet weather what should you do?  If the weather is very wet, then rather than an open sided shelter, tie the rope at a lower height and make a tent shape.

What do you do if you don't have any poles?  If you don't have any poles, tie the rope from the tree to a peg in the ground.

What is the best fire to use? The best  design of fire to use is a reflector fire, it will radiate heat into the shelter.             

Were is a good place to build your bivouac? Placing your bivouac under the trees is a good idea in the colder months of the year, as you will find the trees will protect you from the cold air.

How to brush your teeth in space

1. Get a normal toothbrush.

2. Get the water bag and put some water on the toothbrush.

3. Get the toothpaste and put some on your toothbrush.

4. Brush your teeth.

5. Suck up the water.

6. and you have finished brushing your teeth!

Hatchet

When the plane hits the water.

Valentines Day 2014

What link does the google image take you to today? A Valentines day picture

How is this topic linked to today’s date? St. Valentine's Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentines. Several martyrdom stories were invented for the various Valentines that belonged to February 14, and added to later martyrologies.

Make a connection to today’s topic: I have never had a valentines gift!

List 3 keywords which are related to today’s topic: love, chocolate, hugs and kisses.

List 5 facts about today’s topic: 73% buyers of Valentines gifts are men, The red rose was the favourite colour of venus, the roman goodness of love, 1 billion dollars of chocolate is brought in the U.S, In order of giving gifts would be teachers, Mothers, Sweethearts, and pets.

Include a screenshot of today’s google topic in your post:

Summarise an article from kiwi kids news

Is this the biggest wave ever surfed?

British man, Andrew Cotton, believes he may have broken the record for biggest wave ever surfed.

After riding an enormous wave in Portugal on Sunday which was thought to be over 24 metres tall, Andrew believes he has broken the record.

It will not be known for sure whether this was the highest wave ever surfed until May, when Surf company Billabong officially measure it.

Who? A British man called Andrew cotton.

When? Some time in February 2014.

Where? In Portugal.

What? he believes he has broken the record for surfing the biggest wave.

Why? To try surf the biggest wave.

I wonder why he wanted to break the record.

Other people should try to catch a bigger wave and break the record.

If this had been me, I would have screamed and then died!!

Me in the morning

1. Your alarm will go off at around 6:45am then you will stay in bed for an extra 15-20 mins.

2. Mum will yell at you to get up and she might pull the covers off you.

3. You get up and stand there for 1min to fully wake up then feed the cats.

4. Go on your laptop for a while then have breakfast normally cereal.

5. Practice  piano for a little bit.

6. Put your lunch in your bag.

7. Get your surf and swimming gear ready for after school.

8. Get into the car and go to school, takes about 10mins with the traffic.

9. Arrive at school, get changed in your P.E gear then get ready for the day!

Animal personality test

Purposes

To gain thinking and writing mileage.

To think and write for a wide variety of purposes.

To improve SPG - spelling, punctuation and grammar and proofreading skills.

To write quickly while maintaining our writing quality.



Animal personality Test
attitide.co.nz

What type of animal are you?  40% Golden Retriever and 30% Lion


Do you agree with your result? why/why not? yes i agree because i have very warm, cuddly and a peacemaker.

What are 3 strengths of your animal type? What is 1 weakness of your animal type?
One strength is that it is a peacemaker, warm and cuddly and a weakness is that it is adaptable.

Waitangi Day

These people are carrying the maori flags because they want the treaty to be honoured and respected.

the treaty was signed in 1840 on the 6th of february by the maori chief  but later over 200 signed it.

most of the chiefs didn't know how to write. they used symbols and crosses. 

          

the treaty was signed in waiting which is above Auckland

How to do a daily blog post

How: Write a title, correct s.p.g, Has to be finished by 9am, Label. 

Why: To keep up our writing skills.

When: Everyday at 8:30am to 9 each morning.

What: Can be anything 

Were: On our personal blogs.