Netbook Reflection 2013..!

This year, the special things I have learned from the netbook was the maths like GCF and LCM that the teacher put up on the class site and my reading, writing and maths has improved a bit  Having a netbook helped me to succeed in my learning. I have learned new strategies and how to blog a presentation slideshow. And, I have learned to  create and share my work to the blog. I have helped many students in my class and ask them if they would like help with their work. I use managing self to succeed in all my work and I also write stories online and read stories. Also I go on to Math Whizz to learn new math strategies. I have been using a netbook that has been connected to internet to do my work. It is so helpful that I have used it to learn things in a variety of ways. I have used my netbook to learn my basic facts from Math Whizz, used templates to improve my writing that is on the class site, and to do research about important things. I reckon that it is better to use a netbook to work rather than using pencil and paper, because it is faster and people from around the world can put comments to give me advice.

National Anthem..!

E ihowa atua,

O nga iwi matou ra,

Ata whakarongo na,

Me aroha noa,

Kia hou a ko te pai,

Kia tau to atawhai,

Manaakitia mai,

Aotearoa.

God of nations at thy feet,

In the bonds of love we meet,

Hear our voices, we entreat,

God defend our free land,

Guard pacific’s triple stars,

From the shafts of strife and war,

Make her praises heard afar,

God defend New Zealand.

Orienteering..!

Today room ten had there first orienteering, our instructors were Leon and Irene. First of all, we learned about all the controls and the symbols of the map. At the end we had a quiz on the symbols and controls, it was very difficult for me because I had remember a few. After we got split into two teams red and blue was a team and there instructor was Irene and yellow and green was with Leon, they gave out paper that had letters on then they gave each and one of us a first letter and we had to clip it. We Leon and Irene says go then we start looking for the next control and we ran clockwise. It was very enjoyable and next week we would be doing it in partner and we h would have our map.

BMX Racing

1. Recall-

Give a brief summary of the story.

The story was about Sally Davies competing against other people. She’s only twelve years of age and she is racing against the other twelve year old boys.

2. Infer

What kind of a person is Sally Davies? Tell why you think this.

I think that Sally Davies is a very outgoing person, even though she has just started pumping pedal.

3. Evaluate

Explain why you think the author entitled the story as “Pumping Pedals”

The reason why its called “pumping pedal” because it all about the BMX people getting ready to.

4. Think about it

Why do you think Sally would like to attract more girls to the sport of BMX racing?

She wants more girl to be in the BMX, because she was the only girl racing at the BMX racing.

5. Recall

How are the bikes designed and what are they made of?

The bikes are design like a motorcycle and it is also made out of metal but the tyre and the pedal are made out of rubber.

6. Think about it.

Why did Sally groan as she remembered her first racing bike?

Because she never like bike racing in the first place.

7. Please explain the racing technique called “pumping” and why it might be important?

Pumping is important because it help the BMX people learn more stuff trick and

"Pumping Pedals"

8. Do you think BMX racing is a dangerous sport. Tell why or why not you think this.

No because you where all the safety gear to protect you from getting hurt and also wear protective helmet long-trousers and long-sleeve from falling off the bike during your first lesson.

9. Synthesize

Please tell what you liked most about the story and why or why not you would like to be a BMX racer. The most thing I like about BMX is that you get to do tricks jump off some big off the big hill. If I wanted to join the BMX race my would first have to be trained.

Forever Dance...

This morning room 10 went down to the hall for a dance lesson with our instructors Captain and Christina. First they explain the 3 main rules, then we learned 5-6 moves. Once we have all the moves together because when they said that we were going to do it with the music I thought it was going to be hard but actually it was easy, then we had to repeat it over and over again till I time was over, after when we finish repeating it we had a dancing competition girls vs boy and the judge was Captain when they had announced the winner it was the boy and they were cheering as loud as the audience.

Adventure Camp!!

Yahoo!! On the 15th of September 2013, was the year 7/8 camp. The students of Glenbrae went on an adventure to Great Barrier Island. Every student that had permission to go, they woke up at 5 o'clock and we meet at school with our teachers; Mrs Silva, Mrs Raj, Miss Elia and Miss Maruariki came as well on the trip. Then we travelled by bus to the wharf, then we travelled by a ferry boat to Great Barrier Island, and then we went by bus, again, to the campsite. I was so horrified when we went on the ferry boat and we also saw some dolphin. Once we got to the campsite we got meet our instructors; Jamie, Latesha, Fryer and Kristy. Next Jamie explain where the toilets, cabin and the where all the other thing are. Later then he asked us question about Great Barrier Island. What the different's between Auckland and Great Barrier Island? search and found out and see what it is.

The Amazing Monster Truck Competition

Basket Boat

1. Where is the story set?  Qui Nhon

2. Who is the main character in the story? Thanh

3. What is the story about? Thanh want to be a fisherman like his father.

4. What is a basket boat? Its a boat who goes fishing. What is its' proper name? Wooden fishing boat.

5. What is a basket boat useful? It is useful catching fish.

6. How is a thung chai made? Its made out of Chinese bamboo but they also weave them.

7. Why is a thung chai handy? Its handy because you can drag it back to shore. What are some of its' uses?

8. How many seats are in a thing chai? There are five seats.

9. Explain how safe a thung chai is? Its round but it has no hole in it.

" Here Goes"

" Here Goes" by Jan Trafford

1. What is an Argo? An argo is a vehicle that can go on land and on water.

2. What does amphibian mean? Its called an amphibian. Because frogs and toads are amphibian too.

3. Name two reptiles that are amphibians. Frogs and Toads.

4. Why is an Argo useful? So that we don’t need to use a boat to go across the water and don’t need a car to go to work.

5. Think of two different ways an Argo could be used? It can travel on both land and water

6. If you had an Argo, what would you use it for? I would use an argo to get to places that I can’t get to.

My Holiday Recount!!

Woohoo!! I wonder if we are going to do something over the holiday? I asked myself as I was walking along to my bedroom to watch the television. Then my sister would called me to help her to straighten her hair and she would asked me if she should go wash her hair and I yelled at her “GO WASH YOUR HAIR” and she just kept on ask

ing me if she would go wash her hair and I said then when she came back from washing her hair and then I asked her Do you want me to straighten your hair now? she said no you have to wait until my hair is dry.

After that my dad would come back and he would tell us to get into the van and he would drive us to the shopping and when we get to the centre and he would ask us what we would like to eat and then we would go to pak'n'save to do the shopping list next we would go put some fuel into the van and we came back home and take all of the shopping and we put them in the cupboard.

Later when we finish the packing the shopping away then we fry pan some sausages and had that to eat with the hot chips and before we eat we had to wash our hands and pray for the food. Next my dad would be in the kitchen making his own food because he doesn’t like hot chips with sausages and we would all be eating in the kitchen while watching t.v.

Going Camping!!

Today I was reading a book called "The Red Alert!". This book talks about Jodie wanting to go camp but then she know that her mum is going to say no and her dad tells her that she shouldn't go camping.

Measures!!

Today on Maths Whizz I learnt how to measure and to complete the activity and move on to the next activity.

Rounding to the nearest tens.

Today on Math Whizz I learnt how to do place value and rounding the number up to the nearest tens and placing them on the correct fuel pump.

The Terrible Night!

Today I was reading a book called The Terrible Night written by Paula Green, When I was reading I found out some of the difficult words.

Mia Having A Bad Dream!!

It was a dark cold night, and everyone was asleep in the house. Mia was so scared with fear. Mia does not know what to do. So Mia stepped out of bed and went down to the kitchen to grab a glass of cold icy juice. As Mia walked up to room it started raining and when Mia got to the door of her room it had stop raining and had stop lightning and thunder. Mia was SO scared that she had ran into her bed and she hid under her blanket and she blocked her ears so that she couldn't hear anything. Then Mia screamed and she got out of bed and she hid under the table.

After when the thunder and lightning stopped Mia ran to her brother Andrew’s room and she woke him up to go with her to the lounge and watch some TV and she goes and makes them a cup of Milo, you put the TV on for us and chose a cool channel that is not scary because Mia just finished having a bad scary night.

While Mia was watching TV with her brother Andrew, Mia was wondering why does it have to rain so hard in the dark, then Mia asked brother Andrew are you scared of lightning and thunder? she asked. Then someone came and stood at the door and she heard a knock Mia called out who is at the door? Mia yelled out they never said anything, but when she went to answer the door no one was there. The next morning she woke up and she ran to brother Andrew’s room and she said did I come wake you up last night? Andrew said no you never came and woke me up last night oh sorry think I must be dreaming.

Step Up to the plate!!

Today on sunshine online I was reading a book called Step up to the plate. I was able to understand the story and understand difficult words. It was about the little boy playing baseball.

Math Whizz!!

Today on Math Whizz I learnt how to do fractions and to answer the questions. I am proud of myself  for trying really hard to solve the problem.

Perimeter of 2D shapes

WALT find the Perimeter of 2D shapes

Formulae:

Perimeter of a Square = side + side + side + side or 4 x side

Example: The perimeter of a square of side  5cm = 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 cm or 4 x 5 = 20 cm

Find the perimeter of the following squares:

The perimeter of a square of side  10cm = 4 x 10= 40cm  

The perimeter of a square of side  25cm = 4 x 10= 100cm    

The perimeter of a square of side  5m = 4 x 10= 20m

The perimeter of a square of side  50m = 4 x 10= 200m

The perimeter of a square of side  1km = 4 x 1= 4km

Perimeter of a Rectangle = length + width + length + width or 2 x l + 2 x w

Example: The perimeter of a rectangle whose length is 6cm and width is 4cm = 6 + 4 + 6 + 4 = 20 cm or 2 x 6 + 2 x 4= 12 + 8 = 20 cm

Find the perimeter of the following rectangles whose lengths and widths are given below:

Rectangle 1 - length is 8cm and width is 5cm

Perimeter = 26cm

Rectangle 2 - length is 10cm and width is 7cm

Perimeter = 34cm

Rectangle 3 - length is 8m and width is 6m

Perimeter = 28m

Rectangle 4 - length is 16m and width is 10m

Perimeter = 52m

Rectangle 5 - length is 4km and width is 2km

Perimeter = 12km

Evaluation: Today I learnt to find the perimeter of 2D shapes.

Letter To The Rotarians!

Kato

Room 10

Glenbrae School

Glen Innes

17 June 2013

The Rotarians

Pakuranga

Auckland

Dear President

Thank you for Sponsoring our school with Duffy Books every year.

I am improving in my Reading and starting to learn new words and understand the stories I read. I am becoming a better reader.

Please continue to support us with more Duffy Books and please continue to help me become a better reader.

Thanking you

Yours sincerely

Kato

Football Lesson!!

This morning room 10 had football lesson with Ben. First we had a warm up of octopus. He taught us how to do juggling with the ball then we had to pick our partner and we started juggling and juggling with the ball is not like juggling at the circus. We have to try kick the ball up and down on our feet and try beat your partner and we try doing it as long as the ball does not drop. After that we played a game of soccer it was bulldogs vs outlaws first game both team scored a try. The best part was juggling the ball.

My Procedural Writing

WALT: write a recipe

Success Criteria:

My recipe will have a title

It will have a list of ingredients and equipment needed

It will have the steps to prepare my dish in order. Each step will start with a verb

It will have a conclusion

It will have pictures to show how to make the dish

Title: How To Make A Cup Of Tea

Things You Need:                                  A cup A teaspoon 2 teaspoons of sugar Boiling water 1/4 cup milk 1 Tea bag

Steps 1. Pour boiling water in the cup. 2. Put the tea bag in the cup of the boiling water. 3. Add 2 teaspoons of sugar into the cup. 4. Then add 1/4 cup of milk to the tea. 5. Stir with the teaspoon. 6. Remove the tea bag.

Conclusion: Enjoy the cup of tea.

My Great Netball Description!!!

As Gina was repeating her instruction we were getting ready for another game bulldogs and outlaws were screaming and shouting cheering for the teammates. Some of the student there cheering and shouting for the teammate to get a goal. As we ran to the cone we have to step the person then run to the center then that person passes the ball then we pass the ball to the goal shooter. Gina, Tame’e and Danielle was showing an example of the game. After that we had receive a number from our teacher and Gina. The number that they call out that person run to the ball and the other two or more stand in a line then they pass the ball down to the goal shooter then pass the ball back to the person close to the hoop and put the ball down plus the first one to get the ball back to the hoop gets a score.

Geometrical Shapes

Geometrical Shapes LI: Learning to identify and name the 2D / 3D shapes.

Triangle This is a Triangle. It has 3 sides and it has 3 angles.
Square   This is a Square. It has 4 sides and 4 angles.
Rectangle   This is a Rectangle. It has 4 sides and 4 angles.
Pentagon   This is a Pentagon. It has 5 sides and it has 5 angles.
Hexagon  
This is a Hexagon. It has 6 sides and it has 6 angles.
Octagon   This is a Octagon. It has 8 sides and it has 8 angles.

Math Whizz

What I learnt today was how to use fraction and getting then in the correct order and how to use handing data because there are 2 fruit in each bowl and 1 fruit in the half bowl. The most thing I learnt was the fraction.

Netball Lesson..!

It was a bright day for netball. Today we learnt about stepping in netball, to trick the defender and how get rid of the defender.After that we had a quick game of chest past. I was so excited to play the game of chest pass. When Mrs Raj called out my number I ran with a smile on my face and enjoyed passing the ball very fast to my team.

The Winner Is...

Today I read this story written by Adele Broadbent  Illustrated by Gary Rees. I am able to understand the story and complete all the related actives. I found some words difficult to pronounce and I am proud of myself for not giving up.