Easttle Maths result

Today I have done a easttle test for maths and I am very, very happy with my score. I have finally reached my goal in getting a 5 in my test . So for my next goal I want to get at least  1 or 2 levels higher than my practice score.

Easttle Reading results

Today for my e asttle test, I have dropped down 1 level which I am disappointed about . My goal was to reach at least a score of 5B or 5P , but unfortunately I haven’t achieved it yet . As the same goal , I will try and at least get a higher score to be at least above the expected level .

Sentences

Show not Tell examples

Kuraia 05.09.2017 Tuesday

Show not tell

Telling Sentences	Showing Sentences
I was mad	Stomping my foot across the classroom with my fist clutched together and ignoring everyone in my path . I slammed the door behind me and left .
I was lonely	Hearing whistles from the cold breeze, I sat down with nothing and no one beside me. I felt as cold as ice .
I was terrified	My eyes were completely widen after hearing that slam . I snuggled under my blanket with heavy breathing . I closed my eyes and tried to dream of my happy place .
So tired	My arms were hanging down beside me and my feet dragging along the concrete ground . I walked around with my back bent as if I was 89 years old .
Very excited	I jumped into the air with a big smile on my face . I felt like doing a 100 metre sprint because I was so hypo .

Rules of Integers

Reading Comprehension - A New life for Simple Machines

Kuraia Wednesday 26.07.2017

Reading Comprehension - - A New life for Simple Machines

10 Electrical things we use everyday

• Phone
• Computer
• Speaker
• Ipad
• USB
• Electrical Watches
• Headphones
• Tv
• Toaster
• Fridge

How would our life be different without electricity  ?

There would barely be that much light inside houses at night , there would be no way of making refrigerated stuff or even having re-refrigerated stuff because there would be no place to store it , unless we have a deep well . There would be more kids playing outside because there are no phones and ipads for them to be playing on .

What sort of activities would be impossible without electricity ?

Being unable to check out fun places to go or book flights unless going to the actual place which might be far or maybe close to where you stay. Or even waking up late for school or a job interview and not have a car could make them more late by walking .

Where does New Zealand get their electricity from ?

From Hydropowers , geothermal powers and wind energy .

Why is burning fossils to generate electricity a problem ?

Because the smoke from burning fossils are destroying the atmosphere of earth, which is protecting the heat of the sun from burning us .

How can we get electricity without harming the planet ?

By having solar panels to collect the heat from the sun and use it as electricity .

Substances - A Particular kind of matter

Kinetic - Relating to or resulting of motion

Hydroelectric - The generation of power using flower water

Interacts - To have an effect on something or communicating with each other

Agitator - A person who urges others

Components - A parts or an elements of something

Electricity - Charged particles that form energy.

Windmills - A building with sales that turn from the wind to form energy.

Water wheels - A large wheel that pushes flowing water to raise the water level .

Tercet Poem

Polygons - Matariki stars

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In class today , my class had been doing an activity on making polygons from the matariki stars. As you can see I have made 12 polygons and it was a really fun activity. Although, it took time to do because I had to connect so many lines and there were plenty for me to do. From this activity I have learnt that any Irregular shapes that has the same sides as a normal shape, it will still be called the same. As an example, if there is an irregular shape that has 6 sides, it will be a hexagon. Anyways , it is a really interesting fact to have not known about and hopefully I would keep learning more new things from doing activities like this.

Anyways the shapes I made from these stars were

1.Pentagon

2. Heptagon

3. Polygon

4. Quadrilateral

5. Heptagon

6. Octagon

7. Hexagon

8. Pentagon

9. Hexagon

10. Hexagon

11. Pentagon

12. Quadrilateral

Reading Comprehension - Read Theory

Kuraia 16.06.2017

Today I have done a reading comprehension on Read theory. It was really easy because reading the text was pretty understanding . I was able to answer all the questions by looking back at the passage several times. But at the end I was able to answer all the questions correctly . During this reading lesson I learnt to read the text properly other wise I’d keep going back to the passage and that’s how I was able to get through the text after answering my second question.

Units of Weight

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Units of  Weight

How many Milligrams in one Centigram ? 10 Milligrams

How many Centigrams in one Decigram ? 10 Centigrams

How many Decigrams is a Gram ? 10 Decigrams

How many Grams in a Dekagram ? 10 Grams

How many Dekagram in a Hectogram ? 10 Decagrams

How many Hectogram in a kilogram ? 10 Hectograms

Different types of weights

Milligrams

Centigrams

Decigram

Gram

Decagram

Hectogram

Kilogram

Science Road Show 2017

Object/Estimate/Actual Measurement

Object	Estimate	Actual Measurement
Book	800 grams	660 grams
Ball	200 grams	280 grams
White board marker	2 grams	2 grams
Tennis bat	75 grams	250 grams
Tennis Ball	10 grams	190 grams
Pencil	1 grams	1 gram

Today I have done an activity on weight. As you can see my estimations were quite far and close to each other, by looking at the numbers . My estimation did match 2 actual measurements and I was hoping for most guesses to be correct. But anyways it’s only estimating , that means I couldn’t of known what the actual measurement.is .

Sewing Class - Final Cushion

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In the past few weeks of sewing class at Tamaki College , I have been trying to make a cushion along with my other classmates. As you can see , I have placed up photos from the main steps needed to complete this cushion. My measurement was 14x12 and as you can see , my second photo is a chopped up fabric to get the final size,then my last step was just sewing it together . Along with filling it with fluff to make it puffy ,as I said on my other post. Now that I have finished my cushion , I am happy with what I have done and I am willing to make another new item.

Changing Fractions into Decimals and Percentages

Probability

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Today , I have done a Math activity on Probability. As you can see I got 2 questions wrong and the rest correct. It was pretty easy ,because I have been studying on probability for a short time with my class and I think that I have experienced enough to understand Probability. Although ,I will still test myself with Probability skills so I can get more better and better at it.

Narwhal - Reading Comprehension

Kuraia 10.05.2017

Today I have done a Reading comprehension on Narwhals. From this text I learnt marine stuff like how Narwhals are the only creatures that can swim 2,500 depths down into the sea ,using their sonar to sense their way through the murky waters. I also discovered how long a Narwhal can grow up to, as well as their tusks ,which they also use to protect themselves if needed. Anyways ,as you can see I got 76% and I think I did pretty well ,so for next time I will set my goal to 100% .

Technology : Sewing

Adding Mixed Fractions

Today I have done an Activity on Adding mixed fractions with the same denominator. This was actually interesting knowing how to add them . I learnt that adding mixed fractions is just like adding the whole number and adding the fraction to get your answer. It was pretty hard at start because there were too many steps to follow I didn’t even know how to solve 3 ⅗ - 1 ⅘ ,because the left fraction was less than the right one . So it got me confused. This was a really helpful game , but maybe I could start studying on adding mixed fractions with different denominators.

Omaru Creek

Paper Mache Omaru Creek