Netbook Reflection

WALT record what learning on our netbooks this year has been like, what we have enjoyed, what has been difficult, what has been interesting

At the start of the year Room 6 was very lucky to get black, shiny, brand new netbooks! I felt over excited when I first saw the netbook. Netbooks are like small little laptops and we can just work on our netbook instead of in our books.

What I really liked about my netbook was that we can have our own blog. We can send emails to our teacher so he can check our work. We get to have our own blog, to share our learning with the world.

Some small problems have been when my netbook has been frozen for 30 seconds and my mouse frozen for 5 seconds.

It has been really interesting learning how to post comments on other people’s blogs (thoughtful, positive and helpful).

I think netbooks are perfect for our learning!
 

Hydro Power Explanation

WALT write an explanation of how a Hydro-power station works

A hydro-dam is an amazing structure that makes electricity from water!

Firstly you build a dam to block the river. Water then builds up behind the dam. This is called the reservoir.

Water then goes through the intake and rush down the penstock. Then it hits the turbine and spins it very fast.

The electricity has been stored into the generator. Then the electricity travels to houses and cities. After the water has gone through the turbine, it rejoins the river.

Hydro-power is good because it is renewable.

Power Source

WAL about different power sources (where we get power from), and whether they are renewable or non-renewable:

Renewable (will not run out) energy source: Wind, Water, Solar, Biomass

Non-renewable (will run out) energy source: Coal, Natural Gas, Petroleum, Uranium.


This is how hydropower is used to generate (make) power:

Maths Fractions

In Maths this term we have been learning about FRACTIONS


I can find fractions of whole numbers like:

½ of 12 = 6                     ⅓ of 9=  3              1/10 of 20= 2

⅔ of 12= 8                        ⅘ of 10= 81           

I can recognise when a  fraction is greater than 1:

½ + ½ + ½ = 1 1/2

⅓ + ⅓ + ⅓ + ⅓ = 1 1/3

7/4 = 1 3/4

Garden Day Activity

GARDEN DAY ACTIVITY REFLECTION SHEET

This document is a reflection on the purpose, process and outcomes of our Garden Day Activities.

NAME: STANLEY

ACTIVITY:
Timo Timo.

MATERIALS:

• wood, Mussel shell, String, Knife, Saw.

PURPOSE:

• It helps us with our garden, to dig and get weeds out

PROCESS:

• We all got a piece of wood each and a mussel shell.
• We had to scrape the wood until it is smooth.

• We had to get some string and plait it so we can wrap it around the handle.

WHAT WORKED WELL:

• Making the Timotimo. We all gave wood  to the teacher and they had to check it. If they yes you are finished, you had to go and help the ko group

WHAT DIDN’T WORK WELL:

• The thing that didn’t go well was that when the teacher said we had to get a string and plait it. Some people did not know how to plait, but we learnt from each other.

WHAT THINGS DID YOU LEARN ?

• I learned how to make a timo timo to use in the garden

Kiwi facts

WAL facts about kiwis for our report writing

Interesting Facts  

• Kiwi's are faster than all other humans.
• When Kiwi's are hungry they hunt food at night.
• Kiwi's use their beak to dig and get some worms from underground.
• Kiwi's like playing with poko.
• Many kiwi live on a special island that doesn't have predators.

T.P.S Digital Footprint

We have been learning what is personal and what is private information online.

Personal information we can share online   e.g. favourite things, hobbies, favourite food, first name, age

Private information we do not share online   e.g. home address, birth date, home phone number, full name. If we are not sure we keep it private.

My name is Stanley I am 9 years old and I go to Tamaki Primary School. My favourite subjects at school are Maths, Reading and Writing. My favourite song is Don’t wake me up. My favourite sports team is the Sharks. My favourite hobby is handball because when I am home by myself I go to my friends house and play handball.

How to grow plants

1.The scientific study of plant life is known as what?  Botany

2. The process of plants using energy from sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into food is known as what? Photosynthesis

3. True or false? In the right conditions bamboo can grow over 60cm (24in) in just one day. True

4. The movement of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of a flower is known as what? Pollination

5. Amber is made from fossilized tree Resin.

6. True or false? Humans were on Earth before plants. False

7. What grain has the highest level of worldwide production? (Hint: Rice is second) Maize or Corn

8. A trailing or climbing plant is also known as a Vine.

9. True or false? Pitcher plants are carnivorous.Ture

10. The Japanese word “sakura” means the blossoming of what kind of tree? Cherry tree

How plant grow best

WAL: about how plants grow best

This is what I think about how plants grow.
We will be doing some experiments to find out if it is true.

1. How much sunlight do plants need
One day.

2. Can plants grow in the shade? Can they grow inside?
NO, They need more sun then a shade.No,because they need air.

3. Can plants grow better by talking to them? Why?
NO, cause flowers don’t here.

4. Can plants grow in sand? or rocks? Why?
NO, cause plant only can grow on mud

5. How much water do plants need to grow? What type of water?
Five days,Clean water

6. Can you feed plants food? If yes, what kind?No they make their own food,

Photosynthesis

WAL about how plants grow and what they need to grow


My explanation of how Photosynthesis works:
Plant needs water, sunlight and carbon dioxide, which the plant turns into sugar and uses to grow.

My Learning Goals

Writing

My goals are:

• Use compound sentences consistently in my writing.
• Organise ideas in my draft in the correct order

Reading

My goals are:

• Further develop my questioning skills, as well as the ability to identify ideas not directly stated.
• Continue to practice my oral reading skills, and participate fully in group work and discussion in class.

Maths

My goals are:

• Continue to develop my understanding  of place value and all whole numbers.

• Apply basic addition, subtraction and some multiplication facts to help problem

About Me

I am a Year 5 student at Tamaki Primary school in Auckland, N.Z. I am in Room 6 and my teacher is Mr Craig. My favourite subjects are Maths and Writing. I like maths because we can go on study ladder. My next best is writing because like writing stories and my diary. In my spare time I always go outside with my brother and play some kicks.  

WALT: take a screen shot and post it to our blogs

HOW TO MAKE A TAPA CLOTH

Sketch Shells

Firstly,we had to sketch shells with a pencil.We sketched the outline and the main line on the inside of the shell.Then we had to do our pattern for the border.

Transfer the Design

Secondly,we had to transfer our sketch onto brown cardboard. We drew our best design onto the cardboard.Then we drew over the outline with black  vivid.

Scrunching the cardboard

Next,we scrunched the cardbroad about 30 times.When we had finished the cardbroad  felt like  nice cool tapa cloth.So when people comes to our class we will show them our tapa cloth and there will say it feels nice, like a real cloth
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Adding some colour

Finally,we added some colour to our tapa cloth.We used the black and brown pastels to colour our cool Tapa cloth. Now we had finished our tapa cloth. I thought it looked great, like a real Tapa cloth!