Tuesday, October 20, 2015

 Sea Turtles
LG To be able to write an explanation in away that enough detail/info for my reader.
sos
  • Use a title.
  • Timeless-present tense.
  • precise language-key words.(subject-specific).
  • Technical words.
  • cause and effect.
  • descriptive verbs.


sea turtles have been around since the lat jurasek. 800 get lad 400 hach 40 it to the sea 20 make it through breeding age  without human interference. 2   make it to reading age human interference  fact They  eat  jellyfish & sponge. When baby sea turtles are Young They are Defenseless And when they go up there and they can Eat more stuff That is the gauntlet of a sea turtle.

Room 15
by Matthew Wood

Thursday, October 15, 2015

             
                   LG: To create a piece of writing that instructs.
SS: To write clear instructions that explain what to do.
  • List of materials
  • Bossy words
  • Order words
  • Adjectives
  • Verbs
      
Shoe Box Mazes

What you will need:
  • Vivid
  • 2 seeds
  • 1 Plastic cup
  • cardboard
  • Scissors
  • Sellotape
  • ipad/camera
  • Shoe box
  • Paint/ brush
Method
Step1 Get a vivid and draw a little box at the top of the shoe box.
Step 2 Cut out the little square.
Step 3  Get some pieces of cardboard.
Step 4 Get a plastic cup and fill it up with soil to the top.
Step 5 Put two seeds in the cup.
Step 6  Put some water in the cup .
Step 7 Put the plant in the box.
Step 8 If you want to, paint you shoe box .
Step 9 If you don’t know how to make a shoe box maze you have to get. pieces of cardboard 10cm long by 13 cm deep sellotape it to the opposite sides of the shoe box maze.  
Step 10 Don’t forget to water it every day.
Step 11 Record the growth of your plant.

By Brody Savage.
Room 15        
Year 6

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Lg:To be able to to write an explanation in a way that provides enough detail/info for my reader.
 sos :
  • Use a title.                                                                      
  • Timeless-present tense.                                               
  • Precise language - key words (subject-specific).              
  • Technical words.
  • Cause and effect
  • descriptive verbs.

The Life Cycle of Sea Turtles & Facts

The life of a turtle is very long and dangerous, do they get through it all? … Sea turtles are marine reptillians . Sea turtles are the earth's most ancient creatures. They are reptiles of the order testudines.
There are seven species of sea turtles. They're the Leatherback sea turtle, Green sea turtle, Loggerback sea turtle, Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, Hawk sea turtle.Sea turtles lay 1000 eggs. They are about the size of a ping pong ball and leathery. 800 babies hatch about the size of your palm. 400 make it to the water, 200 progress to adult`s . 20 survive to breeding age without human interference. Two make it to breeding age with human interference.Sea turtles eat a variety of food depending what species  they are. Some common foods include jellyfish, sea weed, crabs, shrimp, sponges, snails, algae and mullisks Subspecies are a taxonomic category that ranks below species, usually a fairly permanent geographically isolated race . Subspecies are designated and
that’s the life & facts of sea turtles for you.
By connor.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Tuesday 13 of October             
Shoebox Plant Maze

Lg: to create a piece of writing that instructs. ( procedural )

ss: write clear instructions to explain what to do
list of materials.
Bossy verbs.
Order words.
Adjectives.
verbs

If you are wondering what a shoe box plant maze is?. It’s a box that has one hole at the top which that the bean seed can find it’s way up to the top.

What you will need to make this:
Ipad or camera to record your data
1 Shoebox
1 Piece of cardboard about ten centimeters or less
1 Plastic cup
2 Bean seeds
Scissors
Paint if you want to paint it
Vivid or pen to mark the hole to cut
Water

Step 1  Find an old shoe box  that is lying around the classroom  remember to ask an teacher if you can have the shoebox.

Step 2  Cut a hole at the top of the shoe box plant maze.

Step 3 Open the shoebox and grab a piece of cardboard and cut it into a square then   add sellotape to the square then stick it to the side of the shoe box plant maze. then keep doing this step until you like what you have got.  remember the cardboard square must be as high as the wall.

Step 4  Grab a plastic cup and fill it with two beans and fill it with soil until it is reaching the top then plant the bean seed now go to the nearest tap and turn the tap a little bit until it is dripping. Now turn off the tap. remember not not to drown the bean seed.

Step 5 Paint your shoe box plant maze.

Step 6 Now you need to take a photo to see how slowly or quickly the plant is growing.step 7 now you are finally finish.                          .Image result for a plant shoe box maze

By Cody storer
Age 10
Room 15
Room 15 are learning about equivalent fractions. Check out this video to help you understand how its done.
Do you have litter in your lunch box?  Here is  an example of a Litter less lunch boxes in Room 15.
HOME LEARNING: Term 4 2015
MasterChef
Create a 10 song CD that you would play in your restaurant. Explain why you have chosen your song. Also, create a cover for your CD.

Cover, Cd, Dvd, Computer, Cd
Design your ultimate menu. It must have a starter, main and dessert with description of what is in each dish. Your menu must be decorated and appealing to the eye.
Menu, Restaurant, Ice Cream
Make a meal for someone in your family. Write down what ingredients you used and what you made.

Salmon, Dish, Food, Meal,
Create a theme for your restaurant e.g 80’s, Kiwiana. Design a centerpiece for your restaurant  table. It can be a 3D model, drawn or painted. Be as creative as you want.
Wedding Table Centerpieces
Find a recipe you like and then price the list of ingredients.

Recipe, Label, Icon, Symbol,
Create a food pyramid by cutting pictures from magazines and then gluing them in the different food groups.
food-pyramid | by JSF539
Create a powerpoint presentation or poster explaining how photosynthesis works.
Photosynthesis
Create a theme for your restaurant e.g 80’s, Kiwiana.Then write a jingle for your restaurant to share with your group.
Music, Notes, Staff, Violin,
Create a theme for your restaurant e.g 80’s, Kiwiana. Design and make a placemat for your restaurant. Your placemat should be well presented and themed after your restaurant.
Tea time placemats | Flickr
Create a theme for your restaurant e.g 80’s, Kiwiana. Design outfits for the front of house staff that follow the theme of your restaurant.
Waiter, Man, Job, Caricature,
Create an ad for your restaurant that could be placed in the school newsletter.
Free PSD Template by xara24
Plant a plant and record its growth throughout the term. Take photographs or draw its progress
Sapling, Plant, Growing

Pick one of these activities based on our theme per week and complete by Friday.
If you have any problems please do not hesitate to talk to your teacher. Have fun and remember work esteem builds self esteem (If we produce quality work we will feel good about ourselves).

Tuesday 12th October


LG: To create a piece of writing that instructs. (procedural)


SS: Write clear instructions that explain what to do.
  • List of materials needed.
  • Bossy verbs
  • Order verbs
  • Adjectives
  • Verbs


Plant Maze


A plant maze is a shoe box with all the holes covered up except one hole one of the short sides of the box and the lid. It’s got a cardboard maze made in the box with a plastic cup at the bottom with dirt and a bean seed in it.


What You Need:
A shoe box
A plastic cup
Dirt/soil
A bean seed
Extra cardboard                                       
Sellotape
News paper
Scissors
Paint and paintbrush
Step 1. Grab your shoe box and cover up all the holes using the newspaper and sellotape. (Remember not to seal up the lid.)


Step 2. Take the plastic cup and fill it with dirt and plant the bean seed in the cup.


Step 3. Put the cup on the bottom of the box vertically.


Step 4.  Using the extra cardboard make your maze in the box by placing the cardboard in the box and sellotape both sides to the wall. (Remember to make the wall as tall as the box.)


Step 5. Cut a hole on the opposite side of the box to the plant.


Step 6. Now put the lid on and paint the box any colour you like.


Step 7. Check your box on a daily basis and water your plants and take photos three times a day to watch it grow.


By Cohen Fredrickson
RM15
Year 6
                                                     
  

    

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Poi E Patea Maori Club

Room 15 have been learning to sing this waiata originally sung by our local Patea Maori Club!
Watch this space for our version of this this.