Sumdog results

This is my results for sumdog. In the game I played I had to answer the question right to get the animal safe to the ground. I got all the questions right and I came first.

Xtramath result

This is my Xtramath result.

Readabout it Thinkabout it - Unit 2

Unit 2 - Review

Chill Out

Game	‘Chill’	Graphics	8
System	PlayStation	Sound	9
Type	Snowboarding	Gameplay	7
Developer	1-2	Lastability	9
Release	Out now	Over all	8.5

Watch out Cool Boarders, there is a fierce competitor on the tracks.

‘Chill’ is a radical new snowboarding game that’s sure to raise some eyebrows.

It has to be a little bit different from those in it’s field for it to be  a hit, and have wider tracks and more precision in background graphics than any other snowboarding game on Playstation.

‘Chill’ is definitely unique.

Each course is magnificently crafted to allow you to carve your choice of 21 ‘Burton’ boards however you see fit.

There are 4 players to chose from (in two player mode they can race each other) and a great list of obstacles to jump and slide over.

There is even a mad halfpipe incorporated into the course on which you can perform a range of crazy-named tricks like chicken salad and butter muffin.

And in one course you fly off a cliff face and activate a parachute, which you have to steer to a safe landing at the bottom of the mountain.

‘Chill’ will take you many hours of quality time on the couch with a group of friends to perfect… but when you do, you will truly appreciate the many fine aspects of this game.

There is a seriously cool video to this game (very MTV), which samples some of the groovy beats and funky rap that you will later be cruising down the mountain to.

Overall ‘Chill’ is a must-have for all you winter sports fans out there - Get it NOW!

Knowledge -

1.  What system does this game use? Playstation

2. What is ‘Chill’? Chill is a new snowboarding game

3. How many players are there to chose from? There are 4 players to choose from.

Comprehension -
4. When is this game available in shops?  Explain. This game is out in stores now. I know this because in the table at the top it says ‘Release - Out Now’. Also at the end it says Get it Now

5. Is this a game which is easily mastered?  Explain.

No I know this because this game would have to take you at least a long term of hours to master because there are some weird funky stunts to get good at.

6. Does the reviewer think this is a good game?  Explain.

The reviewer is a great game because  there are a lot of tracks and you can even play with a friend and race them at snowboarding. Also there are some good obstacles, and cool boards.

Application -
7. What category would you place this game under in the shop, e.g. educational, mystery? Explain.

I would place the game under Adventure it is a racing game and there are some weird tracks and it could be very hard to master.

8. What questions would you ask the reviewer regarding ‘Chill’? Explain.

The questions I would ask the reviewer are:

Do you think this game is suitable for children over 12?

Would this game go worldwide?

Are the tracks inappropriate?

Why did the creator create this game?

Do you think there will be a 2nd part to the game?

Is there a ‘boss’ level?

Thinking beyond...

Analysis -

How is this review similar to a book review? Explain.

This is similar to a book review because it is asking you some questions that may be similar to a book. Also they are asking the main questions and focusing on the story.

Synthesis -

Devise your own way of presenting a review of a game you have enjoyed.  Present a demonstration to the class.

Evaluation -

Prepare a list of features or characteristics used to judge a game.  Which are most important?

Hands on -

Organise a game swap amongst your class.  Set up a filing system (google doc) to keep track of who has which game and when it is due back.  

This is my readabout it thinkabout task. I did unit 2  which was 'Chill Out'. I found this easy. It was about a snowboarding game.

Xtramath result

This is my xtramth result. I am getting a lot better at this. My goal is to get past addition and onto subtraction.

Algebraic Thinking by Isabella

This is my flow chart. I had to show you how to play 'Algebra'. This is a simple game.

Comments by Isabella

I have made a comment to Lavinia about her comic life poster for 'The Great Pancake Race' instructions.

This i sthe comment I made to room 7 for their knowledge on Rocks

Fast Factors result by Isabella

This was my first result, it wasn't really good. I know I could be faster. Even though I know all the six times table I was still slow.

This was my second result. I got better and I was more faster. I have learnt all of the answers to the 6 times tables. I have improved a lot.

Sentences Activity

Level 41

L.I - Making sentences

Challenge - At school my teacher gave me a challenge

Certificate - I got given a certificate at netball for player of the day

Choking - I stopped my friends from choking each other

Commercial - There was a commercial on tv for toothpaste

Chickenpox - I caught the chicken pox when I was a baby

Attendance - I never get 100% attendance because i’m away most days of school.

Detention - When I go collage I won’t be getting into detention

Dominoes - I played a game of dominoes

Lodge - We went to Kokako Lodge for Camp

Cape - I wore a cape   

Using Te ara

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

1. Waitemata Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki River.

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia.

Use our skimming and scanning skills.

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.

What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?

It is a drowned river valley.

Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital?

It was chosen to be the capital because the harbours deep navigable

channels and sheltered bays.

What does Waitemata mean?

Waitemata means obsidian waters 

Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata:

Auckland’s chief port -  Auckland’s port on the Waitematā was vital to the progress of the city and region.

Viaduct basin - The Viaduct Basin, site of the old fishing harbour, was redeveloped in the mid-1990s as a site where the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron could host the America’s Cup in 1999 and 2003.

Westhaven - Westhaven Marina, with 1,800 berths, is the largest managed marina in Australasia, and a symbol of Aucklanders’ love of sailing.

Harbour bridge - The Auckland Harbour Bridge (1,020 m long) was opened in 1959 to link the Auckland isthmus with the north.

Greenhithe bridge - The Greenhithe Bridge was built in 1975 as an alternative harbour crossing, spanning the upper Waitematā from Hobsonville to Greenhithe on the North Shore.

Natural features - Natural features of the Waitematā include Meola reef (also known as Te Tokoroa, meaning ‘a long reef’), a rocky submarine promontory.

My Xtramaths result

This is my first xtramath result for term 4. I am getting faster and I am getting faster at it. I have only got 1 wrong answer. I am getting to know my pluses faster because I have a strategy for the 9's and I am counting in my head faster.

Camp ebook by Isabella

My Camp recount by Isabella

Hike

WOW! That mountain is so high, its huge and looks horrible to walk up.

I stood at the bottom of the massive, steep mountain with Viola, we said to each other, “we can do this” but really we were holding on to every tree that we saw to prop ourselves up. I had just realized that I was walking at the back with my friend Tatiana. We were so exhausted that we were holding onto each others bag and making others drag us up.

“Come on Isabella and Tatiana” Ms Kirkpatrick said to us. I was making up excuses so I could stop. “Ohhh,” Tatiana, Viola and I said as we were going up the steep steps. Finally I got to sit down. “Can we stay here until I am ready to start walking” I said, “Umm Isabella what about everyone else” Mz Kirkpatrick said. So I thought to myself can I carry on with this walk.

I was walking in the front and this time I stayed in the front with my best friends.  “Can you please wait for me” I said. When that happened I went to the back. “Stop pushing man” as I said angrily.

“Ms Kirkpatrick, I can’t feel my legs.” I thought to myself “I know what Ms Kirkpatrick will say, she will tell me to suck it up and keep on walking,” but I said it anyway, and Ms Kirkpatrick said what I knew she was going to say.

Tatiana and I saw the wobbly bridge to cross I was huffing and puffing. I took a step on the bridge I was holding up the queue. Then once I was at the campgrounds I pushed my friends off their seats and I sat on the seat like it was the last day of camp and I was ready to go home.  

It was a fun, yet tiring day going up the steep, muddy, mountain. Fun day with all my friends but at the same time the worst day ever. This was probably the longest I have ever walked in my life.

My Kauri Dieback Prezi

How to write a bibliography Isabella

How to write a Bibliography

L.I. - Know how to reference a book correctly

When we are doing research we need to find corroborating sources of information.  A good way to do this is to find a book and a website that give you the same information.  This means that the information in most likely to be accurate.

At the end of the presentation it is important to cite the books and websites you have used.  This activity shows you how to present the book. information.

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Using the scans from books used in our volcanoes unit, write the bibliography entry.

Surname, First name. (year) Title. Publisher: Place of publication

• Edward, John. (2005) Plate tectonics and continental Drift. evans brothers limited: London
• Netzley. Patricia D. (2003) Volcanoes Kidhaven press: Farmington Hills, MI
• Firestone, Mary. (2006) Volcanologist chelsea house publishers:USA
• Rae, Alison (2005) Earthquakes and volcanoes. Evans brothers limited: London

Library skills - Glossary

A helping hand from the Glossary

L.I. - Library/Research skills

Using a glossary

Sometimes a book also has a glossary at the beginning or the end.  This gives short explanations of specialised or difficult terms used in the book.  The following is an example is from a book about the moon.

GLOSSARY Albedo        Asteroid   Mare Satellite Sputnik 1

in astronomy, the reflective property of planets a small rocky object found mainly in a belt or flat ring between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars; also called a minor planet because it is so small (the largest are only 200 km across). a large flat plain on the moon caused by lava flows and marked by ridges, depressions and faults; all 14 maria are on the side of the moon that faces Earth. a natural (e.g. moon) or artificial (e.g. spacecraft) object that orbits around a larger astronomical body. the first artificial satellite, which was launched into space to orbit around the Earth in 1957.

Name an artificial satellite. Spacecraft

Sputnik 1 - a natural (e.g. moon) or artificial (e.g. spacecraft) object that orbits around a larger astronomical body.

the first artificial satellite, which was launched into space to orbit around the Earth in 1957.

What is another term for a minor planet in orbit between Mars and Jupiter?

Asteroid a small rocky object found mainly in a belt or flat ring between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars; also called a minor planet because it is so small (the largest are only 200 km across).

What is the term for an object that orbits around another larger planetary body?

Satellite a natural (e.g. moon) or artificial (e.g. spacecraft) object that orbits around a larger astronomical body.

What is the term used for a large flat lava flow on the moon?

Mare a large flat plain on the moon caused by lava flows and marked by ridges, depressions and faults; all 14 maria are on the side of the moon that faces Earth.

What term is used to describe the characteristic light reflecting from a planet?

Albedo in astronomy, the reflective property of planets

Spelling activity level 39

Level 39

L.I - Making sentences

Inflexible - I was really inflexible

Obstacle - We had to do this really hard obstacle

Rigid - I was rigid when we were doing athletics

Reverse - My mum had to reverse the car so my aunt could go

Refine - The man had to refine my dad

Concept - My sister had an concept to building a house

Cease - We had to cease the day with a game

Chronic - I had an chronic that was really bad.

Currency - The Australian currency is different to us

Percusion - Me and my friends joined the percussion group

The battle of the Mountains

My Hundertwasser artwork

This is my hundertwasser artwork.

My letter to the Howick Historical Village

Panmure Bridge School

Kings Road

Panmure

Thursday 11 July

Dear Howick Historical Village

Thank you so much for having us, we have had a fun time. I have learnt so much about school in the past. Once we got there I was excited to see what you had in mind for us. My favourite part of this trip was when we got to play with the activities outside. My favourite activity I liked was when we got the two sticks that look like swords with the ring and we had to throw it to the other person and we had to catch it with the two sticks. The other activity I liked was stilts, even though it was hard I still managed to do it, but I practise with the beginner ones first.

I also liked it when we got to the Pakuranga School house and we got to play with the toys, I had a fun time with all the toys. One of my favourite was the Jacobs Ladder, It was so cool to see the people going down the ladder so fast. The other toy I liked was the men on the string, I went on that one the most and when we had competitions I won most of them because I got to know how the toy works. I also learnt that back in the 1800 plastic wasn't invented so they used wood, glass, string, ribbon, and they used cardboard for the people.

Thank you for showing us what it was like back then in schools. Once I saw what it was like I started to get a little bit scared. Thank you Mrs White, for teaching me about the British Isles and about Queen Victoria. From that I have learnt that Queen Victoria married her cousin Prince Albert. I also learnt about pennies, farthings, shillings and pounds. Even though it was a bit scary I still learnt a lot. Also when we got to the school house we got told that the ladies walked with their hands tucking each other, and the boys had to walk straight and with their hands on their sides, and that it is always ladies before gentlemen.

When I was going around the village I learnt so much like back then the Maori used wooden frames to dry eels. Also I learnt that back then when they were ironing their clothes they used metal for ironing. Also with the other iron it has it’s own chimney because with that iron you put some wood in the iron and they smoke will come. Also with the other iron it has a handle where you take it off because with some irons you put it in the fire to heat up then by the time it is hot you have to take it out and you have to hold it by the handle that is hot so there is a handle that is made out of wood and since wood doesn't get hot you can hold it by the handle and your hand won’t burn. So that's all the things I enjoyed about the trip and all the things I have learnt. Thank you again for having us and we hope we would get to come another day with more people and more parents to help. Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Isabella

My research on Friedrich Hundertwasser

Hundertwasser - Research

L.I. - Research an artist

Be able to discuss characteristics of his work

Use black PVA and dye to recreate a Hundertwasser village

Who was Friedrich Hundertwasser and tell me three things about him as a person?

1. He was born in Vienna, Austria in 1928
2. He is one of the most important artist and architect during the 20 century
3. Friedrich Hundertwasser died on February 19, 2000 in N.Z

What subject did he mostly draw/paint?

- He drew what people might do e.g live, wear. He would draw things in his dream, he designs or paints anything.

Name 3 characteristics of his work.

The 3 things that he paints or design are:

1. Something to do with people and what they do in their life
2. He always puts windows
3. He makes it different shapes and sizes also different colours.

Paste a photo of one of his work

List 6 things you like about it

I like this building because:

It is colourful and big

It is very tall

It is different shapes

It has plenty of space to fit enough people

It is beautiful

It has a lot of windows so there would be plenty of sun.