Week 3 Term 2 Reflection

Word Work: This week for Word Work I did Meanings, Origins and Sentences.

Word Work Week 3 Term 2

Initiative

Meaning- The Power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do.  

Origin- French  

Sentence- Use your initiative to do the right thing.  

Mirage

Meaning- an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, especially the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert or on a hot road caused by the refraction of light from the sky by heated air.

Origin- Latin

Sentence-  A Mirage is coming.

Propulsion

Meaning- The Action of driving or pushing forwards.

Origin- Medieval Latin  

Sentence- The Plane cannot leave the hangar until its propulsion is fixed.

Reminiscence

Meaning- A story told about the past event remembered by the narrator.  

Origin- Late Latin

Sentence-  In other cases early costumes are preserved only as a historical reminiscence at festivities.

Renege  

Meaning- Go Back on a promise, undertaking or contract.

Origin- Medieval Latin

Sentence- Although my father made a promise to extend my curfew, he later decided to renege upon his word and ordered me home by eleven.

Book Advertisement: This week on a google drawing we had to make a Advertisement on a book I choose Gangsta Granny.

Reflection W1 T2 Literacy

Word Work: This is My Word Work from this week I have done Rainbow writing which is where you have Rainbow words. 
 
Plastic:

Plastic


It burns easily.


It is not good for the environment.


You can make things out of it like polo fleeces. And Other staff

Honor

I think that plastic is a bad thing that has been invented because it kills the environment and it is not good for animals like Fish and land animals.



Ruby: I think that Plastic is bad because you don’t need to use plastic even for shopping bags because you can use recyclable bags.



Katelin

I think that plastic is bad for our environment because it is killing our sea life And Other animals.

Typing test Week 6

My Accuracy has improved but my speed has gone down a little bit. 

Literacy Reflection Term 1 Week 10

Writing:

The pod travelled everywhere together. Moving as one through the ice-cold, northern waters, they began to stalk their prey... hunting it down to eat they were good at catching their own prey. They move together as a group and stalk there prey together through the icy waters.

Wonderopolis Writing:

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/do-animals-dream

If you watched a dog sleep you will think that it dreams. A dog deep asleep will twitch, move and moan as if it was dreaming about running through a land made of bones big Juicy bones.

But the question is can animals actually dream?

Scientists would agree the same with any animal lover you might ask. Animals indeed appear to dream like any human. But how do Scientists know did the ask different species of animals?

No they did not Animals can’t talk to us about their dreams. But humans wish they could talk to us like they do in the movies or books.

But Scientists need to be more smart than that to know Do Animals dream?

Researchers from Cambridge University studies conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conclude that animals can dream. Animals can have very complex dreams about memories or moments while they were awake.

 

Canterbury Swimming 2017

Canterbury Swimming
On the 6th of April Cleo and I went to Christchurch  to do Canterbury swimming. I got in for Breaststroke 50 meters and Freestyle 50 meters. 1st in my heat for breaststroke overall i got 2nd, for freestyle in my heat I got 3rd but overall i think i got 9th. We watched my sister do her breaststroke and she came 3rd in her heat and i don't really know what she came overall.  Here is a photo with my certificate. 
  

Week 9 Numeracy Reflection

                                           Numeracy 

I am working on Problems involving Multiplication it is harder that the Contracted multiplication. 

Week 9 Literacy Reflection

Word Work 

Meaning

Vengeance - Punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong.  

Reservoir - The Large natural or artificial lake as a source of water supply.

Righteous - Morally right or justifiable.

Saboteur - A person who engages in sabotage

Scrupulously - In a very careful and thorough way.

Occurrence - An incident or event.

Pantomime - a theatrical entertainment, mainly for children, which involves music, topical jokes, and slapstick comedy and is based on a fairy tale or nursery story, usually produced around Christmas - Christmas is a time where family gets together and Santa comes and delivers presents.

Refuge - The state of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger or difficulty.

Predecessor - A person who held a job or office before the current holder

Marvelous - Causing great wonder; extraordinary

Commercial - concerned with or engaged in commerce

Photograph - A picture made using a camera, in which is an image is focused on to light sensitive material and then made visible and permanent by chemical treatment or stored digitally

Authority- The Power or right to give orders.

Humorous - Causing laughter and amusement.

Writing Camp Reflection

Intro

2 Weeks ago Mamaku 1 went on camp to Westport on the 6-8 of March. We stayed at the University of Canterbury where we had delicious meals cooked by the parents. We also went to many places like Charleston gold mine, Nile River, The Seal colony and Deniston and lots more.

Where

• Westport
• Nile River
• Seal Colony
• Deniston
• University of Canterbury  
• Muesuems

When

• 6-8 of March
• 2 Weeks ago
• 2017

What

• Westport Camp 2017  

Why

• For Camp

Who

• Mamaku 1
• Parent helper
• Miss Panther and Mrs Clark

Paragraph 1 - What

Westport camp 2017 was a fun camp where we got to go to lots of different places. We stayed at a nicely cleaned place and the parents cooked us delicious meals.

Paragraph 2 Where

On Westport camp we went to The Seal Colony , Nile River , Deniston and The Aquatic centre and Museums. We also stayed at the University of Canterbury which was a nice place with enough room for everyone.

Paragraph 3 - Why

We went to westport for school camp, we do school camp every year.

Paragraph 4 - Who

Mamaku 1 Miss Panther and Mrs Clark came to Westport