Character Backstory

Hello for writing we looked at Wacky Races we had to make up a backstory for one of the characters in Wacky Races I chose Dick Dastardly he is the bad guy in the show. 

I hope you like my backstory.     

Character Backstory

Name: Dick Dastardly

Dick Dastardly grew up with his crooked Grandad. His family died in a Wacky Race but they had an accident. His Mum and his Dad were trying to win the World Cup. They tried to cheat his Dad shots out his rope out of his car and he was trying to get in front of the first player but then Dick Dastardly Mum swept in from behind his Dad and then the rope hit his Mums car then they got out of control and flew of the cliff and that was the end he was sad with out his Mum and Dad then now he leaves with his Grandad.

Years later he sat with his Grandad and begged him to go to the Wacky Races and he started to cry. Please can I go? I want to win the World Cup PLEASE! He said so for years and years his Grandad showed him how to drive a car. Dick Dastardly was getting better and better but now he needed to make his own car and that when he found it he stole peoples parts from other cars and it was amazing he said in his head, he laughed with excitement and jumped around and around. Then waited till the next Wacky Race.     

    

 

Help During Change

Help During Change

Hi readers today I am showing you this slide about Women health and how to use products this is something that the class has made. Me and Diago did feminine products.

Thank you for looking at my blog post 

Buisness enterprise

Buisness enterprise

Whats it's about: Business enterprise is about using 20 dollars to make something that is cool and useful and make some prophet from your 20 dollars.    

Whats your group name: My group name is Fruity Chains we called it Fruity Chains because we chose to make Fruit Burst chains and our prophet if we sell all of the will be over 100 dollars.  

What your plan: To make Fruit Burst chains using string.  

 What part are you up to: waiting for the fruit burst to make our items.

Drama

Drama

What you have learned? I learnt how to act without talking and using to create other objects  

What was your favourite? When we watched drama comedies.

What was challenging? learning how to do actions with our body's and not using our voice.

what styles/genes did you learn about? comedies, clowning and musical.  

what is your favourite drama game? making sense with our body's and trying what they are.

Dr U Who

List 3 ways that Dr U Who can help people in the hospital.

1. Dr U Who act silly and funny to calm down the patient

2. by laughing at the clown's your hormones are like a natural chemicals that tell our bodies how to react to scary situations.

3. The clown's make you happy and your blood level goes down and it makes the people that are looking after the kid a much easier job.

In your own words, explain how ‘laughter is the best medicine

it's a good way of not being sad and it can change a lot of thing, your brain tell you to not be scared and be calm and that why laughter is the best medicine.

How does this reading relate to what you are learning in Drama? 

It's about the different types of emotions that a clown can make you feel and drama is all about acting and getting the audience to feel different emotions like you can make them sad, happy, scared and claim and that's why I think this story is related to Drama.

Here's the picture of my clown that I made on Avatar maker hope you like it.

Te Whare Tapa Wha

Hello today I answers some questions about Te Whare Tapa Wha, Te Whare Tapa Wha is about your wellbeing it is important to look after yourself u can have different emotions on the way you look after yourself and this is why I made this blog post hope you like.

Had you heard about Te Whare Tapa Wha before?
No

What are the 4 dimensions that make up the whare?

• taha tinana = physical wellbeing
• taha hinengaro = mental wellbeing
• taha wairua = spiritual wellbeing
• taha whānau = family wellbeing

Why do you think the model looks like a wharenui (house)?

I think they used a wharenui for Te Whare Tapa Wha, because a wharenui has 4 walls and witch represents the 4 dimensions.

Why do we need to take care of our well being? 

It's a very important part of your life and a big impact on your behaviour and emotions. Because being healthy emotionally can effective in activities like school work that is why you should look after your self. 

Women Suffrage

Women Suffrage

Today we read a texts about women suffrage it was based on a New Zealander name Kate Sheppard. She was the leader who stated women suffrage, women suffrage is a protest to vote. She did this because there were not fair rules like women just cooking, clean and looked after kids all day and men were over powered and the men got to do anything. here is some questions about women suffrage     

 What year did Maori men get the vote? By 1867 gold miners and Maori men could also vote to decide the government.

Why did most people think women should not vote? Because they need someone to clean the house and look after everything. 

What does the phrase "drinking their wage" mean? Wasting your money on alcohol and you will have no more money.

How did the WCTU help the poor? The WCTU put soup shops in hospitals and prisons to stop men buying alcohol 

What was the main form of protest that the women used to change the law? All of the women sighing a big peace of paper witch had over 25.000 people that sighed it, then Kate Sheppard headed up the WCTU and showed all of the men.

Why is Kate Sheppard on our $10 note? because she was the first ever women to make women vote.

Copyright

 

Today we did a DLO all about me and we learnt about copyright. Copyright is a picture that you are not aloud to use as your own and why you cant do this because they can sue you if you don't get there promising to show it. So you have to find a picture that you are aloud to use.

Kate Sheppard

Vocabulary 

Suffrage: Suffrage means the right to participate in making a decision. like letting women to vote.  

Convince: Talking someone into doing something and promising something back in return.

Parliament: The New Zealand Parliament is were people that are the highest legislature. A legislature is somebody that makes laws. 

Prohibitionist: Somebody that tell's people what they cant do. 

Climate change

Today I am going to do some vocabulary all about climate change and did I summarising on the protest's that have been happening in New Zealand here is what I did.  

Climate change 

Explaining your understanding of Climate Change Protest

In Auckland on the 15th of march 2019 there were over 1000 students that marched the streets, demanding a change to stop global warming. They did this because there were a lot of floods happening because, the ice was melting and that is why people are walking the streets.

Vocabulary

Climate change: it include warming temperatures the stay for a long period. 

Campaign: A campaign is a series of action or event to try and achieve something.

Demonstration: showing that something is true and you have proof.

Zero Carbon: Zero carbon means that no carbon emissions are being produced by anyone.

The Mohawk

Today I read about a story called The Mohawk by Sarah Johnson, the story is about a kid trying to stand out by cutting his hair into a mohawk. So I had to do some task about the story hope you like it.  here is the link to the story

The Mohawk

1. Why do you think Leo wanted a mohawk hairstyle for his first day at intermediate? He wanted to stand out and be known to everyone because he was like the one kid at school who you would forget.

2. How did the other kids react? Why did they react that way? They thought it looked funny and they started to laughed at him and wondering why he did that to his hair. 

3. How did Matua Glen react to Leo’s mohawk? Matua Glen was curious why he had a mohawk.

4. What were some examples from the website from Matua Glen of who had the mohawk hairstyle in history? There were black and white photos of soldiers with mohawks from the Second World War

5. Besides hairstyle, how could someone protest through their appearance? by a group of kid from school cutting there hair like a mohawk to make the kid happy

Touch pad

 

Touch Pad

Today we learnt how to use the touch pad we did some actives and it was fun hope you like my blog  

Cyber smart

 Why is being "Cybersmart" important to our kura and our learning?

The internet is a good tool to use at school but some people use it wrong, being cyber smart helps with your learning it's not for talking to people on the internet at school you can do that in your own time. It is for work that you have to do like a blog and it makes life more easier you can share create and learn those are something that you can do at school.

Protest

Today we have been about protesting I learnt about Parihaka, Women Suffrage, Black Life Mater, The Long Hikoi and Springbok Tour and more it was a lot of fun to learn about different protest and how it changed NZ hope you like my work.    

suffrage: women were not aloud to vote so they did something about it and they did then they got there right to vote.

union: it is when workers join together and fight to get a better payment  

watersider: A person who works on a wharf, a wharf is a place for ships to load and unload.

1. What is the name of the law that ensures we have a right to protest in NZ? The name of the right to protest in NZ is The Human Right Act. The Human Right Act is to ensure that everyone in NZ is treated fairly.

2. When did soldiers invaded Parihaka? On the 5 of November 1881 Maori dident fight back they did a peaceful protest.

3. How many women signed the Women's Suffrage petition? There is over 500 pages long and singed over 25.000 women.

4. What is New Zealand's most famous hikoi?  It is called The Maori Land March it started on September 1975.

Choose one of the protests from the article and summarise it in your own words. Answer who, what, when, where, and how? 

I'm going to do Parihaka, Parihaka was led by Te Whiti-o-Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi. They wanted to make a peaceful protest so they did'int fight or yell they used words, they gave food to to the soldiers and sent kids to greet them to stop them from taking there land. They started on the 5 of November 1881 and it was set at the western Taranaki settlement. 

1. When you read this article, what does it remind you of? How New Zelanders changed the country and the world.

2. Have you ever seen or been involved in a protest? I have seen a protest but not been in one the protest I saw was black lives mater.

Students should not have to wear school uniform

Students should not have to wear school uniform

Students should not have to wear school uniform I think it should be compulsory. Some people don't have that much money to buy school uniform. It can be relay steers full for the caregiver. next I will tell you why i think it should be compulsory.

Some kids like to wear school uniform and it looks good on them and other kids don't like school uniform it is itchy and you have to wash it everyday. But it is a good way to represent your school like if you are going on a school trip, playing sport or even just walking back home. If you don't have school uniform you can just go in your normal every day clothes instead of school uniform and you don't need to clean your clothes over and over again.

This is why school uniform should be compulsory instead of just wearing you school uniform it makes it so much easier then just wearing school uniform.  

CARR stamps encourage student to make positive choices

 CARR stamps encourage student to make positive choices 

CARR card's are a great reward for being good. but the CARR card's take ten full CARR card's to get a five dollar and kids will give up when they don't have ten.   

but I don't think that people like to do CARR cards. There are not that much people that care about CARR cards stamps, even know there are CARR card's kids still muck around they don't do there work, they don't lesson to the teacher and they are disrespectful as well. CARR cards take ten full CARR card's to get a five dollar and kids will give up when they don't have ten.  

Wants persuasive writing

Wants persuasive writing

There are lots of different cars there fast cars, 3 wheeled cars, big cars, small cars, even salt water cars. Today I am going to tell you why cars are a want. Cars are really expensive so not everyone has the money to buy a car. But if you do have the money you can do a lot of things like.

having some family time and getting to know each other. It is easy transport you can go on a  holiday, it's faster than walking, there is a lot of room to put your groceries away. You won't  be late to your job, school, meetings and other important things that you could go to.

cars are all just upgrades from the bike it make's your life so much easier I hope you know now why cars are a want not a need.

  

amphibious boats

The amphibious boats

Hi I have been learning about amphibious boats, a amphibious boat is a boat witch can go on land it has 3 wheel's and look like a boat. I answer some tasks and I learnt a lot about amphibious boats were it came from and how it was made. hope you like my work      

 

Why you need a oven

Why you need a oven 

I will be telling you why you need a oven, The earliest ovens were in Central Europe  witch date back to 29,000 BC. in Ukraine from 20,000 BC they used pits with hot coals covered in ashes. The food was wrapped in leaves and set on top then covered with dirt.

I think you need a oven because it makes cooking or baking so much easier. if you don't have a oven you can't cook your meat and then you meat will be raw and you can't eat it, you need a oven to survive you will not get any fibres witch you need to be healthy.

Those are just the few of the reasons why you need a oven.  

 

Ice cream is better than cake

Ice cream is better than cake

Today I am going to tell you why I think ice cream is better than cake, because Ice cream is good on a hot day, it's nice and cold and its nice to have with friends. Cake sometimes is really dry and it is hard to eat, you can get food all over yourself then you have to clean it up all of the mess. That is my opinion on why I think ice cream is better than cake.   

Cats are better than dogs

 Hi in reading today we are learning persuasive writhing and the subject is about cats are better that dogs.

I disagree because I think dogs are better then cats, cats scratch you and they run away all the time, dogs protect you when you are in danger, they are always around you they are playful.        

Designed for Good

Designed for Good 

What was the problem that Craig Bond had?

The problem was he had a flat tier and a man pumped it up with compressed air and that gave him an idea.

Give two reasons why Craig and his classmates want to design a new pest trap? 
They saw in 2007 what the damage was from the possums and other stokes.

There was a lot of stokes in NZ so they made a new and better trap.

What were the requirements for the new trap design? 

Pests had to die quickly with little pain.

Explain in your own words what a prototype is. 

Prototype is the first product you made but can be improved.

What is the message or theme of this story?

Trying to get rid of the pests and killing them with as little pain.

Pavlova

Pavlova 

today we learnt about who made pavlova and some question about pavlova. hope you like it

 

Bungee jumping

Bungee jumping

Today we learnt how bungee jumping was invented we had some tasks to do and I made this.

An New Life for Old Machines

What does Fisher & Paykel do to help the environment? How do they do this? 
by recycling old diverting thousand of tons of materiel away from NZ landfill.

What does coal, oil and natural gas do to the environment?

it pollute the air that we breath in and it is no good for your body.

What does non-renewable mean?

non-renewable mean green energy and natural resources.

The energy of moving things is called…

It is called kinetic energy the energy to move things.

Explain in your own words how a wind turbine works?

instead of using electricity to make wind, wind turbines use wind to make electricity.

Reflecting on Te Ao Whanui

W.A.L.T. we are learning to read instructions carefully and complete our work to our personal best 

Hi this week in Te Ao Whanui/reading we have been reading about an upgrade on gas and coal energy and using wind to make energy. Here is a link to the texts

I finished the task that was set as good as I could. I found a right spot to set and not talk to get my work done. I read the questions as carefully as I could so I could get the task finished at the right time.  

how do you get your work finished? 

   

String instrument

String instrument

Problem Solving

Problem Solving

Hi Diago and I have been problem solving here it is.

Changing Lives The Omeo Story

In your own words,  write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) that explains what the Omeo is.

The Omeo is an upgrade of the man powered wheel chair. you don' t need to push or pull, it is all electric, it can go of road its easier to control than an wheel chair.

It took the Omeo team a long time to turn their ideas into reality.

List at least 2 ways that the Omeo is different from a traditional man-powered wheelchair?

1. you use your body to move the Omeo, you lean to the right then you turn to the right, it the same all around.

2. The Omeo can go off road an its easier to control.

What is “one of the most liberating things” about the Omeo?

The Omeo makes it more easy to control and help the people that can't walk.

Think of something you use in your life… what modifications could be made to it that would make it more accessible for people with a physical or invisible disability. 

I would make something that could help people that can't walk, I would make it so you can put it away faster, it can go over bumps, is not man powered so you don't have to push the wheel chair it is able to fit in a car and it can go on an airplane.

Sign Language

 Sign Language

Earth Day

Hello today I'm going to be making a new blog post about Earth day. We have been making stuff for Earth Day and we had to pick one thing that we have done for Earth Day I made a slide about simple ways to help Earth Day. Here it is: 

music

Hi I am talking about music today. for the past week we have been learning about music and what I think about it. music genre that I like, whats my favourite song is and why.

Here is my favourite I like this song because it has a good beat and it makes you feel happy. The genre that I like is rap and hip hop. I think music is a type of way of emotion happy song make you happy and sad song make you sad. I learnt about the different musical notes and tempo and beat.   

Zorbs

 hi today I am show you some facts about Zorbs 

why I am doing fact about Zorbs because a man called Andrew Akers, it was made in nz.

1. They made the Zorbs balls in 1994.

2. Zorbs were meant to be made for walking on water but you could not controll them so they made it for rolling down hills and pools instead of the sea.

3. before they made the zorbs they tried to make floating shoes but the were not that good so they made Zorbs.     

4. there are to different Zorbs one for ground and one for water. 

5. they changed the world by making people walk on water. 

Bessemer Furnace

Bessemer Furnace

Hi today we had to be in a group of 4 to find out what we most need in our life in the old days.

I picked Bessemer Furnace because you need it to cook food to survive. Bessemer Furnace is less expensive then ovens, that means you can buy it faster to cook food.

Whakanuia Ngā Ahurea Cultural Kete

Hi for the past week we had Cultural Kete, we had to make something that redeposited our culture my culture is Maori so Harry and I made a Maori instrument/Taonga pūoro. we made a purerhua they used the purerehua not just for music they also used it for scaring the lizards away from there crops, we made a poster about it as well. here is a photo of the purerehua that we made

    

100 Word Challenge

Reflection

Hello everyone today I did 100 Word Challenge, we had to include 3 words from a book that I read, I chose important, exciting and suddenly. 

Hope you like it.  

Before everything had been completely normal. He had sat eating his breakfast at the kitchen table as he did every day, nothing exciting but today might be the day. He had an important meeting with a millionaire so he got ready after he finished his meal.

It was only when he looked in the mirror suddenly that he realised something was wrong. For a second he had panicked, and a sick feeling grew in his stomach. His mouth felt dry and he started to sweat as he sprinted from room to room trying to find a mirror or a reflection.

Tohunga

Tohunga

Hi everyone today I read a book called Tohunga by Potiki 

here is the link to the book.

International Women's Day

Safety in the laboratory

Safety in the lab

WALT To develop the skills and information required to work safety in a science lab 

1. No eating or drinking in the lab. 

2. Do not touch things that you should not touch.

3. No running in the lab.

4. Listen to the teacher at all times. 

5. do not try to taste the ingredient. 

6. do not play with firer 

Hands on fire

Hands on fire 

Aim is to light my hands safety on fire. 

things to do

1. Collect your equipment.

2.  Put some water into the tray.

3. Put some detergent into the water. 

4. Put on your safety glasses.

5. Tie back your long hair.

6. Take off any jewellery.

7. Wash water on your arms up to your elbows. 

8. Make bubbles in the water using the gas tap. 

9. Lock your elbows.

10. Hold your hands together and scoop up the bubbles. 

The Longest Walk By Rebekah White

 

Hello everyone today I am doing an summary on a book called The Longest Walk By Rebekah White.

Here is a link to the book.

The story The Longest Walk is about how to go across the south and the north land, 

calculating how far the trip is. the amount of food and water you need for the walk, a place to sleep.

• What were some of the things that the family calculated? how many days

1. They need to see how many days is it is going to get there. 
2. They had to have the right amount of bags.
3. How far they have to go.
4. How much litres they need of water.
5. How much food they need.

• Why is it important to be able to figure out the distance when planning a journey or a trip? 

1. So you can get around places. 
2. That means you cant get hungry or dehydrated.
3. How many days you have to get there.
4. So you can know when to make the tent.
5. if you need hiking to clime over stuff. 

 

Three legends

 Three legends

HI today I had to read a text about Cricket I had to make a DLO here is the link to the text if you want to read it.

hope you like it  

how to solve for an angle on a straight line

Boiling points of Liquids.

Boiling points of Liquids.

(You will need to record your experiment using your chromebook.)

Aim: To boil 2 different liquids and record their boiling points.

Hypothesis: I think that water will have the highest boiling point then the Mentholated Spirits.

Equipment:

Test tubes

Bunsen burner

Beaker

Heatproof mat

Tripod

Gauze mat

Beaker

Tongs

Thermometer

Methylated Spirits.

Method:

1. Set up your bunsen burner with the tripod, gauze mat, beaker and water.

2. Light the Bunsen burner.

3. Pour 100ml of water into a beaker.

4. Place the Thermometer in the water and record its temperature once it boils.

5. When it has boiled turn off the Bunsen Burner. IT MUST BE OFF.

6. Add 20ml of Methylated spirits to the test tube.

7. Place the test tube of methylated spirits in the water beaker.

8. Place the thermometer in the Methylated Spirits.

9. Record its temperature.

My Temperature chart

Liquid	Boiling Temperature
Water	100
Methylated Spirits	75\85