Posting a Quality Blog Comment

Over the past few weeks for Cybersmart, we have been creating to teach other how to write a Quality Blog Comment. A quality blog comment must have: Positive, thoughtful, helpful sentences. I found it hard making the robot using only shapes. I found it easy doing the sentences. This is what I made only using shapes:

   

How to make Hokey Pokey

How to Make Hokey Pokey

This week in Literacy, we learnt how to make Hokey Pokey. While Mrs. Jack was making the Hokey Pokey, we had to take notes. This is how you make hokey pokey;

Step 1:
Pour two half a cup of sugar in a pot and heat it in the stove.

Step 2:
Next, Pour some golden syrup into the pot.

Step 3:
Grab a spatula and stir. Set the timer for three minutes.

Step 4:
Pour 2 tsp (teaspoons) of baking soda into the mixture while mixing it. You will see that the mixture will turn thicker and will get puffy.

Step 5:
When the mixture is melted, let it sit for about an hour and a half.

Proverbs

Eyes can see everything except themselves.

- You can see and judge other people except for yourself.

Maths Bar graph

This past weeks in Maths - Statistics we have been working on a bar graph. We made a graph about people's favorite types of parties.

Explanation about Sea Turtles

Last week in Literacy, we have been writing about Explanations. I wrote one about Sea Turtles.

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Title: Sea Turtles

Date: 2 / 08 / 201

Sea Turtles have existed since the Jurassic. They have been here for 150 Million years. They have survived through the challenges of the eons, and the dinosaurs. First, an adult female turtle lays its eggs in where she dug a hole to put the eggs there and protects them from threats. Its eggs feels leathery, and is sized and looks like white, ping-pong balls. Out of 1000 eggs being laid, roughly 20% will never hatch. Adults breed for 2 decades, which is 20 years. A small sea turtle can be about the size of your palm. Unfortunately, 50% who reach the surf will perish. 400 baby turtles reach the water. Along their way to the water, they face danger or threats, such as crabs, seagulls, raccoons, and debris (rubbish). A new host of predators such as; dolphins, sharks, sea birds, fishes, and mostly, killer whales, are also waiting for the sea turtles. Only 20 hatchlings (baby turtles) make it to the adult. After many years, they will grow in size. After approximately 2 decades of age, they will be old enough to breed. Of those that began from eggs in the beach, now less than -10% remain. Some turtles suffer with chemicals in the sea, which caused their survival rate drop to 1% or less, and that made the sea turtles overwhelmed. Now there are only seven remaining species of sea turtles; Loggerhead, Kemp’s Ridley, Olive Ridley, Hawksbill, Flatback, and Leatherback. Sea turtles are now endangered. There used to be millions of sea turtles in the world, but now there’s less than a million. That was a sad journey of growing up as a turtle since they suffer from many threats and they have to risk it just to make it to the adult, or just to survive. 4,600 - which means 90% - of turtles die each year.
	I like how you have a lot of information for each paragraph I also like how you have got a lot of punctuation I like how all of your sentences are interesting and simple I also like how you set out everything. I think you have to work on to try and not write so much. Merika; buddy checked

What I know about weather

This is what I know about weather.

Please comment and share your knowledge about weather so I gain more information for my learning

What are scissors?

This week in Literacy, we have been working about scissors. I wrote about what it is and what it's used for.

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Title: How does it work?

Date: 23 / 7 / 2018

What is a pair of scissors, and what is it used of it? A pair of scissors consists of a pair of sharp blades that is rotated so that the sharpened edges would slide against each other when the handles are closed, That’s why you must be supervised by an adult. It is used for cutting thin things such as paper, plastic, rubber, cloth, etc. When using scissors, you can see that the pair of blades slide against each other and you can hear the scissors snip! If you touch the metal blade of the scissors, it would feel quiet cold. If the scissors are kinda rusty, it would smell kinda fishy. When using scissors for the first time, you must be supervised by an adult. How do we use scissors? Step 1: Grab and hold the scissors. Step 2: Put your thumb and your other fingers to the two handles. Step 3: Now, if you put the handles together, the scissors will be closed. And if you pull them apart, the scissors would be opened.
	Merika: I like how you changed your words into more interesting words. I also like how you wrote steps from using scissors. I think you need to work on more punctuation.

Novel Study

Novel Study

This week in Literacy, we're gonna be learning about what a narrative (novel) is, about characters, and questioning. A narrative is a Fiction or a Fairy Tale. It has a problem, and a solution too. You also need to put a setting where the scene happened. At the end, you also can put a conclusion. It also needs to have characters. Characters needs to have names, voice, and talent. The novel also needs the main character. What is questioning? Questioning is like what good readers do which is questioning themselves as they're reading. It's also like asking questions before reading and during reading.

Depressed and Cheerful Poem

Depressed and Cheerful Poem

This week in Writing, we have been writing poems about Feelings. I wrote a poem about Depression and about Cheerful which is the opposite of Depressed.

Paper Aeroplanes - Measurement

Paper Aeroplanes - Measurement

In Maths I have been learning about Measurement. I have been learning how to estimate and measure. I made a paper plane. My teacher marked out a runway with a measuring tape. First, I had to estimate how far my plane can go. I estimated 1.5 m, It actually flew 2 m. My second throw I estimated 3 m, it actually flew 2.90 meters. I found hard making the paper aeroplanes because we needed to follow the directions that is shown and it was kinda hard. I enjoyed flying the paper aeroplanes and estimating how long it will go.

Maori Kites

Maori Kites

Maori Kites are used to communicate with the Gods, to fly people to the skies and to celebrate Matariki (Maori New Year). They are also known as Manu Tukutuku. Here is what I've been working on this week.

 

Bird Feeders (STEM Technology)

BIRD FEEDERS

This term in S.T.E.M, we have been learning about Bird Feeders so we can gather some birds in our school by feeding them.

What steps have we taken in class to aid our learning?

-We planned on how and what we are going to do for next week, which is our Building time, so we don't need to think about it when we are building.
-When it was time to build, we knew what to do because we planned about it. We built a bird feeder made of wood that is shaped cylinders, plastic containers, and string.
-Then, after that we need to put it on a branch of a tree so birds can see and then we can gather some birds around our school.

I found creating the plan challenging because we can't make our own slideshows because we don't have enough time and we really need cooperation.

I found making the bird feeders  enjoyable because it was kind of hard making it but it's also fun and we needed to put some effort on it so we enjoyed making the bird feeders.