Monday 31 March 2014

Short Stories.

I went to the school dance and wasn't excited at all. But then I found the food.

John gave Fred a remote control car for his birthday. It probably would've been smart to get him batteries too.

I was so excited for playing paintball in the weekend! But then I found out all Hamish's sisters were on my team.




Sunday 30 March 2014

Chinese Characters.

How many Chinese characters are there altogether?
Over 50,000.

How many characters does an educated person know?
8000.

How old are Chinese characters?
Over 3500 years ago.

Why are some Chinese characters called pictographs?
Because they are pictures.

What 2 characters join together to make ‘good’?
          
Woman good


What 2 characters join together to make ‘television’?
    电         
electric   vision.

Thursday 27 March 2014

Photos with meanings.

The green match stick could be a person rising up to change but the red match (a group of people) sticks want to stay and are to scared to change.

Wednesday 26 March 2014

<--- What is this photo about? Give a full explanation.

A book is deeper than a film I think is the
message and that means the book always
has more then the movie because the 
movie would be to long or the thing from
the book is impossible to put in a movie.





<---What are 2 possible messages for this photo?

Leaders are important so protect them.





<---What are 2 possible messages for this photo?

Tuesday 25 March 2014

Facts and Opinions.

How can you tell the difference between fact and opinion?
A fact is something you know is right because the fact has evidence.
An opinion is when you think something is right but theres no evidence.

3 facts and 3 opinions about Coca-Cola.

Facts:
1. It has four different types: normal, diet, zero and vanilla.
2. The normal can is red.
3. Coke (normal) has a lot of sugar for a fizzy drink.

Opinions:
1. It tastes better then Pepsi.
2. Coke is the best drink.
3. Coke Zero tastes better then Coke Diet.

Monday 24 March 2014

Sound Cloud.

My Favourite Video Game.

My favourite video game is Assassins Creed (1). Here is the logo.

I have only just recently bought this game even though it came out around six years back, I really wanted to play an Assassins Creed game and the first was the only one I'm aloud right now because it's R13. The rest of the games are R16. The only reason for that is violence.

Assassins Creed 1 is an awesome game with a huge map you can free roam in. The game is based on religions and beliefs from years ago. The map was based on the holy land or what we call now, Israel. In the game there are four cities, Mayasaf, Damascus, Jerusalem and Acre. Mayasaf is your base city and you will go there when you have information for your master or you have finished a big assassination mission. In the other cities you can do optional objectives: Eagle points and saving citizens from guards. also you can do missions.

In the game you play as Altair, the most skilled assassin the creed has in that time. In the game you go back in time because technically you're playing as Desmond, a bartender living a normal life until Templars come and capture him. Templars are enemies to the Creed. They have a machine called the Animus. The Animus lets you access your ancestors memories through DNA strands. The Templars want some information about the Creed way back so they capture Desmond (an ancestor of the assassins) to access those memories. So they put him on the bed and you play as Altair.

There are eight Assassins Creed games (in order) Assassins Creed 1, Assassins Creed 2,
Assassins Creed Brotherhood, Assassins Creed Revelations, Assassins Creed 3 and
Assassins Creed 4. There are also two knock offs called Assassins Creed Bloodline and Assassins Creed Liberations. In 2, Brotherhood and Revelations, you play as Ezio. In three you play as Haytham and Connor (Father and Son) and in 4 you play as Edward Kenway (Haytham's dad). I don't know about the knock offs except that in Liberations you play as a girl and Bloodlines is for PSP only. The rest of the games are for PS3 and Xbox360 except 4 is for PS4 and Xbox1 as well.

I might do a review once I've finished the game.
The End.

Sunday 23 March 2014

Missing Malaysian Airline Missing.

1. What was the name of the plane? MH370.
2. Where was the plane going? Beijing.
3. Where was the plane flying from? Kuala Lumpur.
4. Which airline was the plane flying with? Malaysian Airlines.
5. When did the plane go missing? March?
6. Where did the plane go missing?  2,700-miles from Kuala Lumpur.
7. How many people were on board the plane? 239.
8. What type of plane was it? Boeing 777.

Kia Kaha Lesson 1.

Constable Den.

1. What is bullying.
-Power and control.
-Repeated.
-To hurt our feelings or our body.                                                                                                  

2. Types of bullying.
-Verbal.
-Physical.
-Cyber.
-Blackmail.
-Threats.
-Gestures.
-Religious bullying.
-Peer pressure.
-Social.
-Emotional.      
-Humiliation.
-Intimidation

Wednesday 19 March 2014

Homework week 7-8. Part 1 & 2.

Homework this week is really easy. For this part I had to fill in its or it's in this 14 question task.

  1. __It's__ about time you showed up!
  2. It was __its__ first time out of the cage.
  3. __Its__ feet were covered with sand.
  4. Get up, __it's__ time for school.
  5. I’m glad to see you; __it's__  been a long time.
  6. __It's__ important to study hard for tests.
  7. The bear protected __its__ cubs.
  8. __It's__ my turn to go down the slide.
  9. The dog felt great with __its__ new hair cut.
  10. __It's__ too late to eat dinner.
  11. My car is old and __its__ paint is peeling.
  12. The bird realised that the wind had blown __its__ nest away.
  13. The game came to __its__ conclusion.
  14. Turn down the music, __It's__ hurting my ears.
For my second part I had to create a video on how to do a house hold chore. Here it is:

Homework week 6-7. Part 1&2.

Here is a proof reading task I had to do for Part 1.

The Little Red Hen.


Punctuation: The passage needs 19 capital letters, 19 full stops, 5 commas, 4 apostrophes in contractions and 3 sets of speech marks. Put them in using a different colour for each types of punctuation mark.
Words: Highlight 10 verbs.
Usage:There are 8 words that have been used incorrectly. Circle them and write the correct words as shown in the example.
________________________________________________________________________

A little red hen found a wheat seed. She decided to plant it. She asked a cat, a fox and a pig to help her.
I cant help, said the cat.
Im (to) too busy, answered the fox.
Ive got (two) too much to do, replied the pig.
The little red hen dug a hole. She dropped the seed (in to) into it. She (cover) covered it. The seed (grow) grew into a fine stalk of wheat. The little red hen reaped the wheat. She (grinded) ground it into (flower) flour. She mixed this with water in a bowl and made dough. She put this into a baking dish. She put the dish into the oven. When the loaf was baked she didnt share the bread with the cat, fox and pig. She and her chick (eat) ate it. They asked her how it tasted. She told them that it was delicious.

19 red full stops.
19 blue capital letters.
3 sets of green speech marks.
5 orange commas.
4 purple apostrophes in contractions.
10 Pink verbs. 
8 dark yellow words that have been used incorrectly.

Here is my video for how to use Pythagoras Theorem for part 2.

Sunday 16 March 2014

Fines for not wearing life jackets.

1. Who is the main group of people in the news article?
Mr Norman, who is the harbour master of Hawkes Bay. (A water policeman)

2. What was the key event from the news article?
Mr Norman made it so if you aren't wearing a life jacket you get fined $300.

3. Where did this event take place?
Hawkes Bay.

4. When did this event take place?
March 11th.

5. Why did this event happen?
So you can be safer on the water.

1. Find a quote from the main person in this news article?
The people fined were seen putting their life jackets on only as they entered the harbour in the hope to not get caught.

6. Use the Dictionary in the bottom right hand corner to find the meaning of 3 words from the article.

1. Whilst; while, during, as long as and although. 

2. Regulations; Law.

3. Vessel; Boat or ship.

Link to article.

Thursday 13 March 2014

Too and to.

a) Too is a word which is often confused with to. Research to find out when we should use too. (Too has two meanings, what are they?) Explain in your own words in your post.
The first meaning is a substitute for very. 
The second meaning is a substitute for also.


b) Write four sentences using too. Two for each meaning.
(Very meaning) It's way too hot today.
(Very meaning) He's driving way too fast.
(Also meaning) Are you coming to the playground too?
(Also meaning) Is George coming too?

c) Find 3 sites which have activities or games for practising the use of too. Add the links into your post.



Wednesday 12 March 2014

Apostrophes.

What are the 2 times to use an apostrophe?
In a contraction and with a possession.

When should you use an apostrophe of possession?
When there is someone or something with an s on the end and the word after is theirs.

Where does it go in a sentence? *
1. The cat's bell broke off it's collar.
2. That man's beard is very long.
3. Those children's faces are dirty.

When should you NOT use an apostrophe of possession?
When there is a word with a s on the end but the word after doesn't belong to them.

When should you use an apostrophe of contraction?
When there is a contraction word. (two words joined together.)

Why do we use apostrophe of contractions?
To show their is some letters missing but they have been taken away to make two words one.


Where does the apostrophe of contraction go in a contracted word? *
1. I can go to your house today but I've got to do homework first .
2. I wouldn't eat that if I were you.
3. Isn't that ball yours?

Give 3 examples*

Homework week 5-6 part 2.


In this part I had to make a video showing how to use the box method and, look! There it is!

Monday 10 March 2014

NFC tags. (Near Field Communication)

a) Research and find 5 facts about NFC tags (what they are, how they work, where they are being used etc). Write up the 5 facts in your post.
1. It can give a phone or device information or instructions just by being near it.
2. They don't need batteries, they get their power from any NFC devices nearby.
3. There are different amounts of data that different NFC tags have.
4. Two NFC devices can transfer data by touching each others backs.
5. You can set the tags to do multiple commands at one time.

b) What is good about NFC tags?
They are small and very easy to use and encode.

c) What is one potential weakness of NFC tags?
Once they are locked you can't unlock them.


Sunday 9 March 2014

Homework week 5-6. Part 1

For this part of my homework, I am listening to a podcast of a interview with Heni te Karamu about the battle of Gate Pa. Here they are:

1. (present) people saying story made up
2. Heni te Karamu, Angel of Gate Pa
3. At Waikato river with brother, Neri. They got news of the defeat of Rewi Maniapoto.
4. The soilders were going to Tauranga to stop food, weapons and supplies running through Thompsons track.
5. There were ngaiterangi fighting men at the Pa and they all decided to go back and defend their families.
6. Heni te Karamu went with her brother to be a warrior in the battle.
7. Heni te Karamu was told to leave with the rest of the wives and children but she said no.
8. On the first day of the battle, early in the morning she was having a prayer service and just when it was ending the first shot was fired upon them.
9. Two of the priests died but a guy named Timothy pulled her down into the trench and saved her life.
10. It started to rain so the dirt turned to mud and the bombs didn't explode because of the mud.

Homophones: Your and You're.

a) Your and you’re are homophones. Why are they homophones?

Because they sound the same but they have different meanings and there spelt differently.

b) Explain IN YOUR OWN WORDS! (no copy and pasting) when should we use your and when should we use you’re?

You would use you're when you want to say you are. You would use your when you want to say your but it won't say you are.

c) Write 3 example sentences using your and 3 example sentences using you’re. These sentences should be about YOU and your life and not be copied and pasted.

1. Is that your ice-cream? 2. Are your friends coming to? 3. What are your best skills?

1. You're coming to the game right? 2. You're my best friend. 3. You're very smart you know.


d) Write 2 sentences OF YOUR OWN which contain both your and you’re.

1. You're coming in your car aren't you.

2. You're going to the park with your other friend?

Wednesday 5 March 2014

12 Years a Slave Intro.

The movie 12 Years a Slave is based on a true story and is about a black man called Solomon Northup (Avery Brooks). He was a violin player and was going to a concert in Washington. After the concert he got kidnapped and was sold to slavery with white people. He was taken to Louisiana where he worked as a slave for 12 years and was beaten and whipped.   

This movie is very emotional and anyone who likes movies like this should watch it. It won best picture at the oscars and Lupita Nyong’o won best actress in a supporting role for this movie.

Trailer Link.


Monday 3 March 2014

Three conversations.

Jack/Mum

"Hi Mum."
"Hi, how was camp?"
"Good and bad."
"Why?"
"Well camp was awesome but I got heaps of itchy bites."
"That sucks."
"Yeah, but I did get up the centipede."
"Whats that?"
"Three big poles connected to each other with metal pegs coming of them."
"Did you get to the top?"
"It took me three attempts but I made it to the top!"
"Well done!"

Jack/Miss C

"Excuse me Miss Campbell, What do year eights do for food tech this year?"
"I'm not the food tech teacher."
"I know but do you know what we're doing?"
"No, I guess you'll have to find out."
"Oh. Do you know anything about food tech this year?"
"Yes. I know that you're making food."

Jack/Oliver

"Hey Oliver."
"Hey Jack."
"Don't you think the food at camp was really good?"
"It was definitely better then school lunches."
"I'd say. The sandwiches are a lot fresher and healthier at camp."
"Yeah, they taste a lot better."

Sunday 2 March 2014

Ngamuwahine camp advice.

1. In paintball, don't be afraid to get hit, go out there and have fun!
2. If you are scared of heights, don't worry. You are always safe and being held by an adult.
3. Don't be afraid of the night walk. A good reason for that is that it's not scary at all!
4. Eat seconds if you can otherwise you will be VERY hungry.
5. Make sure you give everything a go and listen to the instructors always.
6. Don't feed Max and Zeb any food especially chocolate.