Monday 31 August 2015
Friday 28 August 2015
Homework on Asian country: Philippines.
Philippines is in Southeast Asia which is in the Western Pacific. It comprises of more than 7,000 islands. The population is about 98.39 million. The capital of the Philippines is Quezon City which is in the City of Manila.
The Philippines are best known for their food,weather and climate,nature,shopping,paradise beaches,islands,the people and many more. Their currency is pesos. They go in cold pools, wear summer clothing such as singlets and shorts in summer. In the Philippines they speak three languages. They are Filipino, English and also their local dialects. Local dialects are regional or social language distinguished by pronunciation, the way in which they pronounced words, grammar, or vocabulary. There are about 78 dialects spoken by different regions, towns or provinces. Philippines are close to these countries-- China, Thailand, Japan, Korea (South), Korea (North), India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Hong Kong.
Philippines have many problems such as poverty, traffic and pollution. These can lead to sickness, heart disease because of lack or not enough food and water. These could cause death. These things happen because they are poor and have nothing to eat, have no shelter and water and mainly because they don’t have anything. If they don’t eat and drink they will go hungry and get dehydrated. These things are serious because you see children sleeping on the streets all dirty and unclean.
Filipinos eat food such as, Adobo (meat or chicken), Bistek (Marinated schnitzel with onions) and sinigang (meat in a sour broth and soup) these are eaten with rice. As to desserts, they love to eat Ube cake (purple yam cake), ensaymada (sweet bread with ube inside and shredded cheese on top) and puto (steamed rice cake with cheese on top). Philippines is a great place to be in, even though it is burning hot!. One day, I will have a chance to go and visit there and have a taste of all their amazing and delicious food!!. But remember to bring a singlet because it is very hot.
By: AJ
Chocolate companies respond to sunday.
Chocolate companies respond to sunday.
Nestle globally has invested in a long term cocoa plan that is already making a positive difference in the lives of farmers,their families and communities. The Nestle cocoa plan includes supplying 12 million higher yielding cocoa plants so that farmers get better yields and prices, farmer field training and significant social development projects that can improve communities,access to people's education and basic needs such as water and sanitation.
Whilst they are at work with fair trade in the UK,they also work with many certification partners around the world including UTZ certified and Rainforest Alliance. All these organisations are well known and also respected and share a long term commitment to improving conditions for the farmers in the developing world and as well as understanding the challenges this involves.
They have been working to ensure a reliable supply of certified cocoa from West Africa, in the quality and quantity that they need, to use in the manufacture of chocolate products for Australia and New Zealand. They have recently taken a delivery of the first shipment of UTZ certified cocoa as it becomes available. in stores. There plan is to only use UTZ certified cocoa in the Australian factory and the first product made with this cocoa will be KIT KAT four finger.
By: AJ
Ice-Cream Chart
These are our graphs for our Ice-Cream Chart and these are the results:
Room4's favourite Ice-cream was Cookies n' Cream because of it's flavour and the results for that was 18.
Room4's least favourite Ice-cream was Boysenberry because only 3 people liked it.Therefore,we conclude Room 4's favourite flavour is cookies n' cream Ice-Cream but there are a variety of flavours they like to.
Friday 21 August 2015
Chocolate slavery report
Chocolate slavery report
We all love chocolate… who will not love chocolate? the dark rich flavoured chocolate that melts in your mouth. Yummy Yummy….. but do you know the dark side to chocolate?Do you know what chocolate contains? Well, I will tell you,
The issue about chocolate is that boys from ages 12-16 are being sold to work in cocoa farms. This is also known as child labour and child trafficking.They work In Inhumane condition, this leads to extreme abuse but not just any extreme abuse it is also physical abuse!.
Why did it become an issue? It became an issue because the chocolate manufacturer ignored the fact that boys were being sold to make chocolate and to work on cocoa farms. And guess what!! they allowed it to happen. The most shocking thing was, they approved (agreed).
By:AJ
Wednesday 19 August 2015
Goals and Inquiry goals
Goals T3-4 2015
Maths: What I can do?- I can do decimals,Multiplying 2 digit numbers, level word problems and fractions.
Where to next?- I want to know more about these topics: area, volume, time, money, bedmas,exponents, percentage and more on operations of fractions and I also want to know what other strategies I can use to work these out.
Stage: In maths I am in circle and I am on stage 6.
Writing: What I can do?- R5- Ideas are complex and elaborated.
Structure- R4- Structure features are appropriate to purpose and some show development.
Organisation- R4- Text shows control over grouping and sequencing of Idea’s but paragraphs are not used or are indicated incorrectly.
Vocabulary- R4- Uses a variety of precise words and phrases to add Information and interest.
Sentence- R4- Most sentences are correct.
Punctuation- R5- Correct punctuation.
Spelling- R5- Spells high frequency and some difficult words correctly. In writing I am on 4B.
Where to next? In writing I want to try to achieve more. I also want to Improve my writing and reach my goals such as: Finishing my work on time, my vocabulary, use synonyms and make sure my grammar is right, use different beginning sentence, and write to an audience.
Reading: Where to next?- I need to work on my vocabulary and reaction. I need to read novels and explore different authors. I need to look up words I don't know so I could use them in to my writing. I am on level 11.5-12.5.
Inquiry: What I can do?- I can ask questions and answer them.
Where to next?- I need to ask more specific questions to make them very interesting.
Inquiry goals
Do I ask questions? Yes I do because it is very easy. It is also a great way to start a story but I need to ask open ended questions.
What do I need to do next time? I need to do more Inquiry and ask more questions interesting open ended questions-- using how, why and what.
Are my questions interesting? Sometimes they are. What makes them interesting is making it specific.
Do I know how to look and gather information? Yes I do. I write down what I know and I can do research. If I research I have to put it in my own words. I will always remember to write the references where I got my information.
Do I know how to write information?
Yes. I write down facts and try to make it interesting. I try my best to write them on my own words.
By:AJ
Monday 17 August 2015
Mary Mackillop
Mary Mackillop
Do you know a St. who is caring and loving? Do you know who Australia’s first St. was? Well, this is all Mary Mackillop
Mary Mackillop was born on January the 15th 1842 in Australia. Her parents were Alexander Mackillop and Flora MacDonald. She had 3 sisters and 4 brothers which is 7 siblings altogether!!!. For a living Mary was a nun. She was also Australia’s very first Saint.
Mary’s middle name is Helen. Mary Mackillop is also known as St. Mary of the cross. Mary never had a husband because she was a nun and she is married to God. Also she never had kids because she is a nun.
Mary’s uncle was Donald MacDonald. Her grandma’s name is Catherine MacDonald. Sadly Mary Mackillop died on August the 8th 1909. She died in North Sydney,Australia. “ We will miss you Mary for all that you have done”.
By: AJ
Wednesday 12 August 2015
Australia
Australia
Do you know a country that is to the North West of New Zealand? Do you know the place that has koalas. It is Australia.
Australia has an estimated population of over 22 million people. It is the 6th biggest country by area. We think of Australia as the island continent. The largest cities in Australia are Melbourne,Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.
In Australia there is one place that covers up most of the land, the desert called “outback”. And as I was saying it covers up most of the land. The name Australia comes from the latin word “Australis,” meaning Southern. The people have lived In Australia for about 45,000 years.
The highest mountain in Australia is Mt Kosciuszko. Australia has range of different landscapes, including urban areas, mountain ranges, deserts and rainforests. Australia has over 750 different reptile species which are more than any other country in the world!
Australia is known for the variety of unique animals such as the Koala, Kangaroo,Emu,Kookaburra, Platypus and many more. Australia has hosted the summer olympics in 1956 in Melbourne and again has hosted it in Sydney in 2000.
Australia is a wonderful place to be in and you should go there too. Australia has so many fascinating animals that you can learn about. I hope that you have learned some facts about Australia.
By: AJ
Tuesday 11 August 2015
How do I use the toilet
How do I use the toilet
Do you know how to use the toilet? Do you know what a toilet is? Do you know why you use the toilet?
When you go to the toilet the first thing you have to do is pull your pants down. The next thing to do is to sit on it. Place yourself in position and start doing your business. Then you have to wipe yourself with the toilet paper. You have to make sure that you are all clean and also the floor. Then you have to pull your pants up.
After you clean yourself you have to flush the toilet. You have to flush the toilet so that no one can see your business. You also have to flush the toilet for hygiene. Then you have to go and wash your hands with soap. You have to wash your hands because there are lots of germs and also for hygiene.
After washing your hands you have to make sure that you dry them properly because if you don’t there are still germs in you which is not good for you and your health.
Going to the toilet is an important part of life because you have to make sure that you are clean and it is for your safety.
By: AJ
Thursday 6 August 2015
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Monday 3 August 2015
New Zealand's native Kiwi
New Zealand’s native Kiwi.
What is the population of a brown Kiwi?
The population of the North island brown Kiwi is 25,000. The population is declining by about 2-3% a year. The Kiwi is found in Lowland, Coastal native forests and areas in the North island. brown Kiwi’s are also very furry and soft. They also have pointy beaks.
What are some facts about their breeding?
The male Kiwi does most of the egg incubation (process), which is usually one clutch of one egg per year from June to December.
What is the brown Kiwi’s status?
All kiwi species are threatened with extinction. The most threatened Kiwi is the Rowi and Haast tokoeka. The Rowi and Haast tokoeka are related to the Kiwi. The brown Kiwi,spotted Kiwi,fiordland and Rakiura are nationally vulnerable.
What is the kiwi’s cultural importance?
The kiwi is a symbol of uniqueness of New Zealand's wildlife and the value of our natural heritage (Property). The bird itself is a taonga (treasure) to the Maori’s. It’s feathers are valued in weaving Kahukiwi (Kiwi feather cloak) for people of high rank.
What is the community involvement doing?
Today, more than 80 community groups actively protect our kiwi’s over a combined area estimated to be similar or potentially greater than 70,000 ha protected by DOC on public conservation land.
By: AJ
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