Thursday, June 24, 2021

Write that esaay

 The power sentence


If you waffle a lot, try starting your sentence with a power statement of 12 words or less.


Example- Money is the route of all evil. What is right, isn’t always popular. Hard work leads to positive results.


Examples: His phone was destroyed and his power drained.




The ‘Red, white and blue’ sentence


Use this sentence style when you have several ideas to convey about a topic.


Examples- successful students are focused, hard-working and punctual.



The Earth’s key resources are clean air, fresh water and natural environments sunshine, water and friends make for a perfect weekend adventure.


Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Write that essay

 The ‘ing’ sentence


Use the -ing version of the verb e.g to run-running


Remember the rule: When you finish your -ing phrase, place a comma then write the rest of the sentence.


Some -ing words- listening, watching,running, emerging, grasping, speaking, analysing, signaling, exposing, gossiping, acknowledging.


Examples: Realising the danger, people fled from the cities. Shaking away the nerves, he walked towards the microphone. Acknowledging the speaker, he bowed his head in silence.



Speaking quietly, I hope that the others can’t hear me.


Watching I gasp in horror, as the jump scare comes on the screen.


Acknowledging the teacher, I look up from my work to make eye contact. 


Running past the finish line, I fall down as my legs ache



The ‘ed’ sentence


Use the ed version of the verb e.g to jog-jogged. This makes for a punchy start to your sentence.


Remember the rule: When you finish your ‘ed’ phrase, place a comma, then write the rest of the sentence.


Some ed words - frustrated, surprised, excited, committed, undaunted, determined, overpowered, concerned, delighted, enthralled.


Recap of last week

 Quickly, I ran past the other people and made it past the finish lane. 


Quietly, I sneak back to my room past my parents who had fallen asleep on the couch.


Excitedly, I ran to my music class ready to learn some new notes.


Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to make it to my last class.



Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Write that essay sentences

The ‘w’ sentence

makes the sentence sound thoughtful and knowledgeable

Remember the rule: not every ‘w’ word works as a sentence starter. Remember to put the comma in when the parts affected by your ‘w’ word are finished.

Examples- who, while, whereas, when, where, what, whilst, with

Examples- Whilst the class was eating, I read my book.

Where you like chocolate, others prefer candy.


Whilst the teacher was writing examples, the children were typing on their computers.


When did they leave, I thought they were leaving in an hour.


What goes around, comes around.


whilst everyone was working hard, I was pretending to work.


whereas it is a nice sunny day here, in Auckland it is overcast and cold.


Whereas you're from cold Auckland, I’m from sunny New Zealand.



Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Write that essay

 The Adverb sentence (describing word)

Adverbs describe verbs e.g Surprisingly, confusingly, firstly, remarkably, often,

Adverb sentence starters add interest or intrigue to our work 


Remember the rule: when you start a sentence with an adverb, place a comma after the adverb then write the rest of the sentence.


Examples- Accidentally, shockingly, concerningly, excitedly, significantly similarly, simply, interestingly,unfortunately, fortunately, luckily, suddenly, Quickly, Thankfully, carefully, slowly



Example one: Simply, I added the milk to the batter.

Example two: Shockingly, the lunch today was served hot.

Example three: Excitedly, the children ran out to the ice cream truck, their feet burning in the process.

Example four: Accidentally, I tripped over my shoe lace.

Example five: Unfortunately, there were no more chips left in the bag.

Example six: Luckily, I was able to catch the next bus and make it to school in time.

Example seven: Quickly, I made it over the finish line in time.

Example eight: Thankfully my parents drove me to school this morning so I won't have to walk in the pouring rain .

Example nine: Carefully I got back to my room without waking my

parents up.

Example ten: Slowly, I walk to class.





The preposition sentence


Examples- In, against, Between, over, behind, within, under,

below, at, for, through, near, about, above


A preposition gives location or movement 


Remember the rule: when you start the sentence with a preposition,

you need to put a comma when the movement or position ends.


Example one: In the beginning, we talked a lot.

Example two: Throughout, The lesson I tried not to fall asleep.

Example three: Near the basketball court, is the rubbish bin.

Example four:The cat jumped, off of the table 

Example five: I walked down, the street



Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Re-usable wrapping paper

We started off by making a stencil on google drawings.

We then cut in the laser cutter, once our stencil was cut.

We got a piece of fabric to put our template on and then

using a sponge we dabbed the fabric paint on. After we

take the stencil off. Once our paint was dry our reusable

wrapping paper was ready to use.

Plan for essay (practice)


 

New Zealand's change in women's clothing 1960's vs 2020's

 Our cultural kete was about celebrating people's cultures and traditions.

My culture is New Zealand I researched the changes in New Zealand's clothing styles. What types of fabrics they use/used to create clothing. They used natural fabrics like linen. However linen is not used as much in today's fashion because the price has gone up quite a bit.

Nz's change in women's clothing 1960's vs 2020's What fabrics were used to create clothing? Natural fabrics such as wool, fur and linen were used. Because cotton and silk were more expensive. What colors were worn in New Zealand? It seems that New Zealand clothing has always been colorful and that clothing has not changed colors. What style of clothing did they have in the 1960’s? In the 1960’s New Zealand's fashion got introduced to mini dresses and skirts. Frilly, puffy sleeves which became quite popular in the late 1960’s. What was a popular outfit combination in the 60’s? A go to outfit in the 60’s would have to be a mini skirt, tight sleeveless shirt and tall colorful Go-go boots. 

 To make this: I will need One metre black linen. One metre of white linen. To create this I will need...A pair of fabric scissors, white thread, a bobbin, sewing machine and pins. 

 What fabric is used now for making clothing? Most clothing nowadays is made out of cotton. What is a popular outfit combination? Ripped jeans,white shirt and white air force 1’s

 

Liyah,Lily.s and Jessica's bus stop task

 Student volunteer Army 

Who are Sam Johnson and Jason Pemberton? Sam Jhonson and Jason Pemberton are the co founders of the volunteer Army Foudation that group was made up of unerveristy students. 

Why was the group started? The group was started to help clean up after the Christchurch earthquakes. They helped old people and other people who needed some extra help.

How did they help the community? They helped the community by putting together a grocery service and to help old people to clean up.

< New Zealand music month 

Six60 was formed in Dunedin when the band first started they where all attending University of Otago.

Bic Runga actually grew up in Hornby and went to Cashmere High School.

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Changing States

Day 1 Changing States Worksheet Name 3 examples of the following states of matter. Solid: 1.Brick 2.Wood 3.metal Liquid: 1. Milk 2. Juice 3. Water Gas: 1.Air 2.Carbon dioxide 3.Nitrogen Fill in the grid below: Solid Liquid Gas How close are the particles to each other? They are hold really strong together They are kind of close They are not close How do the particles move? They vibrate The particles Roll over each other The particles move quickly and randomly How strong are the forces holding the particles together? The forces holding them together are very strong The forces holding the particles together kind of strong The forces holding them together are not very strong