Until we meet again

Dear Zachary,

Thank you for being a great student with amazing perseverence. You really showed us how amazing you are with your speech and also with your colouring.

I hope you have a great Year 6.

Here is our end of year video so that you don't forget Room 32.




-Miss Cooper

SIDART experience

In the holidays Zachary and his uncle Dennis went to the second best restaurant in Auckland SIDART. SIDART has a very dark, cool atmosphere. The wallpaper is black with pink padded cushion walls and retro black chairs. The food is light and delicate. Zach and Dennis had a six course meal it was kingfish, Scallop, Avocado, Lemon Verbena, their scecond course was Kumara, Chevre, Lemon, Olive, our third was Snapper, Foie gras, Cardamom, Cabbage, their forth was Venison, Chorizo, Apple, Cashew and our two desserts were Elderflower, Hazelnut, Raspberry, Nectarine, their second dessert was White Chocolate, freeze-dried Mandarin, Saffron, Passionfruit. Overall Zachary and Dennis enjoyed the amazing experience. The service and food was immpecable. This was a dinner that both of them will remember.

Hi my name is Zachary. Today I am going to tell you why I am an awesome student the reasons are: I am a good team player, I am an all rounder and I am a good at oral language.

I am a good teamplayer, I am the captain of my soccer team, this year our team came first in the league. if we are losing I will tell them not to give up.

I am also an all rounder I do a range of sports like swimming, cross country, soccer and many more I am also good at academics. I am good at oral language, I won the lions speech competition with the speech why we should ban shark finning. I am also happy to speak in public.

Who Am I Riddles

1. You take away one letter and I would remain the same

Take away my second letter and I would still be the same

Take away all my letters and I would still be the same

Who am I ?



 2. I dig out tiny caves and store them with silver and gold.

 I also build bridges of silver and make crowns of gold.

 But they are really small.

 Sometimes people visit me.

Children are normally scared of me

 Who am I?

Stop Walk Talk

Here is my group's video from our Year 5 Movie Afternoon:

 

Argentina

 Thanks for watching!! Please comment!!

My Science Exhibition Contribution

Tonga Jax And Zachary

Thank you for watching!!!

My Mandarin Speech

G2T reflection

• why do we do G2T? to have the experience to cook and garden for future life.

• what kind of food do we make in G2T?we do baking, main courses, starters, desserts, salads and drinks.

• what do we want to see more of?we want to see more yr 6’s doing it, more pizza days and making more drinks.

• what do we enjoy most in G2T? eating and sharing the yummy food.

• what do we find difficult? sometimes I do not know what to do and eating the food that I do not like.

By Elizabeth, Charlotte and Zachary

The Holiday

It was a bright, peaceful morning at tropical hills. Me and my brother Jeff were staying in an old cabin near the Rainforest.

It was the last day of the holiday and we were getting ready to go home. I had breakfast while my brother was doing his usual walk in the track around the woods. I had finished my breakfast and my brother was still not back. something must be wrong he is not that slow. I decided to look for him. When I went out of the cabin everything was quiet. I started panicking. The scene looked strange.
I stumbled deeper inti the woods worried about my brother. But I had to think about my own safety; I marked the trees I walked past. Finally I came to a clearing and I spotted my brother clinging to a rock. he is about to fall into the river. I acted fast and lifted him up and he was safe. 

After Tommorow

Money is worthless. Robbers are raiding houses. Nowhere is safe in England.

"Today we are having cabbage stew" said mum
"Again" Taco said complaining.
As usual Taco was complaining.

The family was just eating like a normal day. Suddenly we heard banging on the door. Two raiders broke in one with a crowbar. They were hairy men with beards. They both had smelt like they had not washed for days. We sat at the dining table as still as stone. And sat there when the raiders stole our months supply of food.

Justin broke the silence " That's our food". A few moments later, the raiders had left. " We can't stay here Uncle Bob has died and Grandma has to look after the farm herself.

Today was a fresh day and the family had to move to grandma's house to help take care of the farm. We worked for hours and hours until the sun started to fade into the dark sky. "No dinner tonight; go to bed". 

The next morning we went out to go harvest some apples for our breakfast but there were none the farm was bare and empty. The pipes were ripped up."We can't cope with this we have to move to Paris" Mom explained tiredly.

At night we were about to move to Paris then Grandma screamed "owwwww". She caught her leg and broke it.

The Bridge

One day there was a bridge. The Moose and the Bear was happily walking across it. Then they banged into each other they thought each of them were going to move but they did not move. suddenly there was a racoon walking across the bridge he asked politly for them to move but the Bear just threw the rocoon of the bridge. Next there was a rabbit but the moose did exacly what the bear did. the bridge suddenly tilted and both of them fell of and the racoon just bent over and the rabbit jumped over him and they both got across the bridge saftely
the end.

science

facts
the earthquake was 8.3 magnitude
105,000 people died
40,000 people went missing
the earthquake destroyed tokyo and yokohama
the earthquake moved a 9.3 ton statue

On Tuesday 8 Meadowbank school teams competed in 4 sports, soccer, rugby, hockey, netball. At seddon park B team parcitipator donovan said it was the best day ever

My Reading Goal

My reading goal is to look for clues to answer complex inference questions.

To succeed in my goal, I need to skim and scan. Find information that relates to the questions. Use clues to answer the questions.

My Key Competency Goal

My key competency goal is to relate to others by including others who are left out.

To succeed, I need to look around for people who are left out. Call them over or go and join them. Try to include them in activities.

My Writing Goal

My writing goal is to write quality stories.

To succeed in my goal, I need to take my time. Plan my work to keep it organised. Edit and add language.

My Maths Goal

My maths goal is to use place value to add and subtract decimals.

To succeed in my goal, I need to know what tenths, hundredths and thousandths are. To know that 3.2 is the same as 3.20. To use place value to add and suctract. 4.2+5=4+.2=9.2.

One little bird flew onto a wire then 9 more birds came they started fighting. then sudennly a different bird came onto the wire the other birds started laughing at the different bird. they moved to a along the wire and thought of a plan. the different bird flew in the middle of the little birds he was so heavy that the wire bent down they hit the bird and he went upside. then the little birds started peking on the different bids toes he fell and the little birds took off and fell omn the ground naked.

Gympie Gympie

Gympie gympie produces small, white or purple-red flowers. Male and female flowers grow on the same plant (monoecious species).

Gympie gympie has bright pink or purple, juicy fruit located under terminal leaves. Fruit is edible, but only after careful removal of the hairs.

Each fruit contains one seed that is located on the surface of the fruit. Birds are responsible for active dispersal of seed.

Gympie gympie easily breaks off its stings when touched. Broken sting penetrates the skin and acts like hypodermic needle which injects strong neurotoxin into the body.

Initial pain is not very strong. Unfortunately, symptoms aggravate quickly and result in pain that is often described as one of the worst that human being can experience in life. Skin becomes red and swollen, eyes and nose become watery, person experiences breathing difficulties and excruciating pain that can last for months.

Substance called moroidin, extracted from Gympie gympie, is responsible for the long-lasting effects of the venom. Gympie gympie can sting and induce intoxication even when the plant is dead.

Neurotoxin produced by Gympie gympie can kill dogs, horses and humans but not pigs.

There are stories which describe horses that were acting madly as a result of intoxication with Gympie gympie. Animals were dying in agony or even end their lives by jumping off the cliffs under the influence of incredible pain.

Some Australian mammals (green possum), birds and insects (weevil, chrisomelid beetle and certain types of butterflies) can eat Gympie gympie without visible side effects.

Antidote for Gympie gympie venom doesn't exist.

My keycompentcy reflection

I didn't do it because I clean my desk every Friday but it gets messy quickly. My next step is put my stuff in neatly.

My maths reflection

My maths goal is number bonds to 1000. I have achieved that by practicing with the teacher and at home. How I know is I have got all my facts correct.

My Speech

shark finning should be banned

Did you know sharks existed even before the the dinosaurs, so why kill them now? Today I am going to tell you why shark finning should be banned. If you listen I will tell you the process of shark finning, why people shark fin and how we can help.

The process of shark finning is mean and cruel. It is the practice of slicing off the shark’s fin while it is still alive and throwing the rest of the body back in the water, leaving it to die for days in an agonising death. Imagine your arms and legs cut off and you are left on the street crying for help.

Why do we shark fin? There is only one reason, and it is for the soup. However, the only taste in the soup is from ham or chicken stock rather than the shark fin. The main reason people add shark fin to the soup is for its texture which is said to be somewhere in between gelatinious and crunchy.

The other reason is that one pound of dried shark fin retails from $300 or more. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry.

Moreover shark fin is a symbol of class and wealth. Eating shark fin started off in the Sung dynasty by an emperor who wanted to show that he was powerful and rich to his banquet guests. Therefore serving the expensive dish was reconised as a sign of respect.

Fear and the perception that sharks are vicious and blood-thirsty also contribute to their slaughter. But why? In fact no more than twelve people a year are killed by sharks worldwide compared to the 100 million sharks we kill. Did you know it is more dangerous to play a game of golf than swim in a ocean with sharks. More golfers are struck by lightning and killed each year than the total number of shark fatalities. Many more humans are struck and killed by boats every year than are attacked by sharks.

Now I’m going to tell you how we can put a stop to shark finning. Most importantly, don’t eat shark fin soup! Talk to your friends about shark fin soup and remember friends don’t let friends eat shark fin soup. Don’t patronise restaurants that serve the dish. If you live near a restaurant that serves shark fin soup, talk to the owner about shark finning and politely ask them to remove shark fin soup from the menu. Very often people are unaware of the effect that their eating habits have on the environment. There are also many organisations fighting to save marine wildlife such as Sea Shepherd, The Humane Society International and Wild Aid.

I strongly believe we should take action and save sharks from being extinct. Extinction could cause the collapse of fisheries and the death of coral reefs. So save the sharks !!!!!!!                        

Little Red Riding Hood

Hanging gardens of Babylon

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are thought to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon. Even though there is no proof that they actually existed, they are considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is called the Hanging Gardens because the gardens were built high above the ground on multi-level stone terraces. The plants weren't rooted in the earth like a traditional garden. If it existed it was likely the most beautiful man-made gardens ever created.

The Hanging Gardens are the only one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world that may not even have existed.

There is no evidence in Babylonian sources that the gardens ever existed. There is also no solid archaeological evidence that they existed.

Several ancient Roman and Greek writers wrote about the gardens. They wrote about why they were built, how they were built, and the size of the gardens. They even described how the gardens were watered. They didn't all agree on why they were built or who they were built for.

The most popular theory is that the gardens were built by king Nebuchadnezzar II to make his wife happy. She was homesick for the plants and gardens of her homeland.

King Nebuchadnezzar II ruled Babylon from 605BC, for a period of 43 years. It was during this time that he is said to have had the Hanging Gardens built.

If the gardens actually existed, it would have taken 8,200 gallons of water each day to keep the plants watered.

The gardens were thought to be about 75 feet high. The water would have had to have been carried up or transported to the top of the gardens by a primitive water irrigation system.

There are many clay tablets that exist from the time period when the Hanging Gardens would have existed. None of these ancient tablets mention the Hanging Gardens.

Many believe that if the gardens did exist they would have been located south of Bagdad in Iraq.

Some historians and archaeologists believe that the gardens did exist and were destroyed by war and erosion. Some believe it was earthquakes that eventually devastated and destroyed the gardens.

In the ‘Hanging Gardens', the plants did not actually hang. They grew from many different levels of terraces (similar to balconies).

The word ‘hanging' comes from the Latin word ‘pensilis' or the translation of the Greek word ‘kremastos'. It actually means overhanging instead of just hanging.

A Greek historian named Diordorus Siculus described the gardens as being 400 feet wide by 400 feet long. He also said that the walls were more than 80 feet high.

Between 1899 and 1917 a German archaeologist Robert Koldewey may have unearthed the Hanging Gardens. What he unearthed resembled what Diordorus Siculus had described. In the bottom of the ‘hanging gardens' there were three strange holes in the floor that would have worked well for a chain pump irrigation system. This would have made it possible to irrigate the plants.

Recent excavations have found traces of aqueducts near Nineveh, which would have supported such a garden. Nineveh is 300 miles away from Babylon.

The Clocktower

A long time ago lived a girl, Sophie who was tricked by an evil prince. Now she has to dance to spin a cog to make the world move if she goes out the world will freeze. I will tell you what happened.

Once upon a time there was a rich girl who wanted to get married. One day her father invited all the boys in the kingdom to have a ball party in their majestic room filled with gold.

But the evil prince Lachlan son of the deadliest sorcerer had been invited and  Sophie did not know what danger she is in.

"Look, son"said the sorcerer. "The princess invited you to her ball party".

"Great, I have a plan we can trap her in a different dimension and make her dance to make the world move if she comes out the world will freeze."

That night was when the ball was. At 8PM people started to pour in.

When the evil prince came in sophie suddenly fell in love with him
and danced all night. Then sophie kissed Lachlan on the hand. BUT Lachlan had a poisenus hand and when sophie kissed him she was instatly transported to a different dimension were she has to dance to keep the world moving.

Samoa

science homework

1. Doors- They transfer force from your hand to the door. Newtons third law. 
2. Electronics- sort of self-explanatory. 
3. Baking Mix- Many ingredients mix together to form a chemical reaction that causes the food to be cooked 
4. Cleaning- Detergents are chemicals that pull dirt off of other things 
5. Certain types of clocks- mechanics 
6. Lamps- They separate electrons from atoms which emits a glow 
7. Eyeglasses/Magnifying Glasses- They bend light in a way that makes objects bigger or brings them into focus. 
8. Sinks- They use fluid dynamics to send water through pipes 
9. Plants- They use photosynthesis to produce food 
10. Ovens- Use convection current to heat things
11. Ice cubes-changes from a liquid to a solid
12. microwave-uses radioactive waves to make things hot
13. Heater-When electric current flows through any resistance, it generates heat
14. Pylons-They are used to support conductors which operate at very high voltages
15. Fridge-Modern refrigerators use a gas called HFC-134a, also called tetrafluoroethane 
16. Trees-They breath in co2 and breath out o2.
17.Ball point pen-A ball point pen is a pen that uses a small rotating ball made of brass, steel, or tungsten carbide to disperse ink as you write.
18. Remote control-Remote controls work using Infra Red technology.
19. Perfume-is the fragrance molecules that
cause the scents we smell by sending electrical messages to our brains which create the perceived aroma.
20. glass-glass contains about 70-72 weight % of silicon dioxide (SiO2). The major raw material is sand (or "quartz sand") that contains almost 100% of crystalline silica in the form of quartz.
21.Iron-The combination of the iron's heat and steam breaks the hydrogen bonds that were previously formed into a wrinkled state. When those wrinkled bonds are broken, the weight of the iron straightens out the cloth fibers. When the fibers cool, the hydrogen molecules bond once again in the straightened state. 
22. Iron(metal version)-It's just made by nuclear fusion that requires very high pressure and temperature.
23. Hairdryer-A hairdryer works on electricity, sucking in air and blowing it past heated elements, forcing hot air out to dry the hair.
24. magnetic trains-Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation), is a system of transportation that uses magnetic levitation to suspend, guide and propel vehicles from magnets rather than using mechanical methods, such as wheels, axles and bearings. 
25. Diesel trains-The diesel engine only runs a big electric generator and that generator sends electric to electric traction motors that drive the wheels.
26. Electric trains-The tracks or the over head power lines are live and provide voltage to the DC(Direct current) motors that power the trains. 
27.Dehumidifier-An air conditioner is a form of a dehumidifier. An air conditioner compresses gases to move heat from one location (inside) to another (outside).
28. Wood-It a heterogeneous, hygroscopic, cellular and anisotropic material. 
29. Hybrid cars-A hybrid car works by combining two smaller engines to produce the power of a larger engine. Usually, it's a gas engine and an electric engine.
30. Planes- it uses lift, thrust, drag and gravity.
31. Mirror-Light reflects off a mirror because of the interaction of the light with the free electrons in the metal that is used in all mirrors.
32. CD/DVD-CD's and DVD's are made of aluminum and they have little, little holes in them that store data which is burned from a cd/dvd burner with a laser
33. Sun-The sun burns by *nuclear fusion* - four hydrogen atoms are being fused into a single helium atom, billions of times each second, under tremendous heat and pressure. 

My favourite animal

These falcons are formidable hunters that prey on other birds (and bats) in mid-flight. Peregrines hunt from above and, after sighting their prey, drop into a steep, swift dive that can top 200 miles an hour (320 kilometers an hour).

Peregrine falcons are among the world's most common birds of prey and live on all continents except Antarctica. They prefer wide-open spaces, and thrive near coasts where shorebirds are common, but they can be found everywhere from tundra to deserts. Peregrines are even known to live on bridges and skyscrapers in major cities.

These birds may travel widely outside the nesting season—their name means "wanderer." Though some individuals are permanent residents, many migrate. Those that nest on Arctic tundra and winter in South America fly as many as 15,500 miles (25,000 kilometers) in a year. Yet they have an incredible homing instinct that leads them back to favored aeries. Some nesting sites have been in continuous use for hundreds of years, occupied by successive generations of falcons.

Peregrine populations were in steep decline during the mid-20th century, and in the United States these beautiful falcons became an endangered species. The birds have rebounded strongly since the use of DDT and other chemical pesticides was curtailed. Captive breeding programs have also helped to boost the bird's numbers in the U.S. and Canada. Now populations are strong in those nations, and in some parts of the globe, there actually may be more peregrines than existed before the 20th-century decline.

Peregrines are favored by falconers, and have been used in that sport for many centuries.

Fast Facts

Type:

Bird

Diet:

Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:

Up to 17 years

Size:

Body, 14 to 19 in (36 to 49 cm); wingspan, 3.3 to 3.6 ft (1 to 1.1 m)

Weight:

18.8 to 56.5 oz (530 to 1,600 g)

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man

That is why they are my favourite animals.

Ten Benefits of Regular Exercise

10. Reduced risk of heart disease and stroke: Daily physical activity can help prevent these leading causes to death by strengthening your heart muscle, raising your good cholesterol (and lowering your bad cholesterol) and improving your blood flow. In fact, studies have shown that exercise lowers your risk of stroke by 27 percent.

9. Improved blood pressure: Research has shown that physical activity reduces the incidence of high blood pressure by approximately 40 percent.

8. Healthier aging: A recent study found that frequent physical activity reduces the likelihood that an older person will become physically disabled.

7. Less back pain: Workouts focusing on muscle strength, endurance, flexibility and posture can alleviate spinal pressure and improve how you feel from day to day.

6. Stronger bones: High-impact workouts prompt bones to add mass, or reduce the loss of mass that occurs naturally as you age.

5. Better self-esteem and stress management: Your body produces feel-good endorphins during prolonged, strenuous exercise. Physical activity also provides mental health benefits by improving your self-image as you take the positive initiative to care for yourself.

4. Heightened immunity: Regular workouts might help your body fight of colds and flu by increasing the circulation of cells that ward off viruses and bacteria and by improving your body’s response to the influenza vaccine.

3. More energy: Exercise gives your muscles increased strength and endurance to perform everyday tasks such as riding your bike or carrying loaded grocery bags with ease.

2. Reduced breast cancer risk: Research suggests that women who exercise regularly can expect a 20 to 30 percent reduction in their breast cancer risk compared with women who don’t exercise. Although the reason isn’t completely clear, scientists speculate that lower estrogen levels as a result of exercise contribute to these positive results.

1. Better sleep: Consistent physical activity can also help you fall asleep faster and improve your sleep quality. Just be sure to schedule a buffer between your workout and bedtime since late-night exercise might amp up your energy when you’d rather be winding down.1. 

EOTC story

I was so excited for the last day of EOTC week, we were going to the pools. 

Miss Cooper did the roll, then we lined up, while Miss Cooper counted us and we got on the bus. I rushed to get to the end row and sit with Taylor.

When the bus started to move we played sweet and sour. How to play was we waved at random people, if they smiled or waved they are sweet if they don't do anything and they look at you they are sour.

After a lllloooonnnggggg time we finally got to the pools. But we weren't going just yet, we had to eat lunch. I was starving! So we sat on the field just outside the pools to have lunch. We only got 15 minutes! So I scoffed down my food and waited for the other people to finish. There were 2 more minutes left so I went to play on playground.

Now it was time to go in so we walked through the door and there were the pools, there was a outdoor pool and a indoor pool.

The lady briefed us, she said there were three leaders. One talked about pool safety another talked about about beach safety and the last one talked about life jackets.

We first went to beach safety the man asked us to sit on the side of the pool and told us a quiz about rips then he said "you can make a rip" so we jumped in the water and asked us "make a circle" then he asked us to run in one direction really fast, stop running and float and the water dragged us out. After we had finished the man let us have a go on the slide.

Now we moved to the inside pool to do pool safety. We met the girl in the pool. The first thing she said was "how do you get in the pool" Archie said "backwards". That was correct. Next she talked about the best thing to keep afloat she said "eggbeating" so we did that. Next we moved to lifejackets the water was freezing. We met the man and he gave us lifejackets. The lifejacket is cool it makes you float. The man also gave us a challenge to put on our lifejackets in the water. It was hard. Finally it was free time I had so much fun, I went on the water slide I sunbathed and I swam ( a bit! ). After 45 minutes we had to go change back to our uniform so we went to the changing room to change. When we walked back the bus was waiting for us and we got in this time with Roman. 

When we got to school it was home time. So that was the end of the awesome trip to the Onehunga war memorial pool.

Term 1 reflection

1. What did you enjoy most in the term? Why?
I enjoyed EOTC week because we got to miss a whole week of boring school work!

2. What did you enjoy doing most in the classroom? Why?
Reading because I am quite good at reading and I  like the reading tumble.

3. What have you found hard in your learning this term? Explain.
 Maths because we are learning decimals and it challenges me.

4. What are you most pleased with in your learning? Why?
Maths because I think I improved a lot.

5. Tell us one thing you would like to learn about in Term 2.Science.

My Key Competency Goal

My goal is to manage self. By doing this I will listen to insructions and keep my desk tidy. Why I pick this was because my desk has always been messy and I don't listen to instructions very well.

My special thing

My special thing is my new Wellington Phoenix Soccer School kit. It is special to me because I joined this acadamy since I was 5 years old, I like playing soccer and I want to be a professional soccer player. I train on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. On Monday and Wednesday I do skill training and on Saturday I do strength and conditioning as well as a game. This is our practice until the seasonal games.

My A-Z paragraph

I am an athletic boy who is curios about dinosaur extinction. I am fun to play with and love to get dirty. I have a bubbly impression. When I was a baby I used to play with Jack in the box. I am knowledgeable. My brother likes to lick me when I am home. My sister's name is Mikayla. My mum likes to be very neat. My sister also likes to make funny teeth out of orange peels. My sister and I play the piano. I don't sleep with a blanket, instead I sleep with a quilt. I like running and soccer but I don't really like tennis. I use my left-hand in kicking and writing. I sometimes borrow my friends' van. Watching soccer is my favourite. I like xtreme animals. My cousin's favourite colour is yellow. My name is Zachary.

My Writing Goal

My goal is ideas and planning because I need to use paragraphs and my writing needs to be faster.

EOTC prereflection

1. How are you feeling about EOTC week?

I am feeling exited about EOTC week it is going to be an amazing experience.

2. What are you looking forward to most in EOTC week? Explain.

Probably climbing Rangitoto and visiting the lava caves.

3. What are you not so excited about in EOTC week? Explain.

There might not be enough parents to help at the pools so some children might sit out.

4. Is there any activity that has you feeling a bit anxious/worried? Explain why.

Nothing.

5. In Room 32 we are working on managing ourselves - that means being responsible and making good decisions. Tell us how you could make good decisions and be responsible during EOTC week.

 Don't be too silly in the pool or children may drown. Don't lose your belongings.

6. Make 3 goals for EOTC week. They could be simple goals like I will listen to my team leader or they could be something like I will take care of my belongings.

Listen to the team leader. 
Don't be silly. 
HAVE FUNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!

My reading goal

This is my reading goal. I am working on expanding vocab. The

most important point for me to work on is the last one. It is "I can tune in to interesting words and use these in my speaking and writing".

My Maths goals

These are my goals.

I am learning to memorise all my multiplication facts. For example 2x6=. 

I also have another goal groupings within 1000. For example 655+     =1000

Swimming competition

Tomorow is our swimming compitition (butterfly). I am very excited and nervous and in a winning mood! There are fast people in my year group so I better go hard out. Don't forget your togs though (cap and towel).