Reading Logs.

11-08-2015.

Title: Fastest & Slowest.

Author: Camilla de la Bedoyere

Today I read a book about different kinds of animals and got to know some interesting facts about how they survive and the incredible speed they use to get away from predators and others.

And found out that the fastest animal in world is a cheetah then comes a pronghorn antelope this was an interesting book to read today.

12-08-2015

Title: Team Booklet (NZ Breakers)

Author: Unknown

Today I read the NZ Breakers Team Booklet the interesting thing I found in this beautiful book was the skills they use to win in an every game and the technique they use and they also put more information about the players and the coaches in this book to know about them.

Ilalio _Tree of Life_WekaT4W2

Tree of Life by Feana Tu’akoi

School Journal Part 3, Number 3, 2002

WALT: Make inferences and search for hidden meanings

SC:      Think critically about the hidden meaning of the text.

HOME ACTIVITY: Talk to whanau about their experiences eating coconut, fresh, tinned, dried etc. How do they like to eat it best, be ready to share this with the group next time.

1. List the parts of the tree that are useful and how.

milk	drinking, cooking
Coconut Leaves	Shelter, Mats, Basket, Fans, Ropes,
Shells	Cups, Oil,
Coconut	Drink, Food,
Roots	fish traps,
Wood	Fire wood,  Raft,

2. This story refers to the coconut tree as ‘the tree of life’.  Explain in as much detail as possible,  why it is the tree of life in your own words.
1. It is called tree of life because it provides food, drink, shelter, and fans for people that will help them survive.

3. Explain the connection between the Tuna and the Coconut?
1. The connection between the tuna and the coconut because the tuna’s head provided the coconut tree food, drink, and Shelter and made the coconut tree grew faster.

WORD	MEANING
Hollow (p.16)	not solid; empty
Monsieur (p.14)	the conventional French title of respect and term of address for aman, corresponding to Mr. or sir.
Voila (p.14)	there it is; there you are.
Rhythm (p.15)	A particular pattern formed by musical rhythm.

5. This is a popular legend also, have you heard it before?Where? and how is this version different? If not, can you find another version of this legend and record any differences. No I haven’t heard about the legend but I read the story and it is very appealing now that I know a coconut is a tuna’s head.

Ilalio_What's for lunch_WekaT4W1

What’s for lunch? by Ken Benn

Connected 1 2006

WALT: Analyse information, relate it to myself and make evaluations

SC: We will record our own healthy food graph and make recommendations based on what we find.

1. Complete your own healthy lunch chart for the rest of this week.

Boy/Girl	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Total
Food type	Number	of	servings
Sweets, cakes, chips etc.	l	l	ll	ll	l	7
Meat, cheese, eggs, dairy, nuts etc	ll	ll	ll	ll	l	9
Fruit, vegetables, wholegrain breads etc.	lll	lll	ll	lll	ll	13

2. Why do you think it is important to eat more fruits, vegetables and wholegrains breads or rice?
1. It is important that you eats all this food because it helps your mind stay awake and fresh and healthy.
3. Mr Kenna suggested that they swap their salami cheese sandwiches for tuna and salad. What things in your lunchbox do you think you could swap to make it healthier?  
1. Banana, Sandwhich, Apples.
4. What other benefits do you get from eating healthy food?

          Keeps your mind fresh, awake and gives energy, and gives you vitamins that are good.

5. Complete a graph like the one in the book once you have completed your healthy lunch chart. See how well you compare to your classmates.

6. What is your favourite types of healthy meal? (Edit the drawing)

ONLY share the answers/activities which have next to them.

My War Poem.

New Zealand Soldiers marching through the door

they know that it’s time for war

Bang there

Bang here

some died

some still here

we take a moment to remember there Thankful life

Now we are free till the End of time.      

My Information Report about Redback Spiders.

Last week we had to do a Information Report about animals that are near extinctions and could still be alive on my Report I'm doing one about the Red back Spider is the 2nd world's most poisonous spiders in the world and are close extinctions that's why I choose this animal for me to study because it looked interesting to me for my study.    

Title	Red back Spiders
Body Paragraph 1	Red back spiders are one of New Zealands most deadliest spiders in the world KIngdom: Animalia, Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Arachnida , Order: Araneae, Family: Theridiidae, Genus: Latrodectus, Species: L.hasseltii.
Sub-headings	What family does it belong to?
Body Paragraph 2	Redback spiders belong to the Theridiidae family and different kind of spiders and their kingdom is Animalia.
Sub-headings	What does it look like, include specific size measurements, textures, colours, shapes?
Body Paragraph 3	The Redback spider is black and has red stripes on its back shaped like an hourglass and the female body is about 10 millimeters (0.4 in) while the male is much smaller Being only 3-4mm (0.12-0.16 in) long.
Sub-headings	Where do they live?
body paragraph 4	It sometimes live in the basements and its kingdom is Animalia.
Sub headings	what do red back spiders eat?
body paragraph 5
Visual Elements	*red back spiders
Glossary	an invertible device with two connected glass bulbs containing sand that takes an hour to pass from the upper to the lower bulb.
Bibliography	<http://www.13bugs.com.au/images/spiders/new/stewarts-pest-control-redback2.jpg> <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Latrodectus_hasseltii_-Sydney,_Australia-8.jpg> <http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_weavers/images/IMG.jpg