Hydro Dam Explanation

WALT write an explanation of how a Hydro-power station works


A Hydro-dam is an amazing structure that makes electricity from water!

Firstly you build a dam to block the river.Water then builds up behind the dam.This is called the reservoir.

Water then goes through the intake,and down the penstock.Water hits the turbine and spins it very fast.

This makes electricity which is stored in the generator.The electricity then travels through the power lines to houses and cities. After the water has gone through the turbine, it rejoins the river.

A dam is an amazing idea because it can power up anything that has electricity. It can power up your car and any machine.It is also renewable.

Solar Power Energy

WAL about different power sources (where we get power from), and whether they are renewable or Non-renewable:

Renewable (will not run out) energy source:
Biomass,solar power,Wind,electricity,hydropower,uranium,Geothermal

Non-renewable (will run out) energy source:
Coal,Natural gas,Petroleum,


This is how Solar is used to generate (make) power

How does power move?

Fractions

In Maths this term we have been learning about FRACTIONS

I can find fractions of whole numbers like:

½ of 12 =6             ⅓ of 9=3                1/10 of 20=2

⅔ of 12=8                      ⅘ of 10=8               

I can recognise when a  fraction is greater than 1:

½ + ½ + ½ =1 1\2

⅓ + ⅓ + ⅓ + ⅓ =1 1\3

7/4 =1 3\4

Garden Day Reflection

Planning our designs

This document is a reflection on the purpose, process and outcomes of our Garden Day.

ACTIVITY: Signs
Mara Rongoa

MATERIALS:

• Paper and crayons
• wood

PURPOSE:

• to tell people what the plant is and describing what it is

PROCESS:

• We went on google and we searched  taros.
• Then we drew taros with Mrs Mimic
• We drew other maori plants.
• Then we and to colour it in and put it on the board.

WHAT WORKED WELL:

• We checked our drawings with the teacher,  and drew them on a board

WHAT DIDN'T WORK WELL

• drawing people kept on making mistakes

WHAT THINGS DID YOU LEARN ?

• I learned to draw well
• I learned information about different kinds of plants

Kiwi facts

WAL facts about Kiwis for our report writing.

Interesting Facts

• Kiwis lives near big bushes.
• And lives in New Zealand.
• Kiwis eats bugs.
• Kiwis eats worms underground.
• Kiwis cannot fly but it is a bird.

About me

We have been learning what is personal and what is private information online.

Personal information we can share online   e.g. favourite things, hobbies, favourite food, first name, age

Private information we do not share online   e.g. home address, birth date, home phone number, full name. If we are not sure we keep it private.

My name is Brandon I like to eat oranges and I like to play basketball. I am 9 years old and I like maths and my instrument is a horn and it is fun to blow it My favorite sport is basketball and soccer also rugby league.I am a boy and I want to be in the Tongan team if I make it.I want to e in the lakers if I don’t make it in the rugby team.I want to be a singer and famous.

How do plants grow?

1. What is a kamokamo?
Pumpkin
2. How do you grow kamokamo?
Dig a hole and put the seed underground.
3. What can you do with a kamokmo?
You can eat it. Make it into a drink.

4.Paste a picture of a Kamokamo.

About Plant's

WAL: about how plants grow best
This is what I think about how plants grow. We will be doing some experiments to find out if it is true.1. How much sunlight do plants need to grow?Not much but others need a lot.
2. Can plants grow in the shade? Can they grow inside?No because plants need sunlight. No they need air.3. Can plants grow better by talking to them? Why?No, because they don’t have a ear.4. Can plants grow in sand? or rocks? Why?No because it needs soil and water two jugs of water.5. How much water do plants need to grow? What type of water? It needs two jugs of clean water because it helps it grow more faster.6. Can you feed plants food? If yes, what kind? No because it makes their own food.

Photosynthesis:

WAL about how plants grow and what they need to grow



My explanation of how Photosynthesis works:
Plants needs water, carbon dioxide and sunlight  so that it grows, because turn into sugar!

Garden Trip

Camp Edmund Rice

In the holidays I went in my van and we drove to church and we went inside and we got in a group. My sister was in the blue team and my brother was in the red team. I was in the green team. 


I went to camp because it was fun and it was cool. My leader's name was Marcus and we got in a circle and we all said our name.

Next we got in our groups and we had to remember everyones names. I stayed there for 1 day and I did lots of activities like bull rush. Then we went outside, went on the bus and went to church and we went home. I had I lot of fun.

My Learning Goals

Writing

My goals are:

• Use a wider variety of sentence beginnings and lengths in my writing.
• Transfer ideas from my plan more consistently and logically to my draft.
• Proof read my writing carefully for errors.

Reading

My goals are:

• Continue to practice my oral reading skills ,and participate fully in group work and discussion in class.
• Further develop my questioning skills, as well as the ability to identify ideas not directly stated.

Maths

My goals are:

• Continue to develop my understanding of place value and all whole numbers.
• Apply basic addition ,subtraction and some multiplication facts to help problem solve.

Writing

My goals are:

• Use a wider variety of sentence beginnings and lengths in my writing.
• Transfer ideas from my plan more consistently and logically to my draft.
• Proof read my writing carefully for errors.

Reading

My goals are:

• Continue to practice my oral reading skills ,and participate fully in group work and discussion in class.
• Further develop my questioning skills, as well as the ability to identify ideas not directly stated.

Maths

My goals are:

• Continue to develop my understanding of place value and all whole numbers.
• Apply basic addition ,subtraction and some multiplication facts to help problem slove.

WALT write blog comments that will help us with our thinking and our writing.

Brandon My comment is thoughtful because it was positive and specific.

Shots in Movies

We have been learning about the different types of shots in movies.

1. This is a close up


2. This is a medium shot


3. This is a long shot



Extreme long shot



Medium long shot

About me

I am year 5 at Tamaki Primary School in Auckland NZ. I am in Room 6 and my teacher is Mr Craig . My favorite subjects are Maths and Reading. I like using and adding numbers. I like to write narrative stories. In my spare time I like to play basketball. I like eat delicious food like Chinese. In the future I want to play basketball for the Lakers and become a super star.

Mothers Day

On mothers day I made my mum breakfast. I made scrambled eggs, bacon, toast and coffee. She loved it! During the weekend I went to the pools with my Mum as well. My Mum came to see my rugby game and we won. She was happy that I won my game. It was fun and we went back home and we played games. Then we went to exercise at a gym in Mangere. My mum was tired but it was fun and she was happy.

How a Tapa Cloth is made

Sketching shells

Firstly, we were sketching shells and also we sketched a border. We used  patterns from our
countries like Tonga and Samoa for the border. We chose one of the shells to sketch onto the brown cardboard.


Transferring design

Secondly, we transferred our deign to cardboard and did the border in pencil.  Then we went over it with a black vivid. We also drew vivid around our border and drew our patterns into the  border.


Scrunching cardboard

Next, we scrunched it up so it can look like a tapa cloth. We had to do it 30 times. When we had finished it felt  like smooth cloth.


Adding colour

Finally, we added colour onto our tapa cloth. We used black and brown pastels.It was fun adding colours to our tapa cloth. When I had finished I thought my tapa cloth looked wonderful!

WALT: take a screen shot and post it to our blogs