English sustained silent reading (SSR)

09/05/2018
Time started reading :11.15
time finished reading :

Today I decided to read one hundred random facts I am going to share some with you now.

1.Three percent of the ice glaciers in Antarctica are penguin urine.
2.A small child could swim through the veins of a blue whale.
3.The twitter bird actually has a name it is called Larry.
4.In England int he 1880's pants were considered a dirty word .
5.Birds don't urinate.

Here is a link to the website I read on.
FACTS

10/05/2018
Time started reading:8.50
time finished :9.00

Today I decide to do some quizzes on a website called sporcle which is a website with loads of different quizzes like presidents of the united states in alphabetical order

The audience are all ages

if you would like to have a go yourself here is the link its easy to figure how to use it.
Sporcle

11/05/2018

Today I did a few quizzes on Sporcle (again) I did some different quizzes some good some not so good the link is above.

16/05/2018

Today we had to look up a burning question that we wanted to answer I didn't have one so I quickly thought about global warming and is there a way to stop it. Here is what I found/what you can do to help stop it.

1. speak up
what is the one of the best ways to change climate change? speak up convince people to stop using that much carbon.

2. power your own house with renewable energy .
choose a utility company that gets most of there power from wind and solar and has been verified green-e-energy.

3. pull the plugs
pull all of the plugs out of the wall and switch them of completely

17/05/2018

Today I read read theory and did about 5 story's and did the questions afterwards. I read one about geckos and another one about a zoo and a fair and about how people got lot lost because it was crowded. there were others but I cant explain them now.

Today i did read theory this is a website that you improve your reading skills. AI did not do well today but if you would like to try for yourself here is the link.
read theory

Drama (Matariki)

Stan walker aotearoa-don’t know what style of music it is

I like how creative it is

The song is about new zealand

I like the beat to it

(feat. Troy Kingi, Ria Hall, Maisey Rika)

Nō tawhiti, nō tata

nō te whenua o te Atua tātou

ahakoa nō hea mai koe

ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu

Ko au tō maunga, tū tonu

ko te moana pari mai koe

ko koe te awa i taku remu, ko tāua anō tāua

nō te one i Kurawaka, hei tiaki i te whenua nei

Aotearoa, he iwi kaha tātou,

he mana tuku iho mai anō

whenua haumako

wairua ora

whāia tō ara

ki te mutunga

Nō tawhiti, nō tata

nō te whenua o te Atua tātou

ahakoa nō hea mai koe

ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu

[RIA HALL:]

He kōrero tō te whenua, heke mai ki a tātou

he toa au mōna e oke nei e

e kore au e hinga

he uri nō te roimata

te toto o ngā tūpuna

e kore au e wehi ē

[TROY KINGI:]

Kia kaha tātou ki tāu i pai ai

Whakatinana, kaua e ngutu noa

Whenua haumako, wairua ora

whāia tō ara ki te mutunga

Nō tawhiti, nō tata

nō te whenua o te Atua tātou

ahakoa nō hea mai koe

ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu

Nō tawhiti, nō tata

nō te whenua o te Atua tātou

ahakoa nō hea mai koe

ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu

[NZ NATIONAL ANTHEM – MAISEY RIKA]      

E Ihowa atua

o ngā iwi mātou rā

āta whakarongona

me aroha noa

kia hua ko te pai

kia tau tō atawhai

manaakitia mai

Aotearoa!

Nō tawhiti, nō tata

nō te whenua o te Atua tātou

ahakoa nō hea mai koe

ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu

Nō tawhiti, nō tata

nō te whenua o te Atua tātou

ahakoa nō hea mai koe

ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu

Nō tawhiti, nō tata

nō te whenua o te Atua tātou

ahakoa nō hea mai koe

ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu

[English Translation:]

No matter if you're near or far

We come from the land of God

No matter where you belong

We'll fight for your freedom

I am the mountain, you are the sea flowing toward me

You are the river that runs through me, I am her she is me

Created from dust and sand, born to lead this land

Where we come from we were made to be strong

Our legacy will carry on

And if a piece of home

Resonates in your soul

Your journey will take you

Where you belong

No matter if you're near or far

We come from the land of God

No matter where you belong

We'll fight for your freedom

[RIA HALL:]

The heritage of this land is deep, we are it's legacy

I am her warrior, I fight for thee, we have the victory

Born from blood and tears, I am stronger than fear

[TROY KINGI:]

We strive to move to our destiny

we practice more than what we preach

and if a piece of home resonates in your soul

your journey will take you where you belong

No matter if you're near or far

We come from the land of God

No matter where you belong

We'll fight for your freedom

[NZ NATIONAL ANTHEM – MAISEY RIKA]

God of Nations at thy feet

In the bonds of love we meet

Hear our voices we entreat

God defend our free land!

No matter if you're near or far

We come from the land of God

No matter where you belong

We'll fight for your freedom

No matter if you're near or far

We come from the land of God

No matter where you belong

We'll fight for your freedom

No matter if you're near or far

We come from the land of God

No matter where you belong

We'll fight for your freedom

Modern Māori Quartet feat. Awhimai Fraser 'Māreikura

It’s quite basic

I don’t know what it’s about/lyrics

It’s nice but I can hardly hear the girl.

WAIRUA-Maimoa

It’s looks exciting and fun. Colourful as well

I like that it has a good meaning behind it

English lyrics

The essence of soul and spirit tingles the skin

An essence that isn't truly felt until one opens up

Once confronted by internal debate, a source of life and inspiration springs within you

A spring-well of instinct and a soul that is completely yours

[Chorus]

It is your SPIRIT - may it spread around the world

It is your SOUL - let it fly and soar

Filled with instinct and inspiration that can guide you to your full potential

A little wairua is better than none at all, be it small or large - it is still a gift

Although it may not be tangible, it's a connection blind to the naked eye

Once confronted by internal debate, a source of life and inspiration springs within you

A spring-well of life and soul that is completely yours

It is your SPIRIT - may it spread around the world

It is your SOUL - let it fly and soar

A subtle means of inspiration and spiritual flow that can guide you to your full potential

Stomp clap the beat the beat clap, to the pound pound clap, the beat the beat CLAP!

Stand up and let your wairua guide you!

Kalega

It has quite a nice beat

I like how changes from english to maori throughout the song

I don’t know the english translations for the maori parts.

Social studies Monarchs

1. On september 9th 2011 queen Elizabeth the 2 her great great grandmother queen victoria to become the longest running british monarch in history.

2.About one in six britons feel that the Monarchy should be completely abolished.

3. 40 Nations have monarchs.

4.16 countries are under the british rule.

5. 7 countries only have hereditary rulers (which means they are ruled by just a king by blood)

6. Monarchies jobs are the right to be consulted the right to encourage and the right to warn IF there is a head of government.

7.Queen elizabeth is the monarch who has raised the most money for charity  she raised over a billion dollars to three thousand charities.

8. Some britons think that monarchy is outdated.

9. One of the most successful monarchs is pope francis  

10.The UK is fighting to not have a monarchy

Heating Particles (Heating a ball and ring)

Tuesday 1st of May 2018
01/05/2018

Today Drew, Josh and myself (Jessie) did an experiment with particles where we heated a ball and ring with a Bunsen burner on a blue flame. We experimented by heating one at a time then cooling them, then heating both at the same time (Josh and myself tried to get them stuck but it didn't work) Drew unfortunately didn't do much because of his broken finger.

Here is a small list of items we used
-A ball and ring made out if brass.
-A Bunsen burner
-A heat proof mat

What happened ?

As we heated up the brass ball first we noticed it started to expand, and didn't fit through the ring anymore but when, when we heated the ring it also expanded and then the ball, fit through the ring once again. we also noticed that the colour changed from gold to a bronze type colour when heated and when cooled, it turned gold again.
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This is the ball and ring                                                    Bunsen burner



















This is the heat proof mat

Written by Jessie Wood 9sp.

Critical thinking (Gloriavale English)

Question: What are the strengths and weaknesses
Strength/s: Perfect planned lifestyle because they don't have to worry about the outside world.
Weakness/s: They won't get to see or witness the out side world.
Gloriavale TVNZ on Demand.

Cooking (labels)

This is the label that Drew,Josh,and Joel made and I was away but I'll take some credit so I have no clue what they did. I just copied this picture. It was 

Chromatography

1.Definition- A technique for the separation of a mixture by passing it in solution or suspension through a medium in which the components move at different rates.

2.Chromatography is a laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture. The mixture is dissolved in a fluid called the mobile phase, which carries it through a structure holding another material called the stationary phase.

Yesterday (20/03/2018) Drew,Joel,Josh and I went out and collected three types of leaves from different trees, we came back in and started grinding up the leaves while adding ethanol. The next day (today 21/03/2018) we have continued the experiment, with filter paper, tape,boiling tubes,test tubes,and splints, what we have been doing is taping a splint to filter paper and, lowering it into a boiling tube to test the length.We then added ethanol to the bottom of two boiling tubes then put the filter paper in and added a drop, of our crushed up leaf mixture (Which Mr Guy had finished and turned into a liquid,) and put a drop of it on the filter paper and put the filter paper back into the boiling tube, which started the experiment we failed two but one has kind of worked but that was Mr Guys leaf mixture, 

26/03/2018
Today we have done the same experiment but with felt tip pens and ethanol has been replaced with water and we watched the different pigments come out. All of them are successful the colours we have used are red,purple,black and blue. Purple and blue have basically the same colours red doesn't really have to many colours coming out of it,black has quite a lot of colours coming out of it such as green, blue, yellowish green,purple,etc. 

A quick list of materials/tools you will need/use.   

>Wooden splints
>Filter paper/chromatography paper  
>Water/ ethanol
>Crushed leaves/ felt tip pens 
>4 test tubes (not boiling tubes)
>Test tube rack
>Pipette
>Beaker 
(all depends on what your using if your using leaf pigment or felt tip pen if you are using leaves then use ethanol if your using felt tip pens then use water)

Concentration Experiment

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