Next step to reaching my goal

Today this is a post about my next step on what I want to achieve on khanacademy before the end of the year.

I have passed a lot of levels on khanacademy in a lot of different areas. But I want to excell in the area of shapes. What I want to know and pass is what all the
different shaes are calles and know straight away whether it is acute, obtuse or right angle.

To do this I am going to research it and watch the videos on khanacademy.  Hopefully next time I go on it I should be able to pass this level.

Reflective learning post

Today I have accomplished some pretty cool stuff, just like any other day but today is different because this post is my fifth reflection post.  So today  I am going to reflect on my learning at school.

(1.) I feel I have progressed a lot since starting at Myross Bush, because...........

I have progressed in my basic facts ladder a lot, in fact I have passed the whole thing so now I am working on Khan Academy. Also I am working on stage 7 maths above my expected level.

(2.) I have progressed in my spelling since I came to this school all thanks to the teachers because they have been pushing me and I have excelled in that area a lot because of the help I have received.

P.S I have passed all the rocket spelling list.

3. I would like to go on all day but I would just bore you so I am going to make it quick and snappy.

I would like to say thanks to Mr Herring if he is reading this because I think he it a great teacher and for all the help he has given me especially for putting up with me nagging to get a basic facts ladder test or rocket spelling so thank you.

Reflective post on camp.

The year six camp has been a most amazing time of my life,
that I would love to do again any day.

I am now going to share with you my great experience.
It was at Borland lodge, on a sunny Monday we left home to seek a great adventure.
All the year sixes that go to Myross bush went to this.

I think it is the best camp I have been to ( so far.) Because there were so many cool adventurous activities that tested your strengths.
The down side was that the sand flies were attacking me like crazy so I started a thing of eating them and worms.

Great things about this camp were, that we only had one day of rain but we still had lots of fun on that day and all the great activities we did. The food was great too. The activities that I most enjoyed were...
the rafting and I now have bruises on my legs because of when they hauled me back into the boat. Also the rock climbing it was so awesome because.
If I had a next time at this amazing camp ( which I might in the future ) I would bring lots of dry pairs of shoes because I was running low on them and lots more insect repellent.


Also last of all before I Bore you to death here is some advice to the year fives for next year: Take plenty of sand fly repellent because they just love your blood. Also have a good attitude and give everything a go.


P.S Here are some pictures of how the cabins look like.

Reflective learning post for this week

This week I have done some cool new learning A.K.A my MATHS I love MATHS and this is what I learnt today.
I learnt how to rename the improper fraction e.g 7 1/3 =22/3 because you times 7 and the 3 then you plus what you have on the top which is 1 and the answer is 22/3.
Now whenever I come to this problem again I will know how to work it out. So maybe I will be able to teach other people some day.

Reflection

This last year I have accomplished some amazing stuff, like the production I made it into a great part and I am really proud of myself. I first thought Oh I wont bother auditioning for it but I did and  I loved it so much. I love being on the stage.

 I was going to audition for it and memorize it over the weekend but I forgot and on Monday I had to cram in as much in as I could.  After auditioning I didn't think I would get the part but I surprised myself so this has taught me to always go for my dreams.

Why we should ban smoking

I strongly believe we should ban smoking and all cigar outlets.  I am going to convince you why we should.

Did you know one drop of concentrated nicatine on the tongue is enough to kill you? Also the person who is smoking is pretty much pouring oil on their lungs. Also"The side-effects lung cancer, tongue cancer, big purple noses, purple faces etc,'' Said Ruby.B in my classroom.

Smoking can also have a fatal effect on the environment and yet we call ourselves clean green kiwis, well that is a lie calling our selves that! The people who aren't smoking get it worse, because we don't have a filter on the end.
So think what the animals will be inhailing too.

Smoking is like rolling up money and smoking it because it is expensive, because of the government. When most of the people who smoke run out of money they don't give a dam and just go to the tax payer and are on the doll. Then they spend that money that they get on more cigars when we could be spending it on helping with the Rena oil spill or with helping christchurch rebuild.  Or just maybe we could help with some of the poverty all over the world.

As I have conducted a survey I have found out of room 8, 26 people want those filthy things banned, and 1 person wanted it to not be banned.  So just think about it, what example are we setting for the future generation.


By Karen

Reflecting on my learning

This term I am really proud of myself.
 I have been pushing myself to pass all of my spelling on the rocket spelling program, at the start of this term I accomplished this.

I did this because I wanted to be the first to pass all the rocket spelling, now I don't have much spelling to do so that is a huge weight lifted off my shoulders.

Now I get to pick my spelling words out of the dictionary, I try to pick the hardest so... my spelling brain is expanding all the time.

This Is How To Use Speech Marks

Shapes

Yesterday we started investigating all about shapes for this terms Inquiry.
Here are some pictures of what shapes we have been learning about and making.

We have been learning about Faces, vertices and edges.


This Triangle has
Faces =4
Vertices =4
Edges =6


For this square/cube/box
Faces =6
Vertices =8
Edges =12

How water turns into ice

Liquid and ice but how?

Water is a form of matter, matter is made of elements
 solid, liquid and gas.
But today we will only be looking at liquid and solid and
 how it turns from water into ice.


Liquid// Water is made of thousands and thousands of atoms.
 Water is free to move around not like a brick, so the atoms will be moving
around fast but not as fast as gas,but that is another story that we will go into another
day.However, so the atoms in the water are moving around and bumping into each other.


What is the temperature to turn water into ice?
Well you know how you can change the temperature in the freezer to freeze things is 0 degrees celcuise
So when you freeze ice it turns into a solid so... the atoms in the ice won't move at all and lets face it they are stuck.


FACTS
Hail, for instance, in the clouds are little droplets of water, and when it gets really cold, 0 degrees  celsius.   The weight of the frozen droplets in the clouds is so heavy, the hail comes pelting down and eventually dissolves, and atoms are free to move again!


So, for the liquid/water of any other substance, like juice, to freeze it has to be 0 degrees celcius, then it will turn into a solid/ice.

My picture

This is a picture of what represents me.
I really like to do science experiments because it is really interesting.
Now we are planning our own science experiments in class.
My groups experiment is about GLOOP (Why does it go between hard and soft depending on what pressure you apply?)

My Animation

My story

Ant

Hello if you are like me stuck in mud ( literally ) and not getting anywhere then welcome to my world.  

On a sweltering hot sticky day it all began.  I was previously searching for food and instantly like the crack of a whip a giant  Tornadoe struck and buried me alive.  For the past 99 weeks ( I think ) I have been trying to dig my way out, so now I am very strong I bet you I could almost lift a peanut now.

“Time to start my early morning digging’’ I said to myself.  I am a bulldozer when I dig because I pull up lots of dirt and dump it some where else.

Wwhats that it smells like fresh air oh thank the lord I am free from this dungeon of dirt now I don’t have to rely on eating dirt all the time.

But… Now I have another challenge to make it back to the nest….

My story

In the dark cold days of school I almost feel, empty full of nothing sitting in the class room watching the clock tick by minute by minute hour by hour slowly droning on.........(What is going to happen next? Comment on what you would like to happen and I will wright it for you.)

How a candle works

A canadle is made of wax and a wick sticking out the top .

A candle starts to work when you take the first step by lighting it, but you may be wondering why does the candle light? well this is how it works....

The candle lights because the flame feeds off the wax and air, and the wick soaks up some of the wax and that is how it keeps on burning.

But did you know if you put a jar over the top of a candle it will only last a few seconds before all the oxygen is soaked up, and the flame dies.

So that is how a candle works.

How a candle works

A canadle is made of wax and a wick sticking out the top .

A candle starts to work when you take the first step by lighting it, but you may be wondering why does the candle light? well this is how it works....

 The candle lights because the flame feeds off the wax and air, and the wick soaks up some of the wax and that is how it keeps on burning.

But did you know if you put a jar over the top of a candle it will only last a few seconds before all the oxygen is soaked up, and the flame dies.

So that is how a candle works.

my next steps

This term I have cracked down back into work and I am ready to go do amazing things.

For my learner profile goal it is to be a better questioner.  I have chosen this because I want to learn more but to learn more I need to ask more questions, so to do this I am going to ask questions like why do think that? and what do you mean?  This term I would like to learn about angles and measurement.

what I am proud of this term

This term I am really proud of my self because i have learnt to be a self directed learner and I have learnt great talking skills like for g.e news (Great Eight.)  I am also proud of wwhat I have accompli

How to.....escape from quick sand

When you're on an island with lots of quick sand swamps and puddles follow these instructions.

You will need a large stick

1. When you feel you are slowly sinking quickly activate your stick by. . .

2.Quickly slip the large stick under you then quickly but carefully move it down to under your hips.

3.Slowly pull out your legs and arms (if they are in the quick sand)

4.Spread your arms and legs apart and use them to help you back to dry land.

Tip// Take the quickest route back to dry land and you are once again safe.

Question of the week

Is the world a dangerous place for Kids? What should we do to keep safe.

The world is a dangerous place for Kids but..... it depends on where you are. Being in your own backyard and in the playground you are safe. If you are in a dark alley all by yourself any thing can happpen. So to keep safe if your in town or anywhere always keep with some one even if it is your friend or your mum.

At the chess tournament

On saturday I went to the dunedin chess tournament. I had a good time there. I won four out of six games and I bet a girl in four moves and I also bet a year 8. I had a really good time apart from I did not like the trip going up there because my friend and I share a packet of lollies and I told Katie of our Enrich teachers that I felt sick. I spewed up lollies on the side of the road. After that I felt fine. Last of all to finish off our day we went to the Black swan for our tea and I had chicken nuggets and chips and it was a real feast. On the way going home I felt fine and I got home at 10.30 and dropped into bed.

A questioner

For my question this week I am going to ask you
Do you wonder about things and ask questions to find out answers?

If that is you comment on my blog and tell me why and how.

young leaders

All the year six's this year went to young leaders just like last year.  young leaders is held in duniden. It's a conference we went to and I learnt alot about leadership. We had people from all places come in and talk to us about their dreams and acomplishments.  My favourite talker was Alison Shanks.
Because she use to be a net ball player but she got sick of sitting on the bench all the time, so she started cycling and now she is a world champion cyclist. She tells us how she alwaysgot nervouse about the beeper that goes off before the race, so she recorded it and started listening to it in the hotel she was staying in to get use to it. She used to get complaints that everyone could hear it and it was making them all very nervous. Now she is not very nervouse about the buzzer any more. She has also had some crashes but that is another story.

When we were up in duniden we also went to discovery world, we stayed the night over there and played with all the stuff they have their. The next day we went to the butterfly place and I saved a butterfly from dying because it was in a pluddle of water and I put it on a dry rock to dry and I think it is now living today. We also had a maori lesson and learnt lots about their culture. Last of all for our visit we went to the pool and then went home. We had a great two days and I learnt lots about all different types of leadership.

Why we have blogs

Blogs are a great tool we use for learning and finding out things.  If you keep reading you will learn more on why I have a blog, and it might even convince you to get one.

A blog is a great learning tool to help you, for example I can make a  blog all about animals, and if someone wants to learn about animals they can just visit my blog.  (so blogs help Leaning enormously.)

Blogs are basically a diary on the internet because you can put photos, widgets, games and your passion on them almost anything.

Blogs can be used to chat to others about work you have put on your blog, also how your day is going.

But my favourite tool for using a blog is you can use it to help teach people about internet safety by making a blog about safety on the internet and tell people about your blog and they might even visit it and learn how to keep safe on thee internet.

So that is why blogs aren't a waste of time and why I have one .

my super hero

My super hero is called fire bug because she has wings like a bug that she uses to fly around.  She also has a sword of fire that helps her stop all the crime in the world, like people who rob banks and start fights.  Fire bug has been on  many dangerous missions.  So if you are in need just call upon her help.