my writing sample

Tsunami Disaster

In Japan in the 18th of March, 2011, there was a tsunami that crashed into Japan. It was like a huge giant running after it’s toy but it wasn’t. The tsunami was crashing everywhere like someone who failed there driving test but it was more worse because it was charging through the buildings like it was the boxing gloves of a kick boxer.

I could hear the sound of sadness and people crying and also I could smell fear all around me like a huge crowd crying like Michael Jackson died.

I could see houses collapsing together and buildings floating in the sea. I
felt so sad for the people whose houses got destroyed in the disaster.
Different countries are trying to raise money and have raised $4000 dollars so everybody in Japan could rebuild and be happy again.

By Tupou

Natural Disasters Alphabet Key

I used the alphabet key to think about words to do with Natural Disasters!

a.asteroid
b.blizzard
c.cyclone
d.drought
e.earthquake
f.famine
g.ground shaking
h.hail storm
i.ice storm
j.jacked
k.killing
l.lighting
m.Mega thrust earthquake
n.natuaral phenomena
o.observation
p.poisoning
q.quick sand
r.rocl fall
s.storm
tsunami
u.ultraviolet
v.volcano
w.wild fire
x.xylene
y.yew tree
z.zoonotic hook worm

Layers of the Earth

WALT-make a model of the layers of the earth out of
play-dough.

So that when we learn about natural disasters we can use our knowledge of the layers to understand them better and to help us in topic and science and learn about the earth around us.

The layer that is called crust or tectonic plates is the thick and strong green around the sea that floats around in the earth and it contains the continents plus the seas. Are you aware it’s thickness is 15-17km?

The second layer of my model is called the mantle and the other the lower mantle. The deference between the upper mantle is 400km thick and the lower mantle is 2300 thick.

The third layer is the outer core the outer core is the colour red. It’s thickness is 2300km and it is liquid. It includes nickle and also sulphur.

The last layer is the inner core the inner core is the most important layer out of all the other layers is the colour yellow. It is 1220km thick and it is solid iron nickel. The temperature is 6640 degrees Celsius!

Alphabet Key

I have used the alphabet key to think about words to do with our topic, Whanaungatanga. Can you think of more?

a-anti-violence

b-building relationships

c-cooperation

d-determination

e-effort

f-fairness

g-growth

h-honesty

i-integrity

j-justice

k-kotahitanga

l-looking after each other

m-marae

n-nice

o-opportunity

p-peace

q-quality friends

r-religion

s-self-discipline

t-trust

u-understanding

v-values

w-whanaunatanga

x-ex-ellent learning

y-young people working together

z-zig zag marae patterns

My First Movie!

Miss Hansell set a challenge of making our very first movie using iMovie! We had to take the pictures, add transitions, add music and edit it all ourselves! Here is the end product, I hope you like it.

Prediction Key

I have used the Prediction Key to think about what the Tamaki Primary School uniform will look in 50 years time.

I hope you like it.

term two learning goals
My learning goal for Reading this term is:
To read everyday and night.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Stop watching t.v. and concentrate on my homework.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Helping me chunk, check, cheer the hard words, or give me a challenge.

My learning goal for writing is:
To put punctuation in my writing.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Proof read my work and and make sure it makes sense.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Reading my story and helping me if I’m stuck.

My learning goal for Maths this term is:
Is to practise my times-tables.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Practise everyday and never give up.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Giving me a times-tables quiz every night.

My personal goal this term is:
Is to listen to the teacher when she is giving us instructions.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Concentrate on the teacher and don’t distract people or let people distract me.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Telling me how to respect the teacher and listen.