Friday 28 August 2015
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory Book Review
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
This book is about a young boy named Charlie Bucket, who lives in a tiny house with 6 people. Although his family are poor, they try their hardest to provide for him. He lives with his mum, dad, two grandparents from his mum’s side and two grandparents from his dad’s side. In their house, they only have one bed, which the four grandparents use. Charlie, his mum and his dad sleep on a mattress on the ground. One day Charlie finds out that there are five golden tickets hidden in five very special Wonka Chocolate bars. Charlie longs to find one when he hears that the prize is to meet Willy Wonka and a lifetime supply of confectionary. His Grandpa Joe usually told him stories about Willy Wonka and his factory. When he finds out that four tickets have already been found, he knows that his chances of finding one are near to being impossible. Eventually, Charlie finds some money and buys a Wonka Bar, to find that he had found the last golden ticket!
My favourite characters in this book are all of Charlie’s grandparents. I recommend this book to ages 8 and over and think people will really like it!
By: Kaydence
Wednesday 19 August 2015
My Goals For Term 3
Goals T3-4 2015
My Goals:
Maths:
Where am I at? :
I am working at stage 7B, I am learning to compute and solve word problems using different strategies.
What do I need to work on? :
I need to work on angles, decimals, discounts, percentage, ratio and proportion, fractions, orders, area and volume.
Writing:
Where am I at? :
I am at stage 5A, I am trying to make my ideas deliberate and effective, I am trying to always keep my paragraphs on the same topic, I am trying to keep improving my vocabulary and keep using high-frequency words, I am trying to keep my sentences on the topic as well so it can all engage, and I am trying to keep supporting the same development of the text in order.
What do I need to work on? :
I need to work on my punctuation, keeping it in the right place, using punctuation correctly and knowing when to put punctuation.
Reading:
Where am I? :
I am reading at ages 13-14, I am reading advanced books for mature readers, I am able to read fluently and am reading on a higher level than my age.
What do I need to work on? :
I need to work on Evaluation in stories and the Reaction, and also Organization of thoughts.
Inquiry:
Do I ask questions to inquire? Yes I do because it helps me get more information on any topic that I research.
Are my questions interesting and open-ended? Yes most times because I only sometimes ask questions.
Do I know how to look for information and gather information? Yes most times because I use different types of resources like books and the internet.
Do I know how to write information? Most times because I can write key ideas in my own words.
What do I need to work on next time? I need to work on asking more question and looking deeper into the information
By:Kaydence
Mary MacKillop
Mary MacKillop
Mary MacKillop was born in 1842, January the 14th in Melbourne, Victoria. Her parents were Alexander and Flora Macdonald and she was born to scottish family. She was the eldest in her family and her siblings were 4 brothers and 3 girls. Her father had a good understanding of Religious Education and taught Mary at home, so Mary was home schooled.
Mary MacKillop first started working at the age of 14, her first job was working as a governess, which is a young woman who is employed to teach children in a home. Mary MacKillop loved children and she also wanted to help the poor children go to school as well.
Later in Mary’s life she met a priest whose name was Father Julian Tenison Woods and Mary discovered that he too wanted to help poor children get into school. So Mary and Father Julian worked together and started a school together in 1866, their school was called “the stable school”.
In Mary’s school she taught all kinds of subjects like reading, writing, singing and math. Mary also taught the girls in the school how to sew while the boys learnt woodwork. Mary and her sisters also taught their students about The lord and how to have trust in Jesus Christ. In 1866 Mary and Father Julian also started a religious order of the sisters of Saint Joseph of the sacred heart. In 1867 Mary MacKillop became a nun and became Sister Mary of the cross.
Mary and her sisters also set up homes for the poor elderly women who were unemployed. Their daily job became helping the less fortunate people and they also comforted the sick and the dying. Mary MacKillop died August the 8th 1909, but in her life she tried to help as many people and devoted her life to a life of God’s work!
By:Kaydence
Tuesday 18 August 2015
France Europe Homework
France
Have you ever wondered where the tour de France takes place? Or where the eiffel tower comes from? Well both these things can be found in France!
The country France is found in Europe one of the 8 continents and it’s name France comes from the latin word Francia which means “country of the franks”. The Capital city of France is Paris, which is one of the most well known capital in the WORLD! It is one of the most beautiful places ever! It even has the eiffel tower! France is an amazing country because it has so many things to explore, you can visit the eiffel tower, see the French Riviera, go to disneyland Paris and even visit the Notre dame de Paris! France has so many things to do and to visit but do you know what the population of France is, because without their people, these attractions would just be decoration for this country. So back to the question, what is the population of France, well since July the first of 2014, France’s population is 61,641,279 people! Woah that is a lot! I mean New Zealand only has 4.5 million can you see the difference? Anyway, France also has a lot of Money! Their currency is frank and is 1.66 New Zealand dollars, which is way bigger than our money, it is like twice our money! France is a really great place because it has so many things to keep you occupied! would you want to go to France?
By: Kaydence
Wednesday 5 August 2015
Girl Guide To: How To Use A Public Toilet
Girl Guide To: How To Use A Public Toilet
Have you ever wondered about a public toilet or what to do when you are busting and you are out in public? Well this happens quite often so that’s why I am here to tell you how to use a toilet properly and what to do in Toilet EMERGENCIES!
First you have to find a toilet. Have you ever went to the park or to the shops and all of a sudden you needed to go toilet! But all you see is a … PUBLIC TOILET! What do you do? Should you wait till you get home or go to the … PUBLIC TOILETS? Then you can’t hold on any longer you tell your parents you're going to the toilet and then race off! When you are inside the … PUBLIC TOILET, you see that it is filthy. You are so shocked but you can’t go out now! First you have to grab some toilet paper and spread it across the toilet seat, you don’t want to catch other people’s germ from their behind! Do you? Next you gotta use some toilet paper when you finished going, but you see there is only a little bit of toilet paper left! What do you do? You should scream and yell because you are in the Kill Zone! You are doomed! But, if there are paper towels in that same toilet then you are free to use them. It doesn't matter if they hurt it is either that or pull you pants up without wiping honey! After you have finished you have to wash your hands, with extra soap since it is a … PUBLIC TOILET!
Oh and don’t forget to wipe the toilet seat down because you do want to be considerate for other people, even though they might wipe it again anyways. When you finished washing your hands always remember to grab a paper towel, you might ask why, well this helps with hygiene because you know some people don’t wash their hands properly but some don’t even wash their hands! So grab a paper towel and use it to open the door handle or the slide door handle or whatever you have to open! Then you are back into fresh air and out of the horror! And there you are you have successfully used a … Public Toilet!
By: Kaydence
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