My Report by Emma Morrison

My year so far in Room 16 by Emma

My favorite thing about being in Room 16 in 2013 is having a blog so I can share my work to my classmates and around the world.

Something I would like to do in term four is to make new friends who are year 6 so next year I know more people.

Something I would like to do next year is be in more School Involvement because I am only in one school involvement.

My dream job would be a fashion designer.

Reading

The best thing about reading so far this year is doing more reading at home I have read 70 books this year.

The best thing I read this year was Dead Harry . I enjoyed it because we made a movie trailer and we wrote to Ken Catran. The book was very cool.

This is my favorite reading blog post  The Eerie Singing Sirens that my group  created. I chose it because I really liked reading the book and making the video of it.

This is my favorite reading post from someone else Hemani’s  Hatchet reading post. I think it is awesome because you can see shes very good at reading and she put a lot of her work in her slideshow.

Maths

The best thing about maths so far this year is getting maths help in the mornings.

I was most proud of learning  division . I was  proud of this because Now I know my division and it will help me next year.

This is my favorite maths post My Basic Facts because it shows how good I am at my basic facts.

This is my favorite maths post from someone else  Hemani's maths post. I think it is awesome because In this post she did a lot of work. I am really good at Place Value and my timetables.

I want to get better at my Mathematics.

Writing

The best thing about writing so far this year is writing  to my penpal in the U.S.A.

I was most proud of learning how to type without looking at my keyboard.

  

This is my favorite writing   The ordinary day  that I created. I chose it because it is some of my best writing so far.

This is my favorite writing post from someone else is Olivia's letter to ken catran   . I think it is awesome because her writing is very good and you can see she is improving in her writing.

I am really good at writing to my pen pal

I want to get better at sharing my writing to the class.

Integrated Topic

My favorite part of topic has been  doing the  dot art I enjoyed it because its going to be on my calendar

This is my favorite topic blog post   My Henna hands  that I created. I chose it because it was the topic for last term and you get to see a photo of what it looks like.

This is my favorite topic post from someone else Nikitah J . I think it is awesome because she has done a wonderful job this year in class and I just love this post so much.

School Involvement

Netball ( Next year I wont to do more school involvement,)

How I Have Shown PRIDE

Personal  Best: To do my best in in class and everything I do.

Respect and Responsibility: To show others the right thing to do and show
respect to others.

Integrity: To tell the truth to others not to lie ( I don't lie at all.)

Determination:  To show that I am determination on everything I do in school and out of school.

Enjoyment: I enjoy everything I do especially Dancing and Netball.

I just love school:) 

How to make a parachute

First parachute drop

1. Andre-Jacque Garnerin When October 22 1797.  

2. He was  french.
3. He became official aeronaut of France.

4. Seven-meter silk parachute.

5. The basket lurched  violently and suffered a bad learning  Garnerin somehow emerged totally uninjured.
6.Approximately 3,000 feet.

7.Jeanne Genevieve Labrosse was his sudden  and he married her. She was the first female parachutist.

What you need

Scissors
Plastic bag

Straw
sellotape

What you do
First you cut a straw into 8 equal parts so it can go on your parachute Then you sellotape the end.

Next grab a plastic bag, cut off the handles and the bottom.

After that cut a square shape, Then fold the square in half,then in a quarter,then an eight,and then a sixteenth.

Next cut of the excess plastic.

Open the shape and you will get a circle,then lay out the circle and sellotape the straw with eight equal parts down on the circle, like this.

You can put some weights on it so it can go slowly. Here is a photo and a link to the site

Flower power

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Parachute-With-a-Plastic-Bag-and-a-Straw

My Dot art

This is my dot art  its going to be on my calender. My art is based on Roy Lichtenstein's art. I am saying I love puppies and art. I had to choose this or my collage art I choose  this. I hope you enjoy and please comment :)   

Wow I look like a person from the Simpsons.  

  

My collage art

Last week my class has been doing  collage art.  This is my one its Mum and I. I cut up pieces of old magazines then I glued them on my blue piece of paper. Just to tell you me and mum are skeletons. I hope you like my collage I think its very cool  what do you think?
 

Me and Mum

Yachting and Kayaking Day 3

Something I was pleased with was Me,Lily and Tracy having a go at yachting because we were just having a fun and we really enjoyed it.

I really enjoyed learning was the kayaking because now I know how to turn the kayak properly.

                   
Something I found hard was the tiller why? cause when my teammates said to go left I went right.

Something that made me think was kayaking why? cause when I turned I keep on hitting rocks I had to think to move away from the rocks.

  

Something I want to get better at is kayaking on my own because I am bad at it.

         

My Kayaking story

Today I went kayaking on my own at the start I was doing ok I thought. I was turning around boom my kayak went on top of a giant rock. Luckily Kane and Dave helped me get of the rock. It was time to go under the bright so I did. Yes I said because I made it under the I had to cage up to the other I paddle as hard as I can I made it up to them. On the way back was hard I was paddling to slowly when I should of been fast. At the end  I made it.

My Yachting and kayaking tagxedo

Yachting and Kayaking for day 2

Reflection for Yachting and Kayaking. Something I was pleased with was how I tried my hardest at everything I did.

I really enjoyed learning  The tiller Lily helped me learn it  and at first I was nervous but at the end of yachting I was very confident and I think I could Teach someone else.  

Something I found hard was Kayaking by myself for the first time and I was going slowly then I usually do. 

Something that made me think was when I went under the bright  I keep on getting  sink but luckily a nice man help me out.

Something I want to get better at is Kayaking I need to be more confident in myself and not to be nervous.

This is where we were talking.

Me and Lily

This is where we were turning around.

Reflection for Yachting and Kayaking

Yachting and Kayaking by emmamaggie77 on GoAnimate

Reflection for Yachting and Kayaking.

Something I was pleased with was how everyone enjoyed them self  why I could see all of the smiley faces and it seemed like everyone enjoyed yachting and Kayaking.

I really enjoyed learning how to make the kayak go slower and Faster Because at the start I didn't know how to do it but now I know how to do it and I could do it for tomorrow.                     

Something I found hard was yachting because I forgot a little bit from last year and I was holding the rope I should've made it loosened but I made it tighter.

Something that made me think was the kayaking because I was a little but nervous and I was turning the wrong way and my buddy was  doing the other way.

Something I want to get better at is yachting why? I am not very confident at yachting at all.  

         

The Taj Mahal

My Taj Mahal story

The Taj Mahal is a lovely building in Agra in india here is my story of it.

There once was an Empire  who had filled in love with Mumtaz Mahal  they were both in love with each other. One day Mumtaz Mahal had died by having a child The Empire was so  sad  he locked all the doors and locked himself inside his house for 8 whole days. When he come out his back was bent and his black hair is White.

He got all his kingdom to come he made 20,000 men to work on the Taj Mahal its 81 meters long Thats 20 storey building for the queen Mumtaz Mahal. It was built in the  17 century (1600s). They buried  Mumtaz Mahal under the Taj Mahal. Around the Taj Mahal they also made a symmetry and much more. The Empire died as well he is in a dom next to his wife.

Now today you can visiting and go inside the Taj Mahal. In Front of this lovely Taj Mahal there is a little lake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq30SMhlc-c 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYysdKtilfc&safe=active

YouTube - 

YouTube -     

My Basic Facts

My highest day score for the 8 day was 13 that's 52% I knew then when I was doing this test that a got my highest score. My lowest score was a 7 that was a 28% I had a bad day I wasn't thinking  that well. The graph shows what I got in the basic facts test. Day 1 I got 11 that's 44%, day 2 I got 8 that's 32% . Day 3 I got 8 yet again that's 32% . I think I did my best in the 10 days. 

A letter to Ken Catran

4122
Parkvale School

Hastings Hawkes Bay
New Zealand

Dear Ken Catran,

My classroom has been reading your fantastic book called Dead Harry. I have been enjoying your book as it is funny and very cool.

My classroom has been making movie trailers I am playing Mrs Anson for the movie trailer and the gun  what she was holding is a ruler. I love making the movie  trailers . Here is a link to my classroom blog so you can see the movie   trailer’s The Tree of pride

My Favorite character in the book is Harry. Why? He is a very good character I like when he Helps Sam and Anna when they need his help most. Harry would like  Sam to figure out how he died and why he died.

My favorite part is when Sam and Anna find out that the favorite  teachers are  were working with the bad people. Because they were only doing it for money that was a good part in the book. Thank you for reading to my letter. I hope you enjoyed it.

Your Sincerely 

Emma Morrison 

Parkvale School.

Real Henna Hands

Today Imaan's mum came in to do henna hands for the girls she talked about that when its very hot woman put in on their feet also woman put it in their  hair for hair die. We had some Indian food it was Pakora potatoes chickpeas it was yummy.  Here is some photos of my  henna hands please comment and I hope you like it. 

Real Henna Hands 

BMX Racers

What is a BMX Racer A BMX Racing is when people can compete in a Olympic sports BMX came a Olympic sport in 2008 that was 5 years ago BMX is short for bicycle,motocross. The first BMX racing began in the 1970s in the first of the BMX world champs was hold in the USA. In 2008 BMX racing was an Olympic sport for the first time in China Beijing.

BMX Racing Tracks

A BMX racing track is designed for BMX racers  the BMX track is around 400 meters long it’s covered  in dirt and rocks and some big bumps . The big bumps helps the racers to go up powerful and do amazing flips.

A BMX Race

Riders have to be able to clear single,doubles or triple jumps that range in height from 6 to 12 meters.   As the fastest riders fly over the last jumps they pedal very fast to speed up lots of power when they get closed to the finish line they would try to finish first.