Show Me

In room 18 this week we have been using the app Show Me. Show Me is an app which is like an online whiteboard. My buddy Kenny and I used the strategy of place value and equal adjustment.


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Friendship Recipe

In room 18 we have been writing friendship recipes. In this recipe we had to bake a friend. I hope you like it.

How to bake the perfect friend

Aim

Follow these steps to bake a perfect friend

Ingredients

1. ¾ cup of happiness
2. 1 kg of fun
3. 1g of sadness
4. ½ a cup of hugs
5. ½ a gram of arguments
6. 2 cups of caring
7. ⅔  of a cup of kindness

Materials

1. 3 Bowls
2. 3 trays
3. Oven
4. Wooden spoon
5. Beater
6. Baking paper
7. cookie cuter

Instructions

1. Turn oven to 5°C (or 1°C if oven is fan forced)
2. Next mix the arguments and sadness with kindness and happiness in one of the bowls.
3. Put in oven for five minutes at 5°C (or 1°C if oven is fan forced).
4. Get the other bowl and put all the other ingredients in (except the hugs).
5. Get bowl 1 out of oven after the timer goes off.
6. Put the other bowl in oven for the same amount of time.
7. With the first bowl mix with an electric beater until creamy.
8. Again get back the 2nd bowl out of oven after the timer goes off.
9. Repeat step 7 with the second bowl.
10. Put in hugs to the second bowl and mix with wooden spoon until creamy.
11. Get third bowl and put bowl 1s mixture and bowl 2s mixture in together.
12. Get back the beater and mix until it goes hard.
13. Get a tray and put the mixture on it.
14. Now cut him or her out and then put them in the oven again.
15. Put him or her on the tray and let him or her cool down for a bit.
16. Now enjoy your new friend :)

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Spelling

In Room 18 for home learning each week we have been doing some spelling sentences. We have to use descriptive words and detail. This is the sheet that Miss Scott gives us every week.                                                                        

Put your FIVE spelling words into a COMPOUND or COMPLEX sentence by using a conjunction. Use the sheet opposite to help you use a conjunction for each sentence. E.g. I went to the shop because Mum needed some eggs. Remember to use full stops and capital letters.

EXAMPLE: WORD: suddenly	I was sprinting across the field when suddenly I tripped over a deflated rugby ball.
REMEMBER THEY NEED TO BE COMPLEX OR COMPOUND SENTENCES. USE DESCRIPTIVE WORDS AND DETAIL.
WORD ONE:   stopped	I was driving in my shiny new car when suddenly the old car in front of me stopped so fast that I sadly crashed into it.
WORD TWO:  your're	Your're  my favorite friend Kenny because you are kind, caring, friendly and fair to me.
WORD THREE: seeping	Today I was playing a game, I tripped so they put a plaster on it but the blood kept seeping through..
WORD FOUR:   slewing	The small plane was flying fine but it suddenly slewed out of control when a really huge tornado hit it.
WORD FIVE: gratitude	Today I showed great  gratitude, I was about to be hit by a gun but someone saved me.

Animal Report

In room 18 we have completed some animal reports. My one was about Horned Lizards. I hope you learn something new about them.

Here is my animal report...

Did you know that the Horned lizard is one of the smallest animals? Horned lizards have lots of other names like Horned frog, Horned toad, Phrynonsma Hernandesi and Crown of horns. There is are also 29 different types -  they are all endangered and very rare because people hunt them. Some Horned lizards live 50 to 60 days, and others live to 8 years. They are in the reptiles family because they have cold blood.

Horned lizards can be red, grey or brown, which helps them look like the desert. Their eyes can shoot blood that confuses predators so that the Horned lizard can hide. They are spiky and have claws which they use to climb. They are very cool because they can control their body temperature. If they need to they can blow their bodies to twice their size.

Horned lizards live in lots of different countries including Mexico, Central America, Texas and Canada. In those places they live in low valleys, deserts, foothills, hot places, diverse habitats, forests, small borrows and the Pacific Ocean coast. Horned lizards like deserts because it is easier to hide from predators. The problem with deserts is that it doesn't rain a lot. The other problem with deserts is they are too hot.

Horned lizards eat ants like Harvest and Primly if they can find them. They also eat grasshoppers, beetles, spiders, moths, ticks, butterflies, caterpillars, crickets and Pill bugs. Horned lizards use the sun to help them hunt, so the hotter it is the more active they are. They hide and are very patient, then they use their tongue and grab them with it but they don't stalk. They are an omnivore and in the winter they hibernate.

Horned lizards lay eggs which they make chambers for. Some Horned lizards have live babies but only 2 types do that. It is sad for Horned lizards because the mum lays the eggs but then she leaves them. Horned lizards must bury the eggs quickly or they will be laid above ground and the predators will eat them. In April to June it is mating time and the boys fight for girls.

Since Horned lizards are cold blooded they bask in the sunlight every day on rocks. They sometimes make tunnels with 6 to 8 chambers in them and they put the eggs in some of them. In the fall they bury themselves in sand and then they hibernate for the winter. At night time Horned lizards bury themselves to keep warm and then they lie flat. Sometimes if a land predator comes, Horned lizards blow their bodies up to twice their size.

Horned lizards spikes are very useful because if a predator tries to eat them the Horned lizard gets stuck in their throat. Despite their spiky feature, Horned lizards still get attacked by hawks, roadrunners, snakes, other lizards, dogs, wolves, coyotes, magpies and ravens. Humans are a main predator because we hunt them and run them over with cars. Their least common predator is dogs. Their most common predator is snakes.

I think we should stop hunting Horned lizards because your kids kids might never hear of them. You can help by keeping your dog inside your house at night.

Bibliography:

http://www.ngkids.co.nz/

http://a-z-animals.com/animals/

http://www.reptilesofaz.org/Lizards-Subpages/h-p-cornutum.html

http://www.bioexpedition.com/horned-lizard/

http://www.hornedlizards.org/horned-lizards.html

http://digital-desert.com/wildlife/horned-lizard.html

http://naturemappingfoundation.org/natmap/facts/short-horned_lizard_k6.html

http://www.desertusa.com/reptiles/horned-lizard.html

https://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_horned_lizard.php

https://www.nps.gov/band/learn/nature/upload/short%20horned%20lizard%20fact%20sheet.pdf

http://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/texas_nature_trackers/horned_lizard/facts/

http://hornedlizardcreations.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=1

http://redrockcanyonopenspace.org/education/biology/horned-lizards/

http://animals.mom.me/long-spined-horned-lizards-4380.html

http://www.asknature.org/strategy/32df43605fa6de230f3c3b4fd2b49f80

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Māori Colours

In room 18 we have learnt the Māori colours and how to say "What colour is this?" and "What colour is that?"

Here are some colours:

kākāriki=green
whero=red
kikorangi=blue
karaka=orange
ma=white
kiwikiwi=grey
parauri=brown
waiporoporo=purple
mawhero=pink
pango and mangu=black
kōwhai=yellow

He aha te tae o tēnā?
What colour is that?

He_________tēnā 

He aha te tae o tēnei?
What colour is this?

He _________te tae o tēnā

Here is a video to help you practice your Māori colours.