A slice of New Zealand

This is my 3 stages of my art.

Algebraic Thinking

This is showing you how to play algebra.

Writing Toolkit

This is what I did in room 9 and it is supposed to help us with our writing.

Spelling Activity

She approached him quietly.

I was really confused about his speech he did.

The buffalo was angrier.

We had to do our rock cycle for inquiry.

The damage he did on her was really bad.

He was sickly insane.

The minister replied to him and said...

The fashion show was awesome.

I was thrilled.

XtraMath Result

This is what I got. I haven't improved because I haven't been learning them.

Using Te Ara Encyclopedia

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

2. Tamaki River

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Eastern suburbs: Oraki  to the Tamaki estuary page to answer these questions.

Where does the river flow from and to?

Mangere East to a tidal estuary on the Waitemata.

What was the link used by Maori called?

Otahuhu portage.

What two bodies of water does it join?

Waitemata.

What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?

Sandspit.

What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river?

Half moon bay.

When was the first Panmure Bridge built?

1866.

When was the current bridge built?

1970’s

Xtra maths Results

I am still improving but I just got 1 thing wrong.

Xtramaths Results

I have improved because last week I had a lot wrong.

My spelling

Level 49

L.I Making Sentences

• Challenge - My teacher gave me a challenge.
• Fraction - I had a fraction test at school.
• Weird - She/he was weird just like Roswell.
• Cape - I wore a cape.
• Explosion - There was a massive explosion near the white house.
• Priest - The priest was very nervous while he was talking to the church.
• Amateur - She was being an amateur.
• Tremendously - He was tremendously awesome.
• Revive - I revived my friend on black ops 2.
• India - I went to India.

Xtramaths Results

This is my Xtra-maths from the start of the term and I haven't done very well.

My Waitemata Research

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

1. Waitemata Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki River.

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia.

Use our skimming and scanning skills.

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.

What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?

It’s a drowned river valley.

Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital?

It was chosen to be New Zealand’s capital because it was also known as the Auckland Harbour.

What does Waitemata mean?

Waitemata was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate

Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata:

Auckland’s chief port - Ngāti Whātua's lands border four harbours - Hokianga, Kaipara, Waitematā and Manukau

Viaduct basin - The Viaduct Basin, site of the old fishing harbour, was redeveloped in the mid-1990s as a site where the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron could host the America’s Cup in 1999 and 2003.

Westhaven - Westhaven Marina, with 1,800 berths, is the largest managed marina in Australasia, and a symbol of Aucklanders’ love of sailing.

Harbour bridge - The Auckland Harbour Bridge (1,020 m long) was opened in 1959 to link the Auckland isthmus with the north.

Greenhithe bridge - The Greenhithe Bridge was built in 1975 as an alternative harbour crossing, spanning the upper Waitematā from Hobsonville to Greenhithe on the North Shore.

Natural features - Natural features of the Waitematā include Meola reef (also known as The Tokoroa, meaning ‘a long reef’), a rocky submarine promontory.