spelling Activity

Syllables

Lvl 34

Syllables 2	Syllables 3	Syllables 4
Accent	determine
cartoon	difficulty
confine	positive
effect	relation
exclaim	buffalo
foreman	deposit
ignore	successful
annual	minimal
beggar	recognize
ceiling	represent

Xtramaths

Library Skills- Using Te Ara

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?

River flowing from Māngere East to a tidal estuary on the Waitematā

What was the link used by Maori called?

It was a vital link (by way of the Ōtāhuhu portage) to the Manukau for Māori.

What two bodies of water does it join?

Manukau Harbour and the Waitemata Harbour

What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?

The Tāhuna Tōrea sandspit, reaching across towards Buckland’s Beach.

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

Half Moon Bay Marina is on the eastern shore in Tamaki river in 1866.

When was the first Panmure Bridge built?

The first Panmure Bridge was built to span the Tāmaki River in 1866, and the current bridge in 1959.

When was the current bridge built?

The current bridge was built in 1959

Xtramaths

This is my Xtramaths that i have done today and this is not good because i should be moving on to the next level.

guide words

Level 33:

Guide Words

Words.	Words Before.	Words After.	Guide Words.
According	accordance	accordion	ac-  accounting
Bale	bale	baleen	badminton- ballistic
Bridle	bridge	bridle-path	breathalyser- brisk
claim	clad	clairvoyant	circumcise- clam
command	command	commandart	colour- commado
car-house	carve	cartoon	cart horse- casual
crunch	crunch	crusade	crucify-cuff
dim	dilute	dim	dilute- disable
discontent	disconsolate	discontinuum	disadvantage- discredit

Our camp hike.

Hike!

How can people walk for four hours?

Oh my gosh! A four hour hike, what could be worse than that? By the look of the shape of the mountain, it looked like mount Everest’s twin. Walking up the hills and feeling broken down, my legs were in pain like they were never alive.

“Keep up Waitama” exclaimed Tienira,  walking in front.  I was trying to keep up, but my legs were in pain after those crazy steep hills. People were trying to push in front “I want to go home” I shouted, seeing sharp, steep stairs ahead of us. Finally the stairs finished, my whole body felt like it was going to break into millions of pieces.

I said to myself “Come on Waitama” trying to push myself when I was marching up the steep hills trying to keep up with Mr Johnson and Tienira up in front. Soon after I was getting weak and in pain, I slowed down and tryed to take a deep breath, oh my gosh another hill! This is the worst walk ever.

I made it to the top of a hill and saw everyone sitting down, Yay! My legs felt that they were going to peel themselves off and then shatter into dust.

This four hour hike was ridiculously long but worth it! It was my first time walking up and down the hills and I wish I never have to do that again in my life!

Using an index

Using an index

L.I. - Library/Research skills

Using an index to find information quickly

Most non-fiction books have an index.  Like a table of contents, it lists the books contents and relevant page numbers, but in much more detail.  It presents the topics in alphabetical order to help your search.  Below is an example from a health book.

INDEX aerobics                    2-14 breathing                 9-10 carbohydrates      36 co-ordination         20-25 cycling                       32 diet                              30-40 diseases                   45-65 doctor                       40-44 drinking                    63 drugs, harmful      70-75 drugs, medical       60-65 exercise                    11-20 fat                               35 fatigue                      76-79 good health            80-90 happy                       91-92 hospital                    40-44, 48-65 hygiene                    93-94

illness                           45-65 incapacitated           45-65 injuries                         60-65 inoculation                 96-98 lungs                             9-10, 60-64 medicine                      45-65, 96-98 mental illness            99-120 moods                          99-104 pharmacist                 60-65 physical activities     121-150 rest                                 151-155 self-discipline              115-120               smoking                       121-124 sport                             15-20 strength                      12-14 vigour                           140-150 vitamins                       64-65 weight                           30-35

Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary.

hospital -An institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people.

fatigue-Extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.

happy -Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.

hygiene-Conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, esp. through cleanliness: "poor standards of food hygiene".

Why are there two index entries for drugs?

fatigue                      76-79

drugs, medical       60-65

Which two entries will help you find out about tiredness and how to cope?

injuries                         60-65

mental illness            99-120

Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about injuries?

vitamins                       64-65

good health            80-90

Which two entries would you use to find out more about healthy eating?

vitamins                       64-65

good health            80-90

Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about the bad effects of smoking?

smoking                       121-124

On which pages would you find out about hospital life?

hospital                    40-44, 48-65

rest                                 151-155

doctor                       40-44

medicine                      45-65, 96-98

Why do you think there are two ranges of page numbers for lungs?

lungs                             9-10, 60-64

On which pages would you find out more about the healthy effects of sport?

sport                             15-20

strength                      12-14

vigour                           140-150

weight                           30-35

exercise                    11-20