HYDRO DAM

WALT write an explanation of how a Hydro-power station works



 


A hydro-dam is an amazing structure that makes electricity from water!

Firstly you build a dam to block the river. Water the builds up behind the dam. This is called the reservoir.

Water then goes into the intake and then rushes down the penstock to the turbine. The turbine spins quickly which makes electricity. The electricity then travel through the power lines to house’s and cities. After the water has goes through , it rejoins the river.

Hydro-dams are helping us live and it gives us energy. The water hits the turbine and spins it very fast and it goes down to the river. This is a form of renewable energy.

Coal Power Diagram

WAL about different power sources (where we get power from), and whether they are renewable or non-renewable:

Renewable (will not run out) energy source:wind,hydropower,geothermal, biomass (plants)




Non-renewable (will run out) energy source:coal,natural gas,petroleum (oil)





This is how coal is used to generate (make) power:

What is energy

How to make a Ko

GARDEN DAY ACTIVITY REFLECTION

This document is a reflection on the purpose, process and outcomes of our Garden Day Activities.

NAME: Teina

ACTIVITY:  Making a Ko

MATERIALS:

• mussell shells, long stick

PURPOSE:

• to make a Ko to use to dig in the garden

PROCESS:

• we got in pairs, got a stick
• then we got a mussel shell and started scraping the bark off
• we kept going until the stick was smooth

WHAT WORKED WELL:

• sharpening the end of the Ko with a knife

WHAT DIDN’T WORK WELL:

• we didn’t get to finish it

WHAT THINGS DID YOU LEARN ?

• how to make a traditional Ko

Kiwi Facts

WAL facts about kiwis for our report writing

Interesting Facts

• Some kiwis live on a special island where there are no predators 
• Kiwis eat worms and other bugs.The kiwi uses it's beak to dig into the ground.
• The kiwi is a curious bird: it cannot fly, has loose, hair-like feathers, strong legs and no tail.
• The kiwi sleeps during daytime and they hunt food at night

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TPS Digital Footprint

We have been learning what is personal and what is private information online.

Personal information we can share online   e.g. favourite things, hobbies, favourite food, first name, age

Private information we do not share online   e.g. home address, birth date, home phone number, full name. If we are not sure we keep it private.

My name is Teina. I am 9 years old I am a girl from Tamaki Primary School. My favourite food is banana cake and kit kats. My favourite subjects at school are maths, reading and P.E. My favourite song is How We Do. My favourite sports team is the ALL BLACKS.

Diary writing

WALT: Record what we did on the weekend, including our thoughts and feelings.

During the weekend I went to my aunty’s house me and my sister went to my aunt’s because my mum and my dad went fishing on a boat we didn't go because it was to dangerous.

After that we went to my other aunty’s house and we took our togs and we went swim in the pool my cousin didn’t come in the pool because he was sick and had a cold so he didn’t go in the pool.
After that we got changed and had lunch for lunch we had KFC we had lots of kids at my aunty’s house.


THE END

Writing a good blog comment

My comment is positive because I used her name and shared what I liked best about her post.

Holiday Recount - The Movies

During the holidays I went to the movies with my cousin, sister and brother and our parents dropped us off. We went to the movies because it was my cousins birthday.

I woke up happy because we got something special for my cousins birthday, we gave her money it was $20.  We picked up my cousin from her house, we gave her the money and she said “Thank you for the money I can get me some clothes”. We went to new world and  got popcorn, lollies and drinks for our movie. We were so excited!

We got to the the movies and decided to watch Brave.  We went to the counter to buy our tickets,then gave our tickets to the ticket lady and went into the cinema.

The movie Brave was about a redhead, curly/frizzy haired teenager called Merida who liked to play with a bow and arrow. Merida got her first bow and arrow from her father when she was a little girl for her birthday.

One day when Merida was practicing a giant demon bear tried to attack her and her family. Merida and her mother escaped while her father and his men fought off the bear, her father lost his left leg.
Years went by and the mother gave birth to three identical triplet boys. Merida was a free adventurous teenager but then her mother forced her into an arranged marriage and she was not happy about it. Merida runs away into the woods and comes across will-o-the-wips. They led her to a witch and the witch gave her a spell in a form of a cake to give to her mother to change her mind.

 Merida gives the cake to her mother and the cake turns her mother into a bear so Merida and her three triplet brothers helps her to sneak their mother(Bear) out of the castle.
They went back to the witch to change her mother back and the witch was gone and Merida was left fix her mother with her three brothers.The witch cave a position to her mother to change her

After the movies we went to the warehouse to wait for our big cousin to take us home. When we got home we told our parents all about the movie and how great it was. And that was one of the activities we did in the holidays. I had a fun day at the movies!

My Learning Goals

Writing

My goals are:

• Transfer ideas from my plan more consistently and logically to my draft

• proof  read my writing carefully for grammar spelling and punctuation errors

Reading

My goals are:

• Continue to practice my oral reading skills, and participate fully in group work and discussion in class.
• Further develop my questioning skills, as well as the ability to identify directly stated

Maths

My goals are:

• Continue to develop my understanding of place value and whole numbers to 3 digits.
• Apply this knowledge to help solve addition and subtraction problems.

WALT: record what we have been learning about this term, including our thoughts and feelings

Term 2 Highlights!

This term I really enjoyed playing Netball for the Tamaki Primary  team. I enjoyed it because we played against Panmure Bridge school. We lost, but I enjoyed it because it was a close game.

I also liked learning about making movies this term. I learnt how to write scripts and how to act in front of the camera. We watched all the movies that the other classes filmed. I thought they were funny and cool.

This term I have also learnt how to ask questions about what I have read. It helps me to understand what I am reading about. I like to read Roald Dahl books because they are interesting and fantastic!

About Me

I am a Year 5 student at Tamaki Primary School in Auckland NZ. I am in Room 6 and my teacher  is Mr Craig. My favourite subjects are Maths, Topic and Reading. I like topic because it helps you make movies and reading helps you undrstand books better.  I like using number in different ways in Maths. My hobbies are going to the pools and going to the Library. In the future I would like to become a policewoman.

Happy Mother's day

On mother’s day I gave my mother a card and a heart pancake and my sister gave my mother a happy mother’s day cake. My brother gave my mother breakfast and after that we went to my auntys house.

WALT:take a screen shot and post it to our blogs

How to make a tapa cloth

Sketching shells

Firstly, we had to sketch some shells with a pencil. We sketched  the outline
and the main lines on the inside of the shells. Then we chose the best one.

Transferring design

Secondly, we transferred the design onto cardboard. We went over the main lines with black vivid. We also added a border with different designs. I used diamonds and triangles.

Scrunching the cardboard

Next, we scrunched the cardboard about 30 times. When we had finished the paper felt like
smooth cloth.

Adding colour

Finally, we started adding colour to our tapa cloth. We used the black and the brown pastels. My Tapa cloth looked like soft cloth, and I was excited about how it looked.

teina

2012

It's 2012 and I am now attending Tamaki Primary School.