Alicia - Maths results

Yesterday I sat the E-asttle strands test. As seen, I proudly ACCELERATED. I moved from a 4B to a 5B. I am very happy that I achieved this score because it goes to show that I kept everything that I learned through this year in the front of my brain. I am really impressed with my score and I hope I can keep it that way. Next year I am aiming for a 5A. To do so, I must pay full attention to my teacher. That way I might just be able to achieve a 5A.

Alicia- Comparison between 2 celebrations

Last week Harrison and I completed the similarities and differences of La Tomatina and Bullfighting. Through doing this I learnt about other celebrations around the world. I enjoyed researching about these celebrations and hope to do it again.

Alicia- Chemical Changes through cooking

Walht: Write a paragraph on chemical change.

Baking Pikelets to see Chemical Changes. First of all a Chemical change is a result of a new substance in which can not be reversed. Before we discover chemical change, we needed to complete the scientific method. Asking a question and making an assumption. Combined ingredients help chemical changes but through baking, it is heat. It is simply like applying milk to the dry ingredients ( Flour, Sugar, Baking Soda e.t.c.) It becomes liquid. While cooking the pancakes you will observe the chemical changes when…

• Release of gas (Bubbles form)
• Colour change  ( Golden brown)
• Temperature change

Once you know when your pancakes are finished through chemical change, you can enjoy them. Delicious!

Alicia- Simple Machines

Today Glen Innes School held a Simple Machine Expo. Room 8’s topic was to use the Wheel and Axle and the Pulley to create a Simple Toy. Just after Lunchtime we all headed to the hall to observe the toys created. In my opinion, my favourite one was Room 7’s Ferris Wheel. It was very easy to identify the fact that they used the Wheel and Axle and it moved like a dream. I really enjoyed the Expo and I wonder if they will have another one but on a different topic.

Alicia: Connecting Reading Goals to Learning

Activity 1.

Activity 2. Harmful chemicals that are used to kill weeds could accidentally get into your system which could either kill you or cause you to need urgent care. Killing pests like possums could easily be killed safely without those boxes that attract them. Toddlers could think that they are playhouses but little do they know, it can kill them. Bits of poison that are put in the garden to kill snails could be chewed by a baby. We all know that if this happens, it will end up faulty.

Today I have chosen these two activities to post on my blog. The reason I picked these two activities was it connected to my goals for this year. One of my goals is finding information and writing about it. Doing this can help me improve in writing. My first activity is an advertisement about why people should buy white fly traps. The other activity on the right is about the consequences of using harmful products to kill weeds or pests. I am trying hard to accelerate at my reading.

Alicia- AUT Combinations in Maths

WALHT: Work out the outcomes

When we went on our trip on Tuesday Aut provided a healthy lunch for the students. There was a variety of options. We used this information in a maths lesson and we had to work out the number of outcomes. After we added the meat we used the salad. When I counted the outcomes there were six. With the salads there were 24 outcomes. Overall I found this very easy and I would do this again

Alicia - NZ Herald Sideswipe

As seen, people are hiring people that can work without their cell phone or social media.

Nearly everybody has a phone these days and I will say that it is true that we all find it hard to stay off social media. My mum works for a very important company called NZ Blood. Because it is very important she is only allowed to use her cell phone when she is on her break. She doesn’t complain about it though. If I were to have a similar job when I grow up, I would find it hard for the first time because I wouldn’t be used to it. I do think that it is a good idea at the end of the day because it will keep you focused in your work so you can finish it in time. I think that I would give this work a try.

Alicia- Statistical Investigation on Volleyball skills of room 8 students

Today we used a google spreadsheet to find the mean or average and draw graphs for our volleyball skills.

We then used our online tools to find our bar graph and pie graph. These are the graphs for my skills of volley, digging, serve, spike and block. We also used it to calculate the numbers to find the average. Overall I think the online tools were very easy to use.

Alicia- Rules of Divisibilty

Today on divisibility rules I thought it was a bit easy but I still need to work on my division so that in the future I know how to do these type of steps. I hope that by the end of march I get five stars and then be able to do division and multiplication fast.