Halloween

Walt: Write about a holiday or your favorite holiday

Halloween

Do you celebrate Halloween also known as hallows eve? Halloween is a world wide holiday that most people celebrate but there are people that don’t celebrate Halloween. This essay will explain facts about Halloween.

Are you afraid of ghosts? If you are here’s a great fact for you. Did you know that wearing costumes originated from trying to hide from ghosts and spirits. In the Celtic times people would

wear masks when they left there houses, to try and fool other spirits or ghost, that they were a ghost or spirits as well. They would also leave food outside to stop ghost or spirits from coming into there houses. What do think of jack-o-lanterns?

Did you know that jack-o-lanterns were originally carved into turnips. Jack-o-lanterns are called jack-o-lanterns because of ,a man named jack who had tricked the devil but when jack died the devil cursed him and forced him to roam the earth as a strip with only a burning coal to light his way, As Jack was roaming around he put the burning coal in a craved turnip. But after immigration happen and the jack-o-lantern transferred to America since the pumpkin was more available the changed to from a craved turnip to a craved pumpkin.

What’s the history of Halloween do you know? Well if you don’t read on to find out. Though most people find Halloween a scary holiday but it actually started of from a lot of romance. Apple bobbing originate from people try to see if they would get married the first person the get the apple without there hands would be married. People would also hang wet sheets in front of fires to see there future husband or young woman would peel an apple in one long strip and throw it over there shoulder it should of landed in the first letter of there future husband’s name. But people would also bake Halloween cakes with a ring and a thimble if you got the slice with the ring you would be married within the year if you the the slice with the thimble you would be unlucky in love.

So Halloween is a scary holiday in some ways but not in others so chose to celebrate Halloween this year or the next. It’s your life so you chose yes or no?

Task description: Today we had to write about a holiday or our favorite holiday I decided to write about Halloween because it was the first holiday that I thought of and because it was the closes holiday 

Thinking critically

Walt: Think critically about what we read


Task description: Today we had to read some article about the Hong Kong protest that are happening in Hong Kong

Excellent Essay Writing

Walt: We are learning to see self and peer assess our work

Task description: Today we had to learn about what makes a excellent essay writer

Plant cells

Walt: We had to learn about plant cells
Task description: Today we had to make a presentation about plant cells above is our presentation that me ( Amira ) and Zaeeda made.

Co-Education yes or no

Walt: Write about co-education schools and if there bad or not

Co-Education yes or no?

Have you ever felt that you could have done better in a single sex schools? There are pros and cons of attending single sex schools: boys will learn to socialise and talk more from girls, but girls can be distracted by the boys drama and bullying. This essay will be explain the good and the bad of being in a same sexed school or being in a Co-Education school.

Do you think that boys learn to speak more from girls? Normally boys are very shy but scientific studies have shown that boys learn to speak up more when socialising with girls because girls speak many many more words. Scientists have found that woman speak 20,000 words per day well men only speak around 7,000 words per day. But girls can also be distracted by boys.

Have you ever been distracted by boys around you? Though boys can be the best of friends at times it can be more distracting in class. For example in class boys can be talking with there friends and it’s the most distracting thing because it’s so loud, this often distracts people from there work. But bullying is also a problem.

Have you ever been bullied by someone who wasn’t the same gender as you? Though you can be bullied by someone who is the same gender as you. For example Your a nerdy person and a boy randomly walks up to you and starts bulling you is not the bes t but in a single sex school it not likely to happen. But you can be bullied by someone who is the same gender as you.

To conclude this essay single sex schools have there pros and cons but so do Co-Education school so you choice if there good or bad.

Task description: Today we had to write about the pros and cons of being in a co-education or not

My animation for term 3

Walt: To make a animation about cells

Task description: Today I finished my animation on cells and the organelles inside of them. Above is a cell and it's animation.

My term 3 highlights ( so far )

Walt: To make a poster on our term 3 highlights so far


Task description: Today we made a poster on all or most of our highlights for term 3 so far since it's our last week for term 3

Do we really need school hoildays?

Walt: Write our thoughts on if we need school holidays or not

Do we really need to have holidays?

Have you ever felt as though there are never enough holidays in the year? We could learn more if we had less holidays. However, If we socialise with our friends or family, then we can learn to have social skills and can communicate with others and won’t feel isolated. We can also relax in the holidays and have a clear mind when we come back to school.

Have you ever thought of having less holidays? If we did than we could learn more with more hours of school. For example if we had a least two more hours of school we could have two more hours of learning and we could finish our work or learn more. Though there are bad things that could happen if we did have more school time.

Do you ever think that you spend to much time reading books? Well reading books is great for learning and increasing your reading level but it has bad effects as well. For example if we spend to much time reading books and not socialising with other people we may never have enough socialising skills to talk to people and that is horrible. But we there are also great reasons for having holidays.

Have you ever felt more refreshed after the holidays? Children need holidays to relax and clear there mind before school starts. For example school can be really forced but if you slowly get into the groove of school than it’s easier to learn. But that doesn’t always happen.

School holidays are great but they can be bad at the same time so school holidays have its ups and downs. So you chose if you want more holidays or less holidays or should stay the same.

Task description: Today we had to write a essay on school holidays and if we need them or not. Since it is good and bad this essay is explaining the good and the bad of the school holidays.

Reading task

Walt: To find out what a unreliable narrators is?


Task description: Today we had to do a reading task on what a unreliable narrator or author is and what a reliable narrator or author due to time I was unable to do the create task.

Animal testing

Walt: Write your thoughts on animal testing

What do you think about animal testing?

Introduction: Have you ever thought of your family pet being tortured to death? Me neither, but for many many animals around the world this is their reality. This essay will be exposing the awful truth about animal testing.

1: Dangerous testing
Do you think that animal testing is dangerous not just to the animal but to us as well? Most people can get hurt or even die because of misleading animal testing. For example, most animals are toxic to things that we aren’t or we’re toxic to things animals aren’t. But there are other ways to test cosmetics and other products.

2:  Alternate ways of animal testing
Do you think that there other ways to test cosmetics and other products? Surely with all the technology that we have designed and made, there has got to be something we can use to test cosmetics and other products. But we can just use the ingredients that aren’t toxic to us and use those ingredients to make new cosmetics. But if one company wants to make it then another company will too.

3: Different companies are doing the same tests
Have you ever found two cosmetic products from two different companies? Though it’s mostly because companies don’t tell the media about the new products that there making. For example if a really big company decides to make a new cosmetic product and they don’t tell the media then another company decides to make it. Both company’s are animal testing on innocent animals. But it could be worse.

Conclusion:
To conclude this essay of this topic. There are lots of good and lots of bad though animal testing is bad to some people and is good to others. We should dial down on animal testing for a bit and try other types of testing. So let’s dial down on the animal testing and maybe find other ways to test cosmetics and continue doing a bit of animal testing along the way.

Task description: Today we had to write our thoughts on animal testing but since I think that it is good and bad. So I wrote both views.

Good writing

Walt: Recognise that good writing techniques are universal


Task description: Today we had to learn about what make a good writer

Should we be allowed to play rugby at lunchtime without a coach

Walt: Write to persuade

Should we be able to play rugby at lunch time?

Have you ever been hurt while playing rugby? If you have then read on to find out some reasons why rugby is good and bad. Some people believe that rugby is a dangerous sport but it’s also takes away the fun from those who love to play rugby. This essay will explain the good and the bad about rugby.

Have you or your kid been sent home from school because they had got hurt while playing rugby? For example kids have been sent home because of injuries such as a concussion or a broken leg but that is small things. Bigger injuries can happen while playing, such as a broken neck which can lead to more drastic injuries or even death. But that doesn’t always happen and there are many benefits from playing rugby.

Did you know rugby is a great source of exercise? Rugby is a well known sport in New Zealand and is a great way to get kids to exercise. Well many kids hate the fact that we have to exercise but because rugby is so fun most kids don’t realise that there doing exercise. But that isn’t always the case some kids just won’t play.

Have you accidentally hurt someone who wasn’t playing the same game as you? This normally happens more often in a crowded field where smaller kids are playing around bigger kids. Smaller kids often fall and bump into things, but kids being so small often aren’t seen so when an older and bigger person is going to tackle someone and a smaller kid is behind the person about to be tackled, the smaller kid often ends up on the floor crying because the older bigger person landed on them and it made the smaller person cry because it hurt a lot. But this is rare and it doesn’t always happen.

Though rugby can be bad in lots of ways it can also be the best thing ever in a lot of ways too. So rugby is bad but it’s also good so rugby is a okay sport it has its ups and downs.

Task description: Today we had to write to persuade someone if rugby was good or bad to ply at lunchtime but we were allowed to write to persuade someone if mufti was good to have or bad.

The Nervous System

Walt: Learn and research about the nervous system


Task description: This week we had to learn about the nervous system and what it's made up of and lots of other things like that

The Evaluation

How well did I manage my time?
In the start of the wood workshop I didn't manage my time well one week I did nothing for the whole time we were there and in the middle and towards the end I got a lot better at managing my time

What design ideas did I have?
I had a total of 10 ideas 1 that wouldn't work and 1 that was unknown
but the other 8 was a Bus, a treasure box, a jeep, a plane, a boat, a old car, a pencil holder and a piano a piano is the project I finished

what was the final choice I had made?
I decided to make a piano for my older cousin

What is a working drawing?
A working drawing is a drawing that you make before making something with wood so that if you make a mistake on the drawing you can fix it easily but you can't fix it easily on your project

Was it hard to mark out the lines for your project?
It was hard at first to get it straight and correct but the more I did it got a whole lot easier

Was it hard to saw?
It was very hard to saw but it's different for everyone some people find it easy and some people don't

Was it hard to chisel?
It was really hard to chisel and Mr Grundy made it look so easy but I guess it's because he has been doing this longer than I have and it was way harder than it looked

Was the assembly hard?
The assembly wasn't that hard but it wasn't equal. All we had to do was glue it all together

Does my piano work?
My piano does work because it had to have a lid that worked and it does

Does it look good?
I think that my piano looks great

Is there anything that I would change if I was to make it better?
I think I would change the joints and make it a bit more straight

Is there anything else I wish to say about it?
I don't really have anything else to say about it

How to be a great grandchild?

Walt: To explain how to be a good grandchild

How to be a great grandchild?

Have you ever wanted to be a good grandchild? If you have then this essay will introduce some ways to be a better grandchild. Some of the ways to be a better grandchild are listening, always doing what you're told to do and being helpful around the house.

One way to be a good grandchild is to always listen to what they say. For example when grandma or grandpa tell you to go and do the dishes you do it, don’t hang around and complain just do it. This will show how you value what they say and do. But that is only one way to be good grandchild.

Another way to be a good grandchild is to always be helpful. For example whenever grandma or grandpa has come home from the supermarket and groceries in the boot of the car help them and help take the groceries inside. This will show your affection for them and it will show respect and they may trust you more. But there are lots of other ways to be a good grandchild.

Do you always do what you are told ? For example have you ever been told to turn off your technology like phones, computers and tablets if you do then your grandparents would trust you more and could maybe even let you play on your device longer. That’s the last way to be a good grandchild in this essay but there are many many more.

To be honest there are many many other ways but if you follow these three things there will be a small change, but your grandparents will trust you more.

Task description: Today we had to write about a how to be good grandchild

What is a cell?

Walt: Research about cells

Task description: Today we had to research about what is a cell and what is in a cell and other things like that.

BLOOD

Walt: Learn about blood