Camp recount

Camp 2013

Splash!  My kayak hit the water and I had to try and get in without getting wet. When I first tried to get into my kayak I fell over and got all wet.  

The kayaking instructor was Allan he was  a good instructor.  He taught us how to go left and right. He taught us also how to move forwards and backwards. When I went too fast, I tipped over and when I went too slow I crashed into some thorn bushes.

I fell in the water about 27 times because it was hard to keep balanced on the kayak. The thorn bushes were awful they gave me big cuts. “Ahhh!” I hit my head and it was bleeding. I asked for a plaster but Allan said “If I put a plaster on you it will fall off ”

Splash! I fell in the water again! “Brrr” I was shivering as I came out of the water, but that didn’t stop me going kayaking again the next day.

Extra math

This is my extra maths result I've gone bad a little but I'm still

Syllables

syllables level - 38

LI - Group words from my list that have 2, 3 or 4 syllables.

2	3	4
civic	coronation	category
content	eleventh	caramel
orphans	connection	macaroni
dungeon
protein	pacific
reflex	instruction
handsome	connection
blackberry	organise
servant	dandelion
triangel	ultimate

This is my syllables work it is hard to find four syllables in a word but 2 and 3 are fine.

Glossary

A helping hand from the Glossary

L.I. - Library/Research skills

Using a glossary

Sometimes a book also has a glossary at the beginning or the end.  This gives short explanations of specialised or difficult terms used in the book.  The following is an example is from a book about the moon.

GLOSSARY Albedo        Asteroid   Mare Satellite Sputnik 1

in astronomy, the reflective property of planets a small rocky object found mainly in a belt or flat ring between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars; also called a minor planet because it is so small (the largest are only 200 km across). a large flat plain on the moon caused by lava flows and marked by ridges, depressions and faults; all 14 maria are on the side of the moon that faces Earth. a natural (e.g. moon) or artificial (e.g. spacecraft) object that orbits around a larger astronomical body. the first artificial satellite, which was launched into space to orbit around the Earth in 1957.

Name an artificial satellite. Sputnik 1

What is another term for a minor planet in orbit between Mars and Jupiter? Asteroid

What is the term for an object that orbits around another larger planetary body? satellite

What is the term used for a large flat lava flow on the moon? mare

What term is used to describe the characteristic light reflecting from a planet? Albedo

Sub Questions

Sub-questions

L.I. Thinking about sub-questions when researching

When you are looking for information there is always one main question that you have to answer.  Then, as you think about the main question and start reading other questions will occur to you.  These sub-questions give direction to your reading.  They keep you on track.  It is a strategy good readers use to help them locate information quickly.

Match (cut and paste) the main question with the sub-questions that relate

Question	Sub-questions
Subject: Film What were the main reasons for the success of a movie that you have recently seen?  Write your own review of the movie.What aspects (transport, communication, work) were different in the past?  What aspects have stayed the same?  How has entertainment changed or stayed the same?  What are the most notable buildings from this time?	What does this species look like?  Does it deserve a dangerous reputation?  Why was it hunted so freely in the past?  Why is it now on the endangered list?  Why has it become the world’s first protected shark?
Subject: History What was life like in your town or suburb at the beginning of the 20th century? What aspects (transport, communication, work) were different in the past?  What aspects have stayed the same?  How has entertainment changed or stayed the same?  What are the most notable buildings from this time?	What do teenagers want from their series?  Why are the relationships between characters so important?  What settings are favoured?  What qualities do the lead actors have?   Why do some local series do well overseas?
Subject: Geography Why has the grey nurse shark become the only protected species of shark?What do teenagers want from their series?  Why are the relationships between characters so important?  What settings are favoured?  What qualities do the lead actors have?   Why do some local series do well overseas?	What type is it, adventure, crime, comedy, romance?  What was it’s storyline?  What was the complication and the interesting consequences?  Were the actors convincing?  How effective was the cinematography?
Subject: Social studies How do farmers manage the land to prevent soil erosion? What type is it, adventure, crime, comedy, romance?  What was it’s storyline?  What was the complication and the interesting consequences?  Were the actors convincing?  How effective was the cinematography?	What aspects (transport, communication, work) were different in the past?  What aspects have stayed the same?  How has entertainment changed or stayed the same?  What are the most notable buildings from this time?
Subject: Media Studies What do you think are the qualities of a successful TV series for teenagers?Why is it such a concern?  What are the effects on a farm of soil erosion?  How can erosion from water be controlled?  How can wind-breaks help?  Why is it important to keep plant growth in the soil?  How can farmer protect the soil during dry periods?	What was it’s nature: was it a particular event that had great impact on the main character?  How did this give excitement and interest to the novel?  How did it affect other characters?
Subject: Reading Why is a major complication essential to a novel?  Show how is has affected the plot and the development of major characters in a novel you have read. What was it’s nature: was it a particular event that had great impact on the main character?  How did this give excitement and interest to the novel?  How did it affect other characters?	Why is it such a concern?  What are the effects on a farm of soil erosion?  How can erosion from water be controlled?  How can wind-breaks help?  Why is it important to keep plant growth in the soil?  How can farmer protect the soil during dry periods?

Write your own sub-questions for these main questions

Question	Sub-questions
How does a glacier effect the land?
What effect have humans had on the volcanoes of Auckland?
What factors can change the course of a river?

landforms in the libary

Landforms	Dewey decimal
Earth science	550
Volcanoes	551.21
Caves	551.4
seas	551.46
rivers	551.483
mountains	551.47

This is my land forms an my Dewey decimal numbers Two