Ireland

 hey bloggers brock here

in literacy we have learning about different countries i chose ireland.at first we had to do a slide here is a link then we had to do a google earth here is a easy link to go to it

link

storyboard creator

 Hey bloggers brock here

For literacy on thursday i did storyboard creator we had to choose between escape from wildcat,catsaway And hatchet i chose hatchet i hope you like these 3 i made also i will tell you what i did for the holidays so i went to hammer springs with my sister my mum and my mom's friend with her kids. (Please feel free to comment if i did any mistakes).

Sign Ninja

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on wednesday we did sign ninja a game where you learn sign language it was a good experience to do i really liked it all you do is search it up i hope you like it to

crystals

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for reading we been growing crystals my group was Me,Cameron,Billy,Jordan and Kadyn we made a slide for you it has steps to make real crystals so me and my group hope you enjoy (if i done any mistakes feel free to comment down below

rocket

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in inquiry we have been doing bottle rockets on tuesday we had to go in groups i went with henry,blake,fletcher,zoe,billy,ajay and Tayla we called ourselves boom boom we made these videos for you guys we hope you like them

minecraft yellowstone

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in writing we have been using minecraft education edition for our yellowstone it was very fun we also learned a lot of stuff i hope you can have interest in our learning  (if i did any spelling wrong comment down below)

This had a      detrimental effect on the land as the elk were taking over, eating the shrubs and damaging the environment. The National Park was becoming barren

In 1995, wolves were reintroduced       into the park where they began a trophic cascade. This is where other species benefit from their presence and the environment flourishes and regenerates. Because of the wolves in the park, the elk weren’t       grazing by the rivers as they could be easily hunted. Some of them were killed for food by the wolves and the elk population slowed        . With less elk, the trees could regenerate, and in some places their growth quintupled        . More trees meant more migratory birds arrived,          , as well as song birds, and more trees meant more beavers and otters. Bears returned to the area as there were berries and carrion to eat. The carrion that the wolves left behind was attracting         rodents and hawks.  before

The reintroduction of wolves also affected           the course of the rivers as the banks became more stable        and so they meandered        less. Having wolves back in the park had a positive            impact on Yellowstone National Park

OIL

Hey bloggers Brock here

In reading we have been looking at Deepwater Horizon and Mauritius i have made a Adobe spark for you i hope you like it because it took me a lot of work (if i did any mistakes feel free to comment down below)

Parasutes

 Hi Bloggers 

How are you today this few weeks Taine DC Brock Cameron and Luke have been working on a parachute. We made the parachute out of paper,tape and string. Luke was the one who created the parachute and DC Cameron Brock and Taine worked on the slide.

Ice ice babies

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in literacy we have been doing experiments for the last one we done which liquid is the fastest i did this renderforest for you i hope you like it because it took be a lot of work (please comment down below if i did any spelling mistake)

maths graph

Hi blogger Brock here
i have something new for you in maths me,cameron,billy and kadyn have done a graph what you ask what is your favourite game we chose that because we are pro gamers i hope you like(if i did any spelling wrong please feel free to comment down below also what is your favourite game.

why is velcro used in space

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for inquiry we have been learning about space i done why is velcro used in space with cameron i did a voice over you can see the voice over on the slide i hope you like it (if i did any spelling wrong please feel free to comment down below).

Math

Hi blogger
So in maths we have been doing a animation i did mine with cameron you can look at it on his blog too if you like but if not that's fine you can look at my blog i hope you like it (if i did any spelling wrong please feel free to comment down below)

writing

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for writing we have been reading some books we have done some adobe spark video i hope you like it(if i have spelled any words wrong feel free to comment down below.

hi bloggers brock back

for week 11 - 12 i have been doing matariki i did it with cameron after making the slide we did a video but first look at the slide we 

fractured Fairy Tail

Hi bloggers Brock here 

in literacy we have been doing fractured Fairy Tails i did the 3 little pigs but instead of the wolf i did a bear we have not been writing it yet but we will soon i made it modern i added cars and instead of houses its tree houses i know i know what your thinking this may have already made but we got to choose which one we have. (if i did anything wrong feel free to comment down below)

 

Global issues

For inquiry we have been doing global issues I did pollution because I HATE RUBBISH IN THE SEA so 

that why the teachers said to make a slide and to they told us to blog it  we may not be doing it any more 

but it has videos facts and many more hope you enjoy.

Irony

Whats up kids

in inquiry we've been learning about irony I did it with Cameron we did verbal irony it took 1 week and 1 day it was hard to make but I got there in the end.

maths

Kia ora bloggers,

For numeracy today, we have started to learn about angles.  

We learnt about 3 different angles today - acute (less than 90°), right angle (90°), and obtuse (larger than 90° but smaller than 180°).  We also learnt how to use a protractor to measure angles.  We know that we need to measure an angle from a vertice (a corner where two straight lines meet).

For our create task, we had to measure three different angles on the first letter of our name - can you  figure out if they are acute, right angle or obtuse?

Show not tell

Kia ora bloggers,

This week for literacy we have been learning about inferencing and show not tell.  When we read something, we automatically start making inferences, so it is important when we write that we give clues in our writing that allow people to make inferences.  We want to show them - not tell them.

For example:  Paul was frustrated when he got to the bus stop and realised he had just missed the bus.  But instead I could write “Running as fast as he could, Paul turned the corner only to see the back of the bus as it pulled away.  Throwing his bag down on the ground and sighing out loud, Paul realised that he had no choice, but to sit and wait for the next bus to arrive - 20 minutes from now”  You can infer from me saying ‘throwing his bag down and sighing out loud’ that he is frustrated.

Maths

Hi Bloggers,

For numeracy this week, we have been learning about grid references and we have been working on 4 and 6 digit grid references.

We learnt that we read across the bottom of the grid first (Eastlings) and then up the side second (Northlings).  

Our task today was to look at an aerial map of our school, write down the 6 digit grid references for the letters that our teacher had put on it, and then go in hunt of those points.  At each point there was 1 or 2 letters.  Once we had them all, we had to come back into the hub and unscramble the letters to figure out what it spelt.  The secret sentence was ‘Happy Birthday Zoe’.

I really enjoyed the task.  Have you ever had to use grid references before in real life?  What was it for?

See you next time,

maths

Kia ora Bloggers, 

For Numeracy this week we have been looking at compass directions.  We have worked on reading maps using the 8 main directions - North, South, East, West, North-East, South-East, North-West and South-West and then we moved onto using Beebots and our knowledge of compass directions to get a Beebot through the grid to various locations.

We had to programme the Beebot with our own algorithm, using forwards, backwards, turn right, turn left and N, S, E, W.  It was important that we regularly tested our algorithm to check we didn’t need to de-bug (find a problem and fix it).

Here is an example of my algorithm:

Have you ever written an algorithm for something?  Have you ever had to use a compass for something?

GOING SOLO

GOING SOLO BY BROCK - TUESDAY 12th MAY 2020

In Literacy over the past couple of weeks we have been reading Going Solo by Ronald Dahl. It is about a Ronald Dahl going overseas he went for  job at the shell company and then he became a pilot for the Army.

I have made an animation on Going Solo on 1 off his flights in a Tiger Moth, he crashed the nose of the plane and then he became unconscious so he had too go to the Navy Hospital where he was treated for his injuries. He could not fly for 3 months.

LOCKDOWN BAKING

Friday 8th May - Lockdown Baking with Brock

Hey bloggers thought today we needed to get some baking done. Mum, Peyton and I decided what we wanted to make. So we decided on Anzac Biscuits, Caramel Biscuits and Banana Cake.

The Anzac biscuit recipe is my Poppa´s, the caramel biscuit recipe is my Great Nana´s and the Banana cake recipe comes from Glamour Cake Cafe in Lyttelton. Peyton and I had so much fun measuring all the ingredients and then mixing everything together. Mum put the oven trays in the oven as it was way to hot for us to touch.

Caramel Biscuits

Banana Cake

Anzac Biscuits

COVID - 19 BLOG

COVID - 19 By Brock

 2020 where do we start. March 26th we went into full level 4 lockdown in New Zealand. That meant we had to stay home from school, the parks and only 1 person in the family could go to the supermarket. We also had to stay in the house where we lived and no one could come or stay apart from those living there.  That was my mum, dad, my sister Peyton and me. My older brother kadin stayed with his girlfriend. And only those that were essential workers such as nurses, doctors, cleaners and supermarket staff were allowed to go to work.

The facts so far about Covid - 19 is there are a total of 1474 cases, 348 are probable so may or may not have the virus, 1126 that have tested positive. 1229 have since recovered with 19 people dying from the virus that have underlying other medical issues.

In Canterbury 162 have tested positive for Covid - 19, 111 people have since recovered with just 41 people still having it. In christchurch we have had 3 places where 10 or more people have Covid- 19 which is called a cluster. They are Rosewood Rest home with 54 cases, George Manning Rest Home with 20 cases and a unknown workplace with 10 cases.

The honerable Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister of Health Ashley Bloomfield have been doing daily updates on the TV with how New Zealand is doing.

On Tuesday 28th April 2020 we moved to level 3 lockdown where over 400,00 people returned to work and lots of businesses were able to open such as McDonalds and Burger King but we havent had any yet as there are very long lines of people wanting takeaways.

Level 3 also means keeping our bubbles stillk small so unless your parents are essential workers you still cant go to school yet. So we still have mum at home but dad has returned to work as a Saw Doctor for Thode Knife & Saw. My other brother Kadin comes home each night for a shower after work . Im excited once level 2 comes in so i can see my other older brother Travis and his girlfriend Greer and see Kadinś girlfriend Emma.

making a banana cake

Hey bloggers im back with a brand new post so last night i started a banana cake 
First i measured and cut the butter then i mashed the bananas because you can´t make banana cake
without bananas. Then we added every ingredient for the mixture so then we got a square pan and put the mixture in it and put the mixture into the oven. It was the next day we made the white icing then the chocolate words and then my mum put the icing on.

DISTANCE LEARNING

Wednesday 22nd April - By Brock

My blog this week is on distance learning by video sessions with Mrs Davies and Mrs Osborn. We have 2 video sessions a day with our teachers. I get excited to see all my mates online. We have been doing literacy and maths plus a blog.  My favourite part so far is my maths measurement and perimeter.

The day in the life of brocks bubble

This is my day in my life in my bubble.

(What do you do in lockdown?) 

It been tough weeks not going to school,

Not seeing my friends so this what in my

bubble,  like watch T.V.,play with my lego,

brush my teeth, do my homework.  I also do walks with my mum, my dad and my sister. 

Sometimes we go for a walk pass Willowbank and we stop and feed the deer and talk to them. 

dental clinic and new world

Thursday 16 april
This morning i had go to the dental clinic at Burnside Primary School as i had a sore tooth.
It is sore because the tooth is loose and will come out hopefully it will come out soon.

After the dental clinic we went to ilam new world where my mum used to work.

Image from New World  Website

Image taken from dental website

the chow chow dogs

wednesday the 15 of april
Today my blog is on chow chow dog´s when we go for a walk with mum and dad we see a chow chow dog in Northwood.
The chow chow dog breed comes from Northern China.

Life span 12 to 15 years
Temperament - loyal,quiet,independent
Colors-black,blue,red,cream and fawn
Height: Male - 48-56cm, Female - 46-51cm
Weight: Male - 25-32 kg Female - 20-27 kg

These dogs are very protected to their owners, they do not bark like a normal dog does. To buy a chow chow puppy is $900 roughly.  Their vets bill can be around $11,000 a year.
They have low energy and just like to lie about.

the video chat and feeding the deer

Wednesday 8th April
Today mum, dad, peyton and i walked to Willowbank Wildlife Park and fed the deer a little of bread in very small pieces. They were all sitting on the other side of the paddock and they all came running. There was about 25 of them from old and young.
We also saw some very large greece.

This morning  i had a video chat with Kadyn and Billy on our mums facebook. It was so cool seeing their faces. We did lots of funny faces thru messager images.
By Brock

the teddy walk

Tuesday 7th April 2020 by Brock

Today on our morning walk with mum and dad we found some teddy bears in the windows of house and cars. 1 teddy bear at the house of Pete and Theresa who know us have a teddy bear that says KEEP SMILING.