Goodbye Parkvale :(

Goodbye Parkvale school.
See some of you year fives at Intermediate next few years
Laters :(

Reflection on the Triathlon

Triathlon by Harrison Small on GoAnimate

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This is my GoAnimate that explains how I felt about competing in the Nga Rakau Triathlon.

Roundabouts

Road Safety Poster

This is my bike safety poster it explains how important wearing a helmet is when biking on the road. Down the bottom is a little explanation that backups the title.

Year 6 Social

On Wednesday 11th December, Year 6 had there end of year Rock n Roll Social

Wow, How time flys...

Egyptian abstract art

This is my abstract artwork about Egypt. The symbols in this picture are about Egypt. I used different colored pastels to color this in.

Optimist yachting GoAnimate

Yachting by Harrison Small on GoAnimate!                                                      


This is my GoAnimate that I made about Optimist yachting.

Reflection for Yachting and Kayaking.

Something I was pleased with was my buddy listened to what I said and I was also pleased with my buddy's behavior because he was not being an idiot or anything.

I really enjoyed learning how to coordinate all the ropes and steering the boat because I never got the chance of working the mainsheet last year.

Something I found hard was paddling the Kayak’s because you had to follow your buddy’s movements.

Something that made me think was how can we be pulled up onto shore if there were no parents around because we would just float off again.

Something I want to get better at is steering the boat in the right direction.

        

God Art

This is my Egyptian god Horus that I chose for my art. My god is the ruler of the sky, light and goodness. The special feature of my god is that he is half eagle and half man. Here is a link to the site that inspired me to draw the god. Click Here!!!

Mummy maker show

mummy maker show from Stephen ford on Vimeo

For the last few weeks room 20 have been working on a video about Egypt. My group decided to do a play about Mummification and how the ancient Egyptians followed the process of Mummifying the person. We also added some humor to make it exciting.  Enjoy!!

Egyptian Cartouche

This is an Egyptian cartouche. A cartouche was used to place onto your coffin when you pass away, the Egyptians believed if you put a rope around the outside it would protect you from evil spirits in the after world. On the inside is your name written in Egyptian hieroglyphics, in Egyptian language they always sound out the syllables. etc Michael = M-I-K-L


Try making you're own cartouche!!!

Camp poem

As I Enter the entrance of the cave,

I can hear the ghostly sounds echoing in the sloped walls

I can see the threaded cobwebs hanging from the ceiling

I can feel the water streaming into my shoes like there had just been a mini tsunami

Then all of a sudden my torch flickered and went out and I think myself am I lost?

Fiery Phoenix chant off

DSCF0857 from Stephen ford on Vimeo.

On the 20th of June, while we were at camp we competed in a chant off competition.
My team ( Fiery phoenix) performed this chant and tied in third place.

Rata Tree

On Monday the 8th of July,
I finally finished my artwork of the Rata tree
that we saw when we were on the Tawa track at Camp Kaitawa.

A Rata tree starts off as a seed then a blows into a treetop. Its
roots grow from the treetop down to the ground. Then it wraps around the tree then eventually strangles and suffocates the host tree to death. Over a few years the inside of the tree rots out and then turns hollow.

Saber tooth boarfish

          Saber tooth boarfish

It all started this morning when my dad got an email from his friend, It said

that there had been sightings of weird fish lurking around in the Hastings water and scientists didn’t know what type it was, It had been plastered all over the news so he knew it would be a big deal if he caught it.

As soon as my dad heard this he grew a big grin across his face “let’s go fishing son”. I should've known he’d say that because anything to do with fishing he would always have to be the one to prove to people he is the best fisherman in the whole world.

We were driving to the port of Napier to search for the mysterious fish. When we got there we docked the boat on the shore and sailed off, the sea was calm and all you could hear was the wind softly blowing and the seagulls squawking. Suddenly the boat started to rock the sea sprayed in my face and the smell of fish carcass filled the air then something caught my attention a spiny fin poked out of the water it was as sharp as a knife, after a few terrorizing minutes everything was back to normal but i knew something was hiding beneath us and did not want to be found.

My dad was shaken from what just happened his eyes were wide and bloodshot but that still didn’t put him off he still wanted to find the fish that just attacked us so he decided to dive for the fish. We propped ourselves on the side of the boat after we got in our diving gear and fell back SPLASH!!! we were under water. We were searching for signs of the unown fish that just attacked us but found no trace. After 30 minutes of searching my dad found a cave at the bottom of an underwater canyon. My dad decided to take drastic action and entered at his own risk. The cave was very dark and the walls were slightly sloped but we finally found an opening... To be Continued

Camp Interview

On Friday the 14th of June Nikita interviewed me about what I was thinking camp would be like.

This is my Camp Interview

D.O.C Visit

Megaconda

Introduction

Since 1999 sightings of a giant anaconda has occurred over in Canada, some people believe that the Megaconda is just a giant snake that probably has been living in the Niagara falls for decades and has a stash of lifetime supply of food and it’s grown over the years. It’s scientific name is Megacondius Nigarium.

Description

The Megaconda or Megacondius nigarium is a giant snake that weighs up to an estimated 5000 - 7500 kgs and it is as long as 80 metres. They are also explained to have giant beedy eyes and greenish brown scales. It also has sharp fangs that can be used to rip up it prey into sheds. The color of the unusual snake can be many of shades and varieties but it also suits the habitat e.g desert = yellow     ocean = blue    forest = green, there is only one type of Megaconda that is rare and that color is black, that means it spends most of its time in caves. It also sheds its skin every fortnight to match its habitat.

Behavior

It slivers around the ground quickly to catch fast predators that don’t want to be eaten from this giant creature, sometimes it dwells deep under the ground stalking for prey to eat. The Megaconda can constrict its prey until the it has died, then it swallows the prey whole. The Megaconda can swim in water to get across to other islands. Most snakes sense vibrations through their jawbones so they can tell when something is near.

Diet

The Megaconda mainly feast’s on human or deer flesh but they are not fussy about anything so whatever seems like food they will devour it under a few seconds, that is why they are at the top of the food chain.

Habitat

The Megaconda is found in the Niagara Falls but some have reported sighting a giant snake in Australia swimming in the outskirts of perth Cryptozoologists have searched around the area’s that people have claimed they saw it but found no trace but there have been similar sightings in three more parts of the world including Alaska, Africa and the Congo river but plenty more sightings have occurred in between the Polynesian islands.

Conclusion

Although the megaconda is an inspiring creature it can wipe out many more animal species so if you report sighting this creature do not attempt to approach.

 

Production Reflection

On Friday 24th of may it was room 20’s turn to do a assembly item. We performed a production about Gondwanaland and finished with high standards. My part that I played was an Australian possum, It was really inspiring and I think some of the kids took in some important information too.

I thought the best part of the production was our costumes they were really well crafted and my possum fur hat was really warm.

Something I found interesting was how Gondwanaland broke into other continents and how the creatures evolved in those continents.

I found learning my line wasn’t really challenging but it took a few practices before I got it spot on.

My line is G'day cobba, what are you up to but, I love your New Zealand tucka, ya plants are so beaut, me and my mates can eat a whole tree in just one night. I had to use my Australian accent to get it perfect.

Next time I would like to improve on my actions.

If I could change one thing about the play I would make a backdrop.

Paving problem

Rectangular Prism

On Friday the 10th of May
Room 20 had to make Rectangular prisms
We had to measure length x width x Depth

If I covered my Rectangular prism in gold paper
How many cm2 would I need?

Working out.

The top, bottom, the left side and the right side all equal
4 x 6=24 so 24 x 4=96

Then the 2 ends
4 x 4= 16 so 16 x 2=32

Then

96 + 32= 128cm2

ABC Challenge tree

Angela is my mums name

Biking is my favorite thing to do in my spare time

Cats roam around my house at night

Dodgeball is my favorite softball game

Everyday I practice my maths

Fancy pants is awesome

Goats hate me

Hyperactive when I eat too much sugar

I have three cats

Jumping on my trampoline is fun

Know all of my eleven times tables

Lions are my favorite big cat

My favorite game to play on the xbox is skyrim

Nosey sisters steal stuff in my room

Oranges are my third favorite fruit

Pineapples are my fifth favorite fruit

Quails are my favorite whistling bird

Rugby is my favorite game to play in the weekends with my uncle Samuel and his girlfriend Kimberly

Sometimes I like to close the door and read in my room

Two of my favorite times of the year is Halloween, Christmas and my birthday

Uncle David works with my Dad

V is my favorite energy drink

When I am doing my homework I like to listen to music

X-ray fish are one of my favorite fish

Yo yos are awesome

Zebras are my favorite striped animal

Its not easy being a duck

    It’s not easy being a duck

It’s not easy being a duck because people purposely toss bread at us and we get it all in our feathers and can’t get it off even though it’s nice to eat. 
Another bad thing is that we have to swim in murky, dirty water all the time full of predators called eels trying to murder baby ducklings.

Then some mean human kids throw stones at us and sometimes the stones hit us and knock us unconscious. 
But the worst thing of all is duck shooting season because no duck is safe and there is also nowhere to hide from the hunters that want to cook us and have BBQ duck.

It’s not easy being a duck

Math blocks

On Monday the 18th of March the whole class had to
 make blocks that equaled exactly 36 cubic centimeters.

I made some shapes exactly with 36 blocks.
we had to measure length x width x depth
                                                                                                                                                                                                             
This is a shape that just shows                                                     This is a shape that shows length,
 length and width.                                                                           width and depth.                      
                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                               

Personal Recount

Have you ever been dropped on your head as a baby ?
It all started when my uncle Samuel and I were playing on a hot summers day on my nanas decking. my uncle was throwing a ball up and catching it without me getting it,it was all fun and games until the games got old so I decided to commando crawl to my mum. Suddenly my uncle Samuel grabbed me and started laughing ‘you're not getting away from me this time you little monkey’. AHHH I started screaming then my mum called me “YES” I said in my head even though goo goo came out of my mouth I was crawling to where mums voice was coming from then … my annoying uncle threw the ball at me I didn't realize what he was doing at first but  he started carrying me to my mum so I thought that was ok then he suddenly lost  footing and  slipped I flew out of his arms and heard him hit the decking BANG!!!!! then I hit the deck. 

I was knocked out and my eyes were red and stinging from all the crying. When I fully woke up I was at the doctors,it was all silent and no one was there. I saw the doctor, he was doing something in his medical room. I had a bandage wrapped around my head and I remembered him saying that I would be Ok in a few weeks.

My uncle luckily didn't break any bones and has a few scars and I still tease him about it.

Paint value

In room 20 our class have been learning how to figure out really hard numbers and how to say them correctly by using our place value house's. Answer = 510 million 751 thousand and 92 ones

Top House

On Friday the 22nd of February all of the senior school participated in a series of challenges including thread the needle, lily pads, four person skis and railway tracks.


This is my tagxedo telling you a bit about it.

Mystery Person

                  Mystery person

I am a year 6 member in room 20. My hair is light brown, It is also shiny and straight. I have ocean blue eyes some times when I'm cold they look like ice. My face is clear and my freckles are fading away but I have sensitive skin. I am quite a tall and solid class member. My feet are light and that allows me to sprint faster than some people.

Can you guess who I am?