Decimal fractions

WALT: convert between fractions and decimals   Task Description: This week my maths activity is about converting between fractions and decimals. I had to work on changing fractions to decimals and some changing decimals to fractions. I also worked on adding fractions and decimals and Subtracting them.

Apia Samoa (I.R)

Have you ever been to Samoa? Do you know anything about Samoa? It's a beautiful place and it is also where I come from. I really want to visit  Samoa again, but I'll get the chance someday. I bet Some of you don't know that much about Samoa, that's why I'm here, I'm going to tell you some amazing things about the wonderful Island of Samoa.

Samoa has two main islands and they are Upolu and Savai'i and two small islands, Apolima and Manono, plus six other uninhabited islands. Located on the westerly end of the Samoa Archipelago, it is halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean. Savai’i is the largest island in the South Pacific nation of Samoa. Near Salelologa township, in the southeast. The capital of Samoa in Apia. Samoa is at 13° S and 172° W. 

Did you know that Samoa has 265 villages? I mean there are some 45 villages the capital Apia is composed of, but yeah. The population is 196,440. Samoa became independent at 14 June 1889, for the first time. Samoa traditional dance is very relaxing with very gentle movements of the hands and feet. The man's dance is called faakaupaki and to me, it's really cool. Faakaupaki in English is "Samoan slap dance" the faakaupaki dance is performed by a group of men and requires strength and stability. The women's dance is Called Siva Samoa and it involves slow and gentle movements of the hands and feet.

Best places that Samoan people like to go is the Market(Makeki)or the beach(Sami). The market is...well its a market but it's not an ordinary market it's a market that you can get anything from, they even have fresh fish. My best part about the Samoan Makeki is the "Keke Pua'a" and the "Pagi Keke(Pancakes)" their my favorite. Samoa also has a clock in the center of Apia. It is located at Beach Rd, Apia, Samoa. 

I think now you know some things about Samoa, It is a really good place for a vacation and you can also visit Samoa anytime. I assure you that you will have so much fun in Samoa. I also hope that I get a chance to visit Samoa again. 

Technology Wood

I have chosen to make a photo and a Mirror frame for myself. I'll use the other side to put a photo on it and the other side for my mirror, obviously I'll use my mirror to check myself and sometimes do my hair, but it will be useful. I will be mindful to  never give it to anyone even my family members because I want to use it all by myself. 

My Progress 

(1) I used a piece of wood a pencil and a ruler to make a full size working drawing
of my Mirror because it will show proof that It can be made. (2)I used a  ruler
and a pencil to copy the measurements from my drawing onto my piece of wood.
(3)I marked a Square line at 90 degrees across and the side using a tri-square
and a pencil. (4) I cut off the first piece of wood using a Benched hook and a
Backed Saw. (5) Then I marked out where my joint is supposed to go using a
Tri-square and a pencil. (6)I go to Sir and he marks the side joint with a marking
gauge. (7) I use the wood chisel to cut through the joint to the middle and from
the other side. (8) For my sides I used a ruler to mark the middle and used a
circle ruler to make a circle at the top. (9) I measured 20 cm up from the bottom.
(10) Then I drew a line form the 20 cm that I measured to the circle at the top.
(11) I took it  to Sir and cuts out to make the sides of my mirror.(13) Sir puts two
holes at the top of my sides. (14) I put it in the Joints. (15) I used the clue to stick
it tight.(16) I leave it in the vice for half an hour to dry. (17) I got another piece of
wood and drawed a line in the middle to the side. (18) I took it to sir and he checks
it, then he puts in two holes in the side to were the center is. (19) He cuts two
piece of sticks to hold my mirror. (20)He puts a piece of thin wood between the
side of my mirror and the wood for my mirror. (21) He used a hammer to push in
the two sticks through the side of the wood for my mirror. (22) He did was to cut
out some of the stick part hanging out. (23)He brought some class and measure
it with a piece of paper what was needed to be cut off. (24) He brought a like a
tool and he kinda like sliced the mirror and he then he broke it into halves. (24) 
Next He grind the edges because it can be sharp. (25) He bought a special glue
and mixed it on a piece of thin wood then he put it my piece of mirror and stuck it
on. (25) Last thing I have yo do is to wait for the glue to set.

EVALUATION

I think I did well on making my mirror because I didn’t make a mistake while making it. I also did well with the tools.

My ideas well… I will say brilliant but I didn't get to make all of them. I did get to
make something that I loved. My working drawing came out good even though
I’m not that good at drawing. Sir even said that I did a good job when he marked
my work. On the sawing part made me nervous because I thought that I would ruin
it but as I kept cutting I felt confident with myself. The chisel part? Well I had fun
because it was really cool. When I finished making it, it became a masterpiece
well even though it’s just a mirror to me it’s a masterpiece. 

In my opinion my mirror looks fantastic it looks like it was made by a professional.
If I get a chance to make it again I would change the mirror shape into a heart or
a circle. What I want to say about my mirror is that I will look after it forever.

The Duel

WALT: find clues within a text.

Going After Humbug & Water worries

WALT: find clues within a text.

Sky Tower(information Report)

Do you know how many towers are there in this world? If you don't know then, same here.  To be honest I only know two towers and that's the Sky tree in Tokyo and the Sky Tower in Auckland New Zealand. I want to find some things about the Sky tower and I will be telling them to you in the three paragraphs below.

The Sky Tower was built in 1994 and it opened on the 3 August 1997. A lot of people went to see the Sky Tower when it opened. The main shaft was built using climbing form work. The upper levels were constructed from composite materials, structural steel, precast concrete, and reinforced concrete, and the observation decks clad in aluminium with blue/green reflective glass. 

You won't believe this but over or least then 1,150 people visit the Sky Tower per day (over 415,000 per year). It's amazing right! There are over 20 bars and restaurant in the Sky Tower a 700 seat theatre and a world-class casino. A lot of the people goes to the casino to play games and enjoy themselves but you have to pay for each game if you want to play, I don't know about other people but some people never win and they lose a lot of money, to me, I think that it's a waste of money.

The Sky Tower is now 25 years old, only 25! It is 328 meters (1,076 ft) tall, as measured from the ground level to the topmast, making it the tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere. The Sky Tower is the 25th tallest tower in the world. Do you know how much the Sky Tower is cost including everything that is made of? Well...it is...$85 million New Zealand Dollars. Look at how much it cost. But it doesn't matter as long as people appreciate it.

I think I gave you enough information about the Sky Tower. It also helped me learn about other Towers in the world.  It was really fun searching for information about the Sky Tower that I never knew about. 

Fractions

Task description: 

     This is a little activity that Mrs.Stone has asked us to work out. Of course their fractions. So, we have to find the equivalent fraction between 1/15 and 1/16. I managed to work out the problem it took some time but I finished it in time.

Filing Problems( Cybersmart)

WALT: File make a copy and put it in the right folder. 
 TASK DESCRIPTION: Whaea Kelly has offered us an activity to do. Its about solutions to help us remember to put our work in the right folder after we make a copy. One of my solutions are to put Posters around the room that says"put it in the right folder" or "file make a copy finish and publish (Korero).

Fabulous Fractions

 WALT: We are learning to find equivalent fractions

Task Description: This week in my maths class we have been learning to find equivalent fractions and we have also been learning about angles, and degrees.

Albert Einstein (Information Report)

I bet you don’t know Albert Einstein do you? He is one of the most famous people in the world because of his inventions and discoveries. Continue reading and you will find out.

Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, in the kingdom of Wurttemberg in the German Empire, on 14 March 1879. His parents were Hermann Einstein(father) that worked as a salesman and an engineer and his mother Pauline Koch. In 1880 his family moved to Munich. They say that Albert  did not talk until he was three years old. Albert attended Calothic elementary school in Munich. When he was young he was very good at maths and science, I guess that’s why he became a Theoretical physicist. At the age of 8, he was transferred to the Luitpold Gymnasium(now known as the Albert Einstein Gymnasium), where he received advanced primary and secondary school education until he left the German Empire seven years later. At the age of 15 he left College by himself, well actually his teacher suggested that he leave school, so he took that suggestion and did not return.

Albert Einstein married Mileva Maric on the 6th January 1903 and had three kids, Hans Albert Einstein (son), Eduard Einstein(son), Lieserl  Einstein(daughter). While Albert and Mileva was married Albert had a relationship with his cousin Elsa Einstein. Albert and Mileva then had a divorce on the 14 February 1919 and then Albert married Elsa three and a half months after Albert and Mileva got divorced. After he graduated he worked in a patent office evaluating patents for electromagnetic devices

In 1921 he won the Nobel prize in physics for his work on theoretical physics.

Albert Einstein was a German mathematician and physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. He is known as the famous Theoretical physics around the world. April 18, 1955 was the day of his death, Why? Because of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (the main blood vessel that leads away from the heart, down through the abdomen to the rest of the body).

I hope you know something about him now, because that’s all I know about him.  If you want to know more about him, for example his personal life, early life, education or even his marriage and children:  CLICK ON THIS LINK-Albert Einstein

Finding your own Tucker

WALT: find clues within Text. TASK DESCRIPTION:This week activity for Mewburn was to read a book called " Finding your own tucker"and we had to answer from questions from the book .

Six Mewburn

 WALT: To find clues within a text. My group Mewburn has done an activity and we has to read a story "Six" and we had to answer some questions from the story. 

Jackie Chan

Do you know Jackie Chan? I'm about to find some facts/information about him. Continue reading to find out in the three following paragraphs.

Jackie Chan's native name is Chan Kong-Sang. He was born in Hong Kong on the 7 April 1954 he is now 65 years old with a wife and two kids, Joan Lin(wife), Jaycee Chan(Son), Etta Ng Chok Lam(daughter).  His parents are Charles Chan(Father) and Lee-Lee Chan(Mother). 

 He is a real martial artist and he would be one of my favorite martial artists in movies.  As you all know he is an actor, producer, stuntman and also a singer. He is like the most popular person in this universe.  In 2016 he was the second-highest paid actor in the world.

He has been acting since the 1960s and had been in over 150 films. Jackie Chan can speak 7 languages which are pretty cool like seriously I want to speak seven languages.  He has broken many bones in movies "Every Movie I make, I have to risk my own life to make it better" he once said.  

Yeah, that's pretty much it these are the only information and some facts that I found out about Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan is of the most Successful man in the world, he will always be my favourite martial artist.