Science week

Students of Glenbrae primary had our science week. This was in week 10 of term 2, 2015. All of the senior students were involved in the making of science projects. This was part of the science curriculum. Each class went to a classroom to know what was their science project.

On Monday we had Mrs Raj.We learned about condensation and evaporation. We also learned about physical changes of matter.

Drought

6WALT: identify and use similes and metaphors in writing.

SC: Determine the difference between a simile and a metaphor and write your own.

Drought by Adrienne Frater SJ P3 N2 2010

Answer with full sentences

eg. Who is your teacher in Room 7?

Correct: Mrs Parker is my teacher in Room 7

Wrong: Mrs Parker

This text uses similes and metaphors as part of the figurative language.

A simile is when something is described as being ‘like’ or ‘as’ something which it is not.

eg. I flopped across my desk like a dead fish.

The author is not actually a dead fish, but it helps you to get a picture of the look and feel of a situation.

A metaphor is when something is described in that is actually is something which it is not.

eg. I’m drowning in sweat.

The author is not actually drowning, but it gives you the idea of just how much she is sweating.

1. Find as many metaphors and similes in the text as you can and list them below.

Metaphors	Similes
I was drowning in sweat	It felt like I was a dead fish swimming in a sea of fire

2. Write your own metaphors and similes to describe how you feel/felt during the basketball lessons. (2 of each)

Metaphor	Simile
It felt like I was flying with the ball	I felt like  a bird flying with the ball
I was looking with my two heads everywhere the ball bounced.	I felt like a two headed monster while trying to bounce the ball and watch where I am going.

Scientific Terminology

1. Condensation:

Water that collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.The conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid.

2. Evaporation is a type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs from the surface of a liquid into a gaseous phase that is not saturated with the evaporating substance.

Steam water

Water cycle.

3.  Ice melts If you place water and an ice cube in a cup so that the cup is entirely full to the brim, what happens to the level of water as the ice melts.

3.  Water freezes Freezing, or solidification, is a phase transition in which a liquid turns into a solid ... Rapid formation of ice crystals in supercooled water.

4.  Steam the vapor into which water is converted when heated, forming a white mist of minute water droplets in the air..

5. Solid: What does water look like? Is water always a liquid? After all, you can run a bath from a tap and drink water from a glass. What about on a hot day

]6.  Liquid: Having a consistency like that of water or oil. Liquids are the second state of matter we will talk about. Solids are objects you can hold and maintain their shape. Gases are floating around you or trapped in bubbles. Liquids are found between the solid and gas states.

7.  Gaseous of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a gas.: "gaseous emissions from motor vehicles" "gaseous oxygen".

8. water : a colourless, transparent, odourless, tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms..

9. Water cycle: the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.

Christmas

WALT write a recount using a rubric.

Tell the reader about a special time with your family….

It could be:

• Christmas Day
• A family celebration (christening, marriage)
• Church
• A family Birthday celebration

You will have:

5 minutes to plan on scrap paper

30 minutes to write.

5 minutes to edit.

Use the rubric below to help you edit

A special time with my family! On Saturday last week my family had and I had a Christmas. At the Christmas there was so many different amazing people at the party. The people that was there came from different kind of amazing place like America, Australia, Niue, Tonga, and finally New Zealand. During the day I thinked to myself why are these incredible talent people are here then this shocked feeling hit me with an idea “they may be parts of my family”. So I walked over to them and credited them inside.At the end of the day I got to see my hole family there it was on of a life time. The felt so happy that I saw people that I haven’t seen before.

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Ideas	Ideas don’t have details to describe, and need more information.	3 main ideas Using describing words to tell what happened.	3 or more main ideas. Using describing words to tell what happened. Describing why or how each idea is important.
Vocab/ Words	No descriptive words Not many specific words to add detail.	Uses some technical/specific words but could use more Use a few describing words (adjectives) but could use more	Using specific words to add detail. eg. Rotunda instead of meeting place Use descriptive words (adjectives) to create help  a picture in our mind with our words.
Text Structure 5W’s = Where What Why When Who	Uses some of the 5W’s & How Uses some time linking words. May have a short conclusion with feelings.	Introduction has 5W’s and How Paragraph’s start with connectives time linking words. Conclusion only has the feeling.	Use a ‘Hook in’ to grab the reader’s attention. Introduction has 5W’s & How to quickly describe the recount. Paragraphs start with connectives (time linking words) Conclusion repeats the main ideas, and how we felt or liked most..
Sentence Structure	Capitals and full stops not always used. Some sentences make sense, some past and present tense not used right. Sentences carry on too long and should have more full stops. Sentences start the same way.	Sentences start with capitals and end with full stops. Most sentences make sense. Has some compound sentences Sentences carry on too long and should have more full stops. Some sentence starters are repeated.	Sentences start with capital letters and end with full stops. Sentences make sense and use past and present tense correctly. Use FANBOYS to make compound sentences. Sentences start differently (not the same starting) to add interest.

Sumopaint

This piece of art is made by Charlie on sumo print.
 I use different kind of shapes like random and gravity.
My picture is a flower that on the air next to the star.
The colour I use was purple, light blue, green, and red now my picture is beautiful.

My Weekand

Weekend Recount

In the weekend my grandpa and I went on the bus to go to Glen Innes to do some shopping because we were running low on food. When we were on the bus, there was a funny sound that went chu, chu, chu every time the bus stopped. There were lots of people on the bus.

When we got off the bus, we walked slowly to the Mad Butcher. My grandpa went in while I played with the door as it opened and closed. Then I decided to go Inside to have a look  As I walked inside the chilliness hit me unexpectedly, it almost felt like I was in Antarctica because it was so cold. There was lots of meats everywhere, there was also a section where there was a lot of sweets, I asked my Pa if I could have a treat and he said, “Yes.” At the shop, it felt like a kingdom of meat, with lolly stacks everywhere. We bought, pork, lamb, sausage and chicken.

Then we headed toward the Ting Tong takeaway. When we walked in, the smell of chicken fried rice hit my nose and I begged my grandpa to buy me some chicken fried rice and some pork buns. Afterwards we took the bus back home and cooked all the meats because my other family members came over from Tonga on Saturday.

I had a lovely weekend and felt happy.

Drought

6WALT: identify and use similes and metaphors in writing.

SC: Determine the difference between a simile and a metaphor and write your own.

Drought by Adrienne Frater SJ P3 N2 2010

Answer with full sentences

eg. Who is your teacher in Room 7?

Correct: Mrs Parker is my teacher in Room 7

Wrong: Mrs Parker

This text uses similes and metaphors as part of the figurative language.

A simile is when something is described as being ‘like’ or ‘as’ something which it is not.

eg. I flopped across my desk like a dead fish.

The author is not actually a dead fish, but it helps you to get a picture of the look and feel of a situation.

A metaphor is when something is described in that is actually is something which it is not.

eg. I’m drowning in sweat.

The author is not actually drowning, but it gives you the idea of just how much she is sweating.

1. Find as many metaphors and similes in the text as you can and list them below.

Metaphors	Similes
I was drowning in sweat	It looked like I was a dead fish flapping across my desk

2. Write your own metaphors and similes to describe how you feel/felt during the basketball lessons. (2 of each)

Metaphor	Simile
It felt like I was flying with the ball	I was flying high as the ball
I was rolling with the ball	It look like I was bouncing with the ball

Share the metaphors and similes you found and your own examples on your blog.

Long weekend

#WALT: write a recount using a rubric to help us.

SC: set a goal level you want to achieve from the rubric

Writing PROMPT: The Four Day Weekend!

Select at least three ideas (things that happened) from your long weekend to write about. Things could be:

• A visiting a friend or relative
• A sports game you watched
• A board/card/computer game you played
• A special meal you enjoyed
• Going to the shops/movies/ park etc.
• Helping to look after a younger brother/sister.
• Something you made.
• A book you read/ movie watched
• … Anything at all that you did over the four days.

MY GOAL:

IDEAS:

VOCAB:

TEXT STRUCTURE:

SENTENCE STRUCTURE:

In my 4 holiday weekend I did lots of good thing’s. You may be thinking why do this kid have 4 day’s holiday:why ask? On Monday it was the Queen birthday and on Tuesday it was my school teacher’s day only. Over the 4 day holiday I went over to my cousin’s house so we can all go to the water fountain at mission bay for a swim..

The water fountain was amazing it made me remember my island beach, I also went with my whole family and I went to the chipmunks if you don’t know it the magic land of fun.That all the thing’s I did on tuesday.