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Weekly Reflections Term 4 Week 1

I have made a timetable for the term around my personal inquiry. How has the first week gone? Does the project feel big or small? Is my timetable effective? Will I need to continuously add to my timetable?

Well I changed my personal inquiry to NZ money/currency so I also had to change my timetable hastily as it had my ex-personal inquiry. Since I've only just started, I think I've done quite well. The project feels big no doubt but I bet I can nail it. I think my timetable is alright and no need to change it as I have my next 8 weeks planned out in my head. Other highlights this week were winning the prize in pet day for Owner Who Looks Most Like Pet. Also I broke a Khan Academy record for doing 2 hours of it in a row!

Is NZ Racist? Kiwi Kids News

The importance of integrity - kiwi kids news

only had 1 session to do this cause I was away

Weekly Reflections Week 8

Structure or less structure? How do you work when you are being told what to do and how do you work when you can do what you want to do? How do you keep focus? What do you need to do to make sure you have focus if you are in charge of your own learning projects.

I think that the learning routine we do right now is fine. I think I work really well and would definitely not like the stuff we do now to change. I keep on task by just pre-planning my day and having very good ideas for my work. I don't need to improve on that, in my opinion. One thing I still need to work on is my personal inquiry. Its on scratch. I have a few good ideas for that but I still really need to work on it. I like that we can do SDL and it can help me get the things I want to get done, easier. I hope next week I get a ton of stuff on my personal inquiry done.

Rapunzel Scratch

You are the witch, stop the knight from reaching the top tower. You must be on scratch to try beat the highscore. Click with mouse in direction you want to blast your purple beam to kill the knight

Sorry about the kills I can't do anything about it.

The Really Busy Kid - Is It Really That Bad? Kiwi Kids News

A game at the end. :)

Rapunzel show not tell

In class we read the original Rapunzel story. We were asked to choose a sentence to expand on. Here's Mine

The importance of compassion - Kiwi Kids News

Weekly reflections week 7

Have I been connected with people and environment around me? What have I done for this connection and what will I do for improve this? Have I been caring, responsible and trustworthy regarding my work and others? What can you do to improve on this? 

I have been connected with my environment and the people around. Being connected just means basically having some things in common with someone or something. I've been caring, responsible and trustworthy with my work and other people. I think a way to improve this would be to focus more on my personal inquiry. Apart from that, I am really on top of all my work.

Shared reading vocab 4/9

Remnant - a part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed.

Protest - a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.

Oppose - disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument.

Hornet - a large, fairly docile wasp which is typically red and yellow or red and black and usually nests in hollow trees.

Surge - a sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the tide.

Chagrin - feel distressed or humiliated

The last remnants of the derelict place gave it a ghostly presence.

Protesting against King Logan was a catastrophic mistake.

The British held up signs, opposing Donald Trump’s visit to the country.

The swarm of angry hornets surged forward, chagrined by the King hornet who’d humiliated them all, so they wanted revenge.

Weekly reflections week 6

This week went really good and I am always keeping on top of my work. I really don't have much to do right now but have been still working efficiently and doing my work to good standards. My highlight this week was completing my Hansel and Gretel story -(https://lakebrunnerloganc.blogspot.com/2018/08/hansel-and-gretels-revenge.html)
and also doing a new scratch project with Zak on the same account. I hope it turns out really well. Once again, a great week!

Hansel and Gretel's Revenge

“Our revenge.” Concluded Gretel. Having escaped the witches candy house, the brother and sister wanted to make sure the cruel witch got her just deserts for capturing them for weeks. As most would not expect, the malevolent lady made it out of the oven alive and kept on capturing defenceless young children. Gretel wanted to put a stop to this atrocious behaviour so they wanted to be rid of her, forever. Their devilish plan was not to be. The old lady had heard everything.

Hansel decided the best way to do this was to buy a wand to explode her with. Meanwhile, the witch applied for a job at the wand store. Luckily for her, the counter job was open. When Hansel and Gretel ambled over to the store the next day, they asked the woman if they could have a very powerful wand. She replied, “Oh yes my dears let me find you one!” 

She wandered behind the curtain that separated the counter from the store room. She lolloped around, looking for a broken one. She came to one with a red sticky note attached. 

It read: BROKEN WAND DO NOT TOUCH!

“Yes, this will do” she cackled to herself. Ripping the sticky note off, she took it to the counter. 

“Here you are kidlets, have fun!” she said in a disturbing sing-song voice.

They dashed back home and ripped open the plastic packaging. Without the sticky note on, the wand looked perfectly eligible for use. 

“Lets bring her to us!” Gretel yelled. Carefully, Hansel took the wand off his little sister. 

“We must be careful, Gretel.” said Hansel

“You don’t know what it’s capable of. Shouldn’t we test it first?” 

“NO! I WANNA KILL HER!” Gretel cried in an enthused rage. Adrenaline pumping through her, she snatched the wand of her older brother

“Abracadabra, bring the witch to us!” she chanted.

A bolt of electricity fizzed out of the end and a beam of purple lightning flew out of it. The purple beam pointed to where Gretel had aimed it. After a minute, something seemed very wrong.

“It’s broken!” Gretel sobbed. Just then the witch appeared. But instead of there being one of her, there was another nine witches that looked exactly like her!

“It… it… there is ten…” Hansel stuttered. The wicked woman laughed.

“That wand is faulty so there is no hope for you now. I will capture you, boil you both and eat you alive!” 

Nevertheless, the young Gretel hadn’t given up yet.

“Abracadabra, make the witch explode!” she shrieked. Once again, nothing happened.

Once another minute had passed, the purple beam reacted. WHOOMPH! The explosion was so big that it actually split the whole Earth in two! The witch screamed as her body was pulverised. The explosion had done it. Her mangled body lay in bits on the floor, lifeless. There was no hope left for her now. But soon Hansel and Gretel would be the same if they didn’t do something quickly!

The Earth was ablaze. The siblings stood there in complete and utter panic. Fire swirling around them, Hansel came up with a genius idea. 

“Abracadabra send us to the moon!” He yelled. They closed their eyes. This time the purple beam showed no hesitation. When they opened their eyes, everything was dark and strangely tranquil. They also realised something else.

“I can’t breathe!” mouthed Gretel. They had made the mistake not to get helmets and space suits. Hansel had a worried look on his face. He looked down. He identified that they were on a red, dusty surface, and the land was smothered with volcanoes!

Mars… Hansel realised. They were on Mars! Despite it being small Hansel and Gretel could see Earth from where they were. A ball of blazing fire. Nothing on Earth had any chance of surviving there now. Hansel and Gretel were running out of air. Their faces were red from the lack of oxygen. BOOM! Behind them a great big blast. Volcanic ash clouded the air and rocks spitted out of the sky.

The volcanic rock struck her body with so much force. Bloody and dishevelled, Gretel was fading fast. She couldn’t hold her breath as long and blood was teeming out of her skin. She mouthed “sorry” to Hansel. Hansel, now struggling for breath, was helpless. After a few minutes the pair had perished on the red planet. No human or animal inhabited Earth ever again. Earth became one of many balls of fire whizzing through the endless space.

This day in history 2004

All explained in the video

This day in history 1958 USSR launches Sputnik 3 with two dogs aboard

Actors:

Jakob and Toby - Dogs in space

Kahi - The Rockets Flames

Logan - Cameraman

All Information In The Video

Plastic Bags, Everywhere! Kiwi Kids News Featured Article

This day in history 79AD Mount Vesuvius Erupts

On this day in 79AD Mount Vesuvius Erupted and devastates Pompeii

Actors:

In 79AD actors:

Jakob - Volcano

Thomas, Kahi and Cameron - Pompeii residents.

Logan - Cameraman

Hundreds of years later actors:

Jakob, Kahi and Cameron - Archaeologists

Thomas - Dead Person

Logan - Cameraman

Hansel and Gretel Scratch

You're the witch use arrow keys to kill all the Hansel's and Gretel's
It's a very easy-to-make game
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/239753420/ if you want to remix this game
Have fun!

Weekly Reflections Week 5

Well this week went well again. I am able to complete my work on time and get my weekly 20,000 vocab points. I have finished my Hansel and Gretel scratch project too. Everything is working just fine. I have nearly completed my next week's Kiwi Kids News. I also have done an introduction to my Hansel and Gretel story. I am trying as hard as I can to use more descriptive words. Overall this week has been great and I can't wait till next week!

Shared Reading Vocab 22/8

The bullies tried to goad him into telling the teachers.

As I took a bite out of my garlic bread my stomach sated.

My house after the earthquake was derelict.

The person seemed hemmed as he was frozen in ice.

The Sahara desert is very dry and bleak.

Words Are: 

Goad - provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction.

Sated - satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full.

Derelict - in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.

Hemmed - surround and restrict the space or movement of someone or something.

and 

Bleak - lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.