My Photo Collage

This is my collage i created at technology at Tamaki college
This college is about my culture and my name Rachel me.

The girl who was kidnapped) Harris Burdick

The Girl who was Kidnapped

“Meanwhile the days went on when 13 year old Melissa Hog warts was out playing on a grassy field with her caterpillars.  She was  just enjoying playing with her caterpillar in the beautiful flowing breeze , Until a stranger crept up behind the forest trees watching her. However Melissa really loved playing with her little friends so she never noticed the approaching danger.

Melissa’s mum Sarah called out to her for dinner,  Melissa put her caterpillars in a safe place  and walked back home. Suddenly a Furious car raced by, Melissa looked back with a serious look as the car was headed her way. She was  so frightened she ran  as fast as she could, but the car was just too fast. The stranger kidnapped Melissa and tied her up and left her on the back seat of the car.       

After he arrived at his house he pulled her out of the car. She was trying to escape and screaming but the stranger covered her mouth. Melissa’s mum Sarah was waiting for her, it was getting dark, she went out to where Melissa usually played and called her name but no one replied,

Sarah was so scared, she went back to the house and tried to ring        phone to see if she had it or not. As Sarah was trying to reach Melissa’s phone, it rang in the forest with no one to hear it.  It seemed that when Melissa was kidnapped she dropped her phone.

Sarah was stressed,  she rang the police, the police were trying to  calm Sarah down and have her give information on the last time she saw her daughter and what she said to her and what she was wearing. The next day the police came, they were asking questions to see if Melissa had just run away.  They put up some photos of Melissa around town.

Three days later, as the man forced Melissa to clean his car he had a phone call, Melissa saw that the kidnapper was having a conversation on his phone so she quietly grabbed a vacuum part and whacked the stranger over the head.

Melissa ran and tried to escape in the car, but the doors were locked so she jumped over the fence to the next door neighbours. She was so terrified as she ran and knocked on the neighbour's door.  Finally it opened and the kindly old lady let her inside.  She was so frightened as she was telling the story about what had happened, but the neighbour phoned the police right away.

The police arrested the kidnapper after returning Melissa back home safe and sound, the man was sentenced to prison for 3 years and 4 months and he never bothered Melissa again.

Reflection Term 4

The Activity I  have been working on at Tamaki College for Technology.

Adobe Photoshop CS4- sketching: I have learnt how to use Adobe photoshop by using instructions from my google drive.

All about me: I have been working on a google doc writing information about me on a google drawing.

All about Ms Anderson: We have been writing and giving information and facts about Ms Anderson on a google drawing by knowing her background.

Collage Presentation: This term Collage Presentation has been a new experience for me.

Photo Booth: Photo booth has been really easy for me this term because I took a photo of me and used it for my sketching and I included some screen shots.

Sketching Instructions: The Sketching Instructions was a new thing we all tried and was another experience for us.

Blog Posts

These are the  Blog Post I have done over the long Weekends
Najib's, Joesph, Deannika's and Room 7.

Xtramath

A slice of New Zealand

Algebra game

Using Te Ara - Tamaki River

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

2. Tamaki River

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Eastern suburbs: Oraki  to the Tamaki estuary page to answer these questions.

Where does the river flow from and to? The river was flowing down to Māngere to waitemata.

What was the link used by Maori called? It was called the Ōtāhuhu portage link.

What two bodies of water does it join? It was Manukau harbour and the waitemata harbour.

What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?

Sandspit.

What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river?

Half moon bay.

When was the first Panmure Bridge built?

It was built in 1866

When was the current bridge built?

It was built in 1995

Fast factors

These are the fast factors I have done and I have improved my time than before.

Xtra math

I need to practice my maths its worst than before.

My Blog post

These are the Blog posts that I have done for my homework to Mrs Anderson and Lavinia.

Te ara

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

1. Waitemata Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki River.

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia.

Use our skimming and scanning skills.

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.

What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?  wellington

Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital? In 1865, Wellington became the capital city of New Zealand, replacing Auckland, where William Hobson had placed the capital in 1841.

What does Waitemata mean?

Waitemata means obsidian waters.

Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata:

Auckland’s chief port - Auckland’s port on the Waitematā was vital to the progress of the city and region.

Viaduct basin - The Viaduct Basin, site of the old fishing harbour, was redeveloped in the mid-1990s as a site where the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron could host the America’s Cup in 1999 and 2003.

Westhaven - The Westhaven Marina, with 1,800 berths, is the largest managed marina in Australasia, and a symbol of Aucklanders’ love of sailing. Other marinas have been constructed around the harbour.

Harbour bridge - The Auckland Harbour Bridge (1,020 m long) was opened in 1959 to link the Auckland isthmus with the north.

Greenhithe bridge - The Greenhithe Bridge was built in 1975 as an alternative harbour crossing, spanning the upper Waitematā from Hobsonville to Greenhithe on the North Shore.

Natural features - Natural features of the Waitematā include Meola reef (also known as Te Tokoroa, meaning ‘a long reef’), a rocky sub-marine promontory. It was formed by lava flowing from the Three Kings eruption 20,000 years ago.

Syllables

2 Syllables	3 Syllables	4 Syllables
council describe direct matron raisin serpent tamper vanish warden assure welfare Prospect revise Sample Temper auction collide cursor erect laser outward prefer rogue saucepan tinsel vivid baton dabble diamond evade galore oval presume reign routine tonic volley beacon contrast Funeral splendid boundary walnut	apricot elastic extinct justify powerful production remainder disappear personal recycle career invention magnify mystery qualify carnival dinosaur edition external maritime primary safari unity walnut	familiar operation society

Volcano Prezi

Guide words

Guide words 

before words	After words	Guide words-
Absolve	Absorbing	Abstain
Amuse	Amusing	Amble
Blasphemy	Blast off	Bland
Certified	Chafe	Champion

Kayaking for the first time

Kayaking for the first time

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“Ahhh!” I screamed as I hopped  into my kayak for the first time. It was freezing cold as I was wearing my shorts. We had to meet Henry who was waiting for everyone else near the rocks around the beautiful Hunua falls.

It was so freezing cold I couldn’t describe what the weather was like when we got down the Hunua falls with our kayaks. It was like it was raining with snow and a cold breeze like being inside a refrigerator.

As I went ahead I got stuck between rocks which made me had to get out of my kayak, as I was trying to get my kayak out of the rocks I could hear the bottom of my kayak scraping like it was taking its skin colour off.

Once we went down the stream suddenly my kayak wobbled and started shaking like something was going to attack me, I cried with tears in my thought saying that its going to happen, as soon as it could happen my kayak crashed. It was so deep  I was shivering like I was frozen inside a cube, as I was trying to get back onto my kayak I could almost feel that the underground was like quicksand I cried for help and started moaning for someone to help me get onto my kayak.

It was so incredibly freezing that day even though it was a awesome day I felt like I was in Antarctica  and that it was the end for me.

Sentences

Sentences

Describe- describe  a person that is  in the pool.

Disappear - wow that book just disappear fast.

mince- We are eating mince for dinner.

Draft- take out your draft writing book out of your desk.

pause- Pause whatever is on your netbook.

Apricot- When your finish eating you put your apricot in the bin.

Elastic- We were playing with the elastic.

Enroll- Some people enroll into our school.

Comment:

This activity was kind of easy for me today because I know the meanings for these and I know how to put it into sentences.

Sub questions

Sub-questions

L.I. Thinking about sub-questions when researching

When you are looking for information there is always one main question that you have to answer.  Then, as you think about the main question and start reading other questions will occur to you.  These sub-questions give direction to your reading.  They keep you on track.  It is a strategy good readers use to help them locate information quickly.

Match (cut and paste) the main question with the sub-questions that relate

Question	Sub-questions
Subject: Film What were the main reasons for the success of a movie that you have recently seen?  Write your own review of the movie.	What does this species look like?  Does it deserve a dangerous reputation?  Why was it hunted so freely in the past?  Why is it now on the endangered list?  Why has it become the world’s first protected shark?
Subject: History What was life like in your town or suburb at the beginning of the 20th century?	What do teenagers want from their series?  Why are the relationships between characters so important?  What settings are favoured?  What qualities do the lead actors have?   Why do some local series do well overseas?
Subject: Geography Why has the grey nurse shark become the only protected species of shark?	What type is it, adventure, crime, comedy, romance?  What was it’s storyline?  What was the complication and the interesting consequences?  Were the actors convincing?  How effective was the cinematography?
Subject: Social studies How do farmers manage the land to prevent soil erosion?	What aspects (transport, communication, work) were different in the past?  What aspects have stayed the same?  How has entertainment changed or stayed the same?  What are the most notable buildings from this time?
Subject: Media Studies What do you think are the qualities of a successful TV series for teenagers?	What was it’s nature: was it a particular event that had great impact on the main character?  How did this give excitement and interest to the novel?  How did it affect other characters?
Subject: Reading Why is a major complication essential to a novel?  Show how is has affected the plot and the development of major characters in a novel you have read.	Why is it such a concern?  What are the effects on a farm of soil erosion?  How can erosion from water be controlled?  How can wind-breaks help?  Why is it important to keep plant growth in the soil?  How can farmer protect the soil during dry periods?

Write your own sub-questions for these main questions

Question	Sub-questions
How does a glacier effect the land?	How do a glacier effect the land.
What effect have humans had on the volcanoes of Auckland?	The effects on the humans were that they were scared and was not expecting it.
What factors can change the course of a river?	What river changes course of the river.

Using an index

Using an index

L.I. - Library/Research skills

Using an index to find information quickly

Most non-fiction books have an index.  Like a table of contents, it lists the books contents and relevant page numbers, but in much more detail.  It presents the topics in alphabetical order to help your search.  Below is an example from a health book.

INDEX aerobics                    2-14 breathing                 9-10 carbohydrates      36 co-ordination         20-25 cycling                       32 diet                              30-40 diseases                   45-65 doctor                       40-44 drinking                    63 drugs, harmful      70-75 drugs, medical       60-65 exercise                    11-20 fat                               35 fatigue                      76-79 good health            80-90 happy                       91-92 hospital                    40-44, 48-65 hygiene                    93-94

illness                           45-65 incapacitated           45-65 injuries                         60-65 inoculation                 96-98 lungs                             9-10, 60-64 medicine                      45-65, 96-98 mental illness            99-120 moods                          99-104 pharmacist                 60-65 physical activities     121-150 rest                                 151-155 self-discipline              115-120               smoking                       121-124 sport                             15-20 strength                      12-14 vigour                           140-150 vitamins                       64-65 weight                           30-35