Haiku poem about softball

WALT:-Identify syllables

SC:-Write a haiku poem about softball

preparing to bat

hoping to hit the softball

i run for my life

hearing them cheering

feeling the rush of the air

i land on first base

sneaking second base

waiting for the next batter

running to home base

How to choose a healthy muesli bar

I analysed the food labels and it helped me determine weather the muesli bar is healthy or not. Then I tasted the muesli bars and I could taste the sugar that was in the bars. I learnt how to read labels and what their meanings are. I also learnt how to decide weather a muesli bar is healthy or not.

Mmm, that's tasty experiment

1. There are 5 main flavour receptors. Sweet, Salty, Bitter, Sour and Umami.

List some foods fit each of the flavour receptors.

Bitter	Coffee Coco powder Bitter gourd Olives Citrus peel
Salty	Sea water Table salt Pretzels Pasta sauce Popcorn
Sour	Mandarin Lemon Pickle Plain yogurt
Sweet	Pineapple Sugar Apple pie Caramel Chocolate
Umami (savoury)	Cajun chicken pasta Sausage rolls Pies Pizza Chips

Why sleep is important? Explanaition

Sleep is when your body is resting, conserving energy, for a long amount of time. Sleep is a natural state of the body that an individual goes through daily. During your 8-10 hours of sleep your internal organs are working, but your five senses aren’t as alert and aware of your surroundings.

Why do children between the ages of 10-16 need 8-10 hours of sleep? At this age, while we are going through changes, sleep is helpful in so many ways. When we are asleep our body is growing, we’re getting taller, our hair is growing, our nails are growing and our body is relaxing. When we’re sleep deprived , we may feel the need to eat more which can lead to weight gain.

When we’re sick , sleep can help our body heal, whether we have a cough or a flu. If sleep is cut short, which isn’t good most of the time, the body doesn’t have time to complete all of the phases needed for muscle repair. When we wake up our mind isn’t prepared to concentrate, make decisions or interact in school and social activities.

If we don’t get enough sleep it can affect our day in a bad way. We get tired during school and don’t complete our tasks. We become angry instantly, take it out on the people that surround us,  then cause trouble with others. Sleep affects the way we look, feel and perform on a daily basis. So sleep can help us get through a long hard day, that is full of learning, at school.

You have an internal "body clock" that controls when you're awake and when your body is ready for sleep. The rhythm affects every cell, tissue, and organ in your body and how they work. If we are sleep deprived, due to a short amount of sleep, it may cause mental, physical and health problems.

So our body is growing and healing. It also gives us a positive attitude towards everything we do, mainly toward school, which can help us achieve our life goals. If you don’t get enough sleep, you may not feel refreshed and alert when you wake up. In conclusion it’s important for children between the age of 10-16 to get at least 8-10 hours of sleep mainly because we are growing and going through changes.

Healthy shoping reading activity

1. How does the article recommend to follow a healthy pathway when shopping at a grocery store/supermarket?  SHARE
1. The outer aisles usually contain the healthiest food. Visiting the inner aisles later in your shopping trip will reduce the chances of you over doing it one snacks and processed foods.

2. We can buy plenty of fruit and vegetables that are frozen or canned. What does the article suggest are the pros (positives) and cons (negatives) of frozen and canned food? SHARE

Pro’s	Con’s
Frozen or canned fruit are convenient. Spoilage is less of a concern. High quality brands will succeed in supplying  fresh produce when it comes to taste and nutrition.	Sometimes frozen vegetables are packed with extra salt and fat. Don’t buy frozen vegetables that have large dents, a swollen appearance, or is leaking. Some of them have sauces or additives.

3. What other helpful healthy advice does this article give for our grocery shopping? SHARE
1. Choose vegetable that look fresh and colourful. Most should be crisp and firm. When choosing fruits, avoid ones that are bruised.
4. Below is a chart to complete. Get your parents grocery list and enter the items into this recommended healthy heart guide adapted from heartfoundation.org.nz  SHARE

High jump practise

Today Room 10 walked up to the field and practised high jump for athletics. Before we started Mrs Parker showed us a few techniques. Mrs Parker told us to do the scissor jump so that we can jump higher, jump closer to the mat so that we jump over the rope and stay on the mat, try not to freeze or you’ll lose your momentum and to believe in yourself.

The girls didn't want to do it, so we went for a run. Once we got back the boys had already finished. None of us were up to doing it, so Erina ran first then Nikita and then (unfortunately) me. I wasn't confident and I thought that I would fail but I made it over the rope (bar), and I fell off the mat. Mrs Parker gave me advice on how to jump over the rope and land on the mat. A lot of us improved but some of us chickened out.

There were a bunch of us that nailed it because we had good technique, we were confident and we didn't doubt ourselves. Moli made the highest jump which was 1.35 metres. I really enjoyed it today because no matter what we were cheering each other on.

One bad banana reading activity

1. What do you notice about the fruit in our fruit box?  SHARE

That no one ever finishes the fruit because it ripens too fast.

2. What could we do to keep our fruit box fruit fresher longer?   SHARE

Separate the banana’s from the rest of the fruit.

Today I learnt why fruits ripen faster around banana's.I also learnt what other fruits have ethylene (C2H4).

Tomato Fruit or Vegetable Reading Task

2. What do you think… Is sweetcorn a fruit or a vegetable?
1. Use the definition of fruit and vege (from the text) and the above diagram to help you decide. Explain your answer  SHARE

I think that sweetcorn is a vegetable because it grows on a plant.

2. Click EDIT and complete this diagram to show which foods fit into which category. SHARE
1. Use all the fruit and vege from the table in the book and any others you can think of

Today we read an article about whether a tomato is a fruit or vegetable. We all had different opinions but we all decided that it was a fruit. Today I have learnt the difference between a fruit and a vegetable.

How I spent my holidays

Wednesday !5 October 20!4

The holidays are when you take a break from the previous term, before you start the next term.It’s when you get to sit in front of the T.V and watch episodes of your favourite programmes that you’ve missed.

During the holidays I mostly sat in front of my T.V and watched movies, ate and played card games.It might sound boring but it was fun for me.Staying up late and sleeping during the day is something you don’t get to do during school, so I made the most of it.

I watched Limitless, J0hn Carter, Kung Fu Dunk, The Conjuring, Turbo, The 14 blades, The Forbidden Kindom, and other Samoan/Tongan movies. While I was watching I ate a giant bag of chips and drank a bottle of fizzie. I kept on falling asleep during most of the movies so I had to watch them over and over again, which made it a bit confusing for me.

On Saturday during the first week of the holidays, my family and I had a party and we invited most of our family. We woke up early in the morning and prepared all the food before our guests arrived. We made soup, pig, taro, coco and other island foods. Most of my family arrived too early. The elders in our family gambled a bit and the rest of us just watched T.V.

During the last week of the holidays my cousins and uncles visited, so we played card games like last card ( including torture), Samoan slap, lami ( which is a Samoan card game), Ka Isu ( which is a Samoan game) . While we were playing last card torture my nose and my hands started going red because I kept on losing.

In conclusion I really enjoyed my holidays and I am also glad that school has started again.

My Flipbook

A couple of weeks ago Anamanu and I wrote a big book for younger students at our school. We then turned it into a digital book for a wider audience.

My thank you letter to Constable Geoff

Eseki

Room 10

Glenbrae School

103 Leybourne Circle

Glen Innes

Auckland 1072

10 September 2014

Dear Constable Geoff

I want to thank you for coming to Room 10, to talk about how hard it was for you to get to where you are today.

I found it really interesting when you spoke about how you regretted not learning in school and how it affected your life. I learnt that you should always have a plan, work towards achieving your goals and achieve them.

Yours sincerely

Eseki

My thank you letter to constable Andrew

Eseki

Room 10

Glenbrae School

103 Leybourne Circle

Glen Innes

Auckland 1072

10 September 2014

Dear Constable Andrew

I am writing to say thank you for coming to Glenbrae School, to talk about your career and what you have gone through to get to where you are today.

I found it really interesting when you talked about peer pressure you went through as a child. I learnt that it’s better to plan your future while you’re young.

You have inspired me to work harder to achieve my goals. Thank you again for your time.

Yours sincerely

Eseki

My thank you letter for Matau Leighton

This is a copy of my thank you letter for Matua Leighton for talking to us about his career choice as a teacher.

Eseki

Room 10

Glenbrae School

Glen Innes

Aucklnad 1072

10 September 2014

Dear Matua Leighton

I am writing to say thank you for coming to Glenbrae school, to talk about how you got into teaching and how hard it was for you to become a teacher at a later age in your life.

What I found interesting about your talk was what it took for you to realise that you needed to get your life together. I learnt that you should always have a plan, set goals and achieve them by working hard.

Yours sincerely

Eseki

My thank you letter to Mrs Ripata

This is a copy of my thank you letter to Mrs Ripata for talking to us about her career choice as a teacher.

Eseki

Room 10

Glenbrae School

Glen Innes

Auckland 1072

10 September 2014

Dear Mrs Ripata

I want to thank you for talking to us about what you had to do to become a teacher and how hard you had to work to get your well paying job.

What I found interesting about your talk was how hard your family worked to support you through school and university. I learnt that even if you come from an unwealthy family it doesn’t mean you can give up on your dreams and that you can change the fact that your family is poor just by working hard , earning more and settling in better..

Yours sincerely

Eseki

My thank you letter to Mrs Tofa

This is a copy of my thank you letter to Mrs Tofa for taling to us about her career choice as a teacher.

Eseki

Room 10

Glenbrae School

Glen Innes

Auckland 1072

10 September 2014

Dear Mrs Tofa

I am writing to say thank you for giving your time to talk to us about how you became a teacher and also how hard it was for you.

What I found interesting about your talk was how you got into your teaching career. I learnt that if you don’t know what you want to become, before you leave school, you can always ask your teacher for suggestions.

I was inspired by your talk and I am considering a teaching career for myself.

Yours sincerely

Eseki

My letter to Mr. Dunn

This is a copy of my thank you letter to Mr. Dunn for taling to us about his career choice as a Deputy Principal.

Eseki

Room 10

Glenbrae School

Glen Innes

Auckland 1072

10 September 2014

Dear Mr. Dunn

I want to say thank you for coming to Glenbrae School to talk about the opportunities your school has to offer, and the experiences we would have if we came to Tamaki College.

What I found really interesting about your talk was how much you love your school and no matter what people said you still stood up for the school. I would like to say thank you for bringing our ex students to talk to us about their experiences at Tamaki college so far. If I don’t get into McAuley High, Tamaki college will be my second choice.

Yours sincerely

Eseki

My thank you letter to Mr. Tamati

This is a copy of my thank you letter to Mr. Tamati for taling to us about his career choice as a quantity surveyor.

Eseki

Room 10

Glenbrae School

Glen Innes

Auckland 1072

10 September 2014

Dear Mr Tamati

I am writing to say thank you for taking time out of your busy day to come and talk to us about your career choice as a quantity surveyor.

What I found interesting about your talk was that you need to know a lot when you become a quantity surveyor. I learnt that your job pays 40k. I also learnt a lot about the construction industry and the job opportunities in it for us.

You gave me some ideas about what career to choose when I grow up.

Yours sincerely

Eseki

My thank you letter to Mrs Dagmar

This is a copy of my thank you letter to Mrs Dagmar for taling to us about her career choice as a art teacher.

Eseki

Room 10

Glenbrae School

Glen Innes

Auckland 1072

10 September 2014

Mrs Dagmar

Art Teacher

Sylvia Park School

Mt. Wellington

Auckland

Dear Mrs Dagmar

I want to say thank you for coming to Glenbrae school to talk to us about how you got into your art career.

What I found interesting about your talk was that you didn’t listen to your parents but followed your heart. I learnt that there are different types of art like music, acting, portraits etc.

Your talk inspired some of us to take up art at university.

Once again thank you for talking to us about your career.

Yours sincerely

Eseki