Monday, June 30, 2014

How clouds are made

How clouds are made

Have you ever thought how clouds are made?

Long ago there was an old wrinkled  man with an eye popping white beard. His name was Steven and he took his little grandson named Henry with him up a ladder above the clouds to a little wooden deck.  

He had a golden tray with him, inside it was a little metal stick with a circle on the end and that had big hole right through the middle.  He held it up to the sky and blew firmly through the hole and he made a cloud.  When Henry had his go it was a tiny little cloud, he kept persevering but nothing came out, not even a little spit.  Oh no the stick was tilting while Henry was leaning on it and CARPOOCH! Henry fell hands first onto the deck “Ouch” he yelled.  “Oh no, Grandpa I have broken your clouds maker. Sorry” Henry said sadly tears almost came to Grandpa’s eyes.  Wait, Henry had a idea. A super doper idea “I will make it into a star,” says Henry excitedly.  

He had finished making it into a star Grandpa blows in the hole, then he makes into a bunny. Grandpa blows in it then Henry makes it into a heart and he blew through it. “YAY! I have made a cloud,” said Henry.  

Thats how you make a cloud.

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Stain Glass Window Maths

The Spooky Forest



The idea behind my picture is to catch the reader's eye. The setting is in a big faraway forest where there was a big house and a tree house and of course lots of trees and bushes.  As you see in my picture is a lady has died while wearing an emerald necklace and there is teeth scattering on the ground, while by the teeth is a magnifier glass and a pink hat.  The 7 characters are Bec’s ,Isaiah,Oscar,Mark,Nick,Tony and Mr Bennett. This story could be a bit scaring not any happy pictures so what is a suitable age?

For my image/picture I used pretty much dark colours and I used the skeletons to make it look scaring.  My setting is in a forest where lots of people have been living but they have not made it through their whole life. So maybe it might happen to  Isaiah who lives in the tree house.  On the gravestone I have put blood running down it to make it look a bit haunted and scary.

I named my story The Spooky Forest because back in the day there it was a bit spooky.  People were killing each other because they were  not happy what was going on especially about their relationships.  I think I did pretty well with how big they are and the colour black because it stands out.  One thing I could work on is keep the title in one place so the picture looks a bit better.

I think a good age for this book is 8yrs and over because the little kids will get scared have nightmares and there is barely  any pictures for them to see.  But I think it will be a really good book to read.



 





 

Monday, May 19, 2014

Hockey skills (Blocking)

Hockey skills


Hockey is a sport played in the winter.  Hockey is played on turf,  fields and ice.  To play hockey you need a candy cane shaped stick and a small hard ball.  When you play Hockey there is 11 people on at a time, remember to wear a mouthguard.  You want to wear a mouthguard because the ball could hit your teeth and knock them out.  You would also want to wear shoes because it will hurt if the ball runs into your toes.    What are the positions in hockey?


There are two main ways to play hockey, striking and blocking.  Blocking is stopping the ball and striking is hitting the ball.  When you strike you have to keep your eye on the ball so you don’t miss and you need to swing below your waist,  just incase there is someone behind you.  For blocking keep your eye on the ball and you have to have your stick straight on and hit with the flat side.


Firstly,  keep your body behind the stick with the flat side facing the front,  because it will be easier to stop the ball.  The flat side is the side that does not have a bump, that is the back.  When you are holding the stick one of you hands are at the top of the stick and the other hand is in the middle so about 31cm apart.  Your hands need to be in those places because one reason is the stick could break and it will be harder to control.  Your legs need to be in line with your shoulders.


Secondly, make your body give a little when the ball is coming to you, you have to let it come to you and lean back so the ball does not  have a big impact, as the ball comes to hit the stick.


Thirdly, Keep your eyes on the ball.  If you keep your eyes on the ball when it comes pass you, you will miss the ball.


Finally, it is time to answer my question ( What are the positions in hockey?) Well for field and turf the positions are, Defenceman, Goaltender, position player,stay-at-home defenceman and Two-way forward. For ice hockey the positions are, Center, Enforcer, Forward, Grinder, Pest, Power forward, Rover and Winger.  


     

Space facts

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Thursday, May 08, 2014

Inflatable world photos

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This is Ruby and I fighting with the hard yellow logs
Ruby is climbing the wall.
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Now it is my turn to climb the wall
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This is us smiling in the camera.
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I am sticking on the wall.