Hydro dam

WALT write an explanation including a definition, description and conclusion (of how a Hydro-power station works)



A hydro-dam is an amazing structure that makes electricity.          

Firstly you build a dam to block the river. Water then builds up behind the dam. This is called the reservoir.
Water then goes through the intake,and rushes down the penstock and it goes into the turbine and spins quickly which creates electricity.
The electricity is stored in the generator. The electricity then travels through the power lines to the houses and cities.  After the water goes through the turbine, it rejoins the river.
This is a renewable source of energy.  

Making a traditional tool

TPS News Senior Syndicate Traditional Garden Day from Tamaki Primary on Vimeo.

GARDEN DAY ACTIVITY REFLECTION SHEETZ

This document is a reflection on the purpose, process and outcomes of our Garden Day Activities.

NAME:
Lolo

ACTIVITY
Ko making

MATERIALS
wooden sticks, mussel shell,knife

PURPOSE
The ko is a traditional tool for digging the soil.

PROCESS
We were working with a partner.
Miss Aireen told one of us  to go and get a piece of  wood.
After we got our wood Miss Aireen said to get a mussel shell.
We stripped the bark with the mussel shell.
We used a sharp knife to sharpen one end of the ko.

WHAT WORKED WELL
(What did we do well to make sure our activity was successful?)

• Working with a partner.
• Without a partner it would have been hard to scrape the bark.

WHAT DIDN’T WORK WELL:
(What do think didn’t work well during your activity?  Why? How did you/could you fix this?)

• Everything worked well because we worked well with our partner.

WHAT THINGS DID YOU LEARN ?

• What a ko is used for and how to make one .

Maths Blog

In Maths this term we have been learning about FRACTIONS


I can find fractions of whole numbers like:

½ of 12 =6                       ⅓ of 9=3                1/10 of 20=2

⅔ of 12=8               ⅘ of 10= 8             

I can recognise when a  fraction is greater than 1:

½ + ½ + ½ = 1 1/2

⅓ + ⅓ + ⅓ + ⅓ = 1 1/3

7/4 = 1 3/4

TPS Digital footprint

We have been learning what is personal and what is private information online.

Personal information we can share online   e.g. favourite things, hobbies, favourite food, first name, age

Private information we do not share online   e.g. home address, birth date, home phone number, full name. If we are not sure we keep it private

My name is Lolo and I am 9 years old. My favourite subjects at school are maths and reading. My favourite song is cat daddy and teach me how to doegie. My favourite food is McDonalds, KFC and Kit Kats. My favourite rugby teams are Tonga, New Zealand and Samoa.

Diary writing

WALT: record what we did on the weekend, including our thoughts and feelings.

On the weekend I went to my cousin’s house and we played on the computer we played mini clip after we played mini clip we played match quest after we played match quest we played outside.

We were playing with a ball.After we played with the ball we went inside and we watched WWE. We watched John Cena vs The Rock after we watch John cena vs the Rock we went upstairs and we played Xbox 360.

We played Tekken vs Street fighters then we went downstairs and we ate and my mum came and picked me up and we went home.I had a great time at my cousin house because it was cool there.When I got back home I went to eat after I ate I went to sleep.

about how plants grow best

This is what I think about how plants grow.
We will be doing some experiments to find out if it is true.

1. How much sunlight do plants need to grow?
2 year


2. Can plants grow in the shade? Can they grow inside?
Plant can grow inside but not on the shade because need sunlight


3. Can plants grow better by talking to them? Why?
No because it can not talk


4. Can plants grow in sand? or rocks? Why?
no because it won’t grow in the  rocks sand

5. How much water do plants need to grow? What type of water?
Every day

6. Can you feed plants food? If yes, what kind?
No, because plant can’t eat

Photosynthesis

WAL about how plants grow and what they need to grow




My explanation of how Photosynthesis works:

For photosynthesis to happen you need water and sunlight and carbon dioxide, which turns into sugars to help the plant grow!

Happy Mothers day

On Sunday it was happy Mothers Day. It was cool. I gave my mum a card & a Tongan t-shirt.We went to church and had dinner at church.There were lots of people that came with food. After we went to church we went back home.Then me and my brother played games. My mother was happy on Mother’s Da

WALT: take a screen shot and post it to our blogs

How to make a Tapa Cloth

Sketching Shells

Firstly, we had to sketch some shells with a pencil. We sketched the outside and the main lines on the inside of the shells.   

Transferring Design

Secondly, we transferred it to cardboard.  Then we used our pencil to draw the border and the shell. We went over the lines with black vivid.

Scrunching the Cardboard

Next, we scrunched the cardboard almost 30 times.  When we had finished the

paper felt like a smooth cloth.

Adding colour

Finally, we started adding colour to our tapa cloth. We used black and brown pastels.