Global Warming - 52 word challenge

Ever thought about global warming? Me neither, until now. This is such an important issue that effects our plants and animals. We have so many cool machines, that we need to burn incredible amounts of fossil fuels to maintain and use them. This is the issue. Do your part to help, please!

To read or not to read...........

To Read or not to Read.........

Everyday in English we all sit down and read our books for 15 minutes. Lately I have been reading " Percy Jackson and the sea of monsters". Instantly this book hooked me in with all the adventures and intense quests they go on. First of all Percy and his classmates are playing dodge ball in the gym and then majority of his classmates turn into monsters called Laistrygonians. Luckily him and his close friend Tyson were alright. 

They found out they were needed at Camp half-blood. Which is a camp for half gods. This is because someone poisoned Thalia's tree. Zeus created Thalia's tree to save his dying daughter. They go on a quest to try to find the golden fleece. Which is the cure for Thalia's tree. Unfortunately for them they encounter a huge boat called "Princess Andromeda". Abroad are a lot of peculiar monsters. Even the person who poisoned Thalia's tree. 

I haven't finished this book yet but I feel like I know what might happen. I predict that Percy and his friends will be trapped on the boat, but will find a way out and kill the poisoner of Thalia's tree. For a price. I think Percy will have to sacrifice something or someone to find the cure.

As you can see below I have made a word poem about "Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters." I made this on https://wordart.com/. Try and check this website out because I think its pretty cool. You should read the book too.

                                  

                                                                                                 

        

Aggressive magpies wreaking havoc - 51 word challenge

Visit this website:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/9443972/Aggressive-magpies-wreaking-havoc

Every spring the magpies go crazy. Magpies peck and dive-bomb which causes major ruination. This is seasonal behavior which affects posties, cyclists, walkers and just the public in general. Did you know that a boy in Australia lost his eye to a magpie! Thankfully the CCC has acknowledged this issue.

 

Street Art

Predict the meaning for the following words and write it in the first box. It can help to break the word up, do you recognize bits of the word that can act as a clue? Have a guess!

Then google search the word and write the dictionary definition in the box on the right to clarify the vocabulary.

Word-	My prediction-	Dictionary definition-
Gallery	Gallery is a place that showcases art.	A room or building for the display or sale of works of art.
Mural	A long big piece of art.	A painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall.
Grafiti	Messy style of art. Spray cans.	Writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place.
Theme	A theme is an idea, concept or aesthetic.	The subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc.; a topic.
Commission	Commission is a price or fee you pay for something.	An instruction, command, or role given to a person or group.
Illegal	Illegal is against the law. Copyright.	Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
Expression	Expression Is a certain way that you show something. E.g facial expression.	The action of making known one's thoughts or feelings.
Gesture	A realistic movement in artwork.	A movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
Contrasting	Two opposite things combining. E.g blue and orange contrasting is brown.	Differing strikingly.
Mythology	Mythology is a type of art connected to myths, legends, greek gods.	A Collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
Native	Something to do with where you live. Your culture is represented in your artwork.	A person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not.
Location	The place where your art is located	A particular place or position.
Significant	The most prominent idea in the artwork.	Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy.

Once completed- copy and paste your chart of definitions into a new blog post.

Next- google search for a piece of ‘Street Art in Christchurch’ and add it to your post, be sure to include the location and artist's name next to the image.

PUBLISH.

Extra for experts- Write sentences for 5 of the above words and add them to your blog post. 

Extra extra for speedy experts- Once you have finished your own blog post, jump onto the blogs of your classmates and look at their bird mascot posts. 

Leave a ‘positive, thoughtful, helpful’ comment. 

BELLE's TOCO TOUCAN

BELLE's TOCO TOUCAN                  

Scientific name: Ramphastos Toco       Common name: Toco Toucan

1) What does the Toco toucan symbolize?

The Toco Toucan symbolizes communicaton and showmanship. When you see this bird as a symbol it will most likely be trying to say that you need to step out of the shadows and into the limelight. 

2) Why is this bird important?

Toco toucans live in rainforests. They help to distribute seeds from the berries and fruits that they eat.

3) Are Toco toucan smart?

Yes, very. Toucans can do a lot of tricks and have been reported to tease other family pets. They act simular to crows and jays which are a couple of the smartest birds alive. 

4) Why would this bird be a good mascot to represent you?

Toco toucans are very intelligent, friendly and curious about their surroundings. Toco toucan's live in Bolivia, which is actually me and my friend Olivia's ship name!

5) What are some idioms about your bird?

Making puns, huh?    Toucan play that game!

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Toco toucans are very intelligent, friendly and curious about their surroundings. They also eat a lot of fruit like me. Their physical apperance is very striking and bright. Toco toucans are very quiet for a bird, and love a nice quiet, calm, and peaceful day. The only time they are loud is when they are scared and very happy. Also these birds are found in Bolivia which is a mix of mine and my friend Olivia's name!

Cats make better pets than dogs!

In my opinion cats make better pets than dogs. From my experience cats are much easier to take care of. Cats are very independent but they can show affection too. You definitely don’t need to worry if they’ll run away. I have 3 cats;Ging ging baby, Blackie and Queeny. They are usually at home by themselves all day. They can control and manage themselves efficiently. They don’t pee everywhere or scratch all the furniture. Cats are significantly cheap, and low maintenance too. Their cute and cuddly nature is just a bonus! Those who work a lot will not have to stress knowing their cat can manage themselves efficiently. They are so easy going and can figure out things for themselves. Unlike puppies who need to be trained and taught, which takes tons of time and money. Cats are ruling the world!

Sharing my FLT project: Tiki tour of Germany 1st/7/2020

I decided to learn about Germany because I didn't know much about it. I've learnt a lot of new things about Germany that I didn't know. I'm glad I have this knowledge because one day I might want to go to Germany.