Bar graph test results

This is all the same scores but they have been transferred to a bar graph. The bar graph works better because it is easy to read and doesn't take a lot of thinking. I prefer this graph to the pie graph.

To get my average score or my mean I had to gather all my scores and add them together. This equaled 50. Next I divide my score by 5 because that's how many days we did the test for. My result or average score was 10/10.

If I tried doing this with 5 different scores, possibly 3, 9, 7, 8, 5. I would then do the same and add them all together which equals 32. Next I divide it by 5 because of how many days I did the test. My mean or average score would be 6 and 2 fifths.

This is my scores used on different graphs

Pie graph test results

Everyday for the last 2 weeks we have been taking a family of facts test. We had to turn our 5 best scores into a percentage. To get our graph looking the best we had to have a title and the days of the week.  I think that the pie graph wasn't the best way to show my results because it doesn't show my markings the best way and isn't as easy to read.

New Zealand Persuasion story

I am here to tell you why you and your family should travel to New Zealand and not Alaska for their holiday. To start off, New Zealand has had over 2.4 million tourists coming and going with smiles on their faces and one of the reasons for that is our national parks cover 30,000 square kilometres with natural scenery. Alaska on the other hand, has only had 1.63 million tourists because of their cold weather and snow storms that cause frostbite.So I have decided to take part in convincing people to visit New Zealand for their family friendly holiday. The way I am going to do that is to tell you the three best ways to spend your holiday.Number 1# enjoy all the activities we have to offer, number 2# engage in the great weather, visit our native animals and plants, number 3# how to get around.

There are lots of amusing things to do in New Zealand from sports to scenery, the hardest thing to do is to choose what to do first. If you’re into extreme sports, skydiving, hot air ballooning, skiing, cycling, and hiking are only some of the thing you can do in New Zealand. If you want to relax,  a scenic flight is what you need, for $230 you can fly from  the Bay of Plenty to all the way across the Northland. Another way to capture moments with great scenery would be to visit any of the 250 Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogy locations.  If you don’t feel like any of that why not whale watching? Or if that seems too boring, get a ticket to see New Zealand's rugby team (the All Blacks) beat every other team competing.

Of course to do all these things you need great weather which New Zealand has. Sometimes rain can interfere but usually it is sunny. Did you know, New Zealand would usually have around 2,000 hours of sun a year and daylight can last until 9:30? Sun isn’t the only thing that attracts tourists our native animals and plants do too. If you want to catch a glimpse of Kiwi before you leave, visit rainbow springs or you could try swimming with dusky dolphins at Kaikoura, see the Kea at Mt Cook, visit the tuatara also known as the tiny dinosaur. We have native plants as well, actually 80% of our flora in our forests are native, this 80% includes Kowhai trees, Rimu, The giant Kauri, and much more.

New Zealand is a lovely place, catching a plane or a ride on a cruise is a great way to travel here. There are exactly 29 airports that provide planes that can take you to and around the country. You could try crossing Cook Strait with bluebridge at the cost of $51 per adult. Other ways you can get around New zealand is to rent a Motorcycle, car, or even travel by train.  There are themed highways that show lots of New Zealands best landscapes and scenes, It is a great way to keep the family awake on a trip.

One more reason of why you should come here is because you are less likely to die here, over in Alaska many people die from bear attacks, frost bite and even avalanches in the mountains.

If I were you I would consider staying longer because of all the time consuming activities New Zealand has to offer. I hope my story has persuaded you to travel to New Zealand for your holiday and not Alaska.

The wolf in the wardrobe report

The Wolf In The Wardrobe by Susan Brocker. This book is an excellent book it really captures the reader. I enjoyed reading this book because it had so many interesting adjectives and explains every little detail in every sentence.This book would be classed as one of the best books I’ve read.

I think the wolf in the wardrobe is a very dramatic book. The main characters have been very thought out and are all very different. The characters are Finn, Lupa the wolf, Finns nana Eva, Finns farther, Finns mother, Pam, Cackles the clown, and Andy, Finn's best friend. This book really sucks you in, I would certainly consider reading it if you haven't. I would rate this book  5/5 and would like to see how the author planned this whole story out. It has a great beginning, middle and end and would probably be most liked by kids ages 7-13.

In this story Finn visits a circus with a horrible clown that treats the wolves miserably. One wolf escapes and Finn is lucky enough to find her before the clown. It doesn’t end that fast, the clown tracks Finn down and threatens to kill him and the wolf..... Read more to find out what happens and how Finn deals with the clown.

Susan Brocker has written a few other books that include Brave Bess and the Anzac Horses, The drovers quest, Restless Spirit, Saving Sam, and Dreams of Warriors. She wrote most her books about horses and dogs because they are her favourite animals.

To find more of her books visit her website at http://www.susanbrocker.com/index.html. Her website tells you all the books she has written and what she likes. It explains what the books are about and how to contact her.

Puia Hangi

How to cook a Puia Hangi:

Step 1: First you need to find a location where the puia or the hot water pools are hot enough. Try the Southern end of Lake Taupo, there’s a little town there, called Tokaanu with 2 extremely hot Puias, boiling geysers, and bubbling mud pools.

Step 2: Gather your favourite food, it could be pork, potatoes, pumpkin, or even stuffing. Cut your vegetables up not too small but not too large.

Step 3: Wrap all your food in tin foil so when it’s cooking it won’t loose any flavour. The reason we cook it in tin foil is because, cooking glad wrap would melt and leave your food tasting like plastic.

Step 3: put all your parcels of food into the steam box then place your steam box over the puia. Step 4: Carefully lift the lid of the box and take you food out, if you don’t do this carefully you could be left with a burn or a scar.

Crystals

It starts out as liquid and hardens in the sun. I used rock salt as my grain, Thea used sugar and Charlotte used normal salt. Thea only added a tiny bit of food colouring so her crystal has turned out to be white. Charlotte added too much food colouring so hers looks black. I added just enough to make mine look green. Theas crystal has improved the most even though hers is supposed to take the longest, 3 weeks.

On Wednesday, the 31st of July, Thea, Charlotte, and I found a way to make crystals. By using hot water and a sort of grain you can grow your own crystals. So far so good. The crystals are working perfectly, they have started to grow in bits and soon the whole thing will be a crystal.

We didn't add sting so it will have to stay on the plate. Everyday we have to add more mixture to the plate to make the crystals grow. I can’t wait until they’re done. I wonder whose will finish first?

Mrs Roil

Mrs Roil

I have known Mrs Roil for a very long time even though this is the first time I have been in her class. Over the years at school I have noticed she is a wonderful teacher that tops everybody else. She has kids of her own so she is very understanding and has a lot of patience.  Mrs Roil has walnut brown eyes on the back and front of her head so she can see everything. They light up and sparkle when she is delighted but when she is angry her eyes narrow slowly. Mrs Roil has sandy brown hair that reaches her shoulders. Although Mrs Roil has to be at school extremely early she always manages to look her best. When she is walking around the class in her jet black boots she looks like she is strutting her stuff like a supermodel. The clothes she wear are very modern and show she has a great sense of style.

Mrs Roils voice explains a lot about her. For instance, when she is stressed and grumpy her voice lowers into a deep tone but when she is in a good mood, her voice rises into a high pitch.  For example, if Mrs Roil receives a gift her tone of voice changes dramatically into a high pitched scream. She acts like she is a grumpy teacher but whenever she growls we know she doesn’t mean it, thats why no one listen and keeps talking. She is a one of a kind teacher because she keeps all our pictures on the wall and will listen to Daniels strange jokes.

Mrs Roil is a lovely teacher and everyone enjoys her company. She is always having a good time and can change everybody's mood as soon as she walks in the room. Mrs Roil is a great teacher. She wants the best for us and our education. She encourages us to compete in more sports and activities. The only time she gets really grumpy is when someone has gotten lower than 5 in their spelling or times table tests. Mrs Roil is my favourite teacher at Parkvale school and I am her favourite student.

Mrs Roil has interests easier to spot than eye spy. She loves it when we do our work but you can see she really enjoys Art and music. When we are determined in our writing she will sometimes play some music off her computer. She has a large range of music but one song that she seems to love is The Champ sung by Nelly. Usually on Wednesday and Thursday Afternoon we are specifically quiet, not so we can listen to music but so we can learn the few techniques of art. Mrs Morton comes in on those days to teach us art techniques. Mrs Roil sits at her desk and sketches. Mrs Roil is a great teacher, I will come and visit her when I have half days at intermediate and I hope she never forgets me. This was the best class so far it will be the one I will always remember.  

Black bears

Black Bears

The black bears scientific name is Ursus americanus. It has two sub-species that include the Florida black bear and the Louisiana black bear. Black bears are very adaptable and live in 41 out of 50 states in the U.S but they can also live in Northern Mexico.

Black bears are very common bears. Did you know right now, there are 600,000 bears in north America but there are also 300,000 roaming the forests?. The average lifespan of a black bear is 20-30 years. In that time they can have up to 6 cubs. In one winter they can have up to 3 cubs. Black bears are usually pregnant for 63-70 days. Cubs are born when the mother bear is hibernating, they don’t eat anything until they come out for spring. People say black bears are born blind and that is why they stay in the cave longer.

The black bears behaviour is the same as every other bear. They hibernate for the whole of winter unless they are disturbed, they are excellent tree climbers and they tend to eat a lot of fish. The mother travels with her cubs until they are two, then she forces them to leave. Black bears can make 20 different sounds including grunts, roars, moans and other noises. They can grow 5ft to 6ft tall and can weigh 90 to 270 kg.

The Black bears appearance always looks slightly the same. Their fur colour can be either blue-black, blue-grey, cinnamon, and sometimes very rarely you can find a white, Black bear. They are mainly dark colours so the Black bear can hide from its predators. They don’t have many predators because they are so big, but really they are the smallest out of all 3 species of bear, that’s why their main predator are other bears. Another interesting fact is that Theodore Roosevelt was one of the first people to eat the Black bears raw meat.

Black bears are omnivores which means they can eat meat and vegetation. They would usually prefer berries, roots, grass, insects, honey, fish, carrion, deer, moose calves, garbage,and human food. Most bears that have eaten human food or garbage end up becoming extremely dangerous and are hunted down and killed. Did you know, when a bear hibernates they don’t eat food but they are eating their own body fat and to get enough body fat for the whole of winter means they eat twice as much in Summer and Autumn.

Black bears live in forests, mountains, swamps, and tree holes. They hibernate in different places including brush piles, sheltered spots, caves and burrows. They are usually traveling so they sleep in different places every night. Black bears are very interesting creatures and have lots of funny habits.

Chalk vs Pen vs Internet

This is a video that Thea, Milly and I all contributed to make. This shows what school was like in 1960, 1988 and 2013. Milly had to fill in for Charlotte and she did a great job. This video is about 3 people, Madame Chalk,  Miss Pen, and Mrs Internet that are having an argument about school and what year it was best. We gathered alot of information to make this video so I hope you enjoy.

Maths Strategies, Camp Show me

Black bears plan