Home Ec

In Home Economics This term we have been learning about food in different countries. I have been working with Daisy. We chose the  Cook Islands. Here is a google slide of what we have done.

Textiles:Batik

In textiles this term we have been doing all sorts things.This is the one I have done,it's called Batik.It was very difficuilt but I got used to it while I was doing it,It didn't exactly turn out the way I wanted it to but it was close enough.That's alright because everyone else thinks it's ment to be like how my turned out.
First I drew some pictures of my idea on a peice of paper that I wanted to do,It is a picture of a girl.Secondly I draw my design on fabric with glue then painted it.I waited for it to draw than I put it in hot water to get rid of the glue so it wasn't slimy and you can see where the glue lines are,but It didn't really work out how I wanted it to.I actually like what I have done and I'm proud of myself.I really enjoy doing these type of things bvecause it's fun and I'm really concentrated in my work.

Here ids some of my proccess that Miss Laycock took photos of.

 Here Is a picture of when I was taking off the glue so It's not slimy.

This Is what It turned out to look like.

Below are some youtube videos of how to do Batik if you wanted to try it out.

                                               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzJXSvT1tw

                                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7DTMJoC8uw

"Movies are better than Books"

Movies:
*Shows you better
*Enjoy great acting
*More action

Books:
*Use your imagination
*Movies leave stuff out
*More personal/Feelings
*Start and stop when you want

Watching movies is better than reading books?I think this because movies are more entertaining and you can understand the characters more on how they're feeling.But in some ways books are important because they give you more description on how the characters are feeling,and you can use your imagination to what the're doing.

Movies are great,you can enjoy them by watching with your friends and family or even by yourself,however you can also pause the movie if you wanted to get some food or something to drink.There may be some movies that are boring,and that do not interest you.But movies are enjoyable,because there is more action and all different types of movies such as horrors,comedies,action,romance,and much much more.Some people may not like movies because they're not interested in them and like to read books instead but that's fine because furthermore you can get more out of reading a book than a movie,it can help you picture in your head what you are reading.

Some people love watching movies.Once they're start watching it they can't stop because it's really entertaining.Sometimes you can't predict what's going to happen next but maybe you can guess what's going to happen.Most movies can get you really hipped,like excited,but some can make you jump and you can get terrified,and might not like to watch that movie again.In some movies you may know what's going to happen next because you can predict it.There's all different types of movies for all ages from "children to adults"and I think that's great because everyone can enjoy the movie. However there are all sorts of books for all ages also and that's awesome! "Children and adults" can learn how to read if they don't know how, they might end up enjoying the book in the end.

In conclusion I personally think movies are way better than books.They give you more entertainment,and the acting is great! Shows you more, however books are great too,but movies are better in my opinion!

Essay English:Team Sport Is better than individual sport

"Team sport is better than individual sport"

I strongly agree that team sport is better because it can help with your self confidence and communication , some people may not like playing with a lot of people but others might like to

Team sport can help give you more opportunities to have fun,find someone else that has the same interest as you.It can help gain your confidence,say if you don't like the sport that others are playing you can give it a go if you wanted to.I know that some people don't play sport,or don't want to but if they get involved they might actually enjoy it.You can also get all of your friends and family together and see who has the same interest as you.

Being in a team sport would be better because you can support each other,even if someones makes a mistake you can train and work together as a team,communicating is key when your playing in a sport.Making sure everyone get's involved and has a good time.

I think Individual sport can be fun and peaceful, some people may like to do what they want,it can help build your knowledge and interest,for example you can try a whole lot of different types of sport if you didn't like the one you were playing.doing a sport that you enjoy is cool but you may want to join a team in the future to try it out.Not everyone likes sport or plays it,but that's okay you don't have to.

My point is that team sport is better because you can enjoy it and have more opportunities to try sports that interest you.

English

Most of our favourite films and videos have Special FX

eg Star Wars, Jurassic Park, The Matrix.

Did you know that there are Special FX you can use in your writing??

1.  Visual Special FX

A special way of helping a reader to imagine an unfamiliar scene, or to see a familiar scene through your eyes, is to use comparisons

(a) A simile

a comparison of two things usually using "like" or "as".

eg He ate the chocolate like a pig eating scraps.

(b) Metaphor

a comparison of two things where one is said to be the other.

eg He made a pig of himself with the chocolate.

Another powerful visual special effect is:

(c) Personification 

the giving of human qualities to nonhuman things.

eg The sun was angry.

Revision exercises

Exercise 1

Complete these sentences with examples of personification to make them interesting for readers. 

1. The waves  
2. Clouds can be happy on one side but sad on the other 
3. The train puffed with 
4. Fear she could feel it burning through her skin
5. The bulldozer was feeling angry and decided to take apart everything 
6. Bells sounded like the voice of an angel 

2.  Sound Special FX

(a) Onomatopoeia 

words which sound like what they mean.

eg He slurped his tea from the saucer.

te(b) Alliteration

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of different words close together.

eg Bonzo builds bouncing babies.

Compare these two paragraphs:

Paragraph 1: The hunter fired, and the three deer bolted into the bush. He cursed, and ran after them.

Paragraph 2: Crack! The sound of the rifle echoed through the valley. At once the three deer bolted for the bush. "Blast," muttered the hunter, and crashed off through the trees after them.

• Both of these paragraphs are telling the same story. 
• The difference between the two is that the second one gets greater impact by using simple sound effects eg the use of such sound words (crack, muttered, crashed) is an easy way to add life and zip to your writing.

Revision exercises

Exercise 2

Come up with a sound affect word for each of these

eg a racquet hitting a tennis ball = pock

1 an arrow hitting a target = fsh 

2 cold water hitting a hot piece of metal =pshr

3 a startled noise made by a bird. =tweet

4 the sound made by an unhappy puppy =mrrrrw

5 a piece of paper being screwed up =schrrunchh

6 a juicy, ripe tomato hitting the floor after being dropped =splash

7 big waves hitting rocks =crash

8 tyres on a wet road =skirrrrt

Exercise 3

Sports reports often use alliteration in their headlines for impact. 

Write four sports headlines for a newspaper. Use alliteration to give an impact.

Sport	Headline
Rugby	Rugby Rumbles In Their game
Hockey	Hockey Hotshots hover of victory
Soccer	Super soccer stars slip and score
Golf	Golf ball roars and reaches a radical distance

Textstiles

Throught this semester we have been doing a whole lot of different types of things such as Stencils,Stamping,Screen Printing,Block Printing and Batik.It has been really fun,I have been focused in claass.We drew this on some meterial with glue then pantied over it.

Here is what I have done.

Gymnastics

In PE This term we have been doing Gymnastics.Some of the things I done was handstand,trampoline and forward roll.We had to get someone else to record us doing this to show our progress.One thing I done well is having confidence to try and do something even tho I said I wouldn't be able to do it.Next time I'm going to improve on trying new things.It was very challenging but it was fun at the same time.