Weekly Quiz - Term 4 Week 2

Weekly Quiz

1. Why has New Zealander Chris Cairns been in

the news?

•a. HE IS A PAST FAMOUS NZ CRICKET PLAYER WHO HAS

 BEEN ACCUSED FOR MATCH FIXING

•b. he is an actor who has just been given the lead

   role in the next Mission Impossible movie

•c. he is an author who has just won a prestigious

 international literature award

2. Last week, European and Russian space

agencies have announced plans for manned

missions to ....?

• a. Mars

 • b. Venus

  • c.THE MOON

3. Which of the following is being described as

“plasticy”, “crispy” and “slippery”?

• a. the new uniform for the Rio Olympics

• b. THE NEW BANKNOTES

• c. a dead python that was found under a

passenger’s seat on a Air New Zealand

flight

4. From November 30, New Zealand adult

passports will be valid for 10 years instead of

the current five years. Do New Zealanders

need a passport for domestic (national) flights?

• a. Yes

• b. NO

• c. Only if flying from one island to another

5. What is the name of the famous car race that

Craig Lowndes won recently along with his

Kiwi co-driver Steven Richards?

• a. Caulfield Cup

• b. BATHURST 1000

• c. Monaco Grand Prix

6. What happened to a caravan in a Cromwell

camping ground last week?

• a. A BULLET FROM A HUNTER WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE CARAVAN

• b. the caravan was tipped over by a mini

tornado

• c. the caravan caught fire after being hit by

lightning

7. What was found last week in a Canterbury

river?

• a. a previously undiscovered breed of

freshwater fish

• b. a diamond ring worth $100,000

• c. ILLEGALLY DUMPED TOXIC SUBSTANCES

8. Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence is

claiming the film industry is sexist because of

the inequality in pay between female actors

and male actors. In which of the following films

did Jennifer Lawrence NOT appear?

• a. the Hunger Games films

• b. X Men: Apocalypse

 • c. INSURGENT

9. True or false, the Finance Minister has

announced the government’s finances are in

surplus (the government is spending less than

they are receiving in taxes and earnings) this

year?

TRUE

10. True or false, the controversial Kiwi novel Into

the River, which was previously taken off New

Zealand bookstore shelves has been classified

as Restricted 18?

FALSE

11. Why was a Danish Zoo in the news last week?

• a. it has been temporarily shut down as

multiple animals have died from an

unexplained illness

• b. THE ZOO  PERFORMED A PUBLIC DISSECTION OF A LION CUB IN THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

• c. vandals broke in to the zoo and left three

enclosures open allowing animals to

escape

12. What was found in a muesli bar manufactured

by Tasti last week?

• a. a cockroach

• b. a $2 coin

• c. A SHARP PIECE OF PLASTIC

13. A fireworks company has been ordered to pay

more than $90,000 to spectators injured at an

event last year. At what event did the accident

happen?

• a. AN ALL BLACK BLEDISlOE CUP MATCH

• b. a Justin Bieber concert

• c. a Vodafone Warriors game

14. A 62-year-old Australian man lost for six days

in the Outback has been found alive, surviving

without water and by eating ...?

• a. lizards

• b. snakes

• c. ANTS

15. Which New Zealand city is also known as the

Garden City?

• a. CHRISTCHURCH

• b. Hamilton

• c. Auckland

VISUAL QUIZ:

1. AUSTRALIA

2. KISS

3. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

4. IRELAND

5. AARON SMITH

English settlers and their migration to New Zealand

English settlers and their migration to New Zealand

People who migrated from England were guaranteed a life of wealth in New Zealand

Agree, because New Zealand was  country that was only owned by Maori tribes, so the Pakehas migrated to New Zealand so that they can get a better life and have more land.

In England there were diseases that were spreading, and that’s why the Pakehas wanted to migrate to New Zealand, because there were no diseases.

Maori welcomed settlers from England with offers of land for rent

Agree, because the Maori people wanted to trade land for little things that were important to them like a blanket or a musket. They were willing to sell their land for civilization and equality.

These things were important to the Maori because they have never used any of these gears or weapons. Muskets and blankets were like 100 pieces of gold to the Maoris that’s why they traded land for such little things

English settlers worked together with French settlers to help Maori with health issues

Agree, because if the Europeans and French settlers didn’t help the Maoris with their health issues, then the diseases that came from their country would pass throughout New Zealand and a lot of people could’ve been very ill and die.

Missionaries were liaising between Maori and settlers

Agree, because they switched each cultures, like they switched Maori into English and English into Maori

Child Abuse

New Zealand’s shocking child abuse statistics

By Blair Ensor (stuff.co.nz)

Walt - Explore how people have different views about issues in society

Literal (Give reasons for your response)

All children admitted to hospital are under the age of 5

False, because not all ages 5 and under are admitted to the hospital.

Child abuse is not a problem in NZ

False, child abuse is a problem in New Zealand

Close family know about abuse in NZ homes

No, they don’t even know what is going on.

People are responsible for the safety of their own children

True, because it is their children and it’s their responsible.

Child abuse is visible in homes

Kind of, in some homes it can be noticed by neighbours and in other homes no one will notice anything.

People are aware of child abuse

Yes, people are aware of child abuse because it’s the law and kids can be badly injured.

Inferential

The figures shows a decline in child abuse

False, because child abuse is still happening in New Zealand.

Children should have adults to help them report child abuse

Yes, because it is for their own safety.

Child abuse referrals to CYFS is declining

False, because CYFS has more kids coming with injuries.

Susan Miles works hard to help children

True, she is trying to stop child abuse from happening.

Applied

Child abuse is only a problem in lower socio-economic areas of New Zealand

True, because that is where child abuse is mostly caused.

Ministry of Social Development are not doing all they can to stop child abuse

No, but they are trying their best to stop child abuse.

Opinions on Child Abuse.

James: The Government should stop parents from abusing their kids and they should just growl them from doing the wrong thing.

Kyana-lee: Children should be put into foster home because it would be better for them and the parents should go to jail for a certain amount of time.  

Dallas: Parents should not abuse their children, because when they go to school people would notice that they’ve been abused by their parents.

Erina: It’s bad because when they have been abused they will grow up, they will notice what was happening.

Mangila: Parents should be separated from and kids and go to jail.

Fine: It’s bad to hit their children because they will be badly injured and might have bruises around their body.

Bono: It’s very dangerous and parents should stop abusing their children.

Voni: Parents and young adults should stop abusing their children.

Ilaio: It’s very wrong and it might lead to death and homicide.

Keti: Child abuse is very bad because it could lead to death. Children should have people they can talk to and parents abusing their children is very bad. It could affect the way the children think or work. Parents should give their children better discipline than a hiding. A growling would work. The children should be heard by the community to stop help child abuse. Children could grow up and carry it on to their children and the cycle will keep going. It is very dangerous for the children because the children are only little and the children can have major injuries after getting beat up.

Manuae: Child abuse is bad because older people such as parents should not hurt their child physically or emotionally.I don’t know why parents have to hurt their child for any matter what so ever.Parents should love and care for their kids instead of hurting them physically and emotionally.Some times that kind of incident can damage them in their future and they might do the same thing to their children and that should never happen to any child what so ever.

Levi: Children deserve to be abused by their parents, especially if they swear at a young age.

Lennyx: Don’t know.

Brandon: It is good because you can get good discipline.

Joseph: It’s not good because it not good.

Taki: It;s bad because you get bruises and cuts and people will notice them.

Danny Joe: It’s bad. Parents should to prison for life.

Jayden: Parents should be put to death.

Justin: It’s bad.

Samuel: It’s bad because they might go to the hospital and die. Parents should be killed.

Melenaite: It’s bad for children because they could really be in pain.

Tauola:  It is bad and dangerous, especially for the kids. Parents shouldn’t see their kids.

Baden: It’s dangerous and it’s very wrong.

Siosifa: It’s good because it can teach the kids a lesson.

Alisi: Parents shouldn’t be abusing their children because it is dangerous and it can cause head trauma and make it hard for the kids brain to work. It can also be dangerous because the kids could carry it on.

Current Events: Cricket World Cup.

The Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum is gracious in defeat, saying it doesn't rankle him that Australia defeated New Zealand and that they got to held up the Cricket World Cup Trophy last night. “It doesn’t rankle me because they were too good and you’ve got to acknowledge when a team is better than what you were on the day.” he said to the Radio New Zealand.

“We have no regrets and we walk away from this tournament with our heads held high.” - Brendon McCullum

How to Create a Book Spine Poem.

How to Create a Book Spine Poetry.

LI: I am learning to create a Book Spine poem

Have you heard of “book spine poetry?” It’s a kind of poetry that you don’t really write from scratch – instead, you “find” it by arranging book titles to make a poem. This type of poem can be serious or funny, just like in regular poetry.

Here’s the basic idea. Imagine that you’re sitting at a table with all of these books in front of you:

• Green Eggs and Ham
• Goodnight Moon
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar
• Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
• Oh, The Places You’ll Go
• Where the Wild Things Are
• Good Night, Gorilla
• Stone Soup

To make a book spine poem, you would start by moving these books around into stacks with the spines together so that the titles are like the lines of a poem. You would keep moving the book titles around into different stacks until you find the “lines” that go best together to make a poem. For example, one set of titles might describe a story.

Monday Came

Grandma McGarvey

Looking for Lori

The Lucky Feather

The Mountain.

SCHOOL JOURNAL PART 4 NUMBER 2, 1999, PAGES 8 - 13

The Mountain by Rhonda Bartle

WALT: Learning to make predictions on what is going to happen next in the text by using the keywords in the preceding sentences and paragraphs.

SUCCESS CRITERIA: I am able to predict as to what is going to happen next in the text.

Activity 1 - Read the article and then answer these questions

1. Where was the narrator when Gran dragged her down to her chair?

The narrator was at the kitchen.

2. Why did mum ask the narrator to prepare tea?

Mum asked the narrator to prepare tea because she left unavoidable instructions.

3. Where were Gran and her parents when Mount Tarawera erupted?

Gran and her parents was at the door of the hotel.

4. What did the hotel-keeper do to help his guests?

The hotel-keeper helped his guests by giving them the hotel’s cook and telling them to go.

5. Why was Hinerangi said to be the most famous woman in Rotorua?

Hinerangi was the most famous woman in Rotorua because she was the best guide for the Pink and White Terraces.

6. How did Gran know so much about the eruption of the Mount Tarawera and the Tarawera Lake even though she was not born when all those events happened?

Gran knew so much about the eruption of Mt Tarawera and Tarawera Lake because she was dreaming.

Activity 2 - Dictionary and Vocabulary

1.  Locate these words in the text and then use an online dictionary to find the meanings

    of these words.

2.  Make sentences with these words.

Word	Meaning	Sentences
1.   instructions	A direction or order.	Mum has left unavoidable instructions.
2.   challenge	A task or situation to test someone’s abilities.	Gran grins like I’ve thrown her a challenge.
3.   suddenly	Quickly or unexpectedly.	Suddenly I was sitting up and then standing.
4.   without	In the absence of.	Through sleepy eyes, I saw Mam struggling into her corsets under her nightgown, dropping a dress on top without worrying about her bustle.
5.   swayed	Move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forward and side to side.	The wooden floor went this way and that, beneath my reluctant feet as we swayed downstairs.
6.   impossible	Not able to occur, exist or be done.	Three columns of fire, so high that it was impossible to see where they finished.
7.   urgent	Requiring immediate attention or action.	We became a tribe of urgent travellers.
8.   beneath	Extending or directly underneath.	It was a poupou on a gatepost, and beneath it gaped the dark mouth of a low building.
9.   terrible	Extremely bad or serious.	The air grew hotter as time passed, and we all had a terrible thirst that could not be quenched.
10. floated	Rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid sinking.	She relaxed floating gently through the water.

Activity 3 -  Click on the link below and read about Earthquakes. After you have read the article, write down at least eight facts you have read about Earthquakes. Edit your work and put it up on your Blog

What causes Earthquakes?

• Earthquakes happen every day in New Zealand.
• Instruments record the ground shaking from over 14,000 earthquakes in and around the country each year.
• Earthquakes are most frequent in regions where two moving plates meet and press against each other.
• Earthquakes usually occur along faults, which are existing fractures in the crust.
• The most powerful New Zealand earthquake on record occurred in the Wairarapa in 1855.
• Sometimes the blocks of rock on either side of a fault abruptly shift to a new position in just a few seconds.
• New Zealand is in such a region, it straddles the boundary between the pacific plate.
• Most earthquakes are too small to be noticed but between 150 and 200 are big enough to be felt.

Netbook Reflection.

How has having a netbook help my learning?

• Research informations from other sites.
• Google Drive saves our work automatically.
• We can see our class site from home.
• We can get our work from our class site.

Has having a netbook help you communicate with your teacher?

Yes. We can send emails or we can share our work to our teacher.

What have you learnt online?

I learnt stuff about Transport, Simple Mechanism, Histories, Christmas, Heat and Other things & people.

What have you learnt from your friends?

My friend taught me how to connect to the internet.

Have you helped other people this year?

Yes. I’ve taught my friend how to upload images and how to use her netbook when she first had it.

How has digital learning help your learning?

Digital learning has helped me to communicate with other people by posting things onto my blog.