Week 7 Homework

The Little Reel Hen 

Punctuation The passage needs 19 capital letters, 19 full stops. 5 commas. 4 apostrophes in

contractions and 3 sets of speech marks. Put them in using a different colour for each

type of punctuation mark.

Words Highlight 10 verbs.

Usage There are 8 words that have been used incorrectly. Circle them and write the correct

words as shown in the example.

 A new line is taken when a new speaker talks.

                                                                                 

A little red hen found a wheat seed. She decided to plant it. 

                             fox                                       

She asked a cat, a Fox and a pig to help her.
                               

"I can't help" said the cat.

       too                                  fox

"I'm to busy" answered the Fox.

              too                        

"I've got two much to do" replied the pig.

                                                                                      

The Little Red Hen dug a hole. She dropped the seed in to it. She

covered               grew                                          

cover it. The seed grow into a fine stalk of wheat. The little red hen,

                                                           flour             

reaped the wheat. She grinded it into Flower. She mixed this with
                                                      Then she    onto                                            

water in a bowl and made dough. she put this into a baking dish. She
                                                                                    
put the dish into the oven. When the loaf was baked, she didn't share

                                    fox                                             ate                                                

the bread with the cat, Fox and pig. She and her chick eat it. They asked her how it tasted. She told them that it was delicious.

  

Pythagorus Theorem Video 

Fines For Not Wearing Lifejackets

Use the article above to answer the following questions. Write both the questions and answers down in your book.

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article? Mr Norman the Hawke's Bay harbour master and a group of men on the Hawks Bay.

2. What was the key event from the news article? Not wearing lifejackets and they were fined $300. 

3. Where did this event take place? Hawke’s Bay Harbour. 

4. When did this event take place? March 11 2014

5. Why did this event happen? Because a group of men were not wearing lifejackets. 

6. Find a quote from the main person in this news article? Mr Norman said. "He promises that he will be handing out more fines to people who do not listen to the safety regulations."

7.Use the Dictionary in the bottom right hand corner to find the meaning of 3 words from the article. 1. comply, submit, obey and consent. 2. promote, further, advance; advance in rank or position; foster sales through advertising  3.irresponsible lacking a sense of responsibility, unreliable and careless. 

link to article

The Difference Between Too and To

(1) Too is used for expressing something. e.g The cat is TOO fat. Or too means as well and also.

(2)To has two meanings in expressions e.g like I like to run. Or the post man handed the mail to me.

(3) 1. I want to go to town. 2. I like to sing. 3. I'm too busy. 4. I think it's too hot.      

(4)link 1 link 2 link 3

Apostrophes

Yesterday our task as teachers was that we had help other classmates with apostrophes, and when to use them.

What went well yesterday? I taught my students well and they now understand when to use apostrophes in the right place. So that means that they listened well and focused.

What didn't go well? It was a little bit to loud and that one of my students were a bit distractive.

What were one or two things that I realised? That sometimes students can teach teachers.

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penalty shootout game
beat the clock 

difficulties in space

(A)

Cons	Pros
The bag has to stay in space.	You can dispose of your puke bag.
The bag could rip and the puke could be floating around for months.	You can wipe your face.
What happens if the astronauts need to puke more than once?	The puke bag has a ziplock bag to keep your spew in and not floating about.

(B) Eating, sleeping, going toilet, drinking and cleaning.

Week 5 Homework

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10 Facts About The Battle Of Gate Pa

• Heni Karamu was the only female warrior in the battle of Gate Pa.
• Heni Karamu gave water to dying soldiers.   
• It rained during the battle of Gate Pa.
• Jaine Folie was Heni Karamu’s european name.
• The bombs just slugged about during the rain and didn't explode,
• Heni Karamu’s brother was called Neni Karamu.
• A lot of NiteRunginu warriors decided to go back to Tauranga to protect their families.
• The women and children were told to leave the Pa and get to safety.
• The Bombs that the english fired exploded the cooking area.
• The maori chased the english down the hill back to their base.    

Snake vs Crocodile

The snake is battling the crocodile and the snake won.