The Great Pancake Race Instructions

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Camp Recount

Camp Recount:

“Woah!” Screamed my friend Tienera and I as we nearly flew off the tyre course. We both decided to do the tyre course because it looked challenging and hard. No matter how frightened and scared we were. We knew we wouldn’t give up.

As we struggled to climb even up the first bar. The mooshy and slippery mud made it harder for us to try and climb. We finally were able to get up the first step but there was dry mud on each bar which were the trails of mud left by the team before us. The disgusting mud crumbled and went into my mouth and eyes. As the mud dissolved on my tongue it tasted horrible and my eyes were really stinging but that still didn’t stop me from making it to the long piece of slippery wood.

I finally passed all the bars and reached out as far as I could to grab the piece of wet wood. My arms couldn’t stretch anymore but luckily I could grip onto the piece of wood pulled myself up with all my mite. As I finally pulled myself up I sat on the piece of damp wood and took a deep breath of fresh air. I looked out and the view was awesome because I could see all the cabins and the other teams doing their activities.

“Go Tienera,” I yelled as it was my partner’s turn to climb. I then pulled him up when he got to the top of the bars and it felt like my arm was about to fall off. Steadily we both stood up very slowly then all of a sudden we swung from left to right. “Lean that way!”. “No lean that way!”. Tienera and I were yelling at each other until we both leaned the same way.

Trying our hardest to climb up the massive, heavy tyre. We both just couldn’t do it. So we decided to give up and go back down but we were extremely happy with how far we got. As I high fived everyone I knew that the next time I do this course I would make it to the top and I did.

Guide Words- 41

Level 41:

L.I- Guide Words

Word:	Before:	After:	Guide Words:
accompany	accompaniment	accomplice	access and accomplice
ambulance	ambrosia	ambulant	ambassador and American
automobile	automaton	automotive	authenticate and autopsy
buoy	bunyip	buoyant	bung and burglar
caution	cauterise	cautionary	causeway and celebrant
chamber	challenge	chamberlain	chain gang
circuit	circlet	circuit-breaker	CIB and circuitous
commit	commissioner	commitment	commiserate and common
continental	continent	continental	contestant and contour
cue	cudgel	cue	CTU and culinary

On this spelling activity I had to find the words in the dictionary and find the word before,after and the guide words.

Landforms in the LIbrary

Landforms in the Library

L.I. Locate the dewey numbers related to our topic this term

Fill in the dewey numbers in the table below

Subject	Dewey Number
Earth Science	552.312
Volcanoes	551.21
Caves	551.40
Lakes	555.48
Rivers	551.483

How to write a bibliography

How to write a Bibliography

L.I. - Know how to reference a book correctly

When we are doing research we need to find corroborating sources of information.  A good way to do this is to find a book and a website that give you the same information.  This means that the information in most likely to be accurate.

At the end of the presentation it is important to cite the books and websites you have used.  This activity shows you how to present the book. information.

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Using the scans from books used in our volcanoes unit, write the bibliography entry.

Surname, First name. (year) Title. Publisher: Place of publication

1. Edwards,John. 2005,Plate Tectonics and continental Drift. Evans Brothers Limited:London.

2. Firestone, Mary. 2006,Volcanologist. Chelsea House Publishers:USA.

Sub-Questions

Sub-questions

L.I. Thinking about sub-questions when researching

When you are looking for information there is always one main question that you have to answer.  Then, as you think about the main question and start reading other questions will occur to you.  These sub-questions give direction to your reading.  They keep you on track.  It is a strategy good readers use to help them locate information quickly.

Match (cut and paste) the main question with the sub-questions that relate

Question	Sub-questions
Subject: Film What were the main reasons for the success of a movie that you have recently seen?  Write your own review of the movie.	What type is it, adventure, crime, comedy, romance?  What was it’s storyline?  What was the complication and the interesting consequences?  Were the actors convincing?  How effective was the cinematography?
Subject: History What was life like in your town or suburb at the beginning of the 20th century?	What aspects (transport, communication, work) were different in the past?  What aspects have stayed the same?  How has entertainment changed or stayed the same?  What are the most notable buildings from this time?
Subject: Geography Why has the grey nurse shark become the only protected species of shark?	What does this species look like?  Does it deserve a dangerous reputation?  Why was it hunted so freely in the past?  Why is it now on the endangered list?  Why has it become the world’s first protected shark?
Subject: Social studies How do farmers manage the land to prevent soil erosion?	Why is it such a concern?  What are the effects on a farm of soil erosion?  How can erosion from water be controlled?  How can wind-breaks help?  Why is it important to keep plant growth in the soil?  How can farmer protect the soil during dry periods?
Subject: Media Studies What do you think are the qualities of a successful TV series for teenagers?	What do teenagers want from their series?  Why are the relationships between characters so important?  What settings are favoured?  What qualities do the lead actors have?   Why do some local series do well overseas?
Subject: Reading Why is a major complication essential to a novel?  Show how is has affected the plot and the development of major characters in a novel you have read.	What was it’s nature: was it a particular event that had great impact on the main character?  How did this give excitement and interest to the novel?  How did it affect other characters?

Write your own sub-questions for these main questions

Question	Sub-questions
How does a glacier effect the land?	Glaciers effects on earth. How does the land get affected by glaciers?
What effect have humans had on the volcanoes of Auckland?	How have people affected Auckland's volcanoes?
What factors can change the course of a river?	How does the course of a river get changed by factors? The course of a river changing.

Syllables-Level 41

Level 41:

L.I- To find all the syllables in the words.

2:	3:	4:	5:
caution	ambulance	accompany	curiosity
chamber	domestic	continental	unnecessary
circuit	enormous	reservation
commit	formula	additional
device	nominate	beautifully
fable	professor	celebration
hammock	unconscious	magnificent
include	applicant	biography
pebble	chemical	cemetery
tangled	cleanliness	complicated

This table shows all my spelling words put into columns of how many syllables they have. I found this activity really easy.

XtraMAth Resullts

I think my XtraMath Results have really improved and that I am getting better and better.

XtraMath Results

This is my first xtramaths result after coming back from camp. I think I am improving more and will hopefully complete doing divide by soon.

Statistics Investigation Graphs and Information

Maths Statistics

Xtramath Results

This is my xtramath results for this week and I think I am improving on doing my division really fast.