Group 3- East Cape

East Cape

       

Information about the East cape lighthouse

The East cape lighthouse is located on the east coast, Otiki Hill above East Cape, North Island.

The East Cape Lighthouse stands 15 metres above sea level.

The East Cape Lighthouse is accessed by a walking track of some 700 steps.

In 1954 the light was converted from oil to diesel generated.

Getting to East Cape Lighthouse

East Cape Lighthouse is accessible to the public.
It can be reached on foot from the car park at the end of East Cape Road.

From the East Cape Lighthouse,
visitors can look out onto East Island where the lighthouse was originally located.

Lighthouse feature: Details
Location: latitude 37°41’ south, longitude 178°33’ east
Elevation: 154 metres above sea level
Construction: Cast iron tower
Tower height: 15 metres
Light configuration: 50 watt rotating beacon
Light flash character: White light flashing once every 10 seconds
Power source: Mains electricity
Range: 19 nautical miles (35 kilometres)
Date light first lit: 1900
Automated: 1985
Demanned: 1985

Fun Fact

• East Cape was named by James Cook
• The East Cape Lighthouse was originally located on East Island Whangaokeno, And

It takes 700 steps to get to the lighthouse.

• The lighthouse was first lit in 1900.
• The road to the lighthouse clings to the coastline,

and there are numerous sandy beaches just meters away.

• The Araroa is the gateway to the East Cape Lighthouse.

Almost 600 visitors visited the East Cape Lighthouse.

• The St Mary's church is one of the most popular churches in New Zealand.
• February 2002 using a 50 watt tungsten halogen bulb and has a backup battery.
• In 1971 the lighthouse was connected to main power and the station was automated

withdrawing the last keeper in 1985.

•  April of 1922 the light was extinguished,

tower and buildings were relocated to East Cape at Te Araroa.

• The lighthouse is located in Gisborne/East Island.
• There is a camping ground which is near the east cape lighthouse.

Distances from P.B.S To Lighthouse In Time

7 h and 37 min 516 km

This week Mr Johntson created tasks for us that included reading and inquiry.
Our task was to research about specific lighthouses around New Zealand.
Firstly before we went on with our lighthouses we split into 10 groups.
In each group there were approximately 5 to 6 students.
Now let’s get on with the working part.
After each group were given their own lighthouse to research on,
they got on working.
The lighthouse that we were working on is called East Cape Lighthouse.
For this task I worked with Harlem, Nickela, Joel and Sanujan.
I learnt that east cape lighthouse is made is out of Cast iron tower, and I also
learnt that PBS to east cape is about 7 hours and 37 min 516 kilometres just to go
PBS to East Cape.I had fun doing this task because i learnt more and more
and more. That is why I having lots of fun about doing this task.

Group 3 - M&M's

                  

This week for maths we were a group in the group we have to different things and in my group is Sanujan, Joel, Nickaela, Harlem. We were to make a google sides' , to make a DLO about M&M . We also have to make side like first we have to put a tittle , and also we put  information about when did blue M&M was added because in 1954 Mars who made M&M. My Teacher was Mrs Anderson and Mrs Kirkpatrick went to Chicago .So I hope they are having fun and I learnt that M&M were added in 10 of September 1941 .We also use team work to finish off our presentation and also we shared idea's with each other to finish the work , and our group collaborate with each to look for information about M&M what is stand for ,also it was hard because each person in my group was doing each side but some of them don't o about what are they doing. Also M&M stand for "Mars"&"Murrie" that what I learnt and M&M originally came in cardboard tubes.

Jonathan-HIT

Today for HIT we were giving everything we have got and I have learns new  exercise like  the push up and pull up and squats and we have to be in a group of six and in the group of six we have partner s and one partner do the  exercise  and the other just wait for they turn but I don't mean stand there doing you have to do something like warming up , so when it your turn you just do the exercise and the hard ones was pull ups and push up and my arm was so sore that I make to make it around to make it stronger and the last round was giving what you have got . I was so tired and exercise are good for your body so you will be strong  and Pau te hau Get puffed  

Jonathan-key Evaluation part 1

Key into Evaluation

Level One Set T1

Evaluation requires the skills of reorganization and inference.  Answers must come from the information in the story. Look for keywords. Consider the author’s purpose (PIE).

A Shortcut

The cows were a surprise to Amy.  They weren’t usually in the field that
was sometimes used as a shortcut to get to the beach path.
 She was only about halfway across when she had the feeling
that someone was behind her.
Turning around she had seen six large dribbling cows coming towards her.  T
hey must have come from under the trees at the far corner of the field.
They got closer with every step. Their heavy breathing and wet eyes frightened her.

She stopped, frozen to the spot.  The cows stopped too. Silent and still, they seemed to study Amy.  
Then slowly they moved forward. Their big feet made only a soft sound on the grass.  She looked around.
There was nobody in sight. Her heart was beating fast and her mouth felt dry.  

She took a step backwards.  The cows didn’t move. Slowly she backed up a few more steps.
 The cows moved forward. They were now just an arm’s length away.
 Trembling Amy backed up step by step, to the fence.

She turned and scrambled over as fast as she could.  The cows watched as she ran down the path. Then they lost interest, and they turned and wandered away from the fence. a.  Why didn’t Amy know the cows were in the field?

Amy she didn’t even go to the field.

b.  What made her think someone was behind her?

 Amy through someone her because heard something  coming close to her.

c.  Why do you think she looked around?

Amy because she thought someone was with the cow’s.

d.  Why did the cows come up to her?

The cows come up to  Because they were studying her.

Reaction question:  My Reaction will be nothing because I like cow’s

Because it makes milk for us.   

Would you have been afraid of these cows? I won’t be afraid because I like animals Why do you say that?  I have seen a cow before.

Today for reading I have been reading a text and answering questions by the text and we all learned about what was the answer because the check our if you are right but for the reaction question you not wrong or right and I like animals because something they doing something for like cows make milk for us or sheep that make us clothing. 

Jonathan-key Evaluation part 2

Key into Evaluation

Level One Set T2

Evaluation requires the skills or reorganisation and inference.  Answers must come from the information in the story. Look for keywords. Consider the writer’s intent.

The Flagman

The man who lives across the road from me has a flagpole in his front yard.  He has lots of different flags, I always look to see which one is flying.

He has one with a bright yellow sun on it and he puts it up on hot summer days.  He put it up on a dark day in the middle of winter a couple of years ago. It didn’t make me feel any different and he hasn’t done it again.  Some of his flags advertise things, some have pictures like the one with the sun, and some are just designs. He loves them all.

He’s not a young man, and he tripped one day, stumbled forward and fell against the wall of his house.  The next thing I knew, he had his arm in plaster and in a sling. The day after that I was surprised to see that his flag was not at the top of the flagpole.  Flying a flag low means someone has died.

 

a. Who is the first up in the morning, the man across the road or the writer?  The man across the road Why do you say that? Because he don’t know what to put up on the flagpole

b.  Why do you think he flew the flag with the sun on it in the middle of winter? Because the man across the road it didn’t make him feel in a different way and it hasn't been done before .  

c.  Had someone died?  Someone did not die  Why do you say that? Because that the writer was surprised the flag wasn’t up the top of the flagpole it was at the bottom of it

d.  Why did the writer help the man raise the flag higher?

Because the man across the road was upset because He undid the rope and awkwardly tugged on it,so they raise the flag  higher

Reaction question: I will do the same because it will make me happy .

Do you think it was a good thing for the neighbor to fly flags?  Yes Why do you say that? Because it make other people happy  

Today for reading I have been reading text and there were question weren't answer , so I have to read the text to answer the questions and also we share ideas to learn from each other in our reading group and the text was about writer was a man across the road putting flags and writer do not no what the flags mean and that was from the text that I have putting it to answer the question ,

Jonathan- Key Evaluation part 3

Key into Evaluation

Level One Set T3

Evaluation requires the skills or reorganisation and inference.
 Answers must come from the information in the story.
Look for keywords. Consider the writer’s intent.

Mum’s Miracle

What is a miracle?  
A miracle is when something happens that you would never have thought could
happen in a million years.

 There seems to be no explanation for it either.

We lived in the country when I was growing up.
 My brother wandered off late one afternoon and got lost in the hills behind our place.
 We were desperate to find him.
The family and the neighbours went out, looking and calling his name.  
It was my mother that found him. She just walked around a tree and there he was,
looking at a huge wild boar that was coming straight at him

She can’t remember flying at the boar and kicking it under the jaw.  
She knows it stopped in its tracks.
She remembers tucking Jared under her arm and running back to safety with him.
 Those who were close behind, saw the boar.
They said it was one of the biggest they’d ever seen and they looked at my mother with great respect after that day.  
She could never say how she did what she did or even how she thought of it.
When one of the neighbours caught the boar later in the year, s
he took one look at it and fainted clean away.Some people say that a butterfly coming out of a cocoon is a miracle, but I think that if you can explain it, or if it happens a lot, then it’s not.

a.  What was the miracle in this story?

The writer mum kick the boar and save her son

b.  Why do you think they were desperate to find Jared?

They were worried about him and also scared because

There were a boar   

c.  Why was the writer’s mother looked at with great respect?

Because she kick the biggest boar and save her  son

d.  Why did my mother ‘faint clean away’ when she saw the boar?  The writer mum fainted away because that was the

Biggest boar  that she kick .  

Reaction question: My Reaction is 100% believe that the writer mum kick the biggest boar.

Would you have done what Jared’s mother did? I would give respect and honor Why do you say that? Because what she did saving the son and kick the biggest boar

This week for reading I have been doing Key Into Evaluation and we did been answering question about the writer mum kicking the biggest boar and it was fun reading and sharing ideas to other so they can learn more what is all about . 

Jonathan- Five facts about geese

This week for reading I have made a DLO about geese. I used my smart searching skills to find 5 facts about geese and a labelled Diagram. I have learnt a lot from doing this. I learnt that Geese can live almost everywhere. They like parks, fields, and grassy areas near Waters.

Jonathan- Kiwi Can Reflection

Today for Kiwi Can we have to make circle and talk about Integrity and Accountability. I learnt that Integrity means telling the truth and doing good things when nobody is looking . .We also played a game called 2 truth and one lie for this we had to tell if something is either truth or a lie. I also learnt about Accountability which means being responsible of your own actions. I can show accountability on Thursday by bringing my PE gear and deodorant , and also showing Respect towards my students and teachers. Thank you to Mr Matt & Miss Lily for today's lesson.

Jonathan-Key Evaluation part 5

Key into Evaluation

Level One Set T5

Fred put down the book he was reading and looked out of the window at the sports car in his yard.  It was worth a lot of money. He had four more in the big shed. Then he smiled to himself and nodded. He had decided.

He didn’t tell anyone what he was doing but we all knew he was up to ‘something’. He spent a lot of time on the phone and even more time making sure that the fence around his yard was in good order.

Then one day he arrived home with two large geese on the back of a truck. He later told me that he had learned of how, one night long ago, the ancient city of Rome had been in danger from invaders. The city’s geese had made such a noise when they heard the enemy coming, that the sleeping people had woken and fought them off.

Fred’s geese spent their days at the back of the yard, and had the run of the whole place at night. Fred said they were cheaper than dogs or an ordinary alarm system. He liked having them around and they were easy to manage. If anyone came near, the geese would make a lot of noise honking and hissing. Fred always knew if there was anyone around who shouldn’t be there.

a.  What had Fred decided?

Looking through the window  at the race cars in his yard.

b.  What was in the book that Fred had been reading?

Racing car’s

c.  What do you think Fred was doing on the phone?

He maybe talking to his friend

d.  Why had Fred brought home the two geese?

Because someone might and come and rob Fred’s

House,And might his yard

Reaction question:  That is good thinking because it loud and wake the person that someone is on their yard .

Do you think Fred’s plan to keep geese was a good one?  To warned Fred that someone is in there house Why do you say that?  Because the geese makes a lot of

noise.

This week for reading I have been doing Key Into Evaluation and we did been answering question about

his man call Fred he bring a geese to warned  him that someone is in his house and also I read the text to get information and answer the questions and also there is a reaction question is like what do you about the story. And I learn that to read text's to find answer's. 

Jonathan-Leap of faith

Leap of faith

The sun had gone down behind the hills and the moon began

to rise slowly. Tonight I was an owlet who was going to fly for

the first time. The wind blew me, but luckily my legs were

wrapped tightly around the branch. I felt nervous and at the

same time I encouraged myself. I felt brave, bold and

confident as the wind was blowing on me. I lifted one of my

legs and I spread my talons.They were shaking and I got

even more nervous because I almost fell off the tree in that

strong and cold wind.

I look a beetle scuttle around the bottom of my tree and a

worm moving in between the blades of grass so I spread my

wings out widely. My heart was heart pounding hard so I

took a deep breath and leapt off the edge of the branch.

As I leapt I flapped my wings and saw I was going higher

and higher. so when I flip The moon shines on prey so the

owls falling down and getting his prey and when he got his

prey he went back up and eat. So his mates said “come and

fly with us!” He turned around his head 270 degrees and he

said “ ok I asked my mum." It was amazing, me and my

mates were flying.

Today for writing we write down a story about the owls 
and first we look for facts about owls and make a story about a 
owl that were us the little owl that wants to fly. And also we have to out more powerful words about the story that I made .