This is my collage I did at Tamaki College. My collage shows some of my sketches and it shows my passions and favorite things. I made this collage using photoshop.
Friday, 6 December 2013
Wednesday, 4 December 2013
My Cricket collage
This is my collage that shows our fun time in cricket session. I used fotor collage to create this collage
Monday, 25 November 2013
My library activity: Using Te Ara 3
Using Te Ara -
The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
3. Manukau Harbour
L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river
Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia
Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Harbours and wetlands page to answer these questions.
What two adjectives are used to describe the Manukau Harbour?
The two adjectives that were used to describe the Manukau Harbour wide and shallow.
What landforms are common in the harbour?
The landforms that are common in the harbour are mudflats and saltmarshes.
What two things about the Manukau Harbour have led to shipwrecks?
The two things that have led to shipwrecks are swells and sandbars.
What was the worst shipwreck on the Manukau bar?
The worst shipwreck on the Manukau bar was the HMS Orpheus which was held on the 7th February in 1863. 259 people were on board but 189 people drowned and it was remained as New Zealand’s worst maritime disaster.
My library activity: Using Te Ara 2
Using Te Ara -
The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
2. Tamaki River
L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river
Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia
Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Eastern suburbs: Oraki to the Tamaki estuary page to answer these questions.
Where does the river flow from and to?
The river flows from Mangere east to a tidal estuary on the Waitemata.
What was the link used by Maori called?
The link that was used by maori was called Otahuhu Portage.
What two bodies of water does it join?
The 2 harbours that join are Manukau harbour and Waitemata harbour.
What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?
The Tahuna Torea is a landform of sandspit.
What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river?
The name of the marina on the Tamaki river is called Half moon bay.
When was the first Panmure Bridge built?
The first Panmure Bridge was built in 1866.
When was the current bridge built?
The current bridge was built in 1959.
My library activity: Te Ara 1
Using Te Ara -
The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
1. Waitemata Harbour
L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki River.
Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia.
Use our skimming and scanning skills.
Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.
What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?
It is a drowned river valley which is stretched from Riverhead in the north west to Tamaki River in the east.
Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital?
It was chosen to be New Zealand’s capital because of its tidal flats and the higher mangroves reaches to the west and sandy bays with sandstone cliffs along the eastern shores.
What does Waitemata mean?
The word Waitemata means obsidian waters.
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Auckland’s chief port - The Auckland’s port on the Waitemata was basic to the advance of the city and place.
Viaduct basin - The viaduct basin was the site of old fishing harbour which was redeveloped in the middle 1990’s as a site where the royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron could host the America's cup in 1999 and 2003.
Westhaven - The Westhaven Marina, with 1,800 berths, is the largest managed marina in Australasia, and a symbol of Aucklanders’ love of sailing.
Harbour bridge - The Auckland Harbour Bridge (1,020 m long) was opened in 1959 to link the Auckland isthmus with the north.
Greenhithe bridge - The Greenhithe Bridge was built in 1975 as an alternative harbour crossing, spanning the upper Waitematā from Hobsonville to Greenhithe on the North Shore.
Natural features - Natural features of the Waitematā include Meola reef (also known as Te Tokoroa, meaning ‘a long reef’), a rocky sub-marine promontory.
Friday, 22 November 2013
My poem: Storm in a teacup
Storm in a Teacup
L.I. - The use of simile and metaphor in a poem
Read the poem
Complete these sentences:
A simile is: a sentence that uses the word like or as. √
A metaphor is: When you say something that can’t be true. (E.G- She has a heart of a lion) √
Identify the simile: Zoom goes the spoon like a typhoon. √
Identify the 3 metaphor:
1. Marshmallow boats
2. Chocolate sea
3. Pink debris
Think of an everyday object that has some moving parts e.g. a clock
Write your own poem describing the object using a mixture of simile and metaphor. Keep it simple and short.
Monkeys screeching
in the scary fun
humongous jungle
Oo oo oo a in front of me
Boom goes the banana
in someones mouth like a
ball shooting out of a rocket
and the other monkeys
yell for more bananas.
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
My top 10 career jobs
Veisinia’s Top 10 Jobs from Career Quest
1. Air traffic controller
2. Secondary school teacher
3. Television presenter
4. Sports coach/ official
5. Private teacher/ tutor
6. Fitness instructor
7. Aircraft loader
8. Actor
9. Bartender
10. Baker
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