Room 5's Fears

 W.A.L.T create pie graphs using google spreadsheet

Here is the results Tell me about what your fears are?

What I learned was what every ones fears are and learning to use google spreadsheets. My next learning step is understanding percentages

Eels are an endangered species

I was writing an explanation and this was what I had to do to be successful in my explanation writing.

Here is what my introduction had to have:

• Background information (hooking reading)
• End with a focus question

Paragraphs that explain they will have

• Lead sentences or subheadings to focus my ideas
• Technical language
• Sequencing words such as firstly, because, so, as a result, another reason, in summary
• End with a conclusion

Here is my explanation writing. ENJOY!

Eels Are An Endangered species

By Ricci

Sloppy, floppy, slimy, These words are how I, describe an eel. Eels are native to New Zealand. Eels go way back when the Maori came to New Zealand. But now….. They Are

An endangered species. Which means they could go extinct. My focus question is what is making a long fin eel threatened? That's, what i’m going to explain.

Commercial Fishing

Well, commercial fishing is when fishermen catch big fish for money (profit)

But what is endangering eels is that they are catching the older eels that are ready to spawn. But the thing is that if they catch a female eel  that is ready to spawn that means that they can’t spawn. Spawning means that when an eel or something is going to have their babies they spawn a bunch of them. Pretty cool aye? Plus, another thing is that  fishermen are catching  tons and tons of big eels that are ready to spawn  and they don’t care about the eels or they don’t know that they are actually a endangered species.  But anyway they just do it for the big cash.  

Spawning Problems

I’ve already explained what’s commercial fishing so here are some other things that are preventing them from spawning.  Another reason that is preventing eels from spawning is hydro dams. Well when they are going to spawn sometimes there can be a hydro dam in the way. So this means that they get sucked into the propeller of it then die. So what they need to do is help the eels to get around it. Right?  

How can we help?

Well what we can do is that if and eel get stuck or something we can catch the in a net and get them out of the dam. That is one thing we can do. Another thing we can do is  that if you’re just a normal person fishing for eels  and  you catch a big female one. What do you do? You would put it back into the water, because they are making their way downstream to spawn. Another thing is, keep our creeks clean! because some creeks have polluted water and that’s not good for the eels. What you can do is keep the water clean.

Well, I have explained the things that I know that are preventing eels from spawning such as commercial fishing and hydro dams.  I hope you take my advice and do the right thing if you catch an eel that is ready to spawn.

Comment down below to tell me what else you think that is preventing eels from spawning.

Classifying animals

W.A.L.T classify animals into groups. Here is our classification video. ENJOY!

My Kaitiakitianga Poster

I am learning to use similar color hues and layering,

Present, Past and Future Te reo Maori

I am learning to use past, present and future tense starters to build sentences.
Past tense starts with I aha koe?
Future tense starts with Ka aha ko?
Present starts with E ... ana ahau?
ENJOY!

The Mighty Snow Leopard

W.A.L.T create a 4 paged presentation on our animal choice that shows at least 4 to 5 layering effects in each page.

SC:
1. read the text
2. Discuss the layout of a few chosen reading books.
3. Focus on the layering effects that the graphic artist used in the reading. E.g Background image, coloured text boxes, supporting images, colour and size of text/font (Tittles-subtitles-facts/ important information)
4. Students to choose an animal to present on.
5. Find various texts and images (internet) to assist you in creating a presentation. Facts must me written in your own words. (250 words)
6. Presentation Structure Pg 1-Title page
                                       Pg 2-Introduction and general information
                                       Pg 3-Any concerns.
                                       Pg 4-Conclusion + 7 questions

Pacific Paradise or NOT?

This is my book review. I am  learning to summarize in my own words and form an opinion.                        Pacific Paradise By Mary Campbell  

What I have read is Pacific Paradise. This book is mostly about eels in New Zealand. the life cycle about eels and how they lay their eggs.   

First of all, This is the life cycle of an eel, im sure you want to know this. First they start off as eggs, as they grow a bit older they turn into larvae. then they would turn into glass eel. After that they would grow older and turn into elver. after all of that they finally turn into adults and reach full maturity. Here is a picture to demonstrate the life cycle of eels.

For the last part of this is them as adults about to lay their eggs.

So, how do they lay their eggs? Well it takes awhile, but they have to make their way upstream to make it to the ocean. Well when they finally make it it is time to lay their eggs. Once they have laid all their eggs they are so so exhausted, they die. Then off their eggs go to make it back to the creek to start their new lives.

I found this article very interesting and helpful. I enjoyed learning about the life cycle of an eel and knowing how they lay their eggs.  

Well there you go, that is all I have to share with you today.

Wait a sec, one question, what cool exciting books have you read lately? Comment down below to let me know. See ya later.

My next steps:
Be more creative.