Nianda

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=This is Isaac's and Kalvin's book trailer on "The BFG" hope you like it.=

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**Hippos are the third largest land mammal ,the male weighing up to 3t and female weighing up to 1.5 t. **

**Descriptions **

**There are two species of hippopotamus a common/river hippopotamus and a Pygmy hippopotamus .A common/river hippopotamus is much bigger than a Pygmy hippopotamus who only standing 1 meter tall. **

**Hippos don't sweat when they come out of water their skin oozes a pinkish oily liquid, people think it is blood but it is not.The liquid acts like sunscreen to prevent the skin from drying out. **

**Hippopotamus are herbivores. They prefer soft grass and shrubs growing close to land such as fern. They also eat some aquatic plants reeds leaves and fallen nut or fruit. Hippopotamus can eat up to 45.5kg of grass in a night. They only come out at night to eat and sleeps in the morning. **

**The hippos enemy might be its mate ,they bite, fight and kill each other on female breeding seasons ,and also other animals like lion ****crocodile and hyenas. **

**You will found a group of hippo living in water, smaller groups up to five , and a large group up to 30! ** =Conclusion= = = =Hippos can also be found in many zoos around the world as they're popular with the tourist.=

** WALT: ** write a procedural text using the correct structure.

** SUCCESS CRITERIA: ** our explanation will ...

• include an introductory statement giving the aim or goal • sequence steps in the correct order • use adjectives and action verbs for effect to give information • use a variety of figurative language features for effect to give information • be written in the present tense • use accurate spelling and grammar

**Chinese New Year **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Chinese New Year also known as “Spring Festival” is celebrated on 1st of january, a day where families will get together and play games and eat together. In Chinese New Year Adults will normally give the younger people/kids money(in a red envelope known as the red pocket). **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Chinese New Year is a public holiday ,where some government in different country will shift working holiday to make a holiday longer with Chinese New Year. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Chinese New Year’s date changes every year starting from 21 january to 20 february . **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Chinese New Year is celebrated because of some story/myth that came from China thousand of years ago. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">One of the story I know is a monster name xi, comes and destroys everything that a village builds up every year. The village is fed up and ask for help from the animal king “Lion” , the lion comes and hurts xi , xi gets scared and runs far away . But the next year , the lion said that he has to guard the castle for the king. The village had an idea and dress into a lion , the next time the xi comes they will dress them up and scare him away. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Chinese New Year is a time where people will come together to play and eat together, and the most important of them all the red pocket. **




 * WALT: ** write an informal postcard (letter).


 * SUCCESS CRITERIA: ** our informal postcard (letter) will ...

• demonstrate correct format and structure • include at least 3 facts about various locations • use an appropriate introduction and conclusion • demonstrate correct use of writing conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation etc)

• include address of recipient • include stamp relevant to your chosen country • include an appropriate image that represents a tourist attraction

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 32px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">__Orienteering__


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Okay class,this game is a individual team game so don’t help other people, two to a group ,how much people do you have in your group? **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“13 people.” **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Its a odd number, so one group of three. Okay class,now we split into groups.? you can be with ?... Nianda your are with Quentin. Here is your pen, paper and map.” **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Oh yeah ,Quentin is fast like a cheetah so he can get the answers fast ,and we can finish fast yeah!” **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Crunch-the tree branch crunch as I stepped on it.The branch and leaves dancing low above the ground.Mud flying into my shoe-it felt like poo. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Okay let’s started Quentin!” **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Okay, let’s get started, the closest one which is number ten.” **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Quentin open his wings and flies off. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">30 minutes later **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“All we need is a sentence,the... oh yeah, the greatest oak was once a little nut,who held its ground.Quick give that in. How much points are we going to get ?Quick open the paper,oh only 39 points, I bet max is like 40 or something.” **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Is everyone here ? ” The instructor asked. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Yes!” Everyone replied. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Okay now lets see who got the most points, who got 45 points?” **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What! 45 we only got 39 we are dead. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2/3 people put their hands up. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Who got 40-42 points?” **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2/3 people put their hands up. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“37?38?39?” **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“We got 39 .” I replied **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“It looks like the girls have win ,but … did you group of girls come and see me at 12 ? Where you have to climb to get the clue?We are not that dumb as you think ,so the boys have win .” **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“What ? Isn’t it a individual game? ” **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“But I change my mind to boy vs girls now.” **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Oh yeah!” **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Thats unfair, we didn’t cheat it was those group of girls that cheat not us!” **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Whatever, by the way thank you for cheating!” **