Alana

Hi My name is Alana and I love playing netball and dancing,I also have a beautiful cat, and her name is Cuddles.
= my writing =


 * I need to work on paragraphing
 * writing is my favorite subject
 * We have writing progressions which is a piece of paper with different levels and things we can achieve, we highlight what we need to work on date and what we can do.

= my reading =


 * For reading we are split into groups depending on our reading level, i am in Neil Gaiman ( the groups are named after famous authors)
 * Around about each term we do a probe test which test us on our inference, reorginisation, evaluation skills and our compreheinson. these test also decides what our reading age is.

= my math =


 * Something that i would like to know in math is algarythims.
 * I am good at my times tables, addition and subtraction stratagies and angles e.g 180 degrees
 * I am getting better at converting fractions into percentages.

= my concept =


 * Our term concept is change and that is what our homework is based on.
 * For my homework to do with our concept we have to do a series of powerpoints, prezys etc. relating to something that has changed over time. I have done some powerpoints below in the homework section.

= My Story writing =

Hurry! "Come on boys, we have got to get this contraption finished by sundown! magnificent machines don't build themselves." cried Christopher, who was the (rather bossy) leader. "Um, Chris," said the intern, Kevin, rather anxiously, "What exactly are we building?" "Well," began 97 year old, Chris, "It can be whatever you want it to be! a boat, a train, as long as sit works I'm sure it will be great."

Kevin didn't want to question his boss anymore who was starting to look a little angry at him, he was lucky enough as it is to work with the machine expert, Christopher Monbow, that he didn't want to say anything else. "He's probably just trying to make the most of his last few years." thought Kevin. Finally by 11:12 P.M. It was finished. All of the workers knew that only one of them got to ride the machine along side Chris, and obviously they all wanted to go on, so who better to pick than Christopher Monbow himself. Christopher stood on the ladder leading up to the machine to make his big announcement. " I have chosen this person because of their curiosity, none of you have dared to question me before, but this young lad has...and his name is Kevin Marteniz!" Kevin couldn't believe it, only every two decades someone got to ride a machine with the legendary, Christopher Monbow. Kevin eagerly bounded up the steps of the ladder, then Chris whispered in Kevin's ear, "This is extra special boy, because this beauty, is probably my last..." Together they stood in the contraption staring at the opening walls. Suddenly a gigantic wind rushed against their faces. The ride was over too quickly, but Kevin knew he would never forget it.

10 years later Kevin was reading the daily paper looking at the death notices, he quickly scanned his eyes over the page. There was no one he usaully knew in them but he always looked just in case. Kevin was just about to turn the page when a familiar name caught his eye:

Death notice Christopher Monbow 1900 to 2012 special message from Christopher Monbow: Kevin, please follow in my footsteps...

Kevin couldn't believe it, "not only has my idol died, but he has even left me a message!" exclaimed Kevin, to no one imparticular. "Who left you a message?" asked Kevin's wife, Ariana, slightly easdropping on Kevin who didn't seem to mind. "Christopher Monbow, my idol when I was like, 17!" Kevin only just managed to spit out his words, he was still so shocked from it all. "What does it say?" asked Ariana in a calm voice so she wouldn't over-worry her husband. Kevin slowly moved his finger across the page to the death notice. Ariana's eyes widened. "Who knew a man that is over 100 years old could remember a man from ten years ago!" thought Ariana in amazment. After what felt like forever for both Ariana and Kevin, Ariana managed to just spit out her words, "Well...if that...was what my idol said to me...um...I would go for it!" and with that Ariana left the room with a shocked expression still firmly attached to her face, It wasn't every day that you got a special message from a legend known worldwide. That night Kevin coudn't rest, he was too worked up over the message. Ariana was right, it is a great opportunity, but he couldn't help thinking that if he was meant to be the next Christopher Monbow, then people would be thinking a lot of him NEEDS TO BE FINISHED = Homework =



[[file:week2 homework.pptx]]
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__How The Duck Got It's Webbed Feet__
A long, long, time ago, There lived a family of ducks. The father's name was Tane Rakiraki (man duck), The mother's was Wahine Rakiraki (woman duck), The first son was Teina Rakiraki Tahi (junior duck one), and the last son, also the most mischievous of the family, was named Teina Rakiraki Rua (junior duck two). The happy family lived in a swamp near the bush in Werengitana, Aotearoa (Wellington, New Zealand).

One day, Teina Rakiraki Rua was going out scavenging for food as a training session. //Training is always fun with mum!// thought Teina Rakiraki Rua //she always sets challenges for us, not like any of the other mothers// "Found something!" Teina Rakiraki Rua heard Teina Rakiraki Tahi call to his mother. "Good boy, Teina Rakiraki Tahi!" replied Wahine Rakiraki as Teina Rakiraki Tahi pulled the earthworm out of the soil. "Why are you so good at finding food?" complained Teina Rakiraki Rua. "Maybe because you never listen to mother and you always go of and do mischievous things!" snorted Teina Rakiraki Tahi. Teina Rakiraki Rua muttered under his breath as he turned away to go and find more food. He searched High and low for a worm, a clump or grass, or even a single berry! But nothing seamed to reach his attention. "Teina Rakiraki Tahi was right," sighed Teina Rakiraki Rua to himself "I wouldn't even to be able to find a fish if it smacked me in the face!It was getting dark and Teina Rakiraki Rua was getting tired, so he decided to head for home.

Just as Teina Rakiraki Rua was about to go home, something bonked him on his head! "ow!" he screeched "who threw that?" He looked up and saw a humongous tree filled with beautiful, red, ripe fruit. Teina Rakiraki Rua gasped in delight and started to clawed up the tree until he reached the top, he picked a couple of bright, colourful fruit from it. He sliced one open and gobbled it up in a heartbeat. Now it was really dark, Teina Rakiraki Rua was getting really tired and he was too sleepy to climb down the tree, so he decided to sleep up in the tree for the night. He sliced one of the fruit open, ready for the morning, then rested his head on a pile of leaves and fell to sleep.

During the night, The juice from the fruit trickled out of the shell and fell in beetween His toes and piled up each and everyone. As the time went on, the stickier the juice became, and soon it firmly began to set into his feet. Teina Rakiraki Rua woke up the next morning, excited to show his family his find. He reached over to get the fruit, but nothing was there except the shell! all that was left was a little bit of juice that was pliling up in... his feet! Teina Rakiraki Rua was so shocked that he fell out of the tree, he landed on the forest floor with a heavy thud. He stood up, shook himself, and look down at his feet and smiled he liked his groovy new feet and ran of to go and show them off to his brother.

All of the ducks in this time still have webbed feet like Teina Rakiraki Rua, except their feet are a little bit less sticky than his.