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The water cycle.

Wednesday 14 september 2016 week 8 term 3

The water cycle

There is the same amount of water on earth today as when the earth was created. Water is very important for the survival of human beings, plants and animals. I will provide you with an explanation on how water is recycled.

The water cycle is also called a hydrological cycle. This cycle includes precipitation, evaporation, condensation and transpiration.Water changes from liquid to vapor and then liquid again.

Firstly, water from lakes, rivers, streams and sea is heated up by the sun then it evaporates. When it evaporates, into the atmosphere then forms clouds by condensation. When clouds get heavy it falls down as rain assisted by gravity. If the rain falls down as rain assisted by gravity. If the rain falls down in solid form, it is snow or sleet.

The water reaches the ground and flows across the land until it reaches rivers, lakes, streams and sea. Some water can also sink through into the ground.

The water cycle begins all over again by evaporation.

Peronification

Thursday 15 september 2016 week 8 term 3

Personification: Everyone knows what a person is, but do you know what personification is. A personification is when you assign human qualities to something that isn't alive.

Examples of personification.

1- The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

2- The run down house appeared depressed.

3- The first rays of the morning tiptoed through the meadow.

4- The bees played  hide and seek with the flowers as they buzzed them one to another.

5- The river swallowed th e earth the water

continued to rise higher and higher.

6- The thunder grumbled like an old man.

7- At precisely 6:30 am my alarm clock sprung into life.

8- The news took me by surprise

9- The evil tree was lurking in the shadows.

10- The ocean danced in the moonlight.

Ratio and proportions

Tuesday 13 september 2016 week 8 term 3

Ratio and proportions

A jar contains 550 beans. Of all the beans, ⅖ are white beans and the rest are navy beans.

How many white beans are there?- 220

What is the ratio of white beans to navy beans?- 2:3

How many navy beans are there?- 330

Adjectives

Thursday 8 september 2016 week 7 term 3

Adjectives: adjectives are describing words. They tell us something about a noun. They also make our writing interesting.

Adorable      Dangerous     

Attractive      Cruel

Aggressive   Kind

Clever           Helpful

Expensive     Bored

Grumpy         Nervous

Wild               Foolish

Talented        Fierce

Spotless        Tired

Better than using the word "Said"

Thursday 8 september 2016 week 7 term 3

Better than using the word “said”

Announced   Begged

Bragged       Queried    
Complained  Wailed

Confessed    Uttered

Explained      Described

Groomed        Sabbed    

Grumbled       Cheered

Screamed      Ordered

Pleaded         Wept

Shouted         recited

Question, command or statement

Wednesday 18 may 2016

Question, command or statement

1- He liked the sandwich I made for him= statement

2- Can I go to the toilet= Question

3- Do you know the way to Florida= Question

4- Go outside and wash your hands= command

5- Eat that cake now= command

6- I may like to come with you tomorrow= statement

Report wring: Zebras

Monday 16 may 2016 term 2 week 3

Report Writing: Zebra

Have you ever discovered how zebras live in their natural environment? I will provide you with adequate reasons as to how zebras live in their natural environment.

Zebras live in many parts of south africa, such as deserts, kenya and Tanzania. Why do you think you could spot zebras in these types of areas and places? Zebras live in these types of places because can find food, keep their health up and to kick back. How would you feel if you was stuck in the desert all alone?

Do you know what  zebras eat? Zebras actually are herbivores, they munch on herbs, shrubs, twigs and leaves. They use their pink tongue to eat grass and to drink lots and lots of water. Other types of zebras eat meat but most zebras eat leaves and grass, that’s what you call herbivores. If you had the power to become a zebra would you?

I trust that I have provided you with unique facts about how zebras adapt in their natural environment.

Frogs:Report writing

Wednesday 4 may 2016 week 1 term 2

Have you ever wondered how frogs live in their natural environment? I will provide you with adequate facts as to how frogs adapt to their natural environment.

Many species of frogs live in streams, swamps and deserts. You can also view them in other places like lakes, rivers, ponds and dams. Why do you think you could find frogs in these areas?. Frogs live in these areas because they can find food, and they go to these areas to kick back, chill and relax.

Other frogs, use their long, pink, fat tongue to eat insects, flies, spiders, flies, butterflies, crickets, caterpillars and beetles. Most glass frogs are carnivores.Carnivorous frogs that eat meat. Glass frogs are important frogs in the ecosystem, because the glass frogs populations is worldwide and have very huge rates. Glass frogs eat many types of species such as insects and other types of spiders.

Glass frogs have slimy skin and the color of it’s skin is light and dark platinum green. They have two beady, bulging  eyes on the side of their head. Most glass frogs have four legs, two fore legs and two hind legs and are muscular.

I trust, that i have unique reasons as to how glass frogs adapt to their natural environment.

Parts of a story

Thursday 8 september 2016 week 7 term 3

Parts of a story

Where the story takes place is called the setting.

The people in the story are called characters.

What happens in the story is called the plot.

Features of explanation writing

Monday 29 august 2016 week 6 term 3

Explanation Writing.

Purpose: Explains or tells you why or how something happens or works.

Features.

Title tells you what the writing is about.

The first paragraph begins with a general opening statement e.g in autumn, some birds migrate.

A series of logical steps explaining how or why something happens written in the present tense.

Use of time connectives e.g- Then, next, Use of causal connectives.

Several months later- e.g- because, so this causes.

Diagrams can be used together with explanation.

How to create an interesting paragraph, Instead of a sloppy paragraph

Wednesday 29 june 2016 week 9 term 2

Rewrite this paragraph in the past tense.

Midas then starts up and runs about the room.

He seizes the bed the bed post and it  becomes a golden pillow. He touches the pillow and it turns to gold. He is so surprised that he can scarcely believe his own eyes.

Interesting paragraph- Midas then started up and ran about the room. He saw the bed post and it became a golden pillow. He touched the pillow and it turned to gold. He was so surprised that he could scarcely believed his own eyes.

Simile or metaphors

Monday 2 may 2016 week 1 term 2

Simile or Metaphor.

Similes compare one thing with another e.g “ He was as cold as ice”

Metaphors on the other hand are hidden comparisons e.g instead of saying someone is as strong as an ox, we say he/she is an ox.

Work out whether these sentences include a simile or metaphor.

1- Mum was as busy as a beaver getting ready for the party- simile.

2- The nurse seemed like an angel- simile.

3- I was snug as a bug in my new sleeping bag- simile

4- He was faster than a speeding bullet- metaphor

5- She was the brightest star in the class- metaphor.

Correct use of commas.

Thursday 8 september 2016 week 7 term 3

Correct use of commas.

Not interesting

1- We bought apples pears bananas and oranges for the fruit salad.

2- Although we arrived early the restaurant was full.

3- Yes you can put the Christmas tree up tomorrow.

4- If you eat your Vegetables you may have dessert.

5- Lizards snakes and turtles are all reptiles.

Interesting

1- We brought apples, pears, bananas and oranges for the fruit salad.

2- Although we arrived early, the restaurant was full.

3- Yes, you can put the Christmas tree up tomorrow.

4- If you eat your Vegetables, you may have dessert.

5- Lizards, snakes and turtles are all reptiles.

Ants writing

Wednesday 6 april 2016 week 10

Do you know how ants live in their natural environment?.

I will provide you with adequate reasons as to how ants live in their natural environment.

Ants collect food in the summer, and in the winter the movement for the ants to hunt for food is limited because they are too cold. Ants are very small, in size and are adapted by working together to pull a cockroach if necessary. Ants live around the world, there are more than 2,000,000 ants around the world and the planet. How would you feel if you were stuck as an ant all your life?.

There are three types of ants in a colony: a queen, the female workers and males. Ants don’t have lungs. Oxygen enters through their small holes all over their little body. Some ants like to eat dead insects and melons.

Ants move their eggs up and down in their nest to make sure they stay at the best temperature. One of the most vicious ants are the red back.

Most ants lay their eggs in their nest or anywhere else. The ants have a very small head and has very good sensory organs. Ants are scared of human beans and some insects. Some ants can lift and carry many many times there own weight. All the ants on the planet weigh more than all the humans. Ants communicate to lift food or insects together like a team.

I trust that i have provided you with many reasons as to why ants survive in their natural environment.

How is food digested

Thursday 8 september 2016 week 7 term 3

How is food digested.

Do you know how the food you eat is digested?. I will provide you with an explanation.

When food is placed in your mouth, it is masticated by your teeth and the saliva. The food is moved to the back of the mouth and oesophagus by the tongue. The food in the stomach is broken down by digestive juices. The broken down food moves into the small intestine, here the goodness is soaked in.

The remainder of the food is moved to the large intestine. Here the water is broken out. The food in the body, needs to be transported by the blood to all parts of the body where it’s needed for growth, repair and energy.

In conclusion, waste food excreted through the anus.