ANZAC Letter

Today for reading we did an ANZAC letter where we type a page of a diary. Here is my diary page. It's about guy called Luke who is fighting in Gallipoli's steep mountains. I hope you like it!

Passport Activity: Dave Dobbyn Slide Show

For my passport activity I did a slide show about Dave Dobbyn. This slide show was thirty points and I think it was worth it. While doing the slide show I listened to Dave Dobbyn's songs. I really liked "Loyal" and "Slice of Heaven". I really loved doing slideshows and research about Dave Dobbyn.  

Passport Activity: A-Z List of NZ Bands and Artists

For my passport activity I did a twenty point activity. It was an A to Z bands and music artists project. It was really cool to see all the bands and music artists from New Zealand. In the process of doing the activity I listened to the bands and artist's music. I really liked 'Don't dream it's all over" from Crowded House and "Rain" from Dragon. It was really cool to learn about those people.

Passport Activity

For the last four weeks we have a passport activity which means that we have to get two hundred points by doing activities. Some activities gave you fifty, forty, thirty, twenty and ten points. It's really fun because this year you had to learn about NZ music from new to old music. This activity is really fun because I like learning about history.   

Mandarin Characters

For cultural language week we did Mandarin for Monday. We did Chinese characters and accents for words. I really like mandarin because I love Asia language and country in general, and the food is beautiful!

Fact or Opinion Sheet Copy

For Topic we did a Fact or Opinion sheet that our teacher gave us. We could do it in our sheet or book. I did it in my book because it was a bit more easier and tidier. I hope you like it!

'Where In the World' Sheet

For inquiry we are doing and 'Where In the World' sheet. we brain storm information then put it in a little box that we can cut out and put it in our inquiry book. The habitat that I chose is the Sahara desert. I like that place because I love the looks and adaptions about the animals. I just like this in general because I love exploring places. In this photo I did where the Sahara desert was and what continent it is in and countries in it.  

Tuatara Slide

For writing this week Room 5 did a slide about reptiles. I did a tuatara because I thought it was very interesting that they are still dinosaurs and they cute too. I hope you enjoy it! 

Asian Small Clawed Otter

Introduction

Asian small clawed otters is a species of carnivorous
Aonyx on our Earth.
They have small claws that do not extend to the fleshy part of their partially
webbed fingers and toes. This gives them Manuel
dexterity
(the ability to use your hands in a skillful, coordinated
way to grasp and
manipulate objects and demonstrate small, precise movements.)
so that it
can use its paws to feed on mollusks, crabs and other small fish.

Habitat

The Asian small clawed otter is native to South east

Asia, some

of southern India. Including some islands like Sumatra,

Java,Palawan and

Borneo. It lives in freshwater wetlands environment such

as swamps,

meandering rivers, mangroves and big tidal pools, as well

as irrigated

rice fields. It prefers pond areas and bare banks.

Ecology and Behaviour

Asian small-clawed otters are diurnal animals
(active during the day),
found in remote areas, away from human disturbance.
However, some have
adapted to life near villages. They continually groom
their fur to maintain
its insulating qualities. Asian small-clawed otters are
excellent swimmers.
They swim by moving their hind legs and tail. They
‘doggy-paddle’
with all four feet while swimming or floating. When
swimming at a
high speed, they undulate their entire bodies, including
their tails,
up and down while their hind feet steer. They can dive
underwater
for about six to eight minutes. They are often seen
playing (which can be seen at zoos) and sliding on muddy
banks and
in the water in regions where they often visit or live.

Conservation Status

Asian small clawed otters are listed vulnerable on

the IUCN

(International Union for Conservation of Nature), due

to ponds being

replaced by farms, pollution and hunting in some areas.

Characteristics

Asian small clawed otters are the smallest types
of otters in the world.
They’re overall size can range from 70 to 100 cm,
the tail is around
30-35 cm. They weigh around 1 to 5.4 kg. They have
short hair
relatively ranging 2.5 cm, it is soft, dense and velvety.
There nose are
dusky or pinkish colour.

Diet

An Oriental or simply small clawed otter’s diet mainly

consists

on invertebrates, crustaceans and molluscs, but they sometimes feed

on vertebrates and specific amphibians. They feed

on small fish like

catfish and gouramis. The particular amphibians such

as mudskippers

and small non poisonous toads. Crustaceans they crunch

on are crabs,

lobsters as well as freshwater shrimp. Salty seafood that

they swallow

are clams, mussels, oysters and fresh water snail.

Conclusion

So overall Asian small clawed otters are a cute and
interesting type of Aonyx species. They are simple but
complex at the same time. Asian small clawed otters are
the best
and cutest type of otters in my opinion.    

How I Felt Writing My Speech

Writing my speech was fun but not the best. Speeches are not my favourite but it's alright. My speech was about How to become Evil Super Villain. But I felt very confident about my speech going into the semi finals because it had perfect time and a lot of expression, but at least I still participated! So after all writing a speech is hard but fun, that's my opinions about it. 

The Science Road Show

Last week on Thursday the year 5 and 6 students of Good Shepherd School went to Edendale Primary School to experience the Science Roadshow! We learnt so much about ice and fire, the human body and other things that are related to science. We enjoyed watching the hosts do fascinating experiments like dropping an 8 ball into the metal stick with a hoop attached to it, before they dipped it into the liquid nitrogen the ball could thread through the hoop, 

 but after they dipped the stick into the liquid nitrogen the ball couldn’t fit!

We had a lot of fun, and recommend that everyone goes to the Science Roadshow if they get a chance.

The Royal Jelly Show

On Tuesday 29 of May the whole of Good Shepherd gathered in the hall to watch a show called “The Royal Jelly”. It gave us a lot of facts about bees and was really funny. Also three students were lucky enough to participate in the show answering questions from the “mayor”. Over all the show was fun and interesting and we all learned a lot.

My Country Worksheet

This is my working
sheets for Vietnam,
this is my culture 
so I made this 
very good.

W.A.L.T: Write a explanation slide.