English || Week 6 ||

Mrs Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat Vocabulary   Name:Shakira

Find meanings for these words to help you understand the text:

lucrative     Producing a great deal of profit

ambitious   A strong desire to achieve something

parlay   turn an initial stake or winnings from a previous bet into (a greater amount) by gambling

hypertension   Abnormally high blood pressure

benzedrines    Trade mark for amphetamine

tranquillisers A sedative to make people sleep

deterred Discourage someone

premature a baby that is born early

disillusionment  A feeling of disappointment when something isn't as good as you thought it was

deceitful: Guilty of or involving deceit

lecherous  Offensive sexual desire

cuckold  The husband of an adulteress

manoeuvre  a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care

flabbergasted Surprise

humiliated Someone making you feel shy in a bad way

fatuous Silly and pointless

solace Comfort or consolation

Vigorous Strong healthy and full of energy

alibi  A claim or piece of evidence

lurking  Remaining hidden to wait to ambush someone or something

encumbered  restrict or impede

discreet  Careful and prudent in one’s speech or actions

consoled   Comfort someone in a time of need

ravishing  Delightful entrancing

wizened   shrivelled or weakened with age

Voluptuous  curvaceous and sexually attracted (women)

Phlegmy  the one of the four humors

bicuspids  a tooth with two cusps

caries  decay or crumbling with a tooth and bone

perforations  a hole made by boring or peircing

prognathous  having a projected lower jaw or chin

caricature  a picture or description

invariably  in every case or every occasion

plumage  a birds feathers collectivitly

magnanimously  generous in forgivng an insult and injury

Draw the following to show you understand the labels.

A monstrous spouse

A scoundrel

A Pawnshop

Find 20 compound words in the story e.g.pawnbroker

1)hypertension                             2)overwork                     3)cleanliving

4) notebook                            5) underclothes                   6)lifetime

7)   afternoons                          8) goodnaturedly                    9)background

10) without                          11)  cardboard                 12)something

13) overlooked                          14)herself                   15)someone

16)pocketbook                           17) weekend                  18)suitcase

19) pennib                          20)horseradish

Social Studies || Week 5 ||

Person                                                                    Pulling Power

Land Owner	Land to buy and sell for profit
Missionary	Churchless People
Escaped Convict	Place to Hide
Explorer	Unmapped land
Mill Worker	Open Spaces
Trader	Timber and Flax resources
Invalid	Fine Climate
Black sheep of the family	Place for banishment
Farm Laborer	Land for a farm
Whalers and Sealers	Miles of coastline
Merchant	Investment Opportunities

Family                      Yes or No                 Reason

The Redford Family	No	Because they have 7 children and some are over 7
Laura	Yes	Because she is a servant to people who want to go to New Zealand
The Waters Family	Yes	They are married and have 3 children all 7 or under
The Bryd Family	No	He is unhealthy and has no job
The Leed Family	No	He is not married
The Paul Family	No	He is not married and has children over 7
John	No	He is Single

Leaving Home

The Voyage traveled from England to New Zealand taking about 4-6 months. But if weather was got worse it would take longer than expected. Live animals were carried on board to provide food and milk poultry might be kept in cages on the poop.

Solar Eclipse || Week 5 English ||

On Monday 21 August The U.S.A Will witness a natural phenomenon Where the moon will completely block out the sun or as people call it the "Eclipse".

It is safe to look at the Sun's Corona even though the Sun's Atmosphere is very hot.
You could see the Solar Planets lining up to the Sun including Mercury And Venus and some of the most brightest stars.

Eclipses happen when the Moon comes in front of the sun and is in the middle of the Sun and Earth.
Many star gazers traveled to look at the Spectacle.

Social Studies || Week 4 ||

Captain Cook first traveled to New Zealand in 1769 but started looking for New Zealand in 1968.

They reached shore near a river where Gisborne stands today. And meet some members of a Maori tribe.

Captain Cook was eager to meet some Maori people but they never seen a white person before and killed some of the Captain Cooks men

Captain Cook had to kill some Maori people to protect themselves which he felt very sad about

Captain Cook drew the first map of New Zealand by sailing around

Captain Cook became close with the Maori people

Finally after three years Captain Cook returned home

Captain Cook on his third and final journey in 1776 in Hawaii he got killed by an angry warrior

Social Studies Term 3 || Week 3 ||

Living in the Industrial Revolution

Diseases spread really quickly since their place was very unhygienic
Example: Toilet waste used to get dumped on the street

Children always were underfeed they gave them pills to help them forget and they didn't go to school.

Their were lots of children that were working they are mostly orphans
They get promised food and a place to sleep
but kids who don't work they get called "Street Rats"

Push Factors
People were taught that ideals were strict discipline, hard work, being moral, keeping a stiff upper lip, knowing right from wrong

Why Do the british want to leave England?

The British want to leave England because it is filthy

The children always are hungry and are given pills to forget about their starvation. Children from 8 and up can be hired into factories to help with money and also if their are helpless children who are homeless and need a place to sleep and eat they get a job at the factory and get a place to sleep. But if they choose not to work they are labelled as “Street Rats”. Diseases can also spread really quickly because of its filth

For example toilet waste gets dumped onto the streets where everyone can see it and Kids are also given pills to forget about their starvation and families have to share a room imagine how difficult it would be.

The british want to leave England because it is fear of natural disasters and poverty

Migration || Week 2 Term 3 ||

Movement of students in my class/ Survey sheet

Type of movement	Yes/No	Why I moved ( one or two word summary)	Class total (Tally)	Percentage
I have moved house within this city or region (permanent movement)	Yes	I don't know	18	75%
I have moved house between cities or regions in New Zealand (permanent movement)	Yes	I don't know	12	50%
I have lived for more than a year in a country other than New Zealand (permanent movement)	Yes	I don't know	4	16.6%
I have never moved house in my life	No	We liked to move around	3	12.5%
I have visited a place in New Zealand for 5 or more days (temporary movement)	Yes	Yep i visited Queensland for a holiday	18	75%
I have visited another country for 5 or more days (temporary movement)	Yes	Yep i visited Australia for a week then i moved there	11	45.83%
Total number in class	//////////// ////////////	/////////////////	24	100%

Analysis of class survey

1. Complete the following sentences using the results of your class survey.

1. 18 people in my class have moved house within our city or region of 24 whereas 12 people have moved between regions of New Zealand.

2. 12.5% of the class have never shifted.

3. 75% of the class have been on a trip within New Zealand whereas 45.83% have been on an overseas trip.

4. 100% of the class have participated in temporary movement ( last two questions ). Using this data complete a star diagram.

5. Complete a second star diagram showing why students moved permanently. Use the first three questions in the survey for this information.