My Grandma

For writing we learnt how to make a cinquain poem we had to do it on your grandma or grandpa or someone else in your family.
This is mine I did it on my grandma.
Hope you like it :)
Kate

Market Day

I could smell the sweet cotton candy as I walk past.

I could taste the sour blueberry sherbet as I pop it into my mouth.

I could hear the loud rain as it crashes to the ground with a loud splat.

I could feel the smooth soap I rubbed it against my fingers.

I could see colourful signs as I walk past them.

I could smell the strawberry lip balm as I open the lid.

I could taste the delicious chocolate as I put it into my mouth.

I could hear laughter in the crowd of kids.

I could I could hear the soft cotton candy in my hands.

 I could see people going crazy from the cotton candy and sherbet.

I could hear coins going ting, ting, ting in people's pockets.

I could feel the bumpy coins in my pocket as I get it from my pocket.

I could see the creative bookmarks besides our table.

I could feel the soft pillows on the table.

What a day!

Reading/Writing 1820s Southland Tsunami

\ For reading we had to do a information report on a disaster that has happened. I did mine on the Southland Tsunami. Kate

The Napier Earthquake

  The Napier Earthquake

In 1931 the Napier Earthquake happened ,the Napier Earthquake is also known as the Hawke’s Bay Earthquake. It happened at 10:47 3rd of February 1931 . The earthquake killed

256 and thousands injured. The Magnitude was 7.8 Meters, the Depth was 20 km (12 mi) and Epicenter was 39.3°S 177.0°E. But there was no tsunami. Only a few buildings in the central Napier area survived. Some withstood the earthquake only to be gutted by fire. Trapped people had to be left to burn as people were unable to free them in time. By Wednesday morning, the main fires were out, but the ruins still smoldered for several days. There were 525 aftershocks recorded in the following two weeks, with 597 being recorded by the end of February. The main shock could be felt in most of New Zealand. It remains New Zealand's deadliest natural disaster.       

For reading and writing we had to make a doc about a natural disaster that has happened in New Zealand.

I did mine on the Napier Earthquake.

Kate.

Earthquake

                                  Earthquake 

A Earthquake a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

Most earthquake deaths are caused by the collapse of structures and the construction practices play a tremendous role in the death toll of an earthquake. Although probably the most important, direct shaking effects are not the only hazard associated with earthquakes, other effects such as landslides, liquefaction, and tsunamis have also played important part in destruction produced by earthquakes.

The land would be in bad damage if the earthquake was big. The place would have

Tall buildings fallen down and houses collapsed to the ground.

When you are home a there's an earthquake you have to go under the nearest table and Hold onto a leg and go into a ball position and protect you head. When you are in the car you are driving pull over to the side of the road, stop, and set the parking brake. Avoid overpasses, bridges, power lines, signs and other hazards. Stay inside the vehicle until the shaking is over. When you are at the beach you have to stop and go into a ball position and protect your head.

                                               

                                                    Facts

• Earthquakes involve the powerful movement of rocks in the Earth’s crust. The rapid release of energy creates seismic waves that travel through the earth.
• Scientists use the different speeds of seismic waves to locate the epicentre (the point on the surface directly above where the earthquake originated) of earthquakes.
• Seismometers are used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. You are unlikely to feel a magnitude 3 earthquake but a magnitude 6 earthquake could potentially cause large damage.
• The damage caused by earthquakes also depends on their depth and fault type.
• The earthquake that hit the Tohoku region of Japan on March 11, 2011, had a magnitude of 9.0 and killed over 15000 people.
• The destruction caused by the Tohoku earthquake was made much worse by powerful tsunamis that were triggered due to the earthquake’s epicentre being located offshore.
• The 2004 earthquake that occurred in the Indian Ocean near Sumatra, Indonesia triggered a series of tsunamis that killed over 200000 people in 14 countries.
• The February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand followed nearly 6 months after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook the region. The earthquake killed 181 people and significantly damaged the central city. The economic damage caused by the earthquake and aftershocks is estimated to be around $15 billion (NZ$).
• An earthquake that hit Haiti in January 2010 with a magnitude of 7.0 killed over 200000 people according to Haitian sources.
• The most powerful earthquake ever recorded on Earth was in Valdivia, Chile. Occurring in 1960, it had a magnitude of 9.5.
• It is important in earthquake prone countries such as Japan to build houses and buildings that react well to earthquakes. Good engineering practises can help stop buildings collapsing under the stress of large earthquakes.

For Reading and Writing we had to make a doc about a disaster.

I did mine on Earthquakes.

Kate

Quality Blog Comment

 For Cybersmart we had to write about what makes a Quality Blog Comment. My favourite part was making a video note. The thing that I found challenging was trying to find what comments had in common but I found out that most comments had a greeting and they put their name at the bottom.
I hope you like mine. Kate