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Tuesday, 2 July 2013

Stormbreaker


Book VS movie

Nerve-racking, cliff-hanging these are just some of the words that describe the tense movie and novel that is Stormbreaker.  This is an exciting book and movie that many people love.  It’s about a boy who is thinks his uncles death is suspicious little does he know he is about to enter a life or death situation at least when Sayle comes into the picture.

Characters
There are many characters in Stormbreaker, the main ones are the young spy Alex Rider, the man who started it Herod Sayle.  Other people in the book were Nadia Vole, Ian Rider, Allan Blunt, Mr Grin and many more. Involving  Sabrina was a smart move as it added more understanding and more interest.  Many people in the movie got there name changed such as Herod Sayle got changed  to Darius Sayle.

Similarities
There were many similarities such as the weapons like got the Nintendo, yoyo, zit cream though he didn’t get the pen in the book.  There were many other similarities like how Ian dies, Yassen Kills Sayle and Ian and he gets put in a jellyfish tank.  There were lots of similarities yet there were almost as many differences as well.

Book
I think the book was better than the movie as it gave more detail and made you use your imagination.  When you watch the movie you don’t use your imagination.  That is why I think that the book is better.

Highlights
My favourite part was when he is in the jellyfish tank and he uses the zit cream to eat through the metal and the jellyfish goes flying out and Nadia Vole gets killed.  There were many good parts of the movie but another one of my favourites is when Nadia Vole goes to Alex’s house and attacks Jack, it is really funny when Nadia Vole gets the puffer fish in her hand.

Stormbreaker is an awesome book and movie and I would advise it to anyone who likes action and adventure movies. 

Monday, 17 June 2013

Genral knowledge Inter house quiz

Today we did the inter house quiz I got 40/40 but it made me think hard and try to remember.  Whakapo came first, Followed by Matawharua, then Tarawera, and the Ngongotaha.

















Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Minecraft Report


Minecraft in some people’s eyes is a game that is not educational and therefore should not be played at school; they say it is a waste of time.  In my opinion it is a creative program that can be used as a game or for education. 

What is Minecraft?
Minecraft is a fun and creative game about placing blocks and doing anything you can imagine.  Minecraft is a sandbox game which allows players to build buildings lakes and much more out of coloured and textured cubes in a 3D world.

Why is it educational?
Minecraft is educational because you could use it for maths (Area and Perimeter by using each block as a centimetre.)It is also educational because It lets you use your imagination and that inspires kids to read and write.

About Minecraft
Minecraft was originally created by Markus Persson, It started out as a small game that turned into a huge game it is today.

Minecraft is a great game, is it good for school it is up to you.

Thursday, 6 June 2013

Term 2 goals


Term 2 goals

Maths – I want to multiply and divide whole and decimal numbers.

Reading – I want to get 100% in the question on my running record. 

Writing – I want to use speech marks and paragraphs correctly in my writing.

Science fair – I want to finish and produce a good science fair project.

I.C.T-I want to type faster.

Sport- I want to get to level nine in the beep test.