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Term 4 - Week 8 pepeha for Room 10

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There is a kerosene lamp known in the Luanda language as tandoori. It burns like a candle and it gives off thick dark smoke that slowly causes a black coating on the roof of the house, the walls, the furniture and other household items. It is the commonest type of lamp used in poor homesteads in Uganda. Meanwhile, our forests are diminishing because about 95 per cent of the country’s households depend on firewood and charcoal for cooking. The use of lamps such as tandoori for lighting and firewood for cooking leads to household air pollution dangerous to human health. Nearly 20,000 young children die of indoor air pollution-related pneumonia annually in Uganda, while globally an estimated 3.5 million deaths every year are associated with the problem – mainly women and children in low-income countries1.

Currently, according to the government’s Rural Electrification Strategy and Plan 2013–2022, less than 5 per cent of Uganda’s rural population has access to hydroelectricity. This low level of electrification is an impediment to achieving the desired transformation, which includes the provision of cleaner and more efficient technologies for cooking and lighting in all households2.

During the civil war in our country (1980–1986) my wife, Mary, and I lived in Nairobi, Kenya, where we used electricity for lighting and other household purposes. As we prepared to return to Uganda when the war came to a close, we sold off the television, the cooker, the refrigerator and all our other electrical appliances, since we would not be able to use them in southern Uganda where we meant to set up a small farm and where we had no electricity.

Both Mary and I had grown up in homes without electricity and we knew what to expect, but not our children. When they saw their mother lighting the tadooba, one of them said, “Mama is lighting a small stove”. They had to see for the first time a charcoal flat iron used for pressing our clothes. They were alarmed to watch her laying the firewood and lighting the fire in the small grass-thatched shade that passed as our kitchen, fearing that it could catch fire and that she could even get burnt herself. It took all of us quite some time to get used to life without electricity.

In 2004, thanks to DANIDA, a Danish donor agency, and the government of Uganda, hydroelectricity was to be extended to neighbouring Rakai district, and our Member of Parliament, Gerald Ssendaula, announced that the transmission lines were to pass through our home area and that several villages including ours – Ngereko in Kisekka sub-county – were to benefit. The good news arrived when we were still burdened with our children’s college tuition fees and the construction of our present house.

Maths Week Challenge

Today I took part in the maths week challenge. I answered all of the questions correctly.

The life cycle of a butterfly

First stage of life cycle of a butterfly

A female butterfly lays eggs

A butterfly starts its life as an egg, laid by a female adult

butterfly after mating. Butterfly eggs vary in size and shape, but most

are surrounded by a protective hard shell.

Example of butterfly eggs

Second stage of life cycle of a butterfly

Caterpillar hatches

A caterpillar develops within the egg and then eats its way out of

the shell. This stage of the butterfly’s life cycle is also called larva.

Caterpillar molts (sheds its skin)

A caterpillar spends all its time eating. As it grows,

the caterpillar becomes too large for its skin and molts (sheds

its skin) to make new skin. Depending upon the type of butterfly,

caterpillars molt four or five times.

Caterpillars spend all their time eating leaves

Third stage of the butterfly life cycle

Pupa and Cocoon

When the caterpillar reaches its final size it stops feeding.

The caterpillar wriggles and twists to gradually remove its old skin,

revealing a new protective skin called cocoon. Inside the cocoon, the

caterpillar changes into a worm like creature called pupa.

Steps of making the butterfly cocoon by the caterpillar

Example of a butterfly cocoon

Fourth stage of the butterfly life cycle

Adult butterfly

When the time reaches adulthood, the pupa changes into a butterfly

and leaves the cocoon. It pumps blood into its wrinkled wings and

expands them to their full size before flying away.

Pupa has turned into a butterfly inside the cocoon and slowly

coming out of it

The Life Cycle Of A Mosquitoes

Life Stages of Aedes Mosquitoes

 Eggs 

 Adult  female mosquitoes lay their eggs on the inner, wet walls of containers with water, above the waterline.  Mosquitoes generally lay 100-200 eggs at a time. Eggs are very hardy; they stick to the walls of a container like glue and can survive to dry out for up to 8 months— even over the winter in the southern United States.  It only takes a very small amount of water to attract female mosquitoes. Bowls, cups, fountains, tires, barrels, vases and any other container storing water make for a great “nursery.”

 Larva 

Larvae emerge from mosquito eggs, but only after the water level rises to cover the eggs. This means that rainwater or humans adding water to containers with eggs will trigger the larvae to emerge. Larvae feed on microorganisms in the water. After moulting three times, the larva becomes a pupa. 

Pupa 

 Pupae will develop until the body of the newly formed adult flying mosquito emerges from the pupal skin and leaves the water. 

Adult •

After adult mosquitoes emerge: male mosquitoes feed on nectar from flowers and female mosquitoes feed on humans and animals for blood to produce eggs. • After feeding, female mosquitoes will look for water sources to lay more eggs. • Aedes aegypti only flies a few blocks during its life.  Unlike other mosquito species, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes prefer to bite people. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes prefer to live near people. They can be found inside homes, buildings, and businesses where window and door screens are not used or doors are left propped open.

Insects facts

Book Week at School

Book week in schools

This week was book week.There was a play performed in our school hall on tuesday.

The play was about the Treasure Hunt that has been written by craig christie.

There were two tribes living on an island. These two tribes blamed each other for stealing each others song.

The Treeland tribe was led by george and the seaview Tribe was led by jessica. These two characters teamed up to solve the problem about the lost treasure which was their song.

The problem was solved when they were able to put the torn map together and work out how to get to the treasure. They had to read three different books to solve the problem.

I really enjoyed this play because both the characters were very smart and talented. They sang very well and were also very hilarious.

Thank you Sam and Lidia for coming to our school. We hope to see you again next year.

Information Report - Lightning

Kiwi Sport

Today, the senior school had its first kiwi sport session for this term. 
Ben, from Auckland Badminton taught us some badminton skills.  We used a badminton racket and a shuttle.
We learnt how to hit the shuttle using a fore arm hit and backhand hit. 
Ben also taught us how to hold  the racket using different grips. 

I learnt some new skills and I felt good about it.

Cultural Festival

I am feeling very good about taking part in the cultural activities at school this term.
Today I picked two cultural groups that I want to be in.

My first choice was Samoan culture and my second choice was Kiwi Can Jam.

I can't wait till  week three for my cultural festival group practise .

All About ANZAC

What caused World War 1?

The cause of World War 1 was that the Archduke of Austria and Hungary was assassinated. Russia

wanted to keep it’s alliance with Serbia by sending their troops to help, therefore Germany declared war.

Who started World War 1 facts?

World War I began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy,

World War I began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania Japan and the United States the Allied Powers., Japan and the United States the Allied Powers.

Anzac Acrostic poem

Anzac is a day we remember those who lost their lives in the war
New Zealand and Australians we involved in the war
Zooming planes dropping bombs.
Anxious families.
Ceremonies for those who took their lives for there country.

Maths

W.A.L.T: we are learning to solve subtraction problems

8966-6698=2268.

So you can’t subtract 6 from 8 because 6 is smaller than 8 so 6 asked 60 if he can borrow 10 and so 60 gave 6 ten and 60 became 50 and 6 became 16 and 16-8=8 and 50 is smaller than 90 so 50  asked  900 if he can borrow one hundred so 900 gave 50 one hundred and 900 became 800 and 50 became 150 and 150-90=60 and 800-600=200 and 8000-6000=2000 and 2000+200+60+8=2268

Yesterday, Glenbrae school had its duffy Assembly, Role Model assembly

fun day with my mum

Fun time at the pools.

I had fun with my Mum at the pools. 

I was happy because  it was the first time going to the pools for both of us. We went to the pools in Papakura.

At the pools I  went swimming in the outside pool, it was warm.

After the pools we had lunch. For lunch we had ham sandwiches, biscuits fruit and drinks. My tummy was full from eating too much.

I enjoyed my day out with my Mum because we had lots of fun!

who am I

My name is Tewa and I am 9 years old.

I am half Maori and half Pakeha.

I have 4 brothers and 4 sisters. 

I live with my aunty and my 2 cousins.

I like to do nothing at home, because I 

like to chill.

My favourite food is Broccoli and Cauliflower my birthday is on march the 23

Water Fun Day 2019

Today was water fun day at school.

Lots of fun things to do. Everybody

got wet. Not me, I helped Mrs Ripata

filling up the buckets with water.

The sun was hot and I was sweating.

I had to go in the shade because it was

nice and cool.