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Friday 10 December 2021

Fast Food Logo

 

4 Facts: Burger King

 

Response to text: Fast Food

Fast Food

Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.


1. What is fast food?


a) A place where food is prepared and served quickly             b) A dairy

c) A place where people dine in and order fancy food              d) I don’t know


2. Who created McDonald’s? 


a) Colonel Sanders         b) Ben and Jerry

c) Richard and Maurice McDonald         d) Dave Thomas


3. What was the first KFC restaurant called?


a) Kentucky Fried Chilli b) Kentucky Fried Chicken

c) no one knows d) McDonald’s



4. True or False: Richard and Maurice (Mac) McDonald were father and son.


a) True b) False


5. What is the name of Burger King in Australia?


a) Burger King, duh! b) KFC

c) Georgie Pie d) Hungry Jacks

6. What is your favourite fast food restaurant?


→ Quater pounder from macas

 

Thursday 9 December 2021

Response to text: Celebrities

 Celebrities


1. What is a celebrity?


a) Your next door neighbour b) A famous person 

c) A teacher             d) Anyone


2.What TV show made George Clooney famous? 


a) Shortland Street            b) Lost 

c) Grey's Anatomy        d) ER 


3. Where was Ariana Grande born?


a) Boca Raton, Florida             b) Auckland, New Zealand 

c) Lexington, Kentucky d) Akron, Ohio


4. How did Ariana Grande become famous?


→ She acted as cat in victorious  and Sam and cat.


5. True or False: LeBron James is a professional baseball player for Los Angeles.


a) True b) False


6. What was the name of Oprah Winfrey’s talk show?


a) Dr Phil             b) The Oprah Winfrey Channel

c) The Oprah Winfrey Show d) Jeremy Kyle


7. Explain why Oprah is not called by her real name?


→ No one knew how to spell or pronounce it properly, so they started calling her Oprah instead.

Wednesday 8 December 2021

Response to text: Kaimoana (Seafood)

 Kaimoana (Seafood)



1. What is kaimoana?


a) Food that has been gathered from the sea b) Food sold by KFC

c) Food that has been gathered from the sky d) Food sold by McDonalds


2. What do pāua eat (consume)? 


a) Kelp             b) Fish

c) Seaweed          d) Water


3. How many of the 270 fish species found inshore are endemic to New Zealand?


a) 11%   b) 30%

c) no one knows   d) 25%


4. True or False: “Kina are endemic to New Zealand meaning they are found all over the world.”


a) True b) False


5.How many different species of wheke (octopus) are there in New Zealand?


a) 51             b) 32

c) 42 d) 63

6. What is your favorite seafood? And why?


→ Shrimp because it’s nice and juicy.


4 Facts: Kaimoana (Seafood)

 

Tuesday 7 December 2021

Acrostic Poem - Sea Creatures

 

Response to text: Marine Animals

 Marine Animals


1. Approximately how many different species of marine life are in New Zealand?


a) 17,000                                     b) Over 17,000

c) 19,000             d) 16,000


2.According to the article where are Hector’s dolphins found? 


a) All over New Zealand              b) At the top of the North Island

c) Only in the South Island         d) In the South Island with some in the North Island


3. How many New Zealand sea lions are there?


a) around 12,000 b) exactly 12,000

c) no one knows d) 12,000


4. Describe what the word endemic means:


→Endemic is something that belongs to spicfic people or countries.


5. True or False: Hector’s dolphins have a distinctive rounded dorsal fin that looks like it has one of Daffy Ducks ears.


a) True b) False


6. What is the conservation status of the Hoiho or Yellow-eyed penguin?


a) Endangered             b) Extinct

c) Threatened-Nationally Endangered d) A few away from extinction


4 Facts: Sea Creatures

 

Monday 6 December 2021

Design It: PES Flag

 

Response to text: Pt England School

 Pt England School




1. What is the address of Pt England School?


a) 129 Pt England Road                               b) 130 Dunkirk Road

c) 130 Pt England Road             d) 130 Riverside Road



2. How many students attend Pt England School? 


a) 581                       b) 608

c) 576                           d) 600



3. When did the Manaiakalani Education Trust begin?


a) 2005 b) 2009

c) 2010             d) 2011



4. List all of the schools that are part of Manaiakalani:


Glenbrae, Glen Innes, Glen Taylor, Panmure Bridge, Pt England, Ruapotaka, St Patricks, St Pius X, Sommerville Special, Stonefields, Tamaki College, and Tamaki Primary.



5. True or False: “Manaiakalani, the hook from heaven” is the logo and tagline for Manaiakalani. 


a) True b) False



6. Who is the current principal of Pt England School?


a) Mrs Nua             b) Mr Jacobsen

c) Mr Somerville             d) Mr Burt



4 Facts: History of Pt. England School

 

Thursday 2 December 2021

Michelangelo (Thursday Research W7, T4)

 

Response to text: Michelangelo

 Michelangelo


1. Introducing Michelangelo - what year was he born?

  1. 1475                                b) 1564

      c)  1745                 d) 2021 


2. Michelangelo was not only involved with art but with … ? 

a) coding                       b) architecture

c) engineering                     d) business



3. What famous art creations is Michelangelo known for ?

a)Mona Lisa     b)Madonna

c) David     d)Sistine Chapel Ceiling 



4. “… His most famous paintings are huge frescos..” 

What does the word fresco mean?

→ Wall Paintings



5. True or False:  Before Michelangelo passed away, he was still supervising the construction of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.  

a) True b) False



6. Working for the Medici family (the most powerful family in Florence), Michelangelo benefited by?

  1. Learning new things about his craft

  2. More recognition for his accomplishments and commission

  3. He was getting free lunches.

  4. His family were too poor to look after him



7. With the artwork from Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, what does Renaissance art include?

  1. Avengers

b) nature, admiration of human beauty 

c) architecture

d) Painting, sculptures


Four Facts: Michelangelo