Surf lifesavings

Last week on Wednesday Nga Rau Tipuranga,  Nga Rau Rangatira and a few kids from room 16 went to the surf lifesavings in Ruakaka. Well we were there we  learnt about rips, beach safety and what we should and shouldn't do on the beach.  My favourite part was when we got to get in the water. My least favourite part was when we had to leave.

Problem solving

Today we have been learning how to do 100 times tables using problem solving.  The hard part was understanding where to put the zero's. The easy part was finding an answer. My next step is to learn how to times by 1000's.

Sc: 

•  add right to left start at ones column 
• When times by 10 add one zero ( into the ones column )
• When times by 100 add two zero's ( into the ones and tens column )

First encounter

For the past few weeks we have been learning about first encounters. My group did James Cook. We were given ipads to work on to make objects like People, Waka, Boats and lots more. With thoose objects we put the into a 3d world. The easy part was deciding who was going to make which objects.
The hard part was finding what app to use to make my objects.

Math eyes

Today I started my first day of our holiday blogging activity's.  The easy part was writing what I could see. The hard part was finding the right appropriate image to use.

A day as a cat ( Narrative writing )

For the past 2 weeks I have been learning how to write a narrative. We were all given a topic (A day as a cat or a dog) 

The easy part was picking what animal I wanted to be.

The hard part was trying to pick the right kind of theme.

My goal for next time is to use more adjectives 

Angles

Cultural festival

On Friday last week we had the cultural festival. The cultural festival was about whanaungatanga and kapa haka.  Other schools came to perform and show us what they do in kapa haka. My favourite part was the food stall because they had things like donuts and pancakes. My least favourite part was performing because I got stage fright.

Waitangi trip

Waitangi trip 

Did you know that this year marks the 250 year since the Europeans came to New Zealand? For the past two days we have been spending our days at Waitangi treaty ground learning about the past when the Europeans came to NZ. 

My favourite part was when we got to play with the dash robots, VR goggles and the museum.

My least favourite part was finding the right app to use to talk about my learning. 

T2 assembly reflection

T2 assembly reflection

My favorite part was making the doc where everyone linked there work. My least favorite part was the Waka thing because I was squished and Sonny and Xavier kept hitting my hoe. Next time for improvement I want to ask the teacher to let us pick some of our items.

Recount Reflection

Recount reflection

This week in writing I have been learning how to write a recount with the proper punctuation and other stratify. We were given the topic something that happened in the holidays and we had to write about it. Before we started writing we sat on the mat and talked about what strategy we had to use and why?

I picked the topic babysitting. The first day we had to write our planning and the first two paragraphs in blue pen. The next day we had to finish our writing in red pen and on the last day we had to polish our writing with blue pen.

The hard part was finding a topic because I have been doing lots. The easy part was orginising my plainning. My next step is to use different punction like " ! and ?

The Royal Extraterrestrial Exploration Society

The Royal extraterrestrial exploration society
By Peter Friend and Alicia Ponder

For the past 2 weeks we have been reading a book called The Royal extraterrestrial exploration society. It is about people going to Mars wanting to collect samples and natives for the museum in U.K. Half way in the story they meat a martian called Zorah who things they came to become a colony of Mars but she was wrong. In the end they went home with nothing but few photo's of the martian.

Writing Goals

Writing goals

For the past two weeks we have been focusing on our e-asttle test. We had to look at our scores and the one with the lowest number had to be the one we had to write our goals around it. The one I did was Structure and language 

My goals

1. I need to learn to expand my writing into longer sentences 

2. Remember i need have 5 paragraphs not 4

3. Use spell check when it is time

4. To use higher level words

Rubric 1

I am learning to write in different ways. OR I have not used the correct parts (structure) or words for the type of writing.

Rubric 2

I can use some of the correct parts (structure) for my writing. AND I can use some of the right words for the type of writing.

Rubric 3

I have some structure for the type of writing. AND I use most of the right words for the type of writing.

Rubric 4

I have all of the structure and one part may be well developed. AND I use appropriate words for the type of writing.

Rubric 5

My writing is structured appropriately and is well developed. AND I use a range of language features that are appropriate to the purpose.

Rubric 6

I use all the structural features appropriate to the genre. AND I use a range of language features that are appropriate to the purpose and show that I have used them for effect.

STRUCTURE AND LANGUAGE

My family is a busy zoo

Last week we had to write about our family's being a busy zoo. Our task was to pick an animal that would represent a person in our family. The easy part was knowing what animals belong would suit my parents. The hard part was finding animals for my three sisters. Next time I need to stay focused and not go off task.

Koru art reflection

For the past week we have been doing art about our family. We had to draw Koru's that represented a person in our family.

Reflection

1. What did I find challenging? 

The thing I found challenging was getting a nice shaped Koru.

2.What did I enjoy?

The thing I enjoyed was coloring the Koru's in with cold colors

3. What did I learn?

I learnt how to draw a Koru

4. What would I do different next time?

Next time I want to chose different colors 

When I grow up

Today we had to create a D.L.O on what we want to be when we are older. The easy part was finding photo's. The hard part was knowing what I wanted to be.

Assembly

Two weeks ago we had our class assembly. My favourite part was when it finished. My least favourite bit was all the video's I was in. Next time I will try to be in more than 3 video's

Here are some video's:

Past & Present

For the past few weeks we have been learning about Taumarere what happened in the past and present. The easy part was knowing what happened in the present. The hard part was finding more information on what happened in the past

E-asttle scores

Today I have reserved my term 3 e-asttle test scores and from those scores we had to pick a focus. My focus is punctuation.

Decimals

Today we were learning to times decimals. The hard part was finding the right answer. The easy part was asking a friend for help. My next step is to learn how to times decimals fluently .

Red hot racers

This week we had to read this book called red hot racers it was about making a class in tech making  mine dragsters.The hard part was the activity exploring language. The easy part was my other activity did I understand.