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Inquiry

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Writing term 4

Some of my writing learning is presented here; my 4 poems about the school camp, prefix and sufex and objective writing.

Maths term 4

This is some of my learning in maths; some can does (maths that we can do.) and must does. Maths that we have to do.) 

PE term 4

 WALT: develop fundamental skills required for athletics.

WILF: - Correct technique for throwing the discus and shotput.

Correct technique for long jump and high jump.

Passing the baton accurately in relay sprints.

I am proud of my high jump because I never practiced it. It was a challenge for me to do discis because I hurt my arm earlier but I still did good. My next step is to do the shot put without clicking my arm. Next year I would like to do better at high jump because I usually do better at it. My best event was long jump because I always practice it at the waimarama beach.

WALT: develop the skills or batting, bowling, throwing, and fielding in cricket

WILF: 

- overarm throwing when fielding

- catching with hands held like a basket

- straight arm bowling

- eyes on the ball and move the bat all the way through when batting

The skill I am best at is batting because I like playing batter at home doing backyard cricket. My next step is to be a more accurate boller. 

Reading term 4

WALT: listen to a novel and reflect on the story as we thing about the characters, settings, plot and the authors purpose.

This was a task that I did in my book about a hut that I would make if I had to.

Excellence

 WALT:  display excellence in all that we do

WILF: has been 'me' displaying 'my best, a can do attitude' in different situations, environments and in my learning.

Next Step:  I believe I still need to work on showing excellence in reading, I will do my best to do this in 2017.   

Excellence

Our values this term is excellence.

Production

Maths term 3

Writing term 3

Reading

WALT: work collaboratively to have a beep titre understanding of what we read. 

What we have been doing: reciprocal reading, taking turns at clarifying, summarising, predicting and questioning. We take one week to read one story.

My next step is to; be more summarising.

Writing term 3 with Mrs Leach— waimarama hall

WALT: understand and apply spelling rules in writing. My next step is to probably add more detail. Here is my 'waimarama hall' story. 

                                                         THE WIAMARAMA HALL

My Mum, Dad, brother Liam, Jane (Jane is my Mum’s friend) and Me were of to waimarama for my Nana’s 70th on the term 2 holidays. I went in my Mum’s car with the budgie's’ cage, Jane, my Mum and me (there wasn't any speakers at the hall so Liam and my Dad brought it in there car.) in the car we listened to a CD Called ‘I live in a mad house’ which was pretty funny.

When we got to the hall my Nana and most of her friends were already there. My Dad and Me then went to the river mouth, we started making big sand slides (and also made the biggest sand slide that I've ever seen.) then we made a dam made out of two logs which failed. (Well that was pretty dumb, that it broke.)

That night when I went to bed I could here my Nana and her friends (all of her friends were there now.) dancing to the music that was playing on the speakers that my dad took in his car, I went to sleep a little while later than I normally would fall to sleep. 

When I woke up and went into the dining room; only my Nana, Jane and a couple of her friends were up and in their dressing gowns making breakfast. I ate my breakfast and hurried off to help the rest of my family pack up to go home. It didn't take long to pack because of the fact that they already did most of it. When we did finish packing we said goodbye and set off to go home.

                                                                    THE END

Maths workshop with Mr Wallace

    In maths workshop this term we have been learning to understand types of measurements. This        sheet here shows you "mls" here's my sheet... 

    My next step is to maybe do harder work sheets.

Procedural Text workshop with Mr. Bassett

In reading workshop with Mr Bassett my group and Me have been making string games... I have invented a lane pool... Here it is.

Thank you for watching my video.

Earth to Mars instructions

Task: write a set of instructions on how to get from Earth to a planet of your choice.

WALT:

- a chosen planet’s location in the solar system.

- a chosen planet’s distance from earth.

- planets you will pass by to get to the chosen planet.

- obstacles that may be on the journey, e.g. Atmosphere, moons...

I was an expert.

I always communicate about my Inquiry learning.

Next time I need to present my thinking in a differnet way. 

Writing workshop with Mrs Leitch

WALT: write an explanation about why leaves change colour in autumn

why leaves fall off trees in autumn

why we have different seasons

WILF:  

- a general introduction that introduces the topic.

- ideas grouped into paragraphs with each paragraph focusing on a different idea.

- a variety of different sentence lengths.

- consistent appropriate tense throughout.

- a conclusion that sums up the topic.              Here is my explanation.

Why do leaves fall off the trees?

Trees need (water and sun) energy to grow which they can't get in winter.

The energy trees need are made up of water, sun heat and sunlight which power there leaves, to grow. The roots reach the water under ground and the leaves absorb the heat and light, which gets turned into food.

Deciduous trees lose their leaves but some trees don't because they have really deep roots, these trees also have big amounts of leaves spread out along the trees to get more heat, light and water to make food, these trees are called evergreen trees.

Trees shed their leaves in winter, because there's not enough light p, heat and water so they lose leaves and save energy in their trunk and survive throughout winter. They then grow another layer of leaves to shed again the next year.

Trees keep their energy in there leaves in summer and spring but then it starts turning to winter and the tree thinks “Oh I need to shed my leaves and put my energy in my trunk and store it”

So alway when you're playing with some leaves think of all of what the leaves and tree have gone through to survive.

My next step is to make my work more detailed.

Percussion

WALT: make a beat to the music of "oh a milk shake."

My next step is to: maybe say the words more confidently

Reading

In reading workshops my procedural group have been learning how to make an origami peace crane. You can use my instructions and make one if you want.Here is my peace crane instructions if you want to make it.

    See if you can make it.

Writing 100

WALT: write a story any sort of story, except with one extra rule; to only use one-hundred words.

(this is my story) 

The dolphin came out of nowhere when I saw it. (and I did see it.) it was 12.6 tons, I now that because I put a scale under it. It walked over to a baby which said "come over here and wait for the time when penguins live." In a very deep manly voice, and then out of the blue came

A penguin (it was living.) it smashed into a car and died. "So sad." Said the baby. The dolphin

Turned his head and died. I woke up with a start, I looked out the window and died. 

So the end.

My next step is to make it more descriptive but still with one-hundred words.

Reading

After play room 9 come back to class to read some books. Here is a book that I enjoyed after lunch.

       This book is about an old man in France go's on a bike ride, a big snow ball rolled them 

                  all over except the old man! And the old man WINS!!

Poetry with Mr Wallace

WALT: find out about a different type of poem. Then I have created one of my own. 

Here is my riddle poem.

I'm not like a rat,

I don't like to chat,

I'm usually on a mat, 

Can you guess what I am?

A fat CAT!!

Next step: continue to learn about different types of poetry.

Values

Our value this term is honesty. Here is an acrostic poem of "honesty" to show how I show it.

  

Haiku poem with Mr Wallace

WALT: write haiku poems and learning syllables.

Haiku poems come from Japan, and need 5 syllables on the 1st line, 7 on the 2nd line and 5 on the 3rd line. 

This is my poem.

 

                                 The sea was so cold,

                                 So I got out the water,

                                 And went to the sand.

                                                               

P.E.

WALT this term for P.E. I have been

in the Sharks swimming group. Our

goals this term have been...

•Do a tumble turn.

•Complete in my school age group.

•Complete in the inter school team.

•Perform a simple rescue. 

    My next step is to perform a simple rescue.

Poetry with mr. Wallas

In workshops with Mr Wallace we're learning about personification and similes. Heres a similes poem about cows.

       COWS.                                                                                          

As fat as a whale.

It moves like a sloth.

As bigger muscle as a T-Rex.

It eats like a pig.

As black and white as a zebra.

What is it?

It's a…

COW.

Inquiry

WALT: keep ourselves safe.

WALT: -identifying possible hazards.

          -explain how to keep safe.

         

    This is the finished piece of my project.                           

                                                                                           

                                                                                           

    This is a zoomed-in part of my project.

        I think next time I'll actually put real photos on it... but I like it how it is