Carving - Whakairo

For the past 2 weeks we have been learning about carving.

Hypothermia

Me and 3 of my friends made a video and slideshow about Hypothermia it was very fun making these. My class made this all around camp.


  

Quick Writes 2017

We have been working on Quick Writes. This is where you are given something to write about (a writing prompt) and you only have 10 minutes to write as much as possible using this writing prompt. For our writing prompts we will use either images or short videos.

1: Tomato pulp

Tomato Fight For Fun

As I ran around the Mediterranean village of Bunol I saw people having a tomato lucha-(fight) and some people had goggles.

The smell of tomato was very asqueroso-disgusting because the smell of tomato is not very pleasant.

I heard people laughing and having lots and lots of fun they were also screaming.

I felt tomato in inbeteewn my dedos de los pies-toes it felt yucky and gross.

The End

2: A Stormy Day

Stormy Days

Once on a stormy night I woke up with a clash of thunder and a flash of lightning. I shivered with coldness from the crazy wild wind that moaned outside my window. There was lots of pouring and pounding rain. I thought someone was whistling at my door but it was the wind.

3: Spider Man

Is it a man, is it my mum, is it a poo? No! Its spider man. I am spider man  and there's confetti all around me and I was in New York. I could smell the smoke from the confetti cannons oh, and the sweet sweet smell of the kai-food.

The Bee Keeper

Quick Write Number One - The Beekeeper

For the next two weeks we are going to work on ‘Quick Writes.’  This is where you are given something to write about (a writing prompt) and you only have 10mins to write as much as possible using this writing prompt.

For our writing prompts we will use either images or short videos.

The purpose of this is to practise writing fluently.

When we look at our writing prompt we will have about 10-15 mins to discuss it and brainstorm some ideas and vocabulary.   

Our learning goals are to:

-write a description, using powerful words and phrases

-include some Te Reo Māori

-carefully check that our sentences make sense and have correct punctuation and spelling.

When we are writing we need to think about…

1. What do I want my reader to see?

2) What do I want my reader to hear?

3) What do I want my reader to smell?

Tips:

-look closely at the picture or video

-think about the three key questions and the learning goals

-give yourself time to plan and write

Do your writing here

The Bee Man

The person that gets honey from the bees is the BEE MAN. The bee man gets sweet, sugary,  and strong yellow honey to put on his toast in the morning. In the warm spring day listening to the buzzing bees.

Robot Rampage Work

This term we have been learning to write a narrative piece of writing. Here is my story about Toiletbot 2000.  

Elections Work 2017

This term my class has been learning about the New Zealand Elections so me and two best friends teamed up to to make a poster for our party.
 Work down here⬇ 

Maths Place Value

We are learning to... 

-recognise how many tens and hundreds are in numbers 


Here is my work.

Maui Legends

As part of Matariki we re-read the legends of Maui. Below is my work.

How Maui, Alex, Eamon And Callan Slowed Down The Sun

           

Once upon a time there was Maui and his three brothers Alex, Eamon and Callan and a wise old man called Chi Fu. Maui and his brothers decided to go to the sun and slow it down because it was going too fast. Maui, his brothers and the wise old man Chi Fu went through the deepest darkest woods and the sandiest deserts with cracks in the ground which lead to the biggest deserts in New Zealand. They found the sun’s hiding place and they hid behind some rocks. Then after the sun came out of the hole they jumped out from behind the rocks and threw ropes at the sun and the ropes got stuck in the sun’s hair and Maui hit the sun with his magical jaw bone. After a lot of hitting the sun the sun finally agreed to slow down. The End

By Alex, Eamon and Callan

My Mihi 2017

Here is my mihi video

Classroom Kupu

We have been learning how to say the names for classroom objects in Te Reo Māori. Here is the slideshow I did to show my learning.

 

Science Term 2 2017

This term we have been doing science.  We have been learning about the water cycle and states of matter. Here is some of my learning  

Persuasive Writing - Why we should have pets

We have been having a go at writing a piece of persuasive writing. Here is my piece of writing about why it's a good idea to have pets 

Title A Short Statement about the topic. eg. ‘Rugby League Is A Great Sport’	Pets Are Good
Overview/ Statement of position A brief statement of your view about the topic.  What you believe or want to argue.
Series of Arguments Reasons Your points supporting your view about the topic.  Your k arguments to support your statement and information to support these arguments. Remember -argument -supporting detail, reasons, examples	Firstly, pets are good animals because they can help disabled people with walking across the road. Blind people have a lot more independence if they have a  dog to help them. Dogs  are now being trained to be able to sniff out cancer genes in people.
	Secondly, dogs help people kill animals and to find dead wild animals, so the hunters find it easier to find what they have killed. At the airport the sniffer dogs sniff out drugs and guns. Thirdly, There are pets that provide food like cows, chickens, pigs and other animals. The food and drinks are milk, bacon, eggs, meat, beef and pork chops.
	Fourthly farm dogs help round up farm animals like cows and sheep. They are good at getting livestock from steep hills.
	Finally, pets are good with comforting people if they’re alone (tahanga). When people are alone they can get depressed and need medication which costs a lot of money.
Concluding statement Summing it up.  A summary of your arguments and your view on the topic.	In conclusion  pets are super duper good to have around and in your life. Pets can help you, find you when you’re lost and last but not least they love you. EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE The End

Persuasive Writing - Why we should fix our field

We have been having a go at writing a piece of persuasive writing. Here is my piece of writing about why we should fix our field. 

Title A Short Statement about the topic. eg. ‘Rugby League Is A Great Sport’	Fix Our Field
Overview/ Statement of position A brief statement of your view about the topic.  What you believe or want to argue.	I strongly believe we should fix the school field. We need to fix the field because it is wet most of the time so we can’t go on it and we need to do important sports training and special events.
Series of Arguments Reasons Your points supporting your view about the topic.  Your arguments to support your statement and information to support these arguments. Remember -argument -supporting detail, reasons, examples	Firstly, the Board of trustees and Mrs Truman should fix the field because everyone is crowded kids need to play, run, train and Another issue is people need to train for tournaments, events.
	Secondly, sometimes when a ball goes over the fence it takes ages to get it back.
	Thirdly, kids can get hurt really bad because it's crowded with lots of students around. Because people get in the way of other people's games then
	Finally, it’s a waste> (moumou) of money because there's equipment the school does not use the field because the it's off limits.
Concluding statement Summing it up.  A summary of your arguments and your view on the topic.	In conclusion we need to fix our field because we don’t have enough room to play in, we need the field for sport> (hākinakina) training special events

Te Reo Māori Words for clothing/Kākahu

In He Kākano we have been learning how to say the words for clothing/Kākahu in Te Reo Māori. Watch my slideshow and video below so that you can learn too.

Traditional Māori Clothing/Kākahu

On Friday mornings I am in the He Kākano class which is a senior Te Reo Māori extension class. We learn about Māori language and culture.This term we have been learning about traditional Māori clothing and we had a go at creating our own garments. Here is our work. Please leave a positive, helpful and thoughtful comment.

My Marine Mammal Information Report

We have been learning how to write an information report. Here is my report on New Zealand Marine Mammal.#

How To Look After Our Rocky Shore

We have been using our reading skills to learn about our rocky shore. Here is some work I did showing how we can look after our rocky shore. 

Rocky Shore Animal Work

We have been using our reading skills across the curriculum to learn about the rocky shore. Below is some work I did on a rocky shore creature that I was interested.

My Sea Week Writing

For Sea Week we wrote about why the ocean is important. Here is my writing work. please leave a kind, positive and thoughtful comment.

My Chance And Probability Work

This term e have been learning about chance and probability in maths. Here is my DLO (digital learning object) about chance and probability. Please leave a kind, positive and thought comment.