Hypothermia DLO

This week we are going on camp to Arthur's Pass. We had to get into groups to present our knowledge about safety tips about the bush and Hypothermia. Here is our work. 

Quick Writes

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

 Here are some of my quick writes

Tomato Pulp

Can you imagine the tomatoes flying everywhere?

When you go home you will be covered in red juice and seeds.

The tomatoes smell rotten like a

te koriri(corny turd) or diarrhea .

When you walk into the tomato fight you are immediately covered in tomatoes.

You would be so exhausted after they day of bullfighting.

It would be so cold with all the tomatoes on you it would be like being in the freezer.

The Stormy Day

Ka taea e koe te whakaaro i nga ngaru ka pakaru i runga i te taiepa waipuke

(Can you imagine the waves crashing on the flood wall).

Or the rain smashing on the ground.  

The wind blowing everything out of it's path.

The thunder and lightning cracking and smashing.

Or the ahi (fire) from the lightning burning all the trees and houses to dust.

Imagine being in that ngaru (storm) .

You would be swept away by the wind and struck by the lighting.

You would be a goner.

Looks like agent orange.

As I go in the bright cloud of orange I start to suffocate.

It was as heavy as one ton.

When I saw it I was blinded by all the colours.

It was as loud as gunfire from a terrorist.

It was like the smell of a volcano just about to erupt.

The Amazing Spooderman

Can you imagine all the people screaming and shouting.

All the Spooderman fans come to the parade.

You would be so squished with all the people there.

The crowd goes wild with all the confetti and balloons.

It would be so loud with everyone there and all the cars and buses.

The Beekeper

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.

As I lifted the top of the beehive the smell of honey hit me like a bullet.

The honey was a pool of reka (sweetness).

Bees were buzzing and humming.

The wind was blowing like the sea current.

The flowers were blooming as slow as a sloth.

The beekeeper was a gentle baby.

The Trees were taller than a giraffe.

The grass was as thin as paper.

 

robot rampage

We had to do some narrative writing and it was about robot rampage. this is my work.

The greener party nz

We have been learning about the elections and we did a fun activity to make our own parties and share them. This is my party.

My Dream Action Plan

we have been working on thinking about dreams we have that we would like to achieve. We wrote up a 'dream plan' here is my plan for my dream.

My Dream Action Plan

This action plan is to help me achieve:

My Dream for myself: is to be a famous NBA player for Cleveland Cavaliers

My Dream for New Zealand: is for the endangered animals to survive.

Why is this dream important to me? Because I like animals and because they should be treated the same as we do.  And because I have played basketball since I was really young and I like it.

Who within my family, friends or community can I ask for support or advice to achieve my dream? My friends,my dad, and brother. Basketball coaches = Steph and Matt.  

In order to achieve my dream I will need the following skills and knowledge

Train hard

Good attitude

Play hard

Work as a team

Listen at training

Good basketball skills

When do I want to achieve my dream by?

18 or 20

What are some things that might go wrong and how will I fix them? Miss a winning shot.

Fix it by learning from my mistakes. Injuries - physio to recover and not give up.  

The first five steps I need to take to turn my dream into reality are:

1.Train hard

2.Good attitude

3. Play hard

4.Work as a team

5.Listen at training

6. Need to get into West Coast rep. Teams. Need to eventually try and get into the Breakers or Tall Blacks and then get scouted for NBA.

How many tens and hundreds are in a number

we are learning to...

-recognize how many tens and hundreds are in numbers

here is my work

Maui legends

As part of Matrariki we re-read the legends of Maui. We then retold a legend and created artwork. Below is my work.

Maui's Fish 

Once upon a time there was a demi god called Maui. His brothers wanted to go fishing but they didn’t want to take Maui. At nighttime Maui snuck into his brother’s waka and hid. In the morning Maui woke up from the sound of the sea and he waited until the waka was far out in the moana and then he jumped out and said to his brothers, “Now I will show you!”  Maui’s brothers were shocked, angry and annoyed that Maui had snuck onto their boat.  Maui tells his brothers to keep paddling and they paddled all night until they are far, far away.  Then Maui was happy for them to stop and start fishing. Maui’s brothers were jealous of him because he was smarter and stronger then them so they wouldn’t let him use any of their bait. Maui had to use some blood from his nose as bait. Maui used his grandpa’s magical jawbone to fish with. He threw his line out and waited. Then he had a great big fish on his line. He heaved and heaved until he got a  great stingray on his hook.  He pulled and pulled and then said a karakia to make the giant stingray float up to the surface.  Then Maui said to his brothers, “I need to go and get my magical hook, leave the fish alone while I am gone.”  Then while Maui was gone the brothers hacked into the stingray and it became the North Island.  The South Island is the waka that Maui and his brothers used to catch the giant fish and Stewart Island is the anchor of the waka.

Retold by Jaxon and Cullam you Click here for a vid

 

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 we should have pets.

Title A Short Statement about the topic. eg. ‘Rugby League Is A Great Sport’	It's Good To Have Pets
Overview/ Statement of position A brief statement of your view about the topic.  What you believe or want to argue.	I definitely believe that it is a really great thing to have pets. It is also  good  to have pets because it is like having a child and you can learn how to look after one.
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	Have you ever felt what it is like to have a pet? firstly, it is vital to have pets  like a dog or cat because it can save time having to clean up everything. They will clean up any food that is dropped on the floor.  It is also nice to give an animal a home to live in.
	Secondly, it is also good to have pets because you can get food out of them like a chicken can lay eggs or some cows to get milk and with that milk you can make butter and cheese. some dogs can also hunt for food to.
	Furthermore, pets can be very important because they can sense things like cancer. dogs like bloodhounds can also be used for the police and the army. They can also help you if you have a disability.
	In conclusion, pets can be very important to people. they can also be very helpful like guarding you, bringing in the paper or cleaning up your mess. They can be good for disabilities and tracking things.
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, we need our field for sports training and games, we need the field for events like the gala, and it promotes good health and exercise.    It is vital that we have a good field at school.

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 mara (field)
Overview/ Statement of position A brief statement of your view about the topic.  What you believe or want to argue.	I definitely believe we should fix our mara (field) right this instant! I think we should fix our field because we need it for lots of different things like playing, sports, special events, to have a non muddy field, tournaments, and all the important events like that. For these reasons I think we need to fix our field.
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, We need our field to keep fit because it is very important for children to keep fit it also needs to get fixed because it was too muddy and we could not always use it.
	Secondly, we need to fix our field because we need it for things like the gala or the hangi. We also need it because it can hurt people's feet and some people don't like the court and playground.
	Thirdly, We need it to run around and play things like Rippa Rugby. Also we are crowded into half of the the school.
Concluding statement Summing it up.  A summary of your arguments and your view on the topic.	In conclusion, we need to fix our field so we can train, and so we can have special events. We also need to fix our mara (field) so it is not so muddy and to do all the important things you need to do on a field! These are the reasons I think we should fix our field.

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.

My Marine Mammal Information Report

We have been learning how to write an information report. Here is my report on a new Zealand marine Mammal.

Rocky Shore Animal Work

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

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