Thursday, 26 March 2020

Tuesday, 24 March 2020

Swan Plant

L.I. To learn about something new

Today I made a google slide about swan plants. I found lots of interesting information about the swan plant well researching about. It was fun to do and interesting.


Descriptive Writing

The " Descriptive'' ,writing'' activity is used for practicing using  Descriptive language. 
The comments faction is used to describe any of the gathered photos. There is a list of languages features to help create description. The objective descriptive writhing activity  is to improve descriptive language abilities 

Friday, 20 March 2020

Complex Sentences

L.I. To write meaningful and interesting complex sentences

Today I made complex sentences with a google slide. Complex sentences are AAAWWUBBIS after, although, as, While, When, until, before, because, if, and since. Example while he was holding the hat, the boy was looking at his camera. We also used pictures to give us ideas on what to write.

Thursday, 19 March 2020

Idiom: Piece of Cake

L.I. Making videos of idioms.
I made a video with Ariana and Akifa. Our idiom is a piece of cake. Piece of cake means when you do something that is easy. An idiom is a phrase that means something different to a word.




3D Shapes

LI - To Create a room with 3D shapes 

Today for maths I drew 3D shapes. The shapes I used was a square, two triangles, cylinder, I made the lines light so when I rub it out it can come out easily. First we had a practice paper were we practice on one side of the paper and the other side is where we plan out what our 3D art would look like on a A3 piece of paper.  I also put in a floor to make it look like it was in  a empty room of shapes.



First Waka

Originally there were no people in New Zealand. The first people to settle in New Zealand came in a series of waka.

The first ten waka were named Kurahaupo, Takitimu, Mataat, Tainui, Te Arawa, Aotea, Tokomaru, Horouta, Uruao, Arai-te-uru.

Most of the waka visited the North Island. Some of the places the waka landed at were Tamaki Rive, Te Waewae bay, Kaipara harbour.

The ten waka came to New Zealand to discover new lands for people to live.

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Friday, 13 March 2020

Basic Facts

Today I did basic facts. I also got all the answers right. Last time my time was 14  minutes and 6 seconds this time I got 12 minutes and 48 seconds I am getting faster.

Place Value

I made a google slide about what place values are. Here is the slide with the place values.


Thursday, 12 March 2020

Early NZ Exploration

Kupe and Cook are 2 important explores in New Zealand's history

Captain Cook was known as the history greatest explore. Cook was the Cook came to NZ in October, 7 1769.  He came because he wanted to prove that a great southern continent did not exist in the Pacific. 

He sailed with his boat to NZ and mapped it. Cook also went Hawaii at but got killed there in February, 14 of 1779.  

Cook is important because he mapped NZ and opened  it up to the word  to access.

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Friday, 6 March 2020

Simple Sentences

I made a four simple sentences and then added some other word to make it a bit interesting.
I put in three more words and then I put them into all of the four sentences.






SSR Selfie

Today I did an SSR Selfie the book I used was Amy Lee. I read the book for 15 minutes and I found some new words.

Thursday, 5 March 2020

Explorers and Adventurers

Explorers and Adventurers are people who travel and discover new things.

Explorers are people who travel to find new things and record them for the community Such as Captain James cook, Sylvia Earle, Jean Batten. 

Adventurers are people who travel to take part in something for themselves such as Moana, Kupe, William Adams.


Explorers and Adventurers need to have or show many different attitudes and attributes such as co-operative because helping others when they need help.

Both ex and ad travel to new places and need similar qualities although their goals are different.


Wednesday, 4 March 2020

Legal and illegal images

A legal is an image that can be used with permission by law.

Image creators give legal permission to use their images adding and sharing license.

It is impotent to use legal images to help creates, and so we don't get in trouble.

When using a image make sure you have permission.

L.I. To understand what legal and illegal images are.



Tuesday, 3 March 2020

Keywords

This week we had to use our book [Messages without words] and find keywords to unlock. information.

First we needed to read  our book. Next we needed to make a list of the keywords.
Lastly we need to to thin of all the information that word unlocks as a reminder.

I enjoyed learning new words.

Keywords and Reminders

Text:  Messages Without Words
Text type: 
Author: David Corke
Purpose: 


List the keywords on the left. Tell what the keywords remind the reader about on the right.

Keywords
Reminder
Messages
Words come from all around us
Signals 
We can hear a Action and a sound  
Semaphore
A system of sending messages by holding flags 
Sea 
Water is for drinking and staying clean
Countries 
Islands are for people to stay
Airport 
Runways of buildings are for planes 
Railways 
Steel and tracks are for trains 
Sounds 
Hearing what people say
Communicate
Speaking to someone