Commenting | Kiwi Can

LI: To provide feedback on peoples blogpost.

Today I decided to comment on Alayah's blogpost about Kiwi Can. I think her blogpost was very long. I enjoyed commenting on her blogpost.

Basic Facts Boxes

LI: To learn how to add and subtract.

Today I finished my basic facts boxes on addition and subtraction. I think next time I am going to practise my multiplication and division operations. I enjoyed this activity and I think I am good at it to.

SSR Selfie | Weirdo 7 Mega Weird

LI: To retell a text.

Today I finished retelling a text. The text was Weirdo 7 Mega Weird. I think the text is really humorous and cool. I enjoyed reading this book.

Writing | Editing

LI: To revise and edit a recount. This week we had to edit a persons recount. It was a compition between us. We had to try and do as many edits as we can. My partner was Sulia and she got 32 points but I got 61 points. I was happy but also sad for my friend Sulia. I enjoyed this activity and it was a true challenge.

Haiku | Fustration | Inquiry

LI: To write a poem about feelings.

This week we were learning how to create a poem about a feeling and how to solve it without getting worse. I did a Haiku. I also chose the the feeling fustration to solve fustration I put 'breathing in and out'. A Haiku has five syllables on the top line, seven syllables in the second line and five syllables in the last lines. I enjoyed this activity and hope I can create more Haiku's.

Current Events | Reading

LI: To skim and scan to find keywords.

This week we were learning how to skim and scan through texts to find keywords. Mrs. Anderson gave us a sheet of paper. We had to get into groups of 4-5. We had to have a grid and write down: Who, What, When, Where, Why, & How. We had 4 sources of information to make a summary. I really enjoyed this activity and it was really fun.

Music

LI: To learn how to play the notes and chords.

We were learning how to play the notes and chords of the Ukelele, Xylaphone, and Keyboard. I first went on the Keyboard. The keyboard had head phones. I was playing the song called 'One Call Away'. After 15 minutes we swapped instruments. I was on the Ukelele now. We could go outside to play songs. I think I really enjoyed playing the Ukelele and Keyboard.

Survey | Statistics | Maths

LI: To learn something about the class or school using statistics.

This week for maths we had to create a survey as a group. We first had to find out the question we were going to ask which was: ' Where is the most popular place to sit and rest in? '. We had to make zones then take the photo and put it on a google form. Our group did 12 zones in total. I really enjoyed this activity and making a form.

Kiwi Can | Friendship | Positive Relationships

LI: To include people.

This week for kiwi can we were learning how to include others in what we are doing. This is called friendship which is our new topic for three weeks. We first talked about what friendship means. I think friendship is when you have a bond (relationship) of feeling affection between more than one person. We then got into our energizer which was called 'Last Man Standing'.

To play this you have to walk around the room then when Ms. Mack says 'freeze' you have to stop and Mr. Shawn will say a name of someone. That name that Mr. Shawn says is the tagger. We then got into our activity which was 'Secret Cards'.

Ms. Mack told us to get into four groups. Ms. Mack then lended us some cards. We had to sort them our and put them in three piles. The good pile. The bad pile and the not sure pile.

I really enjoyed this session of Kiwi Can.

Commenting

LI: To give people feedback on their work.

Today I decided to comment on Bella's work. She did very well on the slide presentation. I think that her groups photos were amazing. I really enjoyed commenting at her blogpost and looking at the work she does.

SSR Selfie | Hamlet

LI: To retell a text.

This week for SSR Selfie I read a book called Hamlet. I think this book was very interesting. It is a Shakespear book. I enjoyed reading this book and answering interesting question about this.

Basic Facts Boxes | Addition & Subtraction

LI: To learn how to add and subtract.

This week for basic facts boxes I did the addition and subtraction dec. I think next time I should do it up to the 50's. I also think that I am good at addition and subtraction. I enjoyed this very much.

Poetry | Ryhme | Inquiry

                                                

LI: To identify purposes of poems.

This week for inquiry we were looking at poems. A poem is a type of literature, it can be a rhyming text or a non-rhyming text. The types of rhymes are: End Rhyme, Alliteration, Assonance, & Consonance. End rhyme means when the same sound of the last word or sillable sounds the same. Alliteration means when the start of multiple words sound the same. Assonance means when a the majority of a word has most vowels in them. Consonance means when the word has the majority of a conconance letter. I enjoyed looking at poems with my group.

Cricket Interschools | Sports

On Wednesday a group of kids from our school went to Collin Maiden Park to participate in the Cricket interschools. Our team was year 5-8 girls. We first challenged against Stonefields 1. They were good at Cricket but we won against them.

Our second game we played against Tamaki Primary year 7-8 girls. They were also good. We won against Tamaki Primary only just. They had 23 points and we had 24 points. 

Our third game we played against Stonefields We got 44 points and they got 17 points leading us to win. Our fourth game was against Stan Hopes. They were very good but we also won. We then played againts Point England. They were magnificent. Unfortunately we lost. They had 57 and we had negative 10. 

At the end of our games we were happy that we won four of our games and only lost 1. I think that we showed sportsmanship and worked as a team in order to win.

Writing | Recount

LI: To make improvements to a recount.

This week for writing we had to improve a paragraph. We had to add more words that will make the paragraph descriptive. We also had to put an explanation on why you chose the different words. I enjoyed improving paragraphs.

Ki O Rahi | Kiwi Sport

LI: To apply our learning skills in Ki O Rahi.

This week for kiwi sport we played the full game of Ki O Rahi. We applied our learning from the past few weeks and played the full game. This was our last session with coach Shanice.

Team Taniwha had to throw the Ki at the tupu to score a try. Taniwha team can't go in Pawero unless they are doing a jump throw. They also can't go in Te Ara in any condition.

Team Ki Oma had to touch as many Poe as they can, then run through Te Roto and score a try in Pawero. Ki Oma can not go in Te Roto or Pawero unless they are scoring a try. Only Kaitiaki can go through Te Ara.

Kaitiaki had to protect the Tupu from Taniwha. Every game starts of with a kicker kicking the ball to Kaitiaki and the Kaitiaki had to try and catch the ball, if they don't it is team Taniwha's ball. If the Kaitiaki catches the ball while Taniwha is trying to throw the Ki at the Tupu Kiatiaki can pass the ball to a person in team Ki Oma.

I really enjoyed this session of Ki O Rahi although is was rough. I hope we can play Ki O Rahi some time again.

Keywords | Jacinda Ardern

LI: To unlock keywords to summarise a text.

This week for reading we had to summarise an article. We first had to highlight the keywords on a article that we picked from kiwi kids news. After we finished that we had to answer who, what, when, where, why and how. The article was about Jacinda ardern being the 29th most powerful woman on earth. Finally we had to write a summary about the main idea. I first had 37 words, 30 words, 26 words and now I have 24 words. I enjoyed writing a summary about Jacinda Ardern.

Place Value | Decimals

LI: To shift between place values using multiplication and division.

This week for maths we had to create a spreedsheet about shifting numbers. A group of people did the extensions which was going to decimal numbers. The extention group had to do multiplication and division. I enjoyed this very much.

Commenting

LI: To give people feedback.

Today I commented on Alayah's blogpost about writing. I think she did really good. I asked her is she liked that activity. I enjoyed commenting on her blogpost.

Cybersmart

Basic Facts Boxes | Times Tables

LI. To learn our multiplication and division facts. This week for daily six I did the basic facts boxes. I did the 1-9 times table including division. I am quite proud of myself because I did these pretty fast. I hope I can memorize them by my heart without looking at a sheet. I enjoyed doing my basic facts boxes.

SSR Selfie | Hamlet

LI: To retell a text.

This week for SSR Selfie I was reading a book Hamlet. I really liked the story.

Maths | Flipgrid

LI: To count groups of ten in large numbers.

This week for maths we had to create a flipgrid on a number. I chose the number 296. I was talking about place value on my flipgrid. We first had to learn how to figure out how much tens and hundreds there were in a number. I enjoyed this activity.

Kiwi Sport | Ki O Rahi

LI: To play the full game of Ki O Rahi.

This week for kiwi sport we learning how to play the full game of Ki O Rahi. To play Ki O Rahi we have to have two teams, Ki Oma and Taniwha.

To score a goal in the Taniwha team you have to throw the ki at the tupu. The best strategy is to pass the ki at people in your team and the person who gets it should hit the ball at the tupu as quick as possible.

To score a goal in the Ki Oma team you had to touch a poe and run through Te Roto and score a try in Pawero.

I enjoyed playing the full game of Ki O Rahi.

Reading | Jacinda Ardern | Political

LI: To apply the different strategies used as a reader.

This week for reading we had to create a slide about a New Zealander. We had to chose from: Political, Musician, Scientist, Sport, Drama, Business. Our group got Political so we chose Jacinda Ardern the New Zealand prime minister. I enjoyed creating this DLO.

Adjectives | Writing

LI: To list as many adjectives as you can.

This week for writing we had to create a poster about a type of word. Each person in a group could do: Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Emotions, Said, & Male & Female. My partner was Fau. We listed 113 adjectives. We then had to get the people in different groups that are doing the same things as Fau and I were doing. In our poster we explained what adjectives were and where adjectives go. An adjective can go before a noun. It adds something to the meaning of a noun. I enjoyed listing adjectives. 

Inquiry | Hoop Rush

LI: To create a co-operative game.

This week for inquiry we had to create a co-operative game that a group can play. We had to choose a piece of equipment and create a game using that object. Our object was hula hoops. We made a game were we split up people into two groups. Each group had three cones in front of them. The first cone closest to the teams is worth 5 points, the cone in the middle is worth 10 points and the furthest cone to the teams are worth 15 points. Our game went fairly well but it didn't have a big chunk of co-operation. I enjoyed playing other peoples games.

Lessons with Constable Cyrus | Safety Lessons | Abuse

LI: To learn about the different types of abuse.

Today Constable Cyrus came and taught us about the different types of abuse. The types of abuse is:

1. Sexual Abuse
2. Cyber Abuse
3. Emotional Abuse
4. Not Abuse
5. Family Violence
6. Neglet
7. Physical Abuse.

Sexual abuse means when someone touches inappropriate parts of forces you to do things you don't want to.

Cyber abuse means when someone online shows inappropriate photos of other people or themselves.

Emotional abuse means when someone says bad words to you and is really hits your heart.

Not abuse means just a punishment.

Family violence means when someone in you family hits you.

Neglect means when someone doesn't care about your life problems.

Physical abuse means when someone hits you in a certain way.

Music

LI: To play the chords for different songs.

For music I was using the Ukelele to play the song Shotgun. I am more used to a Ukelele now. We used a peice of paper with the notes and chords of the song. We could go outside I enjoyed playing the Ukelele.

Kiwi Can | Co-Operation

LI: To co-operate with people.

This week for kiwi can we were learning how to work as a team and use co-operation. We first talked about what co-operation meant. Co-operation is when you work as a team to achieve something and failing as a team and achieving as a team. We then started our energizer.

Our energizer was called "Opposite Actions". To play this game we had to do the opposite of what Ms. Paige was doing. For example: If Ms. Paige said to put you hands up you keep your hands down. After that we played our activity.

Our activity was called "Command". To play this we had to go to Mrs. Mak and she would tell us a task to do. We got divided into four groups of six and a person in the group had to go to Mrs. Mak to find out what the task was. Our fist task was for the girls to do ten star jumps and the boys had to do ten sit ups. The first team to complete the tasks gets a point.

I really enjoyed this session and like our new topic.

Commenting | Writing

LI: To give feedback to people.

This week for commenting I commented on Chisa's blogpost about writing. I did the same thing as her but there was differences. I liked commenting on her blogpost.

Basic Facts Boxes

LI: To learn your basic facts.

This week for the basic facts boxes I did addition. It was pretty easy and I am thinking of doing the 10 by 10 columns next time. I really enjoyed this and hope I get really good and fast on my basic facts.

SSR Selfie | Romeo & Juliet

LI: To retell a piece of text.

This week for SSR Selfie I chose a book called Romeo & Juliet. It is a Shakespeare story written by Andrew Matthews & the Illistrator is: Tony Ross. The book was really interesting and I am looking forward to read more about Shakespeare books.

Skimming & Predicting | Reading

LI: To identify the different strategies we use as a reader.

This week for Reading we had to create three different DLO's (Digital Learning objects). Two of the DLO's were about how to use reading strategies. Our group chose Predicting & Skimming. We created an infographic for the skimming DLO & we made a poster for the predicting DLO. The third DLO was a presentation about both of the reading strategies. It had to include: An Example, A Text Example, and the meaning of the strategy. I enjoyed creating the DLO's.

Writing | Modifying Sentences

LI: To modify simple sentences.

This week for writing we had to create a DLO about modifying sentences. We had to think of a simple sentence and make it more descriptive by adding: An Adgective, When you did it, Where it was held, How did you feel, and Why did you go. I enjoyed creating this DLO (Digital Learning Object) and making these sentences.

How to Tell the time | Maths

LI: To teach people how to tell the time.

This week for maths we had to create a DLO of telling the time. We first did activities so we have a good understanding of: Telling the time. We then had to start on the DLO. On a clock there is small lines that represent each minute. There is 60 minutes in total in an hour. The short thick line represent the hour hand. The long thin hand represents the minute hand. The clock is like fractions. The clock is divided in two parts. The to part which is on the left hand side and the past part which is on the right hand side. I enjoyed creating this DLO.

Inquiry | Good team & Bad Team | T Chart | Body outline | Padlets

LI: To identify the characteristics of having a healthy/non healthy relationship. This week for inquiry we had to create three DLO's (Digital Learning Objects). The first thing we did was make padlets about people we can have relationships with. The second padlet was about examples of how a relationship can change. Then we moved on to the body outline. We had to make the good text in black and the bad examples in red. After finishing of the body outline we had to create a T Chart. The T Chart was about what makes a good team and what makes a bad team. We first had to think about the examples then we organised it by what we think is the most important example. I enjoyed participting in this activity. My favourite part was the T Chart.

Kiwi Sports | Ki O Rahi

      

LI: To learn how to play the Ki Oma role in Ki O Rahi.

This week for kiwi sport we were learning how to play the Ki Oma role. We started of by learning how to start the game. A person in the Ki Oma team kickes the ball to the Kaitiaki (Gaurdians). The Kaitiaki enter and exit through Te Ara. If the ball rolls or touches the ground it is the Taniwha teams ball. However, if the ball goes in the air and the Kaitiaki catches the ball it is Ki Omas ball. To practise these skills we played: Save Te Ara and Golden child. I enjoyed this activity, my favourite part of the game was when we played golden child.

Positive body language | Kiwi Can

LI: To learn how to use positive body language.

This week for kiwi can we were talking about positive body language. We had to give examples of positive body language. Some examples are:

1. Eye contact
2. Smile
3. Blush

We then played our energizer which was: Fruit Salad. After playing fruit salad we played our activity which was hand soccer. I enjoyed this weeks lesson on kiwi can.

Inquiry | Written Text | Types of Touch

LI: To make a poster about types of touches. This week for inquiry we had to create a poster about types of touch. We had to include a title, slogan and information. We got the choice of making a written text, graphics and labels, QR code to a Vacaroo recording. Our group decided to go with the written text. Our slogan is: "Touches are part of life". My group and I enjoyed making this poster.