LI: To describe using interesting language features.
The intention of this activity is to practising using descriptive language. The comments section is used to describe any of the gathered photos. There is a list of language features to help create descriptions. The objective of the "Descriptive Writing" activity is to help improve descriptive language.
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Friday 20 March 2020
Commenting Thread
LI: To create a dialogic conversation using the commenting section.
A commenting thread is a dialogic conversation through the commenting section. A comment thread includes questions that the other person has to answer to.
Here is a link to the comment thread: https://pbsbellah.blogspot.com/2020/03/reading-ssr-selfie.html#comment-form
Interschool Cricket
On Wednesday, a group of people went to Colin Maiden park to take part of the cricket interschools.
When we got there we started practising. Soon enough all the schools were at Colin Maiden so the air horn went off as a sign to start.
The first team we played against was Stonefields 1. The girls tried their best, but ended up loosing to Stonefields.
The second team we played against was Tamaki Primary. We also tried our best, and ended up winning to Tamaki Primary. The Tamaki girls also played very well.
The third team we played against was Stan Hope. Stan Hope girls were very good at batting, which led them to win.
The fourth team we played against was Stonefeilds 2. In this game our team did extremly well and a batting pair got 32 scores alone, which is exceedingly good. The majority of the balls rolled out of the boundries giving us 4 points each. We also got 2 boundries on the full which gave us 6 points each, which led us to win the round.
The final team we played against was Glenbrae. We did well, but Glenbrae ended up winning the round.
At the end our team came 3rd equal and we were very excited about that. The day was very fun and I enjoyed all of the games.
When we got there we started practising. Soon enough all the schools were at Colin Maiden so the air horn went off as a sign to start.
The first team we played against was Stonefields 1. The girls tried their best, but ended up loosing to Stonefields.
The second team we played against was Tamaki Primary. We also tried our best, and ended up winning to Tamaki Primary. The Tamaki girls also played very well.
The third team we played against was Stan Hope. Stan Hope girls were very good at batting, which led them to win.
The fourth team we played against was Stonefeilds 2. In this game our team did extremly well and a batting pair got 32 scores alone, which is exceedingly good. The majority of the balls rolled out of the boundries giving us 4 points each. We also got 2 boundries on the full which gave us 6 points each, which led us to win the round.
The final team we played against was Glenbrae. We did well, but Glenbrae ended up winning the round.
At the end our team came 3rd equal and we were very excited about that. The day was very fun and I enjoyed all of the games.
SSR Selfie
LI: To summarise and retell a text.
Today I decided to complete the SSR Selfie can-do. The objective of SSR Selfie is to learn how to summarise a text. The book I read was 'Plant Structure and Classification' by Joseph Midthun & Samuel Hiti. The book was really interesting and I enjoyed it very much. One thing I learnt was that: Some plants can even grow in the snow.
Thursday 19 March 2020
Visualising | Reading Strategy
Visualising is imaging a drawing, infographic, mind map or map on things that are difficult to understand.
To visualise a difficult sentence, break it up into parts and then draw each part.
If there are any words that are unknown they should be looked up in a dictionary. Childrens dictionaries are best suited for young learners.
Visualising is a good way to easily understand difficult texts.
LI: To learn how to visualise a text.
To visualise a difficult sentence, break it up into parts and then draw each part.
If there are any words that are unknown they should be looked up in a dictionary. Childrens dictionaries are best suited for young learners.
Visualising is a good way to easily understand difficult texts.
LI: To learn how to visualise a text.
Complex Sentences | Writing
A complex sentence is a full simple sentence with an incomplete idea added on.
Complex sentences use the subordinating conjunctions which are: AAAWWUBBIS - After, Although, As, While, When, Until, Because, Before, Is, Since.
A complex sentence can be made by following the steps that consider the subordinating conjunction, extra information, and description.
LI: To write meaningful and interesting complex sentences.
Complex sentences use the subordinating conjunctions which are: AAAWWUBBIS - After, Although, As, While, When, Until, Because, Before, Is, Since.
A complex sentence can be made by following the steps that consider the subordinating conjunction, extra information, and description.
LI: To write meaningful and interesting complex sentences.
First Waka | Inquiry
Originally, there were no people in New Zealand. The first people who settled in New Zealand arrived in a series of waka.
The ten names for the waka were: Kurahaupō, Tākitimu, Mataatua, Tainui, Te Arawa, Aotea, Tokomaru, Horouta, Uruao, Ārai-te-uru. These waka landed in different places in New Zealand, but the majority was in the north island.
All of these waka were strong in different areas. For example: Mataatua was identified as one of the greatest traditional boats that was used for migrating.
All of these waka were strong in different areas. For example: Mataatua was identified as one of the greatest traditional boats that was used for migrating.
The objective of this activity was to build an understanding of where the first ten waka journeyed to.
LI: To build an understandig about the first ten waka.
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Basic Facts Boxes
LI: To learn basic maths facts.
Today I completed the basic facts boxes addition sheet four. The time I got was 2 minutes and 57 seconds. The aim for this challenge is to get quick at answering basic facts questions. Next week I will be going onto the subtraction sheets.
3D Shape | Art
LI: To create a room of 3D shapes.
Mr Ogilvie's maths groups were making an illusion of 3D shapes inside a room.
We first made the illusion on an A4 peice of paper, then transfered it onto an A3 peice of paper. Since, the shapes were small on an A4 paper we had to doubled the shapes to get them bigger on the A3 paper. We also looked at making the flooring bigger.
We also couldn't press really hard on the paper because if we made a mistake, we couldn't erase it and it would also leave an indent in the paper.
If you don't keep the same angle for each shape it would start to look weird. However, if you do keep the same angle it will create that illusion of 3D shapes in a room.
Friday 13 March 2020
Listening | Kiwi Can
At kiwi can we learnt about leadership and listening.
We played 'Bop the Cone' to practise listening for instructions.
We also played 'Chinese Whispers' to practise listening and hearing information.
I thought Chinese Whispers was a good way to practise listening skills.
LI: To practise listening skills.
Commenting Thread
Today I started a comment thread with Bella. Her SSR Selfie was about Malala Yousafzai, an inspirational protester who fought for women's educational rights. Malala got shot in the head by Taliban's when she was exiting a school bus, and survived the assassination. I think Bella's blog post was great. I asked her: " Why do you think the Taliban wouldn't give women educational rights? ".
Link to Bella's blog post: https://pbsbellah.blogspot.com/2020/03/reading-ssr-selfie.html?showComment=1584044955434#c2501707482420334997
LI: To start a dialogical conversation with people.
Thursday 12 March 2020
Rippa Rugby with MJ & Gory
LI: To learn the basics of rippa rugby.
This week for kiwi sport LS1 was learning the basics of rippa rugby. Our two coaches were MJ and Gory.
Rippa rugby is a sport were we put two tags on our waists and the other team has to try and rip the rippas from the opponents. If you manage to do that then the person who got tagged has to pass the rugby ball to another person from their team. If your team gets tagged 5 times, it is a hand over and you have to give the ball to the other team. Its also a hand over if your off-side, out and knock-on.
We were practising throwing and catching. We lined up behind four cones and the first group had the ball. The person in the front of the groups had to run and pass the ball backwards to the first person in the group on the right. We had to catch by joining our hands to look like a 'W'.
I enjoyed this session of rippa rugby. I think I could improve on catching the ball.
This week for kiwi sport LS1 was learning the basics of rippa rugby. Our two coaches were MJ and Gory.
Rippa rugby is a sport were we put two tags on our waists and the other team has to try and rip the rippas from the opponents. If you manage to do that then the person who got tagged has to pass the rugby ball to another person from their team. If your team gets tagged 5 times, it is a hand over and you have to give the ball to the other team. Its also a hand over if your off-side, out and knock-on.
We were practising throwing and catching. We lined up behind four cones and the first group had the ball. The person in the front of the groups had to run and pass the ball backwards to the first person in the group on the right. We had to catch by joining our hands to look like a 'W'.
I enjoyed this session of rippa rugby. I think I could improve on catching the ball.
SSR Selfie | The Human Body
LI: To summarise and retell a text.
Today I decided to finish the SSR Selfie can do. I read a book about the Human Body. The book was really interesting and I learnt a lot of facts about the human body. One thing that I learnt was that red blood cells have a lifespan of 120 days. I really enjoyed this activity.
Skimming & Scanning | Bright Find Gold
Skimming and scanning are two different reading strategies. Skimming is reading topic sentences to get a basic idea of what the text or book is about. Scanning is looking for keywords to find the information needed.
This activity was to try and improve the usage of skimming and scanning when reading different texts to find main points of information. In this skimming and scanning activity, the objective was to identify which questions were skimming and which questions were scamming as well as giving answers for each of them.
LI: To find general information and specific facts by skimming and scanning.
This activity was to try and improve the usage of skimming and scanning when reading different texts to find main points of information. In this skimming and scanning activity, the objective was to identify which questions were skimming and which questions were scamming as well as giving answers for each of them.
LI: To find general information and specific facts by skimming and scanning.
Early New Zealand Exploration | Kupe & Captain James Cook
LI: To learn about early exploration.
Kupe and Captain James Cook are two important explorers in New Zealand's history.
Kupe arrived in New Zealand around the 1100's. He travelled by traditional methods on a traditional sail boat called the 'Poti'. Myth has it he followed a giant octopus in hopes of fighting and killing it. He did this voyage to find new land for his people to live and because of the lack of sea life in his village. His wife, Kuramārōtini named New Zealand Aotearoa (Land of the Long White Clouds) after seeing mountains under the cloud.
Captain Cook arrived to New Zealand in 1768. Cook travelled to New Zealand in a boat called the Endeavour which was weaponized and really big. Captain Cook was set to find the great southern continent but instead ended up in New Zealand.
Kupe is important to New Zealand's history because he was the first documented person in New Zealand. Captain Cook is important to New Zealand's history because he mapped New Zealand and opened it up to the world to access.
Kupe and Captain James Cook are two important explorers in New Zealand's history.
Kupe arrived in New Zealand around the 1100's. He travelled by traditional methods on a traditional sail boat called the 'Poti'. Myth has it he followed a giant octopus in hopes of fighting and killing it. He did this voyage to find new land for his people to live and because of the lack of sea life in his village. His wife, Kuramārōtini named New Zealand Aotearoa (Land of the Long White Clouds) after seeing mountains under the cloud.
Captain Cook arrived to New Zealand in 1768. Cook travelled to New Zealand in a boat called the Endeavour which was weaponized and really big. Captain Cook was set to find the great southern continent but instead ended up in New Zealand.
Kupe is important to New Zealand's history because he was the first documented person in New Zealand. Captain Cook is important to New Zealand's history because he mapped New Zealand and opened it up to the world to access.
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Basic Facts Boxes
LI: To learn basic maths facts.
Today I completed the Addition Sheet 3 for basic facts boxes. The time I got was 3 minutes and 6 seconds. The point of this activity is to help get faster at answering basic maths equations. I think that I could do the last addition sheet faster than I did this week.
Place Values | Maths
Place value determines where the value of a digit goes. In the presentation I explained what place values are and how the place value house works and showed two examples. The examples were one place value house (Hundreds, Tens & Ones), and the second example was two place value houses (Hundreds of Thousands, Tens of Thousands & Thousands).
When you are adding the numbers move to the left however, if you subtract the numbers move to the right. Place value houses go to decimals as well.
LI: To understand the movements within the place value system.
When you are adding the numbers move to the left however, if you subtract the numbers move to the right. Place value houses go to decimals as well.
LI: To understand the movements within the place value system.
Writing | Compound Sentences
Compound sentences are two simple sentences joined together with a comma and conjunction (FANBOY - For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet & more).
A simple sentence can be made by following the steps that consider the simple sentences, conjunction, and comma.
First make two simple sentences. Example:
- The macaw's back feathers are blue.
- The macaw's chest feathers are yellow.
Then pick a conjunction.
- But.
Stick them together with a comma after the first sentence then the conjunction.
The macaw's back feathers are blue, but her chest feathers are yellow.
Instead of saying; " The macaw's back feathers are blue, but the macaw's chest feathers are yellow ", switch is to say something other than 'The macaw's' or the name of the actor of the sentence, so that it doesn't sound weird.
LI: To write meaningful and interesting compound sentences.
Friday 6 March 2020
Commenting Thread
LI: To create a comment thread.
This week LS1 was practising to make comment threads. A comment thread is a set of comments that goes into dialogue. In a comment thread you ask questions that lead to another question about the topic you are commenting on. I commented on Chisa's blog post.
Here is a link to Chisa's blog post about SSR Selfie: https://pbschisau.blogspot.com/2020/03/ssr-selfie.html?showComment=1583448173610#c794073243811889433
This week LS1 was practising to make comment threads. A comment thread is a set of comments that goes into dialogue. In a comment thread you ask questions that lead to another question about the topic you are commenting on. I commented on Chisa's blog post.
Here is a link to Chisa's blog post about SSR Selfie: https://pbschisau.blogspot.com/2020/03/ssr-selfie.html?showComment=1583448173610#c794073243811889433
Basic Facts Boxes
LI: To remember basic maths facts.
Today I completed the Addition Sheet 2 for basic facts boxes. The time I got was 3 minutes and 37 seconds. The point of this activity is to help get faster at answering basic maths equations. I think I could do the 3rd sheet faster than this week. I will also complete addition sheet 3 next week.
Rippa Rugby with Justice & Andrew
LI: To learn the basics of rippa rugby.
This week for kiwi sport LS1 was learning how to rip rippas, catching and throwing. Our coach was Andrew & Justice.
Rippa rugby is a sport were we put two tags on our waists and the other team has to try and rip the rippas from the opponents. If you do that then the person who got tagged has to pass the rugby ball to another person from their team. If your team gets tagged 5 times or the chosen number then it is a hand over and you have to give the ball to the other team.
Next we were practising throwing and catching. We lined up behind four cones and the first group had the ball. The person in the front of the groups had to run and pass the ball backwards to the first person in the group on the right. We had to catch by joining our hands to look like a 'W'.
After that we played a real game of rippa rugby. There was a green team and a red team, I was in the red team. We had to tap and pass. Our team got two tries in the beginning. On the last try it was unspecified if it was a try or rip. The other team also got two tries.
I enjoyed this weeks session on Rippa Rugby. I think that I could improve on ripping rippas.
SSR Selfie | The Circulatory System
LI: To summarise and retell a text.
Today I read a book called 'The Circulatory System'. The book was about how each area of the circulatory system works such as: white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, the human heart, body temperature and etc. The most interesting thing I learnt was that; Platelets attach to one another and form a scab so when you get hurt it stops the blood from getting any viruses.
Compensating | Rounding
Compensating in maths is the procedure of giving an amount of numbers to make the other number tidy. For example: 78 + 80 = ???. I add 2 to 78 to round it to 80 then I add 80 to 80 which is 160. After that I subtract 2 from 160 which leaves me with 158. 158 is the answer.
In the slide show I showed six examples of compensating. I also made a number line as a visual example. Compensating is a faster and easier strategy rather than just adding an equation like '78 + 80' together.
LI: To solve addition and subtraction equations by compensating with tidy numbers.
In the slide show I showed six examples of compensating. I also made a number line as a visual example. Compensating is a faster and easier strategy rather than just adding an equation like '78 + 80' together.
LI: To solve addition and subtraction equations by compensating with tidy numbers.
Thursday 5 March 2020
Explorers & Adventurers | Inquiry
Explorers and Adventurers are people who travel and discover new things.
Explorers are people who travel to discover new things and record them for their community. Such as: Zheng He, Ibn Buttata, Nobu Shirase, Tupaia & ect.
Adventurers are people who travel to take part in something for themselves. Such as: Robert Ballard, Leif Erikson, Bear Grylls, Sir Peter Blake & ect.
Explorers and Adventurers need to have or show many different attitude and attributes. Such as: Being Open-Minded, being Knowledgeable, being reflective and ect. People need to be open-minded so that they have the chance to change their own and others mindset. They need to be knowledgeable so that they can take their knowledge and use it for an emergency or when its needed. They also need to be reflective so that they can use their past experiences for the future.
Both Explorers and Adventurers travel to new places and have similar qualities although their goals are different.
LI: To build a vocabulary of the attitudes and attributes of an explorer and adventurer.
Explorers are people who travel to discover new things and record them for their community. Such as: Zheng He, Ibn Buttata, Nobu Shirase, Tupaia & ect.
Adventurers are people who travel to take part in something for themselves. Such as: Robert Ballard, Leif Erikson, Bear Grylls, Sir Peter Blake & ect.
Explorers and Adventurers need to have or show many different attitude and attributes. Such as: Being Open-Minded, being Knowledgeable, being reflective and ect. People need to be open-minded so that they have the chance to change their own and others mindset. They need to be knowledgeable so that they can take their knowledge and use it for an emergency or when its needed. They also need to be reflective so that they can use their past experiences for the future.
Both Explorers and Adventurers travel to new places and have similar qualities although their goals are different.
LI: To build a vocabulary of the attitudes and attributes of an explorer and adventurer.
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Simple Sentences | Writing
LI: To write meaningful and interesting simple sentences.
A simple sentence is a sentence containing one idea. An idea is an action performed by one actor.
A simple sentence can be made by following the steps that consider the actor, action, and description.
Simple sentences have one idea but don't need to be short in order to be a simple sentence.
A simple sentence is a sentence containing one idea. An idea is an action performed by one actor.
A simple sentence can be made by following the steps that consider the actor, action, and description.
Simple sentences have one idea but don't need to be short in order to be a simple sentence.
Legal & Illegal Images | Cybersmart
Legal images are images that can be used with permission by the law. Illegal images are images that cannot be used without permission by the law or the owner of the image.
Image creators give legal permission to use their images by adding a sharing license. Go on the website that the image is uploaded and check the license, if the license says something like 'All Rights Reserved' that means people are not allowed to use.
It is important to use legal images to help creators, attributing, and so people don't offend the law by using legal images.
Using websites that have free images is a good way of finding legal images. Here are two sites that contain free photos;
LI: To learn what legal and illegal images are.
Tuesday 3 March 2020
Keywords | Reading
Keywords are words that help to research specific information about a chosen topic. They can also give appropriate information to young learners.
Keywords can be used to find information that is understandable and readable by children so that the young learners can understand what information they are reading or using.
Keywords are for narrowing down the information gained by an internet search so that the information researched relates to the topic.
Keywords are useful tools that should be used in every search on the internet.
LI: To learn the function of keywords.
Keywords can be used to find information that is understandable and readable by children so that the young learners can understand what information they are reading or using.
Keywords are for narrowing down the information gained by an internet search so that the information researched relates to the topic.
Keywords are useful tools that should be used in every search on the internet.
LI: To learn the function of keywords.
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