Basic Facts Boxes

LI: To learn your basic facts.

Today I have decided to do the basic facts boxes up to 20 and I did the speed demon challenge. My time that I got was 3 minutes and 12 seconds. I think I did good but I hope I get better with it. It isn't really challenging for me. I enjoyed doing the basic facts boxes.

SSR Selfie

LI: To summarise and retell a text.

My book that I read was Matter and how it changes. It explained the three basic states of matter which are solids, liquids & gases. I enjoyed reading this book.

Zoo Trip

LI: To learn more about animals.

Serval Cats:

When we got to the zoo we went with Hahepa our zoo instructor. We looked at the Serval cats first which are really good jumpers. They come from Africa and like resting a lot. For their BE (Behavior Enrichment) they have a pole and the zoo keepers put some meat on top of the pole. The cats jump to get the meat from the pole.

Cheetahs:

Next we saw some Cheetahs, they are the fastest mammal. They have a tree which is their BE. Cheetahs can run 100km/h for 30 seconds and they can't retract their paws unlike other animals. To help the Cheetahs run are their claws which they dig inside the dirt to keep themselves steady. The tails help with the changing direction and balancing when they are trying to catch their prey. We got to feel a real Cheetah skin that got confiscated at the airport because someone tried to bring it in the country. They don't need to practise running because they are cats and cats like to rest all the time. The zoo keepers can't contact with the Cheetahs. 

Elephants:

After that we saw two Elephants named Angele and Burma. Angele is from Sri Lanka and Burma is from Burma/Myanmar. Their BE is a sack with hay inside and painting. They are both Asian Elephants. Most poachers want their tusks to hang on their wall. They eat veggies and fruit but they are on a hay diet. The Elephants poo can be made into paper because they are carnivors.

Flamingo:

Flamingo's usually eat with their strainers in their beaks. They eat small insects inside the water. Two species of Flamingos are native to Africa, Asia and Europe.

Rhino & Nyala:

Poachers want a Rhinos horn which are made out of hair and fingernails. Nyalas have two horns and look like a goat. 

I really enjoyed learning about animals. We saw other animals like: Penguins, Giraffes, Otters, Spider monkeys and really noisy Parrots.

Making Connections | Reading | Synthesis

LI: To build vocabulary and make connections.

Making connections is a reading strategy we use to connect with the text. Synthesis is another reading strategy to get a new understanding of the text. We had to finish of three DLO's but since Mr. Ogilvie wasn't here for two days our work is in progress (WIP). We activated our prior knowledge then put down the new information that we learnt.

Identifying Decimals | Maths

LI: To identify and count thenths, hundredths, and thousandths.

A decimal is higher than 0 but less that 1 or a full number. These are examples of decimals: 1.7 or 1.2. To do the must do we had to learn how to say the decimals. You might think that 25.847 is pronounced: twenty five point eight hundred and fourty seven but it is actually pronounced twenty five point eight four seven. On the slide we had to answer the words on the decimal number, the fraction, the number before, the number after and the photo. I enjoyed this activity.

Hiwi the Kiwi | Fishing for the Future

LI: To be responsible in the sea when fishing.

Hiwi the Kiwi came to our school to teach us how to be responsible when it comes to the sea/ocean. We learnt about the legal fish size and how a Snapper fish has to be 30 cm long for it to be legal to take with you. We learnt that when we are on a boat we have to wear a life jacket, we also learnt that sea life or even birds can die due to the rubbish in the sea. The birds or sea life think that it is food for them and decide to eat it. I learnt that if the fishes that you are catching are salt water fishes you have to bring salt ice with you and I also learnt that you have to use a wet towel to pick up the fishes you catch because you can damage the fishes scales. On top of the scales there are a coating and you can rub the coating off with your hand and this injures the fish.

We listened to the songs that Minstrel made and also followed the actions/choreography that Mrs. Minstrel made up to the song. We did weros (Challenges in Maori) and answered questions. Who ever got the correct answer got a poster of Hiwi the Kiwi and a sticker along with it. This was a cool opportunity our school had.

Texting Dialogue | Writing

                         

LI: To create a dialogue using a text messege app.

Dialogue is a conversation between two or more people. We had to chose two people from our plays that we made last week and create a dialoge using a messeging site. We did this in partners and my partner was Alayah. We chose the two characters Lisa and Lucie from our play. The dialogue was about how a blue Leprechaun stole Lucie's jewelry. The Leprechaun left some clues around Lucie's bedroom. Lucie asked Lisa to come over to her house so they can find the missing jewelry. I enjoyed this activity with Alayah.