Writing Reports

I am learning to write an information report.

I'll know I can do this when I can plan and write an information reports with a title, topic sentence, and a group of facts about a subject.

Something I found hard was the information report.

Taiao

In Taiao I have been learning about chickens. I have learned about the parts of a chicken, some facts about chickens, the parts of an egg (which I used to make an omelette), and what a chicken needs to be happy and healthy
Something I learned was what parts of a chicken other countries eat.

Music

In music with Mr McCullum I have been learning to play the ukulele.

I'll know I've been successful when I hold the ukulele correctly and can strum the cords.

Something I learned was how to play smoke.

Calendar Art

This is my calendar art! My bird is a pukeko.

Learner Qualities

I am learning to empathise.

I'll know I can do this when I can identify a variety of ways I can show empathy to others.

I can use empathy to other is including and not excluding.

Art Don Binney

I am learning to create art inspired by Don Binney. I'll know I can do this when I have created a landscape with a foreground, middle, and background.

My bird and my background are coloured using pastels and natural colours.

Next time I will have no white gaps.

Maths Tapawha

I am learning to order fractions with different denominators.

I'll know I can do this when I can explain and show the order of single fractions with different denominators from smallest to largest value.

Something I learned  was an easier way to solve problems.

Reading Toroa

I am learning to focus on reading for a set purpose( skimming and scanning). 

I'll know I can do this when I can find the key ideas and record the key ideas

Something I found hard was making full sentences with my current events.

Creative Writing - Scripts

We are learning to write scripts to create a play.

We know we are successful if our script has:
- multiple characters
- a setting
- character speech
- stage direction (in a different colour to the speech)

Once we have written our scripts we are creating the plays using Puppet Pals.

My play is called "Death"

Peace Week 2017

I have been learning about Peace Week.

Peace Week is an annual tradition organised by The Peace Foundation every year. You can learn more about The Peace Foundation by following this LINK.

As a way to learn about Peace Week I did three different Peace Week activities.

With Miss Brennan we created a poster to help promote peace and Peace Week.

With Mrs Baker we made hand print doves and wrote messages of peace on them.

With Mr Horn we looked at the symbols of peace such as the dove and created origami doves.

Here is an example of one of my activities