Cultures of the world

 We have been learning about cultures of the world. I chose china to find out about its culture. Here is my slide presentation.

Saynday and the burning sun

        We have been learning about narrative writing. We rewrote a story called Catching the Sun.

        Here is my story.

Handwriting Sample Term 4

Here is my handwriting sample for Term 4. I am good at putting my letters on the line. I need to work on copying off the board correctly.

Pet day cat art

Grandparents writing

We have been learning to use descriptive language in our writing. We wrote about our grandparents for Greats and Grands day.                 

 

Handwriting Term 3

Here is my handwriting sample for Term 3.

I am good at keeping my letters the same size. 

I need to work on writing slower.

 

Maori Kai

 

 

Creating a Game

This week to end our procedure writing topic, we have been creating our own games. I made an animated video game. My theme was a maze.

Maths grid

For maths we have been working on our basic facts. Everyday we do a maths grid of basic facts.

 

Native Bird Art

 

Procedure writing

 We have been learning to write a procedure. I know a procedure has to have a title, goal, materials and steps. My steps have to be in order and begin with a verb.

cross country

Here is a recount from cross country yesterday.

Maths

 We have been learning to solve addition and subtraction problems using place value.We had to complete these problems using this strategy I feel happy because I like how we are using this strategy now.

How Kiwi saved the Forest

We read the big book How Kiwi saved the forest.Here is my Kiwi before and after he lost his wings.

Maunga Art and Writing

 

My speech

My speech topic is Native trees. I chose this topic because Native trees are important to New Zealand. When I presented my speech I felt a little bit scared I used eye contact but could have been a little bit louder.

My Speech

 Why are Native trees Important to New Zealand? Do you know what Native trees are? Well I do and I can tell you. Native trees are trees that can ONLY!!! grow In New Zealand and you can't chop them down. It Is Illegal. Trees such as the Kauri, the pohutukawa and the kowhai tree are Native to New Zealand. Now listen to my three reasons why we must protect these Native trees.

 

Firstly, Native trees are important to New Zealand because animals can't live without the trees. They need trees for shelter. Bugs live on the leaves in the bark and on the ground in the roots. The Kiwi needs a Native tree burrow. The more pork needs a Native tree to live in.  The little blue penguin can roost among the pohutukawa tree roots.

Secondly, Native trees are important to New Zealand because some birds eat the berries and flowers off them.They provide a food source for our unique Native birds like the',˙ who sucks nectar from the kowhai flower. We need bees to suck the nectar from the Native flowers which helps pollinate and helps grow more trees and plants. The Kereru needs to eat the puriri berries to help spread the seeds around and grow more seedlings.

Finally, Native trees are important to New Zealand because they help clean the air and give us oxygen so we can breathe. Plants create oxygen with photosynthesis. Animals and plants breathe in oxygen.                                

I believe We should look after our New Zealand Native trees. They are very important. By Sienna G.

Persuasive writing

Today we listened to a story called Rufus goes to school .We had to decide if the principal should let Rufus come to school with reasons.

Place value subtraction

Persuasive writing

We listened to the story and gave our reasons for or against letting the pigeon drive the bus.

Matariki

For the last 2 weeks we have been learning about Matariki.I made a DLO to show what we have learnt about Matariki.

Diamante matariki poem

For our learning about matariki we had to wright a diamante poem.We have to use nouns ,adjectives and verbs to make our poem.

Telling the time

We have been learning to tell the time in class.I have a DLO to show how to tell the time.

Fraction sample

   This term we have been learning about fractions. Here is what I have learnt.

Play make create Rockets

Last week we made rockets from recycled materials.

Pepeha

Here is my school pepeha

Term 2 handwriting sample

Here is a sample of my handwriting. What have I done well: I have been good at my capital letters. What I need to work on: I need to work on my tall letters  

Acrostic poem

For writing we had to write an Acrostic poem. We had to use descriptive language.

Pom pom Germ

For Art we made pom pom Germs using wool.We gave our germs names and decided whether they were a good germ or bad germ.

Multiplication Grid

For maths we have been learning our times tables . We have created a times table maze. You have to use your times table to get the chicken to her eggs.

Bubbles

This week we played with bubbles. We blew them outside. Mrs Clarke had some really big bubbles. We used juicy words to write a piece of writing. Here is my work. 

Science - DNA

We learned that  DNA its like a recipe for our bodies. The dominate genes are more common than the recessive.
We had to roll a dice to see what parts of the body are dominant or recessive and then make it. I made mine with my dad. We used lego.

Introducing Maggie the monster.

good vs evil

This is my super hero comic . I made my super hero in google drawing with shapes. I learned how to  layer and how to group. I hope you enjoy my comic.

Uncle Joe

Here is the problem solving I did today. I enjoyed doing this because it was a farmer topic and I have uncle Joe who is a farmer.

Drawing helped me and facts I know like skip counting and using adding facts. 

Robo-Kitty

On Wednesday we used the story Robot Stop as inspiration for our Play, Make Create tasks. Here are my tasks I completed for it.

Here is the robot I designed in google draw. I am learning to group my shapes together so I can move my pictures as one piece. I am still working on my comic strip.

Maths problem solving

For maths we have been solving problems. We have to use facts we know to help us. Here is one of my problems I have solved.

Radish Soup

Hi everyone, this is a narrative I have been working on.I like my onomatopeia and my parts I used describing mr Tod the FOX!!!

Maths legs in a barn problem

This was hard for me
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The beach

The Beach!!!

 “Ah!! “ I Shouted happily. I could not wait until I go to the sea. “It looks so sparkly Mum,” I said. “ “Are there any sharks in the water?” “Noooooooo!!!” she laughed hard. “Why are you laughing?” I asked. She said, “never mind c'mon let's go in the sea. I walked to the sea. I dipped my foot in the water. It was cold and fun. Slowly I crept deeper and deeper . suddenly something slithered under my foot! I opened my mouth and I screamed as loud as I could.”Ah!” A stingray! HELP !!!!! I felt so scared and frightened I wanted to fall down but I didn't because my knees would touch the stingray .Mum ran in the water and saved me. mum pulled me up and looked under my foot. She exclaimed ``what is the matter? It's just seaweed. Oh I said “I thought that it was a stingray” hahaha!!! Said mum ”no it's not a stingray” I was so relieved that it was not a stingray.Now I can have a swim.

Poppy dessert

Today I made this slice with my mum and my sister .it taste like a honey dessert.

Superhero Portrait