Kiwi Sport | Touch Rouby

This week we learned how to do a new skill called plant the ball in touch rugby.

First we did a drill by touch, place the ball on the ground, then step over the ball with a buddy.

Next we played a game where we had two teams. We then tried to get the ball by touching the other team. After they were tagged they had to place the ball on the ground then go over the ball, and the other team will get it. 

Lastly we played a game where we had the 2 attackers and 1 defender, and we had to get the ball to score. 

I enjoyed doing this activity. I found this easy because I have done this before. 

LI.to play touch rugby.

Maths | Jobs

Mostly all types of jobs uses maths, teaching, cooking, sports, cashier, car dealerships, etc

Lego creators need to use measurement and counting. In this job measuring is important because it will be easier to plan the length, width, height, and the layout of the lego building. 

Counting is also important in this job because the creator need to know how much they have used to build. 

Lego creators need to use these maths strategies so they can get the same number, and size. 

LI.to identify the maths used in jobs.

Writing | Narrative

Narratives are made up stories. Narrative uses third person words and past tense. The structure of the narrative is TOPES. 

To plan a narrative, first brainstorm as many ideas as possible, then chose one that is best. 

Next write who the characters are going to be. Then write the problem that is going to happen in the story. Events is usually written to lead to the solution, the solution can be failed or succeeded

To write a narrative, write sentences and paragraphs using the ideas. 

It is important to know how to plan a narrative so people can learn each process of it. 

LI.to write a short narrative. 

Novel Study | Reading

The Twits is a fictional book that was created by the author Roald Dahl. 

The first two chapters was about how Mr Twit would get Mrs Twits walking stick and add little pieces of wood under the stick. Mrs Twit doesn't notice the next day. Mrs Twit then noticed that her walking stick got longer then before. Then Mr Twit had an idea about putting the wood under the chair legs which Mrs Twit never noticed. 

The second two chapters was about how Mr Twit had an idea. He tied Mrs Twits ankles to the ground and stretched Mrs Twits body with gas balloons so Mrs Twit won't be shrinking and getting smaller. After a while Mr Twit chopped off the rope from Mrs Twit's ankle that made her fly up into the sky. 

The Twits is a funny book that lots of people can read including children.

LI.to study a novel.

Inquiry | Insulator

Insulators are used to stop the heat from leaving one place to another. Five materials that were tested for the ability to insulate were glass, polystyrene, tin, paper cup, and plastic cup. Different types of materials can keep in the heat or the cold depending on what they are made for.

The containers that kept things cool were tin, and plastic. This is because the coolness stayed in the container. 

The containers that kept things warm were plastic cup, paper cup, and tin. This is because the heat stayed in the container.

The container that kept the water warm and cold was plastic cup.

It is a good way to know which type of container to use when storing things. 

LI:To learn and practise experimental methods 

LI:To determine the insulation properties of materials

LI.to learn and practice experimental methods.

Narrative Plan | Writing

This week we have been learning to plan a narrative.

First we reminded ourselves what the structure of a narrative was, which is TOPES. TOPES stands for title, orientation, problem, events, and solution. Orientation talks about who, when, what, and why? The problem is something that goes wrong in the story, the events talks about what the characters do in order to solve that problem, and the solution talks about the last things the characters do to solve the problem.

Next we watched two films. We then talked about where the title, orientation, problem, events, and solution were. 

Then we listed different ideas for our film, and took out ideas that we didn't want.

When we chose an idea, we thought about how we could turn that idea into a short narrative, that would only be one A4 page long if it was been written, and 30s - 2m long if it was filmed. We then started to planned our narrative and wrote our ideas into sentences.

I enjoyed planning the narrative and I also liked about my idea that I have chosen. 

LI:To write a short story that can be made into a film.

LI.to learn and practice experimental methods.

Kiwi sport | Touch Rugby

This week I learned and practiced the three basic skills of touch rugby, catching, passing, tap the ball, and try.

First we did drills by doing tapping the ball, try, and catching. We also had to remember to make the W with our hands. 

Next we did passing. We had to remember that we had to communicate with each other, and to throw the ball with two hands not one hand. 

After that we played a small game using all three skills that we did in the drills. 

I found doing these skills easy because I have done this before. 

LI.to learn the basics of touch rugby. 

Maths | Comment Thread

A comment thread is an ongoing conversation using a greeting, a positive feedback, and a question. When writing a question an open or a closed question is been used. 

An open question is a good way to ask people questions so someone can find more information about the topic.

The following comment thread written below was used with proper maths vocabulary. 

A comment thread is a good way to share knowledge and build up the understanding.

Here is the link to her blog: BLOG

LI: To comment thread using mathematical vocabulary.

Translating | Te Reo Maori

 This week for Maori I have translated the Maori words to the English words. 

I first started off with the daily routine by writing the date in Maori. Today is "Ko te Raapa tenei ra, te rua tekau ma tahi o Whiringa-a-nuku." Tomorrows date is "Ko te Rapare i tenei ra, te rua tekau ma rua o Whiringa-a-nuku."

Next I translated each of the Maori words to the English words. 

Lastly I matched the weather and the feeling that I knew, then use Maori dictionary for the Maori words that I didn't know. 

I enjoyed writing down Maori words and matching the weather and feelings. 

SSR Selfie | Reading | Can-Do

 This week for SSR Selfie I have read this book called "The First Case." This is a fiction book (a made up story). 

First I wrote the author of the book and the illustrator of this book, wrote 3 facts about this book,  wrote what I thought of the book, and new words. 

I found reading this book interesting because detective Gordon found different types of clues that was left by the thief. 

LI. To summarise a text.

Reading | Novel Study | The Twits

The Twits is a fictional book that was created by the author Roald Dahl. 

After Mrs Twit dropped her glass eye into Mr Twit's beer, Mr Twit took revenge by putting a frog inside Mrs Twit's bed. When Mrs Twit went inside the bed, she felt slimy and cold next to her feet. She started screaming about the problem, then fainted. 

The next day Mrs Twit got several worms from the garden and mixed the worms to the spaghetti. During lunch Mr Twit complained about the spaghetti being too squishy. Then Mrs Twit confessed about how there were worms in his spaghetti. 

The Twits is a funny book that lots of people can read including children.

LI.to study a novel.

Commenting

Today I have commented on Bella's SSR Selfie. 

A comment thread is an ongoing conversation using a greeting, a positive feedback, and a question. When writing a question there are open questions and closed question. 

I found this comment thread fun because I was able to ask an open question.

Here is the link to her blog: BLOG

LI: To create a comment thread on someones blog post.

Kiwi Sport | Touch

This week we learned how to do 2 skills, they are catching, and passing.

First we learned how to catch and pass our selves. When we were catching the ball we had to make a W with our hands. 

Next we learned to catch and pass with a buddy. The person that was catching the ball had to be behind the person who was passing or it will be a forward pass. 

Lastly we played a game using the 2 skills that we learnt. We had to place the ball into the different coloured hoops.

I enjoyed doing this activity. I also found passing and catching easy because I have done this before. 

LI.to play touch rugby.

Inquiry | Experimenting

This week I learnt about what experimenting is. Experimenting is collecting information.

First we chose one material to experiment on. The chosen material was sand. 

Next we measured 100ml of water in a beaker, and 5 drops of food colouring.

Then we placed a container to a scale, and checked if the arrow was still on zero. We then measured 50g of sand on a scale. 

After that we took out the container out of the scale, and poured the water into the container. My group then waited for a few seconds so the sand could absorb the water. 

Lastly we poured the water that wasn't absorbed into a cylinder and wrote down the ml for the un-absorbed water. 

I enjoyed learning to do this experiment. Being precise is a way to understand the exact way to do it.

LI.to learn and practice experimental methods. 

Basic Facts

Basic Facts Boxes is a maths activity that challenges people to solve maths problems using all four operations. 

I have completed 6 rows for addition. I got the all of rows of the questions correctly because I have concentrated on what I am only . I did this in 1 minutes and 41 seconds. 

I think I can improve my time by practicing this more often.

LI: to remember basic maths facts.

Novel Study | The Twits

The Twits is a fiction book that is created by the author Roald Dahl.  

The first chapter was about hairy faced men, and how they might cope with their long hair. 

The second chapter was about Mr Twit, and how he uses his hands and his sleeves to wipe off the food around his mouth. 

The third chapter was about Mrs Twit, and how she has a glass eye, and got uglier as she got older. 

The last chapter of the book was about how Mrs Twit dropped her plastic eye in Mr Twit's beer. 

The Twits is a funny book that lots of people can read including children.

LI.to study a novel.

SSR Selfie

This week for SSR Selfie I have read this book about The Twits. This is a fiction book (a made up story). 

First I wrote the author of the book and the illustrator of this book, wrote 3 facts about this book, and wrote what I thought of the book was about.

I enjoyed reading this book because I liked the part where Mrs Twit dropped her plastic eye in Mr Twit's beer. 

LI. To summarise a text.

Body Part | Maori

This week for Maori I have learned the different body parts in Maori. 

I first started off with the daily routine by writing the date in Maori. Today is "Ko te Raapa tenei ra, tekau ma wha o Whiringa-a-nuku." Tomorrows date is "Ko te Rapare i tenei ra, tekau ma rima o Whiringa-a-nuku."

Next I watched a video called Rona and the Moon. 

Then I highlighted the Maori words that I knew in blue, and highlighted the Maori words in black. Some of the words were tuara - back, waha - mouth, and turi - knee. 

I enjoyed learning the different body parts in Maori.

Formal and Informal language

Formality tells people when to use formal language or informal language.

Formal language is when a certain behavior need to be followed. Formal situation is sometimes used with formal language like at church, at a meeting, or at an assembly. 

Informal language is when a certain behavior doesn't need to be followed. Informal situation is mostly used with informal language like playing with mates, or at a park/playground. 

Formal and informal language is a good way to teach people to follow social rules. 

LI.to identify formal and informal language. 

Maths | Converting Measurement

Converting measurements is to divide or to multiply the height, width or the length of something.

When the number is been multiplied, the decimal point moves to the right once (if multiplying a number to 10). 

When the number is been divided, the decimal point moves to the left twice (if dividing a number to 100).

Using a place value is good way to convert measurements.