LIteracy Presentation

This is our Dwayne Johnson Presentation. This presentation is about how he became extraordinary.  I enjoyed doing this because I learnt a lot about Dwayne Johnson.

Peaceful Communities Presentation

Carlos's Techniques Gallery

Peace Sense Poem

I am learning to write a Poem about Peace One Day using my senses.

I am so proud of being able to describe what Peace feels like, tastes like and sounds like.

It can be tricky to describe the senses.

The thesaurus can help me by giving me interesting words to use.

The next step for me in my learning is to write a more interesting poem.

A Desert Presentation

I am learning to do a presentation about the Sonoran Desert for my reading.
I am proud of being able to do a desert presentation.
It was tricky to find the correct interesting facts.
My buddy can help me by checking for spelling mistakes.
The next step for me in my learning is to make another presentation and make it by myself.

Anzac Landings Recount

Ride To Death!

It’s 2 am, on the 25th of April 1915.

There I was. I was shaking like I was getting shocked. The landing boat was like a ride to death!. I was getting ready to leave the boat.  I felt a big drop of sweat rolling down my neck.

I could smell all the fear coming from the landing boats. Someone on the other landing boat had accidently shot a bullet off. “We’re exposed,” screamed the Commander.  I thought we were about to die. It was like blood bath.

We were about to leave the landing boat.  All of the soldiers dived quickly out of the landing boats. Our boat was out of the Turkish guns range.  I was gripping my gun like it was the only thing keeping me alive. I heard a boom from the battleships. I ducked for cover. I got up to check what had happened.  A soldier died right  in front of me. I stood up and took his ammo.

Then I felt a torturing pain in my leg. I was shot.  I felt like I was about to die……..

By Carlos

I am learning to write an interesting recount.

I am so proud of using descriptive and vivid words in my recount.

It can be tricky to the right adjectives for the right sentence.

The thesaurus can help me by giving me better words.

The next step for me in my learning is to write an even better recount.

Ukulele Video

We have been learning to play the Ukelele with Mrs Talijaard.

Peace One Day

As part of  our Inquiry work on Peaceful Communities we have been  learning about World Peace Day  on September 21st. On Friday 19th September we held a Taster Shared Lunch with Rooms  19 and 22.   We  had to bring in a small sample of a food that we might eat at home as a family favourite  or a food from our culture.  This helps us to learn about each other’s cultures and about tolerance of others.

Percentage & Fraction Problem

Problem Solving Task

I am learning to solve problems by using my understanding of the equivalence between percentages and fractions.

1\2 of 30 = 15 girls

1\5 of 15 =

15 5 = 3

15- 3=12

12 girls have long hair.

I am learning to solve problems by using my understanding of the equivalence between percentages and fractions.

I am so proud of being able to work out percentage and fraction problems by myself.

It can be tricky to work out percentage problems by yourself.

My buddy can help me by checking my work to see if it is wrong or right.

The next step for me in my learning is to try more Stage 7 questions.

Live, Work and Play Safely" by Heather Hammonds

Live, Work and Play Safely” by Heather Hammonds

Think about an activity that you do, or a sporting activity you belong to and make a list of the rules that members need to follow.  For each rule, briefly explain why this rule has been put in place.

Rugby Union

The Rule is …..	Why this rule has been put in place…..
No Sharp Boots.	The reason is because it might cut peoples arms and legs.
No High Tackles.	The reason is because if you high tackle you could break their neck.
No Forward passes.	Because if you forward pass you could get penalised and because that is unfair for the opponents and that is only allowed on football (National FootBall League).
No Kicking Or Punching.	There is no kicking or punching because it turns into a fight and people could get severely injured.
No Foot Trips	Because you can really hurt the peoples feet.
No Shepherding	You are not allowed to shepherding because they could accidentally tackle the wrong person.

Personal Presentation Certificate

This was awarded to me for looking neat and wearing the correct uniform.

My Name In Japanese

This is my Japanese name when the Japanese students came they had activities and this is one of them.  It is called calligraphy.  It was really fun.

Whole School Haka

Korean Students Picture

This is our class picture before they left they were here for 4 weeks and they were my friends.

My Maths Olympiad Certificate

This is my certificate for participating in the Maths Olympiad. I am proud of myself because I came 3rd. It was very hard.

Carlos's Area Evidence

I am learning to solve area problems by using the formula  length x width.

I am so proud of being able to complete the hard task.

It can be tricky to remember to put the squared sign in the answer.

My buddy can help me by helping me with my times tables.

The next step for me in my learning is to work out harder problems.

Abraham Lincoln Speech

Abraham Lincoln

BANG! BANG! BANG! Did you know Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated? He was only 56 years old.  Can you imagine what it would be like to have someone in your family  assassinated?  

I’m here to tell you somethings you might have not known about Abraham Lincoln. First of all Abraham Lincoln was born on February the 12th 1809 Hodgenville in Kentucky of the United States. He was  assassinated on April the 15th 1865 in Washington D.C United States.

When Lincoln was growing up his father lost everything when Abraham was young and they had to move to Perry County, Indiana where they struggled to get by. When he was just nine years old, his mother died and his sister Sarah took care of him until his father remarried.

Six days after surrender of Confederate commanding General Robert E. Lee, Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. At first nobody knew who had killed Lincoln until 6 days later.   Lincoln was 1.93 metres tall.  He was even a self-educated lawyer in Illinois back in the 1830s.  He also abolished slavery, lead the United States through it’s Civil War the bloodiest war and it’s greatest moral, Constitutional and political crisis.

Conclusion

That is mainly what you need to know about Abraham Lincoln.  Some facts you may or may not have known so thank you for listening.  I hope you learned new interesting facts.

I am learning to write a speech.

I am so proud of making my speech interesting.

It can be tricky to think of a subject to write your speech on.

My Teacher can help me by editing my speech with me.

The next step for me in my learning might be making my speech longer.

My Viewpoint Gallery

Cycle Skills Certificate

This is my certificate I got for  finishing Cycle Skills.

Cycle Skills

This is a picture of me when we were at cycle skills.

My Healthy Eating Pyramid

We have been learning about Healthy Eating and all the different food groups.  We have also been learning about how many servings we need from each food group every day and how to measure the size of each serving.

My Kennings Poem About Me

I have been learning to write a Kennings Poem.

I am so proud of being able to use interesting words in my Kennings Poem.

It can be tricky to leave clues about my subject.

The Thesaurus can help me by giving me more interesting words than the original words I had.

The next step for me in my learning is to write a more detailed Kennings Poem.

My Story Pyramid for "The Last Wolf" by Michael Morpurgo

I am learning to recap what we have been listening to and write a summary of it in a Story Pyramid.

I am so proud of choosing interesting key words for my Story Pyramid.

It can be tricky to look for interesting key words to describe the story.

My buddy can help me by giving me ideas that I can piggy back.

The next step for me in my learning is to complete a Story Pyramid using more complicated key words.

Jumping the Number Line Evidence

This activity was easy for me because I had help from by buddy and I knew my Number Lines.  The Next Step for me in my learning is to do harder sums on my own.

My Adding and Subtracting 1s, 10s and 100s Evidence

Parts of the Digital Camera

Visualisation Task "His Own War: The Story Of Archibald Baxter" By David Grant

I am learning to use clues and information in the text to visualise a part of the story.

I am so proud of learning a new skill in my reading.

It can be tricky to find a good descriptive part of the text to draw.

The pictures can help me by giving me ideas of what I can draw.

The next step for me in my learning is to learn another skill.

RACECAR Strategy

RACECAR Strategy

I am learning to use the RACECAR problem solving strategy.

I am so proud of using a new strategy for my Maths.

It can be tricky to memorise a brand new strategy that I haven’t used before.

My Parents can help me by giving me some problems at home and practising it with me.

The next step for me in my learning is to use this strategy to help me to solve harder sums.

Basic Fact's Graph

I am learning to practice the speed and accuracy of my Basic Facts.

I am so proud of getting my fastest time and 100%.

It can be tricky to answer the hard questions.

I can help myself be going onto Mathletics and practising on Live Maths.

The next step for me in my learning is to get a faster time.

Spelling Evidence Graph

I am learning to learn how to spell new words and to use them in my writing.

I am so proud of being able to use the S.A.L.T Spelling strategy to help me to learn how to spell my words.

It can be tricky to look up the word in the dictionary and find the root word while using the S.A.L.T Spelling Strategy.

Spelling City can help me by testing me on my words.

The next step for me in my learning might be to try to learn harder words.

My Spelling Strategy

I am learning to use the S.A.L.T Spelling Strategy.

I am so proud of being able to use this strategy at home to help me to learn my spelling words.

It can be tricky to find the small words in the word.

My buddy can help me by giving me feedback on my mistakes.

The next step for me in my learning is to use the spelling strategy more often so that I get into the routine of using it.

Portrait Art

I am learning to draw my face in proportion.

I am so proud of being able to make my face in proportion.

It can be tricky to make the face look 3D and in proportion.

My Buddy can help me by telling what skin colour am I.

The next step for me in my learning is to make another face and improve my art work.