My Reflection.

Last year in 2015, I achieved many goals. Such as reaching to my Reading age that I wanted, also reaching a higher Maths age then I thought I was going to be. I thought that I could of done better at Writing, but I also thought I just did good to improve my learning. I thought my behavior was really good in class, but I just need to work on working with other people without getting distracted. I couldn't wait to start a whole new year with a lot of achievement and goals that are finished.

This year I would like to improve on with my writing and working with people without getting distracted. I want to work on behaving with others and around others. At the end of this term I want to try and get out my comfort zone, and say the mihi in front of the class without mucking it up. I would like to learn more about Math and Read more books to get more knowledge. My goal this year is to write better stories and not to get distracted but my friends and other classmates.

Kawau Island!!

Walt: summarize a week long experience into a recount.

Home, sweet home. 4 tiring days doing exercise, exciting activities, and many more lasting memories. Yet I was still so glad that I made it back home. It was such a chaotic but fun experience at Kawau island, I almost passed out. So much FUN.

Me and the rest of the  year 6 students from Pt england school woke up at 5 in the morning to get ready to go to our camp.Tired and exhausted, we made our way to school. We packed our bags into the bus. We sat up quietly and waited for the teachers to dismiss us to the bus.  Seated in the bus we waved good-bye to our beloved ones. We were yelling and excited to go to Camp bentzon, singing songs loudly, enjoying the ride.

When we reached sandspit wharf. We cheered loud, waiting for the door to open. We sat down quietly waiting for the other passengers to go on the ferry, finally the were passengers aboard. A few minutes late, the year 6 students were getting ready to do our traditional haka. The haka was beautiful, and we were proud to show our respect to the people that lived at Camp Bentzon. Our class mates were proud and happy.

Once we got there, we got ready to walk up the KILLER HILL. That mountain was a KILLER to your LEGS, all we had to do was to put a rock up top of of other rocks. Once we reached the top we had a little bit to eat, then we had to walk to the other side of the mountain. We did this because the teachers were getting our cabins ready. I wasn't thinking about walk actually I didn't even care about it, all I was thinking about was our CABINS. Once we finished the walk I ran to our cabins and just layed in bed, it was so relaxing!

Four tiring days have passed and it was time to go home. Crying our eyes out because we didn't want to leave. As we packed our bags in the ferry and our leftover food, we said our good-byes and continued with going home. We yelled good-bye and screamed we miss you, tired from running and yelling. Some of us couldn't even wait to see their parents again.

What I thought about camp was, it was fun, exhausting and tiring. Camp Bentazon was fun and amazing, we miss every single part that we did at Kawau Island.  I thought that Kawau Island was the best Island I have ever been to, actually it's the only island I have been to.

We were learning to write about our experience at Kawau Island. We had to write and learn about we can remember what we thought about our experience. Hope you enjoyed this, leave a comment or feedback.

The Tui

Walt: gather and use information from a text
Today we are learning about birds and how they adapt to thrive through there lives. I chose the bird that represents the finest birds in New Zealand, I chose the tui. I had to research about the tui, find new facts, what was cool about it. We are doing this because for camp we are going to Kawau Island, this was to show us what we now about the birds.

Problem Solving!!!

WALT: Find a fraction of a number

To solve these problem's I had to find a fraction of a number. I learnt how to read a maths problem and then convert it into a math equation, I did this with my friend Revival, Yvonne and Venetia. Two of us in a group did a card each. We had to Participate and work together to find out what the answer is. At the end of the day our results were good and we all agreed to the answer. Hope you enjoyed My friends and I problem solving.

Problem Solving!!

WALT: Find equivalent fractions
WALT: Find a fraction of a number

I learnt that if you have more than one question that can be solved the same way, you can look back at the other ones to solve it again. That is what I did in the problem solving to solve my answer and to improve on my maths to get better and better. I hope that I can learn more interesting things about maths, and hope to share to you.

Define Adaptation!!

WALT: Define the meaning of adaptation

San Diego Zoo.

WALT: think about my purpose and reader by planning my recount.

A recount tells your reader what happened from your point of view.

A good recount is easy to read and tells the reader what it was like to be there.

Vocab to help my recount:

Animals San Diego Zoo Tour Impressive Fascinating Environment Experience

Purpose:

What message do I want my reader to have? (highlight)

San Deigo Zoo has lot’s of awesome animals. - Bungy Jumpers A virtual tour of a zoo is such a cool experience. - Hokey Pokeys I learnt a lot about animals from this website. - Paua Shells Virtual tours of a zoo isn’t as fun as a real zoo. - Whitebait fritters

Plan of my paragraph topics

1. Introduction	Orientates and hooks
2. Body Paragraph 1	Teacher gave us instructions- Virtual tour of San Diego website, What was on it, what did you do, List animals on the website and etc.
3. Body Paragraph 2	What was the animal I learnt, what does it do, what does it eat, how does it adapt. #1 animal
4. Body Paragraph 3	What was the animal I learnt, what does it do, what does it eat, how does it adapt. #2 animal
5. Conclusion	What I thought about the san diego zoo

Animals at the zoo are fun. On San Diego Zoo website, we learnt heaps about animals and their species. Have you ever explored on a website, with animals and their experience?

Rainforest!!!

WALT: Summarize information into presentations

This week we have been focus on learning rain forests. Rainforest are very popular, and are all over new zealand. Read this presentation to find out more about rain forests.

Fear factor Challenge!!

A recount tells your reader what happened from your point of view.

A good recount is easy to read and tells the reader what it was like to be there.

Vocab to help my recount:

interesting Disappointed Disgusting Terrible revolting nervous

Purpose:

What message do I want my reader to have? (highlight)

Disappointed that I wasn’t picked. Warning to audience: do not try at home. How disgusting it was Just another one of Mr Goodwin’s tricks

Plan of my paragraph topics

1. Introduction	Orientates and hooks the reader in.
2. Body Paragraph 1	The challengers who participated in the fear factor. Who, What they had to do, why they did it.
3. Body Paragraph 2	The food that they had to eat. (kiwifruit juice as pond scum, Beans as frog eggs)
4. Body Paragraph 3	Eating there food fast. Who won, No-one spewed. Everyone found it so easy. Almost everyone knew it was fake.
5. Conclusion	What I thought about fear factor challenge. My thinking and why I thought that.

Ewwww! Did they actually eat pond scum and frog eggs. Our teacher was crazy letting us eat that, was it fake or real. The smell was terrible, and the way it looked. They thought it was going to be easy like eating a pie, but they were wrong.

Pixel Art!!

Do you like my minion? Today I wanted to make a minion out of pixels on 8 bit art. I then searched up "pixel art minion", I found a perfect picture that I could copy. I was doing so well, and only did a couple of errors. This was my first time doing a minion and do wish I have spare time to do another different one. Once I was finished I then took a screenshot and showed my parents. My brother thought he could do a better one, I just walked off. This is the screenshot of my beautiful minion. Hope you like it and give 8 bit art a try.

New interesting Vocabulary!!

WALT: Learning new vocab

Description:
Today learnt four new words and what they mean. I was looking at dictionary, and thought I could do my own small one. The four words I learnt was Shrivel, Generic, Lieutenant and Subordinate, I got these words from the dictionary I was looking at. I also asked for some help to search what they mean, and put them in a sentence. I put a lot of time and effort to make it look like a real definition dictionary, so if you don't know what Shrivel, Generic, Lieutenant or Subordinate mean read the presentation, I made. Also leave a comment if you didn't even know these words existed.

How Maui slowed the sun.

Long Ago the sun, began to move quickly across the sky. The days became too short to do all the things that had to be done. People could not do much about it, but Maui thought he would try.

He gathered his four brothers and said to them, "Let us catch the Sun and make it move more slowly. "It will burn us up. It is impossible" they said, "but I have a plan" said Maui. "If we make strong ropes of flax we can snare the sun where it rises." The brothers still were not very happy, but they helped Maui to cut the flax. They plated flatten ones, squared ones and round ropes. Maui chanted a karakia as they worked to give the ropes the power, they would need the power to hold the mighty sun. 

At last the ropes were ready, they set off to where the sun rose. They only traveled during the long nights as they did not want it to be known they were coming. It was many miles to the home of the sun. As the bush gave way to shriveled scrub and the ground grew warm underfoot, they knew that they were nearly there. 

Soon they reached the great pit from which the sun would rise. "Help me build a wall of earth to hide behind", said Maui. "Hurry my brothers. for the sun is beginning to awake." The five quickly piled up enough clay to conceal themselves. They crouched behind it as the ground began to tremble and shake. "Do not throw your ropes until I say so", hissed Maui, "and when we have caught it, do not let go!" 

First the fiery flames reared above the wall, but Maui kept as still as a statue. Then came the great whirling eyes of the sun and Maui muttered 'here' (a charm), but when the white hot teeth came into view, Maui sprang to his feet. "Now my brothers!" The magic ropes snaked through the air. They tied the sun's fiery hair and looped around its huge body. Maui leapt on to the wall, raised the magic jawbone of his grandfather and smashed it down with all his strength on to the head of the sun. 

The sun shrieked in agony but Maui kept raining blows on its flaming face. " You will kill Tama-nui-te-Ra!", screamed the sun. "No", said Maui, "I will not kill you, but I will make you move more slowly!" When the sun was weak and tired, Maui told his brothers to loosen the ropes. The sun drifted slowly into the air and began to creep across the sky. Now that is why the days are long enough, and if you look hard, you can sometimes see the magic ropes that bind the sun to earth.  
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Today I did a retail about how Maui slowed the sun. I thought this story was bold and astonishing to read about. I loved this story and I really thought I should post this on to my blog, it was super fun to write it. I really put my interesting words in there, so I didn't have to use boring words like then and after. It was super amazing. If I would to rate this book it would be a 10/10.

Rona and the moon.

Rona was a beautiful young lady but sometimes she could be mean and bossy to her husband and son. One day she sent her husband with her son to catch some fish for supper, they then left early in the morning. Rona's husband and son wouldn't come back until the next night.

Rona then fell asleep, but she slept in to long. Her husband was coming soon, she could hear him singing a mile a way. She then set the fire and hangi out. She then looked inside the gourd to see if there was any water left, there was none not even a drop. Rona had enough time to run to the pond and get some more water. She was running until the moon hid behind a cloud, Rona then tripped. 

She then cursed to the moon. Rona called him an old cooked head. The moon did not like that and then turned mad. He came down from the sky and grabbed Rona by the waist. Rona held on tight to the ngaio tree but the moon was to strong and pulled the tree out of its root. When her husband and son returned he could not see her there, until he could see a woman with a nagio tree in her hand up in the moon. 

On this day Rona can be seen on the full moon. When people get angry, they look to the moon and say "Remember Rona's mistake."

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Today I read Rona and the moon. It was a cool story, and experienced me not to get angry that much. I love this story and then thought I should do a retail, maybe this story could tell you not to get angry that much and relax. When you do get angry look at the moon and remember Rona's mistake. If I would rate this book about Rona and the moon I would give it a 10/10.

Highlight of the term!!

The final day of term 3 at Pt england school. My highlight of the term was being in the production. My friends and I participated to be one the school senior dancer, I experience a lot of more dances to come. I love the part when we danced to the song watch me whip. At the end of the day, the school ends and holidays begin. Have a GREAT holiday!!

Egg Races!!!

WALT: think about my purpose and reader by planning my recount.

Cracks, Screaming, Racing!!We all did that with an egg on a spoon, lots of children thought they were going past with no sweat. They thought wrong, it was a super messy.

The whole of class six literacy class all started to walk to the senior playground. We either decided with our partner to run with our egg first or second. Our little eggs name was Venosa Goodwin,We then get handed our spoons, we carefully put the egg on the spoon. Already kids we cracking their eggs, it was already messy. Groups of us lined up behind the line waiting eagerly to pass the line, it was super crazy. We all panicked for our egg.

We then hear a voice beside us saying “go,” we all walked slowly but trying to beat one another. I climbed over the platform with no sweat, and then looked at the other activities that I needed to pass. Lots already lost their egg, and couldn’t go on. I finally passed the line and gave the spoon to my friend, some children from the other end were really disappointed because their partner didn’t come back with a perfect egg. Once everyone finished with their egg, I walk over to Venetia, the egg was perfect, no crack at all. We were amazed.

The egg race was the coolest activity that we had done so far. We all loved our egg and cared for it, some or our kids didn’t want to give our egg back. I thought that the egg was a good idea to car for one another, because some of us were careful of the egg and some just didn’t care about the egg at all.



Task: Today we learnt how to write purpose. To write our paragraph we did egg racing, we learnt how to write about our topic and don't write about something else.

Learning Vocab!!!

WALT: Use the words related to the story to write our own sentences




Task of description:
This task helped me to learn more words about money. It also helps me to learn more about complicated words, In this task we had to find we had to find a good definition of what the word is. I hope you can leave me feedback of what I need to improve on.  

Problem Solving!!!

WALT: Multiply and Divide decimals.


Task of description:
Our task was to understand what decimals are. Also how to use them in division and dividing, I learnt this to get a good idea of what a decimal is and what they are for. One of these answer were really hard to answer, so what I did was to ask our teacher for some help. My friend and I put this into proper math answers so our reader can understand. Please leave a comment or feedback of what I did wrong.

Market Day!!

WALT: Write an interesting recount

Last week on Friday we had our team 4 market day for our topic trade and enterprise. Team 4 bought products, sold products, advertised products and did much more. We got the option to talk to our partner to buy first or sell second. Read on to find out more.

On our market day we had six groups buying and selling products. Our big groups are Musical Instruments, Homeware, Custom Stationery, Kitchen, Jewelry and Toys. Smaller groups were made so they can decide what products they want to make to sell. My group had a discussion and decided that we wanted to make maths book covers.

The whole of team four were split up into the year six block, the year five block and the porch. The groups that were in the year five block were Jewelry and Toys. In the year six block was Custom stationery, some of Jewellery and Musical Instruments. On the porch was Kitchen. Our group decided to hang our poster above us so our customers can see our amazing product. It was really crazy, because kids were wandering around  and buying products that they didn’t even need.

Kids got the option to talk to their partner if they wanted to buy or sell first. I got the opportunity to buy first, so what I bought was a candle for my mum, food, loom bands and much more. My partener and I had a turn to bowl down six cans with a ball, it was super fun buying. The products that I bought were very useful to use, and I was very impressed of what I could do with it. When we had to swap I didn’t want to go back I was stuck having way too much fun with my products.

Selling products was easy for a while. We sold up to 9 book covers and made 22pt and 50pcs, we also made 5 generic book covers which made 12pt and 50pcs. Our group was really impressed of how much we made, and we are really grateful that Mr Goodwin was there to help us. I was in custom stationery with my friends, we got the option to chose what math book we want. What I choose was a cool graffiti math book cover, that my friend Venetia made. It was super cool and fitted right onto my maths book.

The market day was like I was in the night market but in day time, I thought the market was going to be lame but it was actually really awesome. The most amazing part about the market day was that we got heaps of orders, my friends and I were really HAPPY!!

Task of description:

I have learnt how to make sense, and use proper English. I also had help with my friends, I learnt how to use language to make my recount more interesting. I made my story my interesting my using more new words. Please leave a comment or feedback.

Vocabulary!!!

WALT: use our inferencing skills to find meaning in the text.

Adjective- Friendly

Noun-Families

Verb- Forgive

Adverb- Forever

Description of task:

Today we learnt how to use Adjectives, Nouns, Verbs and adverbs, but there was a change of this we had to put them into order to make sense. We learnt how to use a range of language and use our inferencing skills, we did some heaps or learning today. Our whole class learnt this with a partner for help. This task was an good idea to put on our thinking caps for using top vocabulary for our poems, writing, reading answers and talk to the people we know or giving directions. Please leave a comment and some feedback of what I missed or I need to improve on.

Adventurous adverbs!!

WALT: We are learning about adverbs and how to use them efficiently


Today we learnt how to use adverb to a high standard. I learnt how to put adventurous adverb into the right place, and to use them in correct order. We did this in a few steps and help from our teacher Ms Tito, we learnt many more things before this and really hope you understand what this means. Please leave a comment and some feedback of what I need to improve in.