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.

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?

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.

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.

Poem!!

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

Description of task: 
Today we learnt how to write about something but make our reader think different. So what we did to do this was to make a poem, you should try it yourself and give it to someone for them to guess what the poem is about. Can you guess what our poem is about, leave a comment and some feedback.

The answer is: Electric fence 

Trade-Fair!!!

WALT:  Paints a picture in our readers mind

This term our topic is trade and enterprise. We are learning how to trade products and becoming entrepreneurs. Buying and Selling product is really easy at our school, we learn how to trade with our friends and enterprise with the people who we may or may not know. If you are really interested in this learning environment read on to find out more about this.

A trade fair is when you have a group presentation that your group has been working on through the past few weeks, making your product look really good to sell. At a trade fair you look for items that you will be interested in, then soon to ask question about the product. At a trade fair you obviously trade things like products and make an advertisement to pull your buyer into your work. Trade fairs can make you have heaps of cash BUT sometimes your material costs to much to pay.

We had lots and lots of different groups like Home ware, Toys, Kitchen, Jewels and accessory, Custom Stationery and Music. I am in Custom Stationery, every single business teamed up into three or four. I participated with Venetia and Seini, We all had a accomplished ideas. There were so many ideas that people had to chose from and people picked amazing items to build their product. We had heaps of ideas and only choose 1-3 items to make, we made custom maths book covers. My friends and I decorated our maths book cover for some ideas of what we need to improve on and finally finished our product.

The trade-fair for me was pretty cool but some things were a little bit too much. What I loved and ordered was loom bands, food, balloon filled with flour and a beautiful candle. They were all pretty and they were really useful stuff that I will use. When I went back to my group I saw that Seini was doing really good with ordering from children, Seini was really good at selling stuff and hustling people to buy our stuff it was so good for our Custom Stationery group.

I was so excited that we had our trade-fair and still excited for our market day in Week 8. I am excited because I brought some stuff and I can not wait till I use them, I thought that the trade-fair was a good idea because it was cool for the year fives and sixes to get a good idea for our real job courier. Doing my own business with my group was very fun and we made heaps of orders.


Task of Description:
Today we learnt how to paint a picture in our readers mind, I also learnt how to use new vocab in our learning every day. The trade fair was a good example of our learning for our new Walt, it was pretty easy doing my work because it was good opportunity to experience. IT WAS FUN!!!

Amazing Loofahs!!!

WALT: Learn and use new vocabulary

Today we learnt how to write a review about our original task. We partnered up with our classmates and discussed the questions that we were given. Today it was about loofahs how we use them, what they are a rate for the loofahs, so what would your review be about the amazing loofahs sold and the beautiful place Samoa. Please leave a comment or feedback of what I need to work on.

Learning auxiliary verbs

WALT: we are learning about auxiliary verb and using them in sentences.


Description of task:
Today our task was to learn about auxiliary verb, we could only use words like am, will, have and was. We had to put them into sentences. We had to pick out a verb and then write our auxiliary words with our verb that we have chosen. For an example: I am acknowledging. I hope I have taught you something and please leave a comment or feedback of what I need to improve on. 

Chocolate Critic

WALT: Use language that paints a picture in the mind of our reader

Whittakers L&P chocolate, two of my favourite things. Yet when combined it is a tragedy. 

Whittakers L&P chocolate contains smooth white chocolate with unusual looking L&P popping candy inside. It’s part of the Whittakers king size range and costs about $4.30 at countdown.

When I first took a bite into the white chocolate my stomach turned in another direction, I thought my stomach was truly going to die. The chocolate melted in my mouth so quick that I didn’t have time to spit it out, it was a disaster. The smell of the chocolate reminded me of my dad’s sprite burps, and the popping candy did unusual stuff to my brain, I think I started to panic. 

The best way to improve on this chocolate is to change the yucky white chocolate to the nice yummy milk chocolate, and I think they should confiscate the yucky popping candy. You should change it to m&m’s that will be the best combination ever.

I don’t think I could recommend this product to anyone because I think that nobody would like popping candy with chocolate in there mouth, but when I did look at the reviews I saw that it was good quality. So there are some people that like this chocolate and some other people who don’t like this chocolate there are two people with different taste buds.

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Description of learning:

We tasted the chocolate without knowing the flavour. We did that because when we know what we are eating it changes the way our brain thinks about it, it was really cool. When we did this we had to fill out this taste observation sheet of what we saw, felt, tasted and smelt. We had to write one or two words that describes the chocolate, and then recraft into a fully detailed sentence. When we were writing we tried to paint a picture in our readers mind, because we wanted our reader to have good idea of what we are taking about. If I would rate this chocolate I would give it a 1 out of 5.

Applying for a Job!!!

WALT: Applying for a job to a high standard

Applying for bank teller:
I would like to be a bank teller because I am trustworthy and a responsible child. I love participating people. I can also do my job within one hundred percent.

I chose this job because I love counting my mother’s money. I like to keep everything organised and straight so nothing can go missing. I listen to everyone and follow instructions carefully so I don’t get anything wrong, I love to participate in things. You can simply trust me to bank money with you at lunchtimes. If I do get this job I will bring my full responsibility in this and can focus on my particular learning needs  for this job.  

Thank you for your time for reading my application for being a bank teller.
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Letter from guardian

To whom,

My daughter is very responsible for a bank teller, she has been telling me heaps about school and I am very impressed that she is trying out to be a banker.

Rosalina is an outgoing and a loveable person to work with, she is really good at counting my money and I think she would be good at this job. She does everything well with one hundred percent and has a perfect smile while doing it.

My little one is great for this spot and loves helping other people with stuff. Rosalina has a fun personality and a focused attitude when it comes to serious things. She loves to participate with others and have fun.

Fit-Bit or Garmin

WALT: Think critically about what we read

Description of learning: Today our task was to write an advice blog, we learnt how to think critically about what WE read. We had this guy James wanting some advice, I learnt how to think critically about what I write and think. Please leave a comment or feedback of what I need to work on my particular learning needs.

Kauri Trees!!!

WALT: Out ourselves into the text

The task was to complete a advertising poster that explains on we should sell or buy Kauri Furniture. My Group and I completed a perfect discussion doc about timber and how it helps us. We had to imagine of what a advertisement for us would look like and also our furniture would look like. Our Book also helped us with our learning.

Conjunctions!!

WALT: We are learning about conjunctions and how to use them in sentences.

Task One  Highlight the conjunctions RED in the sentences below
We went home and went straight to bed.
They are rich but they aren’t happy.
We went home because we were tired.
We went home early, so we missed the end of the concert.
We went home when Jane wanted to.
We went home before the concert ended.
We went home after Max Jones had sung his first song.
We went home although / though we did not really want to.


Gene can go to school because she is not sick anymore

Lena has a sore foot after her sports games

Katareina won't be going to the movies only if she has someone to go with.

Sione can ride his bike when he does the dishes.

Sally climbed a tree while feeding the birds

Kyle walked home from school if he was responsible 

enough.

Simon was full from dinner unless he was lying.

Anna watched her sister but she was sick.

Scott was in charge since his elder brother left.

Shelley played ripper rugby although she wasn't pretty good.

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Today we learnt about conjunctions, We did this to show our understanding of what conjunctions are. I did two task and followed the instructions. I learnt what are conjunctions and some new ones and also how to put them in sentences.

Bean bags for hire 3pt whole day!!

WALT: Pursued the reader to agree with our message

Bean bags are super soft  and comfortable for YOUR bum to sit on. Feeling super tired from playing you can hire the bean bag and feeling divine when doing your work, you will be the coolest kid around (maybe).

Any time in class the bean bags are available for hire any time. Instead of sitting on the hard cold dirty floor or on a brown boring ugly chair, you will be able to sit on a bean bag for 3pt making your bottom placid and comfortable.

The bean bags are filled with soft small beans and covered in a smooth soft rubber skin. They can be sculpted into the shape of your choice. You can do almost anything with the bean bag like sitting on the bean bag or leaning on it against the wall.

The bean bags come in two different bright colours. An ocean blue bean bag, and an grassy green looking bean bag. It’s absolutely your choice of which one to sit on. There both prodigious to sit on.

You pay once at any time and get it for the rest of the day it is really truly stunning to sit on, it’s like you're in a another universe with stars around you. The cost is 3pt, ( Whoa pricey much).

Remember for 3pt you can sit on a beanbag during class all day, that's right I just said all day just for 3pt. So save up to hire a bean bag, so I think to buy this bean bag. It will be a YAY for your bottom.
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This task was to re-craft of what our teacher wrote. We had to write this to pursue a reader and make YOU interested in our learning  .We had to put in juicy words to make out reader interested, so what I did to do that was use thesaurus this helps me find more juicy words for my writing and also better words like amazing. You should try thesaurus and maybe you will be prolific and maybe even better than me.

Washing WINDOW'S POSTER!!!

WALT: Put ourselves in the story

This week my group and I read a book about washing windows, our next task was to write a job advertisement of what we would write if we were actually really going to the director of the advertisement. This learning environment was an example of what we would do if we were in the story, this was a fun thing to do and super fun.

I couldn't figure out what I would call it so I named anything that came up in my head, I loved this activity so far. I tried to put heaps of details and interesting words I really hoped this made you laugh. Please leave a comment and feedback of what I need to work on to get better and better.

One Million Dollars!!

WALT: Write effective paragraphs using juicy and exciting words

If I had a million dollars at the mall I could even buy the whole mall. I could get anything I want at toyworld, JB Hifi or rebel sports. It would super duper fun. The first mind when it comes to one million dollars are food I wouldn’t buy it that much BUT butter chicken it my first thing I would go to. If I had one million dollars I could have shower and chill with my own money.

f I brought something really cool from toy world it would be, a nerf gun, targets, balls and small stuff toy. I would love to have these toys are because I like to shoot stuff like the targets and the nerf gun I can

practise my shooting and master my brother at it. The balls and the gun I could have a army attack with my brother it would be super fun and the stuff toys are cute to play with my fat cute puppy ( Krptyo ).

If I would spend my money on JB Hifi, it would be a Iphone, laptop, tv and speakers, my house would be filled with electronic’s. My Iphone would be updated and be like as big as my hand, my laptop would have thousands of megabytes. My tv and speaker could go in my room, I would play loud as music and some nice soothing music so I can fall asleep. My house would be super filled with electronic’s I don’t think my mum would happy with that.

If I spent my money on rebel sport I could buy me leauge shorts, netball gear, rugby gear and the Warriors t-shirt maybe even the All-Black shirt and the QLD shirt. I could buy nice things for me to wear for my netball game and rugby games. I could even buy me practice gear so I can get better and better of what I am now. With this money at this store I could be good as Maria tutaia and Cathrine Latu, maybe even better.

Although there are some more important things than buying stuff for only me, buying cool things is fun only when it’s for someone special in my life. If I could be responsible with this money, I would pay it for elderly people in hospital who are in badly diseased. I would spend it on more comfortable beds. Some elderly people can’t afford medication so I could help them with that aswell, I would be a hero to them and the doctors.

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Today we wrote a recount about what we would do if we had a one million dollars. So in this writing we had to selfish in the first 4 paragraphs and we didn't even have second thoughts on be financially responsible, but on the last paragraphs we did have to think of what we had to buy to be responsible. We did this in a class thing so it was quiet for a while but at the same time it gave us time to think of what we are going to write.  

Rainbow RUSH!!!

WALT: Learning how to create our own board games.

Today we learnt how to make our own board game in a our learning groups, First we did the instructions and rules and made it into one document. We had three games finished and got to play two games, we had at least six counters and five to six players playing. Our game was laminated and our counters was too. We was so fun but sometimes we had to stop because we were to loud, but the best thing about was that we were having fun playing different kind of board game. Click here if you want to see our Instructions/Rules.