RLWC - My perspective and opinion.

WALT: I am able to identify the ideas opinions of author and share my own comparison.

The semifinals for Rugby league world cup between Tonga and England, My perspective of things in these articles. I read up to three articles and had to agree or disagree with some of the statements I had read, look in the presentation above to see what I thought.

Child tooth decay - New Zealand.

WALT: I am able to distinguish between fact and opinion by identifying relevant language features the author has subtly used.
 
 This week we've been learning about Tooth decay, around New Zealand the numbers have raised and hospitals have now struggle with keeping up with dental care. Here is a presentation above to see what I've been working towards.

Koko the ape: Can apes really understand American sign language?

WALT: Finding evidence in a text, Use the process of elimination to find the "best fit" answer.


During Week 1 - 2 our class has been learning towards comprehension work, finding evidence that supports our answer in the text. For an understanding of what we've been taught, We were given a task to read an article about Koko the ape. We were given questions to answer with sentences in the text. Check the presentation above to see what I've been working towards.

Niuean Language - Cheeehoooo!

Justifying - I can discuss and justify my responses across texts and material I read and see.


Week 1, During our literacy time our group learnt about Niue! In the presentation above, I had to state my perspective/opinion on what I personally thought and then also state what I thought the author felt in a way. We learnt about the difficulties and struggles of not being able to grow up in the Niue cultural way but also finding out ways that we could actually keep our Niue language alive!

Elections 2017 - Week 7&8

WALT: Reflecting - Understand how the ways in which leadership of groups is acquired and exercised have consequences for communities and societies.


Throughout the last few weeks of school, We've been learning about politics and the elections. We decided to create our own game with limited stuff with One ball, Two hoops and a skipping. Our class was divided into 3 groups. Read the presentation above and see what we come up with.

Night light.

WALT: Analyzing - I am able to distinguish between fact and opinion by identifying relevant language features the author has subtly used.


Throughout last week our learning intention was to discover our knowledge of what we know about "Night light" meaning the moon and the different phases. I've learnt many things about these and surprisingly I've noticed that maybe I didn't know that much about the moon.

Space Race - Week 1.

WALT -  Justify by selecting the evidence across a range of texts to demonstrate what I understand of the 'Space Race' and it's purpose.SUCCESS CRITERIA:  I will identify in my letter to opposition team their accomplishment by way of what I understand from text set.

This week's learning intention was "The space race." Studying about why and how the competition started in the first place, We answered question that we were given and had to study to have evidence for our answer.

Language Features!

WALT -  develop our knowledge on figurative language and understand their use within a text

Over the past two weeks we've been learning about Language Features! How it could be connected to a poem and so much more, We learnt the definitions of words, language features and poems. What's the story behind the poems? It all links up to the words the author uses in the poem. We had three texts to finish of this weeks learning intention. We developed our knowledge on figurative language and understand their use within the three texts we were give.

Sweet as poetry.

Here is my reading presentation, Our learning intention was on poems. We learnt new words, different ways we could present poems/speeches and we had to understand what each poem was about. Our group had to read four poems, So far my favorite is Embarrassment Expert cause I relate to it so much. I've had a lot of embarrassing moments in my life and so I could relate to the poem.

Plays and Poetry.

WALT - Analyse and Adapt spoken texts with expression and confidence


In this weeks task we had to analyse texts and their expression and confidence towards speeches, We learnt about how people have different ways of saying speeches and how it could get around to people. Some people aren't really use to saying speeches and being honest I am one of them at times. Plays and Poetry are our main focus for this week.

Biogas

WALT -  Evaluating - I gather, and synthesis to evaluate information across a range of texts

In this task we we're given to learn the different aspects of gas. I learnt how gas was use and where it comes from, In this reading text I found out that just by using cow manure it could produce gas or gases. Clearly one of the ways we could use to power up energy again if there was ever a power cut. So what would you prefer?

Making Clever Clothes & Keeping houses warm or cool - Aoraki

WALT -  Evaluating - I gather, and synthesis to evaluate information across a range of texts
SUCCESS CRITERIA:  I can clearly outline what the texts have in common and how they differ.


Our learning intention last week was to learn about How to make clever clothes and Keeping houses warm or cool, We had to gather information across a range of texts. We answered questions about the Journal we were reading. I gathered enough information and explained my answer underneath the questions I was given.

Staying Warm, Keeping cool.

WALT -  Evaluating - I gather, and synthesis to evaluate information across a range of texts


Last week our learning intention was to focus on Warming up and Cooling down. We had to explain the differences between certain animals to us humans of how to keep warm, For Sea mammals Blubber is what keeps sea animals warm such as Seals and Whales. Us humans have fat and clothes to keep us warm, See how many differences between the two. Wonder what will happen if it was the other way around.

Multi Text ll Water Worn II Making driftwood furniture II Coral reefs

Here is my presentation that I've finished off for the week, Inside this presentation it has multiple stories inside. First is water worn, Second is Making driftwood furniture and lastly Coral reefs, All these stories link up into one or more common things. We learnt about how each story included our Ocean and what it could do to it.

What now for the Rena? - Aoraki

What now for the Rena? What could possible things like Oil spills, Really it could do a lot of damage to our ocean. Not only our oceans get damaged but also sea creatures and birds. Maybe you could look at my presentation to see what Oil spills could do to our ocean.

Water is the source of life - Aoraki

 WALT: I can examine the mythological beliefs relating to water in different cultures and makes links to my own understanding.


This week in literacy we're learning about the different cultures that believe in different myths about water. Mostly all the Polynesian have myths about water but it all links up some how, Do you know any myths or beliefs about water? If not maybe you should re search about your culture and even teach others about it too.

Water Worries - Aoraki

WALT -   I make sense of new information before, during and after reading by connecting it to myself, texts I know and my world

Today we're learning about the water cycle, We had to ask questions about this topic. We had to read an article and a journal to find evidence to support our answer. If you want to learn about the Water cycle, Look at my presentation or poster.

Water Cycle

WALT -   I make sense of new information before, during and after reading by connecting it to myself, texts I know and my world.

This week we've been learning about Water cycle, Where have our water been?. How long has your glass of water actually lived? and How was it made?. All these question can be asked in the presentation above, You'll be amazed of how water is formed.

Connect these sites

Connects:

• Their all sites/links.
• They’re all experiments.
• They all at least have something to do with exploding stuff.
• They’re all chemical reactions.
• They all have something that you have to do by hand.
• All the experiments at least have paper or plastic involved.

States of Matter!

States of matter

Task

Work on this Doc together with a partner or in a 3.

Give three examples of each state of matter?

Solid	Liquid	Gas
Linked together	Watery	Unseeable
Dense	Flowing	Fumes
Compressed	Runny	Smoke

What’s the difference between the three states of matter?

Solids	Liquids	Gases
Solids are hard	Liquids are water and Runny	Gas is unseeable

Write 3 sentences explaining something new you learned from this reading.

From this reading I learnt that everything and anything around us is made out of Matter. Every single object we see or touch is matter, Matter is atoms and molecules combined. This (matter) is anything that takes up space and has mass.

On the following days we´ve been learning about States of matter, solids and gas are different. The difference between them is: Solid is the hardest of them all, Liquids is the wateriest of them all and Gas is invisible and untouchable compared to Solid and Liquid. Reading about these three things really interested me and told me why it was watery, why it was hard and why it was invisible.