Problem Solving

Today I worked together with Zane to create a DLO about the problem solving question we had this week. We both found this question really hard at first but then we figured out how to work out the problem. To solve this problem we used our fraction skills.

Tech

Today at tech the year seven and eights had their new rotations. My new rotation is now Graphics with Ms Ferguson. We had to create to google drawings. The first one was all about you. We had to create a collage using image that describes you. The second drawing was all about clocks. We had to put images of all the clocks we know on that drawing.

Metaphors

Today I have completed my DLO on metaphors. For this task I had to create a DLO and write down the sentences that were on the Writing site. I then had to highlight the metaphors in the sentences. After I have completed that activity I had to create a table and match up the first half of the sentence with the other half.

World of Maths

Yesterday LS1 and LS2 went to the hall for a maths program called World of Maths. The World of Maths program was run by a man called Charles. When we got into the hall we were split into groups and each group got to do a fun maths activity. The people apart of my group were Jack and Peter. We worked together and used the Key Competencies. The Key Competencies are thinking, relating to others, using language, symbols and text, managing self and participating. The first game we played was called Follow Me. That was my favourite game because we started with a word then it is all scrambled and we had to find out the secret sentence. The sentence was Maths is fun.

Chunky Challenge Word Art

Today I have completed my reading activity. There are three parts to it. First we had to complete the Chunky Challenge presentation. This week the chunk was est. So I had to find words I already know that have est at the start, in the middle and at the end. After that I had to find words I don't know about that have est in it. The second part was where I had to write a simple, compound and complex sentence and there needed to be at least one est word in it. The last part is where I had to choose one out of four activities to do. I decided to make a word cloud using a site I know.

Similes DLO

Today for writing my group worked on similes. Similes are used to compare using the words as or like. We first needed to create a google drawing and match up the unfinished sentences. After that we had to choose on of the sentences and put it on a different DLO. I decided to choose as fast as lightning. Here is a link to my first DLO.

Dance

Today LS2 had our first dance session. We were learning about warm ups. A warm up is something you do to prepare yourself for an activity. Warm ups are important to warm your muscles. We watched a video of a man doing warm ups. After we watched the video we had to go and partner up. I was working with Daniel. We had to come up with our own warm up routines.. With our partners we had to find some warm up videos online to get some ideas. We could also find some music to go with our warm up. The part I enjoyed was showing other groups our routines. I need to practice on being in time with my partner.

Making Connections

This is my making connection activity I have completed with my friend Freeman. In this task we had to completed three parts text to text, text to world and text to self. The book we used for this activity was When The Wind Blows.

Maths - Even More Pizza And Things

Today I have completed my maths DLO. For this activity I had to read a the maths question and then I had to work out the problem. In the question I found a clue to help me solve the question. I had to use my multiplication skills to solve this. 

Reduce Reuse Recycle

Today my group and I have completed our DLO on rubbish and waste in New Zealand. The people in my group were Te Wai, Viva, Mishaan, Fifita and Calvin. I learnt that we are dumping enough reusable containers to fill seven hundred jumbo jets.

Language Features - Similes

Today for writing we have been working similes. A simile is comparing something using as or like. We had to fill a sheet and fill in the missing word. After we finished that we had to make a DLO on one of the sentences. Here are the other sentences we had to fill out.

I’m as busy as a bee

It’s as slippery as an eel

She’s as quick as a fox

He’s as blind as a bat

She’s as wise as an owl

She’s as happy as a lark

It’s as slow as a snail

He’s as stubborn as a mule

He’s as gentle as a lamb

He’s as strong as an ox

I’m as sick as a dog

Current Events - Ivory ban in China

For this current events task we looked at ivory ban in China. Ivory is the tusks of elephants. They are used for art and manufacturing. The people who cut off the ivory are called poachers.  I worked with Daniel for this DLO. Daniel and I had to write our opinions on this. Daniel I think that China is making the right choice because the elephants could became endangered.

Ake Word Chunk - Word Cloud

This is my word cloud I have created using all the words I know that have ake in it and all the words I have found out that have ake in it. I did this task to learn new words and sentence structures.

Is recycling really helping our planet?

Today for reading, we made a padlet about Is recycling really helping our planet? In this padlet everyone wrote down their opinions. All of us thought that recycling is helping our planet because it stops pollution or it reduces the amount of waste that is in our landfills.