Coree: 1870 Life

Today for Reading we made a DLO using a Ven diagram, showing what kind of New Zealand jobs Men and Women did in the 1870's.Then as a group we talked and shared ideas or jobs people would have done in that time.After that we went online and reasearched things about the 1870's that could help us find what types of jobs they wold have done.Today I leart what a Bullokie is, a Bullockie is a Cow hearder and that back in 1870's Women had to dress in thick dress's and that they weren't aloud to do Men's work.Accept for one unusual Women [Charlotte Anne]...

Coree-Leap of Faith

My Leap Of Faith

The sun had just gone down and the moon began to slowly rise, the sounds of the city grew quieter and the sky grew darker. That’s when I knew that it was time to fly for the first time. I felt nervous, a strong gust of wind blew beneath me as I perched on that branch.

I was encouraged by a group of my friends and family who were all there to support me. I gripped my talons around the branch. I was excited as I take my first flight. I checked to see if there were any predators, I didn’t want my first flight to be my last!

I slowly lifted one leg. It felt scared and I’m sure the branch was swaying much more than it needed to. I planted my foot down gripping that tree with my talons as hard as I could.

I finally built up my courage and was brave enough to take the leap of faith. My heart was racing as I spread my wings and launched myself up into the air. I couldn’t believe it, I was flying!

As I soared through the air my wings felt alive and I could see everything on the ground, beetles scurrying across the ground,Oh wait... I can see worms squirming beneath the grass,I swooped down and grasped on to the worms.

I feel like I can do anything,now I can fly. Finally me and my friends can go and explore the sky.

This week for writing we read a narrative called The Leap of Faith.Then we wrote a narrative poem about an owls first flight and how it felt or what it was doing in the process of it taking his or her first flight.To help me write a good story I used powerful words, good sentence structure and strong paragraphs.Today I learnt that it's good to do things you haven't done before because you never know if  you try.

Making Connections

Today for reading we did a making connections, Text to Text, Text to World, Text to Self activity about  a story called I'm A Wimp. In the story he was doing several activities such as white Water rafting, Horse riding, and bungy jumping. My favorite part I liked about the book was when he went rafting in the rapids.

Travel Data

This week for math's we looked at an English Graph of school Transportation's.Then we made our on and surveyed people in our group and came up with a Travel Data Graph.The other part of this Task was to look at the English task and answer the questions.whilst doing this task I learnt that Traveling by Car Is the most Popular School Transportation overall,and was Similar to our Graph.

Kiwi Can

 The theme for Kiwi Can this week was integrity and the Topic was Making good choices or bad choices.Integrity means doing the right thing when no one is looking.Today at Kiwi Can we learnt how we can make good choices in the playground and at lunch and how to resolve problems. Our energizers today were Opposites and Protect the Jedi.My favorite energizer this week was Save The Jedi.The aim of the game is to protect the person with the noodle stick (The Jedi) then he or she has to tag you with it it and without being hit with the ball,whilst the people in your team throw the ball at the other team trying to hit the Jedi.

Mathematical Me

This week for math's my partner Harlem and I measured our body parts to see if they were the same size and if it was True or False. I was surprised that your arm span was the same size as your height.

At first I didn't believe it, but when we measured it, it was True.

Two-Day Wonder

Today we read a book called Two-Day Wonder.
For reading we made a poem about coming to school in winter and coming to school in summer.

In the poem we used Powerful words and used Juxtaposition.Today I learnt how to use Juxtaposition Properly and how to use Powerful words in my story and put them in the right place's.

Learning The Human Skeleton

Today we have been learning about the Human Skeleton.We read the labels of the bones then played a game where you had to Place the bones in the right place.One of the bones I learnt today was an ulna, 

Its the thinner and longer part of the two parts in your forearm.

Kiwi Can

This Term for Kiwi Can the theme was Integrity.Today we played a game called Captain Ball.

Then we played GKQ around the world.My favorite game today at Kiwi Can was Captain Ball.

The English Language

The English Language

L.I. Language features - End rhyme

Parts of speech - Homonyms

Some people say that you’re a dear,

yet dear is far from cheap.

A jumper is a thing you wear.

yet a jumper has to leap.

It’s very clear it’s very queer,

and pray who’s to blame

for different meanings to some words

pronounced and spelt the same?

A little journey is a trip,

a trip is when you fall.

It doesn’t mean you have to dance

whene’er you hold a ball.

Now here’s a thing that puzzles me:

musicians of good taste

will very often form a band -

I’ve got one round my waist!

Harry Helmsley

Words that look the same but have different meanings are called?

Homonym

Write out three pairs from the poem.

-trip/trip

-Ball,Ball

-band/band

The words at the end of some lines rhyme, this is called?

End Rhymes

Write out three pairs from the poem.

- dear/wear

-care/deer

-Taste/waist

Write another 2 lines that could be included in this poem.

Illustrate your verse.

I tied my hair with a rubber band.

I joined a band.

Create a DLO that explains what homonyms are with examples that will help others strengthen their connection to this learning.

Homonyms

This week we learnt about Homonyms. Homonyms are two words that sound the same but has a different meaning.I have thought of all the Homonyms that I could think of above.These are just some examples to help you out with Homonyms.

MRS GREN

This week for Inquiry we were learning about MRS GREN. The Acronym MRS GREN helps us remember the 7 life Process's.For this activity we made a slideshow explaining what MRS GREN Stands for and what each letter of the words mean.

Math's problem-Ages

Today for Maths we got given a Problem above.For this Task we had to find a solution to how old all the people were.Today I learnt that sometimes you have to read stuff backwards and look at it carefully in order to find the answer.

Lung Capicity

      

To compare the lung capacity of students in LS2 we used one breath to blow up a balloon,then we measured the circumference of the balloon in cm .Then we could graph the results to compare them.

People with large lung capacity can send oxygen through their body faster.
The Lungs are the only organs in the human body to float on water.
Human Lungs aren't the same size,To accommodate the heart,the right lung is lager then the left lung.

How To Survive A Cow Attack

Today For Reading me and my partner shared ideas while reading an article about Cows attacking.For this activity we made a DLO explaining How To Survive A Cow Attack.I learned that if you are being surrounded by a group of Cows don't run away or make eye contact with them just slowly walk away.

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Hineahuone the first women-Story

Today for inquiry me and my partner Jay-Don made a Storyboard about Hineahuone the first women.Its about Tane Mahuta trying to convince the gods to make a women ( Hineahuone ) to have children.

The Unfinished Drink

Today me and my partner Chris did a DLO about The Unfinished Drink.It was about a soldier who left his beer in a bar and left for the war,he said save this beer until I return.But sadly died in action.

Memorial-Family Tree

This week for Reading we have been doing a Sophisticated Picture book study called Memorial .For this activity we are creating a DLO about the book with a Partner.For one of the slides we did a family tree about the characters.Go to the full slideshow Link.