Kia ora, this week our task for Maori was to make a pick-a-path about all our new learning we have done this term, somethings we have been learning is, counting to 100, new sentence, and new common used words. My pick-a-path has 10 awesome question for you to have a go at!
Kia ora, this week for our independent literacy task we did lots of research about athletics, as we have athletics on the second day of term 4. We also did heaps of research on NZ athletic legends. We then had to pick a NZ legend, I picked Marise Chamberlain. Down below is my research about her!
Kia ora, this week for writing our goal was Use visual language features to engage the audience. We are learning about stereotypes. We looked at lots of gender stereotypes, our group had some really good discussions about stereotypes, we talked out how people think that girls wear pink and boys wear blue. For our create we got to make a static image. Have a look at mine down below!
Kia ora , this week for reading our goal was Make predictions about the text, look for clues to confirm predictions & make connections between other texts and general knowledge to expand meaning and pose questions. We first read an article about Max and Alice, but before we read it we had to make a prediction about what we thought the book was about. For our create we had lots of options. I did a google drawing about how to be a good friend. Have a look at my awesome work.
Kia ora, This week we were learning about our Franciscan charism, we had to make a DLO, I made a google slide with what are values are, and how they are important to our school. The values that were important to St Francis were Integrity, respect, compassion and service. have a look down below at my slide.
Kia ora, this week for writing our goal was Vary sentence beginnings, structures and length. Write simple and compound sentences (by using conjunctions). Use some complex sentences. Use simple and compound sentences with a variety of beginnings, lengths and structures. Use some complex sentences to create pace, flow and interest. Use linking words and phrases to link some paragraphs. We needed to write a perseverance text including an amazing complex sentence, my topic was, should school days be shorter. Have a look at my writing.
In my opinion we should not, you may be thinking no way they should be shorter. But don’t you want your kid to be successful?
Firstly, in order for your kid to learn, they must have a long workshop. Because some kids need more time than others, because everyone is different. Their question could remain unsolved, since they did not have time to ask a teacher.
Secondly, almost everyone wants longer play times don’t they? You can’t have longer play with less time in the day, because remember we go to school to learn not to play. And if we had shorter days we would be playing for half the day.
Lastly, You will have way more time with your friends! Now don’t tell me you don’t want that. You can become more social, and so when you leave school you have friends and now how to make new ones.
So this is why I think that 6 hours at school is perfectly fine , because your kid can not only learn more, but become more social and they could also have more play time! So have a think about it.
Can you find my complex sentence?
Kia ora, this week for lock down our writing goal was, Vary sentence beginnings, structures and length. Write simple and compound sentences (by using conjunctions). Use some complex sentences. Use simple and compound sentences with a variety of beginnings, lengths and structures. Use some complex sentences to create pace, flow and interest. Use linking words and phrases to link some paragraphs. We are writing about persuasive writing, my topic was about. Children under 13 should not be left home alone.I have also included different types of sentences, have a look down below.
Hi, this is why I think children under 13 should not be allowed home alone. Would you want your kid to be all alone by themselves? This is why I think they should be with a 14 year old or older.
Firstly, your child is only young and has probably not had lessons on how to use a fire extinguisher, and what would happen if your house caught on fire your child would be all alone not knowing what to do.
Secondly, if your child is young and has someone younger with them, what if they had to perform CPR they probably have not had a first aid course yet, and so that could be the reason why your child dies, but a way to fix this is just to stay home with them.
Lastly, your kid could be really responsible, but what if they decided that they would do something dangerous. They might not know what could happen, but if you were there you could stop them and save spending your afternoon at the hospital.
So just remember. That your child should be home with someone at all times ( someone who is 14 or older) because what if there was fire, what if someone needed CPR and what if they did something dangerous.
Do you agree with me?
Kia ora, over lock down one of our create task for reading was to write a story about your hobbies. I have made a piece of writing about gymnastics, as I do gymnast as one of my hobbies, I have included things about gym, and about hobbies. Have a look down below.
Hi, I'm Beth, and I have basically dedicated my entire life to my hobby. My hobby is gymnastics, I have been doing gymnastics for many years. And now I do 16 hours of gymnastics a week.
I love my hobby, why? Because not only am I having fun doing gymnastics, I am doing a lot of fitness, which is good for my body, and I am making strong friendships outside of school. Some of my friends from gym include Ava, Aaliyah, Paige, Kyla, Ella, Grace and many more.
But gymnasts make everything look easy, but really it’s not. You need a strong growth mindset to get through the hard days. In order to do well in a competition you must train super hard, do looks of conditioning and heaps of hours a week.
And this is why you have to enjoy your hobby. You can’t just do something because your friends are doing it, or because it is a popular hobby. You have to do what your heart desires to do. Even if your hobby is not popular and none of your friends are doing it, you do what makes you happy.
What are your hobbies?
Bonjour, this week our reading goal was Use knowledge from text to combine with new idea (own and others) to come up with new thinking. We had to create something digital, that showed our new learning about a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. I have made a google drawing with examples of a growth and fixed mindset. Have a look down below.
Aloha, This week our goal for maths was Use multiplication and division strategies to solve simple equivalent ratio and rate problems. We had to make something like a google slide that demonstrated our new learning about ratios. I have made a slide show, have a look down below.
Kia ora, Over lock down we have been having lots of google meets, and for writing our goal was Vary sentence beginnings, structures and length. Write simple and compound sentences (by using conjunctions). Use some complex sentences. Use simple and compound sentences with a variety of beginnings, lengths and structures. Use some complex sentences to create pace, flow and interest. Use linking words and phrases to link some paragraphs. Our task was to write a persuasive piece of writing, our topic was. Should all school be online? Take a look down below to understand why I disagree.
Hi, do you think kids should be online or at school? This is my reasoning on why I think schooling should not be all online. I understand that in these times online schooling is all we have, but I am looking into the future.
Firstly, When your child grows old and isn’t at school anymore what friends are they gonna have. Even though you could make friends on your google meets, you don’t get to say “ Hey I’m Beth wanna be friends” in the middle of your math class. So where I am heading on this is, if you want your kid to be social, then send them to in person school.
Secondly, Your child's eyesight can be hugely impacted by too much screen time. Doing online school you are on your computer almost all day, which can affect your eyesight. So how to fix this? You may be wondering, it’s easy, just send them to school in person.
Lastly, at school if you forget about a workshop, someone is always there to come and get you and bring you to your workshop. But at home your parents probably aren’t paying attention to where you're supposed to be 247, so your kid could easily miss an important workshop. Now again a way to fix this, just send them to in person school.
So these are just 3 reasons why you should send your kid to school in person, but truly there are many more. But remember what I have taught you today, about your kid being social, having good eyesight and not missing a workshop. I think that these reasons surely can convince you to send your kid to school in person.
