Learning Journey

Friday, 4 March 2016

Te Ahuahau

Here is my published recount about our walk up Te Ahuahu mountain. Arlia and Kyra helped me edit it. I want you to notice that I used a simile.
Term 1 2016  Personal Recount Sample                               Name: Jess
Title: Te Ahuahu.
Paragraph Plan:
  1. Arriving
  2. Walking up
  3. The man
Start Writing Here:
WOW! as I looked through the bus window. “We are finally there.” I walk out the bus carefully. All of us were bunched up. Then the teachers came out. They opened up the gates. We walked through slowly……

All the seniors had buddies. Mine was Buster and Veon. Suddenly Buster was gone. So we carried on walking up the mountain. It was as lumpy as a camel’s back.. I noticed Veon was getting more tired each time. Now he disappeared. Oh No! I lost 2 of my buddies. Then I looked back he was with Mrs Gardner and Mrs Stevenson. Then Piata came. She said to me that she didn’t have a buddy. I answered” I can be your buddy. So we climbed up the mountain. Finally we made it. We all got out our lunch boxes.  “Look at the pretty View.”

Then a man came. He had a bone stuck through his ear. He told us about mountains, and Hone heke.
It was interesting. The bone was as white as a sheep. After we had some more lunch. Now we had to go down. We rushed down. We were nearly at the gate. Finally we are there. Vroom Vroom! Oh there is the bus. That was Fun but, Sometimes Bumpy! It would be cool to do that again.

My first handwriting sample for the year.

      
Here is a screenshot of my handwriting sample.I need to work on making my tall letters touch the toline.

Monday, 29 February 2016

Reading week 4

Here are the results of a shared reading task we did this week.We have been learning about hooks.We are learning how to recognise different kinds of hooks when we read.We worked in groups and shared our ideas.

Learning Intention: Understand how writers use a variety of  hooks to capture a reader’s attention
Success criteria:
1. Use highlighters to mark the model to show you can find and recognise these 4 kinds of hook- rhetorical question, onomatopoeia, staccato sentences, dialogue (direct speech)
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Model 1:
Boom! Snap! Crackle! Thunderclouds overhead. Heavy rain. Streams overflowing. “The kitchen’s flooding!” yelled Mum. Have you ever felt as helpless as a baby?
Model

“Something’s crawling on me!” I screeched. “That hurt!” Then, I saw it. A furry thing. Moving quickly. Slap!! Have you ever been bitten by a spider?
Model 3:
Can you remember going down a slide for the first time?
Sssshhccrreeekk! Rubber shoe soles aren’t slowing me much. Too fast. Out of control. “I can’t stop! Somebody help me!” I screeched.  

Friday, 19 February 2016

Weekly Revision Test

     Maths- Weekly Revision Tests- Here are the results for my first weekly revision task on Maths Buddy.
I got 60% I need to work on my fractions.
This week Mrs Henderson made us a document. I have improved. I  can answer some under 3 seconds.   Looking for Tens - Triangles - T1 Wk 3

Complete the following:

46 + 4 = 50
37 + 3 = 40
82 + 8 = 90
24 + 6 = 30
71 + 9 = 80
12 + 8 = 20
63 + 7= 70
96 + 4 = 100
58 + 2 = 60
Now try these!
46 + 14 = 60
37 + 13 = 50
82 + 18 = 100
24 + 16 = 40
71 + 19 = 90
12 + 18 = 30
63 + 17 = 80
96 + 14 = 110
58 + 12 = 70
And these!
46 + 34 = 80
37 + 53 = 90
82 + 38 = 120
24 + 46 = 70
71 + 49 = 120
12 + 48 = 50
63 + 37 = 100
96 + 54 = 150
58 + 32 = 90

Can you see any patterns?
Explain the patterns you can see.