maths DLO

W.A.L.T Solve subtraction problems by adding.  Here is a video about my my maths topic for this week. This is a hard strategy to learn but it makes questions easier. This is a good strategy for hard take away questions. Please leave a comment if you like it.

Spencer Park Trip

W.A.L.T Write an information report that informs the audience.

Success Criteria

I know I will be successful when….

• I use an opening statement that explains the subject of the report.

• The opening statement is followed by sentences that describe the event; what you saw, what you did, how you felt, what you learnt.
• Each paragraph focuses on a different aspect of the topic; travelling, the beach, the lagoon walk, playground.
• A general statement about the topic usually rounds off the report.

A Trip To Spencer Park

On Friday Ako Ngatahi, Room 3 and Wahi Ako went on a school trip to Spencer park. We took a bus to Spencer park. On the bus I was bored and quiet and just wanted to get there because kids were being loud.

When we got there we were put into groups. I was put into group number three with Mrs Mclachlan. After that the teachers said we could go onto the playground. The first thing I went on was the flying fox. I only had one go because there was a huge line. Then I went on the big rope pyramid. I climbed all the way to the top I could see all the way to the wetlands.

Then it was time to go for the wetlands walk. On the wetlands walk I saw lots of birds. Some were hawkes, pukeko and white hearon.

After this, we went to the beach and saw lots of shells that came in all shapes and sizes and big bits and small bits of drift wood. Some of us saw a little centipede and a dead bird. I also saw a shell with flesh in it and a big bubble came out then it moved and liquid came out. Then we went back to the playground and got the bus and went back to school. On this trip I learnt that some things from the sea look weird and might hurt you.

Dinosaur Insect Facts

W.A.L.T Think carefully about what I am reading and how I use the text.
We got to choose one of four topics for our reading and I choose Weta. I found my information by reading an article in a school journel and by googling Weta information.

The Present

In the past weeks our class (Ako Ngatahi) were writing a short story about a video titled “The Present”. It was a story about a boy who got a present and it was a puppy. After he discovered that the puppy only had three legs.

Here is the video

“The Present”

W.A.L.T: Write a narrative

Success Criteria

I know I will be successful when….

• The title is suitable for the text.

• The orientation tells who the story is about, and when and where the story happened.
• The complication describes a problem and explains what happened next.
• The resolution explains how the problem was solved.

I was playing video games when my mum came in with a box and put it in front of me. Annoyed, I said “Mum”! Then she said something about “It's a beautiful day outside”. Then the phone rang and she said “Open the present I got for you”. She walked up the stairs with the phone in her hand. I got curious. I started to open it when a little brown puppy with a big black nose popped it’s head out. I picked it up and put it on my lap. I then saw it was missing one leg. I pushed it off my lap and onto the floor. Then I said “Yuck, she’s gotta be kidding me”. I was so angry I hit the box off the table. It landed on the floor in front of the tv.  

I kept playing video games. The puppy started to roll around. Then it sat up and looked at me. It walked over and started to bark. I kicked it away it rolled and landed on its back. Then it saw a red ball under the wall unit. It stood up and tried to run off to get the ball but BANG! He crashed into the wall unit. He shook his head and grabbed the ball. I looked down and saw that he had rolled the ball over to my foot then he ran over. I kicked the ball into the box. He ran to get it but he fell over then he fell over in the box. He ran around in the box then he crashed into the set of drawers. He lifted the box off himself then started to bark at the box. He saw me laughing at him. He looked up and saw me looking at him. He picked up the ball and brought it over. He put the ball down in front of me. I picked up the ball and put it in my pocket.

I decided that I liked this puppy after all because he was funny and silly. I then grabbed my crutches and walked towards the door. Then I opened the door and shouted “Mum, we’ll be outside”. Then we went out. I thought he was going to be a good friend for life because he is missing one leg like me.

My Learning Goals 2017

We had to think about what are learning goals were. Then we had to put it on the slide show. My goals are for reading, writing and maths and to practice, I am giong to do mathletics.

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Cyber Smarts DLO

On Thursday we went to the High School to  listen a man called John Parsons. He told us about cyber safety. This is a DLO about one thing I learnt. Now I feel more confident online.