Borax Snowflakes

My Reflection 

I.A.L.T make crystals using borax.

I found this fun because I like science.

My next step is to do more science.

  

Swimming

My Reflection 

W.A.L.A water safety.

I found this easy because I am good at swimming.

I feel good that I got to learn something like how to swim in a rapid.

My next step is to learn more. 

Diorama

My Reflection 

W.A.L.A Labour day. 

I found this interesting because I learnt facts. Like that the labour movement helped change 12 hour work days to 8 hours.

I feel good that I learnt something.

My next step is to learn more.

Fractions

My Reflections 

I.A.L.T find a fraction of a set using my 5x tables.

I found this easy because I know my 5x tables.

I feel good that I got all the answers right.

My next step is to do harder ones.

I.A.L.T. Recognise decimal  fractions. 

I found this easy because I know my decimal fractions.

I feel good that I got all of them right.

My next step is to do harder ones.   

the black death

My Reflection

WALA the black death through our Class novel 'Wonder'

I found this tricky because I didn't know anything about the black death. 

I feel good that I learnt something new.

My next step is to get more information. 

Tanka Poem

My Reflection 

WALT write a tanka poem about our class coming alive.

I found this hard because you had to follow the template.

I felt good that I wrote a good one.

My next step is to write a better one. 

Wonder Precepts

My Reflection 

WALA  precepts and what they mean.

I found this hard because you had to write your own precepts. 
I feel good that I wrote a good precept.
My next step is to write a better precept.

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

My Reflection 

WALT  add and subtract fractions. 

I found this hard because I found it a bit confusing because I had make sure that all the denominators  match up.

I felt good that I got them all right.

My next step is to do harder problems. 

Have You Seen my? Poem

My Reflection 

WALT write a poem about a pet using the structure of James carters Have you seen my dragon.

I found this hard because all the words had to match the animal.

I felt good that I wrote a good poem.

My next step is to write a better one.

My Youth town Certificate

My Reflection

What I enjoy about youthtown is that we play fun games like octopus,chicken dog snake and universal doge ball.

I found it fun because we got to learn lots of fun games.

My next step is to learn more games. 

  

My Certificate

My Reflection

This is my certificate I earned it by showing the 3 values. (Respect,resilience and Responsibility)

I feel good about that I got a principle awarded in assembly.

My next step is to get another one.   

Triangles

My Reflection

WALA properties of a triangle.

I found right angle triangles,isosceles and equilateral.

I found this hard because it got confusing finding more.

I feel good about that I got over 60 triangles.

My next step is to find more triangles. 

My Speech

My Reflection 

I found this tricky because I had to memorise it off by heart.

I feel good about that I came second in the speech finals.

My next step is to speak more clearly.

Cook Island Week

My Reflection 

W.A.L.T. Celebrate the cook islands.

I found this easy because we worked in a group.

I feel good about that we got the days of the week in Cook Island language.

My next step is to do more work. 

For The Birds

My Reflection

W.A.L.T link ides (both implicit and explicit) in the text to give us a greater understanding of the story.

I found this easy because all we had to do was write down what we saw.
I feel good that we got it done.  But it was a little hard linking the inference to what I saw.
My next step is to do more inferencing.

Cook Island Language Week - Geometry

I found the tivaevae hard because we had to do a design based on a flower.
I found the ei tricky because we had to glue the flower on to the ei and make sure it didn't fall of.
I found the tessellations easy because we just had to make sure it repeated itself.

Sentence types - 5Ws

 WALT write sentences that use the 5 w's

What 

My mum crashed the car, by going through a red light.

Who

Brian was walking down the street, when a bank robbery occurred.

When

Last Friday, the 13 of March someone broke into the tower of London and tried to steal the crown jewels.

Where

My mum went to the supermarket in Mt Wellington to buy groceries. 

Why 

My dad had to make a last minute stop to buy some donuts for the party.
    

My Reflection 

WALT write sentences that use the 5 w's

I feel that this activity was hard because it was hard to find the ideas to answer the 5 W's.

My next step is to write more ideas.

Newspaper Scavenger hunt

My Reflection

WALT scan a text for information. 

I found this hard because I had to scan the newspaper for information because the paper ended up all crinkled and the words were really small.

I feel good that I found 3 of the items.  It was easy to find the story on the animals because I looked at the picture.

My next step is to find more information in the text.   

Matariki Square

My Reflection

IALT draw shapes that involve lines of symmetry.

I found this easy because I like drawing symmetrical.
I feel good that we did symmetry and made it look good.
My net step is to add more detail.

My faux stain glass

My Reflection

I.A.L.T trial collage techniques. 

I found this tricky because I had to rip little pieces of paper and put it onto the collage.

I feel good that I did it in the end.

My next step is to fill in the gaps.

My Celebration Comparison

My Reflection

I.A.L.T. compare different cultural practices and their purposes.

I found this tricky because I had to research information about it.

I feel good about that I did it in the end. 

My next step is to do more comparisons.

Main Idea Map

My Reflection

W.A.L.T identify the main idea in a text using a main idea map.

I found this easy because all I had to do was look it up in the text .

I feel good that I used skimming and scanning to find information.

My next step is to have more details from the text.    

Would you Want to be Famous

My Reflection

I.A.L.T write an opinion piece using the OREO structure.

I found this easy because I like writing speeches.

I feel good about that I found some interesting facts and how I wrote my speech.

My next step is to write better speeches by adding more detail.

Solving Word Problems

My Reflection

W.A.L.T. Solve word problems. 

I found this tricky because I haven't used screen cast before 
I feel good that I solved the problem. 
My next step is to solve it better by using different strategies.

Subject Starters

My Reflection

W.A.L.T start a sentence with a subject.

I found this easy because I  was writing about something I liked.  

I feel good about that I did more than 3 slides.

My next step is to start my sentences with the subject in story's.  

Explore the Subject

My Reflection

W.A.L.T explore the subject.

I found this easy because I am writing about something I like. 

I feel good about that I did it so well.

My next step is to do it better by using more detail when exploring the subject. 

My Character Poster

 My Reflection 

We are learning to  relate to the characters in the text to understand their purpose.
I found this tricky because I had to copy the character on to the poster.
I also thought this was hard as the character didn't say much and this made it harder to find character traits.
I feel good about that I did a good drawing.
My next step is to draw a better character poster.

My Shoe

I have been learning to draw something that we can see in real life.
I found this easy because all we had to do is copy is step by step.
I found this tricky because I was hard to copy the lines.
I felt good about that I did such a good one.
My next step is to draw an even better one.

Metaphors

I have been learning to carefully choose words when writing metaphors and explain why I chose them.
I found this easy because I like metaphors
I felt good about that I did it in the end
My next step is to write better metaphors

Math dots

I have been learning to subitise by creating my own dot pattern that focuses on shapes and patterns.
I found this easy because I like making dot patterns and slides
I feel good about doing it so well
my next step is to do more  patters

Softball

I have been learning to throw and catch a softball.
I found this easy because I used to play T-ball.
I found this tricky because I am out of practise.
I felt good about this because I got a home run.
My next step is to get a home run plus two more bases.

Geckos and Skinks

I have been learning about lizards and skinks so that we can take better care of the lizard garden.
I found this easy because I was working in a group and we all knew what we had to do.
I felt good about this because we did it in a group.        
My next step is to do it independently.

Writing a Reader Response

I have been learning to listen to a story and write a readers response.
I found this easy because all I needed to do was talk about how I felt.
I feel good about having written my response in my book first before putting it on my laptop.
My next step is to make it more interesting.

Venn Diagram Activity

I.A.L.T identify similarities and differences between characters.
 I found this easy because I have already read the book.
 I feel good about that I did it so fast.
 My next step is to make it more interesting.

I.A.L.T Re-Craft Paragraphs to Make them More Effective

I have been learning to re-craft paragraphs to make them more effective.
I found this easy because I am good at writing.
I found this tricky because I am not to good at writing paragraphs.
I feel good about writing the paragraphs as I enjoyed it.
My next step is to write more paragraphs.

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