Basic Facts Boxes

This week I decided to do basic facts boxes. For basic facts boxes you can do addition and subtraction or the times tables. I decided to do addition and subtraction. After that you have to choose what your going to add or subtract up to. I decided to do up to 20. There will be equations showing up. You have to answer the equation. Once you answer the equation it will say if you are correct or if you have to try again. Here is the link to view- Basic Facts Boxes

Boxing

This week for boxing we had Pax. First we went over the three commandments, which is respect, discipline and safety. Respect is I will respect my coach, equipment and peers, discipline is I will show up to every kiwi sport and give my 100% and safety is I will not hurt others and I will practise boxing with safety. Then we had to put on the gloves under 90 seconds. This time we all wore the gloves under 90 seconds. After that we got into a circle and did the two punches we learnt from last week, the jab and the cross. We did each 10 times. Once we did that we learnt how to walk forward and back in our rock position. To walk forward you have to take a step forward with your left foot, then your right foot. The same with the back, but the opposite way. After that we got into partners. My partner was Sulia. Then we learnt how to do the hook and the uppercut. To do the hook you have to get into your rock position. Then you have to twist your body and you also have to twist your foot. After that you have to punch 90 degrees sideways. For the uppercut you have to twist your body and twist your leg. Instead of punching sideways you have to punch up. Once we learnt the hook and the uppercut we practised a few time. We then did combinations. This was hard for me because we had to do it fast. After that we said goodbye to Pax and went back to class.

Fraction Problems

LI: To create fraction problems. This week for maths we had to create fraction problems. First we got into groups of 3. In my group I had Fau and Sulia. Then we solved a few fraction problems using beans. We also had to create our own problem for other groups to solve. After that we had to create fraction problems. We had use multiplication. Sulia did 1/3, Fau did 1/5 and I did 1/4. We had to come up with problems and had to include photos.

Evaluating|Writing Assessment

LI: To evaluate writing samples using the PBS writing rubric. This week for writing we had to evaluate our recount we wrote for the writing assessment. We were focusing on structure and language We had to highlight the structure and language in Gray. For the structure we had to highlight the who, what, when and where which is part of the reveal. For the language we had to highlight some of the past tense words, some of the first person words and some of the time connectives. We then decided which level we were on. I thought that I was on R4. After that we had to give our chromebook to someone and then we had to give it to someone else across us. We had to check each others work. We also had to give a level to the person. 

U-Turn|Interactive Notebook

LI: To make a book interactive. This week for reading we had to make a interactive notebook about a story. First our teacher showed us the example of a interactive notebook that he created. Then we had to read a story called U-Turn. Once we read the story we had to fill out the conflict and resolution DLO. After we did that we started on our interactive notebook. If we wanted we could use the interactive notebook template. I decided to use the template. For the interactive notebook we had to add in the story, the questions, the correct slide, the incorrect slide and the original text information. Each group had to do a different amount of questions. My group had to do 2 te reo questions, 3 vocabulary questions, 3 figurative language questions and 1 idiom question.

Maori|Weather

This week for Maori we had Whaea Odie. First Whaea Odie read us a book. It was about the weathers on Sunday to Saturday. It was in different places. After we listened to the book we had to create a google slide showing the weathers that happened in the last few days. The days we had to do was Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. For the google slide we had to write down the sentences of the weather in Maori. We also had to include photos of the weather. I decided to include the translation.

Kiwi Can

This week for kiwi can we had Mr. Matt and Ms. Paige. First we started off with the energiser. The energiser was called centre ball. For this game we had to make a circle. Ms. Paige numbered us 1 to 4. If Ms. Paige said 1, the people who got numbered 1 had to run around clockwise and back to their spot. Then they had to run to the middle and get the ball. We all had turns to play. 

Once we played this game we sat down in our four lines and talked about respect and the school rules.

After we did that we moved onto the activity. The activity was called bus stop. For bus stop we got split into 5 groups. In my group I had Miiana, Sione T and Pua. We received a piece of paper and a felt tip. We had to draw 6 lines vertical and one line horizontal. We also had to write down the categories, which were boy name, girl name, food, animal and colour. We also had to include the total. Once we did that Ms. Paige and Mr. Matt called out a letter. We had to write down words that started with the letter. If it was e we had to write down a boy name, a girl name, a food, a animal and a colour starting with e. If we finished we had to say bus stop. The rest of the group had to stop. After that we had to tell the boy name, girl name and more. If two groups or more had the same answer then we would get 5, but if no one got the same answer then we get 10 points. The winner of bus stop was my group.

Once we played that we went back to class.

Commenting

This week for commenting I decided to comment on Andrew's blog. The blog post that I commented on was the conflict and resolution blog post. I think Andrew did a great job. I liked the way Andrew added a LI: and how he added a DLO of what he did. I also liked the way he explained what he did for reading and the connection he made with the story. I just wanted know if Andrew found it easy to do the reading task.

Dance Mat Typing

LI: To learn touch type. This week for daily 6 I decided to dance mat typing. This time I decided to do level three. For level three there was v and m, b and n and c and ,. I decided to do b and n, which was stage 8. For stage 8 I started off with a warm up. The warm up was the letter m and v. I had to do the warm up 5 times. Then I had to do the letter be using my left hand.After that I had to do the letter n. Lastly I had to do both of the letter. There was a giraffe character to tell me what to do.

Prototec

This week  I decided to do a can do. For the can do I decided to do prototec. For prototec you can choose stage 1 to 8 or you can do the times tables. I decided to do the times tables. You have to answer maths questions. Once you finished answering you press mark. At top it will say the score and the time. At the bottom you can redo the stage or times tables and you can also get the certificate. The score I got was 66/66 and 100%. The time that I got was 4 minutes and 48 seconds. 

Here is the link- Prototec

Boxing

This week for kiwi sport we had our first lesson with Pax. First Pax taught us three of the commandments which was Respect, Discipline & Safety. For respect we had to say I will respect my coach, equipment and peers. For discipline we had to say I will show up in every kiwi sport and I will give my 100%. Lastly for Safety we had to say I will not hurt others and I will practise boxing with safety. If we broke one of the rules we had to do one burpee for the first week, if we break it again we have to do two burbees, it goes on and on.

After that we did a warm up. We played a game called knee tag. For knee tag we had to try and tag each others knees. Everyone was in. I didn't get tagged by the knee because I defended myself from other people tagging me

Once we did the warm up, we had to wear boxing gloves under 90 seconds. The boxing gloves were hard to wear. Some of us didn't wear the boxing gloves under 90 seconds, so we all had to do a burpee. After the burpee we got into partners. My partner was Sulia.

After that we learnt the rock. For the rock we had to lift up our right leg, move it back and place it down. We also had to bend our knees and we had to put the boxing gloves on our face, but under our eyes. Then one of us had to push the other person who was in the rock. We did that to see if we would fall.

Once we did that we learnt the jab. For the jab we had to get into our rock position. Then we had to punch straight with our left arm, while our right arm was under our eye to keep us safe. After that we did the jab jab, where we had to punch with both our arms, one at a time. Then we learnt the cross. For the cross we had to get into our rock position. Then we had to punch with our right arm and at the same time our hips had to twist and our right heel had to be lifted up. After that we also did a combination, where we had to do the jab and the cross. After that we said goodbye to Pax and went back to class.

Messed Up Recount|Paragraph Linking

LI: To correct certain structure and language features in a recount./LI: To evaluate writing samples using the PBS writing rubric. This week for writing we had to fix a messed up recount. JK Rowling had to organise ideas, Stephan King had to do sentence structure, Dr. Seuss had to do paragraph structure and Dr. Dahl had to do paragraph linking. Mr. Wong told us what we had to do for the paragraph linking and more. Then we had to go on the messed up recount. My group and I had to do paragraph linking. We had to highlight the text if we changed the sentences. Paragraph linking is when the ending of a paragraph links with the topic sentence of the next paragraph. We do paragraph linking by changing the topic sentence to connect with the ending of the paragraph before.

M.A.I.N Causes

LI: to learn about the M.A.I.N causes of World War 1. This week for inquiry we learnt about the M.A.I.N causes. First we got into our partners. After that we watched videos about M.A.I.N. M.A.I.N stands for militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism. Once we watched the videos we went on the cheat sheet, where we got the answers. We had to try and find where each text goes with the M.A.I.N. Then we copied and pasted the text into the boxed of the M.A.I.N. After that we had to write down the immediate cause of World War 1 and we had to include a photo of Gavrilo Princip shooting Archduke Franz.

Conflict Resolution|Painted Hoe

LI: To analyse a story for its conflict and resolution. This week for reading we had to do the conflict and resolution DLO, but with another text. This time we read Painted Hoe which was a non fiction text. After we read Painted Hoe, we had to fill out a google form. For the google form we had to ask questions about the text. Once we did that Mr. Wong called out each group and answered our question. After that we started filling out the conflict and resolution DLO.

Maori Session|Parihaka Taranaki

This week for Maori we had Whaea Odie. First she read a story called Remember That November. This story was about a school speech. The children think that Andy will win the speech contest. In Andy's speech it was about Guy Fawkes. Guy Fawkes was a man who attempted to explode the king's castle using gunpowder. In the speech contest Aroha stands up who wore a white feather on her hair. Aroha tells a story about the village Parihaka. Once we listened to the story we had to go on google maps and find Parihaka. Then we had to mark where Parihaka is on a maps sheet we were given. We had to find the nearest place to Parihaka. The nearest was New Plymouth, so we had to mark Parihaka near New Plymouth.

Geometry Activities

This week for maths we had to make a DLO of maths activities for students. Firstly we signed up what maths thing we wanted to learn. The choices were time and money, multiplication and division and geometry. After that we had lessons with our teacher. Once we did that we had to create activities about the choice we chose for students who doesn't really know about it. I decided to make three activities.
Here is the link to make a copy- Geometry Activities

Smart Media|Media is a Construction

LI: To identify gimmicks used to attract and persuade people to purchase products. This week for cybersmart we had to finish of the last three slides of the google slide. First we started off with the co co crunch. We had to include the creator of the product, the purpose and what the creators believed about their product and what the customers think. After that we had to write down the construction in school. We had to include the creator of the product, the purpose and some ways to attract the audience. Lastly we had to do the same thing, but instead of construction in school it was construction by yourself. We had to add the same things.

Commenting

This week for commenting I decided to comment on Karlos's blog. The connection that we made was that we both did the reading task. I think Karlos did a fantastic job. I liked the way he explained what he did for reading and how he added a LI:. I also liked the way he added a DLO of what he did and a story that was similar to the story Spark. I just wanted to know if Karlos found it hard to do the reading task. I had fun commenting.

Times Tables Test

For another daily 6 I decided to do times tables test. For times tables test I decided to do level 4. For the times tables test I had to try and answer times tables. On the right it says the time it took you to answer the times tables, if you got it correct or not and the amount of points you have. On the left it has the times tables. There are level from 0 to 5. I got 4980 points. I had fun doing my times tables.

Sky Tower Trip Recount

LI: To quickly write a recount using the correct structure and language features. This week for writing we had to write a recount about the Sky Tower trip. It was practise for the real test. We had 40 minutes to write the recount. Once we wrote the recount we had to go on the writing rubric and we had to give ourselves a score of the punctuation, vocabulary and the sentence structure. After that we had to go on our recount and had to find out the mistakes we did. We had to go on suggestions and write down our mistakes.

Conflict Resolution|World War 1 Activities

LI: To learn about the causes, conflict, and resolution to World War 1 (WW1). This week for inquiry 

we were learning about World War 1. First we got into partners. My partner was Charlize. After we got into partners we had to make a copy of the World War 1 interactive notebook. Once we did that we go put into groups. In my group I had Charlize, Matthew, Karlos, Giovanni and Spelman. We still had to stay with our partner. In the group we had to find out the meaning of a word. The word was based on war. Once we found out the meaning one of us had to say the meaning of the word in front of the class. After that we went on the interactive notebook and we had to do the war vocabulary. We had to find the meaning and we also had to find a image. After we did the vocabulary we had to do another activity. For the activity we had to find out the year of the events. Then we had to put it in order. We went on sites to help us find the year.

Measurement

This week for maths we had to make a DLO for students of the sign up we chose. First we had to choose what we want to learn. The options were measurements, statistics, number addition and number subtraction. I chose measurements. Once we chose a option we learnt the option we wanted to do by Mr. Ogilvie. After that we had to make a DLO. For the DLO we had to create an interactive activity for students who don't really know about measurements, statistics, number addition or number subtraction.
Here is the link to make a copy and do the activities- Measurement Activities

Dance Mat Typing

LI: To learn touch type. This week for a daily 6 I decided to do keyboarding. For keyboarding I had to go on a site called dance mat typing. For dance mat typing I decided to do e and i. There was a octopus character to tell us what to do. I had fun typing. For the e and i I had to do a warm up first which was the home row. After that I had to do the letter e. Once I did that I had to do the letter i. Lastly I had to do both letter e and i.  Dance mat typing helps to type without looking at the keyboard.
Here is the link- Dance Mat Typing

Smart Media|Co-Co Crunch Gimmicks

LI: To identify gimmicks used to attract and persuade people to purchase products. This week for cybersmart we had to make a DLO of the gimmicks of the cereal co-co crunch. First we had to tell what media is, the purpose and what construction is. Media is a source of information and is when we communicate with other people on the internet. The purpose of media is to communicate and share information about things or people. Construction is making something like building. After that we had to go on a site. For the site we had to create a advert for Co-Co Crunch cereal. We had to pick five gimmicks/tricks. The gimmicks/tricks were themes, mascots, catchy phrases, activities and contests. Once we did that we had to make the DLO of the gimmicks/tricks.

Maori

This week for Maori we were learning about the waka migrations. First Whae Odie read us a book caleld In The Beginning. It was the Maori story version. After that we watched a video called Maori Creation Story in Sand Art. The video didn't have any talking in it, it just had someone doing the sand art. Once we watched the video we learnt a song called Happy Rotorua. The song was about the war. Once we learnt the song we learnt about when Kahe and his wife went to a island. They ate fish, they drank and ate coconuts and they drank water from the river. After that we had to search up the rohe trible areas of NZ. The map that I used was the TKM Map | Te Kahui Mangai.

Kiwi Can

This week for kiwi can we had Mr. Matt and a new teacher called Ms. Paige. Our new theme was respect and our new topic was respect for school. First we started off with our energiser which was called rules or no rules. For rules or no rules we started off with the no rules. For the no rules we had to tag each other and we didn't have any rules. For the rules there was two taggers. They had a pool noodle. The taggers had to try and tag the rest of us and there was also rules. Once we played rules or no rules we talked about what respect is and our values. Respect is when you treat people, objects and places. My value is my family. Once we talked about that we played the activity called role play. For role play we got into four groups. In my group I had Alayah, Sulia, Liane and Sandra. After that we had to do the same role play. We could either choose the role play with no respect or respect. We chose the role play with no respect. The role play was where there was shared lunch and that two students felt left out because they didn't bring any food for shared lunch. Once we played role play we did GKQ/General Knowledge Questions. After that we went back to class.

Conflict Resolution - Spark

LI: To analyse a story for its conflict and resolution. This week for reading we had to make a copy of a conflict and resolution DLO. First we had to read a story called Spark. After that we had to make a copy of a conflict and resolution DLO. For the conflict and resolution DLO we had to write down characters that had the same ideal. The other things we had to include was the conflict, the two actions and the resolution. A book that is kind of similar to Spark is called Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Count Olaf tries to kidnap or kill the Baudelaire kids to get famous, but the Baudelaire kids try to run away from Count Olaf. Conflict means a argument between two or more people and resolution means ending the conflict.
Here is the link- Spark