Term 3 Week 2 Experience - Tim

Term 3 Week 2: 

This week was a very good week, Monday was when Mrs Donaldson was sick and no longer could teacher for that day and Tuesday. Wednesday was a good, we went to Kiwi can and talked about emotions then we had music where we learnt how to play the recorder. After lunch we had hockey which was good and exciting but I tripped, Thursday was when Mr Strang was relieving us. I can't wait for Friday and tech to draw. 

Homework (Maori Achievements) Stephen Kearney's Achievements - Tim

This was Room 5's homework. We had to write about Maori Achievements or A Maori person who has achieved something in their lives. I chose Stephen Kearney, a Former rugby player and I coach for the Parramatta NRL. I have made a explanation about how he achieved records, trophies and how the team he was coaching had achieved something. 

Popplet: Should NZ provide breakfast in schools - Tim

Today I did a DLO on popplet about if NZ should provide breakfast in schools. I did a opinion on the 'yes' side and a opinion on the 'no' side. I have also added and 'I don't know' side and I also added facts and statistics. I am on the 'yes' side. 

Bishop: Word Study (Adjectives) - Tim

Reading Activity: Word Study

Your task is to randomly choose 5 new and interesting words from the Awesome Adjective List, and fill out the grid below.

Awesome Adjectives	The dictionary definition	Words I use that mean the same thing	The awesome adjective in a sentence	A Google Drawing to show what the word means
Hot	Having Great Heat or a high temperature	boling, very warm, roasting, flaming	The water was boiling hot.
Popular	liked or enjoyed by many people	popularity, famous, all-over, Admired, liked,	She is the most popular girl in school.	Image Not Found
Happy	pleased or contented	joyful, smiling, cheerful, delighted	The boy was happy
Huge	Extremely Large	Large, Big, giant, enormous, massive	He was huge like a dinosaur	Image not found
Global	the whole world or whole system	World, Around, worldwide, international	The global economy

Today I did a word study for a reading task. I had to find adjective words and find the meaning, some other words for it and a picture relating to the adjective. Unfortunately, I couldn't find an image for huge and popular

Bishop: Follow Up (Rice, Rice, Rice) - Tim

Today I did a follow up on reading. I had to write True and False statements about Rice, and I hopefully I got them right 

Online Maths Challenges Results: Tim

Today i did online challenges because I finsihed all of my tasks that I did so I played this game called Sketch World where I had to pick a times table and answer before I could play, I really like this game I am going to conutinue on playing this game. 

Maths DLO 2 - Tim

Today I created a DLO about the strategy I used this week. I explained to solve it and the answer. I used 3 x 36 as a example. 

Ukelele Experience (T3 W2) - Tim

Ukelele: 

So today we went to Ukulele, Me, Yvette and Fine came a bit late because We had to do Mr Strang's work. So we played songs, and talked about who should be playing the electric ukulele, then after we played a song and the bell rang when the song finished. 

Music Experience (T3 W2) - Tim

Music: 

Today we did Music. We learnt Recorder, we learnt E and had a few notes about playing with G and E which room 5 already knew, Mr Johnston came in and we showed him our skills, then we learnt songs and then we had to sing a few notes. 

Maths Result: Tim

Today I did maths demolistion Devision. I had to attack tanks that had the equation on it and I had the answer. I got 57% correct which is pretty good but I think I could do better. 

Blog Comment: W2 T3 - Tim

Today I commented on Glenbrae's school, where they were learning about Maths, and decimals. They gave each other feedback and feedforward. 

Blog Comment: W2 T3 - Tim

Today I commented on Patrick's Blog. I comment on how his End of Term reflection, and how he had a different highlight for every subject. 

Blog Comment: W2 T3 - Tim

Today, I had to comment on 3 blogs, One From my class, one from a different class and one from another school. for my class I commented on Halatoa and Paige's Maori Language week DLO. 

Hockey Experience (T3 W2) - Tim

Hockey: 

Today Hockey was really good. We first started off with bull rush, and then we played another game of bull rush and then we played again but Hockey style. Then we continued with our juggling. After that we did the run around the goal game, I tripped and stormed off. Then I didn't take part further on 

Kiwi Can Experience (T3 W2) - Tim

Kiwi Can: 

Today at Kiwi Can, we started off with our energizer. Then after we had a discussion about Emotions,  after that we went on with our activity which is picking out emotions on the table on what we felt on that time. I chose calm and what I said was " I feel calm because I am not stressed about anything", then we did our chants and then we headed off back to class

Word Problem: W2 T3 - Tim

Today I created another word problem, my strategy was what we learnt this week. I explained that Emily had 8 big baskets and in each she has 36 of her miniature dolls, I solved it with the startegy I used that I learnt this week. 

Maori Language Week - Tim

Today I did a DLO about Maori Language Week. Since this week is Maori Language Week, Room 5 decided to create a DLO about Maori Language Week. We had to write about, What Maori Language Week is, When it is celebrated, why it is celebrated and statistics. 

Maths (Thinking Group: Task) W2 T3 - Tim

Today I did a thinking group task, which sightly changed. We had to work independently. I wrote the question, I solved it using maths language and I solved it the same way but with words. At first I couldn't really understand what it meant but then when I broke down the numbers, I knew how to solve it. 

Term 3 (Back Experience) - Tim

Term 3: 

I had a really good start to term 3 and I think room 5 did to. Mrs Donaldson (Room 5's student teacher) is going to teach us for 5-6 weeks I think. I really liked her sessions, and how we learnt about Complex Sentences, AAWWUBBIS (Conjunctions), Independent Clause, Dependent Clause. Maths I am enjoying also. Today was the day where we got catch up on the things Mrs Donaldson has prepared for us. Mrs Donaldson was well originazed. I am really happy about this week. 

The Wahine Disaster (Homework T3 W1) - Tim

This is my Wahine Disaster Homework that I did for this week. We had to learn and write about what happeened to the Wahine Ferry/Ship which sunk in 1968. I have written a clear description about what happened and hopefully someone learns some facts and understood what I wrote. 

Fast Factors Result - Tim

As I finished two of my tasks I moved onto Fast Factors. I did a little test on my 12 times table to see if I am really good at it. A lot of people find the 12 times table difficult but for me it is not. I did it under one minute I was close to getting it up to one minutes but I didn't 

Create a Word Problem - Tim

This was my second task for today. I had to create a word problem and solve the question. So I wrote the word problem on the top and wrote the strategy on the bottom. 

Maths DLO - Tim

Today I did a DLO about what I learnt in maths. I had to teach people how to solve a difficult times table equation. A Little secret is using your 5 times table, to solve the times table equation. Find out more on the presentation. 

Complex Sentence - Tim

Today I did a DLO about Complex Sentence. The Three Main Features are Independent Clause, Dependent Clause, and the conjunctions (AAWWUBBIS, FANBOYS). So On the blue side I did meanings and examples of indenpendent clause which makes sense on its own and is also a simple sentence. On The red side I did the dependent clause, which needs help with a conjunction and doesn't make sense on its own. 

Typing Club Results - Tim

Today I did typing club today, I just started and I got full stars and 3000 points, I am so happy for my self, I did this a long time ago and I am really happy that the new update on Typing Club, and I got 3000. 

Hauora - Tim, Tiare, Saruja, and June

Today Saruja, Tiare, June and I made a DLO about Hauora. We had to put the four meanings about the four walls, we did meanings about Taha Tinana, Taha Hinengaro, Taha Whanua and Taha Wairua. We also did the meaning of Hauora 

Hockey (1st Session) - Tim

Hockey: 

Today we did hockey. Room 5 went along to the court and played some hockey. We played a quick game of follow the leader without the hockey sticks and with the hockey sticks. I had really fun playing the game. The point of the game follow the leader is the leader has to try and lose their other teammates, and the other teammates have to keep up to them. Then after we played follow the leader, we learnt some basic techniques (like holding the stick properly, how to move it side to side) we have to learn to play hockey. Then after that we had a number on game of hockey where the coach calls out a number (for Example: 2) the first 2 people of each line has to run around their goal and try get the hockey ball to the other goal. I went about 3 times and then that was the last game of the session. I really enjoyed playing Hockey, and I can't wait for the next hockey session 

Bishop - Follow Up: Tim

Today I worked with Mrs Donaldson on this story about native medicine. We read through the book, and Mrs Donaldson asked us some questions about it. After we were done we had to do a follow up on what we read and what Mrs Donaldson told us. So this is my Follow up and my reading group is Bishop. We did facts about the native plants and the story. 

Word Study - Bishop: Tim

Reading Activity: Word Study

Your task is to randomly choose 5 new and interesting words from the dictionary and fill out the grid below.

Interesting word	The meaning (in your own words	A google drawing to show the word’s meaning	The interesting word in a sentence	Synonyms (words that mean the same)
Robot	A Robot is a mechanical human-like device which is made out of, iron, metal or steel		A Scientist was working hard on a robot for a year, and successfully completed it the following year	Automaton, android, machine
Individual	A Individual is a person or a thing that can do thing on its own and can stand by itself		Mark is an individual person that does things different from others	Single, Separate, Independent
Mystery	A Mystery is a secret which is kept untold to other people		Amy and Emily kept a secret from everyone and they kept is a mystery	Riddle, Secret, Question Mark, Question
River	A River is a stream of water following water from the sea, lake, or just another river		Alex swam in the river and  ended up at the beach	Waterway, Watercourse, stream, rill, runnel, freshet
Picnic	A Picnic is brunch or lunch which is taken place outside with a blanket laid on the grass		Rachael and Paul decided to have a picnic at the park	Outdoor, Meal, Brunch, Lunch, Outdoor Meal, Al Fresco Meal

Scavenger Hunt - Bishop: Tim

Today I did a scavenger hunt about the topic I read called Native Plants that Heal. We had to write things about what we learnt about the story. So I have got a lot of words that I did. 

Persuasive Writing - Tim

Should New Zealand Change their Flag?

Most people are happy with our national flag, but some want to have more traditional icons in our flag, like the silver fern, maori designs, etc. If I stated my opinion I would say no. 

First of all, why waste the money? New Zealand is spending a lot of money towards this flag. 25.7 million dollars! Why waste it on a new flag when our current flag has been up since the early 1900s. We should think about all the people with poverty and remember without food, water and a roof on top of their heads, they can’t survive. Without the nutrition they need in their bodies, these people can become unhealthy which can lead to serious illness.

Secondly, we should think about the soldiers, that took a risk fighting for our country under the Union Jack and the four red stars. They had to sacrifice their lives so we could be free. New Zealand wouldn’t be a free country if the soldiers hadn't fought for us.

Thirdly, what’s wrong with our current flag? It honours the past and has been and will be around for decades. If New Zealand changed their flag, yes it may be remembered but the current flag was very important to people back in the 1900s.

In conclusion, I say no! New Zealand should keep their icons, keep the union jack and to  keep the 4 red stars. What do you think? Should New Zealand change their flag?

Duffy Assembly: Tim

Duffy Assembly

Today The Whole of PBS, went to the hall for Duffy Assembly. We first started off with a Duffy Song, which was myteriously changed. Then we had someone come and talk to us, her name was Pagin, she is from a Ballet Company. She tought the girls how to curtie, and the boys how to bow in ballet. After her talk she went around handing ballet shoes, to every one. We were suprised that paper mache was used to make the ballet shoes pointy. After her half and hour speech, we handed out the Duffy Books. Everyone finished off with the English Version of the National Anthem of New Zealand.

Persuasive Text/Writing Meanings: Tim and Mengchun

Today, I worked with Mengchun. We were working on Persuasive Text, which is suppose to help other people with their persuasive writing.