Hey readers. This week for buddy reading my buddy was Matthew. He had some amazing stories and the story he read to me wads about a greedy cat. I bet you guys have heard of the Greedy cat. Matthew´s story is so good I am very proud of him. Here it is!
Hey guys! This year Ruru and Kōtuku ( Year 2 ) have been doing buddy reading together. This week my buddy, Tammy, has written a story about her weekend. It sounds like she had a lot of fun. I wish I was there with her!! Here is her amazing and spectacular writing.
I went to the museum and I saw a big rock and then I went to go see an air plane, It was a great day in the museum.
What was you favourite thing about her writing? She would really like to know!
Thanks for reading Tammy´s story and make sure to leave some feedback :)
Hey guys! For the past 4 weeks, Ruru has been trying to make their own movie about camp. In OCTOBER! We had to add in heaps of photos and videos but our movie could be over 2 minutes. During this time, I learnt how to add text, transitions and photos/videos in Wevideo. I think I presented my movie in a good way because I think I added in a variety or people. I found deleting premium clips the hardest because they were hard to find. The most interesting thing for me was seeing my final project. Lucky me! I have no questions about my learning. I think next time I could try work faster and add in more videos. Here is my movie!!
Hey guys! This week for maths we have focused on Geometry. Our first task was to create a shape picture with shapes. We had to use all of the shapes Mrs Lee gave us. But my picture didn't have them all :(. Before we started gluing shapes onto our paper to create a picture, we had to plan. I decided to do a dog reindeer thing, a house and a tree for m picture. After we planned we started creating with colourful paper, scissors and pencils! At first this was fun but then is got harder because for me it was hard to get all of the shapes on my paper. I rate this math lesson a 4/5 :) Here is my work!
Plan:
Hey guys! Welcome back to Term 4 :) This week since we are going to camp next week we have been focusing on camp stories and create tasks.
Create tasks!
The first create task was to get a map sheet from your teacher and use coordinates to place drawings where they are meant to be. We had to draw on about 3 things and then use our smart brains to do the rest.
The second create task was to create a bunk label for your bunk room at camp! Write your name in any font and colour it in! P.S Mrs Lee wrote my name which is why it is awesome. P.S again Jaydah drew on my name so its not as awesome :)
The last create task was to create a poster on Piktochart about anything native to NZ. We got to pick a topic. Animal, Plants, Habitat, Threats and more! Once we picked a topic we had to pick what we were going to read about ex. Pohutakawa would be in plants.
Stories
This week for reading since we are going to camp next week we have been focusing on camp stories and maps! There were 3 stories we had to read. The first story was called danger man and was about these 4 kids that were very naughty. One night they sneaked out and found a flying fox over a lake. One of the kids went on it but it broke and the others had to go save him. They got to him an funnily enough the water was thigh high :D. So they all laughed but then were caught.
The second story was called School Camp Fun. It was about a girl going on camp for the first time. Her dad came along to help. They did fun things like roasting marshmallows. Swimming and having hot chocolate.
The third and final story was called Bush walk. It was about a group of kids on a hike at camp with their teacher. One kid was slowing the group down and his shoelaces kept coming undone! The teacher slipped and cut open his head...ouch. Luckily the slow boy knew where they were because he payed attention!
I hope you enjoyed my camp work and I will see you next week!
Have a good day
-Karaitiana
Hey guys! This week for writing we have been focusing on our senses! We had to describe the picture down below. I wont type in too much because I would love you to read my writing right now! Here it is :)
The Deep Dark Hole
The scent of the flowers combined with the colourful petals clear my mind. I always come here when I'm stressed. As I walk closer to an unfamiliar part of the garden, the scent of the flowers change to the smell of burnt pieces of bark and the flower petals go grey. Suddenly the ground beneath me vanishes. The next thing I know, I´m falling down a dark hole. I open my mouth to scream but stale air fills my mouth. I feel books bashing my body as I fall faster and faster. Small noises of books opening and closing rush past my ears.
The force of me falling is so strong I can hear the whooshing of the wind. As I fall the things above me and on land get smaller. A beam of light from above shines on the dusty books. My hair is tangling around my face. Cold wind fills my nose. My mouth opens to scream again and as I yelp an icy breeze fills my lungs. Confusion fills my brain but curiosity is wandering around my head as well.
I start to fall faster.¨AHHH!¨ The echoes of my scream fill the dark rabbit hole. Water drops fill my eyes and as I cry they.. float to the top? The smell of rotting wood flies around the hole. I´m feeling so petrified I can taste my own fear. This will definitely traumatise me for the rest of my life.
Hey guys! This week since it is Chinese language week our reading has been focusing on the Chinese language :). We didnt choose any books today but read about what the dragon symbolies in China, we read a book about a race between the animals to be first in the Chinese Zodiac calendar and we also read about the ledgend of the Chinese dragon. This was really fun to learn about and the tales are very interesting and cool! Thanks to this awesome week I learnt how the dragon was created and why. ( China tribes were fighting over their spirit which protected them. The kids were sick of it and together put body parts together to make a...DRAGON! ) . I learnt about the Chinese zodiacs and I also am learning how to spell my name in Chinese.
Create task 1:
Choose your fav scene from the race and make a 5 piece comic strip.
Hey guys! Welcome back to my blog. This week for writing we got to do 2 more poems! The poems were, a Countdown poem and a Sound poem! This weeks writing was really fun and hard, but in a good way :). I hope you enjoy! Here it is:
Hey guys! On the last day of school for maths we were focusing on standard form and regrouping. Now that we are in lockdown, for ,maths we just continued on our standard form but this time on our Chromebooks. Standard form is one of my favourite math strategies. We had to watch 2 videos explaining regrouping standard form. I hope you enjoy my work, and if you can, before you see my answers, can you answer the question yourself?
Hey guys! Welcome back to Term 3!!! On Monday for maths, we were given instructions to fill out the number rod track with a sequence! A sequence is like a pattern. For example:
4,8,12 etc.
The first sequence was increasing and the numbers were:
4, 8, 12, _, _, 24, 28, 32, _ and _.
The second sequence is decreasing and the numbers were:
54, 48, _, _, 30, 24, _, _, and 6.
The harder one in my opinion is the decreasing sequence! If you want to figure these out you must use a rule. In mathematical language, a rule is something that repeats itself.
For example, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. You could also skip count or find the number in between 2 of your answers. Hope you enjoy my blog post and learn some sequencing!
WALT: Make a sequence of multiples.
WALT: Locate and summarise important information from a range of related texts.
Hey guys! We have been focusing on inspirational people. This week we were given the same book choices as last week. This week I chose to read about Anne Frank. I really enjoyed learning about Anne Frank and how she is informational. I think Anne Frank was very brave for what she did. She was Jewish and was alive during World War ll. You may know about Adolf Hitler and how he pretty much started World War ll. Anne Frank and her family were scared and fled the country to hide in Holland. She lived in a house, went to school and had friends! But then Hitler came to Holland. Anne Frank hid in a attic with the help of other people. She wrote in a diary about her feelings. NOW! Before I get carried away, my 1st create task explains the whole story. I give this book a 5/5! This was one of the most interesting journal I have ever read. How would you feel if you were there for World War ll?'
Create Task 1: How do your 3 texts link together? Fill in all 3 columns with your 3 texts. How do your other 2 texts help you connect with your main story?
Hey guys! This week for writing we have been focusing on compound sentences. Once we finished writing out 10 ( In my compound post ) we wrote about a photo we found on pobble. The photo was of Batman at a Bagels, Donuts and soup, shop. We could write it in any way we like. I decided to write how Batman got to the shop! I hope you enjoy and here is my work!:
Noun: Blue, Verb: Yellow and Fanboys: Green.
One foggy Saturday afternoon, 1998, in Gotham City, Batman woke up to a BAM! He threw his bat suit on and covered his face with his black mask. He sprinted outside to see the Joker laughing his head off. The Joker was skipping around throwing TNT all over Batman's island. Batman grasped his grappling hook and chucked himself to Joker. Joker was not scared nor surprised, he was expecting this. They started to fight. Batman threw the first 6 punches and Joker took it well. Mr.J (joker) grabbed his bat and tried to hit Batman but he missed multiple times. Then out of nowhere..POW! Robin flew into the battle like a butterfly. He knocked Joker out with the back kick that Batman taught him. Batman looked at Robin and was surprised he remembered his training from 1992. Batman smiled. Robin went in for a hug but Batman walked away. “ Sorry Robin” Batman said, “ But I am hungry after that fight” and he wiped his mask as if he had sweat on it. But Robin knew he just didn’t want to hug him. Batman grappled away and arrived at Bagels, Donuts and Soup. He sat down like a princess and ordered some soup. He drank it carefully yet spilt it all over himself. THE END
Have you ever spilt soup on yourself? I know I have! I hope you liked my work and found it funny! I really enjoyed writing this it was very fun! Thanks for reading!
Have a nice day
Karaitiana
Hey guys! Last week for Inquiry we got to go to different teacher for, Natural Disaster info reports! My reports are about, Bush fires and Tornadoes! I have never seen nor been in a tornado or a bush fire. But if I was I would be terrified! I enjoyed learning about how bush fires and tornadoes are formed. I hope you enjoy my work and learn something new! Here it is:
Bush Fires:
Tornadoes
By: Karaitiana
Have you ever seen a tornado in action before? Tornadoes can be one of the most powerful forces in nature and can last up to 17 hours!
How do tornadoes form? Underneath big thunderstorms, when dry cold air and warm wet air meet, the heavier and colder air pushes under the warm air and forces the warm air into the thunderstorm. All this fast moving air starts to spiral. Then a tornado is formed.
How do tornadoes look? They start up high in thunderstorms and connect all the way to the ground. They are also foggy and grey. They spin up to 500 km per hour but move 50 km per hour.
Did you know that there are different tornadoes. Supercell is one of the strongest. A long large tornado that is very violent. Waterspout, a tornado that forms over water and when at ground it disappears. Landspout, like a waterspout but on land. It is weak and is not associated with a thunderstorm. Gustnado, a small tornado formed at a weather front.
Now that you have read this information report, you know how tornadoes are formed, what they look like and some different types of tornadoes. Fun fact, did you know that tornadoes are stronger than hurricanes!
Hey guys! This week for reading we are focusing on famous people. I chose to learn about Martin Luther King jr! MLK jr was a powerful speaker and protested against the laws for black and white people. Example: Black people had to give up their seats for white people and couldn't go swimming or to the same school as white people! I really liked learning about MLK jr because I believe that everyone should be treated equally!
Create task 1:
How do your three texts connect? ( Book, Challenge and Complementary )
Fill in the 3 boxes!
WALT: Ma whero, Ma pango, ka oti ai te mahi. With red and black the work will be complete
Tena Koe! This week for reading we have been focusing on Matariki. We have learnt many things and stories. The first thing we had to do was:
Must do: Watch and read the 4 texts and videos. Write down the facts.
Can do: Choose from, Animation, Word find, Tawhirimatea or a Venn diagram. We had to choose 2 of these tasks.
I chose to do the word find and read the story of Tawhirimatea. For the word find, I had to find all the words and give each word the definition.
Create task 1/Must do:
Video #1:
Sisters are fighting
Papatuanuku and Ranginui.
Kei tango tango and Wainui are the parents of Matariki.
Matariki is a family of stars.
Matariki are 7 sister stars.
Pouanaga, the red star, thinks the sisters are annoying
Tukurua, the blue star, tells the sisters to calm down.
The parents overhear what the red star and blue star are saying about their daughters.
They needed to calm them. Kei Tango tango, the father, said that they should give the sisters an important task.
To be the sign for a new year.
Matariki, the oldest, calls on her sisters. Waiti, Waita, Waipuna-rangi, Tupu-a-nuku, Tupu-a-rangi and Ururangi.
The sisters are given their responsibilities and come together.
It is bad luck if you can not see the 7 sisters.
But it is good luck when you can see them clearly, sparkling in the sky.
Video #2:
Matariki is also the name of the Maori new year.
They disappear into the night sky in late April.
The stars appear again in late May or early June.
When the stars appear and the new moon has risen, the Maori new year has begun.
In some stories Matariki is known as the biggest star.
Matariki has other names like the 7 sisters.
Matariki is the eldest sister and guides her younger sisters to their places in the sky
The old stories also tell us that when the stars shine brightly, the year will be warm and good for growing crops.
Also that there will be plenty of seafood to gather. Plants will grow tall and strong.
We can celebrate Matariki in many ways
It is a time for sharing family stories, for learning about the land and how to look after it. It is a time for hearing stories about the old days.
For learning about how the people used the stars in the past. It is a time to plant trees and winter crops. It is a time to fish and gather kaimoana.
It is a time for making things. To learn how to weave and carve. It is a time for making and flying kites.
Matariki is a time to make plans for the future and to forgive and forget problems of the past.
It's a time to enjoy with your family and friends.
Te Papa Website:
Not all iwi celebrate Matariki at the same time.
Some may celebrate on the first full moon or the next new moon.
Celebrating Puanga at Ramanui:
If you live in Taranaki it is hard to see the Matariki because its very low in the eastern sky
The students of Ramanui have invited their friends and family to join them in a feast.
They end up hearing a mihi and a karakia, kapa haka and eating Hangi.
P.S: My version is underneath the original!
Matariki: The Maori name for a cluster of stars. In english this Matariki means: Eyes of God.
Whetu: The number 7 or a star in the matariki cluster.
Stars: Glowing lights in the sky that appear at night time.
Korero: This translates to “talk”.
Kai : This translates to “food”.
Food: Something you eat.
Land: A piece of earth.
Whenua: This translates to “land”.
Family: Someone you are related to, like your mum, dad, sister etc.
Whanau: This translates to “family”.
Event: Something that is big and takes place somewhere.
Constellation: A group of stars.
Harvest: When you gather something.
Pleiades: A group of stars.
Maori New Year: The Maori’s New year.
Pipiri: First lunar month of the Maori year.
June: A month.
Reflection: When you look into the water and see yourself. Or when you look into a mirror.
Celebration: A festival when you celebrate something.
Future: Something that has not happened yet but will happen soon.
Past: Something that has already happened.
Present: Something that is happening now or a gift.
Maramataka: Maori lunar calendar.
Pataka: Storehouse.
Storehouse: A building used for storing things.
Wairua: Spirit or Soul.
Spirit: Where your emotions come from.
Calendar: Pieces of paper stapled together with the days, months and years on it.
Lunar: Something that resembles the moon.
Waiti: Sweet.
Have you ever seen Matariki? If you have comment when you saw it. I hope you enjoyed this post! Please leave me some feedback!
Have a nice day
Karaitiana
