Poetry

Today for Poetry this week our learning intentions are “Find clues in a poem that tell us what someone is thinking”. First we needed to show what the rhyme scheme is by putting a letter at the end of each line.  Also to highlight words that the author has used to rhyme.  Next we needed to answer questions that was related to the poem.

Next we needed to answer various of questions related to the song.  Lastly we needed to add a picture or shape to show the main idea.

Lasly around the central image, we needed to create text boxes with different feelings from the poem (like happy, sad, confused).

Figurative Language DLO

This week for writing we learnt about “Figurative Language” and the different ones there are.  First we learnt the basic one like metaphor, hyperbole and simile before moving on to other one like Idiom, symbolism & personification.

Next we needed to create a DLO explaining the different figurative laguages.  Lastly we needed to Blog.  I did good at explaing each figurative laguages but I need to approve on adding more examples, I liked this task because I like learning about figurative laguages.

HPE (Long Jump)

This week we had HPE which was about long Jump.  First my class and I all had a discussion with the coach on how we should land and jump, we learnt how to land which was a motorcycle stance beneded legs, arms out in first and back straight.  After that we also learnt how to properly jump which was to run and left of using one leg, we practiced those basics for a bit.

Next we moved on to speed how fast we should run, we practiced using a shorter long jump range before moving on to a more proper long jump base.  Lastly everyone had one go to jump, everyone did good and tryed there best, after that our sport session has ended we said thank you and bye to our coach before leaving for lucnh.

Sally Sutton

This week we had a special guest coming to our school, an author named “Sally Sutton”.

First the whole school gathered into the hall besides the year 7 & 8 senior because they had a sports session going on, as everyone sat down in there places we all could see some of Sally Sutton’s books aligned on the staged where we could see them.

Next Sally Sutton introduced herself before telling us more about herself, she also read us one of her books “The Cat From The Muzzle” she explained she was inspired to write about a cat who walked all the way from its home back to the farm muzzle which took the cat 5 weeks know one how he did it, she explained her publisher gave her the idea in the first place.

Lastly we were allowed to ask Sally Sutton a question about her career as an author before waving good bye and left for our sport session.

Evaluation

This week in our guided reading sessions, we read the story of Chinese New Zealanders, written by Helene Wong. We learnt about the history of migration, the challenges faced by this community, and their significant contributions to New Zealand society. As a creative follow-up task, we created a DLO that showed our new understanding of Chinese New Zealanders according to the text we read. 

Ordering and Rounding

This week in maths, we revised ordering whole numbers in the range of 0 to 1,000,000! After completing our worksheets, we created posters that could teach someone how to order in ascending or descending order, as well as showing our own understanding of ordering and rounding numbers. Here is my work.

Ownership and Copyright

This week for Cybersmart we have been learning about “Ownership and Copyright”.

First we needed to watch a video about “Why is Copyright important?”

Next we needed to create a find at least 3 images from any of the public domain sites on the right, on the next slide, create a collage using those images.

  • It helps people earn money for their hard work.
  • It’s fair because people deserve to own what they create.
  • You wouldn’t want someone to take something you made without asking, right?

 

Understanding [Maths Concept] – My Maths Poster

Today, I had the opportunity to create a poster about [maths concept] as part of our maths lesson. This poster is designed to break down the concept into easy-to-understand parts, using my own words and examples. I included 2-3 example problems to show how [maths concept] works in practice and provided clear solutions to help anyone who might be struggling with it. I also added a diagram to visually explain the concept, making it more engaging. I hope this poster helps others understand [maths concept] better and makes learning maths fun! Check it out below!