I really enjoyed watching the characters perform!

On Monday the 24th of July 2017, the whole school and I went to the community hall to watch three people perform a Duffy theatre production. The three actors acted out characters such as Duffy, Global warming girl and Mother earth.

After we went inside and sat down on the floor, we started singing some songs from the movie ‘Moana’. We sang ‘How far I’ll go’ and ‘We know the way’. After that, we sang the duffy song.

Then they performed a drama to teach us about climate change. They were very funny in their performance. The characters spoke to each other about climate change issues  that concerned them.

I really enjoyed watching them because they were really funny in their performance and I really enjoyed singing the songs.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a recount.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write a recount about the Duffy theatre that we had at school using the structure: introduction, events, conclusion.

Did you know that iron can turn into steel?

Learning Intention: We are learning to recognise simple properties of materials, such as strength, flexibility and transparency.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain what materials are made out of and the properties of an object.

Greeting each other in Te Reo is fun!

Learning Intention: We are learning to greet one another in Te Reo Maori.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I ask and answer questions about how we are feeling.

My Guardian angel!

Prayer:
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.

Learning Intention: We are learning traditional prayers.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record a traditional guardian prayer using screencastify.

God of love, thank you for keeping us safe!

Learning Intention: We are learning a traditional prayer.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record a traditional morning prayer using screencastify.

Thank you almighty God!

Learning Intention: We are learning a traditional prayer.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record a traditional after meal prayer using screencastify.

A summary tells us what's important about the text!

Learning Intention: We are learning different reading strategies.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain how to summarise a piece of text.

Thank you God for looking after us!

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a prayer for  Term 3.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write a prayer to God for all the things that he has done for us.

Prior knowledge helps you to pull out the thoughts that you already know!

Learning Intention: We are learning different reading strategies.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use screencastify to record my understanding of prior knowledge.

Winter learning journey - Day one week one!

Day 1 - 100% Pure New Zealand.

Well, the time has now come! School’s out for the holidays and your tour of New Zealand is about to begin. I hope that you are ready and excited! Curious Kiwi certainly is – he can’t wait to start the Great Kiwi Road Trip! Before you all hit the road, let’s take a minute to review some key facts about New Zealand.

Activity 1:  Go to the Tourism New Zealand website and click on the ‘Facts - New Zealand People’ tab. Read about the people of New Zealand and then choose three interesting facts to post on your blog. The facts must be written in your own words. Do not simply copy and paste the facts from the website☺.

1.  In New Zealand rugby is the most popular game because the All blacks team is recently winning the Rugby World Cup.
2. For over four hundred years before Christopher Columbus and the rest of the Europe people were worried about falling off the edge of the world.
3.  The New Zealand's European were brave, rugged and independent.

Activity 2: Your tour of New Zealand is going to start right here in Auckland. Watch the Tourist video for Auckland to learn about the awesome things that you can see and do in the city. Once you’ve finished, choose your favourite five activities from the video and list them on your blog.  

1. Breakfast at the Elliot stables.
2. Beach waliking.
3. Museum.
4. Rainbows end.
5. Hiking.

Bonus Activity: Now it’s time to start your tour! Curious Kiwi decides to start by taking you on a short tour through downtown Auckland. You stop at the Sky Tower, the tallest building in all of New Zealand. When you look up, you see a huge New Zealand flag on the top of the tower. This flag was created back in 1902. That makes the New Zealand flag 115 years old!

This is my flag that I have disigned. The flag is the flag of New Zealand and the stars represents the seven Matariki sisters.

In proper fractions, the denominator is greater than the numerator!

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of fractions.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain and give two examples of proper fractions.

New Zealand is a good country to live in!

New Zealand is located in the Pacific ocean.  The two main islands are the North and the South island. The population of New Zealand is around 4.5 million. The first people in New Zealand are the Maori people and the Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa.

The major cities of New Zealand are Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton, Christchurch and Dunedin. The capital city is Wellington and the largest city is Auckland, and they are both in the North Island.

The highest mountain of New Zealand is Aoraki Mount Cook and it reaches 3,754 metres and 12,316 in height.

The prime ministers of New Zealand in the past are Bill English, John Key, Helen Clark, Jenny Shipley, Jim Bolger, Mike Moore, Geoffrey Palmer, David Lanqe, Robert Muldoon, Bill Rowling and Norman Kirk.  The current prime minister is Bill English and he has been the prime minister since 2016.

In New Zealand, there are a lot of different kinds of big mountains and it is a popular country for hikers and trampers to visit. You can also go to the beach in New Zealand because there is fresh air and the water is clean.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a report.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use a detailed brainstorm to write a report about New Zealand.

Improper fractions!

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding about fractions.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write an example of improper fraction.

Wow! New Zealand has won the America's Cup!

Learning Intention: We are learning about the America's Cup.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use thinglink to display six facts about the America's Cup.