Poly fest Learning Story

At five o'clock we went to dress up and we were practicing our singing and some tokelau people were really scared that they don't want to dance.
                                                                                                                                                       

At six o’clock we sated the show and the junior mori was the first one that was done. Then the samo,tokelau,cook islands,tonga,kapa haka.


 At hosanna church i felt so nervous that my heart was beating fast. I couldn't move because there was 500 people that was looking at us. So I dance and it felt really good to me. And our group was doing amazing because they were singing loud and doing the right move.

Reading Learning Story

Term 3 Reading 

I have been building my skills as a reader.  

I’m going to share about how I know I’ve been successful as a reader. 

This is what helps me be a good reader

*What I know about it.

* Five-finger rule because if I had one or two finger it is too easy for me but if I have four or five fingers it is too hard for me. 

*Go back and read if it make sense.

* use pictures. 

My book is bikes

The author is jank marriott

It is a non fiction (type of text)

I was a good reader when I use picture because it tells me what he's doing 

This helped me because The picture shows me what the bike they have and the green arrows.

Procedural learning story

We have been learning to describe a process.

When I write, I need to think about the ideas, structure & language,
organization, vocabulary, sentences, spelling and punctuation I use.  

Ideas	Structure and Language	Organization	Vocabulary	Sentence Structure	Spelling	Punctuation
-write using a range of ideas, experiences or items of information -confidently shape my ideas for effect -create content that is concise and relevant to the curriculum task -support my ideas with precise detail -uses ‘show not tell’ when appropriate	-deliberately choose a clear, controlled and logical text structure to suit the audience and purpose -show creativity and innovation when creating texts for my audience -choose appropriate adjective, verbs, nouns and adverbs.	-write in structured, well developed paragraphs that flow well from one to the next within the text -use linking words and phrases to link paragraphs for effect -Use a bullet point or number to separate the different steps	-maintain audience interest through content, humour and language choices -use language that is suitable to the topic and purpose, and discuss these choices with others -deliberately use written and visual language features when appropriate to enhance my writing; e.g similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, rhetorical question and diagrams -use a range of precise vocabulary to communicate meaning	-use a variety of sentence structures, beginnings and lengths to give effect -use complex sentences that are grammatically correct -use some conjunctions correctly eg: FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)	-write all basic sound and spelling patterns and use spelling rules to write unknown words -spell words correctly by drawing on knowledge of how words work	-use all basic punctuation independently -attempt more complex punctuation (eg semicolons, colons, parentheses).

Here is a piece of writing I did this term.  

I was writing to describe the process that enables a
lightbulb to turn on.  Notice how I used feedback to improve my work.

Start writing here:

1.  The tools how a light bulb work. So you need a light bulb and two  wires and a battery.

2.Then put the first wire and connect to The battery and the light bulb.

3.Then put the second wire and connected to the light bulb and the battery.

4.Then the electricity flows   through the batter to the light bulb then it light up!

Buddy Feedback: it is good but it is ‘flows’ not ‘flow’ because it will not make sense.

From Darius

Teacher Feedback: You have used time connectives to show the order someon
e would need to go on to make the circuit.  You have a full stop at the end of
each sentence.

Remember to put a capital at the beginning of each sentence.  Also, you
talked about needing some materials which was a great idea.  Then you added in t
he word battery to your instructions but didn’t put them in the materials list.  Make
sure that any materials you need are included in the list at the beginning.

My next step is to use all basic punctuation independently.

maths

mindfulness

In Room 4, we’ve been
learning to be
mindful.

Being mindful is helpful for me because it
helps me in being ready for learning and
making me happy.

There are different ways to do
mindfulness.
 We can do mindful moving,
mindful eating or mindful breathing.  

The best way for me to do
mindfulness is moving so
you can connect to your body.
I like doing hikitia te haa.

This is because it can make your
red zone to green zone.

On this page of free resources, I
recommend you try hikitia te haa
because
it
can take all your anger away
from
you and make your body strong.

Justice

In Room 4, we’ve been thinking about things that are just and unjust.

We’ve been reading a book called ‘Dawn Raids’ by Pauline Smith.

We’ve been thinking about what is just or unjust in the story.

I think it was fair when the grandma hit the police because
 she was trying
to keep her family
protected.

I think it was unfair when  the police took the men to jail because
they thought
that
they were overstayers for 20
years but they weren't overstayers.

We’ve also been learning about the treaty of Waitangi.  We’ve been finding
out about promises
that were broken.

I think it was fair when the maori killed the settlers because they killed
Te Rauparaha wife at the
Wairau Valley.

I think it was unfair when the England people didn't sign the treaty.

I was able to make some connections between these things and my life.  

In my life it’s fair when my brother lets me play with his
Pokemon card sometimes.

In my life it’s unfair when I don't get to play games because
I always to do homework.

When that unfair thing happened, I got mad because my big brothers
aways get to play games.  

Swimming learning story

Swimming Learning Story

I have been learning swimming at Cannons Creek Pool.

In swimming, I’m really good at

• Holding my breath under the pool for a long time.
• Floating on my back
• Dolphin Diving

I’ve been learning to

• Freestyle without my blue board

Something I’d still like to learn is

• Backstroke

Photos of me