Literacy Presentation

“Patterns In Nature” by Pamela Rushby

“Patterns In Nature” by Pamela Rushby

Conduct some research to find photographs of patterns in nature.  Group these pictures in a display under the labels….

Animals

Patterns

Plant Patterns

Patterns In Landscapes

 

I had to find  patterns in landscapes, in plants, in animals and all around us. I learned that patterns can be all around us. Patterns are everywhere.

My Techniques Gallery

Live, Work and Play Safely” by Heather Hammonds

Live, Work and Play Safely” by Heather Hammonds

Think about an activity that you do, or a sporting activity you belong to and make a list of the rules that members need to follow.  For each rule, briefly explain why this rule has been put in place.

Reflection

I am learning to get rules for the chart about a sport.

I am so proud of being able to do this task with doing the rules.

It can be tricky to find the rules about the sport you are doing.

My buddy can help me by giving me ideas for a sport to do it about.

The next step for me in my learning is to get more rules on the chart.

Peace Senses Poem

Reflection

I am learning to write a Poem about Peace One Day using my senses.

I am so proud of being able to describe what Peace feels like, tastes like and sounds like.

It can be tricky to describe the senses.

My buddy can help me by giving me some ideas.

The next step for me in my learning is to write a more interesting poem.

Like A Horrific Blood Bath

Like A Horrific Blood Bath

Its 3:35 am on the 25th April 1915.  I’m on the landing boat with a couple of friends, Ali and Noah.  We came on this great adventure together. The boat was swaying from side to side.  We were all feeling happy in a nervous way.

Suddenly there was a big flash of light.  Killing bullets were raining down on our boat.  I actually felt petrified for the first time in my whole life.  I crouched down and that was when the bomb went off.  Hot and sharp shrapnel raced everywhere.

I looked to my right  and saw that Ali had been shot in his face.  On the side of his head there was a gigantic hole.  Blood and brains were pouring out.  Ali fell to the ground crying in pain.  I cried out in horror.

I need to get out of here I thought.  I gripped my gun like it was the final thing I would do in my entire life.  I felt a sharp sting in my non-functioning leg.  I looked towards my leg and red blood was pouring out like a non-stopping waterfall.  It was like a horrific blood bath.  This was not the adventure that I thought it was going to be.

By Jacob    

Reflection

I am learning to write an interesting recount.

I am so proud of making my recount interesting by using similes and adjectives.

It can be tricky to find the best similes to use in this story.

My buddy can help me by checking my work.

The next step for me in my learning is to write an even better recount.

Ukuelele

This was their first lesson, so I think they've done VERY well!

Hockey Field Day Certificate

I got this certificate for participating in Hockey Field Day.

Peace One Day

As part of  our Inquiry work on Peaceful Communities we have been  learning about World Peace Day  on September 21st. On Friday 19th September we held a Taster Shared Lunch with Rooms  19 and 22.   We  had to bring in a small sample of a food that we might eat at home as a family favourite  or a food from our culture.  This helps us to learn about each other’s cultures and about tolerance of others.

My Hockey Prize Giving

I got this medal for participating in Hockey.

Percentages & Fractions Problem

Percentages and Fractions Reflection

I am learning to solve problems by using my understanding of the equivalence between percentages and fractions.

I am so proud of being able to work out percentage and fraction problems by myself.

I am so proud of being able to finish the problem and get the correct answer.

It can be tricky to work out the answer.

My buddy can help me by checking my work to see if it is wrong or right.

The next step for me in my learning is to do harder questions.

Ive Got The Top Score In Level 6 And 7 For My Class On Mathletics

Peace VS Conflict

Japanese Calligraphy

This is a picture of my name in Japanese from when the Japanese students came over for one day.

Whole School Haka

A Photo with the Shinan students

These are the two Shinan students who were working with us this Term.

Area Evidence

I am learning to solve area problems by using the formula  length x width.

I am so proud of being able to complete the hard task.

It can be tricky to remember to put the squared sign in

My buddy can help me by helping me with my times tables.

The next step for me in my learning is to work out harder problems.

My Speech

Why kids shouldn't play R Rated Games.

Introduction:

Do you think kids should be allowed to play R rated games without their parents knowing about it?

Well, I don’t think that they should, for the following reasons:

Reason 1

The games can be full of violence, bad language and occasionally some blood. This means that this is not suitable for younger children to watch as it might give them nightmares or give them ideas of violent things to do or say.

Reason 2

In the Army Games you are usually fighting other armies to take control of various extraction points throughout the game.  Another game mode is T.D.M. Do you know what that stands for?  It stands for “Team Deathmatch” where you kill enemies to get points to level up and be higher ranks.

Reason 3

Sometimes the violence in the games can become part of their normal everyday life.  In America it is very easy to get access to guns, and unfortunately the young people can cause chaos within their community when they go on a killing spree like in the games.

Conclusion

When underage children are playing games online it is very easy for underage children to accidentely give out some of their family details without knowing, when they think that they are playing with people their own age.Children can be very trusting to strangers, and this can be a bad thing.

To all the kids out there who think they know better than their parents about what games you can play, please think again.

I am learning to write a speech.

I am so proud of writing an interesting speech.

It can be tricky to make your speech more than 2 minutes long.

My Teacher can help me by editing my speech with me.

The next step for me in my learning might be to write a more interesting speech.

Proactive Social Behaviour Award

I got this certificate for being consistently positive and having good social Behaviour in Term 2.

Bike Skills Certificate

I got this certificate on completing the Learn To Ride Programme. 

Bike Skills

This is me doing bike skills on Elm Park Field

My Viewpoint Gallery

My Healthy Eating Pyramid

We have been learning about Healthy Eating and all the different food groups.  We have also been learning about how many servings we need from each food group every day and how to measure the size of each serving.

My Kennings Poem

I have been learning to write a Kennings Poem.

I am so proud of being able to write a Kennings describing myself well.

It can be tricky to find interesting words in the Thesaurus.

The Thesaurus can help me by giving me more interesting words than the original words I had.

The next step for me in my learning is to write a longer Kennings Poem than my first one.

Story Pyramid Summary of "The Last Wolf" by Michael Morpurgo

I am learning to recap what we have been listening to and write a summary of it in a Story Pyramid.

I am so proud of choosing interesting key words for my Story Pyramid.

It can be tricky to look for interesting key words to describe the story.

My buddy can help me by giving me ideas that I can piggy back.

The next step for me in my learning is to complete another Story Pyramid and use interesting words.

Netball Field Day

I got this certificate for being an outstanding representative for Elm Park School at the 2014 netball field day

Jumping the Number Line Evidence

Adding and Subtracting 1s, 10s and 100s Evidence

Parts of the Digital Camera

"Get On The Floor - We've Been Hit!" Visualising Acitivity

Visualisation Task

I am learning to use clues and information in the text to visualise a part of the story.

I am so proud of learning how to visualise the story in my head.

It can be tricky to draw the pictures that are in my head.

The pictures can help me by giving me ideas of what I can draw.

The next step for me in my learning is to think about what I am going to do.

RACECAR Problem

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RACECAR Strategy

I am learning to use the RACECAR problem solving strategy.

I am so proud of using a new strategy for my Maths.

It can be tricky to memorise a brand new strategy that I haven’t used before.

My buddy can help me by helping me to sue the strategy,

The next step for me in my learning is to use this strategy to help me to solve harder sums.

Star Chart

This is the Start Chart.

We get stars for being good in class and doing what we should be doing.

Who ever gets the most stars by the end of the day is start of the day.

The War Of Jenkins Ear

I would rate this book A 10/10 for a score.

I like this book cause it is really interesting and really funny at the start and then it got really interesting at the end of the book. 

Jacob's Spelling Evidence Graph

Spelling Graph Reflection

I am learning to learn how to spell new words and to use them in my writing.

 I am so proud of being able to use the S.A.L.T Spelling strategy to help me to learn how to spell my words.

It can be tricky to learn how to spell hard words.

My buddy can help me to learn how to spell the hard words.

The next step for me in my learning might be to try to learn harder words.

Jacob's Basic Facts Graph

I am learning to practice the speed and accuracy of my Basic Facts.

I am so proud of getting my highest score in Week 2.

It can be tricky to answer all the questions in six and a half minutes.

My Parents can help my by asking me my times tables.

The next step for me in my learning is to get 90% in my Test.

My Spelling Strategy

I am learning to use the S.A.L.T Spelling Strategy.

I am so proud of learning new words using this strategy.

It can be tricky to find the silent letters in the word.

My buddy can help me by giving me feedback on my mistakes.

The next step for me in my learning is to use the spelling strategy more often so that I get into the routine of using it.