Orana Park

WHAT: We have had a trip to Orana Park to learn about communities.

SO WHAT: I learnt that the Gorilla leader is a silver back and Giraffes fight with their necks 

NOW WHAT: How many animals are at Orana 

Reading/Writing

WHAT: We have been learning about the language in a narrative story 

SO WHAT:  This is the title page of the story Kehu my group had for reading last week.

NOW WHAT: For writing I am doing a story about 3 Kiwi racing drivers against 3 Aussie Driver in a big race at Bathurst in Australia.

 

Athletics

WHAT: We are building up to the Kauri Athletics Day

SO WHAT: I'm improving on long jump.

NOW WHAT: I want to get a new PB in long jump which is over 3.4 meters. 

Art Mural

WHAT: We have been working with Room 1,2 and 11 to complete a mural for our school.

SO WHAT: 

I did most of the oars and I am happy with it.

NOW WHAT: If I could change some thing I would make it more realistic.

Te Reo

What: We have been learning about Te Huarere the weather in Te Reo 

So What: We have learnt how to say different types of weather and place names. This is one of our sheets.

Now What: I still need to work on my pronunciation.  

Rugby

WHAT: For 2015 I played rugby for Marist Greymouth 

SO WHAT: Our coach was Noel, our Assistant Coach was Andrew and the Manager was Belinda (My Mum). We lost our semi final vs Kiwi. 

This is the logo

NOW WHAT: I really enjoyed playing with the team even though we lost 5 games.

I wish that I could play for Marist in 2016

Passion Project

Stuck Poster

WHAT: We have been learning to use the STUCK poster more effectively in learning 

SO WHAT: We had come up with things we might get stuck with in learning and the put them with a stuck strategy. This is the poster I did with Scott 

NOW WHAT: The strategy I will use more often is have a growth mindset

TQ describe map

Winter sport

I have played in 3 rugby games for Oaklands 

       This is me doing a drop kick even though it's on the basketball court 

       I have learn't to play a faster sort of game than I'm used to 

       I found the rules a bit different from my under 12s club competition but I was getting used to it 

       I still need to play differently while playing in different games 

Technology

We have been learning why things are invented (need) and identifying their attributes

This is my describe map

Why do brands put logos on things?

Why do shoes have tongues?

Why do shoes have cushioning?

Why do shoes have laces  

Maths

We are working on our multiplication I was working on my 12's  

Here are my flash cards

 I still need to work on my 7's

Kane Williamson Passion Project

For Passion Project my topic is the Blackcaps No3 batsman Kane Williamson 

2 closed questions

How many test runs has he scored?

What High School did he go to?

2 open questions 

Why does Kane use Gray Nicolls bats?

How did he get into Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL team?

I am planning to research about Kane Williamson and then present it 

Group Plays

Room 10 did plays in groups of 5 or 6 my group did a play about a Queen wanting her breakfast. I was the Queen and there was a butler and 3 attendants 

We stuck to what we were meant to be doing. And we used good expression 

Next we could practice a bit more