Building Time

WHAT? I punched in the nails in with a hammer and put the seat in 

SO WHAT? I learned how to nail in nails easier, the easier thing was putting the seat in, the harder thing was putting the nails in.

NOW WHAT? next week I am going to bring tools and sandpaper if I can.

Pre-reading task

Description: in Troy's reading group I am reading EsioTrot. This pre reading task you have to predict what's happening in the title,cover (front and back) & the blurb.

Title: I found out that EsioTrot spells tortoise backwards,why isn't it called tortoise not EsioTrot 

Cover: maybe the tortoise is EsioTrot there is scales maybe the man looks after EsioTrot with Lettuce leaves and a tortoise snatcher and also there is 2 tortoises

Blurb: it says that the man is called mr hoppy he loves his neghibour who loves her tortoise named Allie Mrs. Silver asked mr hoppy if he knew how to grow Alfie can he find a solution and be happy 

Pae Tamariki Portfolio Post

Description: Pae Tamariki is a Maōri festival in Palmerston North. Primary schools dance and sing to the guitar and preform on Friday 31st July and its part of the Maōri culture.

Big idea:

At Pae Tamariki, I felt nervous,excited 

I felt most proud of doing the haka 

I found the haka challenging because because I have to raise my voice 

I managed this challenge by not raising my voice to much

At Kapa Haka, I next want to be moving into the front row

Feedback: I like how you tryed so hard at Pae Tamariki and moving to the front. Houston

Feedforward: I think you could work on walking of the stage quicker and keep up with them. Houston

Maths portfolio post

Description: In Poutama we have been looking at mult and div. In Troy C we have been looking at different strategies to use we learnt PLAT, KF, AL and PVP. 

Big Idea:

Feedback: I like how you worked it out, I could understand how you did it.

Feedforward: Next time you could explain the different strategies more clearly. #TaneNRSS

Evaluation: I like how I used the easiest strategies but I could work making the photo more clear.

Pop Art Portfolio post

Description: in class every Thursday we do pop art or drama.I am in pop art. Pop art was popular in the 1950's. It is art with bright,contrasting colours. You vivid on the pencil and its eye catching. 2 artists are: Andy Warhol who did Campbell's soup and Roy Lichtenstein.

Image:

Big idea: we made our pop art by: choosing a logo/badge and making a stencil I chose the Arsenal badge and tracing it four times like my image. Make sure you have four separate boxes. Now what

you need is to add the detail and paint with bright colours.

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Feedback: I think you did well with the color choices. Miko

Feedforward: you might need to add some brighter colours. Miko 

Evaluation: I think I could use brighter colours and making the dark green brighter

Writing Portfolio Sample

Description: In writing im writing about fishes and everyone else in Troy's writing so I'm in Troy's writing were learning about sentences Rebecca is doing words and Kate is doing ideas. I am learning complex sentences. Here is my writing.

Image:

Big idea: 

Feedback: I like how you put lots of detail in your writing, especially with Fiji

Feedforward: What is a complex sentence? TaneNRSS

Evaluation: I like my story but I think it's a bit too much writing and I could work on making it more in depth.

Production post

Description: in class we have been making costumes for production RSS have been looking at ōra (life), poutama have been looking at emelemts, heroes and villains and out of Africa. I'm in elements with Troy we have to choose out of : Fire,Water,Earth and Air, I'm fire.

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My next goal is: To finish the papier-mâché layers and paint the mask and paint the circle on my smock and attache my flames to a shirt and paint flames on the tip of my shoes 

This is my finished garment.

1) The materials that I used to create my garment were: corigated card,paper mache,card,tape and material

2) The most challenging thing about production for me was: the smock because I was painting most sides and had to wait for it to dry then paint it again 

3) One way I demonstrated a growth mindset during production was: when I was painting and I wanted to stop but I didn't 

4) Something I am really proud of about production was: my mask 

5) Our school vision is to create agency, creativity and excellence. I showed this by: making everything look creative and I worked really hard on it 

Reading portfolio post

 Description: in reading you are either summarising or questioning, I'm in questioning so we can do an option of 9 different activities I chose the awnser is iPad we had to do 10-20 questions I only did 10 because I got stuck on questions.

Big idea:

I did 10 questions because I got stuck on questions to ask about iPads and I got distracted and off task to getting 20 done in the end I think I could of done 20 questions if I was on task and not distracted 

1. Finish the sentence I like ____ minis

2. What is a very famous apple device? 

3. What is the device that is 80% used in poutama? 

4. What do you need to get the App Store?

5. What apple product was invented in 2010?

6. What is one of the most famous touch screen devices?

7. What did I use to make this documentary?

8. What do you need do make an Apple id?  

9. What is one of the most famous piece of tech?

10. What can you get itube on?

Feedback: I liked how you didn't just add obvious and they were all specific. Finis

Feedforward: I think next time you could probably not bore people because your photo is about words. Finis

Evaluation: I think I like my qusetions but i think I can work on going for 20 and making it better with not just words but a picture too.

Pool pups

Description: This is my pool party for pups tic-tac-toe activity I read an article and aw served them questions.

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article? The pups

2. What was the key event from the news article? Dog pool 

3. Where did this event take place? Auckland 

4. When did this event take place? April 2015

Two Stars And A Wish Term Two

Description: In poutama we have a self managing wall with self directed on it to. We have also have goals when we have conquered the goals on self managing we go to a goal to work on in the self directed. Here is my picture.

Matariki Tic-Tac-Toe Activity

Description: Before brunch on Monday 22nd I did this tic-tac-toe about matariki around the world and what others do for matariki. 

Text to self: In Troy's whanau we celebrated matariki by playing stick games in the hall and everyone had something different to share.

Text to text: The picture below tells us different ways people celebrate matariki

Text to world: Matariki is on different days because it depends on the stars.

Image:

KapaHaka Portfolio Sample

Description: After lunch at 2:00pm on Mondays I go to KapaHaka some people stay in poutama and learn E te reo at KapaHaka we get to choose to go to KapaHaka or ete reo we also learn some songs and Nic plays the guitar for us.

At kapahaka I enjoy singing and dancing in Maori.

I am most proud of  learning Maori songs they way I don't learn things.

I find the actions challenging because sometimes I muck the actions up and I have to change quickly.

I am managing this challenge by going to KapaHaka every Monday.

A personal goal for me is to know more words by my self singing.

Our school wide focus this term has been around showing excellence. I show this at kapahaka by telling the little kids not to do what they are doing wrong and telling them what to do.

FeedBack: I think you did good at learning the actions. Jonty

FeedFoward: I think you could work on pronouncing the words properly. Jonty

Writing Portfolio

W.A.L.T: Put interesting words in our story in the right place in Eb's writing group

Success criteria: Descriptive verbs, Precise nouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, Connectictives, conjunctions, Ing and ed verbs, Smilies and pronouns

Description: In Eb's writing group we are looking at words we have all made a story about a ball of choice and writing about what it's like being that ball, I chose a soccer ball.

Images:

Here is my published piece of writing:

                  

The life of a ______ ball.

Ouch my leg got kicked from an Arsenal player as hard as they could from the keeper up to the other team on accident but it was a header and we headed back and won the ball. Now they are kicking me well they call it dribbling but it still hurts OUCH!!! They finally kicked the ball away AHHH the nice lime green and dark green striped field until suddenly someone stopped me and dribbled Jeff up the field that's my name Jeff. Well Jeff isn't having a good time on the soccer pitch its been 89minutes out of 90minutes I get booted up to the goal box almost I get dribbled up to the penalty dot and hit the top right corner cross bar off the post and in the goaly didn't even attempt to go for the ball he thought it was going to go out the ref blew the full time wistle and the score was 5-4 in the end. It's not so bad being Jeff the soccer ball after all.

Feedback: I like how you started but it was quite obvious at the start but I like it the story. Houston

Feedfoward: I think if you want it to be a mystery and let them find out don't make it to obvious. Houston

Evaluation: I think I like my story it's just I think I could finish the post in time.

Science Portfolio Sample

Description: In science we have been looking at biological and behavioral adaptations a biological adaptation is something that they were born with, a behavioral adaptation is something they have learnt.

Sorry i coulden't find the awnser 

Success Criteria:

Think like a scientist

talk like a scientist

act like a scientist

Feedback:I like how you worked hard and be honest that you didn't find a awnser. Houston.

Feedfoward: Next time you could read a bit more and check a lot more websites. Houston.

Evaluation: I think I could make the words clearer on the second picture. 

Math's Portfolio Sample

Description:In maths I am in stage 6 so I have to do two strategies for 1 question we had four questions and this is for this rebel sport maths so Troy is my math teacher who was making cheap deals for us to awnser the questions and have two strategies for the awnser.

big Idea:

Here is the learning I did:

1)379 + 345 = 724

a)3+3,7+4&9+5

b)379+6=385 385+339=724

2)155+?=215 awnser 60

a)150+60=215

b)150+80=230 230-15=215

3)137+289=426

a)137+3=140 140+289=426

b)137+290=427 427-1=426

4)155+?=289 awnser 134

a)1+1=2 5+3=8 5+4=9 get all the awnsers together to make 289-155=134

b)155+5=160 160+100=260 260+29=289-155=134

Feedback:I loved the way you had really clear questions. Jett

Feedfoward:I think you could put spaces in between your questions. Jett

Evaluation:I like how I have been trying my hardest most of the time.

Reading Portfolio Smaple

Description: In reading my goal is comprehension, we have been looking at visualizing and connections like text to text,self and world we also have to book two workshops on Monday,workshops for 30 minutes.this is the success criteria: text to text,self and text to world is something that is happening in the world that is in the piece of text you are reading.

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1. 1. Who won the race and how? The tortoise won because the hare was sleeping the most of the time
2. 2. What was the moral (or lesson that can be learned) from the story? Allways try your hardest
3. 3. Write one text to self connection you have made with the story. I know that I lost to my little brother when I thought I could jog and beat him but in the end I didn't :(
4. 4. Write one text to text connection you have made with the story. In genie in training,the new genie had a flying carpet race against his enemy that waited at the end and lost to the new genie.


Feedback: I like how you put the questions in the post instead of taking a photo. Finis 
Feedforward: Next time could write clearer. Finis 
Evaluation:I think I could work on were to work and I agree with Finis

Adjectives

Description:in Siobhan's writing we looked at adjectives.Adjectives are describing a noun.

Once there was an abandoned train station it looks pretty scary but also quite cool at the same time imagine what you could do with all that yourself wouldn't that be pretty awesome but it is rusty and dusty the doors will be broken and the trains don't work.there was rusty trains as well.

Precise nouns

Here is my presice nouns writing 

Bold the precise nouns 

Hanmer Springs

Last night I heard that we were going to Hanmer springs,the ultimate pool of crazy awesome fun! I was so excited that I couldn't sleep until about 9:00pm the next day we went to Hanmer springs with our togs there was a octagon shaped hot pool which felt like 100 degrees!

CMIYC Skills-Defense Portfolio Sample

Description:

Every week we learn about skills and movement that will help us play sports. This term’s focus has been around defense. We made a video showing some of the goals we have been practicing. I have highlighted the thing I think I have done well YELLOW and one thing I would like to work on PINK.

Body:

WALT: Defensive skills and movements

Success Criteria:

Body Movement

• Weight on balls of feet
• Feet shoulder width apart
• Knees flexed
• Concentration and eyes on ball, head and eyes up
• Push hard off outside foot and go forwards to attack pass?
•  small feet, stay on balls of feet
• Arms within confines of body?
• Take feet to ball?
• Land with a SBP

Intercepting

• Body angled to see player and ball
• Anticipate pass and player movement

Restrictive Marking

• Meet player as they start towards the ball/where they want to go

• stay close to the attacking player
• Head and eyes up, arms close to body to avoid obstruction/contact
• Angle body so attacking player is ‘pushed’ away from where he/she wants to go
• 0.9m from ball carrier

Evaluation: I think I did well in intercepting the ball in and timing it right catch me if you can I think I give myself about a 6.5/10

FeedBack:good catching the ball.

FeedFoward:don't nock the ball away from you next time. Memphis

Discovery Time

Description:Today in discovery time I played with the marble tracks I strived for creativity I used creativity by making more and different tracks.My group made a track at the end there was a bun to gather the marbles easley back to use the the track again and again and again.Here's a photo of our marble track.Making and playing with it was really fun.

Word wheel

Here is my word wheel

verb and adrebs

Here is my poster about verbs and adverbs hope you like it 

ANZAC day commemoration

Description:Last Tuesday my buddy and I made ANZAC logos for 2015 all the class did this and our buddy's the cre8ive catipillars did as well this is my one

Te Ahu a Turanga Noho Marae

Description:  In week 7, we had an overnight stay at the local Marae in Woodville.  We were immersed in Maori culture and participated in a range of activities.  We set two goals to focus on during our stay.

Big Idea:  

1.  Did you achieve your goals?  How do you know?Yes and I know that because I did sleep for 9hours and 50minutes and I did to work as hard as I could 

2.  What are you most proud of from the marae stay and why?Ti ti torea because it was a bit challenging but fun as well

3.  What challenged you the most and why? Ti rako because it was tricky and it I couldn't to it properly yet

Position and Orientation (Geometry with Eb)

Description: We have been learning about Position and Orientation with Eb. It is a part of our learning about Geometry at maths time.

WALT: give and follow directions using, left, right, up, down, North, South, East and West

Questions:

1. What major landmarks can you see from the Plaza? Bus stop and Subway

2. What is the closest landmark North-West from McDonalds? Bus stop 

3. What direction is the Arena from United Video?south west 

4. After the doctors I turn right down Victoria Ave and turn right at the round about. I travel South-West until the main road. Turn left. Follow road and stop at the 3rd right turn.Travel South-West and stop at the bottom corner of the square. What am I doing?...

a) Going Shopping        
b) Getting a Sandwich at Subway        
c) Getting a library book        
d) Hiring a DVD


5. Create your own instructions for someone to follow using the language you have learned.

After Maccas go up princess st to your first left go West until you get to the square head south to the corner of the square turn west and go to your first right head up north.What am I doing

A.waiting for a bus

B.going shopping at the plaza 

C.having a sandwich at subway

D.getting a library book

Story telling

Purpose: create a story to share orally

Description: Oral storytelling is a Maori tradition. We have been planning our own story to tell on the Marae in Week 7.

Evaluation:I don't like my story because it was way to long and I could make it a bit more fun and exiting 

Stuck on an escalator video

Description:in class we wached a video about two people not using the ability to act when on an esculator.

The big idea:I worked with: Tom,Jayden,Tane and I made our own stuck on an esculator movie not using the ability to act.

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Feedback:I like how you show time passing in that video#Finis

Feedfoward: I think next time you should make it brighter and steady hands#Finis 

Math's Knowledge Test

Description:for Maths we did tests with 50 questions if we got 40 or more right you will move to the next stage. Here are my tests.

    Stage 4

    Stage 5

    Stage 6

The Big Idea. I am in stage six because I 26/50 so that's 52% everyone from Troy's class Failed but one.and we a second chance to redeem yourself in three seconds from each questions.

My Swimming Goals T1 2015

Description:for the next 5 weeks we are swimming 3 times a week.We are we want to set a SMART

goal so we are focused when we go swimming.

http://youtu.be/QH9hEGpN9n0

SMART goal: I am going to improve my freestyle technique by: brushing my arm like a windmill and kick above the water with my head under the water by swimming sports by practicing every day.

Evaluation:I think I did great and I accomplished my SMART goal in the time I had and I could work on just getting to the end because I could almost reach the end but I can't yet

My Childhood

Purpose: share our childhood memories 

Description: Troy and his class looked at some writing so  we did the same.

Remember Easter when I was 7, well if you can't here it goes

Remember It's Easter morning and I got way to exited last night, no not in real life in the story, so when we, I mean my family got to Nanny's farm house the hunt started in the end Jacob had brown delicious chocolate all over his face we all had a exelent time.That was my favourite Easter.

SO FAR!...