Character Study

 WALT: evaluate the actions of a character in a narrative story.

I read a narrative story called The Force. It had quite a few characters, but the main character was Harper. We then did a character study on the main character. We used Google Drawings to answer some questions.

 

Reflection: I could read the story and understand the characters actions in the story. Some vocabulary words were tricky, so I had to use a dictionary to find the meaning.

Vocabulary

 WALT -  build vocabulary knowledge by reading a range of poems

We had to hunt for nouns, verbs, adjectives and emotive language in different poems. 

 

 Reflection: I could read different poems and found it easy to identify nouns. It was tricky finding verbs. 

The Treaty of Waitangi

WALT: Read to find information and locate significant towns and cities within New Zealand on a map.

We read all about the Treaty of Waitangi and then answered questions about it. We also had to label towns on a map.

Reflection: It was easy to find answers in the text. I could find clues in the text to help me with the answers. Next time I'd like to complete all the questions.

All About Me

WALT:  Create a quality blog post that reflects a snapshot of yourself, goals and achievements.

We used a template on Google Drawings to add information about ourselves. 

Reflection: I could add a picture of myself and found it easy to change the background to my favourite colour. I even changed the text to something different. Next time I would like to add details to my work.

Northern Advocate article

WALT: Writing - Write a thank you letter following a formal letter structure 

Tuatara and Kotuku wrote letters to thank Jacinda Ardern. We sent it off and got a really awesome reply. We were super stoked and shared it on our school's Facebook page. A reporter saw the post and came to interview some students. We then made the news!

Here is a LINK to the article.

Reflection: I was delighted to get a reply from the Prime Minister.

Question: Have you ever made the news?

Beach Day - Similes

WALT: use similes to make our writing interesting.

The waves were like thunder that was crashing on a stormy day.
The sun was as bright as a lamp that shines in your eyes.
The waves were as long as a bus that is filled with noisy children.

Acrostic Poem - Amber

WALT: Use adjectives to describe our personility.

First we had to take a picture and remove the background on remove.bg. I then put the picture on Google Drawings. Then I looked for funky letters for my name. I used a thesaurus to find adjectives that start with the letters in my name.




Reflection: I enjoyed removing the background and choosing a snowy setting. It was easy finding funky letters! It was tricky finding an adjective that starts with "B". Net time, I'd make my sentences a little bigger.

Have you ever made an acrostic poem?

Writing a paragraph about our organs

WALT: We learnt how to write a paragraph using the TEXT format.

We paired up with a friend and had to research about a specific organ. My friend and I chose the heart. We first made a mind map. Then we followed the TEXT to write our paragraph.

This is our paragraph:

The heart is one of the most important organs in your body. Your heart pumps blood all around your body. Your rib cage protects your heart.  The heart is made of four different chambers. The heart is important because it pumps blood around your body, delivering oxygen and nutrients to your cells and removing waste products. ... There are valves between the atria and ventricles that make sure blood flows in one direction through your heart. Your heart is sort of like a pump, or two pumps in one. The right side of your heart receives blood from the body and pumps it to the lungs.

Reflection: I found it easy to research about the organs. I had difficulty with working with a partner. Next time I would like to add more details more details in my writing.

What do you think the most important organ in your body is?

Done by Fern and Cody