Reading

 

Kuaka: Marathon Bird

 

1. We are learning to use visual language features to support our understanding of the ideas and information in the text.

2. What I enjoyed was making this slide and doing my vocabulary sheet which was also tricky.

Sailing the Pacific

We are learning about traditional sailing and navigation methods used by early Polynesian voyagers.

I enjoyed making this blog post and the thing that was tricky was my digital learning object.

Unwanted Visitors

 WALT use different strategies to understand what we are reading.

What I found tricky was digging deeper to find some information. What I enjoyed was learning what type of species were a threat to our native animals. What can I do beater next time is skimming and scanning.

Reading Response - I don't believe it

WALT write a reading response   

I was reading  about the winning side. Their are tow mane characters Nia and Sefina. Sefina side'' we should have a agenda." An agenda side Nia." "Why?" " Because it's what you stand for. You need to focus on some kind of issue . And have a plan." Nia likes the bush bloke behind the library. she likes it because of the beautiful beards sing in the trees and the fresh air. there is also another  girl called Poppy that also likes the bush bloke. she likes to draw there. Poppy side"hope they don't cut down the trees." Nia " do you think they well cut down the trees." Poppy " ya the people that speak the loudest normally gets what the want." On Friday, there were speeches from more candidates. Nia found her seat. Her hands were sweat, but she was sticking with her plan. most of these students side the same thing. There was a lot of talk about the bush and using it for sport. the audience booed and cheered, depending on which spot they played. Then it was Nia's turn. She kept her eyes on  her feet as she went up to the stage, forcing herself on breathing slowly. Then she looked up. Sefina's mouth was hanging open like she was watching Mrs lamb do a tap dance. Nia begin with the bush bloke and how beautiful it was. She talked about the names on the trees and the kids who used  the space and why: to draw or chat or just hang out. 

Animal Xactor

 WALT use our reading strategies to find information in the text and explain it to others.

I enjoyed doing the slide and the A to Z. The slide was a bit tricky I had to work on it for three days long. I can try to work hard to do it in tow reading sessions.

Blood Sugar - Diabetes

 

1. WALT use our reading strategies to find information in the text and explain it to others.

2. I learnt about how you can get type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and how you can cure type 2 diabetes. and there are some very tricky and interesting worlds in the text.

Why do our muscles get tired?

WALT use our reading strategies to find information in the text.
I learnt about muscles fatigue and how you get it.
You get muscle fatigue if your muscles are not getting enough oxygen and energy to them fast enough. I enjoyed learning about muscles fatigue and how you can avoid it.
I found understanding some words tricky and interesting.
My group found some of the vocabulary tricky but our teacher helped us figure it out.
I can do some vocabulary better.

Celebrating Puanga at Ramanui

WALT find out what students at one school do to celebrate the Māori New Year. WALT to use the main ideas to summaries the text.My group are learning about puanga. Puanga is a stare in Taranaki. In Taranaki there is a school called Ramanui that used punaga to tell them that it was Matariki. I enjoyed learning about how Ramanui school celebrated the Maori New year.   I said some Maori words correctly and some I needed some help. It was tricky saying the Maori words in the book. I can extend myself by reading faster and louder.     

The Plastic Free Challenge

1. WALT find out some causes, effects, and solutions for plastic pollution.
2. We are learning about plastic that can kill animals in the ocean. There are some more animals that eat heaps of plastic, one of them is a turtle. We can try to use less plastic for the sick of sea creatures. We can use hung rapers around our sumachs and a cooler bottle in sted of using a plastic bottle. buy reusable bags at the store so it safe ocean animals from choking on plastic bags, plastic bottles, and plastic marble.
3. Click here to read the plastic free challenge.

The Striped Invader

WALT find out some interesting facts and information about wasps. 

WALT finds interesting and tricky words while reading. 

In the book, there were some tricky words that I found challenging. I have never done a life cycle like this before.
While I was doing this slide, it was hard to remember the steps of the life cycle of the wasp at first, then it became easier when I looked at the article a few times.

Weta

WALT identify words or phrases that may be unfamiliar and discuss their meaning.

I read an interesting article about Wetas. Here are some facts and a description diagram to show you what I learned.

Tips CONSERVE WATER

We are learning about the severe drought in the Far North and are learning how we can conserve water in drour community.

I learned that there is a server in New Zealand.

I read the northland redional council pamphlet on how to conserve water.

People have been bathing in the lakes because there low on water very low.

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