Word Activity

My family is an aquarium.

My dad is a great white shark because he is the biggest in the house and you don’t want to make him angry.

My mum is angel fish because she is graceful and pretty.

My little brother is a cat fish because he picks all his toys up then he makes another mess.

I am a sting ray because I like hiding from my brother when we’re playing hide and go seek.

My family is a aquarium but they’re all normal to me.

Contract

For our Contract we got given heaps of activities to do and I picked the logo where you have to create a logo for your co2 car.

Week 8 Reflection

WHAT: On Monday the Year 6's went to the hall to practice there haka and waiatas for the leavers item. On Tuesday We did heaps for our CO2 cars and now we are starting to make them. On Wednesday the Year 6's that do road patrol went to a movie and we got an ice cream. When we got back we went and saw some contortionists from the circus in the hall. They were bending their backs and heaps more things.

SO WHAT: This week I have learn't how to make a good CO2 car that goes really fast.

Now what: Next week I want to do my work a lot better and finish it on time. Next week I want to remember to bring my togs. 

Reading Act

For our reading activity we needed to make a poster about how you should not to go to Danny's house because he eats discusting food like frog eyes for dessert. This is mine.

Reading Activity

 In class during reading we have been learning how to create a imagine in our mind from the text. This week we have been reading Summing Up Dad. 

A part I created was.............

search  for clear plastic 2-litre containers filled with white liquid(possibly hiding behind last nights leftover sausages).     

Week 5 Reflection

WHAT:On Tuesday the whole entire senior school had athletics. There were six activities. There was long distance running, sprint's, vortex, shot put, high jump and long jump. On Thursday the year 6's went to kapa haka to learn more waiatas because it's for our leaving assembly.

SO WHAT: This week I learn't how to pass a lot better at badminton. I think I have been trying hard in our habit of mind finding humour because I have made heaps of new jokes like how do you make a tissue dance put a little boggy in it.

NOW WHAT: Next week I want to play more games. My goal is  to focus and finish my work in time.

Athletics

On Tuesday the whole entire senior school had athletics. There were six activities. There was long distance running, sprint's, vortex, shot put, high jump and long jump. We had heats for every single activity and finals. The age groups were 7/8, 9 and 10/11 boys and girls. The places people can come were 1st, 2nd 3rd, 4th and 5th. 

Assembly Item

On Friday Room 15  had an assembly item. The item was called The Two Pigs a Wolf  and a Mud Pie. Our main characters were Tarron as Wolf, Tic was Keylen, Jake and Kahu were also pigs and their names were Tac and Toe. The medium characters were me as Cinderella,  Casey as Snow White and Hansel and Gretel was Cole and Joshua. After the play I felt really  proud of myself. 

Contract - 10 Different Uses

For our Contract we got given heaps of activities to do and I picked 10 different uses where you have to write 10 things you can use your co2 car for.

You can use a co2 car as a racing car.

   

You can also use a co2 car as a gift for someone.

    

You can use it to pick someone to play with you by 

spinning it around.   

You can use a co2 car as a statue on you window sill.

   

You can use the co2 car to jump over bigger jumps and get better at jumping over jumps with the co2 car.

   

You can use it at a dirt track.

   

You can see if it can beat a real car.

   

You can use it to push your clothes.

    

A CO2 car can be used as a trophy.                                              

You can use a CO2 car as a toy.

New Habit Of Mind

We have been learning a new habit of mind and it is finding humour. We have done a activity already about jokes. We all got to write jokes on Google Documents and this was one of mine. How do you make a tissue dance? Put a little boggy in it. 

Contract

For our contract there are activity's based on our inquiry for us to do. I picked the red hat activity, where you have to make a wordle about feelings you would have if you won a Co2 car race.

Week 3 Reflection

WHAT: On Wednesday Room 15 went to badminton. First at badminton we did our stretches then we got into groups and we played a game where you have to do paper, scissors, rock  and whoever won would have to run to the other side of the court before the person that lost tagged you. After the stretches and game we got to buddy up and do some skills. On Thursdays for the rest of the year Room 6,5,15 year 6's are training for their leavers haka and we have been taught a new waiata and a new haka and Elijah is leading our haka and Grace is too.

SO WHAT: This week I learned how to do a new haka and a new waiata. This week I have been working hard on the Habit's of mind taking responsible risks by not picking up a dead bird.

NOW WHAT: My goal is to never give up and always try something new. Next week I want to play a lot more games. 

Bear Grylls

For our Habits of mind we been learning about taking responsible risks. For our activity we picked a character from a book and we wrote about how they take responsible risks. I  chose Bear Grylls. Bear Grylls takes irresponsible risks because he goes into endangered jungles and deserts and climbs up massive snow hills and he also climbed Mount Everest.

Chinese Students

Chinese Students came to our class for the afternoon and this is a video about what we did with each other.

Writing Post

Today we did reading and in reading, we did word of the week, Teacher and Contract. For the word of the week we had to go to Mrs McAvoy's table because she helps us out when we don't know what it means. When our group had finished Word of the Week we went to Teacher on the mat with Mrs Larsen. We   read a book called tiger paste. After we had finished with Mrs Larsen we moved onto contract. We picked an activity from edmodo. I choose the one where you had to write 5 sentences about the co2 car.

Week 2 Reflection

What: On Wednesday we went to badminton. When we first got there we had to do our stretches and then I buddied up with  Te Waoriki. We had to get into groups and we were group 3. When he said group 3 you would had to run into the middle of the court and grabbed the shuttle. After that we got in to the game and started to see how much you could relay for. On Thursday we went to rippa. When we got there we had to get a belt and some straps and we got into teams.  Jordan said that we were the best passing, catching and ripping class he's ever got. When we got back in to class Mrs Larsen said she learn't that we are all  Elazaeys.

SO WHAT: This week I learn't how to hold a badminton racket properly. I think I have been working hard on the habit of mind.

NOW WHAT: Next week I want to play more games. My goal is to manage myself more and concentrate.

Reading

Today we did reading and in reading, we did word of the week, Teacher and Contract. For the word of the week we had to go to Mrs McAvoy's table because she helps us out when we don't know what it means. When our group had finished Word of the week we went to Teacher, on the mat with Mrs Larsen. We all read the story called the Red Flag. Mrs Larsen gave us a new learning intention. It is that we have to imagine what the story would look from just reading the words. After we had finished with Mrs Larsen we moved onto contract. We picked an activity from the contract on the board. I choose the one where you had to create you own brand name and draw a logo for your co2 car.

Word of the week

Word of the week

Construct

Construct is a verb.

Construct means assemble, build and plan.

Synonyms for Construct are create, cobble up, design.

Antonyms for Construct are destroy, break, ruin.

Sentences x2

I construct  a big stick hut in the tree.

We have to design our own logo for our co2 car.

Week 10 Reflection

WHAT: On Monday the whole school went in to the hall for the medal ceremony. In the medal ceremony  I got a silver for hula hooping. On Monday all the year 6's  went  to WIS  for a visit  to see what it will be like if you go next year. We did science and in science we learnt about flames and that the top of a flame is hotter then the bottom of the flame and if you wave your hand in it it won't burn you if you move your hand quick enough. We also did robotics and in 
robotics we made a spinning top and we programmed it on to the computer and then we used it and uploaded it to the spinning top and we had a competition, Kyle and Phoenix won. On Tuesday the whole  entire senior school went to Palmerston North and we went to a show in the Regent Theatre and the show was called The Mongolia Street. After we had watched  the show we went to a park and we ate our morning tea and lunch then we had 20 minutes to play after that we went to the Lido and went for a big swim. Then we jumped back on the bus and Mrs McAvoy  let me sneak a sandwich into my stomach. Then we went back to Wanganui.

SO WHAT: This week I learnt how to make a really good robot and I think I have been working really hard gathering data through most senses when I went to the show using eyes, ears,touch.


NOW WHAT: Next week I want to play more games and my goal is to focus more and listen.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Week 8 Reflection

WHAT: On Tuesday we had a house meeting. We came together to find out the song and what the flag was. Our song is we are the champions by queen.Totara really are the champions. On Monday we had a very special visitor he is a mp at parliament and his name is Andrew Little. Andrew Little was the president of the labour party. On Friday Nova met us at the supermarket and we did  heaps of label reading and finding fruit.

SO WHAT: This week I learn't what happens if you put milk, food colouring and dish washing liquid into a bowl it explodes. I have worked hard on the new habits of mined.

NOW WHAT: Next week I want to play allot more games and my goal is to listen and focus on my work.

Week 7 Reflection

WHAT: On Monday  Ms O'Conner came to talk to us about our school logo,motto and the symbol. The logo is the the six hands  and they mean year 1, year 2, year 3, year 4, year 5, and 6. On Tuesday we went to the gym. First we did a warm up,  we were learning how to do a proper cartwheel. Me and Justin were the first ones to go into the perfect group. On Thursday we did buddy art with room 9 and we finished the rest of their bugs.

SO WHAT: I learn't how to do a proper cartwheel and I think I have done good on the habits of mind.

NOW WHAT: Next week I want to concentrate on my work and listen carefully. Next week I also want to play more games.

Contract Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps

This is my contract for reading. For my contract I had to find a Olympic athlete and then write 5 questions I would want to ask them. 

How old were you when you started swimming?

How many medals have you got in swimming?

What is your favourite swimming event?

How long do you practice for?

When did you get your first medal for swimming?

Writing Activity

W.A.L.T In class we are learning to use meaningful adjective.

In the weekend I went to the Warehouse. When we got into the Warehouse I bought some stilley shoes. After I had bought some shoes I got a new remote control helicopter. The fast helicopter went really really high and it was really hard to control.

Week 6 Reflection

WHAT: On Wednesday Chinese students came to our school. My buddy was David  he didn't know how to say any English. David showed me how to say awesome in Chinese and how to say 1-10 in Chinese and my name. My buddy was really funny because he could slam dunk and throw in from halfway. I showed David how to say kia ora and ka pai and how to do the haka.                                                                                                     On Friday we went to Room 2 instead of going to the gym. Yesterday we did IT and Mrs Larsen showed us how to use movie maker.

SO WHAT: This week I learn't how to use movie maker. I think I have worked hard on the habits of mind.

NOW WHAT: Next week I want to play more games and my goal is to slow down in my work instead of always coming first.

Week 4 Reflection

WHAT: On Tuesday some of room 15 went to the music show. When everybody was in the hall Bob showed us a bottle and he blew through it and made a very low sound after he had showed  us what lo sound is and a hi sound is. We herd lots of really interesting instruments like sheep bones,Harp,Violin,Bag Pipe,and lots of other really cool instruments. On Tuesday and Wednesday Miss O Conner's brother came to our school to tell us a bit about his job and show us some net videos.


SO WHAT: This week I learn't some really really net army drills. This week for our new habit Mrs Larsen told us to go away and write a memory from your last Christmas. We put our  sticky on the board and then we put in what ever one we thought our sticky was like smell,touch,taste,hear and see.


NOW WHAT: My  goal is to slow down in my work so I can get it done properly. Next week I want to learn new programs on the computer.

Week 5 Reflection

WHAT:On Monday William came to room 15 for a afternoon and he asked Mrs Larsen  if we could play German ball. On Tuesday Mrs Larsen made us do our fitness and our art with each other. We did print making but with leaves so our fitness was to go around the school and look for some different leaves when we all got back we did our print making. Today we had a wacky hair day. Wacky hair day was all about sisstic fibrous. Sisstic fibrous is about people that have trouble breathing so we did a fun raise for the kids that have it.


SO WHAT: I learn't how to spell bigger words and I learn't about variety.

NOW WHAT: My goal is to focus and slow down in my work so I can finish it. I've been working hard on the habits of mined and I would like to play more on the computer. 

Reading Activity

Me Too
The main characters are- Lili,Grandpa,Grandma


The minor characters are - Mum, Dad, Kelseys Grandma,


The main character I have chosen to describe is - Grandma.
Grandma is a very responsible and kind person. Grandma is not shy at all because she went to Lili's school for grand parents day.

The Olympic Rings

The Olympic Rings were adopted by Baron Pierre de Coubertin.The five rings represent the five major regions of the world: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Every national flag of the world has an Olympic colour.

Week 3 Refection

WHAT:Yesterday we had a new surprise, a new teacher aide Mr O'Donnell. He has been looking at  our work and  learning more about our class. For Inquiry we have been doing  questions about the Olympics. Some of the questions were like who decides to carry the Olympic torch? Room 15 are really happy for New Zealand because we won our first gold medal in the Olympics. The rowers got a gold medal in the Rowing.




SO WHAT: This week I learnt how to do finger print making and not to fall over and break a toe and fracture a leg.



NOW WHAT: My goal is to listen to the teachers and do more work on time.  I think I have done good with the habits of mind.  Next week I want to learn more new computer programs.

Week 2 Refection

WHAT: On Wednesday Room 15 went to the gym but we had to walk there and we got very wet because it was raining. When we got there we were told to take our shoes off and wait  until the other kids were done. When it was time to go on the mat we did  some activities like join our body parts together like elbows and  knees. After we did our activities we got split into groups and sent out. Yesterday we got taught a new program called Photo Story 3. Mrs Larsen showed us with the gym photos and it looked fun.

SO WHAT: This week I learn't how communicate with precision.

NOW WHAT:Next week I want to learn more new programs. Next week I  want to slow down and complete my work correctly.

Writing Activity

1. The  fat dog chased the car down the windy road.

2. The ugly which broke her magical bot.

3. There was a very smart cat in my silly shoe.

4. When hairy old man had a nap the dog ripped his ugly shoes.

5. The gigantic truck smashed the house.

6. The sneaky man stole from precious bank.

Room 15's Item

Last Friday Room 15 did a item it was called 'Once Upon A Hundred Years Nap'. We had only a week to do it and we were really good. My Characters name was Marc Cedes, he was the coach driver and I was going to Hawaii. I had my Glasses on and a Hawaiian hat. Isaiah was sleeping Beauty, Kahu was Prince Charming and Jake was Merrywell Charming. They were the main Characters. 

My Maths

For Our Maths activity we did a glog about our place values and how to solve addition and here is my glog.

My Maths

For Our Maths activity we did a glog about our place values and how to solve addition and here is my glog.

Our Inquiry

For Inquiry we make a glog about the Earth, day, night and why we have seasons. I put into a video about night and day. This is mine.

Writing Activity

We have been learning how to plan correctly and to make our main ideas make sense and use supporting information. Fun is not a main idea because its not what you did. Mrs Larsen showed  us a site called Bubble us and its like a program that you can  make brainstorms in. We had to plan a story about Rutherford and here's mine. 

Vist To The Museum

Today Room 15 and 6 went to the Museum. We got split up into 2 groups and taken to our cool activity. The person that took us said that we had to take shoes off then we went into the cosmodome. It looked like we were outside someones house and the sun was right there. It was so amazing. I had never seen anything like it before. My favorite part is where he showed us Matariki, the mum and her 6 children Waita,  Waiti, Tupuanuku, Tupuarangi, Waipunarangi and Ururangi. After we had been in the Cosmodome Awhina showed us to celebrate Puanga. We can play games.

Free Writing

W.A.L.T Check Story Makes Sence 


In the weekend My dad was here and he went to the movies with me and we watched Men in Black . Men in black was enjoyable because Will Smith played a character that went back in time to save his friend  K and Will Smiths name was J . The next day my dad watched my rugby game and we won by 63-0 I loved that rugby game it was so fun because I got player of the day and I scored 4 tries against Ruheupu.

Striving for Accuracy

We have been focusing on a new habit. We had to draw a picture of a time when we made a mistake. Mine was that I make fun of people when they get out in a game and I got sin binned. Now when we play games and people get out I strive for accuracy and I don't say anything and I just mind my own business.

Week 4 Reflection

WHAT: On Monday a very good artist called Graham Braddock came to our school. Firstly he showed us some of his drawings and then we started to draw the possum that he had. We had to do little dots and make a square so we can fit the body on the page. Secondly we had to draw another square so the head can fit. When we started to draw the possum we were not allowed to do really dark lines. When we were done it looked so awesome. Today we got to do some really fun stuff on our own blog like we had to change our names on the blog and we got to put a profile picture on it.


SO WHAT: This week I got some nice tips on drawing like to do some really nice shading. This week I learnt it's important to persist in everything.


NOW WHAT: My goal next week is to finish my work. Next week I want to finish my Picasso face.

Week 3 Reflection

WHAT:On Thursday we went to buddy art with Room 12 and we were drawing Picasso faces. My buddy Emily drew her face and it looked like it was a scary boy. On Thursday we did some Maori and we did feelings like makariki-cold, wera-hot and heaps more. On Monday we went to Rutherford again and did PE and Music. For Music we got to have a go on the drums and guitar. At PE the teacher showed us a new game and it was like football and netball.


SO WHAT: I learn't how to say some more Maori.


NOW WHAT: My goal is to be a king on the success-o-meter and I want to finish more work on time.


  

Week 2 Reflection

WHAT: On Monday from now on we go to Rutherford Junior High and we  do music and PE. For music we get to play on the piano and the guitar. On the piano I can play Mary had a little lamb and twinkle twinkle little star. On Thursday we made our favorite character in our favorite book. I picked an old man. You use a toilet roll and coloured paper to create them.


SO WHAT:This week I learn't how to make a reading bug.


NOW WHAT: Next week I want to play more games and I want to be a lion on the success-o-meter.    

PMI

MY AWESOME HOLIDAY

Plus: It was my brother’s birthday and he was 1. His birthday wasn’t that big but there were heaps of kids.

Minus: I was really annoyed at the weather in Tamaranui because it was so cold I had to wear my dressing gown in bed and my slippers. At night one time it was like a massive storm. It was scary.

Interesting: My brother’s cake was funny because it had a number 3 drawn in the cake even though he was only one. When me, my Dad, step mum and brother went to Auckland we went for a big walk and we went by the Hilton. We saw Grant Fox and One Direction.

New Teacher

Today Isaiah was our teacher  and he taught us a really cool program. It was Excel and we got to make 2 graphs about Room 15's favourite colours.

Exploring parliament

Today Mrs Larsen showed us a cool program called explore parliament and if you want to go on it and discover parliament go to it  here you go http://www.explore.parliament.nz/

Our Amazing Spirit Day

On our school spirit day we had people in our class that dressed up as captain under pants and rugby players.When it was time to go to the parade there were heaps of different heroes. Mrs Larsen was Harry Potter and  Mrs McAvoy was Peter Jackson. When the parade was over Mrs Larsen took a picture of us. At assembly Mr Peterson said which class was the best and we won. I got up and got the helping hand cards for us.

Fordell Trip

We learnt this new programme where we can make a comic. So we made a comic about the Fordell Trip.

Week 9 Reflection

WHAT: On Wednesday Room 15 had their swimathon and I budded up with Tarron and I told him to go first and he did so I did his tally for him and he did 27 laps. Then it was my turn and I did 23. Today Mrs Larsen taught us to download Comic Life and we made a comic about the Fordell trip that we went on Thursday. We went to Fordell school and to a sheep farm and a dairy farm.


So What: This week I learn't how to pace myself in running.


Now What: My goal is to get a king on the success o meter and I would like to play more games for free time.

Our Special Vistor

 Today Mrs O’ Conner’s Sister was our special visitor Lyn, she came to talk about prison. She was working at the prison as a prison officer and told us what the prison looks like and what kind of food they get there, like for breakfast they have yucky, yucky  porridge and for lunch  they have  roll’s with marmite and butter mixed together and finally for tea they have mince and vegetables. She showed us what wire at the top of the prison fences looks like and said that if any one tried to escape they would get sliced open.

Where I Live

   
I  live in Wanganui New Zealand.  In Wanganui  we have we have a tower, the Durie Hill Tower,which you can walk up At my house I like to go for swims and dive into the pool.In Wanganui we have a really cool lake ,Virginia Lake and you can walk around it and  feed the birds and ducks. In Wanganui we have really cool police men and their job is to -protect PROPERTY and PEOPLE.                                                                                             

Purple Cake Day

Purple Cake Day  Celebrates the kids and it brings hope to them by fundraising  for those in need.

Today Room 15 had  a cerebration  for Purple Cake Day so we went to our buddy class Room 9 with Mrs Steedman. We took paper and purple paint to Room 9 and a nice treat. When we got there we got budded up  and my buddy was Logan. After we had done our finger pictures we had to go wash our hands then we had our yummy treat. It was some cup cakes, then we had to find out what it said. It said Purple Cake Day .

Week 6 Reflection

WHAT: Today we did some tests like spelling, basic facts test and we got to play games after our spelling and I got a 100% on spelling and basic facts I did alright.Yesterday I got 10 ticks and I  got some m@m's and I thought they were nice.


So what: I learnt that division  is easy.


Now What: play more games.  

Week 5 Reflection

What: On Thursday we had Purple Cake Day. We had to come dressed in purple and we could donate money to get a cupcake. In the afternoon we went to our buddy class and did some finger painting. We had more purple cupcakes. Today we had a School Spirit Day and we had to dress up as your hero. I was an All Black. It was fun.

So What: I learnt I can do better at basic facts if i think.

Now What: My goal is to be King of the Den.

My Wordle

Mrs Larsen taught us to make a Wordle and this is mine.

Week 3 Reflection

WHAT: On Tuesday we did a listening test and all the Year 6's had to listen to these stories on the stereo and it was tiring but I did it. Yesterday we had swimming and I got put in the backstroke group and we had fun time. It was cool.


SO WHAT: I learnt to make a be funky and put it on my blog.


NOW WHAT: My goal is to do 5 laps for fitness and I would like to do more fun time.

My Be Funky

 On Tuesday Mrs Larsen taught us how to do a be funky and these are some of mine.