Readers Cafe

WALT: understand what we read.

Comprehension: Gold bars buried on UK beach

A German artist has hidden£10,000 (nearly $20,000 NZD)  worth of gold bars on a beach in the UK.

Michael Sailstofer said he had hidden the on a beach in Folkestone.

Hundreds of people have started digging for gold which is part of a three month art festival. The organisers say diggers can keep any gold they find.

So far around 3 bars have been found.

But it’s not going to be very easy to find the gold. The artist has buried hundreds of small metal rings called washers to throw gold hunters off the scent.

There are only 30 bars of gold hidden on the beach.

The organisers will never know if the gold has been found or not as they have no way of tracking the small bars.

Task: Respond to the article you have just read using full sentences.

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?
The main person is Michael Sailstofer because he was the person that hid the golden bars in the UK beach.

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

The key event was the golden bards in the UK beach because if you find a golden bar is

10,000 (nearly $20,000 NZD).

3. Where did this event take place?

This event took place in the UK where 

Michael Sailstofer hid the golden bars.

4. When did this event take place?
This event took place on the UK beach.

5. Why did this event happen?

This event happened because so some people can get

10,000 NZD so a lot of people have started digging them up. And know 3 have been found on the UK beach.

Evaluation:

1. What do you think is the best part of the article?

I think the best part of the article was that Michel sailstofer

hid 10,000 NZD golden bars. So if I was there I would be looking for some.

2. What was the hardest part about completing this portfolio sample?
The hardest part about completing the portfolio sample is doing the questions because that was making me get in the pit when I add to think about it.

3.  Next time, what is a goal you can work towards?
Next time my goal is to work towards getting this done faster.

Feedback/Feedforward:

I like how you said you were in the pit because that makes me happy to know that you are now out of the pit. I like how you are really descriptive when you are answering the questions and also when you were evaluating your post.

By Grace.C... THE AWESOME ONE!!!!

The World's Oldest Man

 Description:
1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?
Th oldest man is Sakari Momoi from Fukushima and was born in February the 5th, 1903.

2. What was the key event from the news article?
The main event was about the 111 oldest man in this article was Sakari Momoi.

3. Where did this event take place?
Well, it was in Tokyo where the event got found out.

4. When did this event take place?
It took place on April 2014.

5. Why did this event happen?
Because the other oldest man died so they wanted to find out how was the oldest man.

The Important Thing

WALT: Entertain

Description:  We read a story called “The Important Book” written by Margarent Wise Brown.  We looked at the structure of this writing  and decided to use this to create our own writing. I chose my cat Gonzo because he is starting to shake and getting old. So I chose my cat so I can remember him when he pass's away.

Task:  Choose an object to describe, using the same structure as Margaret Wise Brown in “The Important Book.”

Criteria:

• Brainstorm your ideas describing the object that you have chosen.  Use full sentences.
• Choose the most important thing.
• Make sure that your first sentence and last sentence are the same.
• List the ways you describe your object using a comma to separate your ideas.
• Edit your work for punctuation, ideas and spelling.
  

  

Evaluation:

• What are you most proud of and why?
  Well I am most proud of what I wrote because when Mum and Dad see's this they will think it is really good so that Mum and Dad can remember him like I will, because we love our cat Gonzo. 

• What challenged you the most and why?
  The thing that challenged me was the drawing because I kept on making him on the side but when I finished it it came up really good.

Feedback/Feedforward: 
Well done Sophie you have put great answers not just drawing you explained it and they tell me really what you are proud of and challenged by. Grace.S

The Learning Pit Portfolio Sample

WALA: The Learning Pit

 Description: We have been learning about when good learning happens.  

Task: Share what you know about the learning pit.

Criteria:

• Draw the Learning Pit.
• List at least 3 feelings that you might have when you are in the pit.
• List at least 3 strategies that you could use to get out of the pit.
• Label where good learning happens.
• List 3 things you could say to yourself when you are in the pit.

Evaluation:

Reflect on a time when you have been in the pit.

• How did you feel when you were in the pit? 
  I felt so frustrated and angry because I could not get it done.
• What did you do to work out of the pit?
  I worked getting out of the pit by not giving up and still kept on trying and I will get there, and I did.

Feedback/Feedforward:
I think you did well with your images it showed a lot of detail and cool colours that match the other colours but I think you should work on your what you do it on because the writing was not that clear.
Jade

Mnemonics

WALT: Inform

Description:
I have put 2 of my spelling words into my poster of my mnemonics. If you don't know what mnemonics are well here is the answer on the poster. If you can't read it what it says. Then here:
What are Mnemonics?
Well a Mnemonic is when you have a word and you made it into a sentences. But each letter starts with the letters in order. Here are some Examples from my spelling list.

Super Moon

WALT: Inform

Last night the Moon got closer to us than it has ever been. Not all of New Zealand saw it because it was too cloudy in some towns. They even talked about it on the National News because it hasn't happened for many years. So they talked about the moon on the news.

If I saw the moon I would of felt so jumpy and pointing at the moon to Mum and Dad with my mouth open in a surprise. I would have been talking about it to all of my friends. So I wished I had seen it.

We learned that the Moon goes around us, while Earth goes around the sun. It also takes a year to go round the sun but the sun stays in one place, it doesn't move around like the moon and we do. So it takes 365 and 1/4 days going around the sun.

We also learned that there used to be 9 planets now there are 8 because scientists discovered Pluto is just a rock so now there are only 8. So when the moon got closer to us than it has ever been they called it... THE SUPER MOON.

Te Reo Maori

WALT: communicate a message.

Description: We have been participating in 3 different workshops around colour, compositions and fonts.  We put these skills to use in a poster sharing our knowledge about Te Reo Maori.

Why? We have noticed that our posters are too cluttered and do not communicate a  message well.

Task: Make a poster about Te Reo Maori.

Criteria:

Message: My message is clear and purposeful.  Everything that is on my poster relates to my message.

Composition:  My poster is balanced. 

Font:  My font is clear, readable and suits the message.

Colour:  I have used 2-3 colours that are complementary.  My background choice makes the text pop!

Accuracy:  All of the words on my poster are spelt correctly.

Evaluation:

1. What are you most proud of and why?
   Well I am most proud of my group and I because we all  worked together, and had a lot of fun making the poster.
   

2. What challenged you the most and why?
   The thing that challenged me was that when we were going over fived on the words because I was thinking to myself head that I was going to mess it up for my group and I.

3. Next time, what is a goal you can work towards?
   Next time I will work towards on to making it only 3 colors so it doesn't look so crowdy on the poster.

Feedback/Feedforward:
Good job Sophie I think you should work on getting your poster a bit clearer and you words a bit clearer as well but apart from that I think you did well with your detail you put in it looks really cool.  Jade C

My Hiwi The Kiwi Story

It was another exiting week of school. We were all ready to go. We hoped into the car "Grr Grr!" Went the engine. We raced down the drive way fast like a jet plane. We went up and down the bumbs. "BANG!" when the tyres hit the ground. We had arrived at... school. I saw so many kids crowding something. I wondered what it was. I hangded up my bag. When I came back there were more people. when I came back there were more people. The bell went. Ding Dong! Everyone went to class. We were going to the busy hall. A man was standing on the stage singing songs while people were creeping like mice. He finshed his songs when all the class were in the busy hall.

He intuced himself. " Hello kids I'm Mr Minstrill and this is my wife Mrs Minstrill and she is a good cook too. so give her a clap." The school claps. He said"if you catch a little fish put it back so it can grow, and when you catch a big fish put it back because it might have babies. Then he said " That"s when your on a boat you should be wearing a... Then every body said life jacket! He answered Yes you need to wear a life jacket and in a boat you should have beacon, flares and a fish ruler. also you should use salt water to put the fish in, and fresh." " always carry a fish in a damp towel. Why? Do fish have scales. Don"t fall of. Fish have a protective courting like sunscreen said minstrel also he said we are not allowed to fish in the marine reserve.

The End    

Readers Cafe Goal

In my reading class we had decided what we had to be in form the readers cafe keep reading what the cafe means. My goal in the readers cafe is comprehension. The cafe letters mean Comprehension Accuracy Fluency Expanding vocab, The starting of each letters the cafe as the letters to spell cafe. To work on it is by using prior knowledge to connect to the text and to use the main ideas and supporting details to determine importance.

Smart Goals

WALT: Set smart goals 

My writing goal is to review and revise my writing to correct grammar, spelling and punctuation independently.

The reason I have decided to focus on this goal is because Troy thinks I need to work on that.

I will accomplish my goal by writing and self editing stories about a variety of topics. They might include fairytales, animals facts or sciencey things.

My reading goal is to infer meaning (ideas and information not directly started in the text.)

The reason I have decided to focus on this goal is because Troy thinks I need to work on that.

I will accomplish my goal by reading a range of books with rich vocabulary and being involved in discussions with my learning partner or group about the authors main ideas. I could work on this by getting more involved in with my learning partner or group by talking a bit more and understanding it but when I don't know it I will say "What does that mean?" so then I know what it means.

My maths goal is to use a range of strategies with accuracy.

The reason I have decided to focus on this goal is because Ebony thinks I need to work on that.

I will accomplish my goal by working hard to gain an instant recall of 4, 6, 7 and 8 times tables. I could practise for two 15 minute sessions every week or I could use my Study Ladder account to focus on the ones I need to learn.

 My personal goal is to work on contributing to our class community
The reason I have decided to focus on this goal is because I want contribute more with the class and the community in Poutama. 
I will accomplish my goal by talking a bit more so I am contributing with my group in reading, writing, maths and the class.

Grasshopper Tennis Sample

WALT: Improve our small ball skills like catching, throwing and hitting.

 

Description:
We have been practicing tennis with big John. Big John is the guy that teaches us Grasshopper Tennis.  We are doing this because to reflect on how we are going with tennis skills we have learnt. He a taught us some tennis skills that help us with controlling and hitting the ball.

Evaluation:
I am most proud of completing my last years goal, the goal was to work on pat the dog. I found challenging was picking up the ball with my racket. My goal next time is to practice picking up the ball so then I know how to do it know.

Feedback:
I like how you have no just put I think I need to work picking the ball up you have actually put the reason why you need to practice this next time. Great Work :D
If I had to mark you post of of a 10 I would mark it a 9 because of your honesty when you evaluated yourself and because of your very professional layout for this post. Great Work Again :) :D
By The AWESOME ONE AKA Grace C AKA THE QUEEN OF AWESOMENESS!!!!
Grace.  

Spelling Activity

WALT: rote learn our fast words
WALT: work independently

Description: 
As a Spelling Priority every week we have to do a spelling Priority. This is the forth one, I always like to do the spelling Priority because I get to learn my words more and i get to write and draw.

Feedback:I think you did a good job at adding detail and Nice Spelling. -Zara

 

Annoying Poster

W.A.L.T: Collect Ideas and experiences

Description:
We had to make a annoying poster from one of our priority. I made my one about what annoys me at my house.

Evaluation:
 I think I thought my hardest but I could of use a bit more things that annoy me at home so I think I am almost there. 

Feedback: 
WOW Sophie I think you did a god job at adding colour I think you could improve on a bit more. :) -Zara

Science Sample

WALT: Show our understanding of how energy works.

 

DESCRIPTION: We have been learning about energy. To share our learning, we have made a video to explain how energy works. I learned that kinetic energy is moving energy, and potential energy is when it is still but it as the ability to change into kinetic energy.

Evaluation: I think I got 10/10 because I have been better on my camera skills then in the past.

Feed Back: I think that you did a great job but you could make it a bit longer because it was not really explaining much.
Olivia

Feed Forward: I think that you did a great job I give you a 9/10 because you could explain how it happens.
Olivia. 

 

Integrity Sample

WALT: Show Integrity

Success Criteria:

S.C 1: (What does integrity look like?)

-Integrity needs to be in the title or the ending

-Definition of Integrity

-Clear message, not a movie where people go huh?

-An ‘A ha’ moment.

S.C 2: (What does a good movie need?)

-Good acting (speak clearly, clear movements, confidence in themselves, not having back to camera, clear sound recording)

-Different angles shot from.

-Should be roughly a minute long

-Edited clips (no long periods of nothing)

SC 3: Planning

-Should have a storyboard and a script

-Practise run before you actually record

Task: We are making a short movie that shows integrity looks like with our little buddys. 


Description:
We made a short video to show integrity. I worked with Emma Georgia and Emily. I learned more about my group that I worked with. My goal was to know more about my group more about them and now I no them a lot better then I used to.


Evaluation:
I think I did well because we had a script for our movie so we knew what we were going to say. Also I did a good job because we all did everything on the Success Criteria right. So I give myself a 10 /10.

 Feedback:
 I think that you have done a great job and know what integrity is about you have done all the stuff it says on the criteria well done Sophie! Grace.S

Writting Sample

WALT: Inform

Description:
We have been making a writing sample, This my one my writing I chose out of my writing book, so I chose this one about waves. We had to chose between the waves and newtons cradle So I chose the waves. The thing I learned about energy was, that potential is stored energy so it is not moving and kinetic energy is moving energy so if you through a ball that is moving energy.

My question is: How does heat travel?

Most of our heat on Earth comes from the sun. It travels to us in waves. These waves shimmer down from the sun and either bounce off earth or are absorbed in the ground.

When heat from the sun reflects on the concrete the concrete has stored heat, and then it gently releases it through the day.

When a surfer wants to surf on a wave that is coming. He will start to paddle then the wave will catch the surfer. But the surfer just stays in one place like the middle. The surfer will only move by using their hips. This is the same way as heat travels, in waves just like in the ocean.

When you put a speaker under a glass filled with water you can see the waves going up through the water. These are called sound waves.

Next time when it is a hot day look on the road to see if there is shimmers from the sun on the concrete. Maybe you could try some of these things.

Evaluation:
I think I have done 10/9 because I could of used more information into my writing.

Feedback:

I think that you are very good at writing but you could add more information.

I give you a 8/10.

Olivia.

Literacy Sample

WALT: Rote Learn

Task: Make a mnemonic to help us our spelling words us a memory aid.

Description:

We are making a literacy sample. We are doing this to show a strategy to help us learn our spelling words, to share during our Student Led Conference. 

How does a mnemonic help us with our spelling words?

Example if you can make a sentience saying " Dogs Invented Fire Feet Every Round Evening Time." Then you know how to spell different because every begging of a word as the letters and in order.    

Evaluation:
How well do you think you did?

I think I have done 10/9 because I have explained about it the best I could do. But I could use more words in my writing.

Feedback:

I think you did a great description telling what a mnemonic is that you do a great job writing another description on some other things you write about on your blogs.

Taylor

I think that you made a great example of mnemonics

but you need to add more information!

Olivia