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 

 

Working To Solve Mutiplucation Problems

WALT: Use our fives and tens to work out our multiplication problems.

In maths we have been learning to use half and double. For a example 16x5= so you double the 5 into a ten, next you half the 16 into a 8. So now you x 8 and 10 so 8x10= 80 so the answer is 80.

Feed Back:

Well done there is heaps of detail good maths.

You could do less detail because there is heaps 

Comment: well done!

Ella O

 Feed Back: Well done I really know what you are trying to teach other people

about the double and half strategy :)

Grace S

 

Maths Gragh

WALT: Share our progress.
Task: Write down your score to show progress in your basic facts test.
Here is the photo to show you what it looks like.

Writiers Notebook

WALT: What is cold and hot.
Task: The task was to draw and right about what is hot and cold.
Here is the photo to show you what it looks like.

Buddy Backyard Letters

WALT: Create

Task: Find the letters of our names somewhere around the school.
Here is the photo.

What was the hardest letter to find:
The hardest letter was H because we looked everywhere, then Emily and I looked up and looked at the window then it turned out to be a H.

What was the easy-est letter to find:
The easy-est letter was O because Emily and I walked out of the door then we looked at the tire and thought that it could be a O.

 

States Of Matter

This is my states of matter  I did this morning. this is talking about solid liquid and gas.

Spelling Test

WALT: Learn to spell.
 We did a spelling test there was 300 words on both sides of the piece of paper. I got 236 right and 64 wrong. I think I did really well in my spelling test.

Reflection: I think I tried my hardest to do all the words. I think I could improve by doing more practicing with the words. Next time I do this I think I will do better and if I achieve more then this time I will be really happy.

  

Learning Buddies

WALT: To learn about your learning partner.

My learning partner is Ella in P1 witch is room a 11 in potama. Me and Ella have made a poster on pic collage to now our learning partner better. Here is the pic collage photo to show you what it looks like.

 

Weet-Bix Tryathalon

WALT: share an experience with an audience

Success Criteria:

Share an experience so that someone else feels as thought they are experiencing it with you.

Share what you learnt

Share what you would do differently next time

What I am Proud of?
I am proud that I finished the course because this is my 3rd year so I am getting fitter so i can complete them faster.
What was challenging?
The swimming.
Why was It challenging?
 Because it was very deep in the pool and I had to swim 200km so that was 2 lengths of the pool, The little kids had to swim 1 length of the pool so that was 100km.
What one did I like out of swim bike or run?
I liked the bike.
Why did you like the bike?
 I liked the bike because it was longer but the fasts and easy-est, But when I am older and still doing it I will have two do 2 times because you are older.

Self-Managing

W.A.L.T: Make good choices about my learning.

I am a self directed leaner look at my photo and see what my goal is and what I have reflected on.

Kotahitanga Poster

WALT: show kotahitanga

Success Criteria:

Use photos to share our camp experiences

Use text to explain the kotahitanga

This is my kotahitanga poster. Kotahitanga is when we are having fun and enjoyment with our friends. This was happening at camp on the 18th it started. When you are having fun and you think that someone did really well at something, you could say something nice to them, and maybe one day they will say something to you to brighten up your day. 

Anzac Key Note

W.A.L.T: Change facts off the Internet into our own words.
Me and Sophie did a keynote about Anzac day. We think it is really cool.

Maths

W.A.L.T: Watching closley.
We were doing an activity that involved watching very closely. It was quite hard but we think we might of come up with a good answer. Here is the link if you would like to try  Probability problem.

Our answers were 3 Reds 3 Greens and 4 blues.