From Boys2Men - Brainstorm

WALT: Recount key points and facts from a film or trailer.

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This week we watched a movie called from boy2men. It is a movie filmed in Auckland and filmed by a school. We are planning a writing that is a seven to eight paragraphs of what the movie is about. The brainstorm is there so when we write about it tomorrow we remember what happened. It is a really smart way of remembering things. This is only the drawing and the presentation will be coming soon.

Paua Shells-Basketball Board Game

WALT:Make our own board game. 

For the last few weeks, we have been working on making our on board game with our reading group. My reading group is called Paua Shells and we made a basketball board game. We all had a role to do like writing the cards and the rules, I am happy that it turned out good in the end. When we played this game, we all were confused until the second round and then it was all good but a bit noisy. Three of our reading groups played their game once, then we rotated and played somebody else's game. Click Rules to see the rules of our game.
       

   

The first picture is of my group playing our game. The next one is another picture of us playing our game from a better view. The last picture, is the other game we played.

For a few weeks, we have been working hard to create this game. Some of us spent some of our lunch times, in class finishing it off. I think it turned out as a great board game. I look forward to playing it next term!

Problem Solving-Week 11

WALT:Use fractions to solve the problem.

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In Problem Solving this week, I learnt how to add a decimal number and then turn a decimal number into a fraction. For example; 6.8+2.6=9.4. Another way we can say this answer, is by going like this; 9.4=9 4/10. The reason why it would be 9 and 4/10, is because you have to have 10 tenths to make 1. There are 4 tenths so in a fraction it would look like this; 9 4/10. If you want to go and see Waimaria's blog, click her name.

Super Power Writing!

WALT:  Write effective paragraphs using juicy and exciting words.

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Flying, flying, flying…  if I had a superpower it would be flying. One of the reasons why flying would be my top pick for super powers is so that, I can hover and get around big spaces like my class room and house because I have a broken leg. Flying would also be helpful for going to places with my family like to a playground or some place like that.

If I could possess this power and I could control it, for example, if I wanted to go super sonic speed,  I could go supersonic speed and if I want to go snail slow I could go snail slow. Flying would also be very helpful for flying to school and other places like that. I could save people on the road like a little kids who cross the road. Flying would probably feel like a dog sticking it’s head out the window of a car with all the breeze coming into it’s face. It would be very nice to because when my family fly to another country, I can fly right next to them.    

Rubric Marked By: Heather

If I had powers I would do all these things but mostly save people on the road, on mountains planes and helicopters. I would save people who have had an accident in planes, helicopters and people who climb up mountains. I would do all these things in a blink and I could be the superhero and I would fly for fun and see if anyone is in trouble from a bird’s eye view which would be awesome.  
  

I think having these powers would be helpful for lots of things, but mostly the ones I have already mentioned. I also think that if some people had this power, they could make it into a sport and I would win it. When I think of this super power I don’t just think of all the superheroes who can fly, I think about all the things it would be useful for and how it could save people’s  lives.

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In Writing this week we have been learning about putting juicy words in our writing. Our task was to write effect paragraphs and focus on each paragraph at a time in our time limit. We got into groups of two and marked each others second paragraph based on the rubric. I think our writing lessons last week and this week have been going well. The reason why is because we did our writing lesson in silence with a time limit which was very good for me and probably others to.

I have learnt that when writing effect paragraphs, it is better if you do it in silence. I have learnt a few new words from heather my partner. I have also learn that you can not get very good pictures on goggle.