Persausive Writing | Structure and Language Features

L.I: To identify the structure and language features of a persausive text.
This week for writing we are focusing on Persuasive texts. The structure is O.R.E.O which stands for Opinion, Reasons and Explanations, and lastly Opinion again. We also took a look at the language features which is simple present (infinite) tense, Emotive words, and Cause and effect words. To show our learning and understanding, we read the a persuasive text and highlited some language feature we found from in it. Then we copy and pasted the parts from the texts that fit into the template with the structure. We had to highlight atleast 5 or more of each language features we found. Then we came on the mat and went over with our teacher some language features we fonud for each one, and he highlited some he found too.

Multiplication (7x) | Daily 6

L.I: To memorise basic multiplication patters (the timestables). 

This week for multiplication/divisions I decided to write my 7 times tables. I knew my 7's but I couldn't memorise each one so I decided to do them. I think that completing and writing them down to 10, 5 times, really helped me and now I memorised them all. 

Trebuchet | Ancient History

L.I: To learn about earthworks fortification and examples in history.
This week for inquiry we picked a new technology for an advantages for the invaders this time since we made something for the invaders. My group is Farzana, Sakina, and Nicole and we could choose out of a few other technologies but we decided to go with Trebuchet since it was useful for coming across a rampart. We first made a keywords list to pick a few words to search up and find information. We had to find out two examples it was used in history and introduce the technolgoy we chose at the start of our google presentation. After finishing it off, we had to present it to the rest of the groups to earn the technology.

Izanami and Izanagi (from Japan)

L.I: To identify a myth, legend, or fairytale.
This week for reading we chose a different myth/legend/fairytale to read about from Izanagi and Izanami from Japan, Mahishasura and Durga from India, Lac Long Quan from Vietnam, and Cuchulainn from Irish wich I did last year. This week I decided to choose Izanagi and Izanami from Japan. Before creating the D.L.O, we had to fill in the reading notes for before reading, during reading, and after reading. I explained the purpose, if it was a myth, legend, or fairytale, and a short summary of the text that I read. I enjoyed reading this text and found out about the story of Izanagi and Izanami.

Kiwi Sport

This week Thursdy we had another session of our swimming kiwi sport at the YMCA Lagoon pools in panmure. We had two new coaches that would be teaching us our lesson Today. First we put on a life jacket and sat on the wall for further instructions. We learnt how to get into the pool with our life jackets on properly and safely.

We had to stand up on the wall with one hand holding the top side of our life jacket, and the other hand holding our nose but still covering our mouth. Then take one step out into the water and drop in. After we had someone demenstrate, we tried it ourselves.

We talked about life jackets and how they help us. They help us when we are in deep water to help us float. Then we got into the water and floated on our backs with the life jackets on. There was a falp at the top of the jacket for our head to rest on when we are floating on our backs. There were small cushions in the jacket that helped us float.

Then we huddled into a small circle with eachother, with one hand on the persons back next to us. We don't hold their shoulder because we might pull them down and they can drown. We do this because when we huddle, we can stay warm and that. Then after one of the teachers countded down, we let go and floated away on our backs, and then huddled back in.

We also did skelling on our backs, to and back, a few times. We were showed how to put on a life jacket in the pool. We lastly got out the pull and helped wash off the life jackets and went back on the bus to school.

Kiwi Can

This week Wednesday we had kiwi can in room 7 with Mr Matt and Ms Lily. Our topic is problem solving and our theme is resilence. Today we were talking about asking other for help when we need it. First we played our energiser which was Hoop de Hoop. We were all numbered off from 1 to 2 then each group went to one side and we had to get in a line. There were a few hoops that went around and curved so that one hoop would come to the person at the start of the line. The first person from each team had to run in the hoops until the person from each team met a hoop. They would then rock, paper, sicssors, shoot until one person won, then they could continue on running through the hoops and someone fromt he other team had to come afterwards. If you were able to get across all the hoops and on the other teams side and then you would win. Every five times someone one that would count as one pooint. In the end group one won with three points. We later came back on the mat and talked about asking for help and who we can ask for help like parents, friends, family, or teachers. Also sometimes that we struggle or are in need of help and why we ask or don't ask someone for help. We chose our activity, either mat dogeball or through the tunnel. I and the majority of the class voted for mat dogeball. We got into a circle and now we were numbered from 1 to 5. This was the game we played last week so everyone was familiar. Ms Lily called out a number and those people who were numbered that, went to the middle and everyone had to hit the ball and try to hit them to get them out, but it had to hit them below the knees. Lastly we had GKQ which is general knowledge question. Two people at a time went and you could just call out the answer if you knew it. After the kiwi can leaders gave us our points we eneded up with the most you could get, 25. We said goodbye to Ms Lily and Mr Matt and went back to class.

Sunset and Silhoutte | Auckland City Scape

This Monday we created visual art, physically, on paper of a sunrise or sunset and siloute of a cityscape. The citycscape I chose to do was a photo of auckland. We used refrence photos to help us or used our imagination to create and use different shapes to create the sunrise or sunset we chose.

First we chose a cityscape and inserted it on a google draw that was the size of an A4 piece of paper. Then we used shapes and tools to create a siloutte of the cityscape. We made our silouttes png and shared it into a folder to be printed out.

Then we started to create our background of the sunset or sunrise. I chose a photo of a sunset online then used my imagination and knowledge of what a sunset looked like, to finish off the background. The colours I used were Pink, Purple, Yellow, and Blue. This was done a black sheet of paper and we had to try to center it so that when we put the siloutte on, it would pop and stand out.

After we were given our Silouttes, we stuck them onto our finished backgrounds and glued labels on the paper to show whos artwork it is. The photo above shows my complete sunset and siloutte.