mountain to the sea

For the year we have been learning about the mountain to the sea . We all did a slide and we researched questions. Here are a few facts I learnt about the mountain to the sea.

Penguins

Penguins

The penguins is a bird.The largest type of  penguin is the king and the smallest is the baby blue penguins. There are 17 species of penguins.

Diet

Penguins like to eat fish and squid. Penguins beaks are sharp and that's what helps them catch food. It takes penguins two days to catch food for their babies but they need to be feed daily otherwise they will die. The mother catches the food and regurgitates it for the baby.

Reproduction

Mother penguin lay up to one or two eggs a year. They make a nest fromfeathers, twigs and leaves. Both parents look after the egg  twice a month . The chick peeks out and sees if the mother has arrived home from fishing. It takes about 7-10 weeks until the chicks get their adult feathers.

Appearance

Penguins have a black back and a white front. They have short legs and webbed feet. They waddle side to side. They have wings like flippers. They can’t fly but they are excellent swimmers. They have heavy bodies and that is why they stay under water.

Habitat

You can find penguins in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean. When it is breeding time they can be found on the coast of NZ Australia.

Penguins are hunted by seals.

Geometry

In class we have been learning geometry. Here is my work. We were looking at how many faces,edge,corners 3D shpaes have and the shapes of real life objects.

Art Assessment

Here is my Hundretwasser art assessment

basic facts

These are my new basic facts for next term for maths and I got 51 on my stage 4 test and I was really happy.

musical instruments

This term we made musical instruments and we used them at assembly to play music for Bob Marley's song Three Little Birds.

Today I did a Screencastify about Maori . I did the Maori actions and words. I hope you enjoy it.

How bees make honey

We have been learning about explanations and bees. I have created a WeVideo to explain how bees make honey.

Honey bees

For reading we have been learning about honey bees. I have created a google drawing to explain the job of the worker bees in the hive.

Poetry

We have been learning how to write poems. Here are my poems.

Partly Cloudy

We have been learning how to use adverbs.

Partly cloudy

Slowly the birds flew down to the clean house. The big white birds zoomed through the big fat clouds.

Happily the big white birds flew through the big white clouds.

The big fat cloud was called Chocolate.

Sadly the grey cloud was all alone, then a bird came to pick up the animal.

The bird came back to the sad cloud to get another dangerous animal.

Slowly the ram bunted the disgusting bird in the stomach.

Angrily the white and grey bird came flying back to pick up the new hedgehog. Then the cloud got angry at the stork.

The cloud was sad and went to the other cloud to get some armor.

The cloud was happy again and they live happily ever after.

The End

My basic facts goal

Here is my next basics facts goal.

Cerys 's writing goals

Here is my next writing goal.

math

This week we have been working in little group for math on solving math problems.

clay mug/ cup

I didn't  copy my planning  paper I need to use the tool that were there. we made the clay cups for art to drink out of.

Handwriting

This is my term 2 handwriting sample. My next goal is to make the letters stay on the line.

I can type  9 words per minute .

Sea/Moana Animals Te Reo Maori

I have been learning the Maori words for some sea animals.
I have liked playing the games that taught me these Maori words. My favourite animal is the Aihe/Dolphin.

Narrative

One late afternoon as the sun was setting April went to the meadow to fly her plane. An  

oak tree covered a picnic table. Blue flowers grew around the picnic table, creating a beautiful picture. A road like a snake weaved through the green meadows.

1 2 3! The plane took off. The wind blew the plane. The mighty plane did loops and twists in the warm air.  Suddenly the plane lost control and crashed into the oak tree.  April thought about what she could do. She decided to climb up the tree. She clambered up and stood on a lose branch. CRACK! The branch broke and she fell out of the tree. She couldn’t move her leg was broken.

“Arrrrrgggghhh, HELP ME!” she screamed at the top of her lungs. A wood chopper who was working in the nearby meadow heard the scream. He ran to the lady and saw her lying on the ground with a bone sticking out of his leg.  The man called the ambulance. The ambulance came and took her to hospital. They put her leg in a cast and she spent the next six weeks on crutches.  

                                            I have been doing narrative here is a narrative

Swimming Assessment

Pepeha

I think I good at  Maori  becuase I'm loud.

Autumn - cameo

                                                                               Written Language Sample

Cameo

Learning Intention: I am learning how to use appropriate adjectives and powerful verbs in my cameo writing.

Success Criteria: I am able to find and highlight adjectives and verbs in a cameo and explain why they work.

I am able to write sentences with appropriate adjectives and powerful verbs in my cameo.

Task:  To write a poem about autumn, using appropriate adjectives and powerful verbs.

Remember to:  Punctuate your work correctly.

        Use careful spelling and sounding out

WINTER

Winter blows its cold icy breath everywhere.

The early morning frost is crunchy and white covering the green grass.

The loud wind howls in the freezing air like a stray dog hungry for a bone.
Tiny snowflakes flutter down to land on the frozen ground,

covering everything with a white sparkling blanket.

The trees become bare, brown bones standing like statues admiring the view.

Heavy rain falls from the dark grey sky, pounding against the soggy ground.

Chilly bitterness in the air, winter is here.

Here is my writing!

Autumn - DRAFT

The Autumn  wind  blows like a harkany. The claire green grass is  like a ice block .

The wind howls like a hairy dog looking for food. The cash down on the ground .

The leaves change colour some go red wale some go yallow .The icy cold is finally here .

Wind whirls the leaves around like a tornado.

Autumn - Published

The Autumn wind blows like a hurricane. The clear green grass is cold like an ice block . The wind howls like a hairy dog looking for food. The bare branches crash down on the ground. The leaves change colour like a rainbow. Some go red and some go yellow. The icy cold wind blows everywhere. Autumn is finally here. Wind whirls the leaves around like a tornado. The cold icy rain pounds on the soggy ground.

Written Language Sample

Cameo

Learning Intention: I am learning how to use appropriate adjectives and powerful verbs in my cameo writing.

Success Criteria: I am able to find and highlight adjectives and verbs in a cameo and explain why they work.

I am able to write sentences with appropriate adjectives and powerful verbs in my cameo.

Task:  To write a poem about autumn, using appropriate adjectives and powerful verbs.

Remember to:  Punctuate your work correctly.

        Use careful spelling and sounding out

Animation

Here is my groups animation of an erupting volcano.

volcano explsion

Here is my moment in time about our volcano explosion that we did.



Boom crash bang! The volcano erupted. The lava sliced down the volcano. It was like a river of blood. Bang! There it goes again for the 3rd time. Red hot fiery rocks fly everywhere. The smoke slowly drifts to the east. Clouds of smoke and ash spread across the sky like a hurricane. The rocks are so so hot you could cook a sausage on them. The volcano glows in the dark.

Te Ahuahu

Here is my writing about Te Ahu ahu. Our focus was to use powerful verbs and adjectives.

Te AhuAhu

Aaaaahhh! The school bus screeched to a holt on the side of the dusty metal road. We jumped out and lined up like soldiers. Mrs Whitelaw opened the gate and we stormed off. Finally we reached the track. I moaned. My legs were sore. We walked for what seemed like hours. Finally we reached the top.  Suddenly a car drove up and stopped.  A person jumped out. His name was Hone.  He talked about World War 1 and 2. After his talk we all walked down to the old gate and ate lunch. I didn’t have lots of lunch. It was time to go. We all started walking down the mountain.

WOOHOO Finally we were at the bottom. “The bus is here!” yelled Mrs Craig.

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unboxing day

Chromebook Day

Yay!!!!!! It was Wednesday. I jumped out of bed with happiness  I  raced to school as fast as a cheetah. I was happy and nervous at the same time.  Finally, it was time to unbox the chrome book. ‘’Yay’’ everyone in room 1 shouted.   

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