End of year (Last post) - Sukie

This is sadly my last post! 

I really enjoyed moments of this year. 

I got to be a House Captain which is really good!

I also got to be a peer mediator, wet day monitor and a PE monitor! 

I'm nervous but exited to go to FCI (Farm cove intermediate)

I'm going to miss my friends that aren't going to FCI ): 

MATH - Auggies classroom (Wonder)

Walt : identify and use the perimeter rule to calculate the size of Auggie’s classroom.

I was able to: Add the length of all the sides of the classroom by knowing my basic facts to calculate the size of Auggie's classroom.

Next time I will: Choose harder numbers to challenge myself.

Rad Recount

WALT: to write rad recounts

I was able to write a rad recount by using and following the Learning intention guide - Writing a rad recount

Next time I will try and use the Learning intention guide - writing a rad recount in my next recount.

Wonder - Language Features

WALT: recognise and understand specific language features

I was able to understand what Personification, Hyperbole, Idioms, Proper nouns and Metaphors meant by looking through the internet and listening to the teacher.  I was able to trap the knowledge on these language feature's in my head and put it into this google drawing. 

Next time I will consider using a sticky note to help me remember what each language feature meant.

Precious McKenzie

Walt: Edit my Precious McKenzie to independently identify errors and get my work ready for book creator publishing

I was able to edit my Precious McKenzie work by re-reading my work and putting in Correct punctuation.

Next Time I will once again edit my work until there is no more mistakes!

Make your own - Wonder

 

                                                       https://create.wonder.movie/ 

Kindness Acrostic Poem - Sukie

WALT: Use new words to suit my acrostic poem

I was able to use new words in my acrostic poem by going to a thesaurus and looking up words. When I don't know what a word means then we always have google, a dictionary and don't forget the teacher! The new words I used was, Kind-hearted,  Stick up, Neat, Entertaining and precept all highlighted in yellow.

Next time I will use new words in my writing, Poem or no poem.

Manhattan - Wonder poster

This is my Manhattan poster.

In class we have started reading the book Wonder.  We were told to make a poster of Manhattan because one of the main characters called august lives there.

We researched Manhattan and found some interesting facts about it. Here are the facts I decided to put into my poster.

John Pule Art/Sukie

My 3G Story

This is my 3G story. Last term (Term 2) while we were all at the Buddhist temple the staff there told us all about the 3G's, Good deed, Good words, Good thoughts.

When we went back to school we were told to write a story about the 3G's. It was a competition between a lot of children. This story that I wrote won 2nd place.

Diabetes - Sukie

WALT: locate, select and evaluate text for specific information including internet sources

I was able to locate information on the internet. At first when I searched up  diabetes on google there was some words I didn't really know the meaning of but after I found some kid friendly websites that were kid friendly with some help of my teacher Mrs Pittaway.

Ghost Math

WALT: Use a calculator accurately

I was able to

• Clear any other equations from a calculator before starting 
• Be careful while entering the digits so I don't enter the wrong number
• Press the buttons firmly so the numbers pop up on the calculator 
• Double check my question to make sure I didn't press the wrong number 
• Make sure I enter the decimal point 
• Only press the equal sign once 

Next time I will

• Press the CE button when I want to remove a digit 
• Use a calculator to find percentages  

Tips when using a calculator: 

• Clear any other equations from a calculator before starting 
• Be careful while entering the digits so I don't enter the wrong number
• Press the buttons firmly so the numbers pop up on the calculator 
• Double check my question to make sure I didn't press the wrong number 
• Make sure I enter the decimal point 
• Only press the equal sign once 
• Press the CE button when I want to remove a digit 
• Use a calculator to find percentages  

Speech 2017

WALT: deliberately choose words to create an effect on the audience

In my speech I was able to deliberately choose persuasive words and  put them into my speech.

Next time I think I need to put in more persuasive and emotive words  into my speech to create a better effect on the audience.

Ghost Activity - Nike (Jordan's) & Adidas

The brand of shoe's I chose was Nike (Jordans) & Adidas.
Here are some really interesting fact's about Nike and Adidas.

Fact's About Usain Bolt

WALT: Locate and evaluate information about Usain Bolt on the internet

I was able to find information about Usain Bolt the fastest runner in the world on the internet and put it into my own words onto a slideshow with Caitlin.

Next time I will try find more interesting facts on the internet and put it into a slideshow to share with others. I know now that when I don't know the answer to a question I can ask a teacher or a adult...but if that doesn't work out...I always have a internet!

Celebration - Dance

WALT: understand that people celebrate in different ways

Me and my group Caitlin and Meilaniah now understand that people from all over the world celebrate in different ways. Some celebrate by dancing, Some celebrate by having a nice dinner others celebrate by doing something else. Everyone has there own way of celebrating. There's no right and theirs no wrong.

Ghost - Making a Prediction

WALT: make a prediction based on the cover and blurb of Ghost by Jason Reynolds

I was able to write down what I think the book is about before reading the blurb and after reading the blurb by looking at the front cover, the illustrations and reading the blurb.


Next time when I pick up a new book, I will read the blurb and predict what the book is about to see if I like the book. I will look at the illustrations closely.

Phases of the Moon

WALT: accurately identify and organise the phases of the moon.

I was able to Identify and organise the phases of the moon by reading the description and putting the photo's and the names of the moons in the right place. The link between the Phases of the Moon and Matariki is the winter solstice and Matariki comes right after stolstice the second new moon.

Next time I will look up at the night sky and look at the moon to see what phase it is, New Moon, Waxing Crescent, Full moon, 1st Quarter, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent, Waxing Gibbous or Waning Gibbous

Mini Investigation - Easter

WALT: Understand passing on messages is important


Me and my group (Shaniqua, Meilaniah and Caitlin) did a mini investigation on Easter. We found out the history of Easter, why we have eggs and bunnies on Easter, Why it's called Easter and When we have Easter. We also found out heaps of cool facts about Easter. It was really fun putting in all those Easter photos! `

I now understand why passing on messages is important and why we need to pass on messages correctly! If we don't keep on passing on the history and story of Easter, Easter will be forgotten and Everyone would think Easter is just a holiday with Chocolate and scavenger hunts when the history of Easter is so much more!

No Collar

This is me and Nadia's story we sent to the Barfoot and Thompson young authors challenge ,
Sadly we did not make it to the semi-final's but we hope you enjoy reading our story, No Collar

Venn Diagram - Jess & Leslie

WALT: Compare and contrast characteristics  on a Venn diagram

I was able to compare the things between Leslie and Jesse by finding the similarity's between Jesse and Leslie.

Next time I will try find more differences by contrasting more.

4 Word Poem

WALT: experiment with new words to suit the writing purpose

I was able to use new words in my 4 word poems like, Acknowledged, Determined, Keen, Nighthawks, Unusual, Wallaby's and much more

Next time I will try use more interesting Adverbs

Round the world Birthdays!

The birthday I was finding information about was Denmark or some people call it Danish, It really fun finding out all this information because I didn't know much about Denmark/Danish. I really like the Denmark birthday song!

A-Z Celebrations

This is our A-Z Celebration slideshow in this slideshow you will find all A-Z Celebrations that we could think of! It was hard finding celebrations starting from every letter of the alphabet like, Z, X, G, J, O, R, U and Y.

Barfoot and Thompson Story Contest!

Me and my partner wrote a story and entered it into the Barfoot and Thompson story contest, We are all just waiting for the results and who won! We're very exited!

Bridge To Terabithia

WALT: I am learning to make a prediction based on the cover and blurb

I was able to make a prediction based on the cover of the story and by reading the blurb

Next time I will try harder to try find more keywords from the title and the blurb

Using Multiplication Strategies

WALT: use a variety of multiplication strategies to solve problems

I was able to
Use PVP to solve multiplication problems by

• Expanding numbers (PV)
• Add 2 or 3 digit numbers
• Knowing my basic facts
• Splitting numbers
• understand how pvp works
• Use brackets when I am solving the problem 

Use doubling and halving by

• Know your basic facts (multiplication)
• How to double and half
• You have to half the even numbers
• You always have to double one number and half the other number.
• You can halve the bigger number and double the smaller number

Use rounding and compensating

• Basic facts - 2x, 5x, 10
• Addition and subtraction
• Know what a tidy numbers is ends in 0
• When you are compensating you have to do the opposite of what you did at the beginning.

Next time I will try my best to use neat and tidy soldiers when I'm recording my math in my book or white board and I could start multiplying by 2-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers and decimals.

Birthday's Now and Then

WALT: To compare and to contrast birthdays

I was able to ...  to compare 2017 and 1967 birthdays and contrast ( find the differences) between 2017 and 1967 birthdays for example, In 1967 People didn't go to Rainbows End or laser tag and now a days kids go to all sorts of places for there birthdays.

Next time I will try harder to find more idea's and find more similarity's and differences.

Using Quotation Marks

 

Walt : use a wide range of advanced punctuation correctly

Reflection

I was able to... Identify what parts of my writing was  speaking so I know when to use quotation marks consistently.

Next time I will... try harder to see which one is actually someone talking and which one is just a statement.

Anzac Day Facts

 WALT: Find and summarise information by choosing the most important information in a text and linking it back to the topic

I was able to find and summarise information by choosing the most important information in a text and then linking it back to the topic, by reading the text and summarising it to put back in our slide even though I found it a little tricky.

Next time I will...try my best to find and summarise more information in the text.

Did You Ever Poems

 WALT: Use a thesaurus to make precise and interesting language choices.

Learning Reflection:

I was not able to use a thesaurus at first but then Mrs P told me to and I changed some words using a thesaurus for example: It use it to be legs shaking and I changed it to legs wobbling.

Next time I will use a thesaurus to make precise and interesting language choices without Mrs P telling me to.

Sir Peter Blake Camp MERC

My Reflection:
This is my Camp MERC certificate! We have officially finished Camp. The activity I liked the most was surfing, I liked how the waves carried me on my surf board. Throughout camp I have felt really proud of myself for doing all these things I never thought I would of done such as Tree climbing, It was really scary climbing a enormous tree! but I showed resilience by giving it a go and not giving up.

Camp MERC Acrostic Poem

WALT: Edit and revise my writing for clarity and impact in response to feedback

Learning Reflection

I was able to change some sentences that didn't make sense and some spelling mistakes such as the word hilarious and activities because Kayde told me to.

Next time I will try and not have any spelling mistakes by looking at the words and correcting the words with red lines under them.  I will sit next to someone and try to get different feedback.   I will also re-read when I'm finished so I can make sure all my sentences make sense.

My Word Clarification Sheet

Walt : look on our own for new words to increase the amount of words we understand.

I was not able to look for new words during SSR/Chapter time because I forgot to put it on a sticky note and add it to my Word Clarification Sheet.

Next time I will try really hard to remember to add the words I don't understand onto a sticky note and into my word clarification sheet.

My Kennings Poem.

Walt: distinguish between relevant and irrelevant ideas for my Kennings poem

I was able to think of idea's relating to me and think of things that represent me such as, A clumsy food eater and a Tom Gates book reader.

Next time I will try think of more awesome but relevant words to describe me.

Statistics

Walt : display data on histogram, tally chart

Walt : interpret information from histograms and tally marks eg. medium, mode, range, mean

I was able to put the name score information into a histogram and I used tally marks. This task took a bit of thinking but it was easy when I understood it in the end.

• The range for the first name scores was 4 - 20
• The range for the last name scores was 2 - 21
• The range for the full name scores was 9 - 31
• The mean for the first names was 10.34
• The mean for the last names was 10.79
• The mean for the full names was 21.13
• The medium for the first names was 11.5
• The medium for the last names was 9.5
• The medium for the last names was 21
• The mode for the first names was 14
• The mode for the last names was 11
• The mode for the full names was 22

Mean:

An other word for mean is average how you add it up is simple you

Get a set of numbers and then you add them up, Then you count how much numbers there are

and divide the total by how much numbers there are.

Medium:

This is only if your set of numbers are even: You get a set of numbers and put them in order to largest to smallest and you find the 2 in the middle and you add them up and divide it by 2. If its not even: you get a set of numbers and put them in order from biggest to smallest and then you just find the number in the middle and that's the total.

Mode:

I found the mode the easiest because you get a set of numbers for example 5,5,5,5,5,77,88,99 you see which ones the most popular in this case it was 5 so the mode is 5.

I found finding the, mean, medium and mode a little bit tricky because I was a bit confused about the medium and mean because I kept mixing them up but now I understand it better and I find it really easy now.

Click this link and watch the smart frog video on mean medium and mode

Spelling- 45 Letter Sounds

Walt : use different spelling patterns and strategies to increase my word knowledge.

There are 45 letters sounds in the English language.  Sometimes these sounds are made by one letter and sometimes they are a made by a group of letters together.  Learning these letter sounds will help me spell unknown tricky words and increase my word knowledge.

I was able to learn how to spell a lot of words that I didn't know how to spell before.

House Captain Speech

 

Today I stood my speech in front of my whole house group Matai. I demonstrated Resilience by giving it a go and not giving up even though there was heaps of people watching me and it made me a bit nervous. I didn't prepare a speech but I decided to do it anyways.

10 Things You Need To Know About Me

Walt : use advanced punctuation

We have learning how to use bullet points correctly in my 10 Things About Me slideshow.  I learnt you need to :

• Place the bullet point in the margin.
• Use a capital letter after the bullet point.
• If you have written a sentence, end it with a punctuation eg. fullstop.
• Bullet points are used to create lists.
• Find the bullet points icon on the right hand side at top of the tool bar called bullet lists.\
• You can only find the bullet points with you click on a text box.

Next time I will try and use bullet points in more of writing.

Can you guess which of my information is true and which is a lie ?

Welcome Post

    

This year I'm feeling excited to be a year 6.  I'm really looking forward to camp and trying new things at camp. I really really want to get in Digi Kids so I am really excited about that!  I'm really looking forward to speech competitions.

My goals for this year is...

• To become a digikid 
• To get as much badges as I can
• To be a Peer mediator
• To get a lot of gold ticks