Sunday 6 December 2015

Show not tell dream



Description: This term for writing we had to split up into different groups. We got to choose if we were doing: limericks with Troy, descriptive writing with Rebecca and reports with Elly. I decided to go with the Descriptive writing because I really need to work on that.


Task: our writing task for this term was to make little story about an experiences in Poutama, but I wanted to be more creative in my writing and do a story based of something that has happened at school.
Here It is:

Tuesday 1 December 2015

Quick write (4 days of school in a week)

In week 8 for our quick write task we had to make an excuse to why there should be ether: 4 days of school, or keep it the same, or 6 week of school. I chose to do one that was 4 days of school and here it is.




I DEMAND TO HAVE 4 DAYS OF SCHOOL IN A WEEK!

AND HERE ARE SOME REASIONS WHY.


First things first children are meant to make the most of their childhood they only have 18 years to be a child. And they need time to play and have fun not to sit in school away from their parents for 30 hours a week. 48 hours of relaxing days is not enough. You wonder why people love Fridays It’s cause they believe that’s the day that’s also going to turn into weekend because its named a weekend but the government doesn’t approve of actually turning the weekends into a 72 hour weekends. Dose the government even care that much for children because I don’t think that they realize that the people in childhood spend more time at school then with their parents. The homework takes 4ever to complete that only gives them time to eat their dinner have a shower get into their pajamas and then get ready for bed. So that means they have… NO TIME TO PPLLAAYY!!!!

So those are my reasons why Fridays should be weekends




Book Bash Partnership Task

Partnership task book bash

whats the theme in the story: Pretrial, Friendship, Teamwork, Futuristic, Survival.

Wednesday 25 November 2015

inquiry

Description: in term 4 we have been doing an activity called inquiry. There are lots of deferent inquiry groups to choose from. I wanted to learn more about the 3D printer, so That was my first choice.

Why will this benefit future RSS students: I think that my 3D printed creation will benefit the school by inspiring others to make somethings interesting not plane square creations.

Thinking outside of the box: I thought about how I could think outside the box by learning how to make interesting shapes.

here are some pictures:

This is my personality sphere
















This is the holder gear.











11.12.15

Yesterday we had our last day of inquiry. I tried to print the personality sphere, but apparently James said that I'm to smart and creative for the printer, so then I tried to print this:


















But that just looked like a messed up mustache. So I tried this instead:










but the stump for the tree ended up like a wonky spiral staircase. The star didn't even print and the tree was just a knotted string of plastic.

So then I whipped something simple up in 20 seconds like this and hopefully it works:













Now I'm called THE PRO! at sketchup. Later on James asked the pros at sketch up (William G and I) to try to make a gun with free hand draw on sketchup. This is my result ( It's bad)












My questions:

1. What did I accomplish? I accomplished being a pro and helper at sketchup.

2. What was the most frustrating/ challenging thing? What difficulties did you encounter? When I           was too smart, too clever and too creative and complicated and It wouldn't print anything                     RIGHT!!!

3. What was your proudest moment in your enquiry? Becoming THE PRO! at sketchup.

Tuesday 24 November 2015

reading follow up week 7

These are the following questions in the follow up I need to answer.

  • Why do you think the author kept back till now the information about the role that Rezza’s father played in searching for ways to overthrow the Guards? (Pg.96) to add the impacted when they found out.

  • Serge is revealed as a spy for the Guards by his glowing fingernail. (Pg.104) Did you predict this? Why? Why not? What signs have there been? no because it was pretty random and I didn't know there were any signs.

  • Why do you think the cake tin is so important in the battle to overcome the Guards? To act as a shields.
  

Thursday 19 November 2015

Book Bash week 6 follow up

In week 6 i needed to read chapter 7 and 8 and I need to answer these following questions

Q

What feelings do you think Kesai and Rezza experience as they flee into unknown territory?

A I think that Kesai and Rezza felt nervous and frightened.


Q
  • Mayer says that people taken away from the camps by the Guards disappeared (Pg.73) What frightened her about that? What do you think happened to them?
A I think that the fact that the people that got taken away was what frightened her.

Monday 26 October 2015

quick write

Description: In week 2 and 3 the literacy ladder said that we had to do a quick write this is the part that said it







This is the first chapter:

Monday 19 October 2015

Pre reading task

Description: In term 4 we have done something a little bit different in reading. We an't doing tic tac toes we are doing literacy ladder. Also we have a a book to read this job was to do a Prediction about whats going to happen in the story.



  1. Title - The title sounds like there is a special date.


Cover Design - I think the illustrations look like there is two robots that look evil and then there is a girl that looks out casted and the robots are trying to catch her.


Blurb - In the blurb the part the hooked me in was when it mentions the young female outcasts.

  1. Predictions - I think that the story is set in the future and in a prison. I think that the young female outcasts are trying to get away from the robots. And they are a little bit see through so I think that they are like ghosts and they came go through things. The robots look like guards and they have got guns. I think that it’s like in a movie that i watched how you need a special ID to live in the city.

Tuesday 29 September 2015

My awesome art

I'n the Holidays I did some Minecraft skin animation art.

Hope you like it =)


Thursday 24 September 2015

Wednesday 9 September 2015

Dalek in a world record

This is a story that I've wrote recently hope you like it. :-)


Sunday 6 September 2015

Kapahaka post term 3

Description: In term 3 we have been carrying on with Kapahaka. Last term we did a Kapahaka refection post so why not do one for this term and see if we've achieved anything since last term. Recently we have had a consort/ celebration called Pae Tamariki. You may have herd of it I was sick on the day so I got to do this kind of post but the other kids that did perform at the event had to do a post about it.  

Big Idea: My Goals: Last term my goal for Kapahaka was to learn and memorize the song Ho. So I worked on it more than the other songs and yes you guessed it I memorized it. Now In Kapahaka we've been learning a new song called Harei Mai and thats going to be my next goal to learn that song.

Feedback: I think that Bridget did well was explaining what was her goal was last term and what has been happening lately in Kapahaka and what her next goal is

Feedforward: I think that Bridget should have said a little bit more about Pae Tamariki an what its about

Evaluation: The easy and conferment part of Kapahaka is singing with the group but when only a few people sing a different part and I'm in it then I get really nervous and that is the hard part. 

Sunday 30 August 2015

Maths with Kate B

Description: We have to do a post on showing what we have been doing in math this term because if we don't then we haven't done a post on every subject in Poutama that we do. We have been split into 12 groups and there are Kate A, B, C. Rebecca A, B, C. Troy A, B, C. Elly A, B, C. What ever group you are in that is your workshop group for example I'm in Kate B. So this week in Kate B I've been doing multiplication and division. I've shown my work just above.

This is my maths that I've been doing in my workshop:

9x35=315












90÷7=












Big Idea: In the first strategy for the times table was rounding and compensating. The second strategy was known facts. The strategy for the division was doing place value.

Feedback: I think that Bridget did well at showing her math strategies.

Feedforward: I think that Bridget could of done 2 strategies on the division like with the multiplication.

Evaluation: I think that doing the multiplication problem was easier because I've been practicing it more then the division and thats probably why I think that the division was hard. If I were to do it again I would do a different strategy.

Thursday 27 August 2015

Pop art post

Description: In Week 6 we have been doing Pop art we had to do a post of it. This post is a post for our portfolios.

Here is my art



















Big Idea: In term 3 we have been split up into different groups one is Passion Projects with Suzanne, one is Pop Art with Kate and the other is drama with Rebecca. I'm in Pop Art with Kate and in Pop Art we searched on google Andy Warhol's Pop Art we thought that his hair was funny but we looked at his Pop Art and did one of our own.

Feedback: I think that Bridget did well at her drawing and keeping in the line. from Naomi: ]

Feedforward: i think Bridget could of worked on making the herts the same size as  the others, besides that keep it up. from : Naomi : }

Evaluation: I think that the hard part was out lining the picture but the easy part was choosing the colours. If I were to do this art again I would do a different picture

Monday 24 August 2015

My sentences writing sample

Description: To show what we are doing for writing we needed to update the worlds knowledge of what we have been doing. So this post is about our writing in term 3.






Big Idea: In Writing in term 3 we have been writing we have been split into different groups of writing of either Sentences, Ideas or Words. I'm in Sentences and my goal is to complete the FANBOYS. FANBOYS stands for: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet and So. To practice my goal in wriring we chose to write a story. So in writing we have be writing a narrative about this picture













Feedback: I think Bridget did well at making some thing humorous and being creative.
Feedforward: I think that Bridget needs to put more detail into her story.

Evaluation: I think I did well at making things humorous but I think the same that I need to but more detail. If I were to do this story again I would change one of the characters to a fish. 

Thursday 20 August 2015

Production post

Description: As you might know our production is coming up. We are making our things were going to where. We can't buy stuff unless no body has it but we are trying to recycle stuff we have. There are 3 groups. There's... Elements with Troy (earth, wind, fire and water) Rebecca's doing heros and villains and Lucky last Kate's doing out of Africa. I'm doing elements with Troy and I'm earth. (We get to chose what we are!)

Task: The task is to create a wearable art for the production so at the end of the term we can show it at our production.

Purpose: The Production is coming up so we need to propear a costume themed around wearable arts.



Here is my mood board



















Here is my plan























4/9/15 term 3 week 7

My costume so far:

Front


Back

























11/9/15 week 8 Friday

Complete costume

Front:






















Back:
























What do I think about it: I think that I started with a plan and then only did a tiny part of it. But I think that I know why this happened, I think that this happened because I was Inspired but that is one of the things that we do at RSS is to have Inspiration, Agency, Creativity and Excellence. I think that I did do a good job at using what I really want not just sticking things on. I think that I have shown and strived for Excellence in this peace 

Thursday 13 August 2015

Body art festival news report

Description: In reading in Poutama we do this this called a Tic Tac Toe. There are Questioning Tic Tac Toes and Summarizing Tic Tac Toes. I'm in the Summarizing group so I do the Summerizing Tic Tac Toe. This week week 4 We had to do a post of our Summarizing tic tac toe. We chose to do the body art news report.

here is the news report.          



Big Idea: For the news report we had to read this article of the world body art festival on kiwi kids news. http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/blog/world-bodypainting-festival/

Feedback: I liked the way that two girls were saying body art because it was really unique. Naomi
Feedforward: I think next time you can make the summery shorter. Naomi

Evaluation: I really liked how we had a unique feature of the back drop girls singing. What I think I could work on was making the summery shorter like Naomi said. If I were to do this tic tac toe again I would probably change my partner because Jazmine couldn't get serious.      

Tuesday 4 August 2015

tic tac toe Image Prompts summarizing

Description: This post is about the term 3 tic tac toe called image prompts.

This is my image prompt that I did


















Big Idea: In image prompts you get given a quote to summarize to help you find out what it means.

Feedback: I think that Bridget did well at writing the description.
Feedforward: I think next time Bridget could put more detail.

Evaluation: I think that I did good at finding what the quote means but I think that I need to put more detail. The hard part was understanding what I had to do because I had to read it a few time before I found out what I had to do. If I were to do this again I would put more detail. 

Thursday 18 June 2015

The Digestive System

DESCRIPTION: We have made a short movie to share what we have learnt about digestion this term. we want to share it to you so you can learn what we've learnt.

Success Criteria
Our movie has:
*lots of interesting details about digestion that our audience won’t know
*clear explanations about each stage of the digestion process (talking clearly and loudly, using specific science vocabulary)
*clear images 
*humour/interesting detail to keep the audience engaged

Here is our movie:



BIG IDEA: In Suzanne's science group we are learning about the digestive system. We planned on showing some of the things that we have been learning about in our science time.  


Feedback/Feedforward: This post is really detailed but I think you need to put more information about what you did. Ross

Evaluation: the easy part of this movie was the parts that I did by my self. I think putting up with everyones behavior movie was the hard part. If I were to do this movie again I would chose a different group to work with because everyone accept me were being silly and annoying.

2 stars and a wish term 2

This is my two stars and a wish and we did it on the 19/6/15 week 9

here it is:

Kapahaka portfolio sample

Description: I't nearly the end of term 2 and in Poutama wants to share what we do on Mondays after lunch. We do e t reo or kapahaka. I'm doing kapahaka so this post is about kapahaka.

Here is the Kapahaka group:



Big Idea: From the start of the year I signed up for Kapahaka well I have been doing it before. Kapahaka is a maori class that we learn and sing maori songs. we do actions and we perform at the reagent sometimes.

Here are some questions I've been given to fill out:

At kapahaka I enjoy doing the singing and dancing because they are my favorite thing to do.


I am most proud of I can be able to help younger members


I find remembering the actions for the song Ho challenging because I think that when I learned it I didn't get some of the parts.


I am managing this challenge by looking at the front at the leaders and trying to learn by them.


A personal goal for me is to learn Ho until I can do it by myself without looking at the leaders by the end of term 3

Our school wide focus this term has been around showing excellence. I show this at kapahaka by trying my best of my abilities and I try to shine

Feedback/Feedforward: I think you described a lot about kapahaka. I don't think you have anything to work on. Atlanta




Monday 15 June 2015

Horrobile nightmare

Description: My Goal in writing is to use connectives and conjunctions at the start of a sentence. It came from was when our writing group was first starting. I had no ticks on the goal words. I'm going to achieve one of the goals by using it in this piece of writing.



this is my plans that I did for my story:

My charters plan:


















My settings plan:


















Writing plan (hamburger plan):



















" 'Y' chart plan:
























Big Idea: We started to think of writing a narrative piece of writing based on this picture...















We started to think of writing a narrative story so here it is:



Feedback/Feedforward:I think you did well with your story but maybe next time you could work on making it a bit with some of the words are in it but you did well. By Katie:)
Feedforward:

Evaluation: I think I did good at putting the detail into the story but I think I could work on the characters feelings and the punctuation. 

Wednesday 10 June 2015

Bridget's maths sample (adding and subtracting)

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Description: In week 8 for maths we did a maths sample. We decided to do a post of what we do for maths. this post is about our strategies that we know. This Is my work that I have given to find out my work is the text at the bottom of the blue picture
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Big idea: In week 8 for maths we did a few questions witch are adding and subtracting. So for these questions we had to fine out the answers 1, 2, 3 and 4. To solve the questions I used partitioning is the basics that you know example: 25+79=? to do partitioning this is what I would do 20+70=90 5+9=14 14+90=104 so the answer would be 104.
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Feedback & Feedforward:
good job on your post I like how you described what we were doing for math. Next time you could put the strategy inside of the question instead of the Big Idea. By Devin
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Evaluation: I think I did well at doing the strategies and working out the questions. I think I need to work on what are sums and what are difference. If I were to do this again I would use differant strategies instead of just partitioning.
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Wednesday 3 June 2015

Reading sample

Description: My goal is to expand my vocabulary. To help me expand my vocabulary I can have re-read a text to to see if I missed something, or I go and look to see if I can spot some words that I already know in the same word Example Information I can see info and then I realize that it's information.   

Success Criteria:

  • I re-read so I can see if I've missed something.
  • I see if I can spot a word I already know.
  • I ask questions to get help.



Here is the Pebbles and Rock words poster
















Feedback Feedforward: I think you have done really well with getting heaps of words that mean the same thing as the pebble words and making them more interesting but I think you can work describing what your goal is. By Katelyn.

Big Idea: In week 7 we did a Tic Tac Toe. We had to do a post of one of the Tic Tac Toes that we did. I chose were pebble and rock words. What you had to do in that one was you had to Chose 5 Pebble words (Big, Small, Happy, Sad, Good etc) and come up with at least 10 Rock words for each. Pebbles make a small blip when you throw it in a river. Rocks make a huge splash!
Here is an example:Happy is a pebble word Joyful is a rock word.

Evaluation: I think I did awesome at finding the words but I think I could do better at finding out what they mean. If I were to do this again I would plan out the layout more better.


The Big Idea said that I needed to do 5 pebble words instead of 3 but I had some problems

Thursday 21 May 2015

Tic tac toe free rice activity

This is what my spear choice of tic tac toe

and I did http://freerice.com

This is the Evidence

Catch Me If You Can- Defense


Description:

Every week we learn about skills and movement that will help us play sports. This term’s focus has been around defense. We made a video showing some of the goals we have been practicing. I have highlighted the thing I think I have done well YELLOW and one thing I would like to work on PINK.

Body: My body needs to be shoulder width apart.

WALT: Defensive skills and movements

Success Criteria:

Body Movement

  • Weight on balls of feet
  • Feet shoulder width apart
  • Knees flexed
  • Concentration and eyes on ball, head and eyes up
  • Push hard off outside foot and go forwards to attack pass
  • Quick small feet, stay on balls of feet
  • Arms within confines of body
  • Take feet to ball
  • Land with a SBP

Intercepting
  • Body angled to see player and ball
  • Anticipate pass and player movement
Restrictive Marking
  • Meet player as they start towards the ball/where they want to go
  • stay close to the attacking player
  • Head and eyes up, arms close to body to avoid obstruction/contact
  • Angle body so attacking player is ‘pushed’ away from where he/she wants to go
  • 0.9m from ball carrier




Evaluation: I think that I did well at knocking the ball away from the direction that was heading to the person that I was defending the ball from. The hard part was knowing what time to jump in and grab the ball. What I think I could do better is catch the ball instead of hitting it away.

Feedback/Feedforward: I think you need to work on intersepting the ball. You did well at hitting the ball away. By Hannah C