Inquiry Sample

WALT:  gather information

Description:

Elly (Art)- Every Wednesday we have been learning about the inquiry process while finding out about art from around the world. The first stage of an inquiry is to gather information - ‘Get It’. First we chose a culture we wanted to find out more about and then started researching.

Criteria:

Matrix showing what you think and what your inquiry teacher thinks.

Get It, Sort It, Use It Model

Evaluation:

1. What are you most proud of? I am most proud of  gathering up my information because I wouldn't have a finished art piece.

2. What did you find challenging? Finding a range of sources to find information but I got there in the end.

3.  My next ‘Get It’ goal is? I can locate and get information from a range of sources and show how it links to the topic. I reflect, dialogue and question the information.

Reading Sample

Reading Workshop 14 Reading portfolio sample T3

My reading goal this term was analysing  
                                                      

WALT

GET IT...use a range of sources by questioning and predicting

SORT IT...analyse and sort information to answer my question: see if my thinking has changed, look for patterns by questioning inferring, summarising

USE IT…discuss what I have found out with others and make connections

Task

inquiring readers go through a process to gather, organise and respond to new information. We have been using  the ‘GET IT, SORT IT, USE IT’ process. After reading ‘Wonder’ by R.J.Palaccio our group felt moved to DO something but we didn’t know what! We all had lots of questions so we decided to research more about disabilities before deciding. I wanted to know more about:

Schools for learners with disabilities

SUCCESS CRITERIA

I can research using different sources.

I can think logically, creatively, and reflectively.

I can make generalisations from patterns and connections.           

                                          

Did my thinking change or stay the same during the ‘GET IT’ stage? My thinking changed because you have got to think in different ways to be a good learner.

From ‘SORTING IT’ I can make these generalisations: A person called Frida Cahlo was a renowned Mexican painter who created striking paintings. Disabilities are normal to people with a disability but a person without a disability does not feel the same way.

‘USE IT’ (what did you do- those who did a social action, or what could you have done for this stage- for those who didn't?) Rosalind and I have created a speech to change people's mind about what disabilities are and are like.

Writing Sample

WALT:  Entertain 

My writing goal this term was to use a variety of simple, complex, and compound sentences

SUCCESS CRITERIA

I have used a variety of simple, complex and compound sentences to build interest and suspense.

Structure I have organised and sequenced my ideas into paragraphs for purpose and effect.

TASK: craft a free-choice piece of writing that shows how I am developing my goal

Draft: The air smelt of peppermint everyday. Ben could here the sweetytop bird calling him to come this way. The bird was called sweetytop because you could eat it, the bird was sweet like a lollie pop and it tasted really nice. Ben walked towards the bird slowly. He could here the bird humbing along as his wings flapped up and down.

Ben had been walking with the bird since day light. Ben was tired and wanted a rest. He lay on some hay that he found in the forest and went to sleep.
Ben got up very early in the morning because he had a job to do. The bird was still there, the sweetytop greeted Ben in a very lovely way.

Ben followed the bird and then the path turned into gravel and stony rock. This is the path that leads all the way to the crystals. The bird left with a happy goodbye.
Benjamin was half way when he came to the grumpy old troll. He was a grumpy troll. He wore a long cloak to camouflage himself into the dark leaves. He was obsessed with chocolate. He liked any tipe of chocolate that was for sure. I tried to sneak past him but he saw me. I was terrified. I couldn't move an inch my body, I was trembling because he was holding a NIFE. I ran across and over to the other side of the bridge. He followed me he said, "Give me some chocolate!" I said back annoyed, "but that is my only piece of food. The troll held up his nife. I gave him the chocolate and ran for my life."My life is over." I say as I lye down. I feel ants crawling over me as my eyes shut. They start biting my skin as the go into flesh. This was the end of my life at least I thought that. Suddenly a big blurb appears out of know where. The big blurb snacked me up and took me away from the path until I couldn't see it. I was furious, after all of that. I tried to get out of the blurbs firm grip. After the blurb had stopped running he through me on the ground. I was mad as I got out my compass to lead me to the crystals. The blurb said, " Hey, where are you going." "to find the crystals to cure polio."I shout over my shoulder but I really don't think he can hear me because I am running away.
Next thing I new I could see the path and I was on my way to the cave to find the crystal juice. I was jumping up and down as I followed the path. While I was jumping like a kangaroo I thought, "this is funny because people sometimes say follow a path. It is like follow the leader."

Edited piece: Smells of peppermint waft everywhere,fresh,fresh. My nose whifts up the smell of peppermint. Smell isn't the only thing that is absolutely pleasing around here. While big tall trees make a bridge over the top of me, I feel a surge of pleasure rushing through my body.  I looked to the right and see a muddy dirt path. It has a mix of stones and mud. Mud, slimy, slimy, mud. These words ring through my head like a race car. That is the bike track that I use for sleading in the winter. It looks very different at this time of year.

Evaluation
How has your writing has improved this term? Yes because I have tried to improve my goal and everything else that Suzanne has said to improve.

The part of my story I am most proud of is….because…Smells of peppermint waft everywhere,fresh,fresh. My nose whifts up the smell of peppermint. Smell isn't the only thing that is absolutely pleasing around here. Because it is like a song how it doesn't stop at each sentence and move onto a totally different thing.

Next time, what is a goal you can work towards? I can work on adding more of my goal into my writing.

Feedback/Feedforward: I think that you have put imagery in my head, you are really good at building suspense. The thing I think you need to work on is putting more similes to put more imagery for the reader. 

Maths Sample

WALT: Continue a number pattern and finding the rule for the next number.

Description: For maths this term we have been learning a range of strategies to help us solve algebra problems.

Task:  Make a short movie to prove that you have achieved your maths goal.

Criteria:

Show, explain, prove your goal and how you did it
Clear message
Two questions to show your learning
Correct answer

Evaluation:
What are you most proud of and why?I am proud of showing that I can do my goal because it can take an effort to learn your goal.What challenged you the most and why?learning my goal because it is hard learning a new goal straight from the start.
Next time, what is a goal you can work towards?find patterns and describe them using rules.

Feedback/Feedforward:You have done a good job on this post Amy. You could try explaining the task on your poster and how you did it a bit more. But well done anyway.

The Learning Pit

WALT: The Learning Pit

Description: We have been learning about when good learning happens.Task: Share what you know about the learning pit.



Criteria:

Task:

Draw the Learning Pit.
List at least 3 feelings that you might have when you are in the pit.

List at least 3 strategies that you could use to get out of the pit.
Label where good learning happens.

List 3 things you could say to yourself when you are in the pit

Evaluation: I think I showed what the learning pit is very well and what it means.

Reflect on a time when you have been in the pit.

How did you feel when you were in the pit?  Challenged, frustrated and annoyed.

What did you do to work out of the pit? Take step by step and ask someone else who is an expert on it.

Feedback/Feedforward: You have a great poster and show what are learning pit is with great words the thing I think you need to work on is neat and not so much colors like in troys work shop up to 1 or 2 colours. Grace!

Te Reo Maori Poster

WALT: communicate a message.

Description: We have been participating in 3 different workshops around colour, compositions and fonts. We put these skills to use in a poster sharing our knowledge about Te Reo Maori.



Why? We have noticed that our posters are too cluttered and do not communicate a message well.
Task: Make a poster about Te Reo Maori.

Criteria

Message: My message is clear and purposeful. Everything that is on my poster relates to my message.
Composition: My poster is balanced.
Font: My font is clear, readable and suits the message.
Colour: I have used 2-3 colours that are complementary. My background choice makes the text pop!
Accuracy: All of the words on my poster are spelt correctly.

Evaluation:

1. What are you most proud of and why? I am proud of the way we planed out our poster before we started because our poster looks organized.
   
2. What challenged you the most and why? Spacing out our poster because we all had different ideas.
   
3. Next time, what is a goal you can work towards? Compromising with each other because we had a couple of arguments.
   

Feedback/Feedforward: I think you have improved on your Te Reo Maori a lot. What I think you should improve on next is not making the page so crowed.
Kaylana

My End Of Term Reflection

My end of term reflection

WALT: evaluate our learning honestly

What is an effective learner? I think an effective learner is someone who gets on with their work and does not disturb anyone's learning.

What were the highlights for this term? Why? Grasshopper Tennis because you can get out their, have a go and also get fit.

What were your greatest challenges this term? Why? CMIYC because you had to pass the ball really quick if you didn't want to get touched by the other team. 

How are you going towards acting with integrity? Why? How could you improve? I picked up someone else's pen but I could improve by picking up my own pen because sometimes I leave it on the ground.
What are your goals in our learner disposition wall? Where to next?  I am on self-managing and I think my goal for this hole year is to be ready for the day as soon as the bell goes. I am aiming for self-directed because a think it is time for me to step up and strive for excellence.

Grasshopper Tennis Sample

WALT: improve our small ball skills like catching, throwing, and hitting.

Description: We have been participating in a tennis programme with Big John (John Salisbury) from Tennis Manawatu. He has taught us some tennis skills that help with controlling and hitting the ball

Why? To reflect on how we are going with the tennis skills we have learnt. We will share this during our Student Led Conference.

When? Week 8

Who? The World

Task: complete the rubric with targets to show your reflection. Make a comment to the questions below?

Evaluation:

1. What are you most proud of and why? That I have gone out their and gave it a try.

2. What challenged you the most and Why? Cut the cheese (Is when you have to try hit the ball on the side of the raqui) is hard to hit the side of the raquit and the ball because the raquit misses the ball and hits the ground.

3. Next time, what is a goal you can work towards? I can work on cutting the cheese.
   
   

Feedback/Feedforward: I think you have done a great job on your post. I think you have told the truth on your targets. You are creating very good skills. Keep up the good work. Rosalind:)

Evaluation:I think that I am great at patting the dog. I love grasshopper tennis it is a great way to get into outdoors.

Spelling Sentences

WALT: Show that we know what your spelling words mean and use them in a sentence.

Description: I made my sentences on Pic Collage. I choose some words that I didn't know what they meant and I choose some words that I do know what the meaning is. I searched up on the internet what the meaning was for the words that I didn't know.

Purpose: To show that we know the meaning of the words we choose.

Feedback/Feedforward: I think you did a great job of showing that you know what your spelling words mean. I think you have done what it says in the W.A.L.T and you should be proud of what you have achieved.

Evaluation: I think that I did a great job of the words I choose. Now I know the meanings to all of the words I choose.

Writing Sample

WALT: information

DESCRIPTION: Write an explanation about something you have learned about energy.

What? We are publishing a piece of writing.

Why?, To share on our blog and during our Student Led Conference.

When? Week 6

Who? The World

Re crafted:

Published:
Matter
What is matter?
Matter is tiny little dots that you can't see and can't hear.
Matter is three different stats and the are solid, liquid and gas.
If you grabbed ice it would be a solid because it has came out of a cold icy freezer, do you know what a solid is?
A solid is when particles are really, really jam tight together.
But then if you added heat energy to the ice it would slowly start to melt because of the warmth.
Once it is a liquid it's water but that is also when the particles have a bit more room to move in.
Then when the liquid has evaporated that is when the liquid turns into gas.

Kinetic and Potential Energy
Kinetic is movement.
Kinetic can be shown when you grab a jar and have a long bit of beads all joined together and leave the end out that shows no movement.
When you pull the end of the beads then it will move and show movement.
That is kinetic energy.

Potential is stored energy inside something.
Everything has potential.
Different objects have different amount of potential energy.
Like for instance if you grabbed a tennis ball and a basketball which ball would Bounce for the longest?
The basketball because it can hold more potential energy because the basketball can bounce more higher.

Heat and temperature are not the same.
Do you know that heat energy is just trying to become the same temperature as the room or the place that they are in. Did you know that hot and cold are called thermal energy. The more hot that something might get the more thermal energy it has.
Do you know why we call thing hot and cold all the time?
It's because of our body temperature.
For example, if you grabbed three cus and filled one with cold water and another hot. 
Then you grab a third cup and put room temperature water.
Then put one finger into the cold and one finger in the hot.
Hold them in the water for 30 seconds.
Then you take both of your fingers out and put both fingers into the room temperature water.
You should feel like they are on fire.Thermometer
People use a thermometer to tell what temperature something is.
If you take the thermometer outside on a cold, cold day the atoms would start to slow down and feel sleepy It would show a lower reading but if it was a warm day the would get exited and be moving faster, they would be raising up the tempture of the thermometer. It would make the thermometer show a higher and hotter reading

Evaluation: I think that I did well with my story but I could add in some adjectivals.
Feedback/feedford:wow Amy that is a great story next time you could use a bit more of your vocabulary  

Integrity Sample

WALT: communicate a message with others. 

WALT: show integrity.

DESCRIPTION: We have been learning about integrity. We want to share our understanding with others.

What? Make a Puppet Pal to show our understanding of integrity.
Why? To show what we know about integrity, to share during our Student Led Conference.
When? Term 2, Week 1 - 7
Who? The World
Feedback/feedforward: I think you have shown in that video you know what integrity looks like. Keep up the good work. Rosalind:)

Evaluation: I think that I did a great job with everything. But I could make sure I knew about integrity a bit more because I did not get our video right the three times wi tried with my group. But I think that I should be in the orange because I could have made sure I knew what I was going to say and do the first time.
WALT: communicate a message with others.

●  Create a story board showing the beginning, middle and end of our message.  I think that I did well because our message was clear.

• ●  Use Puppet Pals as a tool to share our message. I think that we did that one really well because we used the right puppet pals and we had no delay.
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• ●  Keep our audience engaged. I think we did well with this one too because we added in a funny part and that got more people listening to our video.
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• WALT: show integrity. 
• ●  Everyone in our group has contributed evenly. I think that we all made an awesome team work and I think that because of that we all contributed evenly.
  
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• ●  Integrity is the main theme of our message. I think that we made sure we got our message threw but next time we could have made us integrity was the main message the first time.

This is the link to go see the video:http://youtu.be/EN3iCi2evq0

Science Sample

WALT:To make a 30 second movie

Description:We have been learning about energy and how it works. We had to make a 30 second movie about what we have learnt in science. I worked with Olivia. We choose to do a movie about kinetic and potencial energy.

What?Make a video about our understanding in what we know.
Why?To show what we know about energy.
How?We made the movie on IMovie and videod what we decided to video us doing.

Purpose:To show what we have learnt in science


Feedback/Feedfoward: I think you did a great job on that video showing what the three states of matter are. Rosalind:)

Evaluation:I think next time I should make sure it is actually 30 seconds.

Reading Sample

WALT:Create

This is my Mnemonic that I made on Pic collage. I choose 5 words out of my spelling list. I hope you like it.



Buddy comment: good work amy I like the way you haven't just used one word.
Kobe
Reflection:I think that I did well to think of words for my mnemonic.

Maths Sample

WALT:Use known facts to solve unknown facts.

Description:Me and Olivia made a poster about our maths sample about what we are learning to do. I think we did great.

Purpose:To describe what we are learning to do in maths.

Reflection:I think that I did really well with making the poster and participating in the poster.

Buddy comment: I think that you did well.

My Learning Partner

This term I have a new learning partner. Her name is Anna. She helps me with my learning. She helps  me if I get stuck. Here is a poster of what Anna is like.

Reflection: I think i did well with knowing my buddy and doing the poster about Anna.

101

Yay, I have now got 101 posts on my blog!

Tables Challenge

We had a tables challenge this week. A tables challenge is when we have to do 50 timetables in 3 minutes it is hard. This week I got 41/50. I am proud of myself for trying.

Writers Notebook

This week I have been working on hot and colds in my writers notebook. We had to write down what is hot and what is cold. You are probably wondering what a writers notebook is. It is a place that you learn, it is your own place for your own thoughts and your own feelings. 

States Of Mater Sheet

We did a states of matter sheet about what we know from solids, liquids and gases. I got all of the questions right and I am very proud of knowing my states of matter.

Reflection:I got all of the questions right and I am proud about that.

Spelling Test

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we had a spelling test. We had to spell 300 words. I need to practise 24 words. Those 24 words will go in my spelling book. I am really happy with  how many words I got right.

Reflection: I think I did pretty well with how many words I got right.