2 Stars 1 Wish

Today we reflected on the things that we have done that we are proud of and also what we think we can make a goal about for next term. We used the method of the 2 Stars 1 Wish. The 2 Stars is what we are proud of that we have done and the Wish is what we turn into a goal.

My 2 Stars 1 Wish

Position and Orientation (Geometry with Eb)

Description: We have been learning about Position and Orientation with Eb. It is a part of our learning about Geometry at maths time.

WALT: give and follow directions using, left, right, up, down, North, South, East and West

Questions:

1. What major landmarks can you see from the Plaza?

2. What is the closest landmark North-West from McDonalds? United Video

3. What direction is the Arena from United Video? South-West

4. After the doctors I turn right down Victoria Ave and turn right at the round about. I travel South-West until the main road. Turn left. Follow road and stop at the 3rd right turn.Travel South-West and stop at the bottom corner of the square. What am I doing?...

a) Going Shopping       
b) Getting a Sandwich at Subway       
c) Getting a library book       
d) Hiring a DVD


5. Create your own instructions for someone to follow using the language you have learned. 

Start at Mc Donald's turn North-West and go up Princess St stop when you get to Broadway Ave then turn North-East up Broadway Ave, stop when you get to the roundabout then go round the roundabout then go North-West up Victoria Ave, then turn into the doctors and your there.

Te Ahu a Turanga Noho Marae

Description:  In week 7, we had an overnight stay at the local Marae in Woodville.  We were immersed in Maori culture and participated in a range of activities.  We set two goals to focus on during our stay.

Big Idea:  

1.  I think I did very well to achieve both goals. I know I have completed this goal because I did wake up at 7.00am and I did try some different foods that I haven't tried before.

2.  I am most proud of doing the gorge walk because it was really hard and my legs started to feel sore but I still did it.

3.  The thing that challenged me the most was trying to fall asleep because the sleeping bags made some noise as well as kids talking but I was really pleased when I did fall asleep.

Geometry Car Badges

Description:  

We have been learning about transformation.  We have specifically learnt that...

• translation is when an object slides in any direction;
• rotation is when an object is turned around a central point;
• reflection is when an object is flipped and has a line of symmetry.

Our challenge was to design a car badge that contained at least one of these aspects of transformation.  I choose to do a car badge about what I like.

My Big Idea:

Feedback/Feedforward:

I really love your badge Amy! 

You have showed reflection really well.

What I think you should work on is to try to get more translation in your badge to make it more unique.

Well done,

Aye :-P

Evaluation:I think I did a really great job with making sure everything was reflected onto the other side. Next time I do this I could have made my picture a bit bigger so I could see it a bit more easily, also I could have put my self into the pit and not just have done reflection but have done something else as well as reflection.

How Clouds Were Made? By Amy

Purpose: create a story to share orally

Description: Oral storytelling is a Maori tradition. We have been planning our own story to tell on the Marae in Week 7.

Characters draft

My Story Board

This is my video of me performing to my audience:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHAcflFqFXc&sns=em


Big Idea:
My big idea is to turn my story in my book to story telling at the Marae, without my book because that's how maori people used to tell their story's. My story is about how clouds were made. I wanted to do it about something that would inspire others about that you can make up any story even if its not real.


Success Criteria:
Between 1 and 2 minutes long

Using your voice to make sounds effects Using your whole body to make actions

Use your face to tell a story through facial expressionKnowing the story, knowing the setting

Get the picture into your listener’s head

Stay in character - keep your composure

Audience participationUnique and original (Hook your audience)

Feedback/Feedforward: I think you did a very good job at storytelling but If you do it again make sure the camera is still.😃

Evaluation:

I think I did a great job with using facial expressions because I showed my audience that the different characters had different faces, though I need to remember to stay in character because of my voice, when I am about to finish a sentence my slowly creeps back to normal and then it doesn't sound right. When Ebony said that some of us were going to perform at the Marae I sank back into my chair and thought to my self OH MY GOSH! I am so nervous I don't want to perform in front of 30 kids.

Star Test

Description:

We did a star test. There were some parts that were hard and some parts were easy. I think thought that I was challenged a lot. There was four sections to the test, Word Recognition, Sentence Comprehesion, Paragraph Comprehesion and Vocabulary.

Big Idea:

My new goal for this term is to get better at my Comprehesion because I need to work on seeing a mental image in my mind. I am going to practice hard so I can see in my mind what I'm reading a lot more than what I am doing now. I want to complete this goal by the end of this term. I know I have completed this goal by letting someone I know listen to me read and then talking to them about what I saw in my mind after I read a paragraph. I know I haven't completed this goal if after I read for 20 mins I am still having trouble to see a very clear picture. 

Bus Stop Writing

Purpose: Describe the characteristics of an object 

Big Idea: Big, bright and yellow. This bus stop is very strange. It is different in its own way. I have never come across a picture like this before and I think it is very creative. Maybe it is part of an old bus but maybe they sprayed yellow paint on it to make it look new? It would be cool if there are more bus stops like this in the future maybe it would look cool.

Stuck Movie

On Monday, we watched a really funny movie about 2 people who get stuck on an escalator. Have you seen it?

  

We think that we can relate the message in this movie to our learning...Its like being stuck in our learning, we need to ask for help and we need to look for ways to solve the problem ourselves. We thought it would be fun to make our own movie to get this message across. We had 2 groups of criteria for our movie...

Criteria: (Content)

• Video - 30 seconds long, time is limited. 
• Scenario - Show someone being stuck and not using the ability to act. 
• Clear Message - Short sharp clip. Can the watcher get the point of your video?
• Unique - Coming up with something funny that gets a laugh from others. 
• Time Passing - Do you need to show time passing in your clip to emphasise your message. 

Criteria: (Movie)

• Light - Make sure the sun isn’t creating a hard to see clip. 
• Voice Volume - Needs to be louder than other background volume eg Noise, Kids.
• Frame - What’s in the frame to make your message obvious. 
• Steady Hands - Make sure the camera is still. 
• Individual Clips - Don’t do one continuous shot of 30 seconds. Make a range of short clips and join together. 

Here Is My Video:http://youtu.be/K6WdpG67ZQw

Feedback/Feedforward: I think that you have done very well on your video. But next time you should talk and add her looking under the door and so on. # Livvy

Swimming

This term we are doing swimming again. We had to buddy up with a buddy so they could video us showing our skills in the pool. After that we looked back at our videos and choose a goal that we would work on for this term.


Here is a link to my video:

http://youtu.be/9U3fS-i3fRg

Big Idea:

My goal is to make sure I breath on the side and do not breath in front of me for freestyle. I can help me accomplish my goal by practicing turning my head on the side in the pool. I know I have completed this goal by getting someone to take a video of me and comparing my progress with my first video. I could also go and ask Simone to give me feedback. I would like to finish this goal before the term ends.

Evaluation:

We have just had Swimming Sports and I am very proud of myself because I know that in freestyle I breathed on the side and that made me faster than I was before.

Maths Test

Maths Test

Description: 

This week we have been doing math tests. To pass the different stages we had to get over 40 right. We had only ten minutes to complete the tests. First I did stage four and I passed, then I did stage five the next day and I passed, finally I did stage six and it was really hard. Now I am on stage six. But we got to redeem ourselves the next day by buddying up with a buddy and testing them on the questions of stage six that they got wrong, The yellow on stage six is where we got some more questions right the next day when we got to redeem our selves.

Stage 4

Stage 5



 Stage 6




Big Idea: 

For stage 6 we got a second chance to answer the questions but we only can get a tick beside the question if answer the question in three seconds. After that we highlight the questions we mostly got wrong with a pink highlighter. Then that will tell us what our goal is. My goal is to Write numbers to 10 000 000, including fractions & decimals.

That Was Me Growing Up

That was me growing up

Purpose: To share memories from my childhood

We had to write a story about us growing up. I wrote about my first ballet class and making my first smoothie. It was really fun and I hope you like my story.

This is my story: 

Remember scattering a smoothie all over the floor, now knowing to be cautious? That was my first time trying to make the perfect, pink smoothie that I imagined, it was a peach, smoothie, that I spilt on the kitchen floor, I NEVER did that again!

Remember darting up the stairs of my first ballet class, as I lept for joy in the warm, humbling, vast room, I wear my favourite pink, sparkling tutu as I dance around the place? I love the feeling of leaping into the air it feels like I am strong and beautiful. 

That was me growing up!

Draft

Draft Writing 

Writing Showcase

We had to write three different paragraphs or parts of writing for a Writing Showcase. We put a url on the doc to show that we have finished our three pieces of writing. These are my three pieces of writing.

WALT: Use a wide variety of adjectival and adverbial phrases to clearly convey meaning.

How

When

1st:Early in the morning, I run fast like a fully charged race car which goes up and down the tall, steep hills. I slowly sniffed up a chunk of minty fragrance. My nose whifts up the smell of peppermint. Smells of peppermint waft everywhere,fresh,fresh. The devine smell whirls around the trees like swirling ice cream. 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 bell on a door. Then I realize this is the amazing bike track that I use for sleading in the winter. It looks very different at this time of year. When the leaves are growing strong, the flowers start to bloom and blossom in the fresh new morning.

2:"Sunny why are you playing, fiddling and making shapes with the dentists stuff? What are you doing looking under Sunny's dress Callum? Your scared. Well, I want you to get out of the dress now. Girls need some privacy. Oh dear, Lili what were you doing outside the door? You got lost outside! Oh dear, well I'm just lucky that I didn't loose you. I am very sorry about all the fuss over these children. They just won't listen sometimes. I will try to keep them under control. Which child would you like to see first dentist? who is called... Oh, that right Mia? That was a very good choice. Ok Lili jump up onto the seat please. No Lili,I didn't mean keep on jumping on the seat, why you ask. You might break the seat. I don't care if you like it! Just sit on the seat. Don't you dear try it to Callum. Callum Wait hold on a second Callum. Sunny put the drill down. No way are you going to use that on someone's teeth."

3:She has got curly brown hair that goes down to her shoulders. Rosalind likes to wear her hair down a lot. Her eye’s are greenish goldy and they sparkle when she is happy. Her nose is medium sized and it is curvy too. The mouth of Rosalind's is medium and her teeth are white like snow on a mountain. She loves wearing t-shirts also shorts. Her favourite top is a orange and white striped top which has a little orange bow on one side of the top. She also loves wearing bare feet. Rosalind Says proudly, "I like to wear bare feet." She loves animals. Rosalind cares for animals. Her favourite animal is a horse who will canter fast in the morning breeze. She is very kind to animals. Rosalind is kind, caring and never gives up. When people are hurt she will go help them. She will say, "Are you all right!" I think Rosalind is a great friend to have. Her favourite toys is a sausage dog that sits, rolls over and who's best friends is Teatop The Turtle.

Athletics Goals

Today I had to make up some athletics goals that I could work on. I have got three goals and I put how I could get better at them.

2 Stars 1 Wish

Here is my 2 stars and 1 wish. We had to do 2 things that we were proud of and 1 thing that we could work on.

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