My Antonym Diamante Poem

My Reflection

I have been learning to write an antonym diamante poem. An antonym means the opposite. My poem is about Christmas. I enjoyed this because it looked liked a shape.
(Do you know what shape it is?)

My next step is to put nouns ,adjectives and verbs in the correct places.

Proofreading Activity

My refection

I've been learning to proofreading my work.
  proofreading is important because it to cheek your writing and spelling .
I found this tricky to change the word .
my next step is to reread the sentence out loud to make sure it make senses

Telling Time in Digital and Words

My Reflection
I have been learning to understand 24 hour time and write the time in numbers (digital) and words. I found this easy because to tell the 24 and 12 hr clock. My next step is to know the time a bit faster.

Maori Guardian Art

We read a book about how the Maori believe the world began.  I some wrote some adjectives like powerful, helpful and fresh. I found this easy to do cool text because to write it down . My next step is to do quality work on drawing and coloring.

Identifying What The Author Wants Me to Feel, Think About and See

I have been learning to identify what the author wants me to feel, think about and see.  I found this easy to do the meaning about the book. My next step is to read the story faster and do the follow up.

The Long 'i' sound Spelling Pattern

I have been learning to write the long ‘e’ vowels with appropriate spelling patterns.

I found this easy because to write the word down

My next step is to work faster in spelling

The Long 'e' sound spelling pattern

I have been learning to write the long ‘e’ vowels with appropriate spelling patterns.

I found this easy because to highlight the words from the long 'e' sound.

My next step is to find the words and write them.

My Persuasive Speech

Ice Cream in a Bag Experiment

This term we have been learning about Matter. We did an experiment to observe the changes of two types of Matter. I feel happy to make ice cream.

My Fractured Fairy Tale

We were learning to write an interesting narrative story for a audience.We decided to write a fractured fairy tale. First we learnt about the structure of a narrative, then we compared fairy tales. After that we chose a fairy tale to change and make our own version of The Ugly Duckling.  I think I need to work on my spelling word. one thing I need to work is my spelling my words. On is The Duck and Duckling World. My next step is to cheek my words spelling.

Summaries Information.

My Reflection

I have been learning to summaries information.  I summarized an article from Kiwi Kids News.  I found this easy because to find information in kiwi kids news. My next step is to summaries more information.

My Silhouette Art

We have been learning about mixing color to make tints, tones and shades.
A tint is a colors mixed with white .
A shade is a colors mixed with black .

A tone is a colors mixed with black and white . 

I found this fun because to paint the color yellow.

 My silhouette is of an Olympic athletle

Lines of Symmetry Template

My Refection
We have been learning to find the lines of symmetry in shapes. I found this easy because place lines in the shape. My next step is to work on more symmetry.

Learning about non-fiction features .

I have been learning to identify non-fiction features in a text. I found this interesting because to be a caterpillar and butterfly. I learnt that to learning a butterfly and a caterpillar. I found this easy because to learn about them. My next step is to know more non-fiction.

'ar' spelling sound

I have been learning to write words with the ‘ar’ spelling pattern .

I found this easy because to highlight and write sentences

My next step is to

• to identify the ‘ar’ sound in words.

Contractions Spelling

I have been learning about contractions in spelling .
I found it easy because to put contractions like this '

Olympic Acrostic Poem

Read it !

Reading Around The World

We have been learning to find and summaries information in non-fiction texts by skimming and scanning. I researched facts about USA. I found the information  on the internet. I found this easy because to get it on google to find texts. My next step is to check in relevant sections of the text, paying attention to

 diagrams, photos (with captions).

                                                                                                         

Moment In Time

My Refection

I have been learning to add detail to our writing. This is my writing about a moment in time during my holiday.

I need to a good job at adding detail. My next step is to add more detail.

Olympic A-Z

This was my Olympic A to Z of the Olympics . I used letters going with A to Z.

Olympics Comprehension

My Reflection

I have been learning to answer question using complete sentences. I found this hard because the question were too hard. My next step to always start with a capital letter and full stop.

Reading Comprehension

My Reflection

I have been learning to answer a range of comprehension questions.  I found this easy because it said the rhyming words.
My next step is to read more often to get better at reading.

Splitting Numbers to Solve Multiplication Problems

My Refection

I have been learning to solve multiplication problems by splitting numbers.

I found this hard because of 3 x 15 .

My next step is to learn all my basic facts immediately.  

Star Art

My Reflection 

This was my matariki star art. It's has to be related to matarki with the seven stars of matariki. In matarki its the Maori new year in june.

Matarki Poem

My Refection

We have been learning to write a haiku and acrostic poem .

My favorite poem to write was haiku because it had 3 lines like a 5,7,5.

These poems are both very different because they are related to matariki.

The hardest poem to write was acrostic poem because it has to be in order .

My next step is to work harder in the poem.

Term 2 Week 9

A long week ago some people were have to sell chocolates to buy all the chocolates and bring it back some, people did not finish it and bring back their chocolates money to school in few weeks

Matariki Presentation

 My Reflection
I have been learning to find information by skimming and scanning. I used keywords to help me find information ,then I summarized the information I found.
I found it challenging to find matariki in winter of the Maori new year.

My next step is to learn more about matariki.

How boats float

Bike Skills 2016

If you want to see use your mouse on the photo, from thinglink.com

What Am I Riddles (2)

My Refection

I have been learning to add language features to my writing to make it interesting.

Did you guess what my animal was?

I wish I had a nice background in my google slides.  

What Am I Riddle Brainstorm and Draft

My Reflection

I have been learning to use language features to suit the purpose of my writing.

I have used similes to make my writing more interesting. I got a lot better at writing what am I.

My next step is to write then little bit harder. 

Term 2 Week 2/3 Diary Post

Dear diary,
last week in the middle block of Thursday we did Inquiry launch day . It was which MATTER matters
most ? Matter was be-condensate ,solid,liquids,gas and plasma. Step 1, We watch a little video then we had to split in to groups. The class were, room 12,13,14 and room 15. In room 12  it was feeling the things in the bags. So we had to feel it, they look like soft, bumpy ,freezy ice . In room 13 it had to put the egg in and out the bottle. In room 14 (a bit yuck) you had to make slime. In room 15 you had to do the lava lamp ( but nobody took the lava lamp) then you had to sit and watch a video after all the thing we finish the things and went back to class.  When all went back to our classroom (Mrs Melville) to pack up.

                                                                                                   

A to Z ANZAC challange

Anzac poem challange

Kung Fu Writing.

I found kung fu easy because I did with the kung fu master.

date: Thursday 14 April 2016.

My Pepeha Art

A pepeha tells people where you are from and who you are.
It follows a format :

Ko __________ toku mounga-mountain
ko __________ toku awa- river
ko __________ toku iwi
ko __________ toku marae- a maori house
ko __________ toku mama- Mum
ko __________ toku papa -Dad
ko __________ taku ingoa. -You

Next I´m going to show my pepha art >>>>>>>

I made this with the awa (river), mounga (mountain),
maori symbols and the learning pathway.

I found the pepeha easy because Mrs Melville said
no white space in the pepha.

My Biopoem

Finding And Summarze

My Reflection

I have been learning to find and Summarize information. We read two non-fiction books all about animals.

One book was about Pigs and my other book was about Chicken. Then we used a Venn Diagram to compare both animals. I found this easy because I had to drag it in one place.

My next step is keep working in summarising information

Our Trip To Te Tuhi

A few day ago
we went to Te Tuhi .
we did the " wish you
here workshop ."
This my picture.
I enjoyed it because
We did painting
and die on the
paper.

Identifying And Classlfying

My Reflection
We have been leaning to identify odd and even number , number less then 20.
We did an activity on Nrich using Venn digram me .
I found this easy because I knew these numbers and I just had to move the number.
My next step is to keep the voice down a bit and try harder numbers.

Did You Ever Poem

I have been learning to write a Did you ever poem.
I found this tricky because I Need a lot work.
My next step is to write more faster in my draft book.

My Welcome Post 2016

Welcome to my Year 4 learning. This year I am in  Room 12 and my teacher is Mrs Melville. I enjoy maths This year I looking forward to go on trips. I hope you will enjoy my blog and leave lots of feedback.