Literacy Sample

WALT: Rote Learn

Description:

Purpose: We have been working on Mnemonics to learn our spelling words. That helps us with our weekly spelling words.

Process: We had to use Mnemonic to help us learn our spelling words. We had an example then we went away and had a go our selves. We learnt how to do the Mnemonics. You have to use your spelling words to create a sentence with the start of each letter.

Learning: I learnt how Mnemonics work and how to do them. I have learnt a new strategy for my spelling words.

Evaluation: I reckon I did well at thinking of a good sentence for my spelling word. I could of made the image a bit more clear.

Feed forward/back

I think you done well you might just need to make the words more clear. So out of 10 I give you 7\10. #Maraki

 

ANZAC Biscuit

WALT: Gain meaning from the text

1) What is a dawn parade and why do people go to them? To rember the people that fouht in the war and died

2) What does 'emigrate' mean? When they move to another country to live

3) Why do you think the wives and mothers sent food packages to the soldiers? So they don't starve to death

4) Why was egg not included in the recipe for Anazc biscuits? The eggs would go off

5) Why do you think the post took two months to arrive? The post took two months because it went on a boat

Triangle of comments

ANZAC Day

1) What does Anzac day commemorate? The people that died in World War 1
2) How did Anzac biscuits get their name? ANZAC biscuits got there name from ANZAC Day
3) What does ANZAC stand for? ANZAC stands for Austalia New Zealand Army Corps
4) Why is this years Anzac day important? 100 Years ago wold war 1 started
5) What do you think RSS should do to commemorate Anzac day this year? I reckon RSS should make everyone dress up as souldiers.

ANZAC Post

Moari Colours

Pepeha

WALT: Express ourselves in Māori

Task: To make our Pepeha and match pictures with it

Chiddlewaddle Diddlewaddle doo

WALT: use rhyming words affectivly

Chiddlewaddle Diddlewaddle Doo

Run run on a hot cross bun

Munch munch on a rabbits lunch

Feel a Ferris wheel

Chiddlewaddle Diddlewaddle Doo

Peel peel a drivers wheel

Fry fry an apple pie

Pull an Irish bull

Chiddlewaddle Diddlewaddle Doo

Kick kick a magic trick

Prey prey on New Years Day

Scare scare a billionaire

Chiddlewaddle Diddlewaddle Doo

Talk talk to roasted pork

Feel feel an orange peel

Play play with china clay

Chiddlewaddle Diddlewaddle,

Chiddlewaddle Diddlewaddle,

Chiddlewaddle Diddlewaddle Doo

Measles

Nearly 40 people in Auckland have recently been diagnosed with the infectious measles disease.

Westlake Boys High School on Aucklands North Shore is one of the hardest hit communities with 20 ill students.

Several other Westlake Boys High pupils who have not been immunised against measles have been asked to stay away for the next two weeks.

Measles is a very serious disease that is highly contagious and can spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

The symptoms include fever, a cough, sore eyes and a rash. There is no treatment, and complications can be severe.

The Auckland Health Service has estimated that around 750 people are at immediate risk of catching the highly contagious disease.

Dr. Julia Peters said the Health Service had been working with the North Shore school for just over a week when the first case of measles was found there.

"This is definitely more than what we'd normally see. We're working hard to contain the measles within the Auckland region."

Dr. Peters said many people who had come down with the disease had recently been overseas and, in particular, in the Philippines.

The public health service has sent information to parents and students at Westlake Boys High and asked that those students who are not sure whether they have been immunised against measles to stay away.

"What we're trying to do is isolate those students as well as those who have measles, because students who are not immunised can get sick," she said.

Another seven cases of measles in Auckland are being investigated - three of them from the same school.

What to watch for Symptoms

* High fever.

* Runny nose, cough, red eyes.

* Small white spots inside mouth.

* Red, blotchy rash on face and neck and later over entire body.

WALT: Analysing an article

Task: Answer questions based on a Newspaper Article.

Success Criteria:

• Show critical thinking in your answers.
• Answer questions in full sentences.
• Use correct spelling and punctuation.

1) How do people contract measles?

If you go near someone with measeles and you don't have the ingection you will catch it.

2) Why do you think so many students at Westlake High School have contracted measles?

I think people from the phillipenes came to Auckland and visited Westlake High School with measles.

3) What is the Auckland Health Services main role in this measles outbreak?

The Aucland Health Service want to keep the measles in Auckland.

4) In the article Dr. Peters said “many people who had come down with the disease had recently been overseas and, in particular, in the Philippines.” Why do you think this is?

The diesese might of started in the Philippines.

5) In your opinion what would be the best way to avoid getting measles?

You could stay away from people that have the diesese.

Use the following criteria to assess yourself and your peer

• Show critical thinking in your answers.
• Answer questions in full sentences.
• Use correct spelling and punctuation.

Self Assessment:

        I recon I was orange because I didn't quite always do a full sentence.

Effort

Peer Assessment: I think you did well and you put a lot of effort.

     

W.A.L.T Read and respond

WALT Read and respond

We had to write a comment on Poutama-Rama blog (link below the comment) I chose to read and respond about how Rebecca set out the library. She made section of books here are some examples: Homour, Family, Fantasy.

Here is my comment below: 

http://poutama-rama.blogspot.co.nz/search?updated-max=2014-02-21T02:00:00-08:00&max-results=7

W.A.L.T: Learn

- Believe in ourselves,

- take risks in our learning,

- manage self,

- Display leadership/initiative,

- show integrity,

- strive for excellence,

- be responsible for our learning,

- set challenge learning goals,

- learn from our mistakes,

- show determination at all times,

- work in unity,

- know ourselves as a learner,

- think happy thoughts (positively is the key),

- respect others' rights to learn, to feel safe and be respected,

- practise being a responsible digital citizen,

Reflective Questions to answer.

1. How do you feel about these agreements? Good

2. What parts of it do you particulary like and disklike? Why? Believeing in ourselves because it would make me more determined to get something done.

3. Which agreements will you find easy to follow? Why? Striving for excellence because I like trying my hardest in everything I do.

4. Which agreements will you find difficult to follow? Why? Taking risks in my learning because I hate taking risks, play a different sport to what sport I love.

Milania 5, takes the long way home

Milania Lang is only 5 years old, but she didn't let 6.8km of busy roads get in the way of an epic solo scooter journey.

Milania's intrepid outing began when mum Kamilla took her and two friends, plus Kamilla's 19-year-old niece Danielle, to watch a movie at the Auckland waterfront on a recent busy Sunday.

"We'd been at the Lantern Festival and I'd heard there was a kid's movie on at the Wynyard Quarter. So I decided to take the children to see it."

With the three children and Danielle, Kamilla went to an information centre on the waterfront to ask about the film.

"They were only about a metre behind me. I thought Milania was just an arm's reach away." But setting out for Princes Wharf, Kamilla realised Milania was missing.

"I asked the others if they knew where she was; but they didn't. So we started frantically looking." But Milania was nowhere to be seen.

Security staff reviewed CCTV footage, which revealed Milania had looked away at the moment the others went into the centre and it showed her looking around, confused, and scootering off in the opposite direction. 

Kamilla called the rest of Milania's family and they came immediately to join the search. After about an hour, the police were called.

One of the officers asked if there was any chance of Milania having gone home. Kamilla thought it unlikely but went with an officer to their home almost 7km away.

"I left the other children with my friend, and drove home in the car. The officer said it was time for us to alert the media and get a helicopter out. That really hit me hard."

They arrived at the family home, but Milania was nowhere to be seen. As they were driving back, a policewoman saw a small child four doors from the home, sitting on a footpath.

"She asked me 'is that her'," said Kamilla. And it was and she was very tired and quiet, but calm. The first thing she said to me was 'you lost me Mum'!

Milania explained she'd lost sight of the group and thought they must have headed home. "So she decided to scooter home to find us. She had to cross some of Auckland's busiest streets all by herself."

Milania's journey is all the more remarkable as she has been to the Wynyard Quarter only two or three times this summer.

Asked if she was scared or sad during her epic journey, Milania responded: "I cried, but just a little."

Comprehension Questions

WALT: Analysing an article

Record your responses to the following questions on your blog. (Think about a suitable title) 

1) Do you think Milania did the right thing? Sort of. What could she have done instead? Keeped up with her mum.

2) What are some potential dangers that Milania faced? Crossing roads, Going home, Busy, Not talking to strangers

3) Define Frantically and what is another word for it that you could use. Looking fast 

New kiwi flag

I agree that we should get a new flag because it looks to much like Aussies. It will be easy to know it is a silver fern. It will take a while to get used to it

http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/new-zealand-get-new-flag

Smarty Goals

We had to create our maths reading and writing goals and here are mine here is my first draft then my final copy.

        My writing goal is to...

Add more depth into my planning, adding more ideas and supporting detail

I will accomplish my goal by... think harder about my plan and add detail into my plan.

My reading goal is to...

 The reason I have decided to focus on this goal is because... it is the next step for me and  to improve on my reading

I will accomplish my goal by reading for a longer amount of time and thinking about my the book

My maths goal is to...

 The reason I have decided to focus on this goal is because... I will be able to use more strategy's and work problems out faster.

I will accomplish my goal by...  using heaps of strategy's to find the best strategy

Treaty cinquain

We had to create a poem about the treaty of waitangi . The treaty of waitangi is about Moari and the English they made up all of these rules about who's land it is.

First row is the title

Second row is two describing words about the title

Third row is three action words about the title

Fourth row is four thinking words about the title

Fifth row is a word that relates two the title.

Treaty
Law signing
Confirming the treaty
Thrilled pleased cheerful confused
Agreement