Writing | Punctuation challenge

The overall task was to identfiy and use punctuation in sentences.

First I  was trying to use all of the punctutaion in as few sentences as we could. I had five sentences using all of the punctuation.

LI. To identfiy the correct use of different punctuation.

Maths

Today for maths we looked at different strategies of solving equations.

First my group looked at different equations based on addtion and subtraction. Our first strategie was  counting backwards  84 to 77 because our equation was (84-7=???). The counting backwards didn't turn out right so we went to another equation. Our next equation we tried was lumber line. We got the answer right with the number line equation.

The next set of questions were based on multiplication and division. Our equation was (180÷12=??). Our first strategy was skip counting. My group were skip counting in 12's  
But it didn't work. Our next strategy was written algorithm. It worked, we solved it like.  
180    ÷  12  

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         15

Reading

This week we have been learning about fact and opinion. I read a story the was a long time ago it's called The legend of rahi.

The story was about Rahi trying to save his wife from the patuapara. In the story the game Ki o rahi was made by rahi and his village.

Swimming - T3W2

Today for swimming I had my first swimming session. My teacher who taught me was Kelly.

Before swimming we learnt how to enter the pool safely without splashing.

First I learnt a skill called streamline. To do a streamline your arms have to be stright up together in the air.

Next skill we learnt was freestyle. Freestyle is when you swim with no things to do just swimming.

Lastly I learnt float borad. Float borad is knowing how to float on your back and stomatch.

Swimming was fun learning new skills and learning how to float.

Trangrams

Today I learned how to ake tangrams. I rearranged the pices to make animal shapes.

First I made a squae piece of papaer because tangrams are made from a big square.

Then I folded the sqaue into various shapes and cut them out.

Lastly, I tried to make to make different animal shapes from the trangram pieces.

Procedural text

This week for writing we learnt about procedural text. The structure of a recount is TEMPS. The structure of TEMPS is (Title, End result, Material, Pictures and Steps). 

First I wrote a list of words for my steps. When my steps were finshed I made a sentence using my list of words.

Next I used a verb in the begening of each of my sentences.

Then I finish off writing all my steps. In a step you only use third person or second person.

Lastly I finshed off with putting picures to match my sentences.

I enjoyed this task because I learnt how to make an instruction list. 

LI- To write a set of instructions.

The legend of Rahi

This week for reading we were visualising a story called ( The legend of Rahi).

We had to visualise what was happening in the story about rahi. We drawed something simula and different. In each box we had to imagine what the pictures talk about.

This strategy of visualising is good because if you are struggling you can just visualise the story.

LI- To retell the text using visualising strategy to sequence events.

Volleyball | Spike

 For kiwisport we learnt how to spike in vollyball. 

Ready position: 

Put your left foot infront of your right foot.

How to do a spike:

First to do a spike you have to do your ready position. You use this skill when the ball is in the air. once when the ball is in the air run towards the ball in the air with your left leg first, then run with your right leg and jump. Once when the ball is in the air smack the ball over the net.

Maori

 For our maori session we were learning new words about the weather and numbers. For examples: He kapua, He ra tino makariri and rua tekau ma ono.

Then we were answering questions about numbers. Some of the numbers were: Rima te kau ma toru, rua te kau and Iwa te kau mano, rima rau.