finale blog post 2016

The highlights for this year sport because I got into west coast  league and grey district in athletics
and maths because i got 99 in my division test this term

I am proud of my maths because I got 99 in my division test this term.

Something i need to work on is my literacy.

wk 3 t 4 Reflection

This week for chapter chat I had to draw a picture of Margaret Scratcherand put 5 facts on Margaret Thatcher I used a google drawing to present  my work I am proud of my work because my cat looks so good  something I need to work on is have the facts a little bit longer .
  
This week of maths  we had to complete 5 out of 9 tasks we used a google slide to present our work  I am proud of  that we finished just after we had to stop something I need to work is to get It done faster.

end of term reflection wk 9 t3

this week for chapter chat I made a moovly to present my work I made toddler bike add I was proud of my work because  it only took me half a hour to make ( they take a long time to make  )  something I need to work on is maybe more detail but that is hard to do but I  think its awesome 

reflection term 4 week 1

This week for word work I did a word find i am proud of this because  I did it in under a minute something I need to work on is to be neater.  I need to also challenge myself with harder words.

reflection week 1 term 4 maths

This week for maths find where the foods are  on the grid. I used a google drawing to present my work  I am proud of my work because I finished it Quickly and something I need to work on is maybe be a bit more specific.

reflections wk 1 t 4 Literacy

This week for Literacy I had to choose an activity I  choose   to make a mythical animal. I used a google drawing to present my work I am proud  of my work because it' really funny  and I got it done quickly something I need to work on  is add in bit more detail in .

reflections wk 1 t 4 Literacy

This week for Literacy I had to choose an activity I  choose   to make a mythical animal. I used a google drawing to present my work I am proud  of my work because it' really funny  and I got it done quickly something I need to work on  is add in bit more detail in .

wk 7 Literacy reflection t3

People explore because they can find places that have never been found before by exploring with all the new tech knowledge that have been invented we could get so much further into space or underwater to find new countries , dinosaur   fossils cave man wall drawings to find out more  about the world greatest mysteries like how spinks lost its nose or Bermuda triangle or ball lightning or Bigfoot or even abracadabra.

This week we focused on writing a summery about what we think being an explorer I used a google doc and Coggle Brainstorm to present my work. I am really proud of my summary. Something I need to work on to make my brainstorm to be bigger with more ideas, this will help me to write my work with more purpose.

Age of Exploration

The Age of Exploration (also called the Age of Discovery) began in the 1400s and continued through the 1600s. It was a period of time when the European nations began exploring the world. They discovered new routes to India, much of the Far East, and the Americas. The Age of Exploration took place at the same time as the Renaissance.

Why explore?

Outfitting an expedition could be expensive and risky. Many ships never returned. So why did the Europeans want to explore? The simple answer is money. Although, some individual explorers wanted to gain fame or experience adventure, the main purpose of an expedition was to make money.

How did expeditions make money?

Expeditions made money primarily by discovering new trade routes for their nations. When the Ottoman Empire captured Constantinople in 1453, many existing trade routes to India and China were shut down. These trade routes were very valuable as they brought in expensive products such as spices and silk. New expeditions tried to discover oceangoing routes to India and the Far East. Some expeditions became rich by discovering gold and silver, such as the expeditions of the Spanish to the Americas. They also found new land where colonies could be established and crops such as sugar, cotton, and tobacco could be grown.

Henry the Navigator

The Age of Exploration began in the nation of Portugal under the leadership of Henry the Navigator. Henry sent out ships to map and explore the west coast of Africa. They went further south than any previous European expedition and mapped much of western Africa for the Portuguese. In 1488, Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa and into the Indian Ocean.

Christopher Columbus

Soon the Spanish wanted to find a trade route to the Far East. Explorer Christopher Columbus thought that he could sail west, across the Atlantic Ocean, to China. He could not get the Portuguese to fund his expedition, so he went to the Spanish. Spanish monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand agreed to pay for Columbus' trip. In 1492 Columbus discovered the New World of the Americas.

Portugal and Spain

Portugal and Spain became the early leaders in the Age of Exploration. Through the Treaty of Tordesillas the two countries agreed to divide up the New World. Spain got most of the Americas while Portugal got Brazil, India, and Asia. Spain sent over conquistadors to explore the Americas and to conquer the peoples there. Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico and Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire in Peru. They made Spain rich with the gold and silver they found in the Americas. Portugal sent out Vasco da Gama who found a trade route around the southern tip of Africa and to India. They also explored much of the Far East and were the first Europeans to establish a trading colony in China at Macau.

Colonies

Other countries such as Great Britain and the Netherlands established colonies in the New World. Eventually Great Britain would overtake all of the European nations in terms of the size of their world wide empire including the thirteen colonies in the Americas that later became the United States.

Geography

The Age of Exploration was one of the most important times in the history of world geography. A large portion of the unknown world was mapped during this short period. Also, many advances were made in navigation and mapping which helped future explorers and travelers.

Interesting Facts about the Age of Exploration

• During the Age of Exploration Europeans referred to the entire area of Southeast Asia and India as the "East Indies".
• The first expedition to circle the globe was led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Unfortunately, Magellan was killed during the expedition and did not complete the voyage.
• Some areas of the world were not fully mapped or discovered until well after the Age of Exploration including Eastern Australia, the interior of Africa, the Arctic, and the Antarctic.
• Many explorers such as Captain James Cook and Sir Francis Drake searched for a Northwest Passage to East Asia, but it wasn't until 1906 that explorer Roald Amundsen completed the journey.

here is just a summery that I had to high light the time pereid in blue, bad things that happend red resosns why people explore , and green is good things that happend .

wk6 t3 reflection

this week for writing I had to study about the life cycle of a frog  I used a google slide to present my work I ´m really proud of how fast I finished it something I need to work on is to get beater  structure  

reading wk 6 t3 reflection

This week for reading I had to came up 5 reasons I did this with my reading group why people  explore I used a google drawing to present my work I was really  proud of my work because  it´s so  colourful something i need to work on is to make the some of the reasons to be a little  bit longer.

Maths wk 6 t3 reflection

This week for maths I had to screencastify myself  playing a maths game about volume ( I got a little bit frustrated and there is no sound ) the game was called counting cubes I was really   proud of is that i got through  the levels something i need to work on I need to is to get beater at counting in the later levels. 

Numeracy reflection week 5 term 3

This week for maths I did a NZ medal tally I had to find the percent ,fraction and decimal.I used a google slide to present my learning. I am really proud of how it looks because my learning really clearly.. What I need to work on is decimals ( they are hard ) but I am getting there!

Literacy reflection wk 5 T3

This week for literacy I focused on the Olympics, this was a comprehension (showing an understanding ) activity.  I used a google doc to present my learning . I am proud  of how fast I finished it  and something  I need to work on is punctuation. 

Reflection week 4 T3

 

Here are some Olympic work that I have been working on. In this one I had to make  a stadium  on the  Olympics I choose the athletics stadium I found this really easy  and lots of fun using Google Drawings.

 Here  I had to make a advertisement to make focused on the spectators I found this really easy  because it was something that I am interested in.

This is a book  character day 2016 ( hint i am bumblebee)

Reflection Term 3 Week 2

Here is my DLO for maths. I screencastified this activity. I played Find Grampy where Grampy hides in the hedge and you have  to find the fracion of the hedge were he is.  I found this game a little bit challenging but that is good because it made me work hard!

My Speech

Here is my speech about Quinneys bush camping.  I spoke for 3.45 minutes.  My NSL for speaking is to look at my audience a bit more and have good eye contact.  I thought that my introduction and conclusion were really well done.

Reflections Week 10 Term 2

Its the end of  term !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! finely   2 weeks of no school and here is a slide of some of my work for this term.  I am really proud of what I have achieved this term.

t2 wk9 Reflection

Prep 2016

Here is a photo of my group the name was the origami clan we made a lot of things like claws , swords , fortune tellers , puppy's and banners
here are some of the products that we made

Here is my reading follow up I had to say what  I thought the word meant then I got a buddy to do it then  had a look to see what it really meant  I found this really easy 

Here is my word work I got all my words  and found all the meaning of them I found it really easy.

here is my writing for this week I had to fill in the missing punctuation from the sentences I found it really  easy 

Here is my maths follow up I had to plan a  holiday for 2 parents and 2 kids its to bad that its not real.  We had a budget of $5000 to plan our holiday.

wk 8 t2 reflection

Here is my maths follow up I had to plan a birthday party with a budget of 150 $ with a proved list  I found  this pretty easy. I planned a great party!

 Here is  my word work  I got to choose between 15 options and I choose rainbow writing I found it fun!

Here is my writing my WALT was to use punctuation in my writing  I found this really easy as I am pretty good at these I think.

Here is my reading follow up I had to create a poster about sand dunes  it took my a long  time to do but I got it done.

Reflection Week 7 Term 2

Here is my reading for this week my WALT was to comprehend what we read and identify text features. I found this hard at the start but when I got the hang of it and I finished it really easily.

\Here is my maths follow up  my WALT was multiply tens I found this very easy  it just  took me a while to write everything but I got it  finished.

Here  is my writing I had got a story starter and write from that i found this really easy.  I loved this. 

Here is my word work where I got all my words and find the meaning of them.

reftection wk6 t2

Here is my reading follow up my WALT was comprehend what i read i found this i little bit tricky a first but when i got the hang of it i finished it very quickly.  I was find the cause and effect of things in sentences.

Here is my maths follow up my WALT was multiply tens i have all ready mastered this strategy so i found it relay easy.  I need to challenge myself by doing the extra for experts.

Here is my word  work i had no time to do anything proper so i just did hangman.

Here is my writing where i got to create a monster and discibe it using similes and metaphors i found it pretty simple and had a lot of fun doing it

t2 wk5 Reflection

This is my maths follow up  my WALT multiply tens.  We learnt a new strategy for solving these problems quickly.  It is easy when you know your times tables.

This is my reading follow up and my WALT was comprehend what we read.  I enjoyed this activity because I got to experiment with my DLO.

This is my word work my WALT was extend our vocab.  I used a traditional dictionary and also an on line dictionary to find my meanings.

This is my writing  where we got a story starter and write what happened  at the start middle and end.  I think I made a great job of my ending.  Mrs Clark said it really painted a picture in her mind.

t2 wk4 refletcion

this is my writeing

this is my  math  follow up my WALT  is   Solve multiplication problems using doubling and halving

this is my word work i had to choose things to do with word work

Reflection week 1 Term 2

This my model of  a world war  1 trench.  I had to create a world war 1 trench in google drawings with things like in the trenches in world war 1

This is my letter home where I had to describe roughly what its like to be a soldier in war I had to say what I had to eat, what jobs i had and what  its like.

Reflections Wk3 T2

This is my reading follow up for this week my WALT was  to comprehend what we read it was not to hard and not to easy.  I had to decide what was a fact and what was an opinion.

This is my maths for this week my WALT was solve multiplication problems using doubling and halving.  We had to double the odd number and halve the even number to solve these.

week 9 reflectcion

This is my numeracy follow up my Walt was to use doubling and halving to solve multiplication problems and use knowledge and strategy to solve  problems.  I found this more difficult than the last activity but I got there.








This is my literacy follow up my WALT is comprehend what we read.  This is my water cycle showing my new knowledge.






This is my writing I had to answer Questions,write story starters ,use joining words to help us write and finish story.

Week 6 reflection

I learnt how to -  retell the story comprehend strategies



I learnt how to -  read and order whole numbers to 1000

Week 7 Reflection

This my google drawing that I have been doing  

reflection week 8

This is one of my numeracy follow up's for this week. My 2 WALTs were to  use multiplication knowledge and strategy to solve problems. I used doubling and halving to solve multiplication problems.

Multiplication Strategy: Doubling and Halving

We can simplify some multiplication problems using doubling and halving.

1. Use the strategy of doubling one factor and halving the other to help simplify and solve the following problems: Example: 5 x 16 = 10 x 8 = 80 or 5 x 16 = 10 x 8 = 20 x 4 = 80

a) 5 x 68 =   340

b) 3 x 16 =  24

c) 16 x 30 =  480

d) 18 x 40 = 180

e) 35 x 20 =  700

f) 25 x 16 = 400

g) 50 x 24 = 120

h) 500 x 28 = 14,000

2. Does this strategy always work?

Explain when the strategy of doubling and halving is useful to simplify a multiplication problem. No if  both numbers are odd numbers but it is helpful
This is what I did for my reading follow up. My WALT  was comprehend what we read.

Reflection Week 2- 5

here is some of my leaning earlier in the trem here is what i lernt