The Earth - Tuesday 20 August

The Moon - 9 August

Today we learnt about the moon. We now know:

• We have one moon and we can only see one side of it
• The moon orbits earth
• It takes 28 days
• The moon reflects light from the sun
• When parts of the moon are in shade we can't see those parts - that's why the moon sometimes looks different
• There are 8 phases of the moon

After acting out the rotations of the moon, we watched this video:

Miss Irvine found this cool rap - some of the information isn't very accurate, but it's fun!

Our Star, The Sun - Thursday 1 August

Today we learnt that:

• Stars emit (give out) light, which is why we can see them
• The Sun is a star
• The Sun looks bigger than other stars because it is closer to us
• Other stars look small because they are very, very, very far away
• Stars form patterns and pictures called constellations

Try out this cool website http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/constellation_hunt.htm

Our Star, The Sun - Wednesday 31 July

Today we learnt that:

• When the light shines on a place on the globe, it is like the sun shining on that spot on Earth
• It is day time in New Zealand when the sun is shining on our part of Earth
• It is night time in New Zealand when the sun is not shining our part of the Earth
• The world takes one spin to make a complete cycle of day and night (24 hours)
• It is the Earth that moves - not the sun!

Try out this cool website www.earthsunmoon.co.uk

Our Star, The Sun - Tuesday 30 July

Today we made a timeline of our day. It goes round in a circle because each day is generally the same.

We learnt that:

• Day and night happened regularly
• At night there is no sun
• It is day time when we can see the sun
• It takes 24 hours for night and day to happen, then a new 24 hours happens
• The sun also gives us heat during the day

Marae Trip Waiata

In term three we are going to the Marae. Our Waiata will be Tutira Mai.

Here is the link to hear it and practise it.

Tutira Mai

Ka Pioioi

Percussion



Our best sentences

We are learning to add detail and description to our writing. Here are some of our best sentences from this week:

• Ella: I felt the nice, cool breeze flowing around me.
• Melissa: It felt cold, like I was in summer clothes in Antarctica.
• Anna M: One of them bammed the book stand.
• Chloe: It was as fast as a racing car zooming across the sky.
• Anna S: My arm went fiery and sore.
• Brenna: "Eww, a worm!" I yelled.
• Rozena: The freezing wind was blowing through my hair.
• Hayden: When the ball went out, Hunter kicked it, then they booted it in the goal.
• Jess T: As I stepped out of the dripping, soggy car I scraped off some snowflakes.
• Cameron: "Wow." It was so cold I could feel the freezing, cold water making a swimming pool on my hair and then sliding off.
• Logan: The wind was as cold as ice cubes, as it blew straight past my face. 

Skip counting

Punctuation is fun!

• Punctuation makes our writing make sense.
• It is very important to show where sentences end and new ones begin.
• Did you know we can use kung fu to help us?

Check out this link to watch another class using it.

KUNG FU Punctuation

Tracks are for Trains

Many of us have to cross the railway lines on our way to and from school.

We are learning about being safe around the tracks.

NZTA Tracks are for Trains from NZTA Education

Shake break!

How long have you been sitting for?

Time for a Shake Break?

 



Do you agree?

Art Workshop: How to draw NZ Birds

Art Workshop - NZ Birds on PhotoPeach

 

We drew a Paradise Duck. Neil Shaskey helped us.

WALT: Edit our writing

When we edit our work we have to read it heaps of times! We check all of these things.

• Read it out loud - does it make sense? Add or remove what you need to.
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• Read it out loud - where do I stop to take a breath? Put in your full stops and capital letters.
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• Read it to check for capital letters - specific people, place or thing.
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• See what detail you can add to each event. Are you missing any of the 5Ws? Can you add something extra to your personal comment?
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• Is there anything you need to take out? This might be things that aren't related to story, or that you've repeated.
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• Check your spelling. Underline any words you think might be incorrect - sound them out as carefully as you can, then check them using a word list or dictionary.

Maui and the Sun collage

"Maui and his brothers used flax ropes to hold the sun, while Maui beat it."

 

 

WALT: retell stories using the main points

We used storyboards......

....and story pyramids.

WALT: retell stories

A successful storyteller:

• uses eye contact with thier audience
• involves thier audience
• uses bodylanguage and body space to create atmosphere
• paints pictures in our imaginations, but still allows us to add our own thoughts and images
• varies their voice to express different emotions or characters
• varies the tempo and energy level throughout the story to keep the listeners interested

WALT: recognise short vowel sounds

The vowels are A E I O U. They can have long or short vowels.

The sound the letter makes is different from its name.
We are learning to recognise short vowel sounds. They are the sounds in the middle of these words.

cat
bed
pig
dog
bus

The Vowel Song (a e i o u)

Maori Myths and Legends

We are going to be learning about Maori Myths and Legends. This is what we know already:

Today we started our learning by sharing a version of Maui and the Sun, then we looked a two video clips. We are going to story-board and retell, dramatise and do some visual art based around this story.

How to play mancala

 

 

10x tables

Wow! We have 4 people who are already on their 10x tables. These videos might help you.

WALT: Write great blog comments

Look at these comments. Has the writer: Included a greeting, content and closing? Use the correct spelling, punctuation and grammar? Complimented the post, asked a question or added new information? Written a relevant comment? Revealed any personal information? Read over and edited their comment?         dear miss irvine I wish that we could do this song a bit more because I think it was awesome. I really liked the beat, I learned that you just do this... 2 4 6 8 10 from Logan on 2x tables
	Hi room9 I had fun watching this video with Mum. She thought it was funny. Can you keep putting on videos like this? From Mitchell. on WALT: our 2x tables

 

Don't forget to look at the chart on the right hand bar to help you!

WALT: use capital letters for Proper Nouns

A common noun is a person place or thing. Eg, school

A proper noun is a specific person, place or thing. Eg, Darfield Primary School

What needs a capital letter?

• A person's name
• Days, months and holidays (special days)
• Cities, countries and continents
• Events
• Movies, bands, books, plays, TV shows, magazines, sports teams
• Branded products

This game can help us to use capital letters in our sentences.
Magical Capitals

WALT: divide by two

We are learning about learning!

Today we talked all about learning. Look at all the things we know!

 

We have a tightrope in our learning tightrope in the classroom. Soon we will all be on the tightrope. Hopefully we will spend most of the time "wobbling."

2x tables

WALT: our 2x tables

Elementary, my dear, two time two is four.
Elementary, my dear, two time three is six.
Elementary, my dear, two time four is eight.
Elementary, my dear, two time five is ten.
Two times one is two, of course
And it must occur to you,
You get an even number
Every time you multiply by two.
Elementary, my dear, two time six is twelve.
Elementary, my dear, two time seven is fourteen.
Elementary, my dear, two times eight is sixteen.
Elementary, my dear, two times nine is eighteen.
Two times ten is twenty, eleven twice is twenty-two.
Double twelve that's twenty-four, thirteen twice is twenty-six,
Fourteen twice is twenty-eight, fifteen twice is thirty, now you build it up on thirty,
Sixteen twice is thirty-two, elementary.
Seventeen twice is thirty-four, elementary.
Eighteen twice is thirty-six, elementary.
Nineteen twice is thirty-eight, elementary.
Twenty twice is forty, and it must occur to you,
You can double any number,
All you do is multiply by two...
Elementary, my dear, two time two is four. (Woo!)
Elementary, my dear, two time three is six. (Yeah!)
Elementary, my dear, two time four is eight. (Woop!)
Elementary, my dear, two time five is ten. (Yeah!)

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