WALT- Read to find information and question what the Plus / Minus and Interesting facts are about Japan hosting the Olympics in 2021
"Nau Mai haere mai -I am in a Year 5 and 6 class called Kotuku at Mangonui School and my teacher is Miss van der Voort. Welcome to my reflective blog. Please remember I am learning to write my ideas clearly for an audience. There may be mistakes but I look forward to your helpful, thoughtful and kind comments."
Friday, 30 July 2021
Olympic PMI chart
Thursday, 19 November 2020
my yearbook page
WALT: use graphic design skill to create a class yearbook.
We went on canva and made a year. On our yearbook we had to add 4 things the 4 things were writing all about me, pictures, highlights of 2020 and best work.
Thursday, 15 October 2020
My postcard
WALT: recount a memory from our holiday and write a short summary for a friend.
We had to start by writing to a friend and telling them a cool part of our holidays. Then after that we had to find or make a stamp where we where. Then last we have to find a picture of where we are at the first slide.
I liked finding the picture or the first slide but it was a bit hard to find what one I want. I also enjoyed writing my letter to my friend.
have you ever made a postcard to a friend?
Thursday, 3 September 2020
my number line
WALT: Make connections between fractions, decimals and percentages.
our class had to first get a ruler and do a line 3 spaces apart. then when we are done that we had do fraction to percentage to decimals to 100.
here is my number line!
Monday, 31 August 2020
decimals
WALT: Understand decimals to the tenths, hundredths and thousandths .Use decimals within word problems.
we had to go on our class site and click a link. when we clicked a link we had to make a copy and then make our decimal question
Reflection: I like looking at the other people questions and it was fun to find the cool background. It was hard to make the question but i did it.
have you ever made a decimal question?
Tuesday, 25 August 2020
Maori myth
WALT: Read narrative texts and engage higher order thinking skills.
We had to pick our myth we wanna to do. Then we had to read the story. After we read the story we had to do six activities.
Reflection: It was fun to do the activities.I also like reading the story. I didn't really like how i couldn't understand some thing.
have you ever read a myth?
Friday, 21 August 2020
wow word autobiography
WALT:Find the word 'autobiography' in the dictionary and learn it's meaning. Identify famous people who have written autobiographies. Find an autobiography in our library. We first had to Use a dictionary to find the definition of autobiography. Then we Find the title of these famous peoples Autobiographies. We also had to more stuff.
Reflection: I did good at finding the famous peoples autobiography and i did good at the background. Next time I need to go faster.
have you ever made a autobiography?
Monday, 17 August 2020
Russell Crowe
WALT: find information on a famous NZ actor (Russell Crowe).
We first had to find what Russell Crowe famous for. Then we had to List 5 movies that Russell Crowe has acted in. Find his date of birth, hometown, family members and his greatest achievements. Last thing making a animation of the short film that was on our site.
Reflection: I did good on the background and also finding what he is famous for. it was hard to make the animation.
have you ever watched robin hood?
Friday, 24 July 2020
tripod wow word
I first had to look in the dictionary to find the meaning of tripod. then get a picture of a tripod and name the parts.
Refection: I did good at naming the parts and I also did good at finding the meaning.next time I want to draw my own tripod.
have you ever use a tripod before?
camera angles and shots
we first had to go onto the films and then find the different shots. then we had to write why you picked the shot.
reflection: I did good at naming the shots and getting the different angles.
have you ever made a movie before?
Monday, 20 July 2020
my holiday recount
reflection: my favourite part of the holidays was going to see my cousins. My least favourite part of the holidays was waking up at 6.00 am to drop my mum off for work. and next school holidays i want to do more things.
what did you do in your school holidays?
Wednesday, 1 July 2020
my gif covid 19
I think it was easy to make the all the stuff but it was hard to make all the slides. next time i really want to make the people realistic.
Thursday, 11 June 2020
wow word week 4
- find words in the dictionary and the thesaurus and to understand 'personification' as a figure of speech.
this is my wow word for the week I had to find the definition of personification and draw a picture of my sentence I made.
I think I did good at drawing the picture and doing the the four other sentences. next time i want to draw a picture of my other four sentences.
have you ever write a personification?
Friday, 5 June 2020
wow word arachnophobia
we first had to write arachnophobia and write a complex sentence and then draw a picture of a spider.
I think I did good a drawing the spider and writing my complex sentence next time I want to do my background.
whats your phobia?
year 5 composting
Composting is a term that is used when someone controls the decomposition (breakdown) of natural waste, organic solid wastes.
I think I did good at making I mini compost and making the slide deck but next time I want to help with the big compost.
have you ever made a compost?

