My Best Holiday!

Purpose: To share memories about my childhood

Description: We read a piece of writing about someone's summer and we decided to write our own piece using the format below.

Remember when I dissappeared in the air from Wellington Airport to Brisbane and we went to the Gold Coast on the Epic M1 Motorway, covering the East Coast at night and it took FOREVER to wait for my flight back in Wellington?

Remember how I arrived at WhiteWater world and it felt like it was raining with all of the epic rides and the automatic waves every 10 minutes?

That was my Best Holiday Ever!!

Maths Capacity

Candle Poster for Capacity

Writing Showcase

Goal: Create a detailed plan to organise my ideas and information

1. There was a boy called Conrad. He had no friends at all. No one let him play in any games because they said he was slow and useless. The only people he could play with was his Mum and Dad.

2. My sister is really, REALLY ANNOYING! She screams all the time, then it takes FOREVER to calm her down. Do you know how many times she gets me in trouble. Well, the answer is at least 3 times a day.

Most people don't know it, but she is really, REALLY MEAN!

3. Hugh was a really nice person. He was always asking if people were ok if they looked hurt. And he was asking if he could play. He was also offering people for nice food. People thought he was The Best!

Inquiry Sample

WALT: gather information

Description: Every Wednesday we have been working through the Get it, Sort it, Use it model to inquire about different countries around the world and their languages/culture. We each brainstormed a potential list of subjects and chose what we wanted to find out more about and then started our research.

Evaluation:

1. What are you most proud of? 

I am most proud of finding out information that I haven't found before because I normally use information that I have found before

2. What did you find challenging?

I found it difficult finding a spot not next to my friends.

3.  My next ‘Get It’ goal is?

My next Get It goal is to find more information because I didn't find much.

DANGER! DANGER!

WALT: entertain

Description: In Troy's writing, our writing task was to write a story or a comic about Danger!

Term 3 Reading Portfolio Sample

My reading goal this term was to…
Make connections/look for patterns Cooper Tane          
TASK inquiring readers go through a process to gather, organise and respond to new information. We have been using  the ‘GET IT, SORT IT, USE IT’ process for our own reading inquiry.

My inquiry question was Why does the Population rise DANGEROUSLY?
WALT
GET IT...use a range of sources by questioning and predicting
SORT IT...analyse and sort information to answer my question: see if my thinking has changed, look for patterns by questioning inferring, summarising
USE IT…discuss what I have found out with others and make connections

SUCCESS CRITERIA
I can research using a range of sources
I can keep asking questions as a research
I can sort information and see patterns
I can show changes in my thinking
I can co-operate with others to discuss ideas
I can share my learning with others
I can manage my own learning and behaviour to work independently

How did my thinking change during my inquiry? What patterns did I notice? I noticed that I kind of wanted to go deeper every moment. 

Algebra (Maths) Portfolio Sample

WALT: extend a repeating picture pattern and use number strategies to think ahead

Description: For maths this term we have been learning a range of strategies to help us solve algebra problems.

Task:  Make a short movie to prove that you have achieved your maths goal.

Criteria:

Show, explain, prove your goal and how you did it
Clear message
Two questions to show your learning
Correct answer


Evaluation:
What are you most proud of and why?
I am most proud of my ShowMe because normally I make a poster and now I can explain at any time of the day.

What challenged you the most and why?
I got challenged to set up the movie because I had to take lots of takes.

Next time, what is a goal you can work towards?
I want to work towards having a better voice in recording.

Feedback/Feedforward: 

Great job Tane on the video just a little work on your voice.

Devin

What if...

WALT: entertain

Description: In Troy's writing, we have been writing What if something happened.

Cautionary Tale

WALT: entertain

Published Version

Draft Version

Description: Troy read us a book called 'Once upon a Slime' which inspired us to write a Cautionary Tale or a Do's and Don't's list.

Task: Write a Cautionary Tale or a Do's and Don't's List.