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Wednesday 28 August 2013

Baskets Boats

Term 3 - Week 2
Groups 1 & 2, Reading an Article
Resource: SJ Part 2, Number 1, 2009

"Baskets Boats," by Jill MacGregor



1. Where is the story set?Qui Nhon
2. Who is the main character in the story?Thanh
3. What is the story about?Basket boat
4. What is a basket boat? What is its' proper name?Chai rest
5. What is a basket boat useful?Fishing
6. How ia a thing chai made?cut a long poles of green bamboo from the forest they scrape off the outer skin
7. What is a thing chai handy? What are some of its' uses?Fishing in a boat
8. How many seats are in a thing chai?1
9. Explain how safe a thing chai is?it is safe because  they have safety jackets
10. Make a short film of yourself while you briefly summarize the story. Describe what you think about thing chai and why. please upload to your blog.

persuasive writing

        persuasive writing
Do you want to live in a dirty house with litter all over your house.
here in new zealand we have a problem. i think we should stop polluting the world because it is destroying our food and our walter and our venues.
Firstly I believe that we should polluting because it can destroy our environment.secondly I believe that we should stop littering because it makes our environment dirty in facts it makes it stink.thirdly I believe we should respecting other and our friends because other people respect us.

Monday 5 August 2013

sock peom

Term 3 - Week 1
Groups 1 & 2 -  Reading a Poem
Resource: ‘The Sock Funeral’ by Gwenda McKay
(Read About, Think About Book 1)

WALT read and enjoy poetry

Knowledge Questions: Learn
  1. Where do the lost socks’ partners wait?In the odd box
  2. What are the socks tired of doing?keep our toes warm
  3. What colours are the socks in the poem?red,blue,green,and yellow

Comprehension Questions: Learn, Create, Share
   4.    Does the poet think both socks from a pair usually get lost?yes
   5.    Are the socks happy or sad to leave?
   6.    What do you think is the main idea of the poem? Explain your answer.Upload your explanation to your blog after conferencing with the teacher. (Task 1)

Application Questions: Learn, Create, Share
   7.   Explain how one sock from a pair might go missing in your home. Upload your
         answer to your blog after conferencing with the teacher. (Task 2)
   8.   What questions would you ask a runaway sock?why are you running
     
Thinking beyond: Learn, Create, Share
Analysis:  How could you solve the ‘one lost sock’ problem? Explain your answer. Upload your explanation to your blog after conferencing with the teacher. (Task 3)

Synthesis: Design a holiday resort for runaway socks. What activities and accommodation  
might socks enjoy? (Consider the different types of socks that get lost - football, work, party, school socks.) Take a screenshot of your tux paint / drawing design and upload it to your blog. (Task 4)

Evaluation: Do you believe having only one type or design of sock in your sock drawer would be a good idea?   Explain why. Upload your explanation to your blog after conferencing with the teacher. (Task 5)

Hands on: Design a ‘Wanted’ poster for socks you have lost. Remember to include a detailed description, contacts and possibly a reward. Take a screenshot of your poster and upload it to your blog. (Task 6

reading

elderly people and younger people All Groups -  Reading an Information Report
Resource: Skate safe
(Read About, Think About Book 1)

Make a copy of this sheet, file it in your reading folder and then work on the sheet.

WALT read and understand how an information report is written. (Structure and language features used in writing information reports)

Knowledge Questions: Learn
  1. Skateboarders, roller skaters and rollerbladers are banned from which roads? strips
  2. Why do you think it might be difficult to hear cars reversing down driveways?Because when you are coming down the hill too fast all you hear is wind and you would not hear the car reversing then you will crash.
  3. When skateboarding, to whom should you be especially considerate?Elderly people and younger people.

Comprehension Questions: Learn, Create, Share
   4.    Use the key to list the places to skate made from fibreglass?    5.    How have the places to skate been listed?
   6.    Why do you think it is forbidden to skate between sunset and dawn, rather than at specific times?Because may not see people. Upload your answer to your individual blog after conferencing with the teacher. (Task1)

Application Questions: Learn, Create, Share
   7.   By which characteristics could the places to skate be grouped?  Upload your explanation to your individual blog after conferencing with the teacher.(Task 2)In footpath and ramps.

   8.   Do you know of any other activities which are banned at specific locations? Upload your answer to your individual blog after conferencing with the teacher. (Task 3)footpath,shopping malls.

Thinking beyond: Learn, Create, Share
Analysis: Why do you think skateboarders are banned on the roads listed? Upload your explanation to your individual blog after conferencing with the teacher.(Task 4)

Synthesis: What is a possible solution to further reduce the risk to skateboarders in public places?  Upload your answer to your blog after conferencing with the teacher. (Task 5)

Evaluation: Is there a better solution than banning skateboarders on certain roads and times of the day? Explain Upload your explanation to your individual blog after conferencing with the teacher. (Task 6)

Hands on: Design a place to skate that is exciting, challenging and safe, 24 hours a day. Take a screenshot of your design and upload it to your blog after conferencing with the teacher. (Task 7)

Thursday 1 August 2013

Soft ball

       softball practice

Today we went to the courts to practice our softball skills.Today we learnt how to  roll and how to throw the ball and we learnt how to  check with our two hands.

Secondly we learnt to how to roll and chach and we had to roll the ball to the person across you .Then we had to throw the ball to the other person and we played a game.The rules were if you drop the ball then you will lose some points.