how planes fly

LI: to identify features of an explanation text
LI: to infer information from the text.
this week for inquiry we have been doing flight. so for reading we read a book about how planes fly

flying free

LI:to use QAR to comprehend questions 

this week we have doing a DLO about this book  Te pounamu & I have been reading.It's about a girl named Anna,and she makes a kite.

Billy Jimbob

LI: To use QAR to help answer comprehension questions
this is my presentation of Billy Jimbob. billy Jimbob is a character in the story billy Jimbob.It is about a boy name william james roberts how created a lot of inventions .some people in the story call him Billy Jimbob because he is so smart he made a rokcet ship.

QAR

LI:To use QAR to help answer comprehension questions
this week we have learnt about qar from mr ogilvie .I have learnt alot from mr ogilvie.

brianna

dragon's egg on nick and karl

WALT:To  comprehend/ Inference information in a text.
This is my DLO on nick and karl.nick and karl a characters from the dragons egg.we need to create a Character Trait Summary about nick (the main character) and another person in the story. the other person i done was karl.karl is nick's little brother that got pranked.

by brianna

dragons egg

LI:to learn how to comprehend/inference a fictional text
This is my work on the dragons egg this is the character's inference poster

there is a link at the bottom.the link leeds you to the dragons egg questions





dragons egg questions

fiti - rugby with a jandal

LI:to compherd / infrencing  a fictional text
this is my work on infrencing.I have read a book called rugby with a jandal the main character  

guard for a day

During are reading We have read a text about a girl named kristine and she works on a train with her grandpa.She was a train guard for a day

rugby with a jandal

LI:to comprehend/ inference information in a fictional text
I have been inferencing in a text. The text was called rugby with a jandal.It is about a boy named fiti and his sister malia .they always play rugby in a villige that is in samoa.they used shoes for the goal post.they uesd a jandal for a rugby ball.but then  malia and fiti moved to new zealand

summarizing the main idea

 this Friday I have been summarizing  about weight lifting 

 

Story board of duck overboard

LI:to identify the main ideas in a text

1/7/16: today I made a storyboard about the story duck over board. It Is fun.We need to put the main ideas in oder in a little text.

Duck Overboard

Duck Overboard

January 1992 a stupendous storm washed three containers off a ship that was bound from Hong Kong to Tacoma, Washington in the United States.

One container spilled its contents into the sea. No less than 29,000 plastic bath toys. After falling overboard, the sea water corroded the card-packaging and the plastic yellow ducks, blue turtles and green frogs broke free and began to go different directions. Some floating over the site where the Titanic sank, some landing in Hawaii and others even spending years frozen in an Arctic ice pack. They have landed on beaches in Indonesia, Australia, Japan, South America and North America and some have even been found fifteen years later and 17,000 kilometres away on the shores of Great Britain.

While the ducks are undoubtedly a loss to the bath-time fun of thousands of children, their adventures at sea have proved an invaluable aid to science. The toys have helped researchers to chart the great ocean currents because when they are spotted bobbing on the waves, they are much more likely to be reported to the authorities than the floats which scientists normally use. And because the toys are made of durable plastic and are sealed watertight, they have been able to survive years adrift at the mercy of the elements.

Curtis Ebbesmeyer, an American oceanographer has been tracking the floating plastic ducks around the world's oceans. He saw immediately how valuable the little toys would be to scientific research of the great ocean currents, the engine of the planet's entire climate.

Mr Ebbesmeyer said the toys are easy for beachcombers to spot because they have largely faded to white and have the words "The First Years" stamped upon them. So precious to science are they that the US firm that made them is offering a $100 reward for finding one.

What’s the Big Idea?

WHO: the american oceanographer Mr Ebbesmeyer

WHAT: the storm washed three containers off a ship .one broken open . 29,ooo bath toy went out of the broken bath toys.

WHERE: Ocean

WHY: because of a stupendous storm

WHEN: january 1992

HOW: of the great ocean currents

LI:to identify  the main ideas from the text

brianna brazil general knowledge

Brianna,rachel summarising

Text title: Iron tamariki

LI: To look for keywords and phrases

What is happening?	Run,swim,train,iron maori tamariki
Where is the event happening?	napier
Who is involved?	Mana,,dad
When is the event happening?	napier
Why did the event occur?	Training for competition
How did things get started?	dad training mana

Mana’s dad  is training Mana  for the iron tamariki competition.

What is happening?	swimming
Where is the event happening?	Napier swim pool
Who is involved?	mana,dad,sharon (mum)
When is the event happening?	napier
Why did the event occur?	Training for a competition
How did things get started?	Dad training mana

Mana's mum (sharon) has took mana to the swimming  pool to train for the competition.

What is happening?	reading ,having a shower
Where is the event happening?	At mana’s home
Who is involved?	Mana , dad
When is the event happening?	?
Why did the event occur?	Talking about Richie MCCaw
How did things get started?	Dad telling mana about when Richie MCCaw when he was Mana’s age

Mana got back from the napier pool and had a shower and  then they  were reading about Richie MCCaw.

What is happening?	Crowd going wild,dad and mum cheering Mana
Where is the event happening?	Napier beach
Who is involved?	Mana,mum,dad,nana, kids
When is the event happening?	After three months
Why did the event occur?	Orca,Groups,St
How did things get started?	Orca,Groups,Start Tomorrow.

Three months later the iron tamariki challenge arrived and mana’s whanau was cheering him

What is happening?	Mana is swimming,Mana is coming first
Where is the event happening?	Napier bay
Who is involved?	Mana ,The crowd of cheering People ,dad,sharon,nana,mum
When is the event happening?	After three months
Why did the event occur?	Mana is coming first in the competition
How did things get started?	When the loudspeaker said bang that was when Mana jumped into the water.

When the race started mana was in the lead  and then the crowd started cheering .

What is happening?	Mana is the first one on land,started running.kid’s went past mana
Where is the event happening?	A napier main road
Who is involved?	Nanny,Mana ,Dad,Sharon,Mum,the cheering crowd
When is the event happening?	Napier
Why did the event occur?	Kids went past mana,mana  is not worried
How did things get started?	When the kids went past him

Mana was the first kid on land so he put on shoes and started running then kids went past him and mana wasn’t worried .

What is happening?	Whanou hug,proud mana has won a bet
Where is the event happening?	At the napier beach
Who is involved?	Mana,,dad,nana,mum,sharon
When is the event happening?	napier
Why did the event occur?	Mana is getting a huge hug
How did things get started?	When he came 3 rd

Summarizing

Mana’s dad  is training Mana  for the iron tamariki competition.  Mana's mum (sharon) has took mana to the swimming  pool to train for the competition.Mana got back from the napier pool and had a shower and  then they  were reading about Richie MCCaw.Three months later the iron tamariki challenge arrived and mana’s family was cheering him.When the race started mana was in the lead  and then the crowd started cheering .Mana was the first kid on land so he put on shoes and started running then kids went past him and mana wasn’t worried .after the race mana earned a metal and dad was so impressed  from mana and mana's family gave him a big huge hug and had his favourite  dinner for a year.

retailing vegetable soup

Beginning: Nonna and Poppa were about to go out with Grace but she said it was a special day. Grace was going to make Vegetable soup for the whole family

Middle: Poppa said he will take Grace to the garden to find some vegetables then Grace had the basket in her hand while Papa was picking the vegetables for the soup

End: When grace finished with the vegetable soup she placed it on the table for her family to eat.

Extra Information: mum said a comment about grace's vegetable soup.Poppa and Grace started to cook the Vegetable Soup and added a lot of vegetables:

• 4 Celery Stalks
• 4 Carrots
• 2 Tomatoes
• 1 Onion
• 1 Zucchini
• 3 Potatoes

Grammar worksheet

Grammar Worksheet

Circle the correct article (a / an / the) in each sentence:

1. John wanted to read a / an comic book.

2. The class went on a / an field trip.

``. He likes to read an / the short stories.

4. Lisa put a / an orange on her yogurt.

5. My mom likes making  an / the cake from scratch.

6. The dog caught a / an stick.

7. I saw a / an otter at the zoo.

8. I quickly ate the / an cookies.

9. A / an oval is shaped like a / an egg.

10. The  igloo is made out of ice.

Write the correct article  before each noun:

the  banana  is soft.

The tree has apples on it

A inch is small

The  eagle makes a nest  for its babys

The  bench  has dirty dishes.

A kitten is cute .

A soccer ball is round like a circle  

An  owl  is awake in the night

A  tiger  is  the biggest cat member

china highlights tour

Friendly people and many of the world’s most famous treasures make China a popular tourist destination with millions of visitors from all over the world every year. China is an ancient civilisation with a recorded history of more than 5,000 years. This tour includes four "must see" destinations, The Great Wall, Chengdu Panda Sanctuary, The Terracotta Army, and the Forbidden City. 1) The Great Wall of China The Great Wall is one of the greatest wonders of the world. Built to defend the Chinese Empire from Mongolian and Manchu enemies, it was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1987. The Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching thousands of kilometres across  northern China. 2) The Forbidden City The Forbidden City is the world's largest palace complex and is located in the centre of Beijing. For almost 500 years, it was the imperial palace for twenty-four emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The palace was named 'The Forbidden City' because special permission from the emperor was required to enter. It is now known as 'The Palace Museum'. It consists of 980 buildings and more than 8000 rooms. 3) The Terracotta Army  The Terracotta Army was discovered in 1974 by a group of farmers when they were digging a water well near the city of Xi'an. It was one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. Years of digging uncoveredthousands of life-size terracotta soldiers, horses, and chariots - all life-size - all made out of clay, and each is unique!  4) Chengdu Panda Sanctuary The giant panda is a symbol of China. It is also endangered with fewer than 1000 left in the wild. The Panda Breeding Research Centre in Chengdu provides a unique opportunity to see pandas in an environment similar to their natural habitat. This centre leads the world in research into the rearing and breeding of Pandas. today I have read the china highlights tour .it was hard . I only got  five right and 5 ron