Reading - Read Theory Results

Today for Reading we looked back at our results on read theory. We looked at our past results and compared it to other results month by month. We all created a bar graph to show and tell other people our results and the difference there is from when we started and now. Last year February I started on Grade 3 which was really easy. Now on November 2018 I am on grade 8 which means that I have expanded my knowledge by 5 grades.

Reading - Wolves

Today the teacher read to us a book written and illustrated by Emily Gravett. The book was about Wolves and the life that they live. After the teach read the book to us we had to write what we think about wolves then later research it to see if any of our answer were true. We found out that two of our answers were correct which was that wolves eat humans and that they hunt in packs. We had fun learning about Wolves and learnt that they are the largest members of the dog family.

Reading - MeerKats

Today the teacher read to us a book written and illustrated by Emily Gravett. The book was about MeerKats and the life that they live. By listening to the story we took information from there and made a blog post about MeerKats. We have learnt a lot about MeerKats including where they live and what they like to eat. They like to eat snakes and eggs, but they prefer scorpions because their nice and crunchy. They are cute and friendly animals that almost nobody know about. The next blog post is going to be about wolves and we're going to do the same thing that we did with this blog post, listening to the story and creating a blog post about them.

Reading - Battle of the Somme

For reading we were learning about the Battle of the Somme that occurred on July 1st 1916. We first read a text explaining what happened during the war and a few facts about it. We read the text and answered the questions. We answered the questions about the war and got to write our own opinion about what we thought about the war. We have learnt that war shrines were like memorials made to remember the fallen soldiers.

The Highway Man

For reading we read a famous poem called Highwayman by Alfred Noyes. Back in the day a Highwayman was basically a burglar. We read this poem because if we were to learn this in college we would have full understanding about the poem. After reading the poem with the class and discussing what each verse meant Ofa, Sankyaw and I created a google drawing summarising the poem to make it easier for other people. We had fun learning about this poem and have learnt that back in the day the police were the kings soldiers.

Reading - Alfie Bloom and the Talisman Thief

During reading for the past week we have read the books we chose from the library and been doing fun activities to explain what our book is about. My story is about a boy named Alfie Bloom who lives in a  big castle and has a flying bear that no one knows about  To clear his mind he usually goes on a ride to the clouds and comes back, But one night he came back to the castle while his butler was being kidnapped. Now Alfie Bloom and his friends have to find his butler before he gets killed. So far I am writing a descriptive paragraph about Alfie by using evidence from the text to find out what kind of person he is.

Reading - Does everyone get the same amount of sleep

Today for reading we are learning about why sleep is important to us and what side effects it has on us.
Mataio and I worked together to create a google draw explaining if everyone gets the same amount of sleep. Some people don't get enough sleep because of sleeping disorders such as insomnia and sleep apnea. We learnt that in our age group we need a at least 9 hours of sleep minimium.

Where the children sleep - Reading

For reading we are learning about sleep explaining why its important to have enough sleep and what side effects of not having enough sleep has on us. In this google presentation these are some kids showing where they sleep and the warm or cold environment they sleep in. Some kids slept out side in couches freezing cold and some slept in a warm cosy house with blankets. We learnt that some kids don't have enough sleep because of the environment of the bed they sleep in.

Venn Diagram - Reading

For reading we were learning about sleep to find out why its important to get enough sleep and what side affects do we get by not having enough. Mataio and I created a Venn diagram to see if our ancestors got more sleep then us. To find this out we used our smart searching skills to find the answer to our question and why. After our research we learnt that our ancestors sleeps for 6 hours on average because they would stay awake for short periods at night to look our for predators guard life stock. 

Shaun Tan - Memorials

This week we are reading a sophisticated picture book called Memorial by Shaun Tan. We created a presentation with the definition of peritext, sophisticated and a quote by Shaun Tan. I have enjoyed reading and learning about the different characters and colours in the story. San kyaw and I have created this family tree to introduce the character and to show why war they served in.

Maori Battalion

For the past 2 days we have been learning about the Maori Battalion. We read a text that I found very interesting and brave. In the text the Maori fought alongside the Britain but didn't treat each other the same. Even though they were forced to work together they still got along and encouraged each other by doing a powerful haka on a mountain. We created a summary and asked your partner questions to write feedback and to see if we understood or listening to the story. I found this story fascinating and learned a lot about the Maori Battalion. Did you know that they had pigeons to send messages?. 

Two Day Woner

Two Day Wonder

There is a clever contrast between the way the poet describes yesterday and today.  List all the words that give you a feeling of being sick, sad, depressed or bored. Silent,drooped,dragged,sulked,yawned and grumbled

Now list all the words that describe feeling well, happy, bright and active from the second verse.  Better,Swish,Clatter,Hurry,Flying,Gallops,Shine and Dances

he lines from each verse matchup also.  List five of the opposite images.  This first one is done for you.

The street stretched silent, footpaths still - Cars swish, skateboards clatter.

1. Washing dropped on the line - Shirts, sheets, socks stream in the breeze .
2. My bike lay on the drive - My bike waits by the garage .
3. Clouds dragged, low and slow. - Clouds hurry, high and flying
4. The dog sulked in his basket - The dog gallops round the house.
5. The world yawned and grumbled -The world shine and dances.

This is called juxtaposition.  Look this word up in the dictionary and copy the definition here

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

"the juxtaposition of these two images"

Today for reading we read a poem and answered questions involving the poem. I found this a little bit difficult because I was confused at the start but continued on and improved my answers. Next time when I do something similar to this I need to read the poem more then once slowly and carefully.

Dad meets the Martians

Things you need in your car

Today for Reading we had to do key for inference. I read text 3 and it was about a Mum and daughter who broke down in the middle of nowhere then they saw a tow truck that came and helping them. We had to answer questions about the text and do a challenge. This challenge was to create a DLO about things you need in your car in case something happens or emergency. In my DLO I have included a pressure pump, weather radio, torch light, jumper cables, flare, thermal blanket to keep them warm, triangular bandage, Distilled water for wounds, water for hydration, Money, a extra tyre and lastly a granola bar to have extra protein.

Why is it so important to keep oral story telling alive?

Keeping Maori storytelling alive is important because it helps people remember their culture’s history. When each generation hears stories about it, it keeps them captivated.

Sanujan, San Kyaw and I created this 25 word summary using 6 words of our own choice. We listened to facts and reasons of why we should keep oral story telling alive and used the facts collaboratively to create this. We think story telling is important because it keeps children captivated when they hear about it. 

Sons of Ma'afu

This is my Making connection of the book called Sons of Ma'afu. I made a connection with another book called The seven stars of Matariki these 2 books have a connection because they both involve stars. I also made a connection with the famous constellation The Southern Cross. The last connection that I made with myself was when I hit the ball and it cracked my kitchen window this was a connection because the sons of Ma'afu threw spears and nearly hit people. 

Connections

In Reading we made connections with Bessie Colman,Jean Batten,Amelia Earhart,Richard Pearse and Wright Brothers.I worked with Sanujan and all our groups.I found it difficult because they didn't have that much in common and no connections.

Wright Brothers Timeline

High Flyers

In reading we were reading the book named high flyers this story was based on planes.
we answered questions by using the 5 Ws and H we summarized the story with 25 words
LI: to infer information from the text.

First Flying Machines

L.I - to infer information using clues and prior knowledge
Today for reading my group and I had to read a text called First Flying machines. After that
I had to go on a group presentation to insert my infernces I had found from the text. In the slide I had to write the inference the clue from the text and my prior knowledge. In this session I learned how to inference. I found it a little hard to get my prior knowledge for my inferences.