Home Learning Week 8

The Changing Face of Planet Earth

Click on the link to watch a fascinating video of how our Earth is changing. This has been recorded on NASA satellites. Write a comment about one thing you noticed changing and what has caused this change.

Youtube - Changing Face of Planet Earth

Home Learning Week 7

Here is the link to the quiz we did today for Topic. It will help you with your Home Learning this week.

River Quiz

The Water Cycle - Video by Caleb, Teeshan and Jadon.

Home Learning Week 6

Do some research and find out about how rivers are formed.

Write a comment that shares one interesting fact - make sure it's different to everyone else's!

Week 5 Home Learning

Some help for your Home Learning this week.

Check out this website: Easy Science for Kids

Write a comment about one thing you have learned through looking at this website.

Home Learning Week 4

Here is the poem 'The Town' written by James K Baxter, that we are basing our Memoir writing on this week.

Read the poem and identify:

one structural feature (how the sentences are put together) or 

one language feature (verbs, adjectives, nouns) etc.

that is used in this poem.

"The town was usual enough; it had

A creek, a bridge, a beach, a sky

Over it, and even a small tin church

I never went to. My brother, my cousins and I

Did what boys do - dozed in the hot

Schoolroom, made bows and arrows, dodged the mad

Boatbuilder, crept like rabbits through the black

Under-runners with a weak torch,

Burnt dry rushes, wrestled or swam

Doing nothing important"

- James K. Baxter

Home Learning Week 3

Memoir/Personal Experience Writing

We are going to begin Memoir writing this week. An important part of writing an excellent Memoir is choosing the appropriate vocabulary and using a variety of sentence lengths. 

Read the following piece of writing and make a comment about what you liked about it and why. Also comment on how this example can help you with your own writing.

(This is from the NZ Curriculum English Exemplars on the TKI website) 

Home Learning Week 2

You are watching the weather this week and reporting on this as part of your Home Learning. 

Here are some links to websites that may help you with your record of the weather:

Weather Wiz Kids - tells you all about the TECHNICAL VOCABULARY used in weather forecasts and what they mean.

Metservice - a great source of information about the weather all around New Zealand.

TVNZ weather forecast - a weather forecast from a news website.

Science Kids - Weather - informative, Science based information with experiments and facts.

 YOUR TASK: Have a look at these websites them come back to the blog and write a comment about one thing you've learned, or one thing you found interesting about recording the weather.

Pirates of the Curry Bean

Check out the Behind the Scenes movie of our School Production -The Pirates of the Curry Bean. Created by our very own classmates!

The Pirates Of The Curry Bean - Behind The Scenes from Mrs Morgan on Vimeo.

Home Learning Week 7

We had a mid-term break on Monday which meant a three day weekend and a four day week. Write a couple of sentences that would persuade Mr Sheedy to schedule a mid term break in every term. Include reasons why and specific details.

Home Learning Week 6

For home learning this week I want you to think about all the things you've learned in Maths this term. Fractions, decimals and percentages have been our main focus so keep this in mind. Write a comment on this post saying all the things you've learned and one example of how you could use this Maths in a real life context. 

What a Week!

Well…. it has been a very busy week this week! 

So…we haven't had any Home Learning on the blog. I have however just found a great website with awesome tips for writing a speech. 

Check it out, it will really help you! Mrs M.

Click here: Speech Writing

Commonwealth Games Day

Check out the photos from our Commonwealth Games Day. What a great afternoon of fun and challenging games.

Something New!

The Structure of a Building

This afternoon Ra 22 and 24 went to look at the new building that is being built next to Ra 23. We looked at the features and purpose of different parts of the building. 

These are very similar to a house.

Windows

This silver pipe is the fire sprinkler just incase a fire starts

Earthquake safety bracing

Internet cable

Frame of the building

Concrete flooring

Windows

Lots of windows that bring in natural light

Home Learning

If you're looking for Home Learning for this week…click on the Home Learning tab at the top of the page.

Commonwealth Games

Click on the picture to be taken to the Commonwealth Games 2014 Website. 

Home Learning Week 1

We are learning about Fractions, Decimals and Percentages. 

Write a Maths word problem that includes fractions, decimals or percentages.

 Write the hardest question you can, but you must know the answer! 

We will solve these on Friday.

For example: Jane had 1000 Rainbow Looms. She gave half to her friend at Morning Tea time, then she lost half of what she had left at Lunch time. How many did she have left at the end of the day? What percentage of Rainbow Looms was she left with at the end of the day?

Week 8 Home Learning

What is one thing you have learned this week? 

How will this help you in the future?

HOME LEARNING WEEK 7

If you get stuck and something is challenging, what do you do? 

Write a comment and make sure that it is different to what others have written. 

There are no wrong answers because it is YOUR ideas.

How to Write a Myth

Check out this great website that will help you to write a Myth. 

Use the Myth planner to get started.

Click here: Myth Writing

Home Learning Week 6

Mid Term Reflection

Write a comment that includes the following:
What you are enjoying in your learning this term.
What you are proud of with your learning this term.
What you are finding challenging with your learning this term.

Home Learning Week 4

Read the comments on last week's Home Learning. 

Choose another person's introduction and write a reply, that continues the next part of the story! 

Let's see what interesting events happen next...

Respiratory System - By Dean

Check out this awesome slide show created by Dean for his Home Learning this week:

Also, have a look at this website too: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/humanbody/respiratorysystem.html

Home Learning Week 3

Narrative Writing - choose one of these pictures and use it as inspiration for a story. 

Write one paragraph that would be the introduction to your story.

 Remember what we are learning in class about the features to include in your introduction. 

Photo 1

Photo 2

Photo 3

Photo 4

Home Learning Week 2

Developing and Growing Up

What skills do you think you will need in the future? 

Write a comment that gives TWO examples of skills you think you will need in the future and why.

For example 'Exam skills are important in order for you to do well at University, which will help you to get a job'. 

MATHLETICS CHAMPIONS!

Well done on being the Mathletics Champions this week 
Ra 22. 
I knew we could do it!

 Let's keep going and aim for being the top class in NZ next week! 

Home Learning Week 1!

Food Groups

We were learning about the different food groups today and looked at one example of a food pyramid. 

You need to search online for an example of a food pyramid and print it off (if you can). Bring it to school on Tuesday so we can compare these.

Have a look at this example:

How does your compare?

What is the same/ different?

ALSO, DON'T FORGET TO BRING IN A SUPERMARKET MAILER ON TUESDAY IF YOU CAN.

See you next term

Have a great holiday Ra 22. Make sure you keep safe, challenge yourself, help your parents and try your best with everything you do.

I'll see you after holidays, when I'm Mrs M!

From Miss D.

End of Term 1

We are coming to the end of Term 1 and what a great term of learning it has been! Write a comment that includes your reflection on this term. What have you really enjoyed? What have you learned?

Home Learning #2 for Week 9

Answer these questions in a comment on this post: (This is copied from the BBC Bitesize website)

Home Learning Week 9

Your task this week is to learn about Stem and Leaf graphs.

Click on the link to go to a website where you will learn how to create them. This will help you with your learning at school this week.
Don't forget to answer the question at the bottom of the web page too. 

Click here for the link to the website.

Camp Video

Check out this amazing camp video created by one of our parents on camp - Mark McMorran.

Enjoy!

We're back from Camp!

We arrived back from camp on Wednesday after school and were very tired but full of great stories to tell. We had such an awesome time and loved every minute of it. 

Keep looking at our blog for all the photos, movies and writing about camp.

Flying Saucers Group at the High Ropes

Getting ready to abseil 

Coming down from the High Ropes

 Archery

Getting ready for CAMP!

This Monday is our Ra camp and we are very excited!

We are getting ready by putting together our camp folders that have lots of information in them. 

Dean flying fox writing

Imagine you zooming across the line and everything around you is just a blur. You can hear your friends around you screaming, "that was awesome. As you are zooming down you are thinking how you will stop, will you hit the pole? Or will you hit a bump? 

Teeshan's Writing!!!

I'm now ready for my biggest challenge.

I can see myself holding the bow and arrow in my hand while my feet are bouncing on the sponge-like grass. I imagine that I'm a hunter trying to kill my prey. Now it's time for my big moment. I place the arrow in the bow. I pull the string back and aim using a single eye. My arms are shaking, legs are stiff then SWOOP!!! The arrow flies through the air faster than the speed of lightning and its pointy tip sinks into the target. "Did I get a bullseye?"

I guess I have to wait and find out. By Teeshan.

James' camp writing

The activities excite every single soul that thinks of them. The high ropes has a lot of people scared to death. But most people think high ropes is going to be the hardest. Walking down a rock face seven metres high doesn't sound that bad. The flying fox sounds the funnest. It looks so long but how do you stop?!! The Burma trail is going to be so scary. We are  doing it at night to scare us even more. Dean and Fletcher's dad are going to scare us. Archery is not going to be scary unlike the Burma trail it should be quite easy and superb. By James.

Imogen's amazing Burma trail writing

My heart is pounding at the thought of the Burma trail. Thinking of the darkness and people hiding waiting for us incessant children to come past. I'm wondering if anyone will scream loud enough to wake the dead. 

Arwa's camp writing

I can see the long ropes in my head, I can just imagine myself swing from rope to rope. I can already feel the sweat coming down my body. By Arwa

Alex's wonderful camp writing.

I imagine the flying fox will be very high and it will speed down the zip line like an angry rhino chasing a mouse. The flying fox will be a little bit scary but it will also be lots of fun. By Alex.

Liam's camp writing

The Air rifle is going to be kaboom! kaboom! kaboom! Every minute your ears will pop until

you get so annoyed that you go crazy. By Liam.

Fletch's awesome camp thoughts

My first night in the dorms I will be restless thinking about the next fun day ahead of me but also thinking about the yuck creepy crawlies [except for cockroaches. I'm planning a prank! For the teacher dorms!]Dun dun duuun!!

Mia's camp writing

Thoughts run through my mind about what the high ropes would be like. I imagine large poles the size of small mountains and long ropes like the ones trapeze artists use. I tremble in fear, my heart is pumping, the one activity I'm not excited about. I feel tense inside, since I have a major fear of heights, I don't know what will happen to me, will I fall or will I succeed?

By Mia

Jadon's writing

I can't wait to go mountain biking. I love it so much that I feel like I am going to blow up like a stick of dynamite when it's lit.By Jadon.

Wonderful Writing

Camp thoughts
'I imagine the dorms will be very cold, the roof will have spiders and cobwebs, the walls will be all dented, the floor will be slippery, dirty and cold. I bet that when you sleep the roof will have small cracks and the rain will drip all over you and in the morning you will be all soggy. The dents in the walls will be huge because of all the children. Just think, first a small hit then a middle sized bang and then a big boom and the next thing you know there is a huge dent in the wall. At the middle of the night the ants will come out from under the bed and nibble at your toes.' 
By Tayla.

Week 6 Home Learning

Research different activities you might do on a school camp. Think about the objective of each. 

Now design your own camp activity that has not been done before. Be creative. Try something really unusual, but keep in mind the purpose. It needs to challenge the children who will be doing it, but not be too difficult or include unrealistic equipment etc.

Write a comment that includes:

The name of your activity

The purpose of it

A summary of how to carry out the activity.

You might like to draw a picture / diagram and put that in your Home Learning book too.

We are Happy!

720p from Miss D on Vimeo.

Our class

Ra 22 on PhotoPeach

CAMP

We have used Tagxedo to create a word collage about camp. 

We had to input some text that we copied from our blog discussions. The words size show how many times they have been used in our discussion.  If the word has been used lots, then that word will be bigger than others. We could also change the colour, font and shape of the design. 

We decided on a bus shape. 

What a cool way to publish our Writing and share our ideas! 

Have a go at creating your own by clicking here.

Home Learning Week 5

Camp Activities
Choose one of these activities you might be doing on Camp:
Archery
Low Abseiling
High Ropes
Frisbee Golf
BMX
Orienteering
Air Rifles

Research one and write a comment that explains one key thing to remember when taking part in this activity.
For example: 'High Ropes: When you are on the High Ropes it is a good idea not to look down at the ground too much, as that can make it a bit scary. Hold on tight and be brave.'

Camp

What are you looking forward to about Camp and why?
What are you not looking forward to about Camp and why?
What will be your biggest challenge at Camp? Do you think you will overcome this?

Write a comment that includes the answer to all these things.

Mathletics

Don't forget to go on Mathletics every day for 20 minutes.
You will be challenged...that's when the learning happens.
We will check the points totals on Friday to see who has been on.
You can do it!

Click here to go to the Mathletics website.

Home Learning Week 4

This week you need to think about the rights and responsibilities you have at home and at school. 
Choose one responsibility you have and give reasons why you think you think this is a good responsibility. Think carefully about this because you need to give reasons.
For example ' I am responsible for keeping my room tidy. This is good because it teaches me to look after my own things. I am Ten now so I need to get better at doing things for myself'.
Then you also need to read someone else's comment and Reply to them, with your opinion on what they have said. Make sure you give a reason.
For example 'I agree with you Jo. I think that being a Librarian is a good way to develop leadership skills'.

Owls Reading Group

Your task this week is to build your vocabulary knowledge. Choose an article, read it carefully and choose two words you are unsure the meaning of. Write a comment that includes the word in the sentence from the book and then find out what it means.
For example Article Name ' The Problem with Pluto'. 
Sentence 'These objects are remnants of the huge dust cloud...'
Remnants means.....

Whales Reading Group

Choose an article that you have read with the Teacher. Write the name of the article and summarise what it is about. Include key facts.

Home Learning Week 3

Your task for this week is to:

Write 'how' you like to learn with an example. It might be ' I like to learn by doing things. That's why I like to play sports and use equipment in Maths'.
It might take you a while to think about it but that's ok...just have a go! From Miss Dutton.

Owls Reading Group

Choose a book and article from your fluency box. Write a comment here with the name of the article and include five questions about the text. Get a partner to answer them too, by pressing Reply.

HOME LEARNING - Week 2

Well done if you are reading this...it means you are about to do your Home Learning task!  

Your task is as follows:

Please write a comment with one sentence explaining how you are unique. 

It might begin like this.... 'I am unique because....'.

Digital Citizens

We are learning to be smart Digital Citizens. Read the poster and find out more.

Waitangi Day

This Thursday we have a day off school to celebrate Waitangi Day. We have discussed this in class and all have a better understanding of it now.

Check out this link to find out what Wikipedia says about it.

Waitangi Day Wikipedia

Oh and enjoy a day off school! 

Ra 22

What an awesome class! By Fletcher.

First day

Ra 22 are working hard already. They are definitely STARS!

WELCOME

Kia Ora and welcome to the Ra 22 class blog! 

Day one of school for 2014 has arrived and we are ready for a great year of learning. 
This is a place to share our learning with a wider audience and give and receive purposeful feedback. We will be learning about our roles and responsibilities while online as these are very important as we become smart digital citizens. 
Let's get started Reaching for the Stars!