Writing narrative

I am learning to write a narrative story.

music time

In music with Mr McCullum I have been learning to play the ukulele.

I'll know I've been successful when I hold the ukulele correctly and can strum the cords .something I learnt was  an haw to play the happy birthday soing
  

.Taiao Time

In Taiao I have been learning about chickens. I have learned about the parts of a chicken, some facts about chickens, the parts of an egg (which I used to make an omelette), and what a chicken needs to be happy and healthy. 

something I learnt was  there are 6 parts of an egg. soothing I found hard was cocking the omelette.

Maths: Tapawha

I am learning to solve addition and subtraction problems by exchanging ones for hundreds.

I'll know I can do this when I can use column adding to solve problems.

Something I learnt was to to solve addition and subtraction problems by exchanging ones for hundreds.

Art Attack: Don Binney

We are leaning to create art inspired by Don Binney.

I'll know I can do this when I have created a landscape with a foreground, middle, and background.

My bird and my background are coloured using pastels and natural colours.

Something I found hard is having no white gaps.

Reading: Toroa

I am leaning how to focus on reading for a set purpose (skimming and scanning).

I'll know I can do this when I can find the key ideas and record the key ideas.

Something I found hard was completing my SML's.

Learner Qualities: Empathise

I am leaning how to empathise.

I'll know I can do this when I can identify a variety of ways I can show empathy to others.

One way I can empathise is by helping someone with their leaning.

Writing: Information Report

I am learning to write an information report.

I'll know I can do this when I can plan and write an information reports with a title, topic sentence, and a group of facts about a subject.

Something I found hard was finding facts.

Calendar Art

This is my calendar art!
My bird is a kereru.

Peace Week 2017

  have been learning about Peace Week.

Peace Week is an annual tradition organised by The Peace Foundation every year. You can learn more about The Peace Foundation by following this LINK.

As a way to learn about Peace Week I did three different Peace Week activities.

With Miss Brennan we created a poster to help promote peace and Peace Week.

With Mrs Baker we made hand print doves and wrote messages of peace on them.

With Mr Horn we looked at the symbols of peace such as the dove and created origami doves.

Here is an example of one of my activities