Word Of The Week

Word of the week:
alteration
Alteration is noun.
alteration means to change.
Synonyms for alteration are switch, turn, shift and adjust.
Antonyms for alteration are mistake and similarity.
Sentence: My new home is an alteration from the last one. It is a big switch around.

Week 7 Reflection

WHAT: On Monday we had Ms O'Connor speak to us in our class. On Tuesday we went to the Gym. It was pretty fun except we weren't allowed to do front flips on the tramp. On Friday it was pyjama day so we had to dress up in our pyjamas and bring a gold coin to donate the cancer society. We also brought 2 dollars to get a muffin. We did a spelling and basic facts test and I scored 88 out of 100.
SO WHAT: I learnt some new and harder spelling words. I learnt what the 6 hands for the Carlton School symbol meant and that is all of the years from year 1 to 6.
NOW WHAT: My goal is to get at least 98 out of 100 next week and get all of my spelling words correct again.

A-Z

        A-Z

         About the Olympics

A-Argentina      M-Mexico

B-Bmxing          N-New Zealand

C-Canada          O-Olympics

D-Denmark       P-Participators

E-Egypt             Q-Queen

F-Fencing          R-Russia

G-Gymnastics   S-Shot put

H-Hungary       T-Triathlon

I-India              U-United states

J-Judo               V-Vietnam

K-Kenya            W-wrestling

L-London          X-Xtreme sports

                           Y-Yemen

                           Z-Zimbabwe

Free Writing

W.A.L.T: Edit information for correct grammar. Add and delete information for more impact.
One day there was a boy named Jake who lived with his Mum, his Dad and his brother Kobie. His brother was his best friend. They are always up to mischief. You can always tell when they are doing something naughty. They would always go for adventures, up mountains, through jungles and in mysterious caves. So one day they had nothing to do and thought they would go for an adventure. So they thought and thought of something to do. Suddenly they had an idea. So they asked there Mum and went out traveling. A couple of hours later they were in somewhere they had never seen somewhere where small things were big and big things were small. They wondered where they were. Another couple of hours later they still could not find a way out of there and it started to get a bit mysterious and scary. They thought how would this place change in just a day because it use to be jungle but now its like a maze?
To be continued. 

Activity

Personification
My town: Wanganui
The river roars underneath the bridge as the swings in the park jump back and forwards. The lake stays still in stealth mode while the trees gossip to each other on the nice summer day. The libary quietly whispers shhhhhh! As the schools are all quite with boringness. The city is overloaded with people when the country side whispers.
That's my town Wanganui.

Week 6 Reflection

WHAT: On Monday and Tuesday we had our same old rotations. On Wednesday we had some Chinese exchange students from Wanganui High School come to our class and show us how to count to 20 in Chinese. Today we went to the gym, had a basic facts test and had a spelling test.
SO WHAT: I learnt how to count to 20 in Chinese and how to write my name in Chinese. I learnt some new harder spelling words and some different basic facts.
NOW WHAT: My goal was to get a much bigger basic facts score and how to count to 20 in Chinese and I think I've done that really well. My goal for this week is to finish all of my work on time so I can have fun time.

Close Reading

Beaver Cloze Fill in the blanks with the words above the paragraph. Beavers
A beaver is an animal that has large front ____teeth_________________ and a large ___tail_________________ on its back.  Beavers live in __dam____________________ that they make by building a ______stream_________________ on a small river or ______ponds________________.
Beavers the Builders
Beavers can cut down _____trees________________ with their powerful teeth. They use the ____twigs_________________ and ____sticks_________________ from the trees to build their dams.  They also use _____mud________________ from the ground to hold everything together and fill in the holes.
Beavers Lodges
				slaps
Beavers ___build__________________ their homes in the middle of their ponds. Their homes are called __ lodges___________________. The entrance to the lodge is __underwater___________________. This helps protect the beavers from _____predators________________. When a beaver sees a dangerous predator like a wolf the beaver _____slaps________________ its tail on the water and hides in the lodge.
The Fur Trade
fur		trappers			warm		hats
			In the past, people called ____ _________________ hunted beavers for their valuable ___hats__________________. Beaver fur is very ____warm_________________ so their fur was used to make ____hats_________________.

Spelling Rules

Blends
Add the blends in the circles to the letters in the box to make words. The letters in the box and the blends will not always make new words when they go together. Choose 3 words and put them into a sentences.
br-awl                     The crab felt a frill while the train went past.
br-ave                     The brave crab had a brawl with the fish.
br-ush                     The crab crawled over to the grave.
cr-ab        
cr-ew
cr-awl
fr-ill
fr-ock
gr-ave
gr-ip
gr-ab
tr-ain
tr-ip
tr-ay

Word Of The Week

worthless
Worthless is an adjective.
Worthless means without value or no use in quality.
Synonyms for worthless are cheap, poor, nothing or useless.
Antonyms for worthless are valuable, worthy and worthwhile.
Sentence: My bike is now worthless after all of the dents and scratches on it. It is just useless after what its been through.

Week 5 Reflection

WHAT:  On Tuesday we did ink prints with leaves. On Wednesday we did a Maori crossword that had all of the Maori days of the week on it. On Thursday we had Kapa Haka and made the string of a poi with a buddy. We did buddy I.T on Thursday as well. On Friday it was wacky hair day for the people in New Zealand that had cystic fibrosis. We did a spelling and basic facts test.

SO WHAT: I learnt how to spell some more difficult words. I learnt how to make ink prints with ink and leaves. I learnt a new website called Build your wild self.

NOW WHAT: My goal was to get all of my spelling words correct and to get a higher basic facts score. I think I've done pretty well because I got all of my spelling words right. My goal next week is to get a better basic facts score.

Free Writing

Once upon a time there lived two young small boys called Brandin and Jake. Jake had blonde hair with blue eyes, his mums nose and his dads mouth. Brandin had brown Justin Bieber hair, blue eyes and about as tall as Jake. They both lived across the road from each other so they always went to each others house to come and play. They were both so naughty that you could always hear them wrestling and fighting BOOM! CRASH! BANG! Jake and Brandin lived in a small village called Old town. It was a small town with only 240 people in it. One day Jake went to Brandin's house. Brandin said that we showed go for a adventure so of they went off going down hills and up mountains to the jungle of Terrazon were there arch enemy lived Isaiah DDD!
To be continued.

Spelling Rules

Short and long vowel sounds
Next to each word identify if the word has a short or a long u vowel sound
punch-short         fruit-long               threw-long
blue-long              through-short        who-long
duck-short           rude-long
bug-short             rub-short
us-short                dull-long
you-long               stew-long

Word Of The Week

Word of the week:

crook

Crook is a noun.
Crook means thief.
Synonyms for crook are villain, cheat and rogue.
Antonyms for crook are law and police.
Sentence: One day a crook person came into our house and stole our PlayStation.
But luckily a villain somehow stopped him and got it back for us.

Word Of The Week

Word of the week:

Variety

Part of speech: variety is a noun

Definition: variety means difference 

Synonyms: change, collect, shift, range

Antonyms: uniformity

Sentence: Today I got a variety of lollies. I like collecting the different wrappers from the lollies.

Week 4 Reflection

WHAT: On Monday and Tuesday I was sick. On Wednesday we had our deputy principal's brother come into our class. He showed us some videos of Iraq and showed us how the Army move if someone comes up and starts shooting. On Thursday we went to the gym. We had someone from the ASB bank talk to us about different ways to earn money and about interest. We had a basic facts test. We are focusing on a new habit of mind which is gathering data through all senses.
SO WHAT: I learnt what interest was and some other different ways to earn money. I learnt how to move if someone starts shooting at you.
NOW WHAT: My goal was to get better at my writing and to persist at everything I do and I think I've done pretty well so far.

Activity

We have been learning to use onomatopoeia

Once there was a boy named Zog who lived in a cave up on a frosty cold mountain. Zog was hairy, smelly and had never had a shower. Zog went outside to get some fruit. Whistle went the wind in his ear as he went outside. When he got inside he had some fruit chomp chomp went his mouth.

Close Reading

Fall Fall, which is also called ___autumn__________, is the ____season________ when the leaves ___change__________ color and fall to the ___ground____________. In North America, it is also the season when kids head ____back__________ to school. The Weather Fall begins with warm weather in ___November___________, but as the season continues into ___September___________ and ___October_____________, the sun ____sets_________ earlier and earlier everyday and the weather becomes ______chilly_________. And so, people put away their shorts and t-shirts and take out their __sweaters____________ and ____coats_________ The Harvest In fall, __farmers___________ are busy working in their fields. They have to _________harvest_____ their crops before the cold of winter comes. ______pumpkins______, now big and orange, are ready for making pies. ___corn________ quickly ripens on the cob. Wine makers pick their plump, juicy, purple _____grapes__________ from the vine. ______scarecrows_________ stand guard in the fields to keep the ____crows__________ from stealing the crops ______before________ the farmers can gather them.

The Country If you are fortunate, you can visit the __country__________ in the fall and see the spectacular ___foliage___________ on the trees as the leaves change to ___red__________, __orange__________, brown, and __yellow____________.  Overhead, birds are _____migrating__________, heading south to their winter homes.

Free writing

One day there was a boy called Jake who lived in a village with his friends Bob, Steve and his little brother Kobie. They were all only 10 years old except Kobie and they all had no parents. They just lived in one house by there self. The village was on the very very top of a hill in the mountains. Having no parents didnt mind them they all lived happily together. So one day Jake, Bob, Steve and Kobie all thought they would go for a big scary adventure down to the mountains of Gremus who is there fellow enemy.  So they took some fruit, water and all set of for there journey. So they walked on and on down the mountains searching for something to do. While they were looking they found a cave so they went to go inside it. As soon as they got inside the cave they heard a loud BOOM! CRASH! BANG! Suddenly they they saw an enormous huge big picture in the dark black mist. 
To be continued.