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.

The Olympic Rings

The Olympic rings were made by a man  called Baron Pierre De Coubertin in 1913 after he saw a similar artifact in Ancient Greece. They represent the 5 major continents: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania.

Week 2 Reflection

What: On Monday we learnt our new habit of mind. We played a game of Chinese whisperers, We went to the boys and girls gym club, we learnt a new website called Khan Academy. Last week we went to a TechEx Expo at the War Memorial hall and we did a basic facts test.
So What: I learnt a new website, I learnt about this really cool robot and there are only 2 of them in New Zealand.
Now What: My goal is to get better at our new habits of mind and to explore some different things on Khan Academy.

Writing Activity

W.A.L.T Use commas when writing a list in our story's. I have highlighted the sentence that have the commas.


In the holidays my brother Kobie, Josh, Ben and I went to the Splash Centre. When we got there we got a hydro slide pass and then went to go in the pool. After we jumped out of the pool and went down the hydro slide. We all went down at the same time. After we went to the Splash Centre we went to Kowhai park. As soon as we got there we went on the Flying fox, the train and then went to the bowl with our scooters. Then we went back home to have some afternoon tea. We had a cookie, some water, fruit and a bit of cake. After that we went back home and played soccer.

Our Class Assembly Item

On Friday the 2nd of June Room 15 did an assembly item. The assembly item was called once upon a hundred years nap. First we had choose who we wanted to be and decide if we wanted to have a big part in the play with allot of words or didn't want to say much. Since we were an all boys class some people had to be girls and I was one of them. I had to be Merrywell Charming, Prince Stuart's mother. I was one of the main people. Then it was Friday the assembly day. As soon as I walked out onto the stage all of the junior kids were laughing and giggling at me with my blue dress, Brown curly wig, shiny pearl necklises and the teachers shoes that were a bit to big for me. Once I had finished saying all of my lines I felt a whole lot better and I didnt feel very nervous anymore because after all of that learning my lines it finally payed of.  

Free Writing

On the holidays my uncle came over from Christchurch. When he got to Wanganui he came over to our house to see us in the morning. He banged on the door so I got up and let him in. We were all still in bed but we were still awake. Then when I let him in I jumped into mums bed with her. Then he came in, said hi and told us that he was staying just down the road from us at Nana's house. But then he had to go back now so he said bye and went back to Nana's. Then a couple of hours later I biked as fast as lightning down to nana's to see uncle Rob. When I got there I said hello to Uncle Rob and to Nana. I was excited. Then me and Rob went to get some movies. When we got to the movie store we got Jack and Jill, Grown ups and Chronicle. Then we went to the countdown and got some lollies and some chips. 
W.A.L.T edit for correct grammar. Add and delete information for impact

The Museum

Today Room's 15 and 6 went for a bus trip to the museum. When we got out of the bus we went inside and got split into two groups, one group went to see the cosmodome and the other group went with Awhina to watch a slide show about the stars and what people did in the olden days to celebrate Matariki. I went into the cosmodome first. When we got there we had to get our shoes off and then go in. When we got inside we sat down on the cushions and looked up at the roof. A cosmodome is a huge blown up tent sort of thing which you get a projector put it in there and you can see pictures of what ever is in the computer screen. We saw lots and lots of stars and learnt some stories about constellations. The guy that was inside with us told us a story about Orion's belt and the scorpion which are both constellations. Then we had to hop out and go with Awhina into a different room. In the room were Awhina was there was also a projector but we didn't go in a cosmodome. First she took us through a slide show of some of the stars names like Matariki and Puanga. Then she showed us some pictures of what they used to do in the olden days to celebrate. We learnt about what the kids used to play with and what they did to get food. Once we finished the slide show we did a haka and sung a song.

Weekly Reflection

What: On Monday we went to Rutherford to do P.E and music. We did a basic facts test. On Tuesday we did some more of our pacaso pictures. We made a Glogster  about earth and space. We had to make a Wordle about all of then habits of mind for Mr Peterson. We have got some new go carts called Huffy Sliders which are really fun. We had some other schools come to our school for a chess tournament.


So What: I learnt some more about earth, space and whats out there.


Now what: I want to do more on my pacaso picture. Have some more goes on the new Huffy Sliders and get better at my maths.

Free Writing

W.A.L.T edit for correct grammar. Add and delete information for impact

One day there was a someone called Jake who lived in a mountain called Ze-da-gon the most dangerous mountain in the world. Inside the mountain it was exactly like a Jungle except there were Terradaptle's, T-rex's and all sorts of dinosaurs. Jake lived in a bamboo house with all sorts of cool things like a queen sized bed and he even had his own 42 inch plasma tv screen. So back to the story Jake was going for a walk in the jungle trying to find some fruit when he saw a huge big fat orange thing sitting in the way of the banana tree. He got a stick and pocked it once twice three times, suddenly it moved then he came closer not knowing that it was a   huge snake. Then he finally noticed. Chasing him through the jungle was a terrifying orange slimy python with poisoning fangs and scary red eyes. Jake had to hurry away is well as find a spot where the snake will not be able to get him. Then Jake saw a huge big long tree. Jake thought that if he could quickly climb up the tree the terrifying snake wouldn't get him. So he got up to the top and had a look down but he couldn't see the snake. He thought he might take a risk and climb down. When he got down he had a look around but there was no sign of any thing so he walked home. He sure was hungry but at least he was safe at home. In the morning he woke up and had apple and peach porridge his favorite. Then he went out to go get some fruit again. This time there was no big fat orange slimy snake with terrible red eyes. So all was calm in fact to calm. He got his bananas and strawberries and walked home. When he got home he did the dishes only hearing the sound of the birds chatting to each other. When he had  done his dishes he went for a walk. Still all was calm. He walked further and further away from his home but it was ok cause he knew the jungle back to front. Suddenly he herd a rumble a roar, the volcano was going to errupte in a couple of hours Jake had to run home and get out of the volcano...
To be continued.

Rutherford

Today we went to Rutherford Junior High School to do P.E and music. For music Mr Berryman showed us some drums that he had. They were all old drums that you had to hit your hand on the top of it and it would make a loud deep noise. We got to have a go on them after he told us what they did. Then we had to swap over with the P.E group. For P.E we played some games of monster ball which is when you put a big bouncy ball in the middle of a square and you have to try and throw your ball to hit the monster ball so it can roll into another persons square. Then we did some badminton with a buddy, which was my favourite part.

Week 7 Reflection

What: On Monday we went to Rutherford to do P.E and music. On Wednesday we went into the hall to learn how to draw a possum with Graham Braddock a famous artist. We did an Ikan test. We wrote a story with our buddy class about what they have done. I did a wordle about all of the conjunctions there are.

So What: I have learnt some new drawing skills from Graham Braddock. I have learnt some more conjunctions.

Now What: We have been making Picasso pictures I think I have done well at couloring in my face and neck. I want to play silent ball next week. I have been doing thinking about thinking for my goal and I think I have done pretty well at it.

Personification

Today in felts writing group we have been learning about personification. Here is some of my examples:

The wind shouted.
The car roared .
The felt screamed.
The stars winked to me.
The leaves whistled .

To do personification you have to compare something with something that a human would say/do.

Frank Bunce

Today Frank Bunce an All Black rugby legend came to Carlton School to talk to us about the Westpac helicopter appeal and a bit about rugby. When Frank came into the hall we did a haka to welcome him in. After we did the haka he told us all about what the Westpac helicopter people do and we got to ask him some questions. The Westpac helicopter saves people where ambulances aren't able to go to like out at sea and out on mountains. Then the helicopter pilot Mark told us about what they use to get people from the sea which they get a diver to jump down into the water and they put down a big winch to pull them up. After that we took a class picture with him and he gave us his autograph which everyone wanted a copy of. Then he had a little pass around with the people who play rippa rugby. But sadly he had to go so we said goodbye to him and walked  back to class.

Reading In Our Class

In Room 15 we have been trying to catch the reading bug. We have made reading bugs, book covers and 3D insects. My favorite book is Geronimo Stilton so we had to make a poster all about our favorite  book for our homework. My book cover is Geronimo Stilton and the white whale.

Week 3 Reflection

What: We have a new big tree in our classroom for people to work in, we made some book covers, Picasso pictures and a toilet roll person. Our new inquiry is What's out there?, We had to write down whats out there at day and night.We did word of the week, we did a practice for our Ikan test. I went to rugby practice.

So What: I learnt how to make a toilet roll person.

Now What: My goal is to try and pass the rugby ball without spinning it.

Week 2 Reflection

What: On Monday we went to Rutherford for P.E and music. On Tuesday we had Mrs Connaglin as our teacher, we coloured in some spacemen to hang up in the cloak bay. We did some writing about explanations. We had  to write a letter to a class somewhere overseas. We got Room 5b's mascot Froggy, some lollies, a card and a diary. We had rugby trials.

So What: I learnt how to pass the ball without spinning it. I learnt two new games called Monster Ball and German Warfare. I learnt what thinking about thinking meant.

Now What: I want to get better at rugby and learn more about thinking about thinking.

PMI

My Holiday
P: For Easter I got lots and lots of Easter eggs. I Got an ALF and Danger mouse duvet and pillow case. I went to the Splash centre with my Nana. I went to see Battleship at the Movies and went to soccer practice with Tarron.
M: I went to Palmerston to go to the Plaza so my mum could go shopping. I had to do the dishes. I got a raspberry stain on my new skinny jeans. I had to stay with my nana for the first week of the holidays.
I: I went to my dad’s to stay the night and then had tea at my nanas. I went to go see my uncle that lived in Wellington. I went to the new mountain bike park at Kaitoki. I went fishing with my dad

Glogster

Mrs Larsen showed us a website called Glogster. We could choose a background and then you choose some speech bubbles and you can write in them. We had to write what make a glog about making great comments. This is mine.

Explore Parliament

Today Mrs Larsen showed us a new website called Explore Parliment. It is a website when you be the government and choose the rules and laws for flying a magic carpet.

Week 3 Reflection

What : This week I had to teach my buddy how to make a Befunky. We did a listening test, made a wordle and learnt some maori greetings.

So What : I learnt how to say some maori greetings, do a wordle and a BeFunky.

Now What : Next week I want to teach my buddy to make a wordle.

Beach Safety

Last week Room 4, 5, 6 and 15 went to Castlecliff Beach. We went there so we could learn some rules about lifeguarding and spoting rips which is a bit of calm water. First we sat down and the life guards introduced themselves and told us what club they come from and how long they have been lifeguarding. We watched a video and learnt the 10 rules. At play time we all headed out to the park and played on the playground. After lunch we got our togs on and played some games and went in the water but in the end we wernt allowed to have a free play, the water was too rough.

Week 7 Reflection

What: On Thursday we went to Putiki Marae. We played a game, went on the Waka and made some yummy fried bread. On Tuesday we went to the hall to see a police officer called Constable Grey and he told us some interesting facts about what he does. On Wednesday we went to WIS for the Senior School Swimming Sports. Today we did a maths test, a spelling test and shared our ideas for what we could do to our class to give it the WOW factor.

So What: I finished all my homework and learnt how far the pepper spray goes which is about 5 meters.

Goal: My goal is to finish all my homework again and get better at my spelling.

Where I Live

Whanganui has a river
Has a paddle streamer called the Waimarie
Awesome movies to watch at the cinemas and a big lake called Virginia Lake.
ANice place's to go to eat like the Brick House
Great place's to go to like the Oprah House
A great place to live
Nice beaches to go to
U can stay at motel's
I love it at Whanganui because there's lots of fun things to do.

PMI about Rules/Laws

Plus: 
The good thing about rules is that they keep every thing in place because if there were no rules then maybe our class room would be all messy and every thing would be like of the movie Kindergarten Cop. It makes the world a better place.

Minus: 
There is one bad thing is that some bad people dont follow the rules and laws like drink driving.


Interesting: 
The interesting thing is that some people don't follow the rules.

Purple Cake Day

Purple Cake Day celebrates the children in our lives. This year we donated some money to the kids in Nepal because about 101 million kids around the world and Nepal don't have enough money to pay to go to school.

For Purple Cake Day we went to our buddy's class, got our buddy's and drew a picture on a bit of paper with our fingers and purple paint. I drew a house a tree and my buddy drew some butterflies. After we finished we all washed our hands and ate a yummy yummy treats that Mrs Larsen made us, purple cupcakes.

Week Reflection

What : We had Mrs Coneglan for our  teacher for Thursday and Friday. We went to the Library and Constable Tanya spoke to us about what police do. We did Kapa Haka on Thursday. Today we did a maths test.

So what : I learnt what police do and some rules like you have to ride your bike on the road and always wear your helmet in case you crash.

Goal : My goal is to do all my homework again and get better at my maths.

Spirit day

Last week it was spirit day and we had to dress up as our hero. I could not wait until it was the day because I wanted to show everybody my David Beckham shirt that I have. I was going to dress up as Christiano Ronaldo but I couldn't find my shirt. When I got there I saw lots and lots of people all dressed up. Brandin dressed up as a army engineer and Mrs Whitwell dressed up as Evil Kenevil. 

Rules And Laws - Whats The Difference?

A rule is something made by a group of people that we have to follow and not enforced by the police.

A law is something that if you break it you go to court and a judge or jury would decide the consequence.

The difference between a law and a rule is that laws are enforced by the police and  they are legal rules . If you break a law you can go to court and a jury or a judge decides what action will be taken. There are rules and regulations that we need to follow.

If the law about drink driving was not made then I think that  more people would be drinking and driving then many more people would be dying and getting injured.

Week 5 Reflection

What: I dressed up as David Beckham because it was Spirit Day. On Thursday we had to dress up in purple for Purple Cake Day. We went to our buddy class, did some finger painting and had a purple muffin.

So What: I learnt was Purple Cake Day was.

Now What: Next week I want to finish all of my homework.