Wednesday 23 November 2016

Term 3 Goal Review

Term 3 2016 Goals,  Review and Next Steps
Name:Kayla
New Goals for Term 3                                                                         
Term 3 Reading Goal and Success Criteria
Review
Eg What strategies have you used to improve? Have you made progress? How do you know?
Next Step
Eg My next step is……...
WALT know what different words mean
Success Criteria:
When I am reading and I come across a word I do not know I will:
  1. Use what is written around the word to help find out its meaning.
  2. Look for smaller words within the word, that I know the meaning of.
  3. Look at prefixes and suffixes and use my knowledge of them to help work out the meaning.
  4. Look up the word in a dictionary.
I have improved hugely by using strategies like, having a growth mindset to achieve my goal my goal as well as finding if there are any small hidden words within the word I’m stuck on.
To try and find out what words mean if I don’t understand when I am reading one of my own books.



Term 3 Writing Goal and Success Criteria
Review
Eg What strategies have you used to improve? Have you made progress? How do you know?
Next Step
Eg My next step is……...
WALT use interesting words and phrases (vocabulary) in our writing.
Success Criteria:
We have used some of these tools to improve our use of vocabulary:
  • thesaurus, dictionary
  • Banish Boring Words
  • Visuwords www
  • word cards from the writing tool box
  • used ideas borrowed from other writing
  • used figurative writing eg similes, metaphors etc
I have been improving on this by including even more descriptive words in my writing where I can and I have also been researching words that I could use.
To add descriptive words to describe characters and other things.



Term 3 Maths Goal
Review
Eg What strategies have you used to improve? Have you made progress? How do you know?
Next Step
Eg My next step is……...
WALT find perimeters, areas and volumes of simple shapes
Success Criteria
We have:
  • Calculated perimeter by adding up the measurements of each side of the shape. We have put the correct unit of measurement after the total.
  • Calculated area by multiplying the length by the width of the  shape and recorded the answer as a squared measurement.
  • Calculated volume by multiplying the length by the width by the height of the shape and recorded the answer as a cubic measurement.
I have improved hugely in this because whenever we had lessons I paid a lot of attention and ask for help when I needed it.
To try and find perimeters, areas and volumes of harder shapes.
WALT i can recall the square numbers to 100 and their corresponding roots.
We have not really learnt this but I have been asking my friends if they know and trying to improve them for basic facts.
To try and know how to recall the square numbers to 100 of and their corresponding roots of by heart.


From Term 1 and 2 (to be reviewed again at the end of Term 3)
Parent Goal(s)
Review
Eg What strategies have you used to improve? Have you made progress? How do you know?
Next Step
Eg My next step is……...
To be more spontaneous with basic facts- to be prepared for intermediate.

I have almost mastered this goal but still working on some of the harder thing like 7 and 8 times tables, I have been practicing a lot during maths and other times.
Try being spontaneous with division.



Student Goal(s)
Review
Eg What strategies have you used to improve? Have you made progress? How do you know?
Next Step
Eg My next step is……...
To get my gold, To be a neater writer-Slope.

I have been very disappointed with with the care tick system so I would rather not share about that, and with the writing we have only really been doing it on a device.
To write more often at home.




Friday 4 November 2016

Book Selling

 “Book Selling”
WALT choose the right information about a book we have read, that will encourage others to want to read it when we share it with them..

Title of book

A Snicker Of Magic

Tell us about the author
The author of this book is Natalie Lloyd, she is 38 years old and lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee. When she is not writing she likes to collect old books, listen to bluegrass music and explore mountain towns with her dog, Biscuit. Her first book is A Snicker Of Magic and her second is The Key To Extraordinary. She is a writer because she wants to entertain young people and people that are young at heart with magical books that will intrigue all ages.
Explain who the characters are using descriptive language.
The main character Felicity Pickle is a little socially awkward, she has trouble making friends because she is moving around all over the states with her mum and sister, she is a word collector, she sees words everywhere and puts them in her blue books.


Jonah is Felicity's best friend, he uses a wheelchair and has ginger hair with sparkly green eyes that are covered by glasses. He is the second beedle and helps people and also makes people happy.


Berry and stone weatherly are the brothers that brought magic into midnight gulch with their magical instruments that made everyone dance. They had a duel and berry got the curse of a wandering heart and left midnight gulch and soon after stone left too and they were never seen again or were they?

Tell us enough about the beginning of the story so that everyone will understand what they are about to read.
They are on the road driving to midnight gulch and felicity’s mum is telling her and Franie-jo a story about midnight gulch having no magic. They soon arrive and meet their aunty at her apartment, not long after they all go to bed ready for the big day tomorrow.

Finally, read an exciting, interesting, or amusing passage from your book. (Stop reading at a moment that leaves the audience hanging and add "If you want to know more you’ll have to read the book."
Pages 311
I waited for Jonah to give his usual speech about Isabella’s curse, but he didn’t. Instead, he nodded and said,
“Then we’ll find her.”
Even Jonah had to face the truth: Our time was almost up. Would we save her in time? DUN DUN DUN
“If you want to know more you’ll have to read the book.”

WALT review a novel in a way that sells it to other readers.
Link this completed rubric to your Book Selling document.



Unistructural
Multistructural
Relational
Extended Abstract
WALT review a novel in a way that sells it to other readers.


I can define:
  • The title of the book
  • The author
  • The main characters

I can describe the:
  • Main characters
  • The author
  • The beginning of the book
I can analyse the novel to:
  • Choose who the main characters are to describe to my audience
  • Choose what to say about the story so as to interest others but not tell them the whole story.
  • Choose an entertaining section of the novel to read out to the audience.
I can evaluate how well I have sold my book by:
  • How many questions were asked about this novel.
  • How many people have read this novel.
  • Asked 2 students for feedback about how well I presented my book sell.




Evaluation/Feedback
Remember:
Giving good feedback is to:
  • Be kind
  • Be specific
  • Be helpful
Responding to feedback is to:
  • Adjust/alter my presentations accordingly.


Thursday 27 October 2016

Candy-Man And The Great Fight Of Candy-Vile

WALT to write a story suitable to entertain a  5-6 year old.


Credit- Johanna Azuela & Ella Murdoch & Riley Betman

  Candy-Man And The Great Fight Of Candy-Vile


Once upon a time in Candy-Vile the happiest, most colourful town there ever was, everything is made out of candy; the people, streets, buildings , EVERYTHING, there was ruckus being caused on the streets, everyone began to gather around the mischievous problem maker. It was the Vegienator the baddest piece of broccoli in all of the lands and he was here to cause problems and his side kicks the Carrate’s, they were turning everything into vegetables which was not good for the Candy people.


Candy-Man, the best superhero in Candy-Vile in his purple and golden body suit with,  his striking blonde hair and Mr. Gummy, who was a little red gummy person with sugar sprinkled all over him were in the Candy Cave when all of a sudden, beep! Beep! There was a mission for them, Mr. Gummy ran over to see what is was.
¨We have a mission Candy-Man, it´s about the Vegienator he´s been turning everything into Vegetables!¨Candy-Man responded in a worried voice,
¨Let's go, this seems really bad.¨


Not many minutes later Candy-Man and Mr. Gummy were in the Candy Car and began zooming off to the center park where the Vegienator and the Carrate’s had been last seen. As they arrived, all they could see was vegetables and they started to panic.
“Mr. Gummy  you go find the carrate’s and I’ll look for the Vegienator,” instructed Candy-man.
“On it!” replied Mr. Gummy and went away to look. Candy-Man looked around until her heard a scream from not too far away.” Over here candy-man, he’s over here!!” Candy-Man ran as fast as he could.

When Candy-Man arrived to the place he heard the scream, he met face to face with the Vegienator!
“Well, well, well we met again Candy-Man,” said the Vegienator in an evil voice with a grin on his face. “Yes and this time I will win once and for all.” They began fighting head to head.


Meanwhile Mr. Gummy was in full force battle with the Carrete’s. PEW KAPOW ZAP KOPOSH POW BOOM BOSH POUFFE!! Out of nowhere the striking purple Carrate’s lost their deep purple colour and shiney black grass like hair and they started changing shapes and then poof! They turned into to orange, glowing, delicious looking Jellybeans. Mr. Gummy told the Candy’s to jump on his back and he flew around trying to look for Candy-Man.


PEW KAPOW WOOSH KAPOW ZIIIIIIIING!! Candy-Man began shooting  out his rays of candidness, but Vegienator started fighting back with his rays of vegetables. They both knew that the loser would turn into the other kind either the candy side or the vegetable side. Candy-Man's rays were going strong but the vegienator started to struggle, his rays were being taken over by the Candy-Man.


Everyone in Candy-Vile had gathered around to see the great fight of Candy-Vile. Mr. Gummy found where the fight was and landed and the Candy’s jumped off. The Vegienator called for the Carrate’s, but they screamed out above all the noise “WE ARE ON THE GOOD SIDE NOW!!!” All three of the sidekicks joined in helping Candy-Man to try and win the fight.


They were successful, they had beaten the Vegienator!!  
“YES, we did it, WE DEFEATED THE VEGIENATOR!!” exclaimed Candy-Man in a proud voice.
The Vegienator began transforming into pastel green stick of candy floss that looked as soft as a cloud. All they could hear was the roar of the screaming crowd. Everything turned back into to candy and everyone lived happily ever after!

Friday 2 September 2016

Reading Goal Assessment

The School of the Future Has Opened in Finland

WALT know what different words mean
Success Criteria:
When I am reading and I come across a word I do not know I will:
  1. Use what is written around the word to help find out its meaning.
  2. Look for smaller words within the word, that I know the meaning of.
  3. Look at prefixes and suffixes and use my knowledge of them to help work out the meaning.
  4. Look up the word in a dictionary.


Find the trickier vocabulary listed below and complete the table
Word
Add the sentence from the text
Meaning
dour
Experts from VERSTAS Architects made sure they moved well away from the typical dour design for a public school which we all can't stand:
Dour means: dull or Boring.
Example
This house is so dour.
concept
Most of the children's lessons are built around the concept of team projects.
Concept means: an idea or intention.
Example
The concept was to win the game.
restrictions
The designers believe that any fence or barrier will just encourage the children to rebel against restrictions; therefore, the whole place is open.
Restrictions means: the limitation or control of someone or something.
Example
The restrictions of the road is the lines
unobtrusive
There are video cameras, but the security measures in general are unobtrusive.
Unobtrusive means: they/it does not draw attention to itself.
Example
The glass coffe table is very unobtrusive

psychological
In schools like this which have departed from the traditional educational model, children's educational progress is much higher, whilst the amount of psychological problems often experienced by school children is reduced.
Psychological means: to belong or be connected as a part, possession, or attribute.
Example- can´t find one


Next complete the following table about the parts of the words above. NB: Not all words may have a suffix and prefix in them.
Word
Prefix + meaning
Suffix + meaning
Root Word + meaning
restrictions
re
ions
strict
unobtrusive
un
ize
obtrude
psychological
psycho
al
logic
impossible
im
ble
possible
disappointment
dis
ment
appoint
traditional

al
tradition