My Family

My Family

My family is like a class of kids.

My Mum is the cool kid because she is very fashionable.

My Dad is the sporty one because he is active and is always doing things.

My Step dad is the car inthusiust because he is always working on his car in the garage.

My Step brother is the class clown because he jokes around and always makes people laugh and giggle.

I am the chatty and playfull one because I always talk and I like to run around.

My family is like a class of kids because we usually act like a class and we always help each other.

Going to Rutherford

Today all the year six's went to Rutherford. The group that I was in did music first. The first thing we did was a little test. We had a piece of paper and a pencil and there was questions up on the white-board about the song that was playning. The first question was what style of music is playing ? Iw rote pop. The second question was what instruments can you hear and I wrote drums and keyboard. The third question was who is the artist? I wrote Katy Perry. And the last question was what is the name of the song and I rote E.T all of my answers were correct. Then we had free time and I went on the drums and the electric guitar. Next we went to food technology. The other group made pizza but my group made scones. Tarron and Damien's scones were huge they were like the size of a hand. I thought that the scones were yum but I wished that I would have put raisins in mine instead of cheese.

Week 8-Weekly Reflection

What:This week we have started carving our Co2 cars. Mine is slim in the middle and shaped like the top of a cone at the front. I think is going to win because the shape of it will have good  aerodynamics. On Tuesday we had our last session of badminton. I enjoyed learning the new skill which was hitting it and then turning your hand over and hitting and then putting your behind your back and hitting. Yesterday we had social dancing practise. We had to do the makarina and it was really funny because every one was laughing. All the year six's have been practicing the Haka and the song for our year six leavers item.

So What:This week I have learnt how to hit the shuttle in badminton by puting my hand behind my back and hitting it. It took a few trys to do it but I eventualy got it. I have also learnt new dances in social dancing.

Now What:My goal for next week is to try a little bit harder in Kapa Haka because I think that I am not giving it 100%.

My Reading Activity

This is my Reading Activity. We created a poster saying what to do in the event of a lightning storm. This is mine.

Senior School Athletics

On Tuesday we had our Senior School Athletics. I had lots of fun doing athletics. I won all of my sprints so on Monday next week I will be going to interschool athletics. I also came 3rd in long distance. In high jump I think I did good. I came 4th the last two people were Keylen and Cole. Keylen ran up to the pole as fast as he could but he didn't make it and he whacked his foot really hard on the pole. Cole almost made it, he only just knocked the pole off.

Contract-Red Hat

This is my wordle for our contract. We made a wordle with words that would explain how we would feel if we had won the CO2 race day. This is mine.

Week 3 Reflection

What: On Tuesday after school I went to Brandin's house with Tarron and Damian. We were playing on the trampoline and on the scooters and then me and brandin started play fighting. I got Brandin in a head lock and then I flipped him over on to the ground and then Brandin got back up and he chased me around outside and I wasn't watching were I was going and I whacked my foot on his scooter. It was very sore. When my mum picked me up from Brandin's house she took me to the hospital. We were there for four hours. We got a Xray and they said that my 3rd toe on my right foot is broken because my bone chipped off and it is really sore when I bang on something. I have a bandage around my toes and I'm on crutches. On Thursday we had the year 6 Kapa Haka. When I waddled in on my crutches every one looked at me.

So What: This week I have learn't that being on crutches isn't really that fun its actually pretty annoying.

Now What: I think that I have not achieved my goal for this week because I have been talking while doing my work and I have not been finishing my work. So my goal for next week is to stay on task and try sit somewhere were I will not get distracted.

Ripper Rugby

Last week we had rippa rugby. We went down and sat on the grass. Jordan gave us our belts and rips. We got put into two teams there was a black team and blue team. We played a game of rippa and it was fun but quite a lot of people were moaning. My team won, the score was 4 to 3. When it was time to go back to class Jordan commented on our great passing and catching. I think that every body enjoyed it.

Risky Characters in Books

Our habit of mind is taking responsible risks. We had to think of a book character that we thought either took responsible risks or irresponsible risks. Mine is Superman. I think he takes irresponsible risks because he fights monsters that are way bigger and stronger than him and he could get killed but somehow he defeats them. Super Man is known as the Man of Steel.

Super Man

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Week 3 Reflection

What:On Monday it was Labour Day so we had the day off school. Me and my mum went to the beach and I saw a baby skark we also picked up some shells and driftwood. I found a egg that had not been hatched so me and my mum took it up to the sandunes so it didn't get washed away by the waves. On Thursday we did Rippa Rugby. This time only Jordan was there, Junior was not there. The class got split in half and into teams, there was a blue team and a black team, I was on the black team. I got two tries and Tarron got two as well. The blue team beat us. Jake got three tries and Keylan got three tries. I didn't mind that we lost I just had fun.

So What:This week I have learn't that our class moans allot when playing games because in Rippa everyone was yelling "Give me the ball. " I think I have done well at our habit of mind because in the weekend I was going to do a backflip but I didn't do it becuase I have never done a backflip and I dont know how to. So if I did it I could have broken my neck.

Now What:My goal for next week is to not talk so much while doing my work.

Rippa Rugby

Last week Junior and Jordan came to our school and gave us a lesson on Rippa Rugby. First they gave us some velcro belts and rips and then we got up and played a little game. It was called finding space. What you had to do was run around and find the most space on the field and if you got the most space you got to build anything you want in your space. I won twice I built a skatepark and a bike, scooter and clothing store.

Next we practiced passing. We got split up into two groups and stood in a line. The person at the start of the line had a rugby ball and then Jordan said go, we raced to see which team could pass the ball the fastest down the line. My team lost. Next we stayed in our groups and stood in a line. We all got numbers. I was number 5. We were standing as if we were the out line of a rugby field and then when Jordan called a number both of the numbers from each side had to run into the middle of our pretend rugby field and one person had a rugby ball and the other person had to try and rip off the rips. If the person with the rugby ball got past they had to score a try. 

My Movie

This is my movie of the chinese students coming to our school.

Week 1 Reflection

What: On Monday we did art. We did a drawing of our favourite part of our holidays. First we drew it second we went over it with vivid and then last we died it. Mine was a picture op me jumping my motor bike at the off road track in Tauranga with my dad. Yesterday two men gave us a rippa rugby lesson, there names were Jordan and Junior. Our new habit of mind is taking responsible risks. I think I have done well at it so far because at lunch time I was going to jump off the top of the play ground but I didn't because I didn't want to hurt my sore ankle. I think the risk that I took was responsible.

So what: This week in art I have learnt to paint with a piece of cardboard and a sponge. I enjoyed doing art.

Now what: My goal for next week is to be able to talk and do my work at the same time. Next week I want to persist and finish all of my work on time.  

My Holiday

In the holidays I went to Tuaranga to see my dad. We took my motor bike to a off road track. I drew a picture of me jumping my motor bike. It was so fun.

Geometry

In maths we have started doing geometry. We all had to create a picture using shapes. This is mine. I enjoyed making my picture and I found it interesting.

Week 10 Reflection

What: On Monday we had the medal ceremony for the Carlton School Olympics. Also on Monday all of the Year six kids went to WIS. We got split up into 4 groups and we went to different rotations my group went to science and robotics. I got a bronze medal for long distance. On Tuesday I went to inter school cross country. I was in the 10 and 11 boys. I came 35th its my personal best. This Week I have been using the habit of mind alot at home.      

So What: This week I have learnt that in long distance running you have to persist to win. You have to train.

Now What: My goal for next week is to get better at using edmodo.

The closing ceremony

Yesterday we had the closing ceremony of the Carlton school Olympics. We had a New Zealand athlete come to our closing ceremony to put the gold medals around the necks of the gold medal winners. Her name was Phillipa Baker Hogan. She has won lots of world titles in women's double skull rowing. I got

bronze for long distance.

Week 8 Reflection

What: This week we had a nutritionist come in and talk to us about healthy eating. Her name was Nova. Today she took us to New World to do some label reading. I was good at it. We had to find out the amount of energy,total fat,sugar,dietary fibre and sodium. On Monday we had Andrew Little come to our school. He is a MP. We welcomed him with the haka powhiri. He said that he was very amazed.

So What: This week I have learn't how to read labels. I found it is easy and I enjoyed it.

Now what: My goal for next week is to now  to learn my 3 times tables instantly.

Word of the week

Alteration

Alteration is a noun.

Alteratoin means change.

Synonyms for alteration are correction,transformation and switch.

Antonyms for alteration are identity,persistence and steadiness.

Sentence : There was a lot of alteration in the book.

Sentence : There was a correction in the report.

Week 7 Reflection

What: This week we had our last gym session. It was pretty fun. We did some drills in groups. After a few  minutes we went to our rotations. I really enjoyed jumping on the trampoline because I was doing flips. We did lots of buddy art this week with Room 12 and 9. Today we are getting cupcakes for
Daffodil Day.

So What: This week I think that I would of needed to work a little bit harder to get all of my work finished. I think that I have done all right at our habit of mind this week.

Now What: Next week I need to try better in my homework.

Close Reading

Irregular Past Tense Verbs Cloze

Fill in the blanks below with one of the 15 irregular past tense verbs in the box.

(1) He __________did_______ his homework before he went to school.

(2) It was cold so we _______drank__________ some hot chocolate.

(3) I ________made_________ a sandcastle when I went to the beach.

(4) It was a hot day so she ____________swam_____ in the lake yesterday.

(5) His car had a flat tire so he ______took___________ the bus to work.

(6) I ____________rode_____ a horse last summer when I went to my uncle’s farm.

(7) I was late for class so I ___ran______________ to school.

(8) I ________ate_________ two hamburgers so I am full.

(9) I ___________read______ a good book before I went to bed.

(10) She ________saw_________ a lion when she went to the zoo.

(11) A letter __________came_______ in the mail today.

(12) They ________went_________ hiking yesterday.

(13) I _______________gave__ my brother a game for his birthday.

(14) She _________got________ a good report card so her mom was happy.

(15) I __________met_______ my friends when we went to the park.

Week 6 Reflection

What: Today we went to the gym. It was really fun. First we did some sprints up and down the big and bouncy mat. The mat is as bouncy as a trampoline. Next we did some forward and backward rolls. After that in our groups we went to the rotations. My groups first rotation was the trampoline. Me and Iasiah where doing forward flips on the trampoline. When we went on to our next rotation I was watching Tarron when he was on the trampoline and he did a backwards flip. Then we went on to our next rotation witch was the circuit. Iasiah was carefully crawling across the rock climbing wall and I went straight to the mini trampoline. After a few minutes it was time to go to our last rotation. We were in the foam pit. When Mrs Larsen turned her back I went up behind her and tackeled her into the foam pit. On Wendnesday we had some chinese students come to our school. We got taught how to write our names in chinese and they also taught us how to write chinese numbers.

Now What: Next week I need to concentrate more and try get all of my work finished on time.

So What: Next week I want to get better at maths.

Spellling Rules

Blends

Add the blends in the circles to thre letters in the boxto 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 sentences.

Br      Cr      Dr      Fr      Gr      Pr      Tr  
brawl     crab      drill        grew     grave     grow     trip
bred       crew     drain      grow     grain      prop     trick
brick       crop     drip                       

There was a crew on the boat.

The two men had a brawl.

The crab got caught in a trap.                                                                                              

Activity

Writing Activity

Yesterday it was my birthday. I turned 11. My mum got me a new B.M.X. It is as bright as a star. It is bright orange. It goes as fast as a jet. My dad also came for my birthday. He got me some awesome shoes. They are as cool as a limacine. My mum got me some colourful clothes. They are as colourful as art. I also got some sour lollies. They were as sour as a lemon.   

BY Casey   

Word of the Week

Worthless

Worthless is a adjective.

Worthless means without and value.

Synonyms for worthless are abandoned,empty and pointless.

Antonyms for worthless are valuable,worthwhile and worthy.

Sentence : The the abandoned factory was huckery.

Sentence : The old toy was worthless.

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 _______ponds_______________ that they make by building a ______________dam_________ on a small river or __stream____________________.

Beavers the Builders

Beavers can cut down ____trees_________________ with their powerful teeth. They use the __sticks___________________ and ___twigs__________________ 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

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

In the past, people called ____________trappers_________ hunted beavers for their valuable ________________fur_____. Beaver fur is very _________warm____________ so their fur was used to make __________hats___________.

Week 3 Reflection

What : Today after Jump Jam  we watched the the Olympics. It was the mens Double Scull Rowing and guess who won? New Zealand!!!!!! We also did buddy art with Room 12. We taught them how to print make. We also went to the Olympic bus, where there were heaps of smart phones and tablets that we had to find information on about the Olympics. 

So What: This week I have learnt to use similes in my writing for example, Mrs Larsens hair is as dark as a cave. In art I have learnt to print make.

Now What: I think that I have done well this week with our habit of mind which is Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision. My goal for next week is to finish all of my work.

What the Olympic Rings Represent

The five Olympic rings represent the five major regions of the world Africa, America, Asia, Europe,and Oceania.

Week 2 Reflection

What : On Wednesday we went to the gym. First we went in and sat on the big bouncy mat to meet our new instructor. His name was Leo. My two favorite parts about going to the gym are jumping on the trampoline and falling into the foam pit. We have also done art this week. For art we have been doing print making. For print making we got a A4 piece of paper folded it in half and then unfolded it and then we painted patterns on one side of the paper. When we had finished painting our patterns we folded it in half and then smoshed it together then we unfolded them and there was one big pattern. We also done a activity for our habit of mind witch is thinking and communicating with clarity and precision.

So What : This week I have learnt to find a fraction of a set by equal sharing.

Now What : My goal for next week is to keep on staying on task and handing my work in on time. 

Froggy's Trip

These are some of my photos with froggy on his trip to Tauranga. And a few other places.

Maths Activity

This is my glogster showing that I can use place value to solve addition problems.

Going to the Museum

This morning Room 15 and 6 went to the museum. When we went inside Room 15 went into a big bubble that you could go inside of. It was really cool and it was called the cosmodome. room 6 went into another room that was basically right next door to us. They talked about celebrating the Maori New Year with Awhina. It was cool when I got inside the cosmodome because their was a data projector that was shinning the night sky and stars onto the roof of the cosmodome. I really liked the cosmodome because it made you feel like you were actually in space. next we went into the other room with Awhina. She talked to us aout the Maori New Year. they celebrate it with eel, kumara, birds and lots more.

Our New Habit of Mind

Room 15 have recently started a new habit of mind which is striving for accuracy. We all sat down together and said a few things about what we think striving for accuracy means. We thought that it means giving everything a 100% and always being good.

Our Awesome Visitors

Today we had some great visitors come to our school and talk to us about the Westpac Trust Helicopter. The people that came in were Frank Bunce, a man that is a Westpac Helicopter pilot and some other sponsors from the Westpac Trust. The reason why they came in was to try to enncourage use to donate to Westpac Trust. We also got a class photo with Frank Bunce and his signature.

My Wordle

This is my Wordle on words to use instead of said. The words that I have used are yelled argued screamed squeaked whispered snorted moaned nagged suggested and roared.

Be Funky

Today Mrs Larsen showed us a website called befunky. It's really cool. To do it you put in a picture of yourself and then you can mess around with the effects and colors. Here's one of mine.

My Wordle

Mrs larsen showed us a new website called Wordle.net. It is so awesome you have to try it. Here is mine.