Sunday, November 21, 2010
Instruction Writing
After writing we did a 5 minute reading test. Only one person in the whole class passed. Well done Raquel!
Here is a copy of the test. See how well you can do at home!
Friday, September 24, 2010
Anthony's Speech
Delivery
- Expressive voice
- Clear, confident voice
- Body language & gestures
- Eye contact
- Catchy intro
- Clear point
- Supports ideas with reasons
- Gives extra details
- Language features
- Overall impact
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Everybody should sell their car and buy a bike. By Brittany
-State my opinion
-Explain what I mean
-Give an Example
Bikes are good cars are bad.
Cars use too much fuel which is polluting our earth.
Bikes give you exercise and don't cost a lot.
I have a bike that cost me $99.00, but my mum got a car last year for $6000 plus a $18.000 truck.
Cars pollute the earth.
Cars use oil and fuel which is polluting the earth and is causing global warming.
In order for cars to go they need Oil so in order for us to use oil in our cars we need to ship it from the United States to New Zealand,and when a fire starts on a oil ship it can explode and leak for days even months before we can stop it. Which means New Zealand may end up like the gulf of Mexico.
Cars cost too much.
For some New Zealanders it costs too much to register their cars do the warrant of fitness and more. Fuel is getting too costly and is bad for our Enviroment.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Silent e Spelling Rule
mak + e = make
peac + e = peace
Snak + e = Snake
bik + e = bike
pictur + e = picture
Sham + e = Shame
car + e = care
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Fact or Fiction?
Check it out!
After watching the film do you think they are real?
Are these real images? Why? Why not?
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Dallas's Description
WALT: write a description like 'My Dad' by Anthony Browne
Criteria:
- Use Similes
- describe traits
- Use Metaphors
- Use Hyperbole
- Describe looks
- Describe an older male, e.g. Dad, uncle etc.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Tom's Explanation
Success Criteria:
Use a plan with a description, information, and summary
Not use the first person
Add detail to support my ideas
Use specific Scientific words
Use the present tense
Make our sentences make sense
Bats are nocturnal, which means their life is opposite, if you compare it to our lives. This is because they sleep by day and hunt by night. They live in hollows of trees and live in colonies of hundreds.
Bats feast on moths, beetles, mosquitos and other flying insects. They can be found on stewart island, little barrier island and great barrier island. Their weight is usually around 8-11 grams and they torpor, which means they sleep in winter. They can also be found on Kapiti Island and can fly up to a speed of 60 kilometers per hour.
Bats use echolocation to hunt because of the darkness. They use this by making clicking sounds to high-pitch for humans to hear. When the sound hits something the echo bounces back to them. They use this to identify the location’s size and objects in the way.
Bats dye because to many people only think about themselves. People cut down trees for firewood and then some people then sell the firewood for money. The Peka-Peka is endangered mainly because of this reason. They are also endangered because of their predators. These are the animals that kill and eat the peka-peka. This group of predators includes possums, cats, stoats, wasps and rats. But also on that list is humans.
So the Peka-Peka is native to new Zealand, are nocturnal and are endangered. There is already 1 species extinct and they are the size of a adults thumb.
Jordan's Bat Explanation
WALT: Write effective explanations
Success Criteria:
- Use a plan with a description, information, and summary
- Not use the first person
- Add detail to support my ideas
- Use specific Scientific words
- Use the present tense
- Make our sentences make sense
Title: The nocturnal bat
Description:
A Pekapeka bat is a New Zealand mammal. Bats are one of our natives and there are different types of Bats like the short tail, long tail and the greater short tail bat that was made extinct in the 1960s.
Identifying statement:
What do bats do at night?
Bats are nocturnal, that means they sleep in the day and come out in the night. When they come out in the night they go out in colonies from hollows in trees.
Where are bats and what do they eat?
Bats are in places like Kapiti and Stewart Island. Bats like to eat flying insects like beetles and mosquitos. Bats don’t hibernate for long in the winter, they only hibernate for 10 days.
What happens to them and what do they use?
Bats like to hunt and use echolocation. Some Bats use a special clicking noise to communicate. Some times humans can scare bats out of there homes and under bridges. Some Bats live in national parks around the world. Bats are endangered because of predators like cats, possums, rats, wasps and stoats.
Conclusion:
Bat’s are one of our native animals and they don’t hibernate for long.