ReadTheory Progress

This graph shows my progress using Read Theory. Next term I need to go back and re-read the story to find the answer and not just try to guess the answer so I can get more 5's and 6's.

Grammar - Good Or Well

We made a D.L.O to show when you use good and when you use well.

Adding Tens And Ones

We played a P.V. game, watched a video, then completed this D.L.O.

My Opinion

This week we needed to decide in our thinking group if we should or shouldn't have prize giving. We decided we should have prize giving. 

Different Opinions

In our thinking groups we looked at a text that has different opinions. The issue was should we have

 prize-giving? We looked at the vocabulary and found some definitions. We talked about our own opinions. We wrote one reason we should and one reason we shouldn't have prize-giving.

Tahi, Rua, Tahi

Trey and Keira from Kiri Kirkpatrick on Vimeo.

We have been learning to count forwards and backwards in Te Reo to tekau. This is an action chant.

Grammar - To, Two,Too

today we practised which version to use.

Poem - I Hear

I hear

When I think of school

I hear

Kids shouting as they are playing and waiting for the bell.

The bell rings, everyone is thundering down the path so they aren't late for class.

When the last person is in class the door slams shut.

Everyone pulling out their chairs and they scratch against the carpet.

Then as the teacher comes into the classroom the kids are as quiet as a mouse.

But when the teacher leaves the kids are as loud as if they were lighting fireworks in the classroom.

I hear typing as they work on their blog.  

Voices of people talking about things like what they are going to do this weekend. 

Then when the bell rings to go home everyone rushes to get their bags.

Then all the kids say “Good afternoon Ms. Kirkpatrick.”

Then everyone is out the door.

And there, just outside the door. 

As if it had never ceased to be

But only needed listening to

A little group of 

leaves floating free.

Here is the original poem. I have written my own version.

Instrument Art

Here is my pastel art. We made the instrument cold, swirly colours, and the background hot, spiky colours. 

Grammar - Is Or Are

This drawing shows when you use is and when you use are.

Is is for one thing, are is for more things. (plural)

Twinkle Twinkle On The Xylophone

As part of our unit on sound we learnt how to play this song on the xylophone. We played it at our on-line assembly

Complex Sentences

The day was nice and sunny, until it started to rain.

Until it started to rain, the day was nice and sunny.

Today we learnt about writing complex sentences different ways. Here are my 2 sentences.