2014 Learning Reflection

This year I did my learning in a netbook classroom using Google Drive.

Things that were easier due to having a  netbook:

We learned keyboard shortcuts

Research on:

Weather

Disasters

Health

Survival in the wild

The ocean

I did 5 minutes practice activities to help me improve my maths, we also did xtramath a basic facts test to improve our speed in basic facts.

We presented our work in a form of:

Google drawing

Google Presentation

Websites

movies

We share our work on blogger so that different people can visit our website and read our work.

Haiku- Softball

WALT:identify syllables
SC:write a haiku poem about softball
First we practiced  by finding out how many syllables were in our names
I have 4 syllables in my name-SI-O-SI-FA

we just play’d softball

we wore comfortable gloves

our team won the game

I swung the bat hard

I ran a home run and won

I threw the ball hard

we play’d on the field

we each got a turn to bat

we got people out

muesli bar labels

we learnt how to understand for food labels and what one was the healthiest and investigated which one   

_Mmm, That's Tasty!_WekaT4W3

Mmm, That’s Tasty! by Neville Gardner

School Journal June 2012

WALT: Begin to use a range of scientific symbols, conventions, and vocabulary.

SC:      Complete a small science report on the taste + smell experiment

Question: Do our taste buds require smell?

Hypothesis: I thought I was going to taste raspberry.When I unblock my nose I think I am going to taste pineapple.

Materials:

• My hand/blindfold
• My nose
• Some jelly beans
• your mouth

Procedure:

• cover your eyes
• block your nose
• put jelly bean in your mouth
• record what flavour you tasted
• unblock your nose
• record the next flavour you tasted

Observations:

I closed my eyes and blocked my nose, I put the jelly bean in my mouth and the first flavour I tasted  was pineapple flavour.Then when I unblocked my nose I tasted feijoa and got it right.

 

Conclusion: My hypothesis was wrong

why it is important to have 8 hours of sleep.

I wonder why it is important to have 8 hours of sleep.

Sleep is a condition of body and mind which typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is not active, the eyes closed and the muscles relax.

It is very important that people especially kids go to sleep because a kids body has to regenerate for the next day also it heals  their sores.It is also important that people should get sleep because it is really important to grow, for example: your body, legs, hands grow.

Sleep is essential for a person’s health and wellbeing.If we sleep we are more alert and happy and if we don’t we are more angry.

This why people should have 8 hours of sleep.

Tree of life

Tree of Life by Feana Tu’akoi

School Journal Part 3, Number 3, 2002

WALT: Make inferences and search for hidden meanings

SC: Think critically about the hidden meaning of the text.

HOME ACTIVITY: Talk to whanau about their experiences eating coconut, fresh, tinned, dried etc. How do they like to eat it best, be ready to share this with the group next time.

1. List the parts of the tree that are useful and how SHARE

milk	drinking, cooking
shells	cups and bowls
tree	wood
leaves	walls and roofs
tree roots	fish traps

2. This story refers to the coconut tree as ‘the tree of life’. Explain in as much detail as possible, why it is the tree of life in your own words. SHARE
1. Its called the tree of life because It provides the people with shells that make good cups and bowls, the leaves that provide them with walls and roofs, milk from the coconuts that are for cooking and drinking and also the tree roots make good fish traps.

4. Record the words you didn’t know before. Add a picture or sentence to describe what they mean.

WORD	MEANING
Hollow (p.16)	not solid; empty
Monsieur (p.14)	the conventional French title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or sir.
Voila (p.14)	it means "ta da"
Rhythm (p.15)	Rhythm

5. This is a popular legend also, have you heard it before? Where? and how is this version different? If not, can you find another version of this legend and record any differences. 
   

   5. http://www.nps.gov/npsa/historyculture/sinatuna.htm

Siosifa-What's for lunch_WekaT4W1

1What’s for lunch? by Ken Benn

Connected 1 2006

WALT: Analyse information, relate it to myself and make evaluations

SC: We will record our own healthy food graph and make recommendations based on what we find.

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1. Complete your own healthy lunch chart for the rest of this week.

Boy/Girl	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Total
Food type	Number	of	servings
Sweets, cakes, chips etc.		0	7	6
Meat, cheese, eggs, dairy, nuts etc	5	4	8	4
Fruit, vegetables, wholegrain breads etc.	2	1	3	2

2. Why do you think it is important to eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains breads or rice?
1. It’s important to eat all that stuff because it keeps your mind awake and fresh.
3. Mr Kenna suggested that they swap their salami cheese sandwiches for tuna and salad. What things in your lunchbox do you think you could swap to make it healthier?  
1. Banana, apple, sandwich
4. What other benefits do you get from eating healthy food? Keeps your mind fresh, awake and gives energy, vitamins that are good.
5. Complete a graph like the one in the book once you have completed your healthy lunch chart.

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6. What is your favourite types of healthy meal? (Edit the drawing) SHARE

This was very fun and really enjoyed working on it.

How I spent my holidays

It is a 2 week break when instead of going to school you get the chance to sleep, eat and go to a friends house

We have holidays because kids have worked hard through the term and deserves a 2 week break from school and also so that we can come back with our minds fresh so we can work properly

I generally slept through the first three days.I woke up at about 1:00pm and I would go down stairs and eat until i was full and would go back to sleep.

I spent the rest of the week at a friends house.We did sparing, had a game of rugby and had a boxing match,and ended with that.

The last week I spent my time at home either watching television or sleeping in my room.On the last day I went church in the morning, slept in the evening and finish my homework in the night.

I really enjoyed the holidays,it was very fun to spend some time away from school.

Thank you letter-dagmar

Room 10

Glenbrae School

103 Leybourne circle

Glen innes

Auckland 1072

10 September 2014

Ms Dagma

Art Teacher

Sylvia Park School

Mount Wellington

Auckland 1072

Dear Ms Dagma

I am writing this letter to say thank you for taking the time to come and share with us about your career as an artist and art teacher.

What I found interesting was you worked hard to be an artist, and your artwork was really beautiful and awesome. i liked how you put in the Tongan and German patterns in your art work.

Yours sincerely

Siosifa

inquiry presention

This term we made a presentation on natural disasters and we decided to do Tsunamis and hope you enjoyed our presentation

Thank you letter-Mrs Ripata

Room 10

Glenbrae School

103 Leybourne circle

Glen innes

Auckland 1072

10 September 2014

Mrs Ripata

Teacher

Glenbrae School

Glen Innes

Auckland 1072

Dear Mrs Ripata

I would like to thank you for coming and talk to us about your career as a teacher.

What i found interesting was that you worked hard to become a teacher and you made your family proud.

Your sincerely

Siosifa

Thank you letter-Mrs tofa

Room 10

Glenbrae School

103 Leybourne circle

Glen innes

Auckland 1072

10 September 2014

Mrs Tofa

Teacher Room 7

Glenbrae School

103 Leybourne Circle

Glen Innes

Auckland 1072

Dear Mrs Tofa

I would like to thank you for taking the time to come and  talk to us about being a teacher.

I enjoyed your powerpoint presentation about your life story. It was very interesting that you wanted to become a teacher. Once again thank you.

Yours sincerely

Siosifa

Thank you letter to Constable Andrew and Constable Geoff,

Room 10

Glenbrae School

103 Leybourne circle

Glen innes

Auckland 1072

10 September 2014

Dear Constable Andrew and Constable Geoff,

I am writing this letter to say thank you for giving your time to  talk to us about being policemen and how hard you have to work to be one.

It was very interesting knowing you have to run a big fitness test and pass in under 10 minutes in order to become a real policeman, and also you have to go to the police academy to study. Thank you for telling us to have a backup job incase the first job doesn’t work out.

Once again I would like to thank you for inspiring us to be police officers and talking about your careers so that we could become police officers.

Yours sincerely

Siosifa

Thank you letter-Matua Leighton

Room 10

Glenbrae School

103 Leybourne circle

Glen innes

Auckland 1072

10 September 2014

Dear Constable Andrew and Constable Geoff,

I am writing this letter to say thank you for giving your time to  talk to us about being policemen and how hard you have to work to be one.

It was very interesting knowing you have to run a big fitness test and pass in under 10 minutes in order to become a real policeman, and also you have to go to the police academy to study. Thank you for telling us to have a backup job incase the first job doesn’t work out.

Once again I would like to thank you for inspiring us to be police officers and talking about your careers so that we could become police officers.

Yours sincerely

Siosifa