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Wednesday 17 December 2014

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.

Tuesday 2 December 2014

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


Monday 24 November 2014

muesli bar labels

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



Thursday 13 November 2014

_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

Friday 31 October 2014

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.

Thursday 23 October 2014

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






  1. 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.




  1. 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









  1. 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. 

Friday 17 October 2014

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



  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. What other benefits do you get from eating healthy food? Keeps your mind fresh, awake and gives energy, vitamins that are good.
  4. Complete a graph like the one in the book once you have completed your healthy lunch chart.
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  1. What is your favourite types of healthy meal? (Edit the drawing) SHARE






This was very fun and really enjoyed working on it.

Thursday 16 October 2014

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.

Tuesday 23 September 2014

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


Friday 19 September 2014

inquiry presention

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


Tuesday 16 September 2014

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

Monday 15 September 2014

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

Sunday 14 September 2014

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

Saturday 13 September 2014

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