Netbook Reflection

WALT record what learning on our netbooks this year has been like, what we have enjoyed, what has been difficult, what has been interesting

At the start of the year Room 6 was very lucky to get black, shiny, brand new netbooks! I felt really happy when I opened the box that my netbook was in. All I saw was a little black laptop, I felt really happy. All of the class was happy and excited as well.

I have really liked my netbook because of all the fun things that we can do on it. We can search things on the internet. You can learn where to put your full stops and speech marks. I like my netbook because we get to have our own blog.

Some small problems have been when the internet connection doesn’t work and sometimes my mouse freezing. Also when the battery dies out.

Amazing Protect

How Does Coal Make Energy

Renewable (will not run out) energy source:
solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, biomass.

Non-renewable (will run out) energy source:
natural gas, coal, petroleum.


This is how coal is used to generate (make) power:

Coal is made from the trees. The trees and plants stay underground for over a million of years.

Number Fractions

In Maths this term we have been learning about FRACTIONS


I can find fractions of whole numbers like:

½ of 12 = 6                      ⅓ of 9= 3                1/10 of 20= 2

⅔ of 12= 8                       ⅘ of 10= 8              

I can recognise when a  fraction is greater than 1:

½ + ½ + ½ = 1 1/2

⅓ + ⅓ + ⅓ + ⅓ = 1 1/3

7/4 = 1 3/4

Garden Day Reflection

This document is a reflection on the purpose, process and outcomes of our Garden Day Activities.

NAME:  Ashton

ACTIVITY:
 Ko

MATERIALS:

• wood and shells, knife

PURPOSE:

• to use to dig in the kai garden

PROCESS:

• take off all the bark on it.
• smoothen it
• and sharpen the end of the ko

WHAT WORKED WELL:

• smoothing it and chipping it

WHAT DIDN’T WORK WELL:

• All the shells breaking and not finishing on time.

WHAT THINGS DID YOU LEARN ?

• How to make a ko
• So you can make one at home
• Where to get the wood from.

Kiwis in New Zealand

A kiwi bird is a small flightless bird. It is only found in New Zealand. The kiwi has a long beak it uses for getting food.  A kiwi is covered in brown feathers and it is about 50 cm tall.  It’s about 20 cm long and its feet are about 9 cm long. It’s feet are strong and they have sharp claws. This helps them run fast and fight predators.
The kiwi lives in rainforests and special protected islands around New Zealand, and also islands like Brown Island, Stewart Island and Waiheke. Kiwis eat worms and their beak helps the kiwi get their food. The beak has nostrils for sniffing out their food. A kiwi can live for 25 to 50 years and it finds dark places to live. They lay their  eggs every season.The  kiwi can run faster than a human. It sleeps during the day and hunts for food at night time.  
I think that kiwis are a nice bird that represents New Zealand.

Kiwi Facts

WAL facts about kiwis for our report writing

Interesting facts

• A kiwi can live for 25 to 50 years.
• The kiwi live in dark places.
• The kiwi is a curious bird.
• The kiwi lays egg every season.
• A kiwi has strong legs.
  
  

  

Cybersmart - Online

We have been learning what is personal and what is private information online.

Personal information we can share online   e.g. favourite things, hobbies, favourite food, first name, age

Private information we do not share online   e.g. home address, birth date, home phone number, full name. If we are not sure we keep it private. 

My name is Ashton and 9 years old i am a boy i like playing rugby my favourite subject at school is maths. My favourite song is vegas girl and i like playing with my friends i like to eat cows junior and burger king.my favourite food is nachoes and pasta i also like kit kat with icecream.

How Plants Grow

1.The scientific study of plant life is known as what? Botany

2. The process of plants using energy from sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into food is known as what? Photosynthesis

3. True or false? In the right conditions bamboo can grow over 60cm (24in) in just one day. True

4. The movement of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of a flower is known as what? Pollination

5. Amber is made from fossilized tree Resin.

6. True or false? Humans were on Earth before plants. False.

7. What grain has the highest level of worldwide production? (Hint: Rice is second) Maize

8. A trailing or climbing plant is also known as a Vine.

9. True or false? Pitcher plants are carnivorous. True.

10. The Japanese word “sakura” means the blossoming of what kind of tree? Cherry tree

How Plants Grow Best ?

WAL: about how plants grow best


This is what I think about how plants grow.
We will be doing some experiments to find out if it is true.

1. How much sunlight do plants need to grow? 100% of sunlight.



2. Can plants grow in the shade? Can they grow inside?
yes plants can grow inside you can put the plant next to the window.


3. Can plants grow better by talking to them? Why?
no because plants can’t talk back.


4. Can plants grow in sand? or rocks? Why?
plants can grow in sand because it helps it grow.



5. How much water do plants need to grow? What type of water?
You need to water your plants twice a day tap water.


6. Can you feed plants food? If yes, what kind?
Yes you can feed plants food can give them water and dirt.

The Mountain full of gardens

My Sleep Over

My mum and I are going to my aunt's house we went on Wednesday. I went to my aunt’s house so I can have fun playing with my cousin.

I woke up happy I put warm clothes on then we started to walk too ferndale rd when I got there I was tired from a long walk. I was allowed to stay for the night at my aunt’s house that night we went to sylvia park we were looking around. After that we went back home. My cousin and I
played with the lego. Then we had nachos for dinner and it was nice after that we played hide and  go seek in the dark Then we went to sleep.

The next morning we had to wake up early to take my aunt's friend to court.
I enjoyed my sleep over because I had fun playing lots of games.

My Learning Goals

Writing

My goals are:

• use a wider variety of sentence beginnings and lengths in my writing.
• Transfer ideas from my plan more consistently and logically to my draft.
• Proof read my writing carefully for errors.

Reading

My goals are:

• continue to practice my oral reading skills, and participate fully in group work and discussion in class .
• further develop the ability to identify messages within texts.

Maths

My goals are:

• continue to develop my understanding of place value and all whole numbers.
• apply basic addition, subtraction and some multiplication facts to help problem solve.  

My comment was positive because I said the person name. My comment was thoughtful because I comment on something he did well

About Me

I am a Year 5 student at Tamaki Primary School in Auckland, NZ. I am in Room 6 and my teacher is Mr Craig. My favourite subjects are Maths and Reading I like maths because I like learning my times table 1 to12.  I like reading because when I am older I will know how to read big books . In my spare time I  like to play soccer and I like to play with my friends. In the future I want to become a builder and a fire fighter.

mother's day

On mother’s day we had a picnic at Mt Wellington. We had some sandwiches, chips and biscuits.While we were there we  played with the ball we found heaps of lava rocks we saw the craters then we walk around the mountain.
My mum was happy when we gave her owl present.

HOW TO MAKE A TAPA CLOTH

Sketching shells

Firstly, we had to sketch some shells with a pencil. We sketched the outline and the main
lines on the inside of the shell. We drew the main lines first then we did the lines on the top of the shell last.


Transferring to cardboard

Secondly, we transferred our best design to cardboard. We went over it with black vivid and added a border.

 Scrunching the cardboard

Next we had to scrunch the cardboard about 30 times. The cardboard got soft like cloth.  If it was not done Mr Craig would say go and do it some more, then you can add colour.

Colouring in
Finally, we coloured it in brown and black. You could colour in the boarder.  We used colour pastels.  When we had finished we went to the teacher.  He would go and put
it in this paper,  then you are done. We tried not to smudge the pastels, otherwise it would look untidy.