Basic Facts end of year test

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Here is a copy of my last basic facts test for the year.
I am working at Stage 5 level 2.
At the beginning of the year, I was working at Level 1 Stage 4.
I need to work on my division.

Kirsten Strategy Stg 5 T4 2016

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This is a strategy test that my hole class did.My teacher Mrs B said this

There aren’t any answers on here as you worked these out on paper and this page just shows whether or not you could solve certain kinds of problem. You need to go back to Maths Buddy and re-do some exercises about finding fractions of numbers, shapes and lengths, especially fractions which are bigger than 1.

Mrs B😀

I’m happy that I did well in multiplication. Fractions are tricky.😕

Enjoy

Tourism

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The slide that you are about to see is about tourism.

Our teacher Mrs.B helped me and my partner Hollie by giving us tips and useful information.

I hope you enjoy!

Maths Term 4

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A couple weeks ago we did a maths test, and our teacher has made us a results sheet so we can see our score we got, here is a picture of my results sheet...

Seas and Oceans Thinglink

Kia ora This is an activity we did using the Thinglink app. This is the second time I have made something using Thinglink so I hope someone will give me some feedback. Ka kite ano

Recount

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Here is the recount I wrote  for an Asttle writing test in Week 4.  Our teacher marked all our recounts and gave us our scores. Mine came out at Level 3p   which is just above the end of year standard for Year Five. I got the best points for structure and the lowest points for vocabulary. 

We helped each other improve them by reading each other’s recount and talking about them. We also used Revision Assistant to help edit each other’s story and Mrs B added some notes as well. Everyone in our room likes Revision Assistant because it’s easy to understand the marks/ notes that it puts on your writing and so it’s quick for us to go and do the fix-ups. We have to have practically perfect grammar, punctuation and spelling in our stories before we are allowed to publish them here. I hope someone will give me some feedback.

Ka kite ano

“We are Bored”yelled me and my cousin Jack.

My Grandpa stared at us with disbelief.”Then go play on the tramp”Grandpa muttered. “Ok” Jack muttered back.After what felt to be a whole hour my Grandpa yelled “I have the best idea ever.” We stopped jumping and turned to Grandpa. He said that himself,Grandma,Mum my Aunty Sarah and Uncle Craig had decided to take us to Snow Planet.

“Whats Snow Planet” I asked. Jack grabbed my shoulders put me on his back and said “Only the amazing inside skiing place where I learned to ski”

“Where is it then”  I asked. “That for me to know and you to find out”he said as he let me slide off his back. After what felt like two hours in the car we arrived. “That was quick” I said under my breath. Everyone else seemed so excited to go skiing again but I sort of felt a little out of place. After my grandpa ordered our skis, Jack ran to the the locker shoved his wallet in and pulled his boots on. He grabbed his skis and ran out onto the fake snow.

I had to sit down so that grandpa could put my skis on.

For about five whole of hours  skiing I was very very tired so I joined grandma in the snow planet cafe and had two big cups of hot coco.

When we got home I lay on my bed and thought about how I would be a champion skier one day and felt happy and still filled with excitement from the big day.

Chinese fishbone diagram

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This is an activity we did when we were learning about animals that live in China. We started studying China last week because it was Chinese language week and we have a student in our room who is half Chinese.

Something I think I have done well  is describing the colour, but

next time I think I could improve on the classification box.
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Mt. Ruapehu Art

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This is an activity we did when we were learning how to use Google Draw.

Something I think I have done well  is using descriptive words but

next time I think I could improve my drawing skills.

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Thank you letter to Pipers lodge

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This is an activity we did when we were learning how to write a thank you letter.

Something I think I have done well using describing words but

next time I think I could improve my pesentaition.

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Room 9

Ohaeawai Primary

Tennyson Street

Ohaeawai 0472

Dear Piper’s Lodge

I am writing to thank you very much for looking after us so well during our stay last week I loved your food.

I really enjoyed the whole week because your beds were comfy, your bathrooms were clean and fresh and your meals were delicious. My favourite meal was the fish and chips.

I hope I can come and stay at Piper’s Lodge again, one day.

Yours sincerely

Kirsten Clark

The Ski Trip

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This is an activity we did when we were writing about how we felt about skiing.

Something I think I have done well  is sharing my feelings.

Next time I think I could improve my layout as my teacher had to show me how to set my sentences out a bit better.

Ka kite ano

The Ski Trip


At last everything my mum had taught me about skiing was about to pay off. But.....I still had a few things to learn like how to turn and so on.

After a few fails I finally knew how to ski and after a few hours I was flying down the slopes in a fuzzy blur. It was glorious.

My Thank you Letter

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This is an activity we did when we were learning how to write a thank you letter.

Something I think I have done well  is thinking up some good things to say but

next time I think I could improve my punctuation because my teacher had to give me three tips about mistakes.

Ka kite ano

6 September 2016

Room 9

Ohaeawai Primary

Tennyson Street

Ohaeawai 0472

Dear Mum

I am writing to thank you very much for letting me go on the ski trip last week.

I really enjoyed the whole week. The skiing was amazing and so was rock climbing.

My favorite part was when I learned how to turn on skis.

I would really love to go skiing on a mountain again.

Love from

Kirsten

The Wrong Key

Hello

This Term we have to run our Cross Country track so we are ready to run competitively with other schools.
Its very challenging to run two laps but not every one has to, it goes like this.
Juniors run one lap and Seniors have to run two laps.
I like running the track but if you don't do your lap you have to run at lunchtime.
My goal is to be second or first,I believe I can do it with lots of practise.
Does your school do Cross Country?
I enjoy the challenge and the speed of running.
I have learned that a winner works for first place and you can't run a race once and expect to win.
We decided to make a video of us walking round the track but when we got to the gate we had the wrong key,
we got back here and decided to put the funny video on but it had stopped recording, so now we cant use it.
Here is a map of where we walked.

My hoiliday

   Taronga

In the holidays I went down to Taronga to see my family. On the first day we had bacon and eggs on toast that my Uncle made.We had brought my dog on the trip so we went to the beach so they could run around and have fun.On the beach me and my cousin had a sand castle building contest and I won.When we got home my cousin said that I could go on his scooter while he joined me on his ripstick. After 5 minutes of playing on the scooter I asked him if he could teach how to ride a ripstick.
But he said that we where leaving tomorrow so no.The next day me and my aunt took the dogs for a walk and the drove back home.

Time Test

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Today we had to do a test at the end of our time unit. I got a score of 74%.The only question I got wrong was the one about reading a calendar.I thought it said what are the dates of the last weekend in June but it said what are the dates of the first weekend.In the pretest I got 81%. Apparently I was not paying attention.

My Multiplication Test For Tm 2

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This week we had to re-do the multiplication test that we did at the start of the year to see what improvement we had made. Last time I got a score of 16/30 and I knew my 1x,2x,5x and 10x tables and I was working at level 2, Stage 5.This time my score was 17/30, I know my 1x, 2x, 5x,10x and 11x tables and i am working at the beginning of Stage 6, Level 3. I need to learn my 3x, 4x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x and 12x tables.

My Basic Facts Term 2

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 This week we had to redo the basic fact test that we did at the star of the year to see what improvement we made.
Last time a got a score of 13/ 60 and this time I got a score of 29/60 .I have improved greatly. I need to learn my groupings within 100, my hundreds adding to 1000 and my division facts for the 2x, 3x and 5x tables.

Monkey Description

Kia Ora!! This is my monkey description that the whole class did .Hope you enjoy.
27th June, 2016

To place descriptive sentences in correct order.

Introduction

Who or what are you describing?

Monkeys

Attributes                              E= elaborate, explain, example

Looks like?
Moves Like?
Lives Like?

Colour code these sentences to show which paragraph they should fit into:

Monkeys have to search for their food every day in the forest.

Most monkeys have very clever hands but they do not have fingernails.

Monkeys live in family groups and feed their babies milk.

Monkeys can climb trees easily, swing from branch to branch and leap from tree to tree.

They run along branches and sometimes walk or run along the ground.

Many monkeys have soft furry bodies and long tails.

Most monkeys are omnivores, although they prefer seeds and fruit to meat.

Most monkeys tails are very long.

Most monkeys look a bit like a skinny, hairy human with a tail.

Monkeys live in the forest where the trees provide food and shelter.

There are 264 different species of monkeys, and they are all different in size and colour.

My description.

Week 8 Term 2. Kia ora. This week we have been learning how to write  descriptions.You have to use  your senses and keep all the same ideas together.

Princess Rapunzel is 6 years old. She has beautiful long golden hair that trails behind her. Her eyes are solid hazel. A silver crown sits upon her head.She has a flowing purple dress with hints of pink. Her skin tone is pale pink.

She lives at a golden palace with small amounts of white. When she sings her hair lights up with golden streaks. Her personality is always cheery and she is always smiling.

Argument Writing

Kia ora. Here are the speech cards for my argument writing. Soon I'm going to post my video of my speech.

Police need police dogs. By Kirsten	Does your police department have dogs?         I believe that police dogs help a policeman in many ways.
Firstly, being a police officer is  a dangerous job and a dog can protect you. Secondly, dogs can chase and catch bad guys and thirdly, they can sniff out lost people.	A police dog can protect the police by biting,chasing the culprit into a corner and also by barking to warn the police someone bad is coming.
Dogs are way faster than any human so they can chase and catch bad guys. Then,they keep hold of the bad guy until the policeman gets there.	A dog’s nose can pick up thousands of scents and find people who are lost or trapped somewhere.Lost people leave clothing at home with their  scent on and a dog can sniff that and then go looking for the person. Try doing that with your nose and see how successful you are.
Kirsten So, I’m sure that you will agree that the police definitely couldn’t do their jobs without the help of their dogs. Not only do they help catch bad guys, they also protect policemen from the bad guys.Plus, they save the lives of many hurt and lost people every year. Helpful hardworking hounds are helpful to humans.	#

Perception Writing

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This week Miss Dixon read out sentences and we had to visualize what we saw we shared it with a buddy the buddy had to make sentences out of what we drew. Cassandra was my buddy.Mrs D sentences. It was time to take our pedigree for a walk.

When we got to the park a scruffy dog came along.

The day was hot. The park was empty. It was quiet.

So I took the opportunity and the view from the top was incredible.  Here is mine.

Reading Tm 2 Wk 6

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In this activity we had to mach the colors to each statement to help us understand how to sequence an argument. I found this easy to do and completed it all by myself.

   

Understanding how to structure and write an argument.

The first paragraph of an argument is called the THESIS. A THESIS is something that you believe. In a piece of argument writing, a THESIS is made up of two parts. Part 1 is your sentence about what you believe.This is called a POSITION STATEMENT.

Part 2 is made up of three sentences each of which tells one argument in support of what you believe. This is called your PREVIEW OF ARGUMENTS. These three sentences start with Firstly, Secondly and Thirdly.

In this exercise you need to match a POSITION STATEMENT with a PREVIEW OF ARGUMENTS.Use the ‘Fill tool’ to colour code the matching statements.

I believe that no one should be able to have more than two children.	Firstly, they are much cleaner than dogs. Secondly, they are easier to look after. Thirdly, they are much softer and fluffier than dogs.
I believe that dairy farmers are not doing enough to prevent pollution of waterways on their land.	Firstly, chocolate is something people get addicted to.Secondly, often it is very expensive.Thirdly, people have been known to kill for chocolate.
I believe that homework should be banned.	Firstly,we have had too many male Prime Ministers who were ineffective. Secondly, females tend to think people are more important than money. Thirdly, females usually are much better at creating good teamwork.
I believe that chocolate is a drug.	Firstly, both parents work full time nowadays. Secondly, raising children is very expensive. Thirdly, large families lead to cramped, unhealthy living conditions.
I believe that future Prime Ministers of NZ should all be female.	Firstly, homework is ineffective. Secondly, it is unfair. Thirdly, kids have better things to do after school.
I believe that cats make better pets than dogs.	Firstly, farmers are not completing the fencing of waterways on time. Secondly, they are leaving gaps in fences that stock can get through.Thirdly, they spray too much effluent onto paddocks which drain into creeks.

How Does Multiplication Work?

Kia ora !We are learning how to read write and understand multiplication. I am pretty good but I learned that you can make mistakes with the easy ones if you are not careful.

Maths Statistics post test

This is the test I took at the end of our statistics unit. I improved 6% I need to do more work on probably

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My Family Poems

Kia ora! I have been working on this little family poems document for a while now and decided to share it with you.

Inquiry Mountain presentation

We worked in groups to make our mountain presentations. It was hard choosing colors, sizes and images that worked together. I am proud that I finished it when I did.

Easter Writing Term 1 Week 9

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This is the writing that I worked on throughout the week about an Easter egg hunt at my Grandma's. I used onomatopoeia. I hope you enjoy it.

Easter Egg Hunt

“Rumble Rumble” Our car pulled up into my Grandma's driveway. Today was the Easter egg hunt at Grandma’s. I am so excited I could already taste the chocolate in my mouth.

I jumped out of the car and started to ask when the Easter egg hunt was starting.

“OK go outside” yelled Grandma. Me and my cousin ran outside, “3, 2, 1, GO!!” yelled Grandma.

Me and my cousin ran all over the place looking high and low. "Got one", I yelled and started wiggling the little bag full of chocolates in his face. After a bit more egg finds my cousin and I split the bags of chocolate so that we both got an equal amount. As I jumped back into the car I remembered all the Easter egg hunts that we have done over the years and admitted that this one was truly the best yet.

Swimming Term 1 2016

This is the swimming practice that we do. I need to work on my backstroke .

Swimming Term 1 2016

This is the swimming practice that we do. I need to work on my backstroke .

Maths test term 1 2016

This is the maths test we did at the start of the year. I scored 13. I need to work on getting more of it done.

Weekly Revision Wk 3

Here are the results of this week’s maths revision. I scored 66

I need to work on my expanding my numbers and rounding off.

E Asttle Reading Test

Here are the results of my asttle reading test from last week. I am pleased with my result.
I need to work on  finding and discussing the purposes of the text.

E Asttle Reading Test

Here are the results of my asttle reading test from last week. I am pleased with my result.
I need to work on  finding and discussing the purposes of the text.