My Multiplication Test For Tm 2

Hello
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

Kia ora
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.