Writing Sample

W.A.L.T: Write simple sentences.

Description: we read a book called the important book and we had to write a story and i write about my family so here it is.

The important thing about my family is that they are my family and I love them. They work hard to get food and water. They keep me and my sister safe. They get the money for the device's and the house , cars, school, heater's and more. but the important thing about my family is that they are my family and I love them. 

Evaluation: 

What I am proud of:

I am proud that I got it finished and I can go to game time.

What was challenging:

Nothing because it is finish.

What I could work on:

I could work on put more writing in my story.

feedback/feedforward: We'll I think you did really well but you can do more describing. #Houston

Maths sample

WALT: Find a repeating pattern.

Description: For maths this term we have been learning a range of strategies to help us solve algebra problems. 

Task:  Make a short movie/poster to prove that you have achieved your maths goal.

Criteria:

Show, explain, prove your goal and how you did it

Clear message

Two questions to show your learning

Correct answer

Evaluation:

What are you most proud of and why?

I got it finish.

What challenged you the most and why?

I got challenge because I did not know how I was going to lay it out.

Next time, what is a goal you can work towards?

Next time, my goal is to learn how to continue a number pattern and find the rule for finding the next nuber.

Feedback/Feedforward:maybe you could change the bit when it is like question 2 is add 2.#Logan😀

Reading sample

WALT:  respond.

Description:  This term we have been responding to a range of articles/stories and we realised that the way we were responding was difficult for anyone else to understand.  We have been practising writing our responses in full sentences so that anyone who reads them understands us.

Task:  Read the article “La Tomatina” and answer the questions below.

1.  What festival is held in Spain every August?

The festival that is held in Spain every August is the La tamotina ( tamato battle ).

2.  What do people do during the festival?

They throw tamato at each other and get Very messy.

3.  How many tomatoes are used in the most epic food fight ever?

They used 100 thousand tamato and they where very ripe in the epic food fight every.

4.  When and why did the festival start?

When it started it was on a Wednesday August and why they want to have some fun and meet up.

5.  Would you like to visit Bunol, Spain on the last Wednesday of August next year?  Why or why not?

I don't want to go to that festival because I don't want to have tamato clothes and you have to travel all that way.

Criteria:

I can answer questions using full sentences (I steal part of the question to put in my answer.)

Evaluation:

What are you most proud of and why?

That I challenge myself to move away from my friends and find a qiuet place to work and not getting distracted.

What challenged you the most and why?

That I had to restarted my work and finish it in one day.

Feedback/Feedforward: Very good Jake it's funny on the 3rd I did the same answer.# Houston

the learning pit

WALA: The Learning Pit

Description: We have been learning about when good learning happens.  

Task: Share what you know about the learning pit.

Criteria:

Draw the Learning Pit.

List at least 3 feelings that you might have when you are in the pit.

List at least 3 strategies that you could use to get out of the pit.

Label where good learning happens.

List 3 things you could say to yourself when you are in the pit.

Evaluation:

Reflect on a time when you have been in the pit.

when I was at inqury i had to think of a qiustion and anwers it and i was rushing then we went down to the mat and then the teacher toled use that we had until next wednesday.

How did you feel when you were in the pit?  

very challenged, it was hard.

What did you do to work out of the pit?

well I keep myself on the track.

Feedback/Feedforward: I think that  you made your writing very nice, readable and clear. But you could work towards making how the learning pit looks more detailed.#Ben

My writing

                                                                My family

The important thing about my family is that they are my family and I love them. They work hard to get food and water. They keep me and my sister safe. They get the money for the device's and the house , cars, school, heater's and more. but the important thing about my family is that they are my family and I love them. 

The giant squid article.

http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/giant-squid-te-papa

Te Reo poster

Greetings in māori

KIA ORA (hello)

like kia ora nice to meet you

Tēnā Koe hello (to one person)

Tēnā kōrua hello (to two poeple

Tēnā koutou hello (to three or more people)

Happy- harikoa

Good-pai

Excited-manahau

Sleepy-hiamoe

Thirsty-hiainu

Grumpy-kiriweti

Nervous-āmaimaie

Angry-riri

Pleased-pāre

tired-ngēngē

warm-māhana

hot-wera

cold-makariri

WALT: communicate a message.

Description: We have been participating in 3 different workshops around colour, compositions and fonts.  We put these skills to use in a poster sharing our knowledge about Te Reo Maori.

Why? We have noticed that our posters are too cluttered and do not communicate a  message well.

Task: Make a poster about Te Reo Maori.

Criteria:

Message: My message is clear and purposeful.  Everything that is on my poster relates to my message. 

Composition:  My poster is balanced. 

Font:  My font is clear, readable and suits the message.

Colour:  I have used 2-3 colours that are complementary.  My background choice makes the text pop!

Accuracy:  All of the words on my poster are spelt correctly.

Evaluation:

What are you most proud of and why? 

The colour because suits the words.

What challenged you the most and why?

Time limit because I was trying to think what I should put on it.

Next time, what is a goal you can work towards?

Going faster and working on it more.

Feedback/Feedforward:

I think you could improve on making the colours where the poster is a little bit different to each other.

But I liked how you had it very neat in one page so you didn't have to look everywhere to read it. 

Ben Perry :)