Lisa Carrington

 WALT:  Make inferences, re-organise the text to gain a better understanding.

Task Description: In literacy I am learning about Lisa Carrington. Lisa Carrington is a canoer from New Zealand. I had to do some research and read a few articles on her. Enjoy

The Evolving Flea

Task Description: Today in literacy we learned about fleas. We learned about how fleas evolved, interesting facts about fleas, the sizes of fleas, the size of fleas back then to right now. We also learned about 3 different species of fleas, like 'the modern bloodsucker, The Jurassic Bloodsucker and the ancient flea, etc. We learned that to this day, the fleas that are tiny right now, were ten times the sizes millions of years ago. We learned about there body parts, like a sharp zig zagged serrated sucking tube like a saw.

The Sons of Ma'afu

Task Description: Today in literacy for reading we did a book called The Sons of Ma'afu, It's about the two boys who were punished for their actions. Our next poem was about Wednesday afternoon, about a father who was dancing to the cleaning beat while moon walking. 

Something Alive:

Task Description: Today in literacy we did reading. We all did the same reading task, we all did 'Something Alive'. It's about this main character called Gem and there grandma coming to New Zealand from Japan. Our second poem was 'My sister and I' It's about the dad gambling.

Nouns & Adjectives

Task Description: Today in literacy for reading we did Nouns and Adjectives. We had 4 choices to pick, now 3 of them will be misspelled and 1 will be spelled right. You have to try pick the right one. Next we had to do a 5 minute test about Adjectives. 

Explanation Writing: How to be a good leader.

 Explanation Writing

Write 3 ideas here: 3 ways to be a good leader

1. A - Being responsible

2. B - Being a good role model

3. C - Showing some respect for others

How to be a good leader

Introduction: What is a leader? A leader is someone who stands up and sets a good example. 

Body P1: One way - Another way to be a good leader is to be a role model.

Topic sentence: A role model is someone who has a good example and leads a group of people.

Body P2: Another way - Being respectful

Topic sentence: Be respectful to others and the teachers and talk nicely.

Body P3: A third way - Another way is being supportive.

Topic sentence: Being supportive is cheering on someone that is doing bad, and you can encourage them. 

Conclusion: Remind the audience how to be a good leader - list the 3 ways

A good leader is being a good role model, offering respect and being supportive.

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Task Description: Today in literacy my class did a explanation writing. We did 'How to be a good leader. We had to write down 3 days that could be a good leader.

Picnic Explantion:

 Point England School & Parent helpers go to The Point England beach for a picnic 2-3 times a year.

We go to the picnic to have fun and take a break from work in class.

Your parents can come to the picnic to get to know your teachers or your friends or they can just hang out with you for the day to keep you safe. 

Point England clothing is not tolerated into the water. (Your teachers will get mad if they see you in red and black in the water) The salt water can ruin your uniforms. 

We go to the picnic to have fun and bond with friends, or go to the picnic to take a break from work in school. If you want to swim you have to bring your swimming togs and a towel. 

Superhero Secrets

Task Description:

For this task my literacy class read a book called Superhero secrets by Hannah Sperber.

We had to answer questions about the story and tell the main purpose of the story. 

We also had to do a create task, we have to draw a superhero on a paper. My superhero's name is Gem.

Monday Mornings

Kia ora!

Today in literacy we read Monday Mornings. This story was a mix of writing and reading. It was about a teacher named Josh Millars. The story was about him in his imagination, acting like a kid, and It describing what kind of person he is, etc. This story was by Marco Fazzi

What makes a good learner: Word-art

Task Description; Today in literacy my class all did a task 'What makes a good learner' we had to list some words down to see what makes a good learner. We then had to go on Word art. I wrote down these words on Word art to show the qualities on what makes a good & active learner.