SLJ Practice Activity

For the bonus activity we have to post a picture of our favourite meal and why it was our favourite. My favourite meal is Chicken Pad Thai. I like this because it includes noodles, chicken and eggs! It is spicy but not to spicy.


Phat Thai Kung Sot
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I got this image from the Wikipedia

Waterspouts

WALT: Think critically when looking at information in different texts.

This week for reading, my group Saturn read a story about waterspouts. The story was called 'How Do Waterspouts Form?' We learnt about what waterspouts are and the difference between Non-Tornadic Waterspouts and Tornadic Waterspouts. As a follow-up activity, we had to complete activity 8 which was creating an infographic!

What I enjoyed was making the pictures and decorating.

What I found hard was trying to think of more information to put on my infographic.

Next time I will try to finish my work in the given time-frame.

My Mihi

This week for Maori language week we had to use this site called Gamefroot to create a game about our Mihi. We followed and used the Mihi Maker template and then added information about us. Here's my Mihi! (You might need to zoom in yourself)

What I enjoyed was using the new site Gamefroot.
What I found hard was trying to figure out what some of my Mihi was like my Waka.
Next time I will try and find more information about myself.

How Volcanoes Work

WALT : Think critically when looking at information in different texts. 

In reading this week for week 7, we read a text called how volcanoes work. We then as a follow up activity had to create an infographic on what we learnt about volcanoes. Here's my Piktochat. 

What I enjoyed was using something different other than using a Google Drawing etc. 

What I found hard was how to make an infographic because it was my first time. 

Next time I will try and finish my work on time. 

Divisibility Rules

In Room 6, Pluto have been learning about divisibility rules and if a number is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 36, 45. 

Our Teacher gave us a "cheat sheet" to help us. 

10) If The number ends in a 0. 

9) If The sum of the digits are divisible by 9. 

8) If The last three digits should form a number divisible by 8. 

7) If You double the last digit and subtract the sum from the rest of the number the total should divisible by 7. 

6) If The number is divisible by 2 and 3. 

5) If The last digit ends with a 5 or a 0. 

4) If The last two digits are divisible by 4. 

3) If The sum of the digits are divisible by 3. 

2) If The last digit is an even number.

Hopeless

WALT :

- Use paragraphs to link similar ideas together.

- Write in structured, well developed paragraphs that flow well from one to the next within the text.

- Use linking words and phrases to link paragraphs for effect.

This week in Room 6 we learnt about paragraph writing. We had to create two or more paragraphs to describe a picture and write a backstory. We first brainstormed words using the Five Senses : See, Hear, Feel, Taste and Smell.

What I enjoyed was learning about paragraph writing. 

What I found hard was using the correct sentence structure. 

Next time I will try and make the sentences flow from one to the next. 

Hopeless 

The ragged man sits outside a wooden cabin by himself, alone, miserable and exhausted. As he waits in silence, he can hear the leaves rustling in the wind, and the sound of animals in the forest ahead. He can taste the salt from his sweaty face and can smell the old, dusty scent of the cabin. He can hear the thunder far away in the distance and the sound of rain drumming on the roof. Tears stream down his muddy face as he remembers his childhood when he had a loving family to go to and friends that would always be by his side. He had everything, but now, he had nothing. 

He tried to think of good memories, good thoughts to keep him happy and motivated, though nothing can change the fact that he lost everything after the incident. He wondered what his son and daughter would have been doing. They would be playing in the backyard, smiling and laughing as they chase each other. His wife would be inside, preparing lunch for them, and the smell of warm blueberry pie would fill the whole house. 

The memory fades away and in its place a car wreck on the side of the road. His wife and kids sitting motionless in the passenger seat with their eyes closed, lifeless. How could this have happened? He slowly backs away but accidentally stumbles backwards into the forest, leaves and twigs scratch against his skin. 

His eyes snapped open as the sound of thunder brings him back to reality, now it was just him again. But in the distance, a bright light appears and starts coming closer and closer. Was someone trying to find him? Had people noticed he had been missing? He hears voices calling his name, but he is too weak to yell or walk so instead, he nervously waits for their arrival.

Boring Street

This week the class read a story called Boring Street. We had to complete 1 of the 8 follow up activities and put it on our group's slideshow. I did activity 8 which was about listing all the Good Things (Yellow Hat Thinking) and Bad Things (Black Hat Thinking) about moving to a new neighbourhood. 

What I enjoyed was making my drawing look nice and decorative. 

What I found hard was coming up with ideas for the information. 

Next time I will try and add more information.