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. 

The Machine

This week my reading group is reading a book called The Machine. We have to do three follow up activities.

What I enjoyed : Decorating drawings and comparing the difference between the machine and humans.
What I found hard : Finishing my work on time.
Next time I will : Try to work faster and spend less time decorating.

Trevor Character Description.

This week we read a story called Pig the Star. We then had to do a character description on either Pig or Trevor. I chose to write about Trevor.

Trevor - Trevor’s body is like a sausage that stretches out like an accordion and his legs are short and stumpy. His eyes are dark and droopy, giving him a zombie look from sleepless nights. He has small elephant ears that bounce when he walks. His tail is like a stick, short and straight and he smells like freshly cut grass.

Trevor is the opposite of Pig. He is kind, calm, polite and respectful to others even with Pig, who is mean to Trevor basically all the time. Trevor is a shy and quiet dog who doesn’t hog anything for himself. He lets Pig have the attention and does what he is told. Trevor tries to compromise with others and likes to shine whenever he can.

Trevor is very forgiving and humble to others. This allows Pig to continuously act mean and rude to him. He doesn’t fight back and he always ignores Pig’s toxic behavior, which causes Pig to get more furious and hostile towards him. His compassion and patience will always win at the end of the day.

Trevor’s a very organized dog and likes things in a particular order. His belongings are perfectly neat and tidy so if there’s something out of place, he’ll put it back where it belongs. He likes his environment to be germ-free and will clean his room twice every week. Trevor will organize his belongings so he can find them easily when he needs them.

Conflict in South Sudan

WALT : Recognize the impact of a drought and a famine on Families and Communities and describe what happened and describe what happened in South Sudan during the famine in 2017.

In Room 6 we have been learning about the conflict in South Sudan and the impact that it had on Families and Communities. We then had to create a newspaper article about it with a buddy. 

What I found easy was working with a buddy and talking to them. 

What I found hard was coming up with ideas for my writing. 

Next time I will finish on time and stay on task.

Today’s News

Drought and Famine declared in South Sudan in the year 2017. On the year 2017, South Sudan suffered from the lack of food. The UN has declared that there are 1 million malnourished children in South Sudan “I don’t want to leave a single grain on the ground, because the moment I collect it, I can increase the quantity of food for my family.” A South Sudanese mother said. Famine 45% of people in South Sudan are still insecure about their food, Most South Sudanese eat peanuts, which doesn’t have enough vitamins in it, and some have to eat wild berries, both foods lack vitamins and barely has nutritional value. You have to work in order to buy or cook food for your family, you get only 20 cents a day for collecting food, and a small bag of sugar costs 10 cents.
		This picture shows people lining up to get food from sponsors. Source from: Hurriyet Daily News
		Drought People in South Sudan lack food, yet their soldiers burn the crops that they could harvest one day. They can’t even plant crops, because not only famine was declared, drought has also embraced South Sudan. Drought has affected and doubled the food insecurity of the Sudanese people. Article by: Angie

			In South Sudan an army came and attacked and burnt all there crops and now they don’t have food they have to find as much food on the ground and eat it but Caritas came along and helped them. With supplying them with Food Blankets Shelter You can help by donating some money to help these poor people Story By Gustan

Nandoor and her Fish Somewhere in Juba, a woman named Nandoor supervises a market stall that sells oil and fish. Nandoor and her Family do not get to keep any of the money they make but they do get to keep the fish scraps and the fish scales. When she gets home she boils the fish dust to make fish soup which is enough to feed her Family. Other Family Members are doing jobs around the market to help out or Family Members who do not have a job are going out to look for wild vegetables. Article by: Alex
		Nandoor selling fish and oil at her stall at the Camp in Mangateen, Juba. Picture from a Video.

Personal Sin

WALT : Explain what is meant by Personal sin

In Room 6 we learnt about Personal sin and we had to make a D.L.O. about what Personal sin is.

What I found easy was decorating my D.L.O.

What I found hard was finishing on time.

Next time I will work faster.

Pig the Pug Falls!

WALT : Know how to write a newspaper report.

Pig the Pug falls!

On the 4th of March 2019, Pig the Pug fell out of an open window and broke all his bones.
But was this an accident or was it on purpose? Trevor, who was in the room at the time, said
that Pig the Pug climbed an unstable pile of toys. He then lost his balanced and fell out of
a window.

Trevor

“I’m Innocent!” Trevor said. “He was hogging all the toys! So then he made a pile of the toys, lost his
balanced and fell out of an open window.” Why was the window open and where were the
owners at the time?

Pig the Pug

“He pushed me! Trevor pushed me!” Pig yelled so the whole World can hear. “He’s not Innocent at all!
He did it on purpose!” While he was yelling, Police were checking camera footage to see what really
happened. Unfortunately the cameras were broken and glitched.

Since the Police had no proof that Trevor pushed Pig the Pug out of the window they let Trevor go.
Will we ever know what really happened to Pig the Pug? Is Trevor Innocent or is he guilty?

Descriptive Writing

WALT : Use a range of figurative language to describe a moment in time.

It was a gloomy day. I was cold and soaked with water from head to toe.
The sound of lightning frightens me and the never ending rain was pouring down on
me. I find a house to take shelter. It looked old, abandoned, unstable and overgrown.

Flow Chart of the Holy Spirit

WALT : Recognize that Te Atua acts as one in the World Creating, Redeeming and Sanctifying. 

Treaty of Waitangi

In Room 6 we have been learning about the Treaty of Waitangi. We had to explain the history of the Treaty and how the Land Wars occurred.

What I enjoyed doing was Learning more about the Treaty of Waitangi.

Next time I could finish faster.