Character inference

Learning Intention: WALT discuss the character.

Success criteria: I can describe the character using adjectives.

I can use quotes and actions to support what the character is like.

I can put myself in the character's shoes to help me understand him or her.

                                                           Reflection
I was learning to discuss the character.  I realised that we actually needed to think about what they're saying and their actions.  It was tricky because thinking of answers in the book is really tricky because you might think that but it is actually not an action or quote and a different is.

Telling the time to 5 minutes

Telling the time to quarter to

  

Telling the time to quarter past

I was learning to tell the time. Now I know that quarter past is 15 minutes have past. I also know that quarter to is when there is only 15 minutes have past.  It was easy for me because I already knew how to tell the time and use my 5 times tables.

Persuasion map

Reflection 

I was learning to write persuasive text.  Now I know how to back-up my reasons with my examples.  For an example: Giants like to eat people in the BFG.  It was tricky for me because it was tricky to think of examples to go with my reasons.

Sounds and syllables

Identifying and describing parts of speech

Time Capsule

This is the photo of our time capsule.

Cross Country

Te Tinana

Using direct speech

I am learning about direct speech in a narrative story.  Now I know that the quotation marks go after the other punctuation marks.  It was easy because I learnt that in my writing the speech marks have to go after other punctuation marks.

Making and justifying inferences

I was learning to make inferences.  I know I have to find clues in the story book like what the characters say and their actions.  It was easy for me because there were lots of clues in the words and also in the pictures.

Making equal shares

I was learning to make equal shares (division.)  Now I know that equal shares are done by doubles\ halves and skip counting.  Heres a example 15/5 has 5 cars and 15 little people that want to get inside.  So the best one to use would be halves because you know 5+5=10+5=15 so it is 5 in each cars.  It was easy for me because it was to find equal shares and groups.

Making equal shares

Describing by showing not telling

  

We were describing Little Red Ridding Hood by looking at a picture.

Making a ten subtraction

Explanation of Chinese New Year

Writing a description

                                                                         Reflection

I was learning to describe the setting.  Now I know you need to adjectives.  Adjectives are describing words like ancient and amazing.  It was easy  to describe because it was easy to find adjectives
for me.        

Making a ten addition

Following directions

                                                                 Reflection
 I was learning to give and follow directions and be specific.  Now I know words like North , South, West, East.  It was easy for me because I knew that North is up, South is down, West is left and East is right.

Following simple directions

Museum trip 2017

Chinese Folk Dancing

Identifying the long a sound.

Identifying the long e sound

I am NZ

Making compound sentences

Reflection                                                                                                                                                  
I was learning to make compound sentences.  Now I know that in compound sentences for the conjunctions that you can use are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, because.  It was easy because I know that in compound sentences they are longer then other sentences.

Finding fractions of a set

Summarising

Understanding multipllication

Features of a recount

                                                             Reflection
I was learning about recounts.  I know that in a recounts it has a Introduction, body and a conclusion.  It was easy for me because it was easy to think of a hook.  It is also easy because sequencing words are in the body.  The conclusion is I feel happy about the day!              

Features of non-fiction texts

                                                                         Reflection
I was learning  to look for  non-fiction texts.  Now I know that a glossary tells us what topic words mean.  It  was tricky for me because I did not know everything  in a non-fiction books.

Understanding multiplication

Reflection
I was learning to understand multiplication.  Now I know it`s not read  like 5 times 2.  It actually read like 5 groups of 2.  It was a  bit easy and tricky for me because I did not know that it was read like 9 groups of 9.

Splitting 3 digit number into tens and ones

                                                                           Reflection
I was learning to show  3 digit numbers in tens and ones.  It was easy to find the tens because the tens are always in the middle if it is a 3-digit number. If it is a 2-digit number the ten is always in the front like 52 the ten is 50.

Blend sounds

Reflection

I was learning to spell blend sounds. It was easy to spell blend sounds because I learnt them before I was at this school.

Making connections

                                                        Reflection                                                                                               I was learning to make connections to the story. I can make connections that are similar from my life. It was easy to make connections because it is easy to think of things in my life.

Term 1 Water Skills

I am practising arm stroking by walking on the ground. I loved it so much.

Welcome

Welcome to learning blog. This year I am in R 28. My teacher is Miss Kim