Art

For art we were making a story using aboriginal art. Aboriginal art tells a story from the aboriginal's beliefs witch is called Dreamtime stories.

We first practised the aboriginal symbols. The different types of symbols are: footprints, stars, travelling signs, boomerang, water hole, rivers and more. 

The story I was trying to tell was about a fish and a turtle swimming and working together to escape a shark.

I enjoyed telling my story with aboriginal art and learned new things about the aboriginal culture.

LI: To create art that tells a story using traditional methods.

  

               

Measurement length | Maths

Length is how long an object is. Our standard measurement are millimetres (mm) centimeters (cm) meters (M) and kilometres (km) . There are many different tools people can use to measure things in standard form, like: rulers meter rulers and measuring tapes.

Estimating is an educated guess on the amount of something. After someone estimates, they measure the objects to find out the real measurement.

To convert centimeters to millimetres multiply the number by 10 to convert centimeters to meters divide by 100.  

LI. To explore standard forms of length.

Properties of sound

Sound is a noise that travels into a persons ears. Property is something that belongs to a thing or a person.

One property of sound is that it sound gets weaker. This is proven because Mr Wong clapped on one side of the class room and the meter on the other side of the class room recorded a smaller amount of sound.

Another property of sound is that it sound travels the same in every direction. This is because Mr Wong clapped one meter in front, one meter back, one meter to the left and one meter above and the results were all the same.

The last property of sound is that sound can travel around corners. This is proven to be correct because Mr Wong went behind a wall and clapped and the meter picked up the sound.                                 

LI: To observe the properties of sound.

Adjectives

There are three types of adjectives absolute adjective, a comparative adjective, and a superlative adjective. 

An absolute adjective describes something alone, for example a hungry wolf. A comparative adjective describes something being compared with something, else here is an example the hungrier wolf. A superlative adjective describes something on the highest level, for example: the hungriest wolf.

The different types of adjectives can help with a person's describing.

South Pacific Beats| Reading

The Pato is a modern electric drum inspired by the lali. Rachael Hall the creator of the Pato made the Pato in her finale year at Massey university. To connect back to her tongan heritage and to modernise the lali.

Rachael Hall created many different models of the Pato. Rachael hall used some tools called the lathe and the milling machine. Rachael Hall also made some features that other drums did not have, like a pitch adjuster, a microphone, and volume dial.         

LI. To read, understand and recall the article.   

I took a test to test my understanding of the article I got 10 out of 27.     

Noun Proper noun and Pronoun

There are three different types of nouns, nouns, proper nouns, and pronouns. 

A noun is a word given to a common object.

A proper noun is a word given to a unique object.

A pronoun is a general word given to a object, person, or an group of objects. 

Nouns can help with a person's vocabulary. 

Narration | Reported Speech

Narration is telling people what is happening in a situation. Reported speech is telling what someone else has said. To narrate use third person (people's name, he, she, they and ect), because when a situation is narrated, it is written as if the author is telling a person who is not there about what they are seeing.

First write the person's name, after that write a speech word, like: said, shouted, growled, assured and ect.

Next write what the person is saying but without speech marks. Make sure to change all the first and second person words to third person words (example: Micheal confessed to his friend, that he was scared of sheep).

Finally, finish the sentence with a full stop '.' .

Narration is a good way to tell stories.

LI: To narrate a scene using reported speech.

Patterns & Timetables

Patterns are repeated designs and timetables are multiplying digits in order to get an answer.

The pattern in the grid shows the six timetable pattern. The number order of the pattern is 6, 3 9. This is because: 6 x 1 = 6, 6 x 2 = 12, but 1 + 2 = 3, 6 x 3 = 9, 6 x 4 = 24, but 2 + 4 = 6 and etc.

If a shape doesn't connect back to the start, it is not a pattern.

Patterns are a good way of remembering the timetables.

Skim Reading Summary| Reading

The Patō is a modern electric drum. The Patō is similar to the traditional lali.

In Racheal Hall's last year of university she wanted to make an instrument that sounded similar to the traditional lali in order to connect back to her tongan heritage.

Racheal Hall started to draw her plans and came up with many models of the drum and picked the Patō.

Racheal Hall is currently trying to make more Patō on a daily schedule.

“Conversations” Direct Speech| Writing

Direct speech is exactly what a person has said. A conversation is more than one person speaking. 

Open the speaker's line with one speech mark. After that write what one character is saying, then add a punctuation. After that close the line by using another speech mark.

Next write who is talking with a speech word like: 'questioned', 'growled', 'yelled', 'asked' and etc.

Remember to create another line for each speaker, so the reader know's who is talking.

LI: To write conversations.

Buffed Vocabulary| Reading

Vocabulary is a body of words used in a particular category. A category of words can be used for a topic or a language.

My group and I had to read the article 'South Pacific Beats'. To find two words that we did not understand.

We also wrote what we thought the meaning of the two words were. Then we had to find a kids dictionary definition then we pasted the link of the kids dictionary with the definition.

LI: To expand Vocabulary    

Explorers and Adventurers| Inquiry

Captain James Cook is known as a British explorer, navigator born in November 1728 Died 14th February 1779.

Captain James the cause of captain James Cook was because some natives from Hawaii stabbed Captain James Cook.

Captain James Cook first voyage was a expedition to the south Pacific Ocean. Aboard the HMS Endeavour. 

Captain James Cook and his crews travels have a huge impact on the world. If he did not travel and map New Zealand down, everyone except the Polynesians wouldn't know about the country.

LI: To research an explorer

Fact Family| Maths

A fact family is all the knowledge that is unlocked within that fact. It is common to think that timetables are hard to remember. The finger trick is an easy way of remembering the timetables. A fact family example is:
9 x 1 = 9
1 x 9 = 9
9 ÷ 1 = 9
1 ÷ 9 = 9

LI: To demonstrate a fact family

Direct and Reported Speech|writing

Direct speech is exactly what someone has said. Reported speech is telling what someone else has said.

Direct speech uses speech marks.

Reported speech is what someone else has said.

If someone understands the differences between direct and reported speech they will know if someone is talking or if someone is telling what someone else has said.

LI: To identify reported and direct speech.