Sentence Structure

A sentence  is a group of words  that explain a subject or idea. There are three types of sentences, simple,compound and complex. A simple sentence includes one verb and one main idea. A compound has two or more ideas and includes words that help us join two ideas together. The third sentence type, a complex sentence, has two ideas joint together. One idea is the main and the other idea backs up the information. If we were to use incorrect punctuation, It will change the meaning and it won’t make sense.

On Monday, and Tuesday this week, Room 5 learnt about Sentence Structure. We had fun interactive games and worked together in collaborative groups. We wrote a paragraph on what the different types of sentence structures there are.

ICC Cricket World Cup DLO

This is a DLO on the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. It includes information about players and countries that are currently playing this year. Check it out to find cool facts!

Maths DLO Equals

This is my DLO poster that was collaboratively created by my table group. We explained what the symbol "Equals" is and a few examples. 

Term 1 Highlights

This is my term 1 highlights Collage. It includes the Manaiakalani Welcoming for the Hokule'a, the kiwiana art that we created, the softball interschool, our term 1 duffy assembly that was hosted by Shavuaghn Ruakere, the swimming interschool, having art sessions with graham Dodd, and having a collaborative statistical investigation with Room 6. 

Malama Honua

This is a DLO that retells our experience of welcoming the Hokule'a waka. I worked on this DLO with 2 other classmates. It was a collaborative task and achievement. Hopefully you can learn something from it!

England Cricket Team Information POster

This is an information poster that includes facts about England's Cricket Team. It was created for our ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 task.

Sri Lanka Information Poster

This is my information poster about Sri Lanka. It has interesting facts, a picture o the cricket team, the capital, a famous person and the map of Sri Lanka. Check it out!

Term 1 Highlights

This is a collage of my Term 1 highlights. It includes the duffy assembly that was hosted by Shavaughn Ruakere, a collaborative statistical investigation with Room 6, an art project that was linked to our topic this term (All about me), Art with Graham Dodd and it also includes some of my very new best friend! 

Treasure Hunt Answers And Questions

Treasure Hunt (NIE)

• When did William Hobson and James Busby begin writing the Treaty of Waitangi?

William Hobson and James Busby began writing the treaty on January 29, 1840. ✓

• Which tribe didn’t like the Government until June 5 2013?

Ngai Tuhoe didn’t like the government. But on June 4th 2013 both parties signed a deed of settlement for the Tuhoe Treaty claim. ✓

• Who is famous for chopping down the flagpole?

Hone Heke is famous for chopping down the flagpole that displayed the Union Jack, This was because he was angry that it was not his flag. ✓

• What were the key misunderstandings of the Treaty?

Due to lack of translation, Maori had signed away their rights. Maori were signing an agreement to give a little of their rights but the treaty lacked proper definition of Maori words. ✓

• What were the pessimistic views (page 6) some Ngai Tuhoe had towards the Treaty of Waitangi settlement?

Some Ngai Tuhoe thought that the Crown were still seizuring land due to their rocky past. ✓

• What is happening in the photograph on page 5?

A hikoi against the Marine and Coastal Area Bill makes its way through Auckland. ✓

• On page 1, which chief who told Hobson and Busby to “return to your own country”?

Ngati Hine chief Te Ruki Kawiti ✓

• Which two political parties created the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act?

The National Party and Maori Party. ✓

• Which country was attempting to take over  New Zealand in 1835?

british and french✓

• Which page has a painting which shows the national flag from 1834?

The National flag painting was on page 2 ✓

• How much land had Maori lost by 1910?

Maori had lost 99 percent of the South Island and 75 percent of the North Island. ✓

• After the land wars, the Crown confiscated land off Iwi in what areas? The Crown confiscated land off Iwi in Taranaki, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawke’s Bay and The East Coast. ✓

• What is the 10th word in the article Declaration of Independence?

The 10th word in the article Declaration of Independance was Hui ✓

• What event happened just before the Waitangi Tribunal was created?

The hikoi✓

• Which page features a picture of Prime Minister John Key and Tamati Kruger engaging in a hongi?

Page 6 feature Prime Minister John Key and Tamati Kruger engaging a hongi. ✓

• Which region celebrated Waitangi Day by attempting a world record for the most people doing ti rakau simultaneously?

This region was Palmerston North. ✓

• When did Waitangi first become a public holiday?

Waitangi first became a public holiday in February 6th 1974. The original name was New Zealand day but shortly changed 2 years later ✓

• Find one interesting fact from the newspaper

I found it interesting how the Maoris had lost a huge amount of land ✓

New Zealand Citizenship Inquiry

This is a collaborative presentation that shows prospective learners  How people from other countries become New Zealand Citizens. The app we used to create this presentation was google drive and popplet. Check it out!

Holes: Book Review

Holes Book Review

Holes is a riveting fiction that lets you experience a day in the life of a cursed boy. Stanley Yelnats’ family has been cursed for 3 generations.Stanley is able to break the powerful curse when he meets the descendant of the lady who cursed is great great grandfather. Out of 10 I would give this book a rating 9 due to the powerful yet funny structure of the book. I would recommend this book to older pupils.

Duffy Assembly

Shavaughn Ruakere visited Panmure Bridge School this morning as a special duffy guest. She taught us about her childhood of reading and how reaing is essential for a career in the future. Shavaughn is also very well known for her acting on shortland street as Roimata and what now!

Online Maths Challenge

This is my transum trophy cabinet. There is a new addition to it. I completed the basic subtraction number 2 and scored 12 out of 12! You can have a turn at transum yourself at : Transum.com

Current Events!

This is my powtoon for Current Events. It retells how 2 x factor judges got fired for their behaviour! Check it out!

Maths Strategy

This is a poster that shows prospective learners on how to use clues to solve a math equation. 

Independent Reading Challenge

 

This is a brochure on New Zealand. It includes interesting information about New Zealand so Check it out! It was created due to the tasks on the Independent Reading Challenge. 

Maths Strategies - Tangaroa

These are our strategies that we used to solve a maths equation when we were working with our Teacher Mrs Anderson. We were learning to move tenths from one digit to another.

Blog Comments

  

This is feedback that I have left to students at Panmure Bridge School on their individual blogs,=.

IRC create task

This is a timeline that sequences the events that occur in the story "Rata and the Totara tree". I completed this task for the Independent Reading challenge creating.

Online Number Knowledge Challenge

This is a screenshot that I did when I completed the number knowledge challenge. I have added a trophy to my Transum Trophy Cabinet. I received a score of 12 out of 12 questions. 

Powtoon DLO Strategy

Here is a collabrative slide show by Sajiha, Yvette and I. We have used Powtoon to create a video/slideshow to show our learning with decimals. Our learning intention is to: solve addition problems with tenths by changing one number into a whole number. If you would like to use Powtoon, you can have a try using this link: https://www.powtoon.com/

Our Maths Strategy

This is our collaborative DLO that explains our maths strategy.We all thought this was the best strategy we used. Please leave feedback for we can use it for next time!

Art with Mr Dodd.

Wednesday 4th of March 2015, Graham Dodd visited our school and gave us an art lesson. He taught us important lessons about the shading and lighting when colouring in a picture. I enjoyed this session because we learned a lot of essential tips about colouring in pictures. Every student was given the opportunity to colour in and draw. The picture was based on the modern and ancient New Zealand. I think we still need to work on not rushing our colouring. To make the objects look 3D, we colour in the objects that are in the distance pale, and the objects close up bright.We also learnt that an easy way to learn the colours in the rainbow is to remember ROYGBIV. 

Maths Strategy

This is my Maths Strategy. I worked on this poster individually. This Maths Strategy makes answering large numbered addition easier to answer. 

Beauty: Book Review

Beauty: Book Review

Beauty is an intriguing romance that retells the old tale of Beauty and the Beast, but with a twist. This has been my most favourite book I have read so far. The tale is so interesting, I had stayed up all night just to finish the book (And must I add, it was only the second night with Beauty). Out of 10, I would give this book a maximum rating due to the thrilling scenarios that surround the current page and the excitement that rushes through your blood as you see what the next page holds for you. I would recommend this to female students my age because I think they would be interested in this kind of fiction and it would be a great book to kickstart the many romantics  to come.