Amazing Adobe

Kia ora bloggers,
This week for literacy we have been learning about inferencing and show not tell.  When we read something, we automatically start making inferences, so it is important when we write that we give clues in our writing that allow people to make inferences.  We want to show them - not tell them.

For example, Paul was frustrated when he got to the bus stop and realised he had just missed the bus.  But instead, I could write “Running as fast as he could, Paul turned the corner only to see the back of the bus as it pulled away.  Throwing his bag down on the ground and sighing out loud, Paul realised that he had no choice, but to sit and wait for the next bus to arrive - 20 minutes from now”  You can infer from me saying ‘throwing his bag down and sighing out loud’ that he is frustrated.

Our task was to create a video that accompanied a piece of writing about an elderly man.  We used Adobe Spark to do this.  

Have a look at my video and see if you can you make some inferences about what I have written.
Do you think the elderly man is happy?

Crazy Compass

Kia ora Bloggers,
This week in maths we have been looking at angles and polygons. We have been determining the interior angles of a shape as well as drawing some shapes using a compass- not a North/South compass, but a pair of compasses that you draw circles with.

A little run down of my knowledge is this.

And here are some examples of the work we have done on angles. 

Angles or Angels?

Hey bloggers, for maths we learnt how to name angles they are the obtuse, acute, reflex and right angle. This was really fun to learn. Did you know those angles? And we learnt how to use a protractor. Have you used a protractor? I think I did really well in this task I hope you think that too. We first had to put three different numbers and label the angle. And then use the protractor to find the measurement to the question. Please measurement comment if I need to improve on anything. 

The Terrible Twits

Kia ora Bloggers,

This week we have been looking carefully at making inferences when we read or watch something.  

An inference is when we take clues from a text or image, and 

add them to our thoughts or prior knowledge and make an inference.  

For example,  when I look at this photo, I might make the inference that 

this photo was taken in a food factory as everyone is wearing hair 

nets and this is required in all food factories.

The text that we read a snippet out of was ‘The Twits’ by Roald Dahl.

Once we had read the first few chapters where they described the main characters, Mr and Mrs Twit, we then had to make some inferences based on the clues that Roald Dahl had given in the text.

I used Google Draw to create a display of my inferences I have made about Mr and Mrs Twit.  

Have you read The Twits before?  Do you agree with my inferences? What inferences would you make about the characters?

See you next time!

Wonderful Week 5 Mashup

Hey Bloggers, this is my week 5 mashup. First for literacy we have been reading the book Going Solo by Roald Dahl. We had to make a biography about him and his life. We could do this on any DLO, and I chose Canva because it is very cool and easy to use. Have you read one of Roald Dahl books before? Did you know he sold 250 million books? For my Tech Challenge, I had to choose any options off the site we were sent and I chose the Fabric Fun. It was really cool to make because we had to sew all the stitches and put the buttons and the tongue, as you can see I have made a Snake. Have you made a sock puppet before? For maths, I had to answer the questions that we were set about volume and capacity. This was a really fun activity to do. Do you know the answers to the questions I had to answer? Please comment if I need to Improve on anything I would love the feedback from you. I think I did really well on all of the work that I did.

Super Survival

In literacy, we have been reading Going Solo by Roald Dahl. It tells his story from where Boy left off.

He went to Africa to work for The Shell Company and he has many adventures there. Some of these are really funny.
He then joined the RAF to fly in WW2.

We have recreated a part of the story where his plane crashes in the desert. He manages to survive although he is blinded by the crash and badly injured. He does get his sight back eventually.

Going Solo is a great novel that I would recommend you read.

What is your favourite part of the book?

Stain Glass Window Challenge

Tech Challenge

Hey Bloggers, For this Technology challenge I had to make a Stain Glass Window. The first step was: Draw a template or create your own personalised design. The second step was: Use a black crayon or black marker to outline the framework and leading edges. Then we had to rub linseed oil carefully on the back of the paper to get a transparent look/effect. That step was really cool. After that, I had to cut around my shape and then hang it up and take a photo and send it to the tech teacher. Please comment if I need to improve on anything. Please comment I would love the feedback. Overall I think I did extremely well hope you think that too. Have you done this before?

Magnificent Mambas

Hey Bloggers, this week in Literacy we are reading a book called Going Solo by Roald Dahl. On the first slide, I have made an Infomation report on a Black Mamba. There is great Infomation in it. On the second slide, I had to come up with an idea to finish the chapter. I think I did really well on both of the tasks. Please comment if I need to improve on anything. Did you know that Black Mamba can go to the speed of 12.5 miles per hour? That's quick! I used slides to present this because it is really easy and cool to use. 

Amazing Pizza

Kia ora bloggers, Do you like pineapple on pizza? For this Christchurch East Technology challenge, I had to make my own homemade pizza and make everything from scratch. I think I made a great pizza, please comment if you think it looks good. I really enjoyed making it I recommend you give it a go. Please comment if you think I should add something on my pizza I would love the feedback. I also had to make a pizza box. I drew the pizza box on paper and then coloured it in and took a photo of it. If you have made your own pizza I would love to see what you have made in the comments. I had stakeholders to give feedback on the pizza that I made and if I can improve next time. The stakeholders were my family members.

The Great Giraffe

Kia ora bloggers, Did you know that a Giraffe is the tallest animal in the world? For this task, I had to make an Infomation report on a Giraffe. One interesting fact I found out was that their hearts are at the bottom of their neck and defies gravity and pumps blood up its neck into its brain Imagine that. And they have got the same amount of neck bones as a human but bigger. What is your favourite animal? Do they have interesting facts? Please comment if I need to improve on anything. I think my writing is pretty good, please read and tell me if you found the facts interesting? I would love the feedback. I got the information from a book called Incredible But True Animals by Barbara Toft, that I have and it tells me all about any animal I want. Plus I watched a video that my teachers sent us. Here is the link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPrWo5pEvyk