Persuasive writing

For the past few weeks in Te Ngahere we have been writing persuasive pieces. We were learning to use the correct structure for a persuasive text. My persuasive text is about whether plastic bags should be used in supermarkets. I hope you enjoy it.

Wednesday 18th October 2017

Walt: use the correct structure for a persuasive text

Should Plastic Bags Bags Be Used In Supermarkets?

Plastic bags are destroying our country, in fact not just our country but countries all around the world! Plastic bags are becoming a big problem, but what can we do to solve? It all starts off by banning plastic bags from supermarkets. Here’s why…

Biodegradable and Photodegradable, both really big words but both really small meanings! Plastic bags are photodegradable this means they are only able to breakdown from lots and lots of sunlight, this process takes around 500 years.  That’s longer than the lifespan of an average human being. But if plastic bags were biodegradable like cardboard or paper then they would be able to break down naturally and once you're finished using it you can put it in your garden to break down.

Plastic bags are killing around 100, 000 sea animals each  year. Around 8-13 million tons of plastic is being dumped in the ocean by us, as you know we are a big problem. Every year if plastic bags keeps on killing our animals by the year 2040 230,0000 animals would have died from plastic and plastic bags!!!

Our country is a Green Clean Country!!! Well for now it is. Our country is one of the most popular countries in the world because of how clean we are. If rubbish keeps on increasing our population of being clean will be zero. This would be very bad because tourist will think different about our country which is not what we want people to think of us!

In conclusion, plastic bags should be banned from supermarkets. My reasons have proven that plastic bags are bad for the environment, country and animals. If you want to help with this solution say NO to plastic bags!!!

Visual mihi

At the beginning of the week Te Ngahere was creating a visual mihi. I chose these images because they remind me what the mihi means and how it is said. The images translate the kupu into pictures, which help me remember it better. The first image on my google drawing is a bell bird because the first line of the mihi is about that.

Maths Goals

Last week in Te Ngahere we were identifying our next maths goals. Our WALT was to identify what we have achieved in maths and our next learning steps. We had to get an ican sheet and record three learning goals from it onto a google drawing. I chose these goals because I want to extend my knowledge with new maths strategies!!! Here are my three goals.

The Bullet

A few weeks ago in the green group (my reading group) we were learning to use a range of strategies to answer comprehension questions. We were reading a text called The Bullet. I think I did really good on my presentation and I answered the questions correctly! Here is my slide, I hope you enjoy it.

Informational Reports

For a couple of weeks in Te Ngahere we had been learning to write informational reports. My WALT’s were to use topic sentences, hook sentences, pronouns, proper nouns and common nouns. Our informational reports were based around our chosen country, (mine was France) so we had to write things such as famous people, popular sports and Native plants around France! This is my informational report about animals.

08/ 08/ 2017

Walt: Write an informational report about a topic related to our country, use complex sentences, use topic sentences, use common and proper nouns and use pronouns in our writing.

France’s Animals

Did you know that the most dangerous animals in France are the Jellyfish, Asp Viper and a Cow? That’s pretty amazing. If you want to keep on hearing pretty amazing things keep reading and you will be learning all about them!!!

The Jellyfish have been around for a VERY, VERY long time! They have been around longer than the dinosaurs? The Jellyfish have existed since 650 million years ago!!!  If we were to pollute and kill our ocean, surprisingly the Jellyfish would be the only sea creature to survive!

The Asp viper can be found in all regions of France except the extreme north and north east. They would prefer to live in dry habitats, sunny slopes, stone walls and similar habitats. It can be found almost anywhere. It will often live in old holes in the ground made previously by voles and mice.  

The ASP Viper usually starts hunting  in the evenings and part of the night, it’s prey is mainly small mammals. The ASP Viper kills them in a matter of moments with its venom before eating them head first. larger prey is often released after having been bitten, and is then tracked down by scent as the victim weakens.  It never eats fish or amphibians but can still be found near water.

Cows

French cows have been responsible for the deaths of humans in late July, The Local reported, how a hiker in the Pyrenees was killed after a herd of cows charged at him. And back in 2010, two hill-walkers were killed in similar incidents in the Alps and, once again, the Pyrenees, within a matter of days! According to the Locals France Cows are one of many dangerous animals around.

In conclusion there are some pretty dangerous animals in France. I have just taught you about the jellyfish and about how long it has been around and I have also taught you about the Asp viper and the cows. I hope you learnt a lot from my writing!

Informational Report Writing

For the past few weeks in writing Te Ngahere has been writing about their chosen country. We were learning to write informational reports. We had to choose a country we wanted to write about and have three subtopics. My country was France so my three subtopics were: Popular Traditions in France, The French language and France’s Population.

01.08.2017

Walt: Write an informational report, use semi colons,  complex sentences, use topic sentences, use common and proper nouns and use pronouns in our writing

France

Have you ever been on an exotic trip to France?  Did you know that France once controlled more than 8% of the worlds land?  Amazing right?  If you want to hear even more amazing things keep reading, and you will learn about France’s most: Popular Traditions, their language and their population.

Popular Traditions:

In France there are some pretty amazing traditions. A lot of them are to do with Remembrance (Remembrance day ), a lot of them are family times ( Christmas, Easter) and a lot of them are… well… `Hilarious  ( April Fools) let's do that one, on April fools day people go around sticking fish big or small on people's backs. This has been this has been a tradition since 1564. France is the only country that does this. It is a French tradition. So if you are in France for a holiday and it is April Fools day don’t be surprised if there is a fish on your back.

Frances Language:

Did you know that the French Language is the 10th most spoken language in the world!!! Now that’s amazing. The French language is taught in every country in the world; it is an official language in 32 countries. and did you know that 6 TO 11 MILLION PEOPLE IN AMERICA SPEAK FRENCH!!! This is incredible, how cool can the French language get.

France’s Population:

In France there is alot of people and it has been like that for many years. In 2010 the population in France was 62,961,136 In 2015 the population was 64,395,345 In 2016 the population was 64,668,129 and I kid you not that the population in 2017 is 64,938,716. This country just can’t get any better!!!!!

In conclusion we can understand that France is the best country in the world! It has amazing and funny traditions that is only special to them, they have a very popular and amazing language, they have a lot of people living in their country and let’s just say that was only a quarter of their amazing country facts.

Common and Proper Nouns

In our writing we have been learning to use common and proper nouns in our writing. We had to make a google drawing that had a common noun for a person place or thing and a proper noun for the specific person place or thing.

My Reading goals

Last week in Te Ngahere we were learning to identify our next steps in reading. We chose our goals off our groups reading progressions. We had to choose three goals that identified what we needed to learn in reading. These are my learning goals!

My Maths Goals

Last week in Te Ngahere everyone was given an IKAN sheet. There were a variety of stages, these stages had learning goals which we needed to learn. I was put at stage six. This means that I had to find 3 goals that we needed to learn on the stage six maths sheet.

Our WALT was to identify our next learning steps in maths

After we found our three goals we had to make a google drawing and record our goals onto it.

My writing goals

Last week at the beginning of Term 3, Te Ngahere had to set some writing goals based around things we haven’t accomplished yet. Our WALT was to Identify our next steps in writing. To make our goals easier to go to we created a google drawing with our writing goals on it.

Art

Last Term for Matariki Te Ngahere and Te Maunga did some art which represented our whanau. We were learning to draw koru and kowhaiwhai patterns. We had some help from some parents such as Annalisse (Kiana's Mum). Firstly we started off by practising with a crayon, our focus was to try and make parallel lines. Once that was checked we moved onto an A3 piece of paper to practice with a pencil. Next we had to draw a drawing that represented our family. When that was completed we got to paint it with Metallic Paint and then outlined it with black vivid. In the end all of the paintings looked very nice and I can’t wait until they are put up in the whare.

Share Our Learning

At the beginning of the week Te Ngahere started making google drawings to represent our learning for Student Led Conferences. I had to find some learning that I had been working on for the past few weeks and record and link it to one of the subjects on my google drawing. For example if I clicked on inquiry it would lead me to some inquiry that I had been focusing on recently!

I think I did really well in my learning and when I showed my whanau they were really proud and happy for me because of how successful I was in my learning.

Our Matariki Celebration Day

Last week on Thursday morning Paihia School walked down to the beach at 6.00am to go and see the Matariki stars. After that we walked back to school and had an early morning breakfast. After assembly everyone went out to play games and do some gardening. We played games like Timata which is a game that goes with a legend and many more. After all of the fun games and planting, the whole school had a shared kai together! When we finished our amazing lunch we did some Kapa Haka in the Whare for the parents. It was so cool Everyone had fun and we all hope to do it again next Matariki.

Going to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Last week on Tuesday Paihia School took a trip to the Waitangi Treaty grounds. We played many many exciting games that whanau use to play on Matariki back in the day!!!

On the day we played some fun activities such as making manu aute. We wove the flax over and under to make our manu aute they all looked amazing. We done other things such as games and tree planting. My favourite game was a game that involved listening to your surroundings. They used this skill because when any animals or enemies were close they would listen carefully to the noises they would make while they walk and eat.

Going to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds was an amazing experience and I hope to do it again next year!!!

Fidget spinner art

A couple of weeks ago Te Ngahere and The Manga did some Fidget spinner art, we were learning to use dye, space and crayon. We drew it on an A3 piece of paper, so it was hard to use up all of the space.  We used cups and bowls to draw our bearings and the shape. I think I did really well in my art and I hope that we can do some more art again!!!

Making vanilla Ice cream

Last week on Friday morning Te Ngahere made some delicious vanilla ice cream, we added in a variety of measurements towards the ingredients. The cause of this was because we achieved 100% in our learning plans.

We had to write a recount based around us making yummy vanilla ice cream I was learning to use metaphors, apostrophes and the correct structure for a recount!!!! To make our ice cream we had to work in pairs, Major and I worked together. In the end our Ice cream tasted so dreamy (but also very salty) We all had a great time making it and we hope to do it again!!!

Rippa Rugby Friday

Are Innovative Learning Environments better for teaching and learning?

Are Innovative Learning Environments better for teaching and learning?

Are innovative learning environments better for teaching and Learning? I say yes because have you ever heard of digitally learning, or collaborating from two classrooms, or even choosing whatever you want to learn and then just going to that workshop? What about a learning plan where you set your own day?  We also have furniture to learn on which makes us relaxed and feel comfortable while we learn. I bet you haven’t but this is the way we learn.

We learn in a way that nobody else does. We don’t learn with pens and paper or pencils and books, but we do learn digitally. ChromeBooks and laptops are what we use to learn. The main reason why I actually love using chromebooks is because did you know that three billion to six billion trees are getting cut down each year just for paper to be made so that we can write and draw. Yes that is a lot. So using chromebooks not only saves paper but saves trees. Learning plans are another cool thing because you are setting out your own day with whatever you know you need to learn.

Also in Te Ngahere we are two classes  joined together by a hole in between the classrooms which means double the students and double the teachers. This is good because having more students means we can all learn from each other in all kinds of different ways, making our learning more collaborative. Having three teachers is way better than having one, why, because if one teacher is busy talking with someone else or working with people then we can easily just walk across the classroom to get to the other teacher and tell them what you need. One of the best things in our classrooms is being able to choose whatever we want to learn and if we want or need to learn it then we go to that workshop.

So choosing what workshop we want to go to lets us know if we are improving or not. Every time I go to a workshop I know that I am improving because each time I’m understanding it more and more. But if we were in groups like how normal schools are we wouldn’t know what we need to learn or know if we are improving.

I love learning the way Te Ngahere learns because it’s different and easier. We’re always comfortable, we know what we need to learn and if we're improving or not. We are saving trees by learning digitally but best of all were learning in a better and fun environment.

Paihia School TRYathlon

A few weeks ago Paihia School had a tryathlon.

We done swimming first down at the Paihia beach, then we ran next and our run was from the beach back to the school, and then our bike was around our school field twice and then through the rugby goal posts.

I think every single person did really well even in the hot sun that was scorching down at us. We all had lots and lots of fun and we all hope that another event like this could happen again.

Surf life saving

A few weeks ago Te Ngahere went down to the Paihia beach for a surf life saving session.

There were three people who taught us, about their job as a lifeguard, their names were Sam, Liam and Toobes. They taught us about their role as a lifeguard, how to spot a rip and how to get out of a rip. They taught us some really neat tips to do at a big beach, or if you are in trouble at one as well. It was a fun day and they have really inspired me to become something like them when I am older.

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