Thursday, 25 September 2014

My Writing Goals and Reflections


This Presentation I have done is about My writing goals and Reflections. I am currently at 3A and I want to get to 4B. I am learning to set SMART goals for writing. Through the whole term 4 I have learnt a lot of writing language. I've also learnt how to make sure that my sentences are clear which means they are well controlled and make sense.

My Maths Goals and Reflections


This is a presentation that shows my Maths Goals and Reflections.  I am now at stage 4. My goal is to get to stage 5 and 6. Through out the whole term 4 I have learnt a lot of short cuts and how to show fast thinking by using my basic Maths knowledge to solve fractions and others.

Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Questions about jellyfish

Jellyfish by Wendy Matthews
  1. Name a collective noun for a group of jellyfish.
Smuck, Smack, Smuth, Brood and Fluther.
  1. How much of a jellyfish is water?
Although jellyfish are 95 percent water, They do contain some protein.
  1. Sharks kill more people than jellyfish. True or False
False because Jellyfish kill more people every year than sharks.
  1. Is a jellyfish dangerous after it’s dead?
Yes. Even if it looks dead. The stinging cells in the tentacles work for up to two weeks after a jellyfish had died.
  1. How do jellyfish breathe?
Jellyfish need oxygen. But instead of using gills a jellyfish breathes through its skin, which covers it entire body. This is usually shaped like a parachute with tentacles that hang beneath.
  1. Where is the poison of jellyfish located?
These tentacles are a jellyfish’s secret weapon. Stinging cells inside the tentacles shoot out poison
  1. What does a jellyfish eat?
Small jellyfish eats Flitter-feed, the larger jellyfish eat small fish crabs, Plankton.
  1. What are the predators of jellyfish?
The jellyfish predators are sharks.
  1. How does a jellyfish ‘bloom’ effect people?
In New Zealand, Jellyfish mostly noticed when swimmers get stung. But jellyfish blooms can also block shipping lanes, damage they engines on boats, ruin fishing nets, and be sucked into the water intakes of large ships and power stations.


Here are comprehension questions about the text I have read about Jellyfish. Our Success Criteria is to make connection across the text to link key ideas. Answer question using the information from the text and also use clues from the text to understand new vocabulary. 

Equivalent Fractions


This presentation show what Equivalant Fraction means. I have learnt that Equivalent fraction means the same amount and the rule for figuring out equivalent fractions is whatever you do to the denominator you do the same to the numerator.

Friday, 19 September 2014

Tagata O le Moana Ocean and Sea animals from A to Z


This a presentation that shows different sea creatures from A to Z.

Wobbegong Shark



This  presentation is about what we have been investigation about Wobbegong. Our investigation group is called the "Wobblicious"  our investigation goal is to find more information (habitat, food, survival and Predators) about a unique sea creatures, such as the Wobbegong shark!

Monday, 8 September 2014

Cook Strait Kate


Here is a presentation about Kate Johns. Kate Johns is a cook Strait. For our task about Kate Johns we are learning to make judgement about the motivations of a character in a text.

Friday, 5 September 2014

Suffixes


Here is a post of Suffixes and some examples to show what it means.

Wednesday, 3 September 2014

Decimals and Percentages


Here is a presentation that shows what a Decimals and Percentages is.

6 Hats Currents Events


Here is a presentation of a story I have read on-line about "TOO FAR". 

Monday, 1 September 2014

The Tree Of Life


This is my description of what my Tree of life is.

Suffixes


This is a goggle drawing that me and Tiere my buddy has been working on. We are learning to recongnise suffixes and explain how they change the meaning of the word they are added to.

Word Investigation Chart


This is a word investigation chart that me and T.J my buddy has been working for reading. We are learning to identify figurative language within a text.