Disdaining a Logo

We are learning to deaminstrate our understanding of design princeables to crate a digital technologies maze. today in class we used scratch  to crate a google logo that included images backgrounds and colors.

plays

Play Summary - Term 3 Weeks 1-2

For the next two weeks you are working in groups to practise and perform a
play. This is using our oral language and reading skills in literacy.
Our key competency focus is participating and contributing.

For writing your task is to summarise the main events in
your play in three paragraphs.
You must plan your writing first but it is up to you how you do your planning.  
You must also write a fourth paragraph about your experience of practising and
performing your play.

Yr 6

I am learning to organise my text into paragraphs which begin with a main idea and contain
supporting information/detail.

I am learning to make links across paragraphs.

I am learning to use basic punctuation accurately.

I am learning to use dialogue punctuation accurately.

Yr 7

I am learning to use a range of different planning styles.

I am learning to plan my writing to suit the purpose of my writing.

I am learning to organise my ideas into paragraphs where the ideas are clearly related and
where there are links within and between paragraphs.

I am learning to use basic punctuation accurately in my writing.

I am learning to use complex punctuation to enhance my writing e.g. colons
: and semi-colons ; , and parentheses ().

Success Criteria

I will be successful when I can/have

-summarised the play in three paragraphs

-made links across my paragraphs

-used some basic and complex punctuation correctly (speech marks).

Once you have finished your writing highlight these success criteria green
if you have met them and can show them in your work.
Highlight green in your work where you have met these success criteria.

Māui And Tamanuiterā

In the first part of this story the villages are upset because
Tamanuiterā moved across the sky too fast and no one had enough time to do all the things
they needed to do. Then Māui said to his four brothers,”I shall slow Tamanuiterā,”
but his brothers just laughed at him.

In the second part of the story Māui and his brothers are making ropes then
Māui tells them to go to bed and Māui joins all the ropes together into  a big net.
He chants a karakia to make the net as strong as a thousand men.

In the third part of this story Māui and his brothers are walking to Tamanuiterā.
They get there just as Tamanuiterā is rising. So they throw the net over Tamanuiterā
and then Māui starts to hit Tamanuiterā. He hits the sun  until Tamanuiterā agrees to slow down.

The end

When our group worked on the play Māui and the sun I played the sun.
One thing I really enjoyed was working together and making props.
I think one thing we did really well was learning our lines.
As a team we got our play to performance level and participated and contributed because
we all did our bit. Our performance did well because we practiced.
Next time we could listen to everyone and  be a bit easier on people.

Space Theories and Explanations

Weeks 8-10 Space Literacy  Tasks

Term 2 Weeks 9-10

Purpose of these reading activities is to: increase our knowledge
of space exploration and understand how our knowledge and ideas
about space have changed over time (science).
We are also learning to read non-fiction texts and use our writing
skills to share our understanding of this topic and our ideas (literacy).
Throughout this task we will need to use the skills of
‘Thinking’ and using ‘Language, Symbols and Text.’

Learning Intentions

I am learning to skim and scan text to identify the main ideas.

I am learning to locate the key sentences and questions in texts.

I am learning to use sub-headings to guide me to the main ideas in text.

I am learning to summarise the main ideas in the texts I read.

(from the Karoro Programme of work for Reading)

I am learning to write well structured paragraphs.

Success Criteria

I will be successful when I can show….

-I have have scanned text to find key ideas.

-I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.

-I have put my answers in chronological order.

-I have written two well structured paragraphs explaining how some of
our ideas about space have changed over time (introductory sentence, supporting detail,
concluding sentence).

Read the three paper based reading activities given to you about Stephen Hawking,  
Galileo Galilei and The Telescope. You will be put with a buddy to do this work.
We will mark and discuss our answers together as a class.

Link to Galileo reading.                Link to Stephen Hawking reading.

  

Link to The Telescope reading.

To add to our learning we will watch/ read and discuss these following videos or articles.

Stephen Hawking Big Ideas Made Simple

NASA Video Explaining Black Holes For Kids.

What is the Big Bang Theory (Science Learning Hub).

Video about Galileo Galilei

Science Learning Hub Article: Light and Telescopes

Science Learning Hub Article: Our Solar System - Revolutionary Ideas.

After we have completed these reading activities and viewing and discussing the
above materials your task is to write at least two well structured paragraphs explaining
how our ideas about space have changed over time.

Here is a slide show about how are ideas about space have changed over time.

Taonga Puoro

Space Timeline Reading Task

Space timeline Reading tasks.

Term 2 Weeks 5-6

Purpose of this reading activity is to: increase our knowledge
of space exploration and understand how our knowledge and ideas
about space have changed over time (science). We are also
learning to read non-fiction texts and use our writing skills to
share our understanding of this topic and our ideas (literacy).
Throughout this task we will need to use the skills of ‘Thinking’ and
using ‘Language, Symbols and Text.’

Learning Intentions

I am learning to skim and scan text to identify the main ideas.

I am learning to locate the key sentences and questions in texts.

I am learning to use sub-headings to guide me to the main ideas in text.

I am learning to summarise the main ideas in the texts I read.

(from the Karoro Programme of work for Reading)

Success Criteria

I will be successful when I can show….

-I have have scanned text to find key ideas.

-I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.

-I have put my answers in chronological order.

Focus

We are looking at using non-fiction text to increase our knowledge in our science
topic; SPACE. Your aim is to read and understand the timeline reading and use this
knowledge to complete the reading activity below.

First, Read the timeline cards. Click here for the space timeline pdf

Second, We will discuss what you have read. This will be a good time to ask questions
about anything you are unsure of.

Third, do your reading tasks.

Fourth, complete your reading activity. Remember to proofread,
check spelling and punctuation. Then do a self assessment and a peer assessment.
Check it with a teacher.

Reading Activity

View and read the space timeline on the classroom walls.
Think about how how our theories/ideas and understandings
about the universe and Earth’s place in it has changed over time.

Answer the following questions.

Your answers need to be full sentences.

After you have answered all the questions please put them in
chronological order (time order, oldest first)

5) What are two things that Galileo discovered?  
Two things Galileo discovered is Jupiter's moons and
Lunar (our moon) crates(1610)

9) Who discovered the first asteroid?
The first asteroid was discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi
it was called Ceres. (1801)

2) What was Sputnik 1?The Sputnik 1 was Russian satellite (1957)

3) In what year was NASA founded? And what does NASA mean?
NASA means National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
It was founded in 1958.  (1958)

6) Who was the first woman in space? And where was she from?
The first women in space was Valentina

Tereshkova and she was Russian.      (1963)

4)Where did Mariner 4 fly past?
Mariner 4 flew past Mars. (1965)

7) In what year did Apollo 11 land on the moon?
Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969.  (1969)

10) What country launched Voyager probes 1 and 2 into deep space?
America launched probes 1&2 into space. (1977)

8) What happened that led to all space shuttles being grounded for 3 years?
The space shuttle Challenger exploded after launch. (1986)

11) When was the international space station completed?

The international space station was completed in 2010(1986)

1)How long did it take for the Cassini probe to arrive at Saturn?
It took 7 years for  the Cassini Probe to arrive in Saturn. (2004)

12) What was interesting about New Horizons information about Pluto?  
What was interesting about New Horizons information is that he found out that
pluto was 50 miles larger than at first thought. (2015)

YOUR OPINION

After reading this information...

1. Who do you think made the biggest contribution to our
2. understanding of space? Why? (summarising key ideas)

I think the person that made the best contribution  to finding out  
about space was Galileo Galilei because he invented the telescope and
 had proof behind the fact that the rest of the solar system doesn't revolve
around Earth.

    2) What do you think was the most important machine or     
   invention in helping us investigate space? Why? (summarising key ideas)
I think the invention that helped as to discover the most about space
is the telescope. The telescope used to be very mina and not let as see
motch but now it can let as see the entire universe

    3) What would you like to investigate about space? Why?
In space i would like to know about planets humans could
possibly live on because i want to see if their are any out there.
It could also be quite useful in the future when
earth gets to small for humans.

Self and Peer Assessment.

Self and Peer Assessment

Success Criteria

I will be successful when I can show….

-I have have scanned text to find key ideas.

-I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.

- I have put my answers in chronological order.

Success criteria 1: I have have scanned text to find key ideas (I have been able to answer the questions).

        

                          Achieved well      Achieved some Achieved little     Not achieved

Me
My partner

Success criteria 2: -I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.

      

                          Achieved well      Achieved some Achieved little     Not achieved

Me
My partner

Success criteria 3: I have put my answers in correct chronological order.

        

                          Achieved well      Achieved some Achieved little     Not achieved

Me
My partner

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