Pigeons

            

In reading for the past few weeks we were learning about pigeons and finding out if they are pests or special animals.  We were put into groups to research pigeons to find out if they are pests or special kinds of birds.  Some people think that Pigeons are pests because they carry over 60 types of diseases.  Other people think that pigeons are a special type of bird because they risked their lives in WW1 and 2 by carry messages and delivering it to other people from different cities.

Summarizing

Today in reading we were focusing on summarizing. First we read an article about how birds use their feet to fly and land.  Then we had to play a pirate game that was about summarizing.

Super Smog

This week in reading we were learning how to make a connection to a article we read.  

We had to read the then add comments about when you have had an experience like the text.

The article was about air pollution in China and how everything was rough, and far too dangerous.

Making Connections

Yesterday in reading our group had to create a DLO on a game we played called "slingshot to understanding".  The aim of the game was to make a connection with the article about the air pollution in China.

Annyong Means Hi

Today in reading we were reading a article from a book called "Annyong means hi".

The book was about 4 Korean kids who moved to New Zealand, and found many differences about Korean school and New Zealand school.  After reading the article we had to create a DLO about the differences about schools in New Zealand and Korea.

Synthesizing

Today at reading we were learning about synthesizing.We had to write our prior knowledge about Gorillas. My partner and I then read some information about Gorillas. First I thought Gorillas were black and hairy aggressive animals.  After reading some information about it I found out that Gorillas are an endangered animal. I also found out that Gorillas build a nest every evening and A group of Gorillas is called a troop. I then took the information I knew and took my new knowledge to make my new thinking. I found out that Gorillas don't destroy there food source. 

Synthesizing

I created a cover for a biography of Martin Luther King using what we already knew about them and what we found out after researching.  The new information helped us think about what their picture would look like, what the title might be, and what background would match the achievement.

Holiday Reading- Make A Recommendation

I have read a book and I recommend this book for the year 7 & 8's.  The name of the book is making bombs for Hitler.  I think they will like this book because it is based on WW2.  The author of the book is Marsha Skrypach.  The book is about a young girl who is really close with her little sister.  The two sister and some other kids were raised at a camp.  One day they were sending the children away to another country.  Before they did the kids had to take an x-ray of their body.  The girls sister was scared so they sent her with 3 other kids standing in a corner.  The sister get on separate trains and were sent to different places.  The train that the little girl was on got stopped by Nazi German Forces.  The kids were forced to slave at a factory for the Nazi  

Holiday Reading- New Cover

This is a task from my holiday reading challenge.

The task was to create a new cover for a book that you've read.

I chose to create a new cover from a book that I just finished.

The name of the book is King Of The Cloud Forest and is by Michael Morpurgo.

The type of book is mystery.

I think my cover is better because of the different colour's that I have used to make it look more interesting.

Bus Strike- Exploring Both Point Of View

This is mine and my partner Nesi's DLO on the bus strike that happened on the 19th of February.

I was playing the role of the Boss and Nesi was playing the Bus Driver.

Our LI was to was to: understand that there are different sides to a provocation 

We used Ifaketext to make the texts.

If you would like to visit our DLO click here for the link.

Reading Can Do- Current Event

This is one of my Can Do's from my reading.

I chose to do current events for this DLO.

I used Kiwi kids news to find this articale

Spelling Test

This is my spelling from today.

Our teacher introduced us to a website that can help us with our reading.

The Lost Thing Venn-Diagram

This is my groups Venn- Diagram from a story we read.

In the story there was 2 different worlds that a boy traveled with a lost thing her found.

Our task was to create a Venn-Diagram of the different things in both worlds  

Flag Vote

LI: To make an informed choice (based on information)

Today LS2 made an informed choice based on information on 'why we should change the NZ flag or why we should not change the NZ flag.  

We had to get into our thinking groups and decide why we should and should not change the NZ flag. I think we shouldn't change the flag because it will respect the ANZAC soldiers who fought for it.

Word Cline's- Big

This is one of my Reading can do's.

I had to create a word cline for big.

My words went from Big to Mammoth.

I used Wordhippo for some of these words.

NZ Navel Flag DLO

This DLO is about the NZ Navel Flag.

We were given a task about the NZ Navel Flag, and answer the questions in this DLO.

How To Survive A Cow Attack

This is my presentation about how to survive a cow attack.  I was learning to evaluate and inference.  

This will help you when you are in a cow attack.  

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Word Cline- Cold

This is one of my Word Clines.

We had a whole choice of can do's on our reading tumble and had to finish down.

As the arrow goes down your words have to get harder.

Click here to visit the links to my other DLO's.

Story Scavenger Hunt

This is my DLO on a 'story scavenger hunt'.

This is a part of our reading can do.   This is article is about a baby who's mother was pregnant on valentines day on 2015.  2 days after the baby was born her parents started noticing a heart shape on her fore head.

Doctors believe that this is a birth mark and will go away at the age 4 or 5.  I think the authors purpose behind writing this DLO is that there can be different people who have different kinds of problems and some can be pretty interesting.

If you would like visit my DLO clink here for the link.

Rewena: The Queen Of Bread

This is my DLO about the 'Rewena: The queen of bread'.

I think the authors purpose towards writing this was to teach the readers a new recipe.