Times Tables Reflection

My Times Tables Goal was to learn my 12 times tables. I think I achieved my goal as I can do them fluently now.

On Monday I was getting: 19/22 correct in one minute.

On Tuesday I got the same

On Wednesday I got 23/23

On Thursday I achieved 25/26

Finally on Friday I received a final score of 29/29

Maths Learning

Maths

This week at school I did some really important learning in maths. The things I learnt in maths were: 

Long Division, Long division with decimals.

Learning these in one week was a big challenge. I think I had a successful week with math.

Here are the steps I refer back to for Long Division:

Divide- The divisor in to the number

Multiply- Multiply how many times it goes in

Subtract - Subtract the two numbers

Bring Down- Bring down the next digit

Repeat- Do the whole method again

Lit Circles Task Sharing

Lit Circles

For lit circles I have chosen the task that I most enjoyed: this was 'Word Master'! Word Master is where I had to find 3 words that I didn't understand the meaning of. I also had to choose 1 word which I had to put in a sentence, make my own definition out of it and write synonyms of it. All of these words had to be from the book I was reading for lit circles: 'The Journey Of 1000 Miles'. 

Words I Didn't know the meaning of:

Economic: Involving pertaining someones personal resources.

Tiller: A long handle that is used to turn a boats rudder

Rations: An amount given to you.

Words I Had to Share:

Possessions

Synonyms: Belongings Owns.

Definition: Something which belongs to you.

Sentence: I have plenty of possessions.

Learning From This 

From this activity I learnt a few new words which is handy to know them. 

The Journey Of Fear Reflection and Story

The Journey Of Fear

L.I. : To deliberately use language features such as rhetorical questions and metaphors

L.I. : Attempts to use complex punctuation such as semi colon, colons, brackets and ellipses to enhance meaning

L.I.: Organises ideas within paragraphs in order to develop ideas logically, (Evidence at bottom of the pages).

L.I.: Uses sophisticated vocabulary relevant to the purpose and audience

L.I.: Changes tense within a text for effect, (I did this in the first paragraph, it was present and the story is in past, the end is in present too)

L.I:To proof read for sense and for effect

The Journey Of Fear

Have you ever heard  Ed Sheeran? Then you would have heard his voice echoing and marvelled at his excellence!! Well, then you should hear a young boy called Jamie. He is always singing in any room when he is alone and he sounds exactly like Ed Sheeran. This boy lives in NZ in a town called Albany. Jamie is tall with glowing bright, golden hair swaying down to cover his eyes; he tucks himself away from anything or anyone. His voice is marvellous as he tones beautifully. But the one big problem with Jamie is that he is hesitant and afraid and shatters like an ice cube hitting the ground whenever it comes to singing in front of even 1 person!

Because of this he is completely unknown for his remarkable talent.

It was a sunny and pleasant day in the town of Albany as Jamie was eating his soggy weetbix on the dining table. Jamie sighed, “Mum!! Can I please have new weet-bix?” Jamie stared down at his soggy weet bix and heard his mother's reply,

“Jamie!! Come on, I told you to get out of bed but you wouldn’t and that’s what you get... your weet-bix go all soggy!!”

Jamie whined, “MUM!! You know I’m extremely shy and I don’t like getting up for school on an occasional day like this! Mum my teacher told me she has critical news for me!!”

“Yes, yes yes!!” Jamie’s mum sighed. Jamie got on with eating his weet-bix and strolled down the road to his school; he attended Browns Bay school, (a school that was nearby Jamie’s house) and was a year 6. He was feeling concerned as his teacher had told him yesterday she had critical news for Jamie!! His tummy didn’t feel so good; Jamie’s tummy was a cement mixer of distaster… As Jamie plodded through the creaky school gates he spotted his friend Max.

“Max!!” Jamie shouted in excitement.

Max replied anxiously, “Ahhh, Jamie, I have news!!”

“WHAT!!” Jamie yelled.

Max sighed, “Well Jamie, I have the talent show slips that came out yesterday… and it says, everyone must perform a piece for the principal at least 30 seconds!!” Suddenly Jamie vomited orange carrot stew, it oozed out everywhere on the school path!! What was Jamie to do?

As Jamie prepared for the first audition, he was shaking even telling his mum what song he would sing. Jamie felt tragically nervous. He realised he was going to have to start slowly to build up confidence!!

Slowly the time came around: the talent show auditions. Jamie was building up his confidence over a long time; now he was able to actually perform to his mother. The hipster song Jamie chose to sing was ‘Over the Castle on the Hill’ by his all time favourite singer (Ed Sheeran). He loved this song as it got him into his own personal jammy groove and he was like a dancing giraffe. But Jamie just didn’t have to perform in front of one person; he had to perform in front an important pers- the grumpy and stressed out principal (Mr. Kadett). Mr Kadett always had a sullen scowl on his face and had a deep husky growl. Jamie was agitated and was not feeling very good!!

A few days passed and it was time for the first audition, Jamie felt he was ready to belt out a tuneful song but he felt still so nervous. The other confident kids who were very prepared all were laughing and joking while waiting in line. Jamie, just sighed and looked very frightened as he was called to audition. Apprehensively shaking he chattered his teeth constantly and strolled slowly to Mr. Kadett’s room to sing. As Jamie finally walked up 4 steps (it took him about 5 minutes), he lunged to the decorated X, which was put down right in the middle of Mr. Kadetts smelly and rickety office. Mr Kadett whispered loudly,

“When you’re ready buddy!!” Jamie sighed and a squeak came blurting out of his mouth. He gulped, his tummy was tense and he decided to start!!

“Over the Castle on the Hill!!” Jamie tuned. The time passed very slowly in Jamie’s mind; he did an amazing job!!

Mr. Kadett, muttered, “Well Done!! But I will decide finalist by tomorrow!! See ya!” Jamie tramped sluggishly back to his art class.

That night Jamie was twisting and turning in bed, he was hoping and praying miserably that he would not be selected to be a finalist. But if he did get in he would just have to push through the terrible  pain. For Jamie just doing the audition was bad enough!!!

The next day Jamie knew it would not be any ordinary day. Jamie again plodded to school feeling the urge of nerves just bubbling inside of him. He could just tell there would be another surprise. Once again Jamie saw Max lumbering over to him, his face was popping like a balloon!! Now Jamie knew something was up; he was positive!! Max yelped, “Yes!! Buddy!! Guess what!!”

Jamie sighed dramatically, “I got selected didn’t I!!”

Max yelled louder than ever, “YES, BUDDY. YES!!” Max’s excitement dropped and he saw Jamie looked bitter. “Max, you see I am too nervous!!” Max tried all day to encourage Jamie, he used all the tricks he knew; it just didn’t work. He knew something this bad must have been a very serious matter!!! Jamie moseyed casually home that day and was feeling a surge of  nerves and fear; his mother felt deeply for him and she tried harder than ever to cheer him up, this matter was just too strong to fix; the only person who was strong enough to fix it is Jamie!! Gradually the week passed and Jamie decided, on Friday, to just push through the miserable pain and to try his best to practice!! Jamie practiced hard and pushed himself to his limit. The effort Jamie had put into training was remarkable and it  probably would give him an advantage on the day of the talent show; if he was brave enough to perform…

Rapidly, the year moved on and everybody was revving up for a great and spectacular performance from the 12 children selected for the finals!! Jamie was ready, but still just feeling the same nerves lurking inside of him. The big and exciting day for the audience had finally come… but this day for Jamie was probably the most terrifying day of his life. Jamie strolled to school that day and yes, again, saw Max, a sprinting cheetah coming to let Jamie know something!!
“Jamie, hey buddy!!” Max yelped.

“Max, ok what’s up!!” Jamie muttered!!

“Yeah, ok, ahh, you’re lucky will be performing last-the talent show will be at morning block!” Max sighed.

“That ok!!” Jamie whispered.

Jamie and Max both hiked to the hall (where the talent show was going to be on). The twosome both went different ways; Jamie headed towards the bathroom to change into his stunning, smart outfit, Max just strolled into the hall to sit with his class!! Jamie waited painfully for the whole morning and before he knew he was up next. He was backstage as he was ready to walk up onto the big daunting stage. Jamie’s mum had an excitement jumping out of her. Mr. Kadett yelled, “Now can we please have Jamie to the stage to sing ‘Over the Castle on the Hill’ please!!” Jamie strolled 3 sudden steps and stopped… “Jamie come now!!!” Mr. Kadett screamed. Jamie took a huge deep breath… “Jamie you know what we do when people don’t come to stage!! We do the countdown!!” Mr. Kadett threatened!! “10, 9, 8!!” Mr Kadett swore. Max started to chant in the audience. “JAMIE JAMIE JAMIE JAMIE!!” Max yelped!!

The school joined in enthusiastically, “JAMIE JAMIE JAMIE JAMIE!!” The intense and deafening chanting was packing the hall with echoing sound. A vibe of excitement was bubbling inside of him; he was alive!! He realised there was nothing to be afraid of as the nest of butterflies inside of his tummy swarming around had all floated away. If the audience were wanting him to sing he would just do have to do it!! What Jamie called the stage of grief invited him along, Jamie leapt like a lion on to the squeaky and bendy stage, Jamie found a spot in the middle. Jamie was a tuneful nightingale as he felt like a million dollars. Singing was Jamie’s life and the Journey of fear taught him to be a more brave. Jamie was expressing him voice amazingly as he came to the end of the song and Mr. Kadett was making him final decision.

Soon Mr. Kadett strolled creepily to the stage to announce the top places (it took Mr. Kadett about 20 minutes to decide). Now that Jamie was more brave and could release his voice he was feeling more apprehensive than ever!! The nesting butterflies were welcomed back inside him!!

Mr. Kadett said with a straight and deep voice… “I have made my decision!!” “Ok here we go… Third place goes to: ‘The Dancing Gang!!’ who did an amazing dance with vibing moves!!” The crowd thundered with noise and all the girls in the Dancing Gang started to squeal in excitement!! “Now… Second place goes to... drumroll please: ‘The Rapping Boys!!”’ The crowd only lightly clapped for these boys as the crowd didn’t particularly like this act!! Mr. Kadett intimidated the audience as he yelled, “And now what we have been waiting for the winner of Browns Bay’s talent show!!! Drumroll…: ‘Jamie’ the boy who sang ‘Over the Castle On the Hill’!!” Jamie lumbered up to the stage to collect the glowing trophy Sprinting off the stage Jamie gave his mum a massive hug!! Jamie would remember this time for his whole life and would adore the trophy he was given.

Have you ever heard of Jamie Quinn? Well you will do soon because he has just won New Zealand’s Got Talent and is set to release his first single hit later this year. Life is a rollercoaster with many vertical drops, upside down flips, and calm parts which spread relief!! Don’t friends and their encouragement help you along those horrible parts and journeys of fear in life?

The End

Reflection

I think I did a brilliant job with my complex punctuation such as semi colons, colons and ellipses. 

From the piece of writing I learnt how to use semi  colons and change the tense for effect.

What I found difficult was when I had to find places to use brackets and colons; I had bit more of a look and found a few places to use them.

What I need to next is to start changing the tense for effect a little bit more because I only used it twice.

Reading Wheel Book 8

Fantasy

The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz!!

This book was a great fantasy book to read. There were a few made up and mystical characters in this story. Firstly there was a lion which was called the cowardly lion a lion who could talk. Next there was a Tin Woodman who owned an ax and he could talk too. Finally there was a Scarecrow who could talk too. Dorothy the main character came from Kansas and a massive cyclone traveled her across to the land of Oz. Dorothy was on the way to the wizard of Oz to tell him to get her back to Kansas. In the land of Oz there were small people called munchkins. The way Dorothy fitted in, in this land was because she had a kiss on her cheek from a Good Witch in the land of Oz. Dorothy finished her task in the end but it took a long time to figure out how to get back to Kansas!!

Joel and Brynn's Maori Conversation

Reading Wheel Book 7

Adventure and Mystery

The Secret Seven

The Secret Seven Mystery

This book was very exciting and was so well written; it was done by Enid Blyton. This book was about a bunch of kids who like solving mysteries. The children saw a girl called Elizabeth that had been missing in the news paper and wanted to get on the case!!! I thought there were so many great and exciting parts in this but the most exciting for me was this part here: 

'The light from the torch inside the house moved here and there. Then it disappeared completely, as if it had been switched off. All the watchers listened, and strained their eyes in the darkness. Now Elizabeth would be leaving the house, and they must stop her. What door-or what window would she creep from? Nothing happened. No door opened. No window creaked or rattled For ten minutes the watchers stood silent and tense.' 

I liked this passage because it made me feel tense and interested in the story. I like the gang of kids that like solving the mysteries because they are always wanting to help and like adventuring!!

Reading Wheel Book 6

Drama

The Raven

This book is a classic and drama as it had a regular person just sitting in their house on what felt like an ordinary day to me at the start. What made this interesting is that a creepy raven crept in to his house and the raven was being very creepy to the man just sitting down in his house. This book was very very dramatic as I couldn't fully understand what was going on... but it did seem weird!! 

Reading Wheel Book 5

Humor

Johnny Danger, DIY SPY

Peter Millet made this book so funny for me as he did this by making his main character Johnny Danger goofy, and silly and a little bit gross; Johnny invented bogey bombs as he used them in his mission which grossed me out!! Peter Millet also made it funny the way Johnny's partner in his mission always reacted when Johnny did something gross like use bogey bombs!! 

This is when Johnny ate a pill and farted to escape a pool of piranhas. The pill would make him do a terrible fart so he could escape Dr. Disastrous's evil pool of death!! 

Cross Country

In creep cautiously into my room and roll slowly onto my bed as I enhance the warm blankets towards me. My new teddy bear is all pleasant and ready… MY SICK BUCKET. Substantially my stomach is turning like a rollercoaster. I am as light as a balloon as that forces me to drift, I feel wavy… eerie, kooky… I have drifted off!!!

“Ahhh where am I!!” I awaken. The year 6 boys are revved up like a pack of wolves, I am just touching the fading starting line as we are last to race. ‘BOO EE!!” The hooter like a splinter in my ear. It is ridiculously noisy!! The pack was away like some vicious hounds chasing an innocent man. My arms are chugging back and forth madly. I am bulging past people as if I deserve to be!! The sludgy mud is almost eating every step I take which is gradually slowing me down. The sun is rising tall and strong what a great day for cross country. The mighty bold first hill has challenged me.

I am off to a firm start. As I was starting to pledge along the track I have realised I’m first with a victorious lead!! My numb feet are constantly been bitten by sneaky bugs one after another!! The rancid mud is making our track like a farmyard. Still I am apprehensive of the journey ahead.

Soon enough I was calming down as I am scooting my way along as I know I have space and time. I am going quickly towards the over dressed finishing shoot, for now casually for now. Looking back anxiously I am happy to see me with a lead, a small lead. “WOW!!” I yelp!! Daichi is just behind me. I am lumbering towards the finish line as now it seemed purposeful to do so!! The rank mud is like a brown slush on our school field it’s slowing my sprint down terribly. My lungs are gasping now as I feel the ripping apart. I just slide in front of Diachi as I am proud!! My leg is coated with few coats of brown mud after the tense journey. I have the strong smelling sturdy vivid on my head saying 1!! I feel strong and bold and especially undefeatable!!

I feel crotchety as I have crumbled up my eyes as they release gently and steadily. I am exhausted. I am able to see my silky blue bed, my blankets that feel chilly like a cold winter morning. I think for a sudden moment… I feel miserable in some way which I can’t explain. I feel terribly dizzy now. I have another thinking moment… “Ahhh, Did I win!!” I mumble “OH!! But, OH NO!!” Right at that moment I leap out of bed realising what I have miserably feared!!

Having sickness on the day of cross country!!

The End

Mathletics Learning

Mathletics Learning

This week has been math week. I learnt how to divide fractions, Because of Mrs. Seth's S.C.!!
I learnt how to divide fractions in one of my teaching sessions and went back to my groups modelling book when I saw the task on Mathletics. Now I am fluent with this task as I can explain to you now...

Question

1/4 divided by 1/2

1. So on the second fraction you swap the numerator and denominator.

2. Next you change the fact to times.

3. Times both the numerator and denominator

1 times 2 = 2

1 times 4 = 4

The answer - 2/4

Read Wheel Book 4

HISTORICAL

The Horrible Histories, Terrible Tudors.

There were different stories in this book and these are the times that were explained about throughout the book 1400-1600. At the start of each chapter it explained what time the Horrible History had occurred.

Back in those times the resources we have now that they didn’t have are computers and all sorts of technology.

Reading Wheel Book 3

Humor

Lately I have been reading Diary of A Wimpy Kid DOUBLE DOWN written by Jeff Kinney. This book was very humorous. 

Jeff Kinney made this book funny by thinking about what things would embarrass a child. In this book Jeff Kinney has a lot of things in this book that embarrasses a child. And Greg the main character has been through a lot of embarrassing things in the book. I feel bad for Greg!!

The most humorous part was when Greg went to a party he was invited to... But his Mum purposely came in to the party without Greg noticing but I think Greg was very embarrassed at the start seeing his Mum saying hello to his friends. 

But Greg's Mum really made herself popular at the party!!

I think this was a very good and clever book.

Reading Wheel Book 2

The Classics

I have been reading The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe. This is a classic book as well as being a fantasy book and is very adventurous. I loved how this book has magic, imaginary characters and a lot of nail biting action and a little bit of humor.

This book was first published in 1950. The author of this book is called C. S. Lewis. He was born on the 29 November 1898 in Belfast Northern Ireland's capital and died on the 22 of November 1963.

He went to Oxford University with his good friend J.R.R Tolkien who was the author of the Lord of the Rings novel.

Reading Wheel Book 1

I have read my first book for my Reading Wheel. The book is a horror book. The title is Darkmouth. The scariest part was when the main character Finn was being strangled in the water underneath a wharf. What made this creepy and very scary is that Finn's Dads oldest friend Mr Glad was the person strangling Finn. Seeing that Mr Glad was the one strangling him made it very difficult to read towards the last 30 pages!!

Chill Out!

LI:To plan where my similies and adjectives and metaphors will go in my writing.

LI:To get in the habbit of using the reverse strategy.

LI:To explain details of what I saw heard and what I am doing!

Chill Out

I’m in my bunk bed… I’m faintly twisting, huffing nervously. I see the ragged crackly wooden bunk beds. The scratchy itchy matress. The chirping owls annoying me. I am cracking up, trying to keep it a very still noise, Tyrells making the most quiet silly funny jokes.

Mr Momo, furious Mr Momo, lumbers in my cabin like a angry annoyed giant. I peek away in a dart. Close my eyes and waves of dark black nothing appears in front of me. I’m trying to pretend I’m asleep. Mr Momo roars as load as a husky… “BOYS OUT, CHILL OUT!!!” “Arrgh” I moaned, I thought I made the trick. I stroll nervously to Chill out wondering what this can be…

Mrs Milne stands there and looks very very sulky. “Boys bla bla bla bla bla!!!!” She sounded like a eagle munching on it’s food. At this moment I wasn’t even listening I was so frightened!!!

Mr Momo had a growl louder than a bear! I was going to clapse. At the moment I am more nervous than I am on cross country day!!

Mr Momo shouted loudly, “Get back inside nowwwwwww!!!”

I scampered inside feeling extremely ashamed. I deserve now to be walking on the hard crumply stone floor and to be back at my cabin from my big adventure on a mushy delicate pillow!!

I am very ashamed!

The End.

I Had The Feeling!!

I Had The Feeling!!

It was free time. I was hyped up, I’d been planning to play at free time for the whole day… MARKO POLO!!! I welcomed a group of a few of my mates. We played down on the plain bumpy grass down where the burma trail was held. Where proudly stood the majestic bush! The crumply oak tree stood like a wonky twig. My mates and I could hear the furios noise of wolves which where actually brain killing crickets!!! The scruffy grass made me itch my delicate toes. The moist dirt squeezed soggy wet jew through my toes and cleared out my  stinky and atrotiuos TOE JAM!! The time that made this memorable was when was making all of my friends shriek so hard! What made my mates laugh was when I was on the bumpy uneven mushy dirt that made my feet get soaked and all that did was make me go tumbling and twisting along the grass! But the funny part is all this time I was blindfolded! At one point when Tai tagged me I tripped… SMODGED MYSLEF IN THE DIRT!!! And managed to capture a tangy and gross… a piece of soggy warm… GRASS!! At this moment in time I just had the feeling that I was the greatest of all time…

COMEDIAN!!

My Imagination

My Imagination

I wake up in  the morning feeling drained out and I felt bad!

Expecting dry old Weet-Bix from the rusty tin.

I strolled down the hallway as my brother howls at me! Nothing can change my atrotious mood now, apart from a devine scrumptious 5 star hotel breakfast.

I fell flattened straight on the carpet!! I thought I knocked myself out!!! I expanded my imagination and dreamed that my Mum had cooked me steaming sizzling chocolate and strawberry crepes.

I was sitting at head of the table. I was almost ready to walk up the staircase of crepes that had been served to me, I feel that I’m in CANDY LAND! Melting chocolate inside of the folded crepes drizzling like a waterfall.

Melts in my mouth with the boiling chocolate sliding down my throat. It’s like flying crepes. But before I can finish my crepes....

I wake up and I’ve started eating my awful soggy Weet-Bix!

I whine, “OH NO!!! They actually have gone soggy!”

The End!

A Wasted Saturday Short Story!

Wasted Saturday!

By Joel Bird!

Still like I was trying the insane manican challenge. Lying like a flat pancake in bed. Miserable day ahead, this is supposed to be my break from homework! Wondering when my mum would force me to do appaling homework again… 17 pages of math! NO MISTAKES that was clear!!!

Forlorn but relaxed like I was in a deserted empty classroom! The gloomy ticking of the illusional clock made me close my eyes and IMAGINE things that would never happen! The rough teddy bear next to me had a surface that felt like bark from the crowded playgrounds!!

Mums stressing like a freak, scampering from room to room! Tripping crazily on bumpy chairs like a foolish monkey!

I’m still trying to dream! Clicking of the disturbing mouse made it even more difficult to sleep dreamily. Dad was gradually finishing tough work on his chunky masive desktop! Everyones having a tiring time especially me!!!

“BEEP, BEEP” Went cruel clock! Mum roared, “TIMES UP BACK TO MATH!!” I groaned “Ohhhh five minutes Pleaseeeeee!”

What a wasted Saturday!

The End