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Instructions:

We have been looking at pests and predators and how they impact and affect our environment. They are creating a problem for our native trees and our native birds. We have also looked at how New Zealand is wanting to be pest and predator free by 2050. This week our writing will look at all of these aspects and will be written in the form of a letter.

We have looked at how to create a persuasive piece of writing which will be important for this letter writing. You will use the writing template below for your writing. You will be writing a letter to the Minister of Conservation explaining your view on making New Zealand pest and predator free by 2050. You will need to decide if you agree with this and what you think is the best thing to do to make this happen.

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Instructions:

We have been looking at native NZ trees and how important they are to our environment. You will need to watch the video with your teacher and the class. We will then discuss the importance of trees for our environment. We will also look at what we can do to protect our trees.

We will be discussing how to create persuasive piece of writing. You will use the writing template below for your writing. We will go through the importance of introductions and conclusions.

Once you have competed the writing template and have had it checked by the teacher you will create a presentation with your information which can be presented to either a small group or the whole class.

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Instructions:

How awesome was our year 5 & 6 2017 camp?

It is now your turn to write about all the amazing, exciting and fun things you did during your camp last week!

Writing Template:

You will have a discussion with your teacher and your class about all the the fun things that happened on camp. These ideas will then be turned into a piece of writing which will tell everyone what you did and why you enjoyed it! This will be the first part of writing about camp so make sure to expand your ideas and write as much as you can as it will make part two a lot easier!

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We have been looking at how plastic bags can effect the environment. We have watched videos, read articles and even looked at a petition. Your task this week is to write a letter to Joseph McKenzie about his petition. You will need to either agree with his petition or disagree with it.

Your letter must include:

• • The correct letter format

  • What the pros of a plastic free New Zealand are

  • What the cons of a plastic free New Zealand are

  • Your opinion about "plastic free 2020"

  • What you will do to support your reasoning

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

As a class we will complete the game who am I? We will then complete a recount writing piece around this. You will need to listen carefully to the instructions. I will give you the instruction and then you will have 5 minutes to have turns with your partner about guessing who you are. We will then create a recount from this activity

Your recount must include:

• • It must be in the past tense.

  • Must be in a logical order - meaning that you cannot start taking about the end and then jump to the beginning and then the middle. It must be logical and in the order that it happened.

  • You should have correct spelling and grammar.

  • Your recount should not only tell the reader what happened but show them through the use of your words.

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

This lesson we will complete an experience as a class and then look at the features of a recount and also how to write one.

The experience that we will be doing as a class will be explained to you before you begin. This experience will be included in your recount so make sure to think about what is going on when you are being told and what you are thinking and feeling.

Your recount must include:

• • An introduction which should be 2-3 sentences long

  • Must be in past tense - so is about something that already happened.

  • Be based on the experience from class

  • It is not retelling or narrating the story it is recounting it!

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

Welcome to 2017!

It is a new year, and you need a new 'about me' on your blog!

Your 'about me' blurb represents yourself, your family, and your interests for 2017! But we also need to make sure that we are being cybersmart because anyone in the world can read this!

We want our blurbs to be:

- Different to everyone else's blurb!

- Short and sharp! = Audience appeal!

- Cybersmart

We also want our blurbs to flow. We do this by:

Using a variety of sentences! Make sure you start your sentences in different ways.

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