(Click on the link to check out our class blog and some photos of the day)
26.11.24 - 29.11.24
Use the above brainstorm as a guide to support your plan about our science trip to Kaitaia College.
You need to choose some of the observations you made and some of the activities you did to write about in each area of Science that Mr Rodger taught us i.e. biology, chemistry and physics.
Think about how you will start your piece of writing. How can you hook the reader in from the beginning?
Elaborate on your ideas by adding interesting details.
Use science specific vocabuary to add interest to your writing.
Re-read each sentence to make sure your writing makes sense.
Check your spelling and punctuation.
Science with Sylvie's Dad
We are sharing our science experience at Kaitaia College.
Tags - Kaitaia College, Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Type your Science with Sylvie's Dad writing into your blog.
Add at least 6 photos
Check your spelling and punctuation.
Postcards are a great way to keep in touch when you are away on holiday and you want to send a message to someone. They usually have a picture on one side and you write a message on the other side.
WALT to share something interesting about our holiday using question words and quality vocabulary;
Who?
Where?
What?
PLANNING/WRITING - in RED WRITING BOOK
Think about what you did in the holidays using question words - WHO, WHERE and WHAT to generate ideas.
Choose who you are going to write your postcard to. It might be a friend or someone in your whānau.
Re-Craft/ Edit/ C3B4Me/ Teacher
PUBLISH
Persuasive Writing - Speeches
WALT share our opinion about a topic in a persuasive way.
Tags - Persuasive Writing, Speeches
Copy and paste your writing into your blog.
Add your video once the green screen is completed.
Check your spelling and punctuation.
Let's say a HUGE NGĀ MIHI to Sir to celebrate his 30 Years of Principal at Paparore School.
Writing Outcome: We will write letters to Sir to tell him why he deserves the Caught Being Good Principal Award.
PLANNING in red book - using question words and your senses to generate ideas.
Think about the following question words to help you with your ideas ...
WHAT does Sir do which makes him a wonderful principal?
WHO does Sir help and support?
HOW did you feel about Sir?
Elaborate on your ideas by adding interesting details.
Use quality vocab to add interest to your writing.
Re-read each sentence to make sure your writing makes sense.
Check your spelling and punctuation.
We have had such a wonderful experience taking part in Toi Oho and our last Toi Oho session is next week (Week 9)!
Let's say ngā mihi to our kaiako by sharing what we have enjoyed most about taking part in Toi Oho.
Writing Outcome: We are sharing WHAT we have enjoyed most about Toi Oho and WHY we have enjoyed it.
PLANNING in red book - using question words and your senses to generate ideas.
Think about the following question words to help you with your ideas ...
WHO were you working with?
WHAT were you doing?
WHERE were you taking part in activities?
HOW did you feel?
Elaborate on your ideas by adding interesting details.
Use quality vocab to add interest to your writing.
Re-read each sentence to make sure your writing makes sense.
Check your spelling and punctuation.
WALT share our opinion about a topic in a persuasive way.
Choose a topic to write about
Do you agree or disagree with the statement?
Think of 3-5 reasons why you agree or disagree with the statement and add details to support your opinion.
We are going to write a poem about moving from
Ngahuru (Autumn) to Kotoke (Winter) and into the Māori New Year.
Brainstorm ideas for positive things about winter.
Brainstorm ideas for things that signify autumn.
We can record our ideas on a T chart.
We will share our ideas as a class and you will select your four ideas for your poem from our chart.
Learning Outcome: We are learning to write a descriptive recount of the 'House of Cards' disco.
Planning - using question words and your senses to generate ideas.
Think about the following question words to help you with your ideas ...
WHO?
WHAT?
WHERE?
WHY?
HOW?
Elaborate on your ideas by adding interesting details.
Use quality vocab to add interest to your writing.
Re-read each sentence to make sure your writing makes sense.
Check your spelling and punctuation.
Learning Outcome: We are learning to write a descriptive recount of the 'House of Cards' disco.
Planning - using question words and your senses to generate ideas.
Think about the following question words to help you with your ideas ...
WHO?
WHAT?
WHERE?
WHY?
HOW?
Elaborate on your ideas by adding interesting details.
Use quality vocab to add interest to your writing.
Re-read each sentence to make sure your writing makes sense.
Check your spelling and punctuation.
'House of Cards' Disco
We are learning to write a descriptive recount of the 'House of Cards' disco.
Tags - Writing, Disco, Community, School Values
Copy and paste your writing into your blog.
Add 2-3 photos from the disco
Check your spelling and punctuation.
Our writing goal is to write a vivid description that creates a strong image in the reader’s mind.
To be successful we will ….
include sufficient detail to give our reader a clear image of the moment;
put events in a logical sequence;
select and use words and phrases that built a clear picture in the reader’s mind and use onomatopoeia;
engage our reader with a strong beginning and a satisfying conclusion.
WALT write a 'Moment in Time’. A Moment in Time encourages students to add detail to their writing using the senses.
Students will use the planning sheet to describe their moment in time at. What do you hear and see? How do you feel? What were you thinking?
- Rippa Rugby
- Saturday Sport
- School Sports
Moment in Time - Rippa Rugby
We are learning to write a 'Moment in Time' which creates a vivid image in our reader’s mind.
Labels - Writing, Moment in Time, Rippa Rugby
Copy and paste your writing into your blog.
Add 1-2 photos from Rippa rugby.
Check your spelling and punctuation.
We are going to write a short moment in time using the activity we did with Whaea Jen last week.
Whaea Jen asked us to listen to the music and move in a way that we thought matched the music. This video shows the class dancing like robots. Watch the video and think about how you would describe that moment in time. What language features will you use? How will you help your audience to imagine the music you are listening to?
Use of onomatopeia is important in this piece of writing. Write 3-5 sentences to create an image of this video in your readers mind.
Moment in Time - Music with Whaea Jen
We are learning to write a 'Moment in Time' using our robot dancing music experience with Whaea Jen.
Labels - Writing, Moment in Time, Music with Whaea Jen.
FIRST DRAFT - Type your writing into your post.
DLO - copy this embed code. <iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DIA9p2hajXpu7-Ut9J1rSwKfeiA7dGkT/preview" width="640" height="480" allow="autoplay"></iframe>
In your blog post; add media, insert embed code
Check your spelling and punctuation.
We had a wonderful camp and now it is time to thank the people that made it happen!
Learning Outcome: We are learning to elaborate (add details) and use quality vocabulary in our writing.
Planning
To be successful in my writing I need to ...
Plan what I am going to write.
Elaborate - add details to my writing
Use quality vocabulary.
Use correct punctuation . “” A ! ? and spell my ‘fast words’ correctly!
Free Writing Friday is all about writing about things that interest you.
Get creative or write about things that you know and love.
If you can't think of anything to write about why not use a photo prompt from our 'Free Writing Friday' folder on our shared drive.
You could choose a prompt from the 'Free Writing Friday' document or from the list below.
Write a story about your favorite animal.
Write about a camp or holiday you went on.
Write about a thing that you are scared of and why it frightens you.
Write a story about your dream pet.
Write about your best friend.
Write about the nicest thing you have done for your friends.
How would you make this world a better place?
What would you do if you were the Prime Minister of NZ?
Imagine a new animal that no one has ever seen before. Explain how it looks, what it eats and what it does in the world.
What are the responsibilities of having a pet?
Explanation writing is a genre of non-fiction writing that explains how or why something happens.