Matariki

We are learning all about Matariki. 

What did I find interesting? 
Want I found interesting that there was a story called The 7 fish of Matariki. 

Why did I think it was interesting? 
It was interesting because I never herd that story before and because it is cool. 

Was there anything that surprised me in my learning?
Pleiades are another name for Matariki.  

What did I enjoy doing the most? 
I enjoyed doing the scratch.  Take a look.

click on this link to see my scratch

Learning Reflection - What did I do well? 
I think it was making my scratch.  I was able to use my mouse a lot better and I had help from my friend Tuva-Lisa. 

What was tricky? My Scratch

What could I do better next time? Work on my characters moving and talking in scratch.
I really enjoyed scratch.

Flying my Matariki Kite.

Learning about Matariki and doing the artwork was so cool.  I had fun flying my kite.

Celebrating Puanga at Ramanui

WALT to use the main ideas to summarise the text.
Write 3 sentences about your learning.

What did you enjoy?

I enjoyed reading about the feast because it looks interesting and delicious.

What surprised you?
That there was a humongous hakari [feast] and that the school can't see the Matariki stars.

What was the most interesting thing you learnt?
That the school did a time capsule and they put interesting things in it. I might try to do one too.

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Learning Reflection -

What did I do well?
Reading the contents of the book and keeping the information in my brain.

What was tricky?
Some of the Maori words.


How can I extend myself next time?
Keep leaning Maori words.

SJ L2 2017

Celebrating Puanga at Ramanui

Reading - The Plastic Free Challenge

WALT find out some of the causes, effects, and solutions for plastic pollution.

What did I do well? putting in the pictures and writing What was tricky? finding pictures with plastic on them. How can I extend myself next time? adding more writing.

Bubble Memories

We shared our bubbles memories with our class. 

We wrote about the things we liked most when we were in our bubbles.  Like who was in my bubble and what we did while we were in our bubbles. We inserted photos from explorer to share a snapshot of our bubble memories.

The Striped Invader

WALT find out some interesting facts and information about wasps.

First I found some interesting and tricky words in the text. We were skimming and scanning for five facts about wasp. I found out the nest can be huge and can have thousands of new queens in them.

Learning Reflection. Wasps are big billies

Cats - Who needs them?

WALT I have been learning about cats. Are they cute and cuddly or killers?

I still think they are cute.    

SJ Level 2 June 2014 

- Cats, Who Needs Them 

Activity 1

Use the article to answer the following questions:

1. How many pet cats are there in New Zealand?

There are nearly 1.5 million cats. ✅

2. Why do some people want to get rid of cats from New Zealand?

Because they kill native birds and animals. ✅

3. What are the three kinds of cats according to the law?

Companion cats ✅

Stray [colony] cats  ✅

Feral cats ✅

4. Why might a cat become stray?

People just dump them. ✅

5. What uses do cats have? 

They can catch mice. ✅

Activity 2

Complete the cloze activity using the words in the box. 

HINT - Highlight the word once you’ve used it.

collar   feral   microchip  popular protect neutered    birds  endangered

Cats are one of New Zealand’s most popular pets.  They provide company and comfort to many people, but they can also be killers. 

They catch small animals, and birds, and don’t care if the bird is a common sparrow or an endangered  black robin. There are three kinds of cats; companion cats, stray cats and feral cats. People have thought of many other ways to help protect our native birds and animals from cats.   One idea is to put a microchip  which contains all the owner’s details in all cats.  This means that if someone finds a lost cat it can be returned home and will not become part of the stray cat population.  Other ideas are keeping cats indoors when possible; having cats neutered  to stop them having too many kittens; putting a collar and bell on every cat and making sure all cats are well-fed and cared for. 

✅✅✅ Excellent Carrie!

Activity 3

Has this article changed the way you think about cats? 

Write 2-3 sentences to explain what you’re thinking.

I still think they are cute. But now I know that they can kill our native

birds and animals.

If you have a cat keep it inside as much as possible and keep it well fed. 

✅✅✅ Great thinking Carrie!

Conserve Water

WALT do an A-Z about conserve water using google drawing. I 

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