Tenses | Writing

Tenses are three things that tell about an action. There are 12 different types of tenses.

The three things that tell about an action are completion, continuance and time. Time includes past, present and future. Past is something that has already happened. Present is something that is happening at the time of speaking and future is something that has not happened.

Continuance includes: simple and continuous. Simple is one specific thing and continuous is still happening.

Completion includes perfect. Perfect is a finished action. It is not the same as past, but something can be in the past but it may not be completed.

The types of tenses are: past simple, present simple, future simple, past continuous, present continuous, future continuous, past perfect, present perfect, future perfect, past perfect continuous, present perfect continuous and future perfect continuous.

The 12 different tenses help us with understanding what type of tenses to use in conversations

LI: To learn about verb tense.

Maori

For Maori we had to find some photos about different Maori phrases

'Hiamoe' means sleepy, 'Hiakai' means hungry, 'Ongaonga' means disgusted, 'Wera' means hot, 'Manahau' means happy and 'Manaaki' means support.

We used the Maori dictionary to help us understand the meaning of the words.

This is a work and progress and there will be updates on the document later.

LI: To understand the different Maori words for feelings.

Questioning | Reading

I identified four different question types. The questions were right there, think and search, author and me, and on my own. 

I answered the think and search, right there and author and me questions by scanning and skimming the text for hints. I answered the on my own question by using my prior knowledge to come up with an answer.

I put the first question (what is the drinking water company's name?) question under the right there slide. I looked at pages 1 and 2 because I thought the answer would be in the beginning of the book and I got that question correct.

I put the second question (what does the water tank code do?) in the think and search slide. I looked in pages 2-3 because if the name company was in the beginning of the book then I could read a little bit further into the book. The answer was correct.

I put the third question (why doesn't Ryder's family have as much water as the Carter family?) in the author and me slide. I looked in page 2 because there were hints of how Ryder's sister's school clothes weren't clean. The answer was correct.

I put the last question (what do you think happened to Ryder?) in the on my own slide. I did this because there were no hints in the book about what happened to Ryder.

I thought this task was kind of easy because I've already learn't about the question types before.

LI: To identify the question types.

Inferring | Reading

Inferring is using prior knowledge to find out information that was not stated.

To infer people often start by identifying the image or text. If someone was inferring something about this image:

First, start with inferring by using prior knowledge. Someone may have prior knowledge that the person has running shoes/shorts and a baton. Batons are used only in relay races. They might also observe that the person is on a track.

By using prior knowledge, that person could then make an inference: "I infer that somebody is about to do a relay race".

LI: To infer information that is not stated.

Fractions and Decimals | Maths

Fractions are a whole that has been divided equally amongst people. Decimals are numbers that are less than one.

Fractions are how people divide whole objects. For example there is 1 donut and someone is trying to share the donut with everyone. If there are 6 people that want donuts. First people cut the donut in to thirds. Then they cut the thirds in half and it makes 6 pieces of donuts. Which is also called sixths.

There are two parts of a fraction and they are the numerator and denominater. The denominater is the number on the bottom which represents how many people want of that whole. The numerator is the top number and they represent how many pieces of the whole you have.

Fractions can be converted into decimals as shown below, but if the numerator is bigger than the denominator then it goes to the one column, like shon below.
The numerator can go up depending on how many pieces you have. The denominator of all fractions can go up depending on how many people want of the whole object.

 

LI: To investigate fractions and decimals.


 

Comments Thread

LI: To create a smart comment
This week in commenting I commented on my friend Leon's blog. In a comment you must include, a piece of advice or a compliment and a dialogic question ( A question that you can make a conversation out of ).

I enjoyed commenting on my friends blog, and him actually responding with a comment.

SSR Selfie

This week for SSR Selfie my book was called Heat. My book is non-fiction book and it tells you about heat, and some fun facts about about heat. Like how ashphalt roads expand when its a cold night but contract when its a hot day.

LI: To summarise and retell a text.

Masking Art | Artwork

In art we made geometric art using the masking tape technique. Geometric means easy and simple shapes. Masking means covering an area of something.

First we practised sectioning parts off digitally inside a Google Drawing to get an idea of how to section off pieces of the paper.

Next we moved onto the real copy. We first created the border. After that we sectioned off pieces. The technique we used was to section off big parts then divide them into smaller parts.

After that we started colouring. To colour in the sections we moved the pastels in one direction to give a sharp look to our shapes.

I think the art turned out really good at the end, but I think I could do better, other than that the activity was really fun.

LI: To create geometric art using the masking technique.

Basic Facts Boxes

This week for basic facts I had to answer questions that are related to addition, subtraction, multiplacation and division. I did Addition up to 100 because I wanted to challenge myself.

LI: To remember basic maths facts.

Volleyball | Kiwi Sport

Setting is a kind of toss/throw and a ready position in volleyball.

The technique for setting is having one foot infront of the other slightly bent because it keeps players balanced. The feet should also stick to the ground.


To push the ball upwards have bent elbows above your head, and your fingers making a diamond shape.

The knees also need to go from a bent to a straight position so that it propels the ball.

Make sure that when setting the ball ends up above the players head.

Setting is a nice and easy part of volleyball for beginners.

LI: To learn the technique of setting.

Light and sound vocabulary | Find, Draw, Animate, Act | Inquiry

In our inquiry session we were learning about the vocabulary of light and sound. Sound is the vibrations that 

can be heard by someone or something. Light is energy that makes things visible.

We first aligned words to the correct meaning. For example a word was transparent. We connected the 

meaning which was 'light can travel through'. My group and I understood the meaning because we had 

prior knowledge of transparent. There were three sites that could help us understand the defintion of the 

words.

Our second activity was to find, draw, animate and act four words from the vocabulary list. We 

found photos of the words and wrote the definition of it. We drew the picture of a word. We animated the 
words that we couldn't get a picture of. Then for act we made a video of words that we also could not find a picture of.

I enjoyed this activity and learned the meaning of some words.

LI: To learn the vocabulary of light and sound.

Maori Numbers to 100

For Maori we created a number chain to 100 starting from 1 in Te Reo Maori.

'Tekau' means 10/ten, so rua ( 2/two ) tekau means 20. Rua tekau ( 20/twenty ) ma tahi ( 1/one ) means 21/twenty one. When you write 100 it is spelt kotahi rau.

We also filled out questions for our daily routine, questions like He aha te ra? ( Whats the date? ), He aha huarere ( What's the weather? ), Kei te pehea koe ( How do you feel? ).

This activity was fun and educational because I learn't some new things like 100 in te reo maori is kotahi rau. I also learn't some different answers for how I feel in Te Reo Maori.


LI: To create a number chart in Te Reo Maori.

Measurement Volume and Capacity | Maths

Volume is the space inside a 3D ( 3 dimensional ) object, to find out somethings volume you multiply the height, width and length of the object. Capacity is how much liquid a three dimensional object can fit inside it. 

For example if the length, height and width of a cube were 5cm then you would do 5 x 5 x 5 = 25. The volume of the cube is 25cm3

Estimation is an educated guess on something. For example, measuring a table with pencils and the result could be 10 pencils, then measure the pencil on a ruler. Then estimating it can be easier and close to the actual result.

Volume and capacity can help you with lots of different jobs, like being a builder.

Verbs | Writing

Verbs are action words, there are three different kinds of verbs. Physical verbs, mental verbs and state of being verbs.

Physical verbs are actions that include our body, for example: sprint, hover and snuggle.

Mental verbs are actions that include our head/mind, for example: visualise, picture and pray.

State of being verbs are actions that include identifying a noun, for example: be, was and am.

Verbs can help people describe actions.

LI: To learn about verbs.

Predictions | Reading

We created predictions for our reading. Predictions are an educated guess about whats going to happen in the future using the prior knowledge and clues that we already have. 

One prediction I made was that Kenzie would have to participate in a group activity. The prediction I made was correct.

Another prediction I made was that Kenzie would be more confident and tell Maddie Ng that she liked her. This prediction I made was incorrect, what really happened was that Kenzie told Chloe that she liked Maddie Ng instead of telling her directly.

I think this activity was educational for me because I learn't more about predicting. My predictions were pretty good because I got 6 out of 9.

LI: To predict the things to comee.

Basic Facts Boxes

This week for basic facts I had to answer questions that are related to addition, subtraction, multiplacation and division. I did Addition up to 100 because I wanted to challenge myself.

LI: To remember basic maths facts.

SSR Selfie

LI: To summarise and retell a text.
This week for SSR Selfie my book was called Human Body. My book is non-fiction book and it tells you about the human body, and some fun facts about the human body. I also had to answer questions like what the book title is, who the author is, who the illustrator or photographer is and more on the slide below.

South Pacific Beats | Reading

I created an interactive summary on the article South Pacific Beats. The article South Pacific Beats is about a designer named Rachael Hall. Rachael Hall created an instrument called the Pato. The Pato is a modernised version of the lali, a lali is a Tongan dum.

First on my interactive summary I used skimming so that I could get a general understanding of the article. By having the general understanding of the article, I re wrote it in a summary.

Next I used scanning to scan for keywords to get some details on the Pato. I also learnt new words I didn't know already, like: motif, rejuvanate and amplify.

Lastly I made a vocabulary list on some words that readers might not know.

I enjoyed this activity because I got to learn about the backstory on how Rachael Hall made the Pato.

LI: To create an interactive summary on the article South Pacific Beats.

Properties of light | Inquiry

 Light is created from a source of energy. Lights has lots of properties.

The first property light has is that it can be blocked by opaque  objects ( not see through ). This can be shown by getting a slit of wood that blocks the path of a flashlight.

The secound property light has is that it can be reflected. This can be shown by using a mirror to reflect the light from a flashlight.

The third property light has is it can change directions.This can be shown by using a glass cup that is infront of a flashlight that is on.

LI: To observe the properties of light.

Plurals | Writing

A plural shows that there is more than one person. The correct spelling of plurals usually depends on what letter the singular noun ends on.

To make nouns plural add an s to the end, for example pen/pens, flame/flames and scissor/scissors.

If a noun ends in s, sh or ss add es to make it plural for example bus/buses, fish/fishes and marsh/marshes.

Plurals can help people with there spelling.

Measurement Weight | Maths

Weight is how heavy an object is. The three standard forms of weight are grams ( g ), kilograms ( kg ) and tonnes ( T ). Common tools for measuring somethings weight are: scales or neuton scales.

Estimation is an educated guess on something. For example, measuring a table with pencils and the result could be 10 pencils, then measure the pencil on a ruler. Then esimating it can be easier and close to the actual result.

To convert grams into kilograms you divide it by 1000 (÷1000). If you're converting kilograms into tonnes then you divide it by 1000 (÷1000). For example figuring out that a table weighs 500 grams. You then divide 500 by 1000 to convert it into kilograms ( 500÷1000 = 0.5 ). Same go's for converting kilograms into tonnes. ( 0.5 ÷ 1000 = 0.0005 )