24. Reading (Save The World)

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For reading this week we have been reading the book “The plastic free challenge” I will tell you  have to save the world. Saving the world is something everyone can help with, even kids! One simple way is by recycling, which helps keep trash out of landfills and protects the planet. Another easy step is saving water, like turning off the tap while brushing your teeth. Planting trees is also a great way to help, as they clean the air and provide homes for animals. Using less plastic by bringing reusable bags or water bottles reduces pollution. Turning off lights when you’re not using them helps save energy, and picking up litter keeps your community clean. Finally, walking or biking instead of driving helps keep the air fresh. Every little action counts, and together, we can make a big difference!

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Little Red Riding Wolf

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WALHT Write a different ending for stories we know 

Our teacher is reading Little Red Riding Wolf this is an alternative to L.R.R.H

What I know about Little Red Riding Hood

  • Little red riding hood grandmother gets eaten by the BIG BAD WOLF 
  • Little red riding hood goes for a walk in the forest

 

Here is my story:

Once upon a time, Little Red Riding Wolf was on her way to visit her Granny Wolf. She had baked some yummy blueberry muffins and wanted to thank her for a lovely hat. As Little Red Riding Wolf skipped through the woods, she met a girl taller than the trees. The girl asked where Little Red Riding Wolf was going. The wolf replied, “I’m going to my Granny’s house!” The big bad girl had a sneaky idea: she wanted to steal the muffins!

So she took a shortcut to Granny Wolf’s house, knowing Little Red Riding Wolf was still walking. When she reached the house, the big bad girl found Granny Wolf and quickly hid her in a cupboard, locking the door. Then, she looked out the window and saw Little Red Riding Wolf picking flowers and singing. To trick Little Red Riding Wolf, the big bad girl found an old dress and a wig that Granny Wolf barely wore.

When Little Red Riding Wolf arrived, she called out, “Oh, Granny Wolf, I bought blueberry muffins, your favorite!” The big bad girl snuggled under the covers and replied, “Oh, dear, I’m upstairs in my room!” Curious, Little Red Riding Wolf went to the bedroom and noticed the big bad girl’s small feet. “Oh, Granny Wolf, what small feet you have!” she said. The big bad girl, feeling scared, replied, “I haven’t been growing, that’s why!”

Then Little Red Riding Wolf looked at her ears. “Oh, Granny Wolf, such small ears you have!” The big bad girl answered, “I think it’s because I haven’t been listening much.” Next, Little Red Riding Wolf pointed at her nose. “Oh, Granny, such a small nose you have!” “It’s because I haven’t been breathing through my nose,” said the big bad girl nervously. Now feeling suspicious, Little Red Riding Wolf decided to pull back the blanket. She was shocked to see the big bad girl pretending to be her granny! “Leave my Granny alone!” she shouted. The big bad girl got scared and ran away as fast as she could.

THE END

The True Story Of (The Three Little Pigs)

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This week, we worked on writing the ending of the true story of the three little pigs. We only had 2 or 3 days to finish it, so it was a little challenging for me! Here is my writing that I wrote

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I walked up the hill farther than the others. I thought to myself that this pig must be smarter than the ones I had eaten. I knocked on the brick house, but no one answered. I called out, “Mr. Pig, Mr. Pig, are you in?” Suddenly, I heard the pig’s voice from inside.

“Go away, you little rascal! Get back to where you came from!” I sighed, thinking he probably had a whole bowl of sugar but wouldn’t share even a tiny bit for my grandma’s birthday cake. Just as I was about to head home and make something else instead of a cake, I felt a chill in the air.

Determined, I huffed and puffed again, but the pig’s strong brick house didn’t move, unlike his brothers’ houses of straw and sticks. I was starting to feel a little defeated when an idea came to me. Instead of trying to blow the house down,

maybe I could ask nicely. So, I took a deep breath and knocked again, this time gently. “Mr. Pig, please! I just need a little sugar for my grandma’s cake. It’s her birthday!” I waited, hoping he might be in a better mood this time.

Engineering

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This week in engineering class, our project was to build a Spitfire plane using recycled materials. Our teacher, Tanya, provided us with things like cardboard, sticks, and other supplies. We built our plane, and even though it looks cool and kind of like a real Spitfire, it doesn’t fly as well as the real one. We’ve tested it a few times and we just need to add a few more things to make it better. We got to present our plane next week Wednesday so
I hope it goes well so wish me luck.

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Talking To The River Photographs

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For our reading group, we chose the book “Talking to the River” as our first book to read. Every Monday, we pick a new book to enjoy together. To start, we did an activity called “I Noticed.” This means we looked through the book by just flipping through the pages quickly and wrote down interesting things we saw or thought about. It could be pictures, titles, or even just the way the book looked. Then, we did another activity called “New Terms to Me.” This means we looked for words in the book that we didn’t understand yet. We wrote down these tricky words and tried to figure out what they mean so we could understand the story better. This helps us enjoy the book more and learn new things!

Here Is My Work

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Scratch

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For Maths, we’ve been learning about triangles using an app called Scratch, which is like a fun way to code on the Chromebooks. We’ve been working with different kinds of triangles, and here’s what we’ve learned:

Equilateral Triangle: This triangle has three sides that are all exactly the same length. Imagine a triangle where every side is like a piece of string that’s the same size.

Isosceles Triangle: This triangle has two sides that are the same length, and one side that’s different. Picture a triangle where two sides are the same size, and the third side is a different size.

Scalene Triangle: This triangle has all three sides that are different lengths. Think of a triangle where none of the sides are the same length.

Right-Angle Triangle: This triangle has one corner that makes a perfect square corner, or 90 degrees. Imagine a triangle where one of the corners looks like the corner of a piece of paper.

Working on these triangles with Scratch was a lot of fun but also a bit challenging. If you ever get stuck, remember it’s totally okay to ask for help! Here is my work

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Photographs King & Country

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For reading’s focus I moved into another group because I think that there was a boy in my old group he was annoying so our teacher put me into the highest group. I was nervous begin into another group but I manged to keep it down we had to chose a book the book our group chose was King And Country we had to do the I noticed, new term to me, the I wonder and I recognise. I managed to finish all of them then after that we had to go into groups of 2 to work on the King and Country book, but in one of the activities we had to do was to recreate a photo from the book. Here is my work

if you want to go look at the photo we recreated go to slide 7

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Koru Art PT2

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For our art we did Koru’s you might have read my other post about Koru but that was just a draft this one I am going to show you is my real one that draft one was to give me ideas to what I am going to do on my real one. I have explained what it is in my other post about Koru so if you didn’t read my other post I will explain what it is a koru is a cool spiral shape from New Zealand. It means starting new things, growing, and living happily together. You can find it in Māori art, and it shows how life keeps changing and moving forward. I haven’;’t quite finished but I will give you an update so that you can see my piece of art. Here is my draft I forgot to show you because my real one I am doing right now isn’t  finished so here it is

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Novel Study – Maze Runner

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We are learning about hyperbole, which is another term for exaggeration. Here’s the example I chose to explain:

If you don’t know what is a Hyperbole it is when you say something that’s way more than what’s true, just to make it sound more interesting. For example, if you say, “I’m so tired I could sleep for a year,” you don’t really mean you’ll sleep for a whole year. You just mean you’re really tired!

This is an exaggeration because while we might lose something like a pencil or a piece of clothing, losing your mind would imply physically removing it from your head and taking it out of your thoughts, which isn’t quite the same thing.

Science Experiment

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This week for engineering, we worked on a project about Mechanical Engineering. First, we did had to guess how much weight a Mechanical hand could hold. The main task was to create our own Mechanical hand. On Mondays at 12:30, we start by tidying up, then we walk to Papakura Intermediate School. There, teachers help us learn, create, and share our work. That’s when we made our Mechanical hands. Before we began, our teacher let us choose a colour of paper. I picked cream, and then we got into groups. Our teacher gave us instructions on how to make the hand. I didn’t finish mine because I was busy helping others, but I did make a DLO (Digital Learning Object) to show what we did. Here it is

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