Terise+Term+3

Here are some snippets from my Literacy Circle reading group - a video and some audio. We watched and listened to these to see if we were letting others speak at their turn and respecting their opinions.  media type="youtube" key="QxVttAQPPII?version=3" height="315" width="560" media type="youtube" key="1jFynJ_Yvco?version=3" height="315" width="420" Here is my 'Boy Overboard' poster.



In class we have been working on writing an explanation. Here is my explanation on why drugs and alcohol are bad and what they do to a human system: This is my evaluation for my final understanding of the three main concepts of our Inquiry topic, 'The World's In Our Hands' Here is the advertisement I made with Blake (from Room 16) and Michael. This is for our itinerary. media type="youtube" key="JPDG3hkgnqA?version=3" height="315" width="560"
 * Addition facts to 20 √
 * Subtraction facts from 20 √
 * Multiplication facts of 2 √
 * Multiplication facts of 5 √
 * Multiplication facts of 10 √
 * Division facts of 2 √
 * Division facts of 5 √
 * Division facts of 10 √
 * Groups of 100s that add to 1000 √
 * Groups of 100s that are subtracted from 1000 √
 * Rounding to the nearest ten √
 * Rounding to the nearest hundred √
 * Subtraction facts up to 20 √
 * Multiplication facts for 3, 4 and 6
 * Multiplication facts for 7, 8 and 9
 * Division facts for 2 and 3 √
 * Division facts for 4 and 9 √
 * Multiplication facts of 10’s √
 * Multiplication facts of 100’s √
 * Multiplication facts of 1000’s √
 * Rounding up to 2 decimal places to nearest whole number √
 * Division facts for 5, 7, 8
 * Convert ½, ¼, 1/5 1/10 to percentages and vice versa √
 * Convert ½, ¼, 1/5 1/10 to decimals and vice versa √
 * Convert 50%, 25%, 10%, 20% to decimals and vice versa √
 * Square numbers to 100
 * Common multiples of numbers to 10
 * Rounding to the nearest tenth √
 * Identify factors of numbers to 100
 * Know the dividing rules for 2,3,5,9,10

Here is my evaluation for the mask I created last term. This is also on my Term 2 page. Our class went to Te Manawa to study French Art and different eras of art. While we were there we made our own replicas of famous art pieces and styles!

GYMNASTICS: In gymnastics I want to: - Learn to do a forward roll. - Jump over the vault. - Get on the beam without a chair. media type="youtube" key="sl2QqUqAzIk?version=3" height="345" width="560" align="center"

RESPECT: I think I need to show more respect when people are talking in front of an audience, and show more respect for people's opinions. But they also need to respect mine. RESPONSIBILITY: I need to show more responsibility for my learning and work hard on the things I lack, even if I don't enjoy them. HONESTY: I need to admit my flaws and work on my weak points in school, as well as admit what I am good at. PERSEVERANCE: I need to keep trying to get all my work done and persevere with the things I don't particularly enjoy, such as homework. I need to try my hardest at every task given. INITIATIVE: I think I show initiative reasonably well. But I think I assume things a bit too much and need to ask people more. RESPONSIBILITY: When I do something wrong I tend to try and find an explanation or a way out of it. I need to work on owning up and not trying to find my way out of it. RESILIENCE: I’m a big supporter of ‘Never Say Never’ and I think I show this well. But when it comes to things I’m not particularly good at I still seem to try and find a way out. I need to give it a go anyway and still try my hardest. PRODUCTION: Our production, 'Right Here, Right Now!' was a great success. Following two posties delivering invitations to different countries for the rugby world cup, my family and friends said was a very entertaining show. Our class did a performance on France. We had different people doing different things on stage. There were Can-Can dancers, Mimers, Gymnasts and Bakers. I was a Baker. I had to compare my bread and treats with other bakers and offered them to the audience. Though our group kept putting our backs to the audience, we did well on the night. Our performance was very effective. A video will be up soon! HOUSE SPORT: I think House Sport went well for Rimu. We did very well in Soccer, being the runner-ups in the competition. We did well in Rippa Rugby for the resources we had, and same with Hockey. Netball didn't go that great because our team was made up of junior players. But overall Rimu did very well. If only we had come first instead of second! TERM 3: Term 3 has been a very full-on term. With Production, we didn't get much time to do other things. But I think I did well in stepping up as a leader and organizing teams and helping others. I honestly can't remember half the things we did, we did so much! I enjoyed exploring Drugs and Alcohol in the Mobile Classroom and researching art and experimenting with different styles. I'm kind of freaking out for next term, with Year 8 Dinner on it's way. I can't believe my time at Whakarongo is nearly up! The Life Education Trust Mobile Classroom has recently stopped by our school. There we learned about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Here is a music video Michael and I made, based on the information we learned. media type="youtube" key="hP5DGUx8h_g?version=3" height="345" width="560" Here is my slideshow for my Parent/Teacher/Child interview. Click on the image below to read it.

For our homework assignment: 'Leisure is important to our culture.' We had to: I am doing social networking and the internet. This is a very big part of our leisure time all around the world, especially for teenagers. Here is my planning:  I have recently changed my questions to make them easier to understand and research. They are: - What are some things people do for leisure online? - How do people connect with others online? - How does Social Networking let us relax? - What age group uses Social Networking the most? - How did Social Networking all start out? I hope these questions will make this easier for me as my last ones were very broad and hard to research. Here is my presentation on Social Networking. Please click the image below:
 * research an area of interest ie History of Rugby, Netball, Famous Players, Different types of leisure that people do and so on that relates to the topic
 * Brainstorm your ideas about what you already know - words you know, group your words (like we have in class)
 * Set yourself some questions - what do you think people would like to know about your area of choice, what information would be relevant, how could you share it? What don't you know?
 * Upload all this planning to your wiki page - I really want to see your planning process - use the thinking hats to help you order and with your questions
 * Research it using a variety of tools - library/people/computer
 * Present it any way you like - digitally, hard copy, poster, presentation, something you make
 * Share it with the class - and teach them something.