Monday 13 June 2016

I can use my growing wide range of academic and content-specific vocabulary to understand texts.

Year 7/8: I can use my growing wide range of academic and content-specific vocabulary to understand texts.

Name of Text: Captain Cook - Charting Our Islands

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Defintions
Surveying: to measure the shape, area, and elevation of with special instruments.

Latitude: the distance between the equator and a point north or south on the earth's surface. This distance is measured in degrees.

Longitude: distance on the earth's surface east or west of an imaginary line on the globe that goes from the north pole to the south pole and passes through Greenwich, England.

Circumnavigation: to go entirely around

Continent: one of the earth's seven major areas of land. The continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.


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Example/Non Example
When do people need to survey land?
When there building
What is Christchurch’s latitude?
43.5321° S, 172.6362° E
Does Wellington have the same longitude as Christchurch? Why or why not?
No because there not the same place
Can you take short cuts if you are circumnavigating something? Why or why not?
No because you have to entirely go around not threw
Brazil is on the continent of South America - true or false? Why?
No


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Word Associations
Countries that are on the equator are usually very warm and wet places to live
Circumnavigation ?
The council wants to build a new road
surveying
New Zealand is not one
continent
Ferdinand Magellen did this first
surveying
Greenwich, England is at 0 degrees
longitude


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Word Relationships

How might each pair of words be connected?
Latitude/Longitude
Latitude is when i think it measured in degrees and longitude  is when it goes threw when it gets measured.
Latitude/Circumnavigation
Circumnavigation means to travel all the way around the entire or an i island so like going around. And latitude is when   its expressed in degrees and minutes.


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Extended Writing
Think of a time when you had to circumnavigate something or survey something. Write a paragraph about the experience.
When we were doing fitness and me and my friend cut corners of the and we had to go around the entire feild.

Thursday 19 May 2016

Add and subtract decimals

                                         

Monday 2 May 2016

I can describe the structure of a Short Story

I can describe the structure of a Short Story

Something I have learned about the structure of short stories is: That the problem comes quickly.

After reading some short stories two things I will remember when I write my own short story are It needs to be to the point and to keep it short

Monday 11 April 2016

WALT: Apply Striking and Fielding activities in a range of sports and activities.

WALT: Apply Striking and Fielding activities in a range of sports and activities.


My Strengths


The striking strategies I was able to effectively demonstrate during the games we played were i tried using different types of bats when hitting the ball.


The throwing and catching strategies I was able to effectively demonstrate during the games we played were when catching the ball my hands were in a cup so it doesn't fall out. and when trowing it i was standing side on and directing with my arm when trowing the ball.


My Next Steps


To improve my striking of a ball I need to hit it a little bit harder because……………so i can get a better length when hitting it.

To Improve my catching and fielding I need to be more confident when catching so i don't lash out . because…………..i don't want to get hit with the ball and to not be scared of it.


The game that I enjoyed the most was Mr ladbrook's game because……………….it was really fun trying to aim and hit the ball on the other ball to get on the other side.

Saturday 2 April 2016

I can compare and contrast language and ideas between texts with similar author’s purpose.

I can compare and contrast language and ideas between texts with similar author’s purpose.

Here is an example of my learning around this

Wednesday 23 March 2016

I can gather, evaluate, and synthesise information across a small range of texts

My Doc       
First we read some articles about whether they're against or for on the flag change. They can be found on the online zone under Mr Ladbrook's Name. Then we filled in a evaluation sheet which can be found on the link above or the table under.






The current New Zealand flag doesn't have anything that represents New Zealand like the silver fern used in our famous All Blacks.
Common Knowledge
Personal Opinion
Statistics
Expert Opinion

It represents the country that our soldiers fought and died for.
Common Knowledge
Personal Opinion
Statistics
Expert Opinion
New Zealand is an individual country so we don’t need the union jack on the flag.
Common Knowledge
Personal Opinion
Statistics
Expert Opinion

It was flown at celebrations like the final of Cricket World Cup and Rugby world cup and Gallipoli
Common Knowledge
Personal Opinion
Statistics
Expert Opinion
It shows our national colour
Common Knowledge
Personal Opinion
Statistics
Expert Opinion

Our flag celebrates our connection with the sea and sky
Common Knowledge
Personal Opinion
Statistics
Expert Opinion
Looks similar to the Australian Flag
Common Knowledge
Personal Opinion
Statistics
Expert Opinion

Many generations have grown up and feel connected to the flag
Common Knowledge
Personal Opinion
Statistics
Expert Opinion
We are part of the commonwealth but only 4 of those countries have a union jack on their flag
Common Knowledge
Personal Opinion
Statistics
Expert Opinion

Flag hasn’t changed since 1902, which shows our stability as a nation
Common Knowledge
Personal Opinion
Statistics
Expert Opinion
New Zealand has changed significantly, we are far more aware of our Bicultural origins and have become a multicultural society
Common Knowledge
Personal Opinion
Statistics
Expert Opinion

The flag shows us our connection to Britain.
Common Knowledge
Personal Opinion
Statistics
Expert Opinion
Overall the evidence for this side is strong/weak/uncertain… because
They have good reasons to change the flag like how only 4 countries that are part of the commonwealth have actual union jacks on it.

Overall the evidence for this side is strong/weak/uncertain… because
This side has good reasons too like how our flag was flown at celebrations.

Monday 7 March 2016

W.A.L.T describe traits of being a effective leader

W.A.L.T  Describe the traits of being a effective leader

Integrity: I think Integrity means to be honest to people and to be noble and standing up for yourself.

Trustworthy: I believe trustworthy means you have to trust what a certin person on what there doing and the decisions they make.

Resilient: I think being resilient means not giving up  and keeps on trying on what there doing if there in the pit.

Active thinker: I think that Active thinker means your thinking about good decisions in your learning.

Goal focused: I believe that goal focused means your focused on a certin thing that you want to complete.

Motivational: I think motivational means that you are motivated to try new things and keep trying.

Friday 4 March 2016

Running games with the little kids

Today Honor and I were playing games with groups of little kids we played games like sneak up granny,Tricky Tag and whats the time Mr Wolf
The kids got board very easily.

Because they either didn't like the game or they wanted to play there game
I found the second group harder Because they were arguing over which game the want to play.

Thursday 3 March 2016

Leadership in the food forest

Today I have been showing leadership by helping the kakano in there classes by doing reading breakouts and spending time with them and learning what they do in the day. I also got to do fun activates with them and get to know them more and learn what they are interested in. Some of the kids I worked with were Chloe and Harmany. some of the activates we did were colouring and drawing on paper with crayons and then they would start dying it.