Introduction River Talks

WALT:  Write a detailed introduction with hook and orientation.

I learned that it is important to keep our communities clean and beautiful

What do you know about the Omaru creek?

On thursday, rooms 7, 6 and 8 went to the Omaru creek to learn about what happened or what is in the river. Some other school came and some Tamaki college students were there too. When we sat down the ladies there told us not to put our feet on the concrete so we did, then outburst a man with a rubbish picker and a chain that had been put on his right ankle with a black rubbish bag at the end. Then he put a showed, showing us that we needed to keep our community clean and beautiful.

Catching Mustelids

WALT: Use clues from the text to read and understand new words. 

I learned today that it is important to catch them because they are danger to native birds.

Do you know what a mustelids is?

Mustelids are a type of animal like: Ferrets, Stoats and Weasels. They live in forest park with a lot of creatures. Mustelids are small, with sharp teeth and claws and short, strong legs. They have small ears and thick fur. Mustelids eat anything that gets in it way like: Birds, Chicks, Eggs, Weta and Geckos. It is important to catch them because they are danger to native birds

Problem Solving - What Strategy Did You Use?

Dancing Bees 1

WALT: List and explain two different dances that bees do to communicate with each other.

Today in my literacy class I was reading a book that was called Dancing bees what I learned from the story was that bees do a waggle dance when the food is more than 80 metres and up to 10 kilometres away.

Bees also do the tremble dance when help is needed to turn the nectar into honey. The tremble dance can last for up to an hour. 

Our Gifted Garden

WALT: Today in class we read a book about Our gifted garden. What I learned about the book was that in a garden you can grow veggies and fruits like watermelon, Corn, strawberry.

Two Tree

WALT: Infer and interpret the hidden message in the text.

I learned that it is always important to take your time in life and to go easy on yourself. To listen to older people, That are older than you.. Here is an old tree and a small new tree.

My Goals for 2015

Walt: Think critically about what we want to achieve this year