Fantastic fish | Mrs Linda group

 L.I: To summarise a text

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Summary 

Fantastic fish use their gills to breathe underwater. They have three different fins to help them swim. These are the dorsal, pectoral and tail fin.

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For reading with Mrs Linda we read fantastic fish. It’s about different unique fish. Fiish have three different fins. They are the dorsal fin which keeps the fish from rolling over, the tail fin which pushes the fish forward and the pectoral fish which helps the fish steer.

Some interesting facts we found were that fish have three different types of fins. Mudskippers can live out of the water and a manta ray has a wingspan about 7 metres across.

We found this activity fun and interesting because we found out the different uses of the fins and there are some fish that don’t look like fish for example the seahorse and the mudskipper. This was an enjoyable activity.

Greek Gods

L.I: To use our smart searching skills to find information about the Greek gods

Today David shared his reading challenge with us. It is all about the Greek gods and helps us to practise the skills we have been learning in our reading lessons with our teachers.

David created this task as part of his CARE award challenges. We earn CARE award badges in year 7 and 8 to show that we understand our school values. In this activity we used our smart searching skills to find information to help us complete the table.

I found this activity interesing because I got to look into greek gods and goddess. I found all the information interesting.

The Greek god I found most interesting was Janus because he has the power to see the past and future and thats a power that I would like to have. Plus he has two faces which makes him look really unique and interesting. 

Main Ideas

LI: To identify the main ideas in a text

For this task we watched a video about the story of how maui slowed the sun. From this video we had to pick the ideas in the video, the four main ideas in the story and the three main ideas of the story. The main idea is the point of a text, story, book, etc..

Forming an opinion

LI: To consider both perspectives

For this task we chose one of the seven places Maori in legends and looked at the evidence for the stories being real or not. After we have looked at the evidence we as a group were tasked to form an opinion about the place and if we think if the stories are real or not.

Summary

L.I to explain in fewer words what the text is about

A summary is a quick and short way to explain the main points of a story or text. For this activity we watched a Video about Rangi and Papa and their story. From the video we had to choose twenty important words from the story. Then we chose the six most important words and wrote a short summary that tells the reader what the story is about.

Venn Diagram Video/Text

L.I: Find as many similarities and diffrences as you can between the video and the text of "The Beginning"

For this task we compared the text “The beginning” and the video of rangi and papa’s story on a Venn Diagram. A venn diagram is used to show the similarities and differences between two or more things, the parts of the circle that overlap the other are for writing similarities and the parts that do not overlap are for writing the differences between the two things.

African Plain Safaris | Mrs Linda Reading

L.I: To summarise a text
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Summary

The African Plains Safari teems with abundant wildlife. You choose where you will explore on your adventure for an unforgettable holiday in Botswana in Africa.

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For Reading (with Mrs Linda) we read a text called African Plains Safaris. African Plains Safaris is mainly about the wildlife in africa. The story takes place in botswana. The text talks about the places in africa. One of the places are Deception Valley. A fun fact about deception valley is that 200 different species of birds populate deception Valley.

We found this activity interesting because we got to explore more information about the africa. The most interesting fact we found was that there is a hotel in deception valley. Another interesting fact we found was that there is places you can relax like at the hotel after you finish.

Where will you go to at the African Plains Safari?

• Lake Ngami 
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•  Deception Valley 
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•  Passarge
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• Central Kalahari 
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•  Deception Pan 
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•  Piper’s Pan
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• Game Preserve 
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•  Leopard Pan

Do the robot | Mrs Linda Reading

L.I: To summarise a text
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Summary 

The robot is a type of dance that requires jerky movements and music with strong beats. It was invented and became popular in the 1980’s.

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For reading we looked over a book called Do the Robot. The robot is a type of dance that was first introduced in 1980’s. All your movements should be jerky, with no fluid movements at all.. When moving around at one point you need to freeze in position and be rigid.


Facts we found interesting were that a strong and clear beat is require. How you can put all the moves together to make the dance and you don’t show emotion when doing the dance. Lastt interesting fact was that you experiment with telling a story in your dance. E.g: Is your robot cooking a cake, walking a dog, or having a shower.


We found this activity fun because we attempted doing the robot dance. By reading the steps in the text we looked like good robot dancers.

Current Events | International

L.I: To find the important information in a current event
L.I: To identify author’s purpose

For Reading we did Current events. This time we looked over events around the world. I researched about Melbourne going back to lockdown. This was causes because someone tested positive for Covid and then it spreaded causing a outbreak. James Merlino announced the lockdown on June 2nd 2021. 

What I learnt from this article is that how different places are dealing with covid. I found this activity interesting because I haven't heard anything major about Covid. 

Incredible Inverterbrates

 L.I: To summarise a text 

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Summary

Invertebrates are animals with no backbone. They vary in size, shape and color. 95 to 99 percent of all animals species on Earth are invertebrates.

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For reading (with Mrs Linda) we read the text of Incredible Invertebrates. Invertebrates are animals that have no back bones. Each Invertebrate has different groups. The six main groups are:

• Molluscs
• Arachnids
• Insects
• Crustaceans
• Myriapods
• Annelids

Facts that we found interesting were that Myriapods can grow upto 750 legs. Also earthworms make the better for growing. Lastly fleas are also called minibeasts because their small and they bite several times and cause itchiness. We found this activity interesting and fun because we learnt more facts about invertebrates.

Book Week

L.I: To celebrate reading

This week is book week where people celebrate reading. Panmure Bridge school celebrate book week by dressing up as a character in a book. Our teachers talked to us about their favourite books. We all celebrated book week in the assembly. Each class walked up the stage showing off their amazing costumes. After assembly LS2 took room 4 and room 6 and read with them. I found book week very fun because we got to see everyone amazing costumes. 

My Reading Pathway

L.I: To show my personal journey through books


This week is book week at Panmure Bridge School, which means every class participates in a number of reading activities. One of our activities was to create a reading pathway that shows how my favourite books have changed over time. At the moment I like reading because I learn new words which helped me expand my vocabulary. I also like the journey's that the main characters go on. 

Current Events

 L.I: To find the information in a current event

L.I: To identify the author's purpose 

This week for reading we looked at current events. Current events are events that have happened recently. For our activity we had to find information about current events in New Zealand or events that are happening around the world that the news is telling us about. We looked on the Kiwikids News website to find some events. I researched about a 43 million year old whale that was discovered by paleontologists.  A fellow paleontologist Oliver Lambert was in this project. He was the only known paleontologist in this discovery.

 They discovered the whale bones in sand. They found these pieces in Playa Media Luna, Peru. They discovered this in 2019, 4th of April. We don't know how they found it but I read that some of the bones of the four legged whale were excavated and taken to a lab so scientists could research it.

I found this activity interesting because I was really shocked because I didn't know that a four legged whale creature stepped foot on this earth. 

Cockroaches: Born Survivors

L.I: To summarise and understand a text

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Summary

Cockroaches detect danger by using their cerci and wind sensors. They are survivors because the use of their special sensors help them avoid many predators.

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This week we read and discussed a non fiction text called Cockroaches: Born Survivors. This text is about information of a cockroach but it’s mainly about how a cockroach survives.

For our activity we had to find 20 important words and choose 6 most important words. Then we put those 6 most important words into a summary.

Cockroaches have two long spiked tails called Cerci. The cockroaches also like to hang around dark and warm places until it's night. The characteristics of a cockroach is that they are really fast and they can detect danger by their wind sensors.

An interesting fact that our group found out about cockroaches is the fact that cockroaches have been on Earth for over 300 millio years.

We found this activity interesting because we learnt many different things about cockroaches and had fun when learning.

Duffy Assembly

For todays assembly it was a special Duffy assembly. Our duffy role model was Marc Duffy. Marc told a story about his hard life. It all started when he didn't know he could read. He would only read from the right side to left side. Due to his reading ability he would get bullied by other students and soon move out of school. He wen't to prison and during his time there he learnt how to read properly. Soon he would get a job and become successful. After his story on how he became successful we got our duffy books. This was a very cool experience, I love his story. 

For the ancestors

L.I: To understand the reciprocal reading process

Our activity for reading was summarising a text. The text is called For the Ancestors. It's about a girl named Matalena who wanted to carry on her fathers legacy by proving that she a good leader. To show that she was a leader she needed to get a tattoo. In Samoa the word for Tattoo is Tatau. Matalena wanted to get a Tatau called the Malu. A Malu is a traditional Samoan Tatau that is only used for females. The Malu is supposed to represent their strength, caring and softness. In the story Matalena avoided getting a Tatau because she was nervous. Later in her life she started to regret not having a Malu. She then went to get one because her father died and she wanted to carry on his legacy.

Throughout the book our group (Kea and Kakapo) grabbed keywords from the book and put it on a piece of paper. After that we put 20 words from our keyword list and put it on our DLO. Then we had to choose 6 important words out of the 20 words. Finally we made sentences out of our 6 words. Those 6 sentences basically summed up the book.

This activity was quite fun because I could relate to some of the things in the book because I'm Samoan. I think me and my group did a good job with the summarising.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi Summary

LI: To learn in fewer words what the text is about

Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a settlement between the Maori and British. This settlement happened because Captain Cook arrived which made the britain come over. When the Britain arrived to New Zealand they planned on adding New Zealand to their empire. But since New Zealand needed protection from the pakeha they agreed to a treaty that would guarantee protection and peace.

Very Hairy Twits

The Twits are an ugly couple who would play pranks on each other.

When the twits came into their house they saw everything was upside down. When they walked on the floor they thought they were walking on their ceiling. So Mr Twit came up with an idea and decided to do a handstand on the floor. When they put themselves upside down their heads got stuck onto the floor. 

The monkeys flee out of their cage and ran near the Twits house to see what was happening. A week has past now and the Twits height got shorter. Each day the Twits would keep on shrink until they shrank out of existence. A man called Fred came to the Twits house to check their gas. Then Fred looked through the Twits window and all he saw was the Twits clothes. 

The book is very funny because the way the couple play pranks on each other. This is a book that lots of people would enjoy. I recommend other people reading this.

L.I: To study Novel

SSR Selfie | Speed Machines

In my SSR Selfie activity I read a book called Speed Machines. Speed machines is made by Miranda Smith and illustrated by James Dyson. Speed Machines is about vehicle world records.

3 facts I learnt from the book was that the fastest jet in the world is called the Thrust SSC. The Thrust SSC goes up to 1,227.99km/h. Another fact I learnt in the book was the the strongest construction vehicle is called the Giant Excavators. The Giant Excavators could hold 345 tonnes of dirt. The last fact I learnt in the book was the fastest bullet train in the world is called the Shanghai Maglev. It's located in Pudong, Shanghai, China. The Shanghai Maglev can go up to 430km/h.

The Shanghai Maglev fact is most interesting one out of all of the facts in the book. I recommend kids to read these type of books because its very good to learn about special events.

L.I: To summarise and retell a text 

Novel Study | The Twits

The Twits are a ugly couple who would play pranks on each other.

Muggle-Wump, other monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird discuss about their revenge plan on the Twits. The Roly-poly bird and some monkeys carry a bucket of paint and threw the paint onto the house. Muggle-Wump and the rest of the monkey use glue to put The Twits furniture on their ceiling. 

When the Twits return from work they saw the house. They were shocked so they went into their shed and grabbed their guns and searched outside. When they found nothing outside they went inside of their house. When they went inside their house they saw all of their furniture on the ceiling. 

They found no one so when they went outside again they felt something dripping on their heads. It was the birds with paint brushes, they were hanging out on top of the roof waiting for the Twits to come out again. When the Twits found out they tried to shoot them but the birds flew away in time.   

The book is very funny because the way the couple play pranks on each other. This is a book that lots of people would enjoy. I recommend other people reading this.

L.I: To study Novel