Going to the zoo

last Sunday it was my aunty's work Christmas /break up party at the Zoo the people that work there get to take there children to the Zoo. This year we got there early because last year we got there late and missed out on the food.I also got a coin souvenir thing from the machine by the kid zone, at the kid zone this dead centerpead because they found dead on Bucklands beach. The pig's were massive the man touched them on it's back.When we went to the cheetah's the ladies were grooming them, everybody just sighed ''ahhh.''
Then Santa handed out our presents to all of us, Micah and I got a Despicable Me movie.

THE END

taking cooper home

I was so excited taking Cooper home today.  I was going to scream and I was surprised when my mum came to pick me up.  Mum was in a hurry to go to the Doctor's because her friends dog bit her arm when she went to her friends house that caught on fire because the washing machine exploded BOOM! Her friends daughter had a dog and my mum hugged her daughter for comfort but the dog thought my mum was attacking her so the dog bit her.  So, Mum saw the Doctor and got her tetanus shot to keep her from getting ill.  After that we went to macca's, Micah and I played on play land before going home.  We took Cooper to jump on the trampoline with Micah and I THE END. link to photo's  other photo link PS: TO GET COOPER YOU NEED TO TELL ME 1 THING THAT TALKED ABOUT IN MY BLOG POST.

Google Expedition, SHARKS

On Moustache day it was the Expedition day as well, my group was learning about the terrors of the sea which are the sharks, there only the terrors of the sea because in 1975 June the 20th the movie JAWS was created, after everybody watched that movie they all thought sharks were a threat so the sharks are starting to go Extinct. The thing that make Sharks Unique like the white tip nurse sharks are Unique because the strongest baby shark eat's it's brother's and sister's so it be the nice and strong until it gets older.

Learning Decimals and Fractions

Learner: Christian    Learning Coach:  N.Denuwara         Date: Term 4

Learning Area: Mathematics

Learning Observed, Key Competencies/ Vision Principles

Christian has been learning about place values and decimal numbers in maths this term. To help her understand the value of a decimal number she is using the place values chart shown below. She has shown her capabilities at recognizing where each number goes on the place values chart by writing decimal numbers in the chart. She has also been participating and contributing in class discussions about place values. Christian has also made connections to her knowledge of number word forms to show her capabilities at writing values of decimal number.

Evidence of learning

Christian's maths work

Next Learning Steps

Write the fraction version of simple decimal numbers.

Enviroment group are gonig to have a learning coach feeding day

Tomorrow the 25th of November the Environment group is going cut up all the veggie's the that we planted such as cabbages, red cabbages and Collie-flour because we are going to make a coleslaw for the learning coaches because we don't to put the veggie's to waste or there was no point of planting them, so let's get back to business, so as I was talking, were going to make coleslaw and the cabbage is separate from the coleslaw so twice the taste, Mr Hattie is going bring the mayonase and the shredded carrot's so we can make the coleslaw, I wonder if I will be mixing or if I will be adding things in but I do know about the part about we are all going to cut them altogether in the morning and I hope the learning coaches will like it.

week 6 (Acrosstic poem)

Christian( as meaning I am a christian that goes to church)
Historical (Sadeen and I are Historical laughers)
Reject- able ( when I want to go somewhere my mum or my dad say No, because of micah he goes where wants to.)
idea's)
Touch ( touch is my third favourite sport)

Intense( sometimes I push it to far and it gets intense)

Ancient( I like going to the museum and looking at Ancient art and observing the way that it flows) 

Netball( netball is my favourite sport, In the past i've been in three netball teams.)

Guy Fawkes day yay

Guy Fawkes day I was so exited to blow up stuff and do fireworks but right then my mum ruined it for me and my little brother by going to a meeting, but she didn't ruin it all for me because there were kids there but I mean big kids and they were like Eleven and stuff, so we did some sparklers, and then we made a Bonn fire with News paper, a lighter and sticks it was awesome until it was in flames smacking it with our shoes but me and micah just stood there well they smacking there shoes. Thats a Night I'm never going to forget.

Halloween

On Halloween it was my cousin Birthday, so we had a lot of company from the trick or treater's, We even got a big bucket full of candy it would of been obvious that I ate it all. So we got started eating, there was a selection it was like food heaven, there was even ham shanks, they were massive like massive.After food heaven it was desert food heaven there was three types of cake, coffee, chocolate and banana cake it was cakealicious. After that he opened his present's he only had three presents we got him one of them.

The Antartica field trip

I had so much fun, about making a lot of question's, I got them answered by the expert's, the expert's were Craig Stevens, Greg Lenard and Gabby O'Connor, and the lady asked our question's was Shelley, she didn't tell us her last name. We learnt about a lot of thing about Antarctica, here are some fact about Antarctica, the water is warmer than the air, and the the sleep in shipping containers.
We also made a kahoot for all the Hapu groups some of the questions were hard to decide on the answers, because it seems like it is the answer but it's not,  Unfortunately it was all finished, so we ended the Antarctica field trip.

week 2

Sensitive( some people are sensitive when it comes to sport)
People(some play sport)
Ormiston primary school
Racing(competitors)
Touch(a kind of sport)
Soccer(another kind of sport)

I am talking about sport because it is my passion and I love it.

My Prosedure

how to make a chocolate baskets

you will need, chocolate, a pot, a balloon and a spoon.

first melt your chocolate on the stove and in the pot, know blow your balloon (as big as you want the basket) then when the chocolate is melted drizzle it over the balloon on one side of the balloon and wait for it to dry 

And there you go a chocolate basket.

 

conclusion : Maybe add some strawberry's to make your day.

Christian's Big Cat iExplore - Term 3, 2015

Learner: Christian                                                                  Learning Coach :DWilkes  Date:  Term 3                                                               Learning Area: Science

Learning Observed

Christian has shown real curiosity, thinking and managing self skills researching and making connections to her prior knowledge.  Her driving iExplore learning adventure question has lead her to investigate 3 big cats: the puma, leopard and cheetah.  She wanted to know if they were the same and/or why they were different.  Christian found using a Venn diagram helpful for seeing, visually, how the feline species were different but also what their similarities were.  She showed capability at creating a presentation to share her learning with her classmates and created a wee quiz for us using an online tool called ‘kahoot.it’.  She had a lot of fun doing this with a group of learners and I.  I was very impressed that Christian trialled the quiz with a focus group before her presentation- she showed real preparation and forward thinking.  Her presentation and quiz showed clearly all that she has learned, where her new curiosities lay and how she made connections with people and resources.  I am looking forward to her new iExplore learning adventure- good luck!

Evidence of Learning

Video of her Introduction here Christian’s iExplore doc Christian’s Presentation

Next Learning Steps

finish updating your iExplore doc- this needs more detail asap write a reflective blog post about your iExplore experience check all of your facts in your presentation create a new iExplore doc and link it to our collaborative Balloons presentation show your presentation and quiz your family with the kahoot.it quiz

Learner: Christian, Kormel and Yuvika   Learning Coach: Margaret Patrick            Date: 24.09..2015

Learning Area: Science Narrative Learning story

Learning Observed

These learners were part of the “Mythbuster” group for iExperience in Weeks 6-10. They ”busted” the myths about everyday objects behaving in unusual ways. They were curious and explored the  physical and chemical reactions that caused the strange things to happen.They practiced writing up the phenomenon using a scientific experimental method developing their capabilities.  In week 10 they collaborated to form a  group and they had to make their own experiment, connect with other research available and come up with a hypothesis as what they expected to happen, do the experiment and reflect on the actual outcome. Following this they were required to make a presentation to an audience of learners. This included: the actual experiment, explanation of any changes they made, review of their hypothesis, present their digital recording of their work and field answers to questions. They managed their time well and were ready. They had observed a balloon inflated from the chemical reaction of baking soda and vinegar and decided to use this chemical reaction to be part of their “make it yourself’ Mythbuster. christian took responsibility for getting a bottle and used her time to paint it a rock colour to look like a mountain. On the day of their presentation that one of the team didn’t bring the  vinegar. They borrowed some from the staff room but realised that this was significant factor in creating the size of the explosion. There was not a lot of vinegar and the explosion was less significant. Refer link to their slide show

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

try out other experiments in a safe supervised manner explore where this scientific phenomenon is used in real life activities write a reflective blog post about your learning. Add a cross-section of comments from the other learners’ feedback during your presentation. encourage your family to go online and read your blogs. spend time ensuring all group members have a role during a presentation. create a schedule for group members regarding responsibility for bringing various items to contribute to the group’s experiment.

Learner: Christian       Learning Coach:  J Taylor        Date: 21/9/15

Learning Area: Draw it

Learning Observed

Christian chose ‘Draw it’ for her iExperience in Wk 3 - 6 Term 3. She was to show her design firstly by carefully sketching the animal she chose in detail on paper along with information about this animal. She used the internet to find the information and a picture to help her draw her animal which is several animals in one. She was then to do a final drawing (see below) of the animals. She has used great detail and also some of the animals habitat to complete her drawing. Christian finished her task on time and was able to explain to others about the animals and their habitats. She used her imagination well.

Evidence of learning

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Christian showed she had the curiosity to find an animal that suited her. She collaborated well with the other students in sharing and helping. Christian was able to connect to her prior knowledge and experiences in discovering about the several animals. They were animals that interest her.

Next Learning Steps

Gain confidence in drawing a little more detail Using the internet to your full advantage Don’t be afraid to try new things and colours

week 10 University

University

what is University like, is it strict, or is it fun with science and stuff, or can we Dissect a frog, do Maths all day, or do we get to have Exams all the time, go to school trips every single day, or do we do sports on devices and make projects like for example robotics and stay in at night time, what ever we have to do I think it's going to be cool.

my acrosstic poem (week 9) well-being

Working

Estimating (Guess how much it weighs or what is the length)

learning about new thing's and being curious

listening and do what the learning coach says

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best(do the best i can and be capable to finish my capability

Eco Environment( being a collaborative in anything we do) 

intention(we are learning to)

nutrients(always fruit first)

geologist(are people who discover many things)

week 8(acrostic poem)inspiration

Ignite(stay together)
Never give up(Follow your dreams)
Successful(Always be a Role model)
Positive(always think positive)
Impress(impress to forget)
Radio(listen to something that calms you down) 
Attention(keep your attention to the thing's that really important)
Tempted(don't get angry)
Improved(always put effort into anything you do)Optional(Decide what you need)
National(always be yourself)

week 7

week 7 is ormiston orsome I also wrote a acrostic poem about collaboration

Curiosity

Orsome

Listing

Literacy

Awesome

Blog

Ormiston primary

Races

Alphabet

Taking turns

Iexplore

Opinion

Nation

week 6

when I walked in it was a brand new day and I finished my task this week and now I am typing my blog and this week the kites and the balloons merge together as one team and together we do everything together so I can also work with my friends and I can collaborate with different people.It was also the week of sharing our speech to our Hapu group when it was my turn i was nervous but  my friends cheered me up i just forgot a bit it gave me confidence. 

week 5

when I was doing my work  i was so nervous about Introducing my speech i finally got over all of that nonsense and kept on practicing and i made a few mistakes kept practicing until i got it right and i did not worry about anything. 

my week 4 blog post

when I was finishing my work it felt so tiering and exusting but i improved in a lot of things like my speech and my maths follow up finished it right on the dot and right on time just before school.I thought week 4 was awesome because i was on task and getting things done but the thing i have to work on is try to work in my subject books.

On Thursday habitat one went to the zoo we learnt about flamingos,Elephant and cheetah's,I learnt that elephant's stand on there tippie toe's it wouldn't be fear if you were to ride it, I also learnt something about  flamingo's they also walk on there tippie toes.

 When we were walking around the zoo we decided to name our group the cheetahs i came with name,Mr Dyer was my learning coach, first we went to the pride land's and  we saw a Big girrafe's and the Gizzeil and even the african Lion it was a great experience to see the wild life again,it was awesome.

Christian's Food Web Learning Story

Learners: Christian, Sadeen, Samantha, Richard, Divya, Shreya     Learning Coach: T.Dillner           Date: 22.7.15

Learning Area: iExperience - Science (Food Chain)

Learning Observed

At the moment, the learners in LH1 are looking at Animals and their various features. Today’s session was looking at the Food Chains that are formed by NZ plants and animals - both native and pests. The learners had to examine a set of animal pictures and come up with a system of organising them according to who would eat what. They had to transfer the name of the animal to a strip of paper and connect them to the animal/tree that would eat them, eventually forming a chain. Christian, Sadeen, Samantha, Richard, Divya and Shreya worked collaboratively to strategise a way of organisation. They assigned each animal a strip and laid the photo on the top. When they had established the bottom of the food chain (invertebrates), they matched up the rest. When a tree/animal had been incorporated, they removed the photo to eliminate it from those that remained. Their final food chain was showing the relationship between invertebrates at the bottom of the food chain to feral cats at the top.

Evidence of learning

Working together to create a method to classify the animals in the food chain.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Collaboration was the main focus of this task. The learners in this group worked well for a majority of the time they were given. They did work together to figure out how to group the animals, and mostly worked together to create the chain. There was some stress at the end to get it finished on time though. (Participating & Contributing and Managing Self). To complete the links in the chain, the group had to work out the connections between the animals by thinking about their needs, physical size/shape, and diets (Thinking).Their chain showed some of these connections as it was not completely straight, it had extra links added in on the sides.

Next Learning Steps

Continue to independently focus on collaborative behaviour: How do we speak to one another? How do we make sure everyone has a turn? How can we involve people who could contribute more? Find reading material/research that could inform them of different food chains e.g. marine food chains.

Maori language week

Maori language week was hard in a way but the good thing was that i learnt new maori words and new maori dance moves the new words were riringa wairua and tena somthing i forgot it was cool when the Manurewa Kapa Haka students came over from Manurewa Intermedite i thought it was cool for them to do that just for us;)

what I think collaboration Is?

Collaboration is about working together and working as a team,for e.g one person does what they are good at and the other person help's the person, the other person that's helping does the lighter job.
I think Collaboration is working as a team and giving people a chance to do what they want to do join in and have fun.

Literature Circle Learning Story- Verbs Group

Learner:   Kimba-Jo, Christian and LimHor (Verbs)                            Date: June 2015

Learning Area: Literacy                                         Learning Coach:Diana Wilkes

Learning Observed

All learners require literacy skills in order to be contributors and active participants in society. We believe that learners must study, use and enjoy language and literature when communicated orally, visually or in writing.  We have been working really hard this term to learn how to have a ‘Book Club’ in literacy iDevelop.  We began by learning about how to select and why to select a ‘Best Fit’ book- please ask them what book they are reading and how they knows it is a best fit on a regular basis.  Kimba-Jo, Christian and Lim Hor  are new to the Habitat and have been learning how our ‘book club’ works.  The Verbs group was introduced to an online book resource called http://booktrackclassroom.com which they can access anytime online. In our Literature Circle each learner has a different role each week:  Summariser, Literary Luminary, Word Wizard, Discussion Director, Connector, Artful Artist or Researcher which ensures that the book club runs smoothly.  They are developing confidence at sharing in our meetings and contribute in the discussions with prompting.

Evidence of learning

Collaborative Literature Circle Document - Verbs   Snippet of Meeting

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Kimba-Jo, Christian and Lim Hor are showing Connectedness by relating their work to the text we are reading. They are relating to others well by remaining respectful while others speak and they are Collaborative when they are participating in the discussion.  They are also developing his Capability in reading conversation and oral language.

Next Learning Steps

Always have a Best Fit book at school everyday and read every night at home, out loud when possible Visit booktrackclassroom.com often to read new books Prepare for the Literature Circle meetings in the collaborative google doc and act on the feedback immediately Ask for help when unsure and manage time wisely

Christian's Music Learning Story

Learners:  Kim, Sadeen, Shreya and Christian    Learning Coach: T. Dillner                                              Date: 2.6.15

Learning Area: The Arts - Music

Learning Observed

The Keas Hapu group have been learning about the features that we use to make music. They were introduced to the formal language of Tempo, Dynamics and Rhythm. After three sessions, Kim, Sadeen, Shreya and Christian chose to work together in a group to collaboratively write three lots of four beats (rhythm), that had a change in volume (dynamics) and speed (tempo). The learners needed to record their patterns using correct musical notes to show timing and the correct Italian terms to show where the dynamics and tempo changed. The girls then had an opportunity to share this with the Keas and demonstrate their understanding of the three features of music. They used clapping to show these patterns.

Evidence of learning

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

All four girls worked collaboratively to share their thinking and formulate their pattern (Participating and Contributing). By standing up and giving a short presentation, they demonstrated their capability in understanding these three features of music. When we talked about Dynamics and Tempo, the learners were making connections with new vocabulary. They had to make sense of words and symbols in the traditional language of music - Italian (Using Language, Symbols and Texts).

Next Learning Steps

To make up a clapping game that uses the same thinking or language from this activity. In the future, practise musical performances in order to stay in time with one another.