My Whai String Game Movie

Here is a the movie I made with my group (Damien, Sene, Jeannet, Rachael and Toto).
This movie is about how people use to have fun back in the olden days. They had fun
by playing hand games and string games. The first thing we did was story board our scenes.
Then we had a session were we recorded which was awesome. At the end we edited our movies in Imovie.
Which pretty awesome as well. Then we watched it. The game was named Whai. Each pattern you make is associated with a ritual story. I hope you enjoy the video and please comment bellow.

The Viewer - Should Tristan

Here is a screenshot of padlet that our class participated in. Its about how if tristan should look through the machine again. Comment down if you think he should look through again or not.

The Viewer - The Restless sleep

Description

This week we were talking and writing about the Viewer. Its a new topic in McCahon class. This is Me, Damien and Jasmines photo. I am modelling as Tristan from the book (The Viewer). So this part in the Viewer is where Tristan is so curious about a machine he found in the junkyard. He looked at few images and gasped because of the horrifying images he saw. So He went to sleep but he was so curious that he descended into a Restless Sleep! If you enjoyed please leave a comment below. Here is the link for the sound scape

(Quality BlogCommentating) On Sinead's Blog

This is my comment on Sineads blog. I think this a quality blog comment because I gave respectful thoughts about her relfection and told her that her goal was a really good one and she should work on it.

Week 4 Term 3 Reflection

Week 4 Term 3 Reflection 2015

Backward-Looking:

What have been your learning highlights so far this term?

My highlights for this Term is having an AWESOME TIME AT CAMP! It was really cool doing camp there's lots of fun and great activities to do. My second highlight was going to the google educators student conference. It was really great because we learnt lots of new learning skills to share at home.

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Inward-Looking:

What were your Learner Profile goals for Term 3? Have your goals changed? Are you on track to meet your goals?

To be a communicator and a contributor. My goals haven't really changed. I am actually on track to meet my goals. I am actually on track because starting to speak in public with other people. Also my goal to be a contributor is really begging. I participate in the ukulele group.

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Outward-Looking:

If you were the teacher, what comments would you make about your learning so far this term?

I would say that I am showing really good leadership in camp. I also would say that I am really independent and very organized.

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Forward-Looking:

As you look back at your learning so far, what's one thing that you would like to try to improve upon over the next few weeks?

My Maths

Description
This is my Week 4 Reflection. The 4 columns are Backwards Looking, Inward Looking, Outward Looking and Forward Looking. If you wonder what are the descriptions for all these columns there is sentences at the top of each column. Hope you enjoy and please say something in the comments if there's a mistake.

Parent Teacher Confrences

Description
Here is my presentation about After School Parent Conferences. Here you will find my reading, writing, maths and key competencies goals. There are examples for the goals so you don't get totally lost about the goals. So hopefully you enjoy my presentation. Also if you have any feedback please put them down in the comments.

End of Term 2 Reflection

Backward-Looking:

What have been your learning highlights this term?

My highlights for this term was probably learning how to code in JavaScript and HTML and CSS.

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Inward-Looking:

What were your Learner Profile goals for Term 2? Have your goals changed? Are you on track to meet your goals?

My learner profile goal for term 2 was to be balanced and manage my time also to be a communicator. Some of my writing goals have changed but not all of them. I am on track on using place value in maths so yea.

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Outward-Looking:

If you were the teacher, what comments would you make about your learning so far?

For maths I would say I am doing good but I have to keep practicing on my strategies. For writing I would have to say to practice putting punctuation in the right places. For Reading I think should read for two books every 20 mins.

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Forward-Looking:

As you look back at your learning so far, what's one thing that you would like to try to improve upon?

Maths. Because most times I find maths a challenge but I have to master the math skills of a year 6.

Here is my end of term reflection. Read it and tell me what you think in the comments. Tell me what I need feed back on.

My Comment on Room 8 blog

Here is my comment on Room 8 blog. The blog post I commented on was Kaleb Division Xtramath Certificate. If you have been checking out some of our blogs you will see that we are posting comments on blogs. We are doing this because we are quadblogging. Quadblogging is were your class is teamed up with two other classes. So what we do is comment on other people classes blogs that we are teamed up with.

Here is the blog post I commented on.

Home Work Challenge Learning how to code.

Here is my homework challenge about coding. I learnt how to code by using a site
called code avengers. So I hope you enjoy my presentation hopefully you learnt anything new
from my presentation and have a nice day.

SP Place Value Division Problems

This is my explain everything about place value with division problems. I decided
to go through the strategy again for more clarification and I wanted to make it again
so you can nail this strategy.

SP Place Value Division

Here is my explain everything about place value and division problems.
Hopefully this help you understand place value much more better and
by the way this is a stage 6 strategy.
Sorry for the bad dialogue.

DLO Week5 T2: The Lunar Phases of The Great Moon

Here is my solo presentation about the phases of the moon. It has great information and links
to get more info and a great video about how the moons lunar phases are created. It facts about the
lunar phases and I hope you all enjoy. We were learning about this so we can tell the phases of the Moon
and teach younger kids. Remember to check every week to see what blogposts I have uploaded.

Mars one of the deadliest planet known to mankind but how is so dangerous? Information Report 21/05/15

Description

In Week 5 of Term 2 our class focussed on how to write great information reports. 

We wrote about the planet Mars as we are in the middle of learning about Planet Earth and Beyond. Learning how to write a geat information report will help us with our self-guided topics in a few weeks time.

Here is my writing, after I have self-assessed and peer-assessed my work.

Mars one of the deadliest planets known to mankind but how is so dangerous?

Introduction

Mars a big Martian red planet that is the 4th planet of our solar system. This planet is one of the deadliest planets in the solar system but there could be life or any resources where life can be stored but how can life be stored with the horrible natural disasters of Mars and if you wanted to know some key information about Mars then this is the place for you (By the way Mars is named after the Roman God Of War). 

The Appearance of Mars

Mars is a red planet that is really frosty and cold. People thought Mars is a boiling hot planet  because of the colour but actually Mars is cold we're just deceiving the planet is boiling hot because of the color. Mars has drylands, canyons and mountains these surface disabilities we're caused by huge hot meteorites and asteroids coming down like the hadouken from Ryu. Thats how Mars has a very horrible appearance and surface so if you would have the chance to travel to Mars be careful.

Natural disasters of Mars

Mars has natural disasters which means that this planet is really dangerous. A  sandstorm is a storm that can be caused on Mars and can last up to months so that means those sandstorms might rage for months so imagine living on a planet with never ending sandstorms (but sandstorms aren't the only danger). Their are also volcano(Mars has one of the most hugest   volcanoes of the solar system) that can erupt and it could destroy lands and mountains on Mars. Mars is uninhabitable planet without warmth, Earth has a magnetic field but Mars doesn't which means Mars isn't protected from the radiation flowing like wind from the sun which is really bad. So that means danger is close and these dangers can kill you if you are face to face with them.

The Orbit of Mars

Even though Mars is our closest neighbour, its orbit is very different. A Martian day (or how long it takes to rotate once on its axis) is longer than an Earth day and equals 24 hours and 37 minutes. This is because it spins slower than our planet. Moreover, a year on Mars is the same as 687 Earth days! Imagine if you lived on Mars, you would be almost half the age you were on Earth!

(Shared writing with teacher and group 19/05/15)

So that concludes one thing mars is a deadly planet and has no sign of life living on the planet and that's why mars is one of the planets you don’t want to live on and if you want more information about mars for you information report heres a website: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/planets/mars.html

My Information Report Success Criteria:	Self	Peer
My heading:
is an interesting title (I might have phrased the title as a question.)	✓	✓
My opening paragraph:
says what my report is about in a clear way	✓	✓
gives a general “classification” – and maybe a technical classification	✓	✓
outlines the main features of the subject	✓	✓
My main paragraphs:
have sub-headings where helpful	✓	✓
have clear topic sentences  (topic and main point)	✓	✓
are organised so that each paragraph is about a different aspect of the subject	✓	✓
give detailed information (factual descriptions)	✓	✓
include specific, technical vocabulary	✓	✓
are generally balanced (have a similar amount of detail about the different aspects I write about)	✓	✓
may have helpful: tables, pictures and/or diagrams to add information
My end paragraph:
draws the report together/sums up my main points	✓	✓
may give a personal opinion; ask the reader a question and/or tell the reader where further information may be found	✓	✓

Addition Certificate For Xtramath 18/05/15

Here is my addition xtramath certificate and now I am working on subtraction I can't wait to see how subtraction goes.
Tips
If you haven't achieved addition I would do the placement quiz and if you get any wrong write them down so you can practice your them at home.

SP Cut and Paste Mutiplaction.

Here is my explain everything about cut and paste. Its a new stragety I learnt
last week and I hope you enjoy.

Space DLO 15/05/15

Here is Me, Lyle and Lekis presentation. Our presentation has information about
each planet. It has great facts about planets and the site we used was http://space-facts.com/
I hope you enjoy our presentation and for more info click the link.
Be sure to comeback to see what I am up to.

ANZAC ThingLink

Here is my ThingLink the title name of this interactive image is the historical ANZACs great title right. This ThingLink has images, websites, my DLO and videos. It has appropriate videos, websites and images the sites are really good to use and the videos are really packed with facts.

Explantion: How To Survive your first night Minecraft

In Week 6 of Term 1 our class focussed on how to write great explanations. We wrote about how to survive your first night in Minecraft (the game a lot of us are obsessed with!).
Here is my writing, after I have self-assessed and peer-assessed my work.

Have you ever wondered how to play minecraft? If you have you then I’m going to write about. Minecraft is popular game around the world. Its made by a swedish programmer named Notch.  

Always, when you spawn in the world of minecraft you have to start mining wood with your hand. Once you've mined your wood (Must be 8 blocks or you can just use the first 4 wood blocks) use your little crafting system and create some planks. Next make some crafting tools (pickaxes swords, shovels and hoes). Harvest more wood to make a little shack once you have some tools. Then when you have lots of wood start thinking about where you are going to make your shack.

Often people start thinking we're their going to set their home so thats what you are going to do. you are going to start thinking we're you going to make your house. You can make your house in the Jungle, Caves, Mountains, Swamps, Snow forest and forest. I would prefer to live in a Jungle. But besides its your choice. But live in a place where you can see your surroundings. Make sure to gather food and resources and get some coal to make torches (mobs can spawn in your house if its dark). If a village is near you could live in the villagers house. Make sure to make a chest so your food can fit in your shack. Make sure to smelt your food (Make sure to create a furnace if you have time).

Eventually, you would have found a place start building your house but wait make sure you get a sleeping station aka (bed). Make sure to gather some food from the animals around you and resources (you could have a companion to help you). Also you have a roof because those murderous spiders will climb up on your house and sneak attack you like whcha! Your house has to be 3 blocks high and the sides have to be equal to your roof. If you have time get some cobble stone (so you can upgrade weapons and make a furnace).

Now when the sun is set you can finally sleep in your cozy bed and thats how to survive your first night minecraft. Once you practice surviving the night and you'll become a pro. Also once it morning you smell and hear zombies and mobs burning and you can smell the rotten flesh. BUT BE CAREFUL OF CREEPERS!!!

Coconut Ice For Community Day

                                       

Here is the coconut ice that we are making

for community day on Wednesday. Every

class is cooking a meal for community day.

LOOK HOW YUM IT IS!

Please come back to check what I'm up to.

Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

100g butter

1 cup milk

6 cups Chelsea Icing Sugar

1 tsp salt

1 cup desiccated coconut

2 tsp coconut essence

Method

Place the butter, milk, Icing Sugar and salt in a large- sized saucepan and heat gently until the sugar dissolves. Bring the mixture to the boil and keep the heat sufficient to just maintain the boil, stirring only occasionally, until the mixture reaches soft-ball stage (120°C). Be careful that the mixture doesn't spit and burn you!

Add the coconut and coconut essence and remove from the heat. Cool for 5-10 minutes, then beat until the mixture thickens. Pour into a greased tin approximately 20x20cm. Allow to cool and cut into squares.

Note: For pink coconut ice add a drop of red food colouring with the coconut. For the traditional two-tone effect make a batch of white and then a batch of pink, pouring the pink on top of the set white.

Writing Explanation - How to Be a Positive Learner

Introduction
There are many ways to become a positive learner in McCahon class but these are the most important bits and I am going to explain them to you. Share ideas and dont be afraid. Take every opportunity that has been given to you. If you have made mistakes it's okay you can learn from them. Don't say that you're never going to be smart have a growth - mind set and say mistakes help me learn.

Body
Firstly, I'm going to explain how to be a communicator, taking every opportunity and making mistakes and learning from them in Mcahon class.

Being a communicator is sharing ideas and asking questions.
But it does not mean chatting to to mate well working. If a mistake is made
don’t make a fuss about it because if you make a mistake you know what to practice. Then next time you'll be ready.

Okay now if your teacher a job for the school or your class you put your hand up and and ask kindly to take the job don't say no because that's not giving respect to the school or your class.

Now I am going to talk about having a growth - mindset means being a thinker, open - minded and using the learner profile. If you don't know what the learner profile is here a little explanation. If you're doing a maths test and you didn't the score what you wanted don't say I'm never gonna be good at this use your growth - mindset and say what I'm I missing and mistakes help me improve.

Conclusion
So this concludes everything. I have told you how to be a positive learner in McCahon class. So when you are at Hay Park School and you're in McCahon class you will be ready and you are going to be a great learner in McCahon class.

Here is my first Explanation writing hope you I found it tricky because people kept didtrsting me what do you think I should do next time. Its about how to be a positive learner in McCahon class.
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