Wednesday, 25 November 2015

Camp Pictures

Logo - Naming Shapes


Reflection
I was learning to make shapes using logo. I found it easy to use logo to make shapes. Next time I will try to make my own shapes using logo.

Did You Ever Poems - Camp MERC

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

Camp MERC Certificate


My Reflection
I am proud of giants ladder because I got to the top because me and my buddy helped each other get to the top.

Monday, 16 November 2015

Sir Edmund Hillary


My Reflection
I was learning to write a biography about a leader. I found it tricky to find facts on the internet and  then put it into my own words. Next time I will try to write more about a different leader.

Constructing Shapes


My Reflection
We were learning to make shapes. We got the third shape wrong because we had 3 parallel lines instead of 2.

Monday, 2 November 2015

Selina's Biography



I chose Selina to make a biography about because I know her really well. We had to fill in a sheet of paper about our family, what we liked doing at home and school, people and things that are precious to me, if I were prime minister, how others see me and what my ambitions for myself and family are.

Wednesday, 23 September 2015

Youth Town


My Reflection
I was learning how to hold and use a hockey stick. I found it tricky to bend my legs while I was holding a hockey stick. 


Wednesday, 9 September 2015

Couples Maths Problem



Reflection
I found it tricky to find the same numbers to get the answer. I drew a graph to help me find the answer.

Wednesday, 2 September 2015

Abstract Painting


My Reflection
I was learning to mix primary colors and use black and white to tint and shade. I also learnt to make templates of kiwiana and use those to make an abstract painting. I found it easy to tint and shade the colors but I found it tricky to stay inside the lines. I am proud of the tinting and shading of the blue.

Tuesday, 1 September 2015

Did You Ever Poems



Reflection
I was learning to make a did you ever poem. I found it easy to think of interesting words to include in my did you ever poem. Next time I will try to write about more things that I have done and experienced.

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

KiwiKidsNews Reply - The Tree That Grows 40 Kinds Of Fruit



Reflection
I was learning to respond to a news item and write my opinion about there option. I found it easy to explain why a tree with 40 kinds of fruit is a great idea. Next time I will try to explain my opinion with more interesting words.

Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Kensuke's Kingdom Reorder



Reflection
I was learning to reorder the pictures into the order the story goes. I found it easy to order the pictures and write a description of why I chose it to be there. Next time I will try to order my pictures.

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Robinson Crusoe Follow Up Task



Reflection
I was learning to reflect on a book. I found it easy to use what I know from the book to reflect on it. Next time I will try to reflect on another book and use more detail in my answers.

Missing Person's Poster



Reflection
I was learning to use literal and inference skills. I found it easy to use my inference skills to find facts in the book to know more about Michael. Next time I will try to find more about Michael using my inference skills.

Idioms For Doing



Reflection
I was learning to recognize idioms and their meanings. I found it tricky to work out what the meaning of the idioms is using what I know. Next time I will try to work out meanings of more idioms.

Thursday, 4 June 2015

Extending Knowledge Kensuke's Kingdom




Reflection
I was learning to extend my knowledge of new vocabulary. I found it tricky to predict what to word meant using the sentence to help me. Next time I would try to figure out the meaning of more words to help me in my learning.

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Filtration Investigation



Reflection
We were learning which kind of soil has the most air in it. We found out that garden soil from school has the most air and travels to the bottom faster than sand and compost.

Wednesday, 13 May 2015

Mike's Visit



Reflection
In this photo we are touching the soil and looking closely at it using a magnify glass. We are recording what we feel, the colors on it and describe it.

Descriptive Writing

Wednesday, 6 May 2015

My Basic Facts Progress



Term 1 Reflection
I have been going up and down in my basic facts test. In week 7 I dropped down a lot because of the school holidays. I need to improve on the unknown questions. My goal is to reach 90 by the end on the term.

Term 2 Reflection
I have been getting better in my basic facts. This is because I have been practicing. I need to work on the unknown questions this term. My goal is to reach 100 by the end of the term.

Term 3 Reflection
I am improving in my basic facts. I need to work on my 8 times tables. My goal is to reach 100 by the end of the term.

Monday, 20 April 2015

Mathletics


Reflection
I think I did well on my mathletics homework because I got the awnser right. A prime number is a whole number bigger than 1.

Thursday, 2 April 2015

Youth Town


My Reflection

When we go to play with Youth Town we play lots of different games like capture the flag, 3 step dodge ball and lots more.

Wednesday, 1 April 2015

Venn Diagram Film vs Book



My Reflection
The reason that the movie and the book is different is because if the book and the movie is the same and you have read the book then there will be no point watching the movie because its going the be the same as the book.

Friday, 13 March 2015

You Eat What? - News Item



My Reflection

I was learning to retell a news item and record it. Sarah helped me record my video. I found it hard to retell a news item because it was hard to think of different words to use but I used a thesaurus to help me. Next time I will try to record a video without any help.

Friday, 20 February 2015

My Kennings Poem


My Reflection
I was learning to write a Kennings poem. I found it easy to find a noun. Next time I will try and write about  something else.

Thursday, 12 February 2015

Main Idea KiwiKids News


 My Reflection
I was learning to find the main idea in a news item. I found it tricky to find the main idea in the news item because I was putting in too much information.

Monday, 9 February 2015

Soccer Skills



I was learning soccer skills by playing different games like ball rush and cowboys. In this picture we were playing ball rush.

Year 6 Welcome Post

Welcome to my year 6 blog. My name is Cindy and I am now in room 22. My teacher is Mrs Walker. I enjoy reading and playing on the computer. This year I am looking forward to camping outdoors and learning to improve in my learning. I hope you will enjoy reading my blog.