Cooking-Hamburgers-Mrs Gully's Last Day

Today was Mrs Gully's last day at our school, so we could choose what we could make. My group was Nathan K, Cailan and Ethan. Our objective was to use teamwork and responsibility because we were using hot pans and sharp knifes. We chose to make Hamburgers and they turned out really good.

Taonga Puoro

On Monday the 18th of June we made clay flutes/Koauau.

Space Timeline Reading Tasks

Space timeline Reading tasks.

Term 2 Weeks 5-6

Purpose of this reading activity is to: increase our knowledge of space
exploration and understand how our knowledge and ideas about space have
changed over time (science).
We are also learning to read non-fiction texts and use our writing skills to
share our understanding of this topic and our ideas (literacy).
Throughout this task we will need to use the skills of ‘Thinking’ and using
‘Language, Symbols and Text.’

Learning Intentions

I am learning to skim and scan text to identify the main ideas.

I am learning to locate the key sentences and questions in texts.

I am learning to use sub-headings to guide me to the main ideas in text.

I am learning to summarise the main ideas in the texts I read.

(from the Karoro Programme of work for Reading)

Success Criteria

I will be successful when I can show….

-I have have scanned text to find key ideas.

-I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.

-I have put my answers in chronological order.

Focus

We are looking at using non-fiction text to increase our knowledge in our science topic; SPACE.
Your aim is to read and understand the timeline reading and use this knowledge to complete the reading
activity below.

First, Read the timeline cards. Click here for the space timeline pdf

Second, We will discuss what you have read. This will be a good time to ask questions about anything
you are unsure of.

Third, do your reading tasks.

Fourth, complete your reading activity. Remember to proofread, check spelling and punctuation.
Then do a self assessment and a peer assessment. Check it with a teacher.

Reading Activity

View and read the space timeline on the classroom walls.
Think about how how our theories/ideas and understandings about the
universe and Earth’s place in it has changed over time.

Answer the following questions.

Your answers need to be full sentences.

After you have answered all the questions please put them in
chronological order (time order, oldest first)

5) What are two things that Galileo discovered?

He Discovered Jupiter's moons and the different phases of Venus. (1610)

9) Who discovered the first asteroid?

Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the first asteroid Ceres in (1801)

2) What was Sputnik 1?

Sputnik 1 was the first satellite that was launched into space.(1957)

3) In what year was NASA founded? And what does NASA mean?

It was founded in 1958 and it means National Aeronautics and space
Administration. (1958)

6) Who was the first woman in space? And where was she from?

Valentina Tereshkova and she was from Russia. (1963)

4)Where did Mariner 4 fly past?

The Mariner 4 flew past Mars in (1965).

7) In what year did Apollo 11 land on the moon? The Apollo 11 landed on the
moon in (1969)

10) What country launched Voyager probes 1 and 2 into deep space?

America launched Voyager probes 1 and 2 in to deep space. (1977)

8)What happened that led to all space shuttles being grounded for 3 years?

The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after launch, killing all seven
astronauts on board. This led to all space shuttles being grounded for 3 years.
(1986)

11) When was the international space station completed?

The international space station finished in 2010. (1986)

1)How long did it take for the Cassini probe to arrive at Saturn? It took the
Cassini Probe Nearly Seven Years.  (2004)

12)What was interesting about New Horizons information about Pluto?

The interesting thing that New Horizon discovered is that Pluto was 50 miles
larger than first thought. (2015)

YOUR OPINION

After reading this information...

1. Who do you think made the biggest contribution to our understanding of
   space? Why? (summarising key ideas)
2. 
   

         I think Galileo Galilei made the biggest contribution to space because
he discovered a lot of amazing stuff about our solar system like all the moons
orbiting Jupiter, lunar craters and the different phases of Venus.
Also he did more discoveries in his life and he invented the first telescope.

    2) What do you think was the most important machine or invention in
helping us investigate space? Why? (summarising key ideas)
I think the International Space Station is the most important machine or
invention in helping us investigate space because it has discovered a lot of
new things in our solar system and it plays a big part on Earth because it finds
things on the Earth’s surface.

    3) What would you like to investigate about space? Why?
I would like to learn about black holes because I want to know if they actually
suck up solar systems and other types of stuff.

Self and Peer Assessment.

Self and Peer Assessment

Success Criteria

I will be successful when I can show….

-I have have scanned text to find key ideas.

-I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.

- I have put my answers in chronological order.

Success criteria 1: I have have scanned text to find key ideas (I have been able to answer the questions).

        

                          Achieved well      Achieved some Achieved little     Not achieved

Me
My partner

Success criteria 2: -I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.

      

                          Achieved well      Achieved some Achieved little     Not achieved

Me
My partner

Success criteria 3: I have put my answers in correct chronological order.

        

                          Achieved well      Achieved some Achieved little     Not achieved

Me
My partner

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Cooking-Vegetable Soup & Cheese Scones

Today the year sixes made vegetable soup & cheese scones. My group was Nathan K, Nathanael & Rhys. Me & Nathan made the cheese scones, Nathanael & Rhys made the vegetable soup. Our objective was to use good teamwork & follow the instructions.

My Planet Writing

Create and Describe Your Own Planet -

Description writing task

Term 2 Weeks 5-6

Purpose of this piece of writing is to:

Learning Intentions

I am learning to use language features to make my writing interesting and engaging for the reader.

I am learning to use topic-specific vocabulary.

I am learning to include Te Reo Māori words in my writing.

I will be successful when I can show….

-I have used some language features to make my writing interesting and engaging (simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme)

-I have carefully chosen some topic specific words to include in my writing.

-I have used some Te Reo Māori

Focus

We are continuing to look at descriptive writing.
This week you are writing a descriptive piece of writing to promote your imaginary planet.
You aim is to convince people to move to your planet.
You
want your writing to allow the reader to be able to imagine what it is like on your planet.

First, we will look at an excerpt of a video describing the moon from the Avatar movie.
Click here to get to video= Pandora.

Second,
we will discuss together what you will need in your work to make it successful and look at
how to plan our work.
Then you will plan your work and check with a teacher before you start writing.

Third, do your piece of writing.

Fourth, complete you piece of writing. Remember to proofread (check spelling and punctuation) and edit
(does it make sense? do you need to change any sentences?)
yourself and with a buddy and fill in your self and peer-assessment.
Check it with a teacher.

Earthoropis

100 million light years away from Earth there is a planet called Eathoropis in a galaxy called The Tree Trunk Star Galaxy.

There are many different types of creatures and aliens on my planet and also lots of friendly mutants. They also have different types of names for each creature.

You can only get there by a magical flying bus that can teleport to other dimensions. There is only five of these buses in the whole entire universe. You will be lucky to get to look at this planet.

My whole planet is basically huge cities like Tilted Towers and many other big cities.

If you do make it there you will be totally safe because the atmosphere there is the exact same as  Ao (Earth). That's how all the humans and creatures survive on the planet.

The End

By Tyler

Cooking-Chocolate Sponge Cake

On Friday the 8th of June we did cooking challenge. This time we made chocolate sponge. This time we got to choose our teams. I went with Cailan, Jack and Ethan, I really enjoyed it. The purpose was to follow the recipe and have teamwork to make the sponge cake.

Best Part Of Me Poem

Best Part Of Me

Learning IntentionsI am learning to use language features to make my writing interesting and engaging for the reader.I am learning to think carefully about the words I use so that my writing is descriptive and engaging for the reader.I am learning to add an appropriate visual to my work
I will be successful when I can show….-I have used some language features to make my writing interesting and engaging (smile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme)-I have carefully chosen some interesting words to include in my writing-I have some descriptive words in my writing (adjectives)
-I have added a photo to my writing

The best part of me is my WaeWae because they help me to kick a ball, and help me to juggle a ball. They help me to achieve all the sports I can achieve. They cling onto my bike like pegs. My legs make me jump like a kangarū. They help me to run as fast as a Cheetah.  My legs are as flexible as a slippery slidey nākahi (snake). My WaeWae is the best part of me because they help me do the things I love doing.

Cooking

Today on Friday morning all of the year 6's had a challenge to make a pizza with other people in our class. We had to be in groups of four and one group of five. In my group was Ethan, Lincoln R and Lily. 

Ethan and I made the base and Lily and Lincoln made the toppings. We all liked different toppings so we had to split it in half.