WALT:understand the structure of a simile poem and write our own about a member of our family.
My Mum
My mum is very smart, she is as smart as a fox.
My mum is very brave, like a bear.
My mum is very lovely, she is lovely like a butterfly.
She is as busy as a bird, she is always working.
My mum is really tough, she is tough like stone.
My mum is pretty, as pretty as a flower.
The Olympic Games- A Celebration.
[WALT] - We are learning about significant parts in the Olympic Games Ceremonies.
The Athletes Oath
Find out what the Olympic Games Oath is.
In the name of all the competitors I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them,
The Olympic Games Motto.
Write the Motto in Latin and English
Citius, altius, fortius, simul.
Faster, higher, stronger, together.
Find another Motto used by another group or one used in another event.
Paparore school motto.
Proud and passionate leaders of learning in the heart of the community.
The Olympic Games a Celebration
WALT - We are learning to locate facts from the text and record them in our own words.
paragraph 1
P1. The Olympic Games were held every four years.
P1. A powerful earthquake destroyed much of Olympia and the ancient Olympic Games came to an end.
P1. The women had their own games.
paragraph 2
P2. A Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin wanted to bring the Olympic Games back to life.
P2. In 1894 he invited his friends and colleagues to a meeting in Paris, France and told them his idea to bring back the modern Olympic Games.
P2. New Zealand was one of the 13 nations represented at the signing of the IOC.
paragraph 3
P3. At the ancient Olympic Games, awards were given to athlete, artists, musicians and writers.
P3. In keeping with this idea Pierre de Coubertin created symbols and encouraged ceremonies, music and pageantry in the modern.
P3. This combination of sport and culture makes the Olympic games very different from other sports events.
WALT: take information from non fiction text to complete a bio poem.
Toroa
Lover of the Southern Ocean with all its delicious delights like squid, octopus, salps and fish.
Who needs fishermen to do their very best to help the Albatross survive by fishing on the very darkest nights and avoiding the full moon.
Who gives 85 percent of their life to the sea looking for food, flying just above the surface of the salty water.
Who feared the British who hunted them for their feathers, bills and bones.
Who would like to hang out on land clacking their bills having a korero with their friends.
Who comes from a long line of ancestors like the Antarctic penguin.
Albatross
This is my first blog post for the year. my class is Te kauru. My teacher is Mrs Stevenson. I like Mrs Stevenson . There's 27 kids in my class.
WALT: We are learning to quickly calculate number problems.
The hardest part for me was the addition and subtraction form one thousand.The easiest part addition from 20 and my favourite part was the times and the division because I do it in my home learning and it's fun.
My goal is to get better at addition and subtraction form one thousand.
What questions do you have on prototec?
WALT: we are learning new words in Te Reo Maori.
