Electro City

Hi team,

Time to make our own sustainable working cities. Use the website below to get going. On Friday afternoon we will look at what everyone has done.

www.electrocity.co.nz

Character Descriptions

Hi team,

Here are your two options for your introductory character description task.

Below is the example that we did together as a group to give you some ideas as a guide.

Remember that brainstorming and planning is very useful to help you include as much detail as you can.

With a cheeky smile on his face, he gazes off into the distance planning his escape route. Thick, matted hair covers his worn and weathered clothes. A red bandanna is hidden under his faded, curved hat. A  black, wiry moustache sits below the man’s crooked nose and an unwashed appearance complements his personality. His tanned, scarred face shows the signs of many months at sea. Dark eyeliner brings out his brown eyes giving him a fiercer look when charging in to battle.

Work On The Go!

Hi Team,

Here is a list of the activities that are on the go:
- Persuasive Writing Homework Excuse - Due Monday next week
- Powtoon - Finished by Wednesday
- Sketch something in your home
- RICH TASK Poster - Finished by Thursday
- Original NZ Flag - Due Friday
- Maths Original Island Map - Due Monday next Week

- My Journal - Due 1st Monday next term

Puzzle Time

Learning Languages.....using Powtoon!!

Hi team,

Here is the link to Powtoon for you to have a look at and practise.

Remember this is to enhance the learning and make it fun.

www.powtoon.com

Go for it!!

Che Yourself!

Hi team,

Here is the link to the GIMP tutorial video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yupmgRJqwTc

You can do it!!

Walking With Rebecca

Hi team,

Here is an excellent example of a well planned and carried out Rich Challenge!!
Take note of the evidence and detail shown as you scroll through the blog. 
Awesome work Bex:-)

http://www.walkingwithrebecca.blogspot.co.nz/

Stop Motion Lego

Hi team,

Check out Billie's awesome stop motion video!

Powerful Poetry

Hi team,

Here is a summary of the types of poems that we will be creating and how to structure them:

Haiku: The poem follows a 5-7-5 syllable structure.

Diamante: The poem is a seven line poem. 
The first line has 1 word and is a noun
The second line has 2 and are adjectives
The third line has 3 are verbs
the fourth line has 4 words and are nouns
the fifth line has 3 words and are verbs
the sixth line has 2 words and are adjectives
the seventh line has 1 word and is a noun

Definition: The poem is a description of the poem subject and makes the reader try to understand the subject of the poem through the description.

Cinquain: The poem is a five line poem.
The first line has 2 syllables
The second line has 4 syllables
The third line has 6 syllables
the fourth line has 8 syllables
the fifth line has 2 syllables
Rhyming is ok but not compulsory.

Limerick: The poem is a five line poem.
The last words of the first, second and fifth lines rhyme and the last words of the third and fourth lines rhyme.
The poems are usually humourous.

The poem also follows this rhythm pattern:
da DUM da da DUM da da DUM
da DUM da da DUM da da DUM
da DUM da da DUM
da DUM da da DUM
da DUM da da DUM da da DUM

Acrostic: The poem subject is written vertically and each letter is the start of a word that relates to the subject. 

Concrete/Shape: The poem is written in the shape of the poem subject. The words of the poem make the shape.


"Let's get our creativity on!"

How to be an explorer of the world!

Before felt pens and crayons, colour was made with things around us in the natural world.
Here is an example of a landscape made entirely from natural colour.
Awesome work Sesi! Who's next??

The Ultimate Insect

Hi team,

Here is the brief to get going. Looking forward to some more of your amazing work! Set the standards high. Good luck:-)

Geography of NZ

Hi team,

As part of our knowledge building we are going to look at the geography of NZ again and make sure we can accurately label towns and cities on a map of NZ.

Here is a list of towns and cities that we are going to learn the location of:
- Kaitaia                   
- Russell                     
- Dargaville
- Piha
- Whangarei
- Auckland
- Thames
- Hamilton
- Tauranga
- Rotorua
- Taupo
- New Plymouth
- Gisborne
- Napier
- Hastings
- Wellington
- Nelson
- Kaikoura
- Westport
- Christchurch
- Milford Sound
- Dunedin
- Invercargill

Let's get our geography on!!