My leaning journey graph

Here is my progress graph for this year. It shows my results for reading, writing, maths and spelling and how I improved over the year. I think I am doing great at maths.

 I  need to work harder at reading.

End of Term 4 Recount Test

This is a screenshot of my results in our end of Term 4 recount writing test.

My teachers have worked out my average score for writing and I am at 2a.

This is below the National Standard for my year level.

I am doing great at sentences.

I  need to work harder at punctuation and spelling next year.

My Margret Peters Spelling progress.

Here is my progress  over this year in spelling.

  At  the beginning of the year I scored 20 in the M.Peters  spelling test.             .
This gave me a spelling age of 7.2 years.

In Term 4 I scored 26  in the M.Peters spelling test.
This gave me a spelling age of 7.9 years.
I need to work  really hard on spelling next year.

My running record results

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Here is my reading running record level for the end of the year. I am reading at 10 - 11 yrs. At the beginning of the year, I was at 9.5 - 10.5 years. I am only 10 years 5 months old so I am doing great.

PAT Maths Test

Here is a snapshot of my Term 4 results for the PAT maths test. I scored 10 points out of 37 I am pleased with my result. My score in Term 4 was 11 points more than Term 1.

PAT reading Comprension

Here is a snapshot of my Term 4 results for the PAT comprehension test. I scored 24 points out of 37. I am disappointed with my result because I think I could have done better. My score in Term 4 was 11 points more than Term 1 but I would still like to have had more points.

Describing a character.

 We have been learning how to create a brainstorm of ideas to describe someone, and then use the brainstorm to write a descriptive paragraph. I worked with the teacher and some other kids and we shared our ideas.

skittles

hi my name is Reed and this week we were in our writing groups. and we had to write about skittles. hope you  like it.


 kia ora  toku ingoa ko rea a tenei wiki matou  ko  i roto i totaou tuhituhi ropo. A matou tuhinga o mua  tuhia epa ana ki tumanako hoe rite te re ira.

I could hear the skittles in the bag  like a rattling rattle snake. Mia came and put some skittles in the plate. Then Moses made them in order there were green brown and  orange and yellow. Then Miss B put them in we watch them go in our plate like a colorful waterfall. Then Tyler came to  put the water from the tap.Then she put the water in with the skittles. Then the color of the skittles started to melt of them. After that they were a rainbow in the plate. Then we could see liter sssssss floating in the water like abandoned ship. Then when Enzo shake it was like a rotten pumpkin. It was like there flesh of dead bodies.the color of the Skittles started to melt of them. After that they were a rainbow in the plate. Then we could see liter s floating in the water like abandoned ship. Then when Enzo shake it was like a rotten pumpkin. It was like there flesh of dead bodies.

descriptive writing

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 This week we had to write using our senses.I  chose to write about this picture. I hope you like it. 

Cross Country 2017

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 This week it was Cross Country and I came in the top 20. It was really muddy on the track but the food there was so good. I was really fast like a lion. When I went down the hill I flew. Here is a picture but you can't see me because I was at the back.

Learning how to read scientific reports

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We are learning how to read and write scientific reports. We have been doing experiments and writing about them. This is a reading activity we did. We had to be able to match a thesis with its hypothesis.

We are learning how to understand the structure and language of a report about a scientific experiment #3 Understanding that a hypothesis is a brainy prediction based on what you already know.

In this exercise you need to match a thesis with its hypothesis.  Use the ‘Fill tool’ to colour code the matching ideas.

                               Thesis                                                                      Hypothesis

I know this……                                                                         So therefore if I do this I think this will happen…

I know that a puddle of water is a small amount of water lying (usually) on the ground. I know that water is a substance which is found on our planet and that it can exist as a solid (ice), liquid or a gas (water vapour). I know that the main reason water changes from one state to another on Earth is because of  temperature -heat or cold. On Earth a sunny day is when there are no clouds, the sky is blue and the temperature is usually warm or hot.	I predict that when I mix vinegar and baking soda together that a chemical reaction will occur and that I will be able to notice this. I might feel hotness or coldness, notice smoke or bubbles, smell something, hear some kind of noise or  find that the taste or texture of the foods has changed.
I know that heavy things usually sink and light things float. However, container ships are heavy but they still float so there must be more things that have an effect on floating than just weight. Blutack is a squishy material that is quite light. It usually comes as a wide, flat strip but you can shape it into a round ball, a sausage shape, an O shape etc or you could flatten it out into a thin, wide shape like a leaf or saucer. Leaves usually float and ships look a little like a leaf shape.	I predict that when I take an ice cube out of a freezer it will begin to change back into liquid water (this is called melting) because it will no longer be colder than 0 degrees centigrade.
I know that an ice cube is water which is frozen. I know that that liquid water freezes into ice when the temperature reaches 0 degrees centigrade. An ice cube will stay an ice cube as long as it stays in a freezer.	I predict that if I make a puddle of water somewhere on the playground on a hot, dry day that the puddle will dry up and disappear quite quickly.
I know that everything we eat is made up of different kinds of chemicals.Sometimes when you mix different chemicals together they react with each other in different ways and the substances will do things that they didn’t do before (chemical reaction) and become different to what they were like before (chemical change). You will be able to notice things happening by using your 5 senses to  listen, smell, feel, look at and sometimes taste what is going on. I know that vinegar and baking soda are both food substances and I learned that they are chemically different	I predict that if I take some ice cubes out of a freezer and wrap them in different materials, I will find that one material will keep the ice cube frozen for longer than the others. This material would then have proven itself to be the best insulator.
I know that liquid water changes into a solid (ice) when the temperature reaches 0 degrees centigrade. I know that a freezer will keep water solid because a freezer’s job is to keep food at a temperature just below 0 degrees centigrade.	We are going to use Bluetack as our material. We will use the same amount of Blutack to make three different shapes. One will be a straight, rectangular strip of Blutack, one will be a compact, round ball and the third will be a rounded  saucer shape like a boat. We predict that at least one of these will float.
I know that insulators are materials that can be used to protect yourself from too much heat or cold. When we put clothes on because we are cold, the clothes are insulators which help our bodies stay warm. If you put insulating material like Pink Batts in the ceiling of your house, in the winter the Batts help keep warm air inside the house. In the summer, The Pink Batts help stop hot air coming into the house so they help to keep us cool. Many  food containers like Thermos flasks and Chilly Bins are made out of insulating materials to keep food hot or cold.	I predict that when I put some liquid water into a freezer it will change from a liquid state into a solid state (ice) because the temperature in the freezer will be below 0 degrees centigrade.

Learning how to read a scientific report.

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We are learning how to read and write scientific reports. We have been doing experiments and writing about them. This is a reading activity we did. We had to be able to match a title for a report with a wondering question.

We are learning how to understand the structure and language of a report about a scientific experiment.

In this exercise you need to match a title with its question. Use the ‘Fill tool’ to colour code the matching ideas.

Notice that none of these questions begin with a ‘Why….’.  This is because the purpose of a scientific experiment report is to share what you thought you knew, what you thought would happen and your observations about what actually did happen. It’s a bit like you are saying:

I’m wondering this…..because I know this…...so therefore if I do this I think this might happen.

So, at the end of a successful scientific report, you may not be able to say why something happened but you will be on the way to finding out why.

Then, when you do find out why, you will have to learn how to write an Explanation. The purpose of  Explanation writing is to answer Why questions. So, do not be surprised if your teachers decide to teach you Explanation writing later on!!!

Freezing Water.	What will happen when you mix vinegar and baking soda?
Floating and Sinking.	What will happen to an ice cube if you take it out of the freezer?
Kitchen Chemistry.	Which materials make the best insulators?
Disappearing Water.	What happens when you put a container of water into a freezer?
Keep Your Cool.	What will happen to a puddle of water on a hot day?
Ice Cube Experiment.	Does Blutack float

mult facts

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We have being working on our maths and I have being improving on my work.  This is my chart. Blog you later.

Learning Journey

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Here is my basic facts progress for this year. In Term 1 I was working on Stage 5 and I got a score of 29/60. In Term 2, my basic facts score for Stage 5 was 57/60 so my teachers said I was ready for Stage 6. So, I did the Stage 6 test and got 14/45. There is some hard stuff on Stage 6 but I’m lucky because we have some expert kids in Team Moana who can help us

Learning Journey 2017

Learning Journey 2017

Reading At age level Term      1      2     3      4						Spelling - Grade Spelling Term   1      2      3     4						Maths Stage 6 by end of Year 5 End Stage 6 by end of Year 6
14.5-15+												Stage 7
14-15yrs												Stage 6		E6
13.5-14						5						Stage 5
13-14 yrs						4						Stage 4
12.5-13						Essential List Term 1   2    3    4						Stage 2-3
12-13yrs						8						Term	1	2	3	4
11.5-12.5						7						Writing - Expected Levels Year 5 - 3B by the end of Year 5 Year 6 - 3A by the end of Year 6
11-12yrs						6
10.5-11.5						5		5.4				Term	1	2	3	4
10-11yrs						4	4.4					Level		2a
9.5-10.5						3						Basic Facts
9-10yrs						2						Term	1	2	3	4
8.5-9.5yrs						1							5	6