SEA WEEK STARTS NEXT WEEK 2nd March

It's sea week, these are some of the events happening in Auckland

 

Auckland - Silo Park Seaweek Weekend with a film on Friday 6 March, a day with Sustainable Coastlines on Saturday 7 March and the Seaweek Activity Hub family day on Sunday 8 March. There's a bunch of events on Waiheke Island and the Manukau Harbour including Goodbye Godwits on 7 March and Sand Sculptures at Whatipu on 1 March. Plus the Sea Change - Tai Timu Tai Pari Seaweek Panel Debate on 4 March and an Evening with Young Ocean Explorers where they will launch their fantastic new book and DVD on 5 March.

What can we do in Room 25 to get involved?

Plant Life Cycle

This week we have been learning about the lifecycles of plant:
 Here is a link to learn more about the plant life cycle

http://www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/science/plants_pt2/





Mathmatics

We have been learning about adding fractions with uncommon denominators, for example:

 2/5 + 3/4

We have learnt a new strategy that looks at finding the LCD ( Lowest Common Denominator) and then adding the fractions after doing this.

This link shows you what we mean

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/cc-5th-fractions-topic/cc-5th-add-sub-fractions/v/adding-fractions-with-unlike-denominators

The Sea

The sea is a lion
Eating everything in sight
Roaring at everything and everyone.
Scratching at the rocks

Gnawing at the cliffs
All day long
It sings a song
Of crashing drums and loud maracas

But in the night it changes
from a hungry lion
To a harmless butterfly
Sweeping up the lonely sand.

By Briana

The Boat

The boat is a snake
Making a wake

Slithering through the ocean
Like a genie with a potion

By Tom

The storm begins

The wind howls like a wolf.

The tree's dance in the wind

Leaves sprint across the floor

The rain dives to the ground

Windows close their eyes

The storm begins.

By Jess K

Money

I get passed around to everyone.
 I get exchanged to anything from anyone.


People love me and I change between time and countries.
There are lots of different types of me for each and everyone of you.

I have the face of famous people, as well as their signatures.
Everyone knows  about me and loves to see how much of me they have got.
They can't stop spending me but like to try and save me up.

By Claudia

Winter

Winter's icy grip holds the world tight.
He nips my cheeks and bites my toes.
He paints my ears and nose red and the world white.

He doesn't like sparrows, pigeons or doves.
He hands our car sleeping pills and issues everyone scarves and gloves.
He goes around chapping lips and teasing your throat.

By Vanessa Evans

Stars

They watch over us at night
They run through the sky
They shine a torch on the ground
They hide behind the clouds
They pop up and say hi.


By Charlotte WB

The Lawnmower

As I turn on the lawnmower he grunts and groans
Then I take him outside
His job is to munch all the innocent grass
Grass is going everywhere
Yelling as loud as an elephant
Then as soon as I put it away
The grass sighs in relief, until the next day.

By Theo Monk

Personification Poems that were written for homework

Mr ...........

Mr ......................paints at night, at every window.
He only uses white.
He is everywhere but you cannot see him
I never hear him working, not a scratch, sigh or cough
Who is he?

By Max Liggins

Homework

Homework

Week 4 Week beginning 21st February

 

Maths : Complete the tasks that have been set for you. If you have highlighted times table that need to be learnt please look at practising those too.

Reading: Using one of the texts you have taken from the library please spend at least 15 minutes each day reading. Summarise a chapter or part of the text you have been reading. This could be with either pictures and/or writing.

Writing: We will be report writing next week. We have three topic areas, Earthquakes, Plants and the Queensland fruit fly. See what other data and information you can find on the area of your choice. Check out the following website www.mpi.govt.nz if you looking at the Queensland fruit fly .

Please bring in for Monday

Extra: Keep a mental note of the plants you eat this weekend, make a connection to each food as you eat it and let your eating companions know to.

Please keep checking out the blog.

Blog Spot address   : http://room25mbs.blogspot.co.nz/

New style of learning

This week we've also been learning how to be more independent. Miss von Detten has set up a system of 'Must Do's' and 'Can Do's'. As it says during the week we are each involved in what tasks we choose. They have been carefully selected by Miss von Detten so that we are learning but in our own way. We need to ensure that by Friday all our 'Must Do's' have been completed. Were also going to try and make sure that we reflect on our learning for that week too.

Writing Week 3

 

We have been writing poems that include personification. First we had to find out the meaning of the word and then we focused on "Our house awakening". Here is an example by Daniella:

The lazy bed pushes me off and yawns.
As the curtains wave to me, the windows blink and open their eyes.
I go outside for some fresh air, but the house coughs and swallows me.
The hunched cupboard waits to be opened and when it does it groans.

I go to brush my teeth and the sink's mouth gargles, then gulps the water down.
As the sneezing toaster pops up,  I eat my toast.
My favourite book flew off the shelf, begging me to read it again.

Oops I left the houses mouth open and the wind is practicing its opera.
I sit on the lazy couch and I stop its silly daydreaming!


Thank you for reading we will post more soon!

Swimming Update

As the swimming lessons with Hilton Brown come to an end, I just wanted to say a well done to each and everyone of you. You have really done a great job at listening to the instructors and you are all now swimming with better speed and technique.

I am really looking forward to seeing you all take part in swimming sports in Week 5 and using the skills you have gained.

Well done Room 25 :)

Homework Week 3

                                                   Homework

Week 3 Week beginning 16^th February

 

Maths : Complete the tasks that have been set for you. If you have highlighted times table that need to be learnt please look at practising those too.

Reading: Using one of the texts you have taken from the library please spend at least 15 minutes each day reading. If you were to compare and contrast yourself with one of the characters from the book, what would that look like? Use your own understanding of a compare and contrast to do this.

Writing: We have been looking at personification all week; see if you can have ago at choosing an object and writing a poem to make it come alive. Use some of the ideas from your class work if you want.

Spelling: Not all children will have spelling this week. If you do please think about the long oo sound that, you studied with Mr Ratcliff, what others words can you find that have that sound and complete the word search.

Extra: have another look on the blog, what have our bloggers put on about this week?

Blog Spot address   : http://room25mbs.blogspot.co.nz/

Please also remember that PAT testing starts next week, come ready and prepared. Do not allow yourself to get nervous, it is just another way of teachers being able to see what you know and what you still need to learn.

Have a fantastic weekend and if you come across any new connections, feel free to bring them in ready to share with the class J

Update about swimming

Well done with your swimming this week, your really showing improvements. Two things just to mention next week.

Please if you haven't been wearing one this week , next week you must wear a


swimming cap


It would also be good to have a pair of goggles to help with your direction when swimming with your head under the water.

Homework Week 2

Homework

Week 2 Week beginning 9^th February

 

Maths : Check to see if you can log onto Mathletics. If you cannot access your account, please let me know. Complete the tasks that have been set for you.

Reading: Using one of the texts you have taken from the library please spend at least 15 minutes each day reading. Use the strategies of predicting and using prior knowledge as you start to read.

Writing: See if you can find some of your own connections. If you have access to a camera/ipod/ipad take some photos of things you are connected to and display them using a word document/popplet etc. These can be emailed to me at mvondetten@meadowbank.school.nz.

If you do not have access to a camera then you can note down some of the connections that you can see in your homework book, you could do it using pictures too.

Extra: Please explore the blog this week using the address below.

Blog Spot address   : http://room25mbs.blogspot.co.nz/

Also think about the sorts of information that you think we could add to the blog to make it useful and relevant to all that will see it.

 

Deadline Thursday

 

Welcome

Welcome to Room 25. We are an awesome bunch of children and we look forward to sharing out learning with you.