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I can't believe this year has gone so fast now all of the year 6's are now going to intermediate I mean so fast right? Now these three picture are the this that I'm going to take with me when I leave this school. I will never forget the amazing Mrs Pittaway! The most fabulous teacher in the whole year 6 I mean in our class I just love it when she does the cross eyes it just makes me giggle a bit. And last but not least I will still remember the thoughtful and loving ROOM 19!!! 

Augget´s classroom - Meilaniah (MATH)

WALT: calculate the perimeter and area of shapes.

Reflection:
I was able to find the area by multiplying the length and width of the shapes. I was also able to add or multiply the length of each part of the shape.

What I need to improve on is to understand my decimals if I am converting them into the meters. So next time what I need to improve is to understand my decimals if I'm converting them.

Language Features

Reflection:
I was able to re-read the part in the story where I thought there was a specific language feature.

What I found difficult was understanding some of the language features because some of them seemed a bit difficult to understand but it got easy. So what I need to improve on is to understand some of the language features a bit more.

Precious McKenzie

Walt: edit my Precious McKenzie work independently to identify errors and get my Book Creator ready for publishing.

Click this link to see my Precious McKenzie book

Reflection:
I was able to re-read my sentences to make sure no words were out and my sentences made sense. I was also able to look carefully at my I wonder question sentences to find any words that has the red line under the word so I can correct my mistake. 

Next time I will use this Walt not for my Precious McKenzie but for other things e.g- emails, and writing.

My Wonder Portrait

This is my portrait about wonder and it's a really fun game because you get to shape your head and you get to choose what kind of hair you want and you get to have your own precept. 

WALT: use new words for my acrostic poem

WALT: use new words for my acrostic poem


My Refection:

I was able to find words that I don usually use on my writing and put on to my Wonder poem. What I found difficult was writing the sentence that relates to the wonder story , and just to say the wonder book is so interesting.

Next time I think that I should improve on making the sentence that relates to the Wonder book. 

John Pule Art Reflection - Meilaniah

This is my reflection on my John Pule Art that I created for our art exhibition.

Speech

WALT: write and present a speech using APPA criteria.

Reflection: 

I was able to use some of the APPA criteria by having a loud voice or using eye contact when I'm presenting my speech.

So next time I will need to use more of the APPA criteria then just using some of the APPA criteria, so my speech could sound better.

Decimal addition

WALT: use a variety of strategies to solve addition problems that involve decimal numbers.

Reflection:
On the mental strategy I was able to write my problem as a equation by adding the 2.3 with 4.35. On the written strategy I was able to expand my equation as a decimal.

Next time what I will need to improve on is remembering to rule a line under my answer.

Speeches 2017

Walt: deliberately choose words to create an effect on the audience.

Reflection:

In my speech I was able to use some of the  pervasive words and some of the emotive words in my speech.  And how I effect the audience is by having some emotive words in my speech and I think that is all I had.
Next time I should use more and more of pervasive words and more of the emotive words, that is all I need to work on.

WALT: understand that people celebrate in different ways

WALT: understand that people celebrate in different ways

I was able to understand that other country's celebrate in different ways like the celestial Dance or the nut-bush dance. But I could not done this without my mates ( Sukie, and Caitlin:)

WALT: Locate and evaluate in formation about Usain Bolt, on the internet

WALT: Locate and evaluate in formation about Usain Bolt, on the internet

I was able to locate Usain Bolt by looking at the internet and what i found out was that Usain Bolt is born in Jamaica August the 6th in 1986. And I was also able to do evaluate in formation by reading carefully at the facts, or information about Usain Bolt.

Next time I would love to locate and evaluate in formation about another person.

Ghost- Making a Predication

Walt: make a prediction based on the cover and blurb of Ghost by Jason Reynolds

I was able to look at the pictures to me ideas and clues about the story. What I was unable to do was looking at the blurb and trying to find keywords to make me have a clue or a idea of the story. 

So next time I would look carefully at the blurb to find keywords to make me have an idea of the story. 

Words That End With-E

Matariki Celebration - Phases of the Moon

Matariki Celebration - Phases of the Moon 

My Refection:

When I first started it was a bit hard for me but I then after the lesson I learnt that waxing means getting bigger and waning is getting smaller, and that there are  eight phases of the moon. My brilliant teacher Mrs Pittaway made it confusing by making them all muddled up because we're year 6's.

Next time I would love to do more of this and try to not get tricked because I know that my marvelous teacher Mr Pittaway has more up her sleeve.

Mini Investigation - Easter

WALT: Understand passing on messages is important so we understand why we celebrate.

Me and my Group - Caitlin, Sukie, and Shaniqua did the mini investigation about easter.  I found out that we have eggs in easter because it's the symbol of a new life or a new beginning, it's a tradition of getting hard boiled eggs during the time of spring. 



I now understand what easter means, and I think that we should tell everyone about easter because if we didn't they will just think that easter is just a day when we all get chocolate. But it goes more deeper that that. 

Writing Evidence

WALT: use persuasive words in my writing.

Reflection:

I was able to use persuasive words in my writing. 

Next time I think that I need to work on is putting more persuasive words in my writing, so when I write my speech their will be heaps of persuasive words in my speech. That will persuade the audience that we need to work more harder to look after the environment.  

Maths - Fraction Ordering

Walt : order fractions with the same denominator

I knew how to order fractions by looking at the numerator, And then I knew that one is the smallest and eight is the biggest. 

Next time I'll not look at the numerator any more because I'm know going to learn how the the numerator stays the same but the denominator changes, and that's called unit fractions. I can't wait!  

The Queen's Secret

Walt: identify and describe what the author wanted me to feel, think about or see and how this relates to the author's message.

Reflection:

What I identified about this story was that the queen told a secret and Maud told the other people about it, then it get more . And that the author made the story  humorous, and it made me giggle a bit. I also found out that the character's names were based on their jobs. I found out that the moral of the story was that you have to listen probably or you'll get the message wrong. 

I think that I could understand more about my WALT because I din't really understood the WALT.

Using Quotation Marks

WALT: Use advance punctuation accurately e.g quotation marks.

Reflection:

I was able to do well in my test because I knew where the quotation marks are suppose to be. Like for an e.g: Mrs P said "Good morning everyone." The trick that I got was the thinking one, because you don't need quotation marks when your thinking. 

I found this really challenge because I had to look at the question really carefully and take the test really slowly. All I need to work on is practicing the quotation marks more and more until I finally locked it in my brain.  

A-Z Celebrations

This is my A to Z celebrations from all around the world.

WALT: Compare and contrast birthdays

WALT: Compare and contrast birthdays

I was able to compare and contrast birthdays from 1967 and birthdays from 2017 by adding my ideas about birthdays in 2017 and putting the same ideas in the same box.

Camp Merc Acrostic Poem

      Walt: edit and revise my writing for clarity and impact in response to feedback.

My Reflection:

I didn't make changes to my poem.

Next time I will sit next to someone that will give me good feedback.  I will make sure I get a red pen and change some of my words so that they have impact and are interesting.

My Word Clarification

Walt: actively seek to extend my knowledge of new vocabulary.

My Refection:

My words for my word clarification were all correct.

Next time I will try and find better words and year 6 words for my word clarification.

Camp MERC Certificate

I loved Camp MERC because All those activities were so fun because I got to go rock climbing, canoeing, stack'em, sailing, and the last one was giants ladder. The most thing that I loved about camp was the food the food was magnificent if you are a year 5 and you'er becoming a year 6 and you'er going to camp trust me you will love the food the food was marvellous. The thing that was challenge was the Giants ladder because it was hard for me to get up to the next part of the ladder and when I looked down I felt like I was about to fall down.

My Kenning's Poem

WALT: distinguish between relevant and irrelevant ideas for my kenning's poem.

It was difficult to think of relevant ideas for my kenning's poem.

Next time I will need to work on relevant ideas.

Statistics

Walt : display data on histogram, tally chart
Walt : interpret information from histograms and tally marks eg. medium, mode, range, mean


I was able to put the name score information into histogram and I used tally marks. I found this kind of  easy but it was hard to work it out.

Here is some of the statistics I interpreted:

• The range for the first name scores was 4-20
• The range for the last name scores was 2-21
• The range for full name scores was 9-31
• The mode for the first name scores was 8 
• The mode for the last name scores was 7
• The mode for the full name scores was 22
• The medium for the first name scores was 10
• The medium for the last name scores was 9.5
• The medium for the full name scores was 21

I found this kind of difficult because I didn't understand what this was but my maths buddy Ella, she helped me and I really like that but I need to work more on this because the video that I was listing was  a bit difficult cause I just can't  understand it, but some of it I kind of understand and that was medium some of it. So next time I need to work more harder on this but I really want to do this again but I think that I need to work hard on this. I think you should watch this because this video will help you if you don't know anything I'm taking about...
Range, Mode, Medium and Mean

10 Things You Have To Know About Me

 Walt : use advanced punctuation

We have learning how to use bullet points correctly in my 10 Things About Me slideshow.  I learnt you need to :

• Place the bullet point in the margin.
• Use a capital letter after the bullet point.
• If you have written a sentence, end it with a punctuation eg. fullstop.
• Bullet points are used to create lists.
• Find the bullet points icon on the right hand side at top of the tool bar called bullet lists.

Next time I will try and use bullet points in more of writing.

Can you guess which of my information is true and which is a lie ?

Spelling-Letter Sounds

Walt : use different spelling patterns and strategies to increase my word knowledge.

There are 45 letters sounds in the English language.  Sometimes these sounds are made by one letter and sometimes they are a made by a group of letters together.  Learning these letter sounds will help me spell unknown tricky words and increase my word knowledge.

House Captain Speech

Today I stood in front of my house group Kauri and when I stood up there my heart was busting because while the other person was saying their speech my heart was beating like I'm about to die, but when I was demonstrating resilience by just breathing in and out and giving it a go and after that I just felt so good that I wanted to do that house captain speech again. So next time I think, I mean I will go and have a try at everything that the school's has and next time when I do I a speech I think I need to make a few more sentience.

Welcome Post

My Reflection:

This year I am feeling looking forward to maths and writing and reading  I'm just so excited to learn more and more stuff and new things that is coming .I really  looking forward to learning more about the people in my class and the people in the whole school also I'm really looking forward to learning more about the three R's.

My Goals For This Year

• To be the head girl
• To know everyone who is a year 6
• To get heaps of awards
• To get 100 ticks
• To have a go at everything 
• To try me best at everything
• To win a trophy
• To use the three Rś where ever I go
• To learn and to not talk to the person beside me if they are talking about the work that we are doing
• To practiced at home and get better and better