Word Webs - Synonys and Antynoms

L.I: To find related words

Today for Reading, Ruapehu group read a text called How To Make a Non-Polluting Car. After reading the text we had to right down all the words we were struggling on a piece of paper and find out the Definition/Meaning. I learnt that Prohibited means Not Allowed for example when you go to the swimming you are Prohibited from Diving or Bombing in the Swimming Pool and also learnt words that relate to Prohibited like Banned, Forbidden or Proscribed. I was really struggling on learning what the words means. I think for next time I should write the Definition/Meaning on each word just in case someone needs more information to really get  what the words mean.

Strident: Sounding harsh and unpleasant

Crammed:Very full of people or things

Dilemma:a situation in which you have to make a difficult choice

Prohibited To say that (something) is not allowed

Vigorously:  healthy and strong. done with great force and energy

Debate: a discussion between people in which they express different opinions about something

exhausted: to use all of someone's mental or physical energy : to tire out or wear out (someone) completely

Current Events:6 Hats - Hurricanes win first Super Rugby title

L.I: Use De Bono's thinking hats to critically examine a current event.

Today for reading I did Current Events (reading activity). What I had to do was I had to go on Kiwi Kids News pick a article read it, and use the De Bono's thinking hats to critically examine a current event. I learnt how to use the De Bono's thinking hats to critically examine a current event and also learnt how the Hurricanes win their game. I was struggling on the words that I didn't understand. I think next time I have to learn what the words I was struggling on mean so when I read books,magazine or a article if it has the word in it I would know what it means/defection and I could even tell other people (just incase they don't know what the word mean)what it means and give a example.

Place Value House

L.I To use the Place Value House to solve equations.

Today for Maths we had to make a DLO using the Place Value House to solve Addition and Subtraction equations. Solving these equations we had to write little description showing what's happening. We also had to have another way to solve our subtraction and addition equations. I learnt how to move numbers left or right and learnt how to solve subtract and add equations by using my own strategy.

Language features of advertising

Today for writing we had to make a Google presentation writing the Persuasive writing Language Features which includes Repeated Language, Emotive Language/Image, Personal Words, or Rhetorical questions. After that we had choose either, the Lego friends site, EB games site (The one I used) , Hot wheels site to take screenshots of how the site convinces people to buy their products. I learnt about the four Language Features and how to use them. I was very good at searching for repeated languages using the EB games site.

Neighbour Niggles: Mr and Mrs Fitz - Explanation

Learning Intention: To find the most important (major/main) idea in a text.

Today for Reading we had to make a DLO explaining what we had did for the pass two weeks, Give a example, and explain what the text was about. From reading this text I have learnt a lot of new words and now know the meaning and I also learnt what kind of text it was and what was the main idea in the text was as well.

The Modern and Ancient Athletes Diet - Olympics

 LI: to find out what modern Olympic athletes eat.

LI: to compare an ancient Olympic athlete’s diet with a modern Olympic athlete’s diet.

Today for Inquiry ( Topic : Olympic ) We did challenge 4. For this task we had to get pictures of one Modern (Now) Athlete and One Ancient (Old) Athletes diet (What they Eat) and see the similarities between an Ancient athlete and a Modern athlete diet. It seems like more Ancient Olympics Athletes eat more Protein than Modern Athletes. For the Modern athlete I did Michael Phelps (Swimming) and for The Ancient athlete I did Milo O Croton (Boxer).