Koru games reflection

The activity I did was VOLLEYBALL!

Two highlights were...

(1) Being able to have fun and compete with other teams because we had a a lot of banter.

(2) Coming 3rd out of five teams because it is a big achievement.

I proud of working as a team because without working as a team we would never have came third.

Some advice on Koru Games for next years year 7's is, try giving a new sport a try, you might enjoy it.

CARE progress

CARE: My progress so far

The CARE award that I am working towards is:Bronze  

The one area of CARE that I am doing best in is:Community because: I have the most highlights in that area.

The one area of CARE that I need to work harder in is: Excellence  because: I have hardly have any highlights in that area.

To show my leadership qualities I am a role model to others in the CARE values by doing/showing these leadership traits: Resilience

On the CARE SOLO matrix below I am at this SOLO level: Extended abstract  because: I can role model the CARE values to others.

Prestructural	Unistructural	Multistructural	Relational	Extended Abstract
I am not aware of the CARE values yet.	I know what the CARE values mean. I need help to use them.	I can use the CARE values. I need reminding to use them.	I can use the CARE values independently.	I can use the CARE values independently. I can role model to others how to use the CARE values.

I can apply my knowledge of adverbial clauses and connectives to see how ideas are linked in texts.

For reading I have been learning about adverbial clauses. I have found this learning challenging because I found it hard to identify the adverbial clauses.

In this activity (link to adverbial clause activity), I had to find the adverbial clause in the sentence.

I can recognise and understand a variety of grammatical constructions and some rhetorical patterns

I can recognise and understand a variety of grammatical constructions and some rhetorical patterns

In this unit I have been learning about:

• The parts of speech.
• The types of nouns.
• The types of sentences.

In this unit, I found challenging was remembering the difference between all the nouns.

Something new I learnt was the different nouns and their meanings.

Maths: Linear proportions

Reason with linear proportions

WALT: - Order fractions with unlike denominators by finding a common denominator

I have been learning to work with fractions that have unlike denominators. Here are 3 screenshots to show my new understanding:

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My next step is: to use prime numbers, common factors and multiples, and powers (including square roots).

Te Reo Reflection

Term 2 Te Reo Reflection

Unistructural	Multistructural	Relational	Extended Abstract
I can say 1-5 words about celebrations in te Reo Maori.	With help, I can ask and answer several questions about celebrations, using te Reo Maori.	I can ask and answer several questions about celebrations,using Te Reo Maori.	I can ask and answer a range of questions about celebrations,using Te Reo Maori. I can teach others these questions and answers.

In Te Reo this term I have been learning about using vocabulary around food (Kai) and celebrations (Ngā hākari)

Here are some sentences, with english translation in brackets, that I can say confidently (list 3-4).

1. He aha tēnā?  What is that?
2. He pai ki a koe ngā/te aporo?- Do you like apples?
4. He pai ki ahau ngā/te āporo. - I like apples/apple
5. Kaore He pai ki ahau ngā/te āporo - I don’t like apples

Visual arts

Visual Art: WALT: Apply knowledge about shapes and patterns derived from nature into an original artwork

For Visual Art the SOLO level I achieved was: Extended abstract because I applied different water colour techniques.

The techniques I used in my art work to achieve this level were: Shading, Moving colours and Glazing.

Here is a photo of my art work:

My next step in visual art is: Asking for feedback from experts and apply the feedback.