My reading activities this week

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This week I read a story called Just to be safe by John Lockyer. I was learning to question the author's purpose for writing the story. 

As one of my activities, I had to describe the main characters. 

The characters are: 
Grandma - grandma is a caring person because when Kate was going to the flying fox, grandma told her to go to another playground equipment because it was not safe. 

Kate - she is a young child because she was scared in the night and she went and slept int the grandma's tent. 

The author wrote this story so people can read it and think about being safe when they are going on a trip. 

Study ladder

Today, I have been playing a reading game called answer the question. After 5 minutes, I got it all right and I got Gold Medal after that I created a document then I was writing about the game that I was playing.

By Fineasi

Native birds of New Zealand

Fact about The Kiwi Bird

5 Fact

1. The kiwi bird could not fly.

2. The kiwi bird has loose hair like feathers.

3. The kiwi bird has very strong legs.

4. The kiwi bird has no tail.

5. The kiwi is a curious bird.

Fact About The Kakapo

5 Fact

1. The kakapo goes out only at night time.

2. The kakapo lives in the wild on two offshore islands.

3. The kakapo is the heaviest parrot in the world.

4. The kakapo is  flightless.

5. The kakapo is the only parrot that has a ‘lek’ breeding system.

Fact About The Weka

5 Fact

1. The weka is a large bird.

2. The weka is a brown flightless bird.

3. The weka has a very famously feisty and curious personality.

4. The weka is a fast bird.

5. The weka is a very special bird.

My Bio Poem

My Bio Poem

Fineasi

Lover of games and eating.

Sporty, friendly and funny.

Who feels sad when it rains.

Who wonders how life would be.

Who fears  a huge tsunami.

Who would like to be a soldier.

By Fineasi

My Netbook Reflection

Hi, My name is Fineasi and I am a year 5 student at Glenbrae School and I am in Room 9. My teacher is Mr. D. Nath.

This year was an exciting year for me because I started using a chromebook as a tool in the classroom.  I was fascinated by the thought of doing so many cool things on my chromebook but it took me some time to really start using it effectively. There were so many things to learn and tried my best to learn as much as I could from my teacher, whanau and friends.

These are my reflections on what I did on my chromebook.

I have learnt about Cyber safety, Accessing the class site, Blogging, keyboard shortcuts,  using google applications like google presentations, creating new folders and documents, using tools, taking screenshots, using Sumo paint

I have learnt how to go and find messages on Email. How to use my chromebook well and responsibly. I have learnt how to access different sites on the internet and I have helped my friends in class by showing them how to get on different sites and how to put links into my google doc.

This year I am able to think about the topics I am going to research on and write questions about it, using gmail and sharing my work on the blog, read more online books, stories and articles while looking for information , deciding which sites are safe for me to access and use information from, sharing my learning on my blog and on the class blog.

Popcorn

Popcorn By Jill MacGregor.

The article is about a class who planed some corn and they make them into some popcorn and then after that they eat it with the class. She peered at the large packet of popping corn that our class was about to use for Healthy Snacks Day.

The characters in this story are Temoana her class and her friends.

This story takes place at the school garden.

I like this story because the corn looks yum and I want to eat some popcorn.

Story Review

Docking Day by Amanda Jackson

The story is about a family going to their farm to dock the sheep. The dogs had already begun working. In the distance, the sheep surged over the crests of hills like a tide of white maggots.

The characters in this story are Mollie, Mikey, Tama and the chocolate truck driver.

This story takes place at Uncle Tama’s farm.

I like this story because it was funny. The chocolate truck rolls down the hill and the children helped the truck drive collect all the boxes that fell out of the truck.