Reading Follow-up - Fa'amanu

The Critical Evaluators Reading group read the text Coming Up by David Hill this week 

and had a go at identifying the different cause and effect examples from the text.

Here is Fa'amanu's completed presentation suing examples from the text. 

WALT identify cause and effect in a text.
Today I had to write the cause and the effect of what happened in the article I read.
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Reading Follow-up Task - Amelia

This week for reading I introduced a story called Never Give Up by Sue Gibbison to 2 of my reading groups Vocabulary Detectives and Great Connectors.

This follow up task was designed to help students put the events of the text in sequential order.

Here is Amelia's completed task. 

Cypress' Hero - Jarden

This is my hero James Harden who plays in the NBA.

Willy Illi's Real Life Hero in Room 10

For Inquiry this term we are investigating heroes - what makes a hero and what qualities and characteristics do we admire in heroes.

Willy, one of our year 8 students, has chosen Miss Aireen as one of his heroes. 

Here is a drawing about a hero I know. I thought a lot about this hero, and it is Ms Aireen, who is, of course, one of my teachers in the Kia Manawanui syndicate. Read the drawing and you'll find out why...

The Journey by Mehi (Recount Writing)

The Journey

Safe, happy, together.

Until…….. a big gust of wind blows me away from my family, then a huge cloud of thick fog approaches making the faces of my family fade.

I feel miserable and lonely as I drift away into the foggy forest. I then land into a pile of other leaves, I feel different and scared as I hear heavy thumps. It gets closer and closer, I try to stay as quiet as I can so that it doesn’t squash me. I can see the angry expression on its face looking like it is going to squash me as I lie there waiting for the right time . All of a sudden it picks me up and blows me away.

I start drifting away into the open forest. At first i’m scared but then I start to recognise the way. I can hear powerful gushes of water hitting into the river. The ear bending sound of the wind howling frightens me. I can smell the essences of the fresh water which fascinates me. The expression on my face then lights up which made me say in a happy mood, “I’m going home!” I then enter into the watery atmosphere. I try my best to land safely into the water. The cold touch tickles me. I drift off all alone looking like a abandoned driftwood. While i’m drifting the happy expression on my face slowly fades. I then start to think about my family and friends which makes me happy again. Then a huge burst of wind pushes me. It then lifts me up into the air. I start to fly away like a bird. Then I soon recognise that I am going to the opposite direction of where my family is. I then start to feel miserable and droopy again. Even though I was feeling miserable I still never gave up I am still going to find a way back home even if it takes me days. As I hover across the different types of trees and rivers I soon found myself in a nest.

I start to panic. I start shouting to myself, “I’M GONNA GET EATEN ALIVE!” Then soon realise that birds don’t eat leaves. THey ain’t vegetarians. I feel so embarrassed. As I waited and waited I could hear chirping nearby I get scared and frightened. I start to panic and then after waiting for several hours a huge gust of wind finally comes and takes me away just in time before the birds come back to their nest. “whew, What a relief.” I say in a relieved tone. I then start my journey again in the air. The view from above was beautiful. I could see the different types of trees, insects and waterways. 

Then from a distance I can see my home. I start to get excited and happy. The closer I was home the more excited I got, I just couldn’t wait, I was so impatient that I began wobbling and shaking. After the excitement I finally was at home. My brothers, sisters and parents were so happy to see me. They said that they woke up and saw that I wasn’t there and started to worry. They thought I just went for I ride around the Forest. But when I told them the awesome journey I had they didn’t even care as long as I was safe at home.

 

The Amazing Race - Kia Manawanui - Reflection by Mehi

This is a presentation about my reflection on the year 7&8 Amazing Race. Which took place on Thursday 26th February, 2015 at Tamaki Primary School. 

Tanisslous and Cypress' Proposal to the School Principal

This is the drawing that me and my friend Tanisslous (Click here to see Tanisslous's blog) presented to the principle about getting a built in basketball hoop. Like if you like, Like if you don't like too.