My Antonym Diamante Poem

  My Reflection:
I have been learning to write an antonym diamante poem. An antonym means the opposite. My poem is about Santa Claus and The Easter Bunny. I found this tricky because I had to make a diamond shape with words.I enjoyed this because I like both of the days of Easter and Christmas. My next step is to add more dtail.

Spot the Mistake

My Reflection:
I have been learning to proofread my work. Proofreading is important because you might make a mistake and not might see it and you will get told off for not checking. I found this tricky because I could not see the mistakes. My next step is to I reread the sentence out loud to make sure it makes sense.

Point of View - Stuart Little

                                                                     
                                         I have been learning to relate to the charatcters in the text to understand
                                         their purpose. In this activity I had to think about two characters point of view
                                         to help me understand the story more. I found this interesting because I watched
                                         watched Stuart Little when i was a little kid. Something i found tricky because                                                you had to look very carefully because there was a lot of words.  My next step is                                          to look more carefully.

My Maori Guardian

My Reflection:

We read a myth about how Maori believe the world began. It was called In the Beginning. We learnt about some of the Maori Guardians.

I chose to draw Tumatauenga.

I wrote some adjectives to describe, Unfriendly, Killer, Devil, Harmful, Deadly.

Telling the Time

 My Reflection
  We are learning to read analogue clocks and write the time In numbers and words.
I found this tricky because I am not that good with time. My next step is to learn my time.

Character trait - Stuart Little

       I have been to relate to the characters in the text to understand their purpose. I found this tricky because it was hard to remember everything. My next step is to remember more.

The er sound pattern.

I have been learning to write the ’er’ sound with appropriate spelling patterns. I found this easy because i did have to fill all of the colums. My next step is to find more er sound patterns.

The Ar sound spelling.

  I have been learning to write the ’ar’ sound with appropriate spelling patterns. I found this easy because i did not have to full all of the colums.  My next step is to fill out all of the colums.

My Persuasive Speech

Science Experiment Observation Making Ice cream in a Bag Xander WEBB

Reflection: This term we have been learning about Matter. We did an experiment to observe the changes of two types of Matter. I know now how to make ice cream.

Adding 2 digit numbers using place value

My Reflection I have been learning to add 2 digit numbers using place value. I found this easy because i know how to add 2 numbers. My next step is to use tidy numbers.

Matariki

Reflection: I was learning to research information and summarise main ideas. I found It tricky because It was hard to write all the information cause there was some information that i didn't understand. Next time

Popcorn

Finding Lines of Symmetry.

Reflection:We have been learning to find the lines of symmetry shapes. I found this easy because I know my symmetry lines.My next step is to know them off by heart.

Geometry Shapes 3D

My Reflection: I have been learning to recognize and describe 3D shapes. I found this tricky because the teacher helped me a little bit. My Next step is to use shapes and the faces, vertices, edges.

EPS Olympics Acrostic Poem

Reflection: We have been learning about the Olympics. I learned more about the Olympics. I found this tricky because It was not just one word.  My next step is to put more onomatopoeia in my work.

Olympic Reading Doc (comp version) - Japan

Reflection: We have been learning to find and summaries information in non-fiction texts by skimming and scanning. I researched facts about Japan. I found the information on the internet. I found it easy because i learnt more about this country.

Olympic Reading Doc (comp version) - USA

Reflection: We have been learning to find and summaries information in non-fiction texts by skimming and scanning. I researched facts about America. I found the information on the internet.  I found it easy because i learnt more about this country.

Olympic Reading Doc (comp version) - England

Reflection: We have been learning to find and summaries information in non-fiction texts by skimming and scanning. I researched facts about England. I found the information in the internet. I found it easy because I learnt more about this country.

Olympics A-Z

My Reflection

I have been learning about the Olympics this year. This is my showcase of it. I think i need to think a lot about the Olympics.

A Moment in Time Template by Xander

Reflection: I have been learning to add detail to our writing.This is my writing about a moment in time during my holiday I did a good job at writing it with nouns and verbs. My next step is to add more adjectives.

Mars - Comprehension Sheet - Olympics

Reflection: I have been learning to answer questions using Complete sentences.
I found this tricky because it was hard to look at the answers on the reading text.  My next step is to not start the answer with because.

Rm 14 Measurement - What am I?

Reflection: I was learning to Measure my body parts in metres and centimetres. I found it easy because I know how tall i am. I will try and understand more millimetres.

Matariki Acrostic Poem

Reflection: I am learning to write an acrostic poem. I was able to write a sentence for each letter. I found it tricky because I had to find interesting words. I need to work on this.

Octagons Room 14 Splitting numbers to make multiplication easier to solve.

Reflection: This is my favorite piece of work because I Knew some of the task and not the rest. I'm A Little not sure about splitting numbers.

Puketi Robins

Reflection: I was learning to identify and determine important information in a text. I need to make sure I read really carefully and look at pictures to help with information.

Inquiry Launch Day

Reflection: I found this piece of work tricky because it was hard to write the paragraphs in my book I'm not sure about paragraphs.

Zoom In!

\ Reflection: I found this piece of work tricky because it was hard to write the facts about the words. I'm not sure about keywords.

Pepeha Art

I was learning to design a visually attractive and clear representation of my Pepeha that reflects my learning pathway.  I am most proud of the mountain because it is the right size.

Earth's Amazing Environments.

Reflection. I can identify and determine important information in the text.

Te Tuhi Art.

Reflection:

Last week I went on our Te Tuhi visit. We did the Wish You Were Here workshop. This is my picture 

I did.

Octagons Number Squares

Reflection:
I am Learning to Use my number Knowledge to solve addition problems. I found it tricky because the numbers were big. I used tidy numbers and doubles to help me.

Never Hitch a Ride With a Martian Retell

Reflection: I have been learning to read for a sustained time. I have have done a retell of this story. I found it tricky because you had to put so many capital letters.

Bio Poem

Xander

Happy, smart, jolly and clever.

Son of Cam and Chanel, brother of Mia.

Lover of sport, games, art and playing.

Who feels happy, excited and sad.

Who needs to learn new things, have friends, and to be strong and healthy.

Who gives clothes, hugs and toys

Who would like a quad bike, a go-kart, and a new slider.

Who comes from Auckland New Zealand and lives in Auckland New Zealand.

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Reflection: I am learning to write a Bio Poem. I found tricky to copy the directions. Next time I will try harder to copy the directions.

Did You Ever

My Welcome Post 2016

Welcome to my Year 4 Learning blog. This year I am in Room 14 and my teacher is Mrs Prendergast. I enjoy Swimming . This year i am looking forward to get better at maths. I hope you will enjoy my blog and leave lots of feedback.