The Highway Rat

Visualising is when you imagine a picture in your head from a story or a text in your head.

Visualisation is important because people think different pictures than other people.

The story is about a rat who demands food from animals who go's by his highway. A duck doesn't like it so she says that she has a sister up in a cave that will give him food. The rat gets stuck in the cave and thinks about how bad he has been treating the animals so he finds a way out and works in a cake store.

My visualisation is different because other people think differently when they visualise.

This is important because people have different understandings from the story.

AFL training

 This week we went to practise AFL with coach Andre.

First we practised how to pass an AFL ball to our partner, On your non Dominant hand you have to face your hand up and put it flat which is where you put the ball and have to make a fist with your dominant hand and have to hit the ball with that hand.

Next we also practised kicking, we had to get an AFL ball and make a M with your hands and get the laces away from your face so when you kick you don't hit your face. when you kick you hit your foot on the X part of the ball.

Then coach Andre taught us how to tackle in the AFL way, when we tackle we had to go on our knees and the person that had the ball has to defend it and the other person gets to bear hug the person so they could get the ball.

Lastly we learnt how to do a ruck, there were three people and one of the three people get to throw the ball up while the other two has to tip the ball while its coming down .

I had fun practicing the skills of AFL and the new skills,when I kick I need to get better at aiming the ball at my partner so I won't miss them.

Place value & Saying Numbers

 Place value is a system that groups numbers based on their size.

The position of a digit determins its value. When saying numbers we group them within same house.  For example 15709 has fifteen thousand, seven hundreds & nine ones.

Understanding our base 10 place value system allows us to pronounce big numbers properly. It also allows us to identify numbers before and after.

Mihi Whakatau

 Mihi Whakatau is a Maori term for a formal greeting.

Mihi Whakatau is traditionally used for welcoming, introductions and openings. It is undertaken by the Tangata whenua (local inhabitants)

The Mihi needs to acknowledge the significant aspects to the place. The Maunga (mountain), Awa (river), and Iwi (tribe) are generally used.

Introducing Ingoa (name), Oku tipuna (ancestral place) and where you live is important for the audience to understand the position of the speaker.

Manuhiri is the term used to describe or group the visitor/s that are being welcomed.

It is important to end with warm welcome so the visitors know that there is no hostility in the 2 groups being together.

Being respectful of the land, the people and the purpose of a visit will ensure long lasting relationships and connection.

Minecraft (Guide to Enchantments)

 

Today I read the book called Minecraft (Guide to Enchantments) is by Stephanie Milton and Ryan Marsh.

The book talks about information on leveling up in Minecraft and blocks or places that also can level up your character.

The book also talks about leveling up objects in the game.

I enjoyed the book because it gives information on how to level up you character.

L.I to summaries and retell a text.

Basic facts boxes

I completed the speed demon challenge on addition up to 5. My time was 6 minutes and 46 seconds and my score is 98/100.

Next time I could do better if I practice my basic facts so I can answer the questions faster. 

 

AFL Training

On Wednesday we went to practise AFL with coach Mike.

First we learnt how to pass an AFL ball to our partner, On your non Dominant hand you have to face your hand up and put it flat which is where you put the ball and have to make a fist with your dominant hand and have to hit the ball with that hand.

Next coach Mike showed us how to kick, we had to get an AFL ball and make a M with your hands and get the laces away from your face so when you kick you don't hit your face. when you kick you hit your foot on the X part of the ball

Then we played Octopus, There were 4 taggers that got a ball and anyone that runs by they throw the ball at them in order for them to stop. if someone wants to free them they hi five them so they could get to the other side. We finished by practicing kicking the ball at our teacher and the coach! 

I really enjoyed the this because we got to learn skills about AFL.

Prototec

I used Prototec to test my math knowledge. I attempted stage 6 for the test and typed in the answers.

I solved subtraction, division, multiplication and addition problems.

In the end the results were 57/100 and it took 15 minutes and 8 seconds to do the test.

The next time I do this I could practise addition to 1000.

Print Design Rules

I learnt about the Print Deign Rules.

First Mr Wong taught us about the aspects of the Print Design Rules, Colour, layout, text, composition.

Next, I figured out which poster were good and bad with my partners.

Last I reorganised a poster to make it look good.

I enjoyed the task because I learnt how to use text, layout, composition, and colour for Print Design Rules.

Handwriting

 I learned how to write the alphabet, numbers, and symbols properly. 

I watched a video to show neat handwriting. I wrote the characters neatly into my writing book.

I need to practice writing my M, P, and G more neatly because the P and G are not on the line and M is the same size as a lower case M.

LS1's Treaty

We learnt about the 3Ps in the Treaty of Waitangi and how they apply to our learning.

First Mr Ogilvie introduced the 3Ps in the Treaty of Waitangi. They are Protection, Partnership and Participation.

Then in groups we wrote statements about the 3Ps in LS1. LS1 figured out the 3Ps are all connected. 

After that we used our group ideas and thought about how they connected to me.

I chose these 3 statements because they will help me be successful with my learning in LS1. I'll be apart of something that I have never done before.