In room 12 we are doing poetry.

First we had to write 4 poems about something that's close to us, it could be a colour, a person or a thing. I wrote 5 poems and choose my best one here is mine:

I love my poem and I really enjoyed the colouring and designing how it looked.

But, I didn't like how there was to colour it took for ever!!!!!

In reading we did characterization and the book we focused it on was 'Wonder' here's mine:

I enjoyed doing this because I learnt how to take clues 

out of texts and make them into sentences.

I would like to do this again.

In priorities we go on a website called code.org and I coded the game 'flappy bird'
It was really fun here's a photo of what it looks like:

After you have finished all the levels you get an certificate of achievement and they look like this:

I really enjoyed coding and can't wait to do it again.

  

In Term 3 the enviro schools team did MASTERCHEF!

I did masterchef with my best friend Meg:

This is how it worked:

We got !1 hour the cook a meal using at least 1 vegetable from our school vegetable garden.

Meg and I worked really hard to cook our meal as fast as we could and made sure that it was tasted good,

 but, it wasn't good it was GREAT!!!

Meg and I cooked Nachos and we came 2nd place and got a box of chocolates each!

I really enjoyed cooking!

Heres a photo of all of us:

In maths priorities we have something called SM3 booklet where we learn some basic facts.

Here is my work:

I really enjoyed the maths that was in it it was fun learning about the different problems addition & subtraction. Over all I really enjoyed this maths.

For our literacy focus we were learning about human body. We all had to make a body,

Here is my human body:

I really enjoyed learning about the human body. 

But, I didn´t enjoy all the colouring, there was so much! But, it was REALLY fun!!!

In maths we are learning our division here is a division test that we all did:

I enjoyed getting faster times and getting most of them right but,

 I didn't like it when I didn't get some right but, mistakes help me learn. Next time I would like to get a faster time, get more right & learn more division.

For our term 1 our inquiry focus is about our names. We did a self portrait of ourselves.
 Here's mine:

I really enjoyed the painting that we used for our faces.
Next time I would like to add more detail to my background.

Here are my goals for 2018:

I have already completed 3 of my goals and I am striving to reach them all.
Next time I would like to think of some more goals.

In the year 5 neighborhood we are learning about our names.
 Here is a piece of art work that I did:

I love the end result, but I didn't enjoy all of the colouring that I had to do.
 Next time I would like to make it a little more detailed.

My Inquiry question is 'Why is Gisborne the first to see the sun?'

Here is my work:

I enjoyed doing research and finding out new facts about the sun and 'why Gisborne is the first to see the sun.'  Next time I would like to lay out my work and make it tidier.

In my writers notebook we all thought of things we can't imagine life without and displayed them like this.

I enjoyed colouring it all in. IT WAS REALLY FUN!!!
Next time I would like to make it a lot tidier. 

In term 1 we did a piece of art called logo art.
Here are all the logos I LOVE!!!

I enjoyed EVERYTHING!
Next time I would like to think out of the box, and make it look tidier, and a little more interesting.

In literacy we all had to make an adjective poster.
Here is mine:

I enjoyed drawing.
 Next time I would like to make tidier.

In spelling we are learning to add 'ING' to words in in long & short sounds.

Here is my work:

Next time I would like to make make work tidier.

In room 12 we are learning about addition and different strategies to work them out here is my maths poster that I made:

Next time I would use some new strategies.

In Room 12 we are learning to count in fractions here is my work:

Next time I would like a harder challenge.

In maths we are learning addition up 1000 here is my learning:

Next time I would like to get faster.

In maths we are learning to jump a number line through tidy numbers here is my work:

Next time I would like to make my learning tidier.

At Mangapapa we are learning about where we are from.

Here is my piece of writing about where I am from:

Next time I would like to color it a little tidier. 

I, Quinn

Loud,curious,helpful & caring

Lover of family, traveling and FOOD!!!

Who feels loved, cared for & happy

Who fears cockroaches, ghosts and no more FOOD!!!

Who dreams of going first class around the world with my family

Resident of New Zealand, PLANET EARTH

                          In room 12 we are learning about our names and our name stories.

                                                                  Here's mine:

 

We all had different name stories and we all enjoyed finding new things about our names.

 Next time I would love to find out new facts about my name.

I loved everything and couldn't find 1 thing that I didn't like.