Writing Narrative

I am learning to write a narrative story.
I'll know I can do this when my stories have:

- Character - Setting - Introduction - Problem - Climax - Conclusion - Descriptive language such as similes and metaphors - Character speech using speech marks

This is my narrative plan.

This is my narrative it is about a race in space.

I learned that their are charters in a narrative.

Something I found hard was publishing.

Taiao

In Taiao I have been learning about chickens. I have learned about the parts of a chicken, some facts about chickens, the parts of an egg (which I used to make an omelette), and what a chicken needs to be happy and healthy. Something I learned was knowing what different parts of chicken people eat.

Music

In music with Mr McCullum I have been learning to play the ukulele.

I'll know I've been successful when I hold the ukulele correctly and can strum the cords.

Something I learned was knowing different cords.

Reading Kotuku

I am learning to make connections between the text and my prior knowledge. 

I'll know I can do this when I can share what I already know about a topic prior to reading and make connections throughout the text.

Something I learned was reading books to learn about stuff.

Maths Tapaono

I am learning fractions with different denominators.

I'll know I can do this when I can Explain and show the order of single fractions with different denominators from smallest to largest value.
Something i found hard was using different fractions.

Art Don Binney

I am learning to create art inspired by Don Binney. 
I'll know I can do this when I have created a landscape with a foreground, middle, and background.

My bird and my background are coloured using pastels and natural colours.
Next time i want to cut my bird properly.  

Writing Report

i am learning to write an information report.

I'll know I can do this when I can plan and write an information reports with a title, topic sentence, and a group of facts about a subject.

Something I learned was that information reports have more than two sentences. 

Leaner Qulities

i am learning how to empathise.

I'll know I can do this when I can identify a variety of ways I can show empathy to others.

A way I can empathise is by help my friends.

Creative Writing - Scripts

We are learning to write scripts to create a play.

We know we are successful if our script has:
- multiple characters
- a setting
- character speech
- stage direction (in a different colour to the speech)

Once we have written our scripts we are creating the plays using Puppet Pals.

My play is called "Monster Rumpus"

Calendar Art

This is my calendar art!
My bird is a Morepork!