Spying on Starfish

Week 9  Term 2 -  Connected 2012 - Level 4 Oceans - Spying on Starfish by Rebecca
 Connected 2012 - Level 4 Oceans A source of life.

My Predictions:

1. I Predict this article could be about spying on starfish.
2. I Predict this article could be about People Researching about Starfish.
3. I Predict this article could be about Different kind of starfish.
4. I predict this article could be about the starfish that are trying to run away from the human’s.
5. I Predict this article could be about the people trying to track down the starfish because they may be important.
6. I Predict this article could be about the people looking after the starfish.
7. I Predict this article could be about the way the starfish could be poison to the human people.

Summary:

This article is about Spying on starfish. This book is also about the starfish that could be important to people. This story is also about the scientists Researching about the starfish if they are good or bad. This is also about the people checking if the starfish is okay. This is also about a  scientists named miles is Researching about starfish to see if they are good in the water. They have decided that it is a yes because they have been studying about starfish. They knew that the starfish is sometimes okay.

Skin and Bones

Week 8  Term 2 -  Connected 2012 - Level 4 Oceans - Skin and Bones by Rebecca McLeod,

My Predictions:

1. I Predict this article could be about skin and Bones that are found under the sea.
2. I Predict This article could be about the insects that live under the sea.
3. I Predict this article could be about The sea and the different kind of siks that can be found under the sea.
4. I Predict this article could be about Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have been studying whale falls for about 10 years.
5. I Predict this story could be about the people that look after the animals.
6. I Predict this article could be about the animals that live in the sea and that could be injured.  
7. I Predict this article could be about the sea animals that are dead and their skin and Bones under the water.  

1. Summary:

Title: Skins and Bones

Author: Rebecca Mcleod  

This article is about….. Skin and Bones and also about the sea creatures that can be found under the sea it has been easy reading this book. I think this is an important book for animals because it has what you need about the animals. This book is about different kind of sea animals that you can find in the sea  water. This book is also about the Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research  Institute (MBARI) have been studying Whaleś falls for about 10 Years.

Taking the Bait

Week 7  Term 2 -  Connected 2012 - Level 4 Oceans - Taking the Bait-By Kate Potter.

WALT: We are learning to make predictions using visual cues and our prior knowledge on the topic or title and by reading the text..

Few weeks back I have been working on my reading with my group. I have been learning about predicting.

I think when we predict it really helps us with our reading.  It has been fun learning with my group. We learned about Lot of things. I have learning about my summary. This is what I have been doing in the past few days.  

Summary  

There was a  crew of men's going out fishing for fish. They have been working on an experiments they had discovered that the birds would dive for them. This is about dave and his crew he is also an inventor. One day him and his crew were throwing pilchards that is a type of over slice of their boat to attract tuna.  They went to fish They have been working as a team to try to help the fishers and the sea bids.

It has been fun working with my group called publius we have been learning about lot of things like key Ideas,summary,voc parlay and other important things.This Book was about boat,Fishers, and different kinds of seabirds.  

This is also an important Book because it has fish, birds that are important to people.  

Catch my drift

Week 5  Term 2 -  Connected 2012 - Level 4 Oceans - Catch my Drift by Sarah Wilcox

WALT: We are learning to make predictions using visual cues and our prior knowledge on the topic or title and by reading the text..

Few weeks back I have been working on my reading with my group. I have been learning about predicting.

I think when we predict it really helps us with our reading.  It has been fun learning with my group. We learned about key ideas and Vocabulary.We also have been learning about carbon cycle. And other things that are inserting. After that My group did an Activity called 5 stars we had to write about something we have learned in this text. After that on Monday we did reciprocal readied it is so fun. This was what I did

What are four questions you would ask one of the animals.

I would ask the phytoplankton If he was really,really small how would he go shopping with lots of people around stepping him.  

I would ask him how do you get really small but you are so strong that you can eat a burger is that right or not. I also want to ask you what do you look like.

I would ask the phytoplankton what do you like eating. If you could eat an apple in 10 minutes then how could you eat a burger in 5 minutes. I would really love to know lots of things about you.   

I would also want to know are you scared of anything I think you are scared of a dogs because you are really small that you can't even look at a dog . What if a little baby was looking at you would he or she cry or would pick you up and eat you.

Native Bush

To whom may concern My name is Litia I have been researching  about Native trees and we have found out that you have been trying to cut down our native Bush. Why are you doing this. Why you are cutting the trees just for a road. I think this is not fear and stupid. Have the native trees harm you people. If they don’t please don’t cut more and more of our native trees. This is a waste of time. Why can’t you Business people go and cut other native trees around Ackland. That is the stupid Idea I have ever heard.

Key Ideas

Connected-Level 4 Oceans A source of life about animals.

Who's eating who by Bronwen wall.

WALT:Make key Ideas and extend our vocabulary

This Key Ideas is about animals that lives in the north pole this book is very interesting because it tells us what kind of animals do they eat and other animals they can eat.  My favorite Activity we did was the what,when,How,why and who.

After I read the Article I had to find a world i don't know and write about it on my doc. My hard work was Phytoplankton that means a little thing it was hard to do.

I loved learning about my key Ideas because it really helped me in my learning.   

Biopoem

Mele

A little sister that is Evil.

Funny,kind,Annoying and a drama queen

She is a lover of Ice cream and KFC

Who Fears of rats,Ants,Cockroach.

Daughter of a kind and caring mother and father  

Lover of games,netball and school

Successful at ,Math and learning

Who would like go to canada,Australia

Who lives in Auckland

Langi  

Biopoem

Martin

Funny,Helpful and talented

Daughter of and Talented Mother

Lover of Reading, Playing Sport and family

Who feels Joy, happiness and cheerful

Fear of the Dark, Maggot ,sail,slags

Successful at Teaching, finishing school and high Score

Who would like to go to Pairs, Russia and Germany

Lives in Orakei

Martin    

Making Predictions

Connected-Level 3 - Border Security - Keeping New Zealand Peat and Disease Free. 

It Seemed like a Good Idea at the Time by Bronwen Wall

WALT: I am learning to make predictions on the text by looking at the title,sub-titles and the visual cues.

I predicted that this article was about animals travelling from other countries to New Zealand and harming our environment because in the pictures I could see animals like rabbits that harm the environment.

After I read the article, I found out between 1884 and 1886, around 4000 ferrets, 3100 weasels, and 140 stoats were set free onto New Zealand farmland to kill the rabbits that were considered to be pests.

By Litia

Be healthy Be Active

Today we played an interactive game on creating a balance meal
My plate had pumpkin and Broccoli and chicken and also Bread.

 

Little baby sister

This is my little baby sister just got born before Christmas. She is a baby girl and her name is Teki Teki ola. She cries a lot and she eat a lot to.