Book Review

My Reflection:
I was learning to write a book review. I found it easy to rate the book. I found to write what the book is about. I need to work on making bigger sentences and adding more detail. I need to work on retelling the story.

Hockey Skills

My Reflection:
I was learning about different hockey skills during six hockey workshops.
I found it easy to hit the ball because I could see where the ball was going.
I found Indian dribbling hard because you had to have a lot of control on the ball and you had to go fast. It was super confusing.
I think I need to work on turning the hockey stick when dribbling.
My favourite part of hockey skills was juggling the ball on the hockey stick.

Doubling and Halving Strategy

My Reflection:
I was learning to use the doubling and halving strategy to help me solve multiplication questions. I found it tricky to do the arrays. I found it easy to make the new arrays and answer it. I found it hard to think about which number to double and which number to half. I think I still need a bit of work on this strategy.

My Speech

My Reflection: I was learning how to write a persuasive speech. I found it hard to write everything in my own words. It was easy to write the conclusion. I need to keep working on writing in a persuasive way.

Flower Artwork

My Reflection:
I was learning to create a piece of artwork using multi-media.
I found it tricky to trace the vivid over the pencil because the vivid was fat.
I found it easy to paint the background because we did it in steps.
I want to work on going more slowly on the vivid and going over the lines properly.

Fractured Fairy Tales

My Reflection:
I was learning to compare a fractured fairy tale with a traditional one. I had to compare the plot, characters and setting. I need to work on getting better ideas quicker. I found it easier to talk about the traditional fairy tale. I found it hard to compare the two fairy tales. I need to work on this.

Additiong and Subtraction Problem Solving

My Reflection:
I was learning to solve addition and subtraction word problems. I found it easy to find the answer to the second question. I found trying to show the working out the hardest part. I think I need to keep working on understanding word problems.

Olympic Tagul

My Reflection:
I was learning extend my Olympic vocabulary by thinking of an Olympic related word for each letter in the alphabet. I found it easy to name the country's. I found it hard to name the sports and teams. I need to know more words about the Olympics.

Their, They're and There Homophones

My Reflection:
I was learning my Their, There and They're homophones.
Homophones are words that sound the same and mean different things.
I find this easy because I know which word is which.
I want to work on knowing about different homophones.

How Many 10s

My reflection:
I was learning to find out how many tens there are in a number. It was hard to figure out how to set it out. It was easy to answer the hundreds questions. I need to work on my thousands.

Reading Around the World Challenge

My Reflection:
I was learning to research a country that was in the Olympics using skimming and scanning to help me. I think I am good at using skimming and scanning. I found it easy to research the capital city and the continent that England is in. I found it hard to research the celebration and the two interesting facts.  I want to work on making sure that I am putting my research into my own words and not just copying and pasting it.

Kiwi Kids News

My Reflection:
I was learning to write about a news article.
I found it hard to understand what the article was saying.
I found it easy to figure out what to put under each heading.
I want to work on add more detail when answering the questions.

Bike Skills and Rugby Skills

My Reflection:
I was learning to compare two events when writing.
I found it hard to think about what I wanted to write.
I found it easy to make sure that all my sentences were punctuated properly.
I want to work on making my writing more interesting.

Pepeha Art

My Reflection:
I was to create a visual  representation of my pepeha.
I found drawing the out line easy but I found colouring in my picture tricky.
I liked colouring in the mountain because it felt like it was a rainbow
I want to work on making it neater and not scribbling.  

Number Squares

My Reflection:
It was easy to think of the numbers that go in the center circle. I want to work on being more focused on my work so I can do it faster.  I want to work on making my addition faster.

Te Tuhi Visit

My Reflection:
In Term 1 I went to Te Tuhi. We did the Wish You Were Here workshop .This is my picture. I enjoyed painting it.

Dog Alert

My Reflection:
I was learning to summarise my story. I found it hard to think of the right answers. I need to work on getting faster at my work.

Number Squares

My Reflection:
I was learning to use my number knowledge to solve addition problems. It was hard to find the right answers. I need to work on concentrating more on my work.

Did You Ever Poem

My Reflection:
I was learning to write a Did You Ever Poem. I think I wrote a good poem. It was tricky to think of the nouns and verbs. I need to work on concentrating when I am working.

My Welcome Post 2016

Welcome to my Year 4 learning blog. This year I am in Room 13 and my teacher is Miss Kulik.  I enjoy Mathletics. This year I am looking forward to handwriting I hope you enjoy my blog and leave lots of feedback.