3D learning

Today Amelia and I did 3D learning for Te Hapua

Amelia and Brooks 3D learning

Music

I can describe the characteristics of music from songs of a different time and place

Over the past 7 weeks I have been learning to describe the characteristics of music from songs of a different time and place

I can describe these characteristics in a piece of music

1. Form - form the songs

2. Timbre - Is something that makes an instrument sound different to another.

3. Mandalay - the part of the song that gets played over and over again.

4. Harmony - In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches (tones, notes), or chords

5. Rhythm - Is a beat that keeps the music going

Here is an example of my learning Music

Student Led Conference Reflection

The things I enjoyed most about my SLC were: Is presenting my progress to my parents.

What went well and why? My hole SLC because i didn't stop going on about my learning.

What were the challenges you faced when preparing and presenting your SLC? when the internet went down i keep-d going and didn't stop.

What changes would you make for next time and why? Trying to keep my grads up so i can please my family.

How to make crayon art

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How to make Crayon art

Reading Assessment Task

WALT: I can use a use a wide range of comprehension strategies to understand text such as: - using their prior knowledge, along with information in the text, to interpret abstract ideas, complex plots, and sophisticated themes - gathering, evaluating, and synthesising information across a small range of texts - identifying and resolving issues that come from competing information in texts

Complete both texts and write the answers in your own words.

TASK 1 - read the text about Sneakairs	TEXT: EasyJet's Smart "Sneakairs" Makes Sightseeing Effortless
What I already know about navigating with maps?	That some people use phones instead of maps. That navigation maps help you get out of places. That some people prefer to use there phones instead of maps.
Who created “Senakairs?”?	Lechal and easyJet
How do the “Sneakairs” work?	To transform Sneakairs from an ordinary shoe to a tour guide, all the wearer has to do is enter his or her desired destination into the easyJet smartphone app. A built-in GPS will determine the wearer’s starting location while the Google Maps navigation tool will help chart the best route.
How do “Sneakairs” help tourists visiting a new city or town?	They have a biotin GPS so you just turn on your bluetooth and connect it to there phones.
What challenge does easyJet need to overcome before “Sneakairs” can go mainstream?	the easyJet team still needs to tweak the prototypes. Among the challenges that need to be addressed is the smart shoe’s three-hour battery life, which is hardly enough for a tourist to catch all the delights a new city or town has to offer.
Can you think of any other uses for smart shoes like Sneakairs? - (give at least 2)	They will help you to not get loser you won't get losed if you are whereing them
Can you think of a better invention than Sneakairs to help us navigate places? Why is that invention better than Sneakairs?	Spring and smart shoes in one.

TASK 2: The purpose of this task is to identify details that support a main idea.

A main idea that the author David Hill often explores is: New Zealand's natural environment, and how awesome (impressive and amazing) and powerful it can be.

Read the following passages from pages 7, 8 and 9 of "The Sleeper Wakes" by David Hill.

a) Find details in the text that support this main idea. Underline these details.

b) Think about what the 'sleeper' is, and how it would 'wake' up. Highlight details in the text that suggest this development.

Two girls stood with their parents by a car, watching him. So Corey tried to look cool and expert, and he started up the track behind his father. The blunt pyramid of Mt Taranaki lifted into a blue winter sky. Snow softened the cliffs where lava had flowed, thousands of years ago. High up towards the summit, the ridge of The Lizard showed where more lava had crawled downwards before cooling and setting. Corey lowered his gaze to the 4WD track twisting up the mountain's north-east flank. Packed grey and green trees rose on either side. After just ten metres, all sounds from the carpark faded away. Only the crunch of their boots broke the silence. Three steps ahead, his Dad walked steadily. He wore a woollen hat and green Gortex jacket to keep out the June cold. Warwick Lockyer, Department of Conservation Field Officer; expert on Mt Taranaki; tramper and climber. His father loved this mountain. He loved its silences and stories, the way it tested people. Corey felt the same way. Being up here was the greatest feeling in the world. Pity some other people couldn't see it that way. * * * After 30 minutes' climbing, they paused, took deep breaths, and gazed around. The trees were lower. Tangled, waist-high shrubs had taken over, crammed together for shelter, tops flattened by the wind. In summer, white and yellow flowers blazed here, flowers that grew nowhere else in the world. Now everything huddled beneath winter snow. Far below, the towns glinted like little grey models – New Plymouth, Inglewood, Stratford. Off to the left, the Tasman Sea was a sheet of grey steel. On the horizon, blue-and-white shapes shouldered upwards: the peaks of Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, Tongariro. Corey thought of Riki, the other DoC Field Officer. From Riki, he'd heard how Mt Taranaki once stood beside those other volcanoes, fought with them for the love of beautiful Mt Pihanga, then marched away in anger after losing the fight. Hardly any Maori people lived along the line between Ruapehu and Mt Taranaki; they believe that one day, Taranaki would head back in the fire and smoke to find his love again. Corey stood listening to the silence. A puff of wind slid past. A pebble, loosened by the morning sun probably, dropped from an icy bank nearby. 'Awesome day,' Corey said. His father nodded. 'Pity Dean couldn't make it.' Corey glanced up at the dazzling white summit. Dean was a volcanologist who monitored New Zealand's North Island volcanoes to see if any eruptions seemed likely. He came to visit two or three times a year, even though nothing ever happened on Mt Taranaki. Corey's father was gazing upwards, too. He stretched, and grinned at his son. 'Come on, mate. We're sleepier than this mountain.'

My Short Story

Short story

For this piece of writing I have focusing on my vocabulary and punctuation. I have been learning to:  

• use a range of precise vocabulary to communicate meaning (Year ⅞)
• use all basic punctuation independently and attempt more complex punctuation (eg semicolons, colons, parentheses)

The pieces of my writing that are highlighted green are where I have shown my punctuation goal

My Story...

Kim and the magic lake

Kim is a good girl she has two sisters called Taylor and Selena and she has a dog and a cat and her dogs name is Mimi the cat is called Cuddles (did I mention that they are rich)and Kim is the most popular girl in school she goes to a private school called Liaise elementary high she is 15 turning 16 on June 17 ten days to go.

‘Bye mother’ Kim said ‘look it's Gemma and Jessica’ (they are Kim's best friends) So all 3 girls walked to school together. ‘Ring Ring’ the bell goes ‘time to get to first peared Math’ Kim said not so happily she doesn't like math same with Gemma but Jessica loves math ‘oh well let's get our books out of our lockers’ Gemma said they have the best lockers in school. After that the bell rang for break time so they went to meet the football players but only the cheerleaders get to sit with the football players but they are cheerleaders so they get to sit with them. Kim’s boyfriend Mason the quarterback for the team. Ring ring the bell goes time to go to class.

School is over and Kim goes home with Gemma to work on a protect for science class. So they go to Kim's house and go to Kim's room ‘Kim's Mum said ‘yes’ Kim said ‘can you go and pick up Selena from preschool’ said mum ‘year hold on’ ‘sorry I have to go and pick up Selena I'll be back soon” “ok bye” said Gemma (Kim gets in the car and goes to preschool to get Selena) “Wow Kim's room has been customized again” said Gemma “Wow”               

Mum only wanted to get Kim out of the house to surprise kim for her birthday on friday Kim's mum was going to pay everyone of kim's friends to be at her birthday.froom froom a car pulls up it is Kim with selena so they get out of the car and come inside [kim puts selena down and goes to her room to work on the project] “night Gemma see you at school tomorow” “night” said Gemma.

[the next day]

Kim goes to school to the lockers and she finds something is off about Jessica and all of kim's popularity is behind Jessica. Jessica decides to ask Gemma to join her but

Gemma said “No”

Jessica said “why wood you want to be friends with her she is so mean when you get to know her” “No she's not she is so nice you just don't know her as much about her as i do” Said Gemma “you don't need to stand up for me Gemma” said Kim “yes i do” “they are being mean to you” said Gemma “ok” said Kim [2 minutes later] Kim goes home with Gemma “are you OK?” asked Gemma ‘yes i’m fine but all my friends have been turned by Jessica and now i think i just need some space’ ‘ok’ said Gemma ‘bye’ ‘bye’ said Kim kim goes to her room to cry in her pillow ‘woof’ ‘hi mimi’ [mimi cuddled up beside Kim] Kim cried the whole night.

[the next day] [Kims birthday]

Kim gets up and goes to her bathroom but doesn’t come out for 30 minutes so mum calls ‘Kim come on or you'll be late for school!’ ‘i don’t want to go to school today’ Kim said ‘but it’s your birthday’ year but what's the point i've passed all my classes so a day off won’t hurt’ said Kim ‘ok’ said mum. Every morning Gemma comes to walk to school with Kim but Kim Isn't going school today so Gemma will have to walk by herself. “Ding dong” goes the doorbell ‘ i'll get it’ said Selena ‘hi Selena is Kim there’ ‘yes she's in her room’ said Selena ‘oh is she coming to school’ ‘i don’t think so’ ‘oh ok well bye’ ‘bye’ said Selena and Gemma.  

[12:00]

Kim goes outside and plays with Mimi and Kim throws the ball and Mimi gets it. But kim throw so far it went throw some vines and finds something magical a lake a magical lake so kim goes close and it speaks to her ‘hi Kim you have 3 wishes choose carefully you can’t wish for money or more wishes’ said the lake. Kim tests it out       

‘I wish for candy’ and a bowl of candy appeared ‘cool’ ‘ i have a great wish’ Kim said ‘i wish that i had my popularity back’ her wish came true but something happened

To be continued...   

Gemma                                 Kim                

 Jessica

Short story

  Narrative: Short Story Planning template              

  Name: Brook.R

Who is your main character and what are they like? What is the setting?	Kim is a good girl she has two sisters a cat and 2 dogs she loves her dog.her dog Is called Mimi.her sisters names are Selena and Taylor. Kim is 15 years old.her birthday is 17 June and now it is the 7th of June 10 days to go. Her house,school and the pretty lake.
What happens to the main character?	Kim gets hurts buy one of her friends
What is the conflict? with others, with themselves, or with nature?	Kim gets hurt by one of her best friends Jessica. Jessica steel’s Kim's popularity and.almost steel's Kim's best friend Gemma but does not end up stealing Gemma cause Gemma never liked Jessica in the first place.In the end Kim gos to the lake and wish-is everything back to normal but something happened’s.    With others and Nature.
How is the conflict resolved? What will the ending be?	By Kim wishing everything back to normal on the wishing lake

Here is a link to my short story