Hockey Skills

My Reflection:
I was learning different hockey skills during six hockey workshops. I found playing the games were easy. I found dribbling the ball easy as well. I found balancing the ball on the stick harder. I think I still need to work on my hockey skills.

Flower Canvas

My Reflection:
I was learning to create a piece of artwork using multi-media.
I found it easy on painting the box. I found it hard drawing the flower big enough.
I think I need to keep working on my drawing and painting skills.

Doubling and Halving

My Reflection:
I was learning about the doubling and halving strategy for solving multiplication questions.
I need to work on getting the answers right. I found it easy to put the balls in the box. I found it hard to know which numbers to double and halve.

My Speech

My Reflection:
I was learning to write a persuasive speech.
I found thinking off my topic easy.
I found finding some facts the hard part.
I want to work on my researching skills so I can find some facts.

Guy Fawkes Comprehension Activity

My Reflection: I was learning about Guy Fawkes. I found answering the question ´When was Guy Fawkes born?´ easy. I found it hard to read some of the words in the text. I want to work on writing my answers in full sentences.

The ´ar´ Sound

My Reflection:
I was learning about the ´ar´ sound.
I found writing the words in a sentence easier.
I found finding the ´ar´ sounds in the words a bit harder.
I want to keep working on this sound,

Fractured Fairytale

My Reflection:
I was learning to compare the traditional fairy tale with a fractured fairy tale. I had to compare the characters, setting and plot. I found the traditional one easier to write about because I knew it more. I found writing about the fractured fairy tale harder because I found writing about the wolf character hard. I want to work on adding in more detail about the settings.

Olympic Tagul

My Reflection:
I was learning to extend my Olympic vocabulary by thinking of an Olympic related word for each letter in the alphabet. I found it hard to think of words for the letters X, Y and Z. I found it easy to think of a word for the letter O. I want to work on knowing more words about the Olympics.

Rounding to the Nearest 10

My Reflection:
I was learning to round numbers to the nearest 10.
I found rounding my 2 digit numbers easier.
I found rounding my 3 digit numbers harder.
I need to work on rounding my numbers to the nearest 10.

Reading Around the World Challenge

My Reflection:
I was learning to research a country using skimming and scanning. I think I need to work on quickly reading to find out the information that I need.
I found finding out which continent it was in easy.
The part that I found hard was researching the two neighboring countries.
 I want to work my researching skills.

Matariki Acrostic Poem

My Reflection:
I was learning to write an acrostic poem about Matariki.
I found it hard to think of different ideas for the different letters.
I found M the easiest letter to write about.
I want to work on making sure that I am spelling the words right.

Pepeha Art

My Reflection:
I was learning to create a visual representation of my Pepeha. I found using the pastels hard. I found drawing my mountain easy. I want to work on making sure all the white spaces are filled in.

Skip Counting

My Reflection:
I was learning to skip count in 2, 5 10.
I found skip counting in 2 the easiest.
Adding the groups is the part that I found hard.
I want to keep working on skip counting in 5 and 10.

Retelling Activity

My Reflection:
I was learning to retell the story.
I found it easy to retell parts of the story because the book helped me.
I found it hard to put the story in the correct order and add in detail.
I want to keep working on retelling the story.

Sentences

My Reflection:
I was learning about the different types of sentences.
I found it hard to write my sentences. I found it easy to think about my ideas.
I want to work on my writing.

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 drawing my house.

                                                      

Reading Aloud

Finding the Missing Number

My Reflection:
I was learning to find the missing number in addition problems. I found it tricky to count on without having to count all my counters again. I found counting out the counters that I needed easy. I want to work on my addition.

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 writing this year i am looking forward to reading. I hope you will enjoy my blog and leave lots of feedback.