Month: September 2022

Writing – Types of Poetry

There are many types of poetry.

Cinquain is a five line poem that describes something. Cinquain have a rhythm but don’t have to rhyme.

Diamoante is a seven line poem that compares or contrasts two things. Diamante don’t rhyme.

Haiku is a syllable count based poem describing the feeling of a moment in time. True haiku need a reference to a season and a specific rhythm, but they don’t rhyme.

Limerick is a rhyming (end rhyme) five line poem that tells a joke. Limericks need to have a rhythm to sound good.

Poems come in many different forms and purposes.

Reading – Processed Food

I learnt how to evaluate processed food.

First I read 7 articles about processed food and obesity. I read the 7 articles, so I can have more important information for my slide 1 and slide 2. The slide 1 was about processed food being bad and slide 2 ways that processed food is good.

Next I talked with my group about if obesity is good or if obesity is bad. For example: obesity is good because it gives energy or obesity is bad because it is unhealthy for us. Our opinion was that it is good because it doesn’t kill us, gives us more energy, and unsaturated fats gives us saturated Vitamin D.

I enjoyed this task because I learnt how to evaluate. I need to improve on reading the articles. I did well on putting information on my slide deck.

Writing – Rhymes

There are 4 different type of rhyme. For example: end of rhyme, alliteration, assonance, and consonance. 

Alliteration is repeating the first sound of the word. For example: zombie zerba zapped a ziplock.

End of ryhme is when a poem has lines ending with words that sound the same. For example: one, two, buckle my shoe, three, four, lock the door, five, six, pick up sticks, seven, eight, lay them stright, nine, ten, a big, fat hen.

Assonance is repeating the vowel sounds in the middle of words. For example: Hickory Dickory Dock, The mouse ran up the clock, The clock struck one, The mouse ran down, Hickory Dickory Dock!

Consonance repeats a consonant. For example: a flea and a fly Flew up in a flue. Said the flea, “Let us fly!” Said the fly, “Let tus flee!” So they flew through a flap in the flue.

Rhyme is repetitions of sounds in words that follow each other.

Basic Facts Boxes

I learnt how to solve subtraction problems.

First I practised on my subtraction and raced my friend to see was who the fastest.

Next I ordered the subtraction problems and played a game and see if I can complete the problems fast.

I enjoyed this task because it was easy to learn my basic facts. I need to improve on solving the problems. I did well on typing fast.

Maths – Ratios and Rates

I learnt ratios and rates.

First we watched a video about rates and ratios. I learnt that ratios and rates are the same as fractions. For example: each 1kg = up to 30 minutes, so if I get 5kgs, I have to multiply 30 by 5, so the answer will be 150 minutes.

Next we learnt what they are. A ratio is a comparison of two numbers quantities with different units and a rate is a comparison of two numbers as a fraction. For example: if I have 10g that = up to 5 strawberries, so if I want 70g, I will need 35 strawberries, so the ratio and rate is, 70 : 35.

I enjoyed this task because I learnt ratios and rates. I need to improve on my ratios. I did well on working on my rates.

Reading – Processing Food

Processed food is any food that contains fat or obesity. For example: processed food is bad because it causes heart diseases or, processed food is good because it gives us Vitamin D, energy, doesn’t make people sick, kills microorganisms, and it helps make food last longer.

Processed food causes lots of main fats. For example: saturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids, and trans fat. Unsaturated fatty acids are the healthy fat and saturated fatty acids are the unhealthy fats. Saturated fats are found in meat and other animal products and in many takeaway and processed foods.

Processed food is bad because it causes obesity. Processed food is good because when there is no fresh food, we can eat other food that is not fresh. 

 

 

SSR Selfie

I learnt about a book called Tom Gates.

First I read the book for 15 minutes and put the author, illustrator, my name and, the title of the book. The author was Liz Pichon.

Next I looked in the book and make a little recount about the book.

I enjoyed this task because I liked reading the book. I need to improve on looking for ideas in the recount. I did well on reading the book.

 

Commanding Conversation

I learnt how make a conversation.

First we learnt how to make a conversation. I made a conversation about two horses talking to each other.

Next I thought about what the horses talking about. For example: I wrote that the horses were talking about eating grass.

I enjoyed this task because I learnt how to write a conversation about things. I need to improve on thinking about more ideas. I did well on writing about the horses.

Basic Facts Boxes

I learnt how to solve times table problems.

First I practised on my times table and raced my friend to see was who the fastest.

Next I ordered the times table problems and played a game and see if I can complete the problems fast.

I enjoyed this task because it was easy to learn my basic facts. I need to improve on solving the problems. I did well on typing fast.