More Native Birds Around Tamaki

Walt: make connections across multiple texts.



Task Description: For this task I made a new Presentation and put it in my reading folder. I added a background of a Tui and then wrote why I want some Native birds around Tamaki and what native birds. I posted it Onto My blog with A Complete High standard I Have A Title, Walt, Task Description, and Labels.

The Run

Walt: Write a recount about your experience.

Do you like running? Well I don't so imagine how it would have been like sprinting, today I had to put my sprinting to the test. Today we had a Race.

I was surprised when Mr Goodwin told us we had to line up. Everyone was lined up except for me and then Mr Goodwin told me to hurry up I was a bit embarrassed. I had to hurry up and then Terry came out of the corner. I thought “Thank God I thought I was the only one.”

When we walked to the field I was wondering “why are we at the field.” Then When we were lining up I thought  “Oh No it's a Run.” I just wanted to do some free writing that was all I wanted to do. Mr Goodwin told us the instructions and then we got ready to run.

Mr Goodwin surprised me by saying “Go” and not doing a countdown. I was doing Ok and then I started laughing I was actually having a good time that was just really weird for me. I looked around and everyone was laughing I was like what is going on I felt very odd.When we got to the finish I sat on my buns and then I fell onto my back I didn’t care if I got a wet backside, in fact I liked it. When we all finished Mr Goodwin put us all in to groups one and two and then  he took us to have a drink I had a quick drink and it was delicious. I then lined up behind Jaedah.

I hope that we can do that run/race Occasionally. Can you believe it, we all had a good time. I liked that run a lot it was really fun. I hope that the run we did turns into the normal run.

Task Description: For this task I had a fun Experience and then I made a new doc in my writing folder. I did my introduction, body paragraphs, and my Conclusion. I published it on my blog with a complete high standard with a Title, Walt , Task Description and Labels.

Visual Mihi

Kia Ora greeting and Hello to you all, my name is Bethan and I go to Pt England school. I am a Scottish and Maori I also have a bit of Spanish blood as well I love to read and love rollerskating as well. Despise chilli and love Lasagna . There are many ways to describe me but I choose these words : Caring Temper Smart and love to Eat. I couldn’t fit this all in my Visual mihi so I may as well tell you and that is all you need to know about me.

Advice Blog

Walt: make connections across multiple texts.



Task Description: For this task I made a copy of the presentation from the class site and put it in my Reading Folder. I read the instructions on the presentation and then read the letter. I gave the person who gave me the letter the answers to all her questions i posted it on my blog with a Title, a Walt, a Task Description and Labels.

Bird Identifecation

Walt: make connections across multiple texts.

Task Description: For this task I made a copy of the presentation and put it in my reading folder. I then put up all the information on the presentation. I post it on my blog with a Title a WALT a Task description and Labels.

Newspaper Towers

WALT: write a recount about our experience.

Have you ever built a tower of newspapers before? Well I have it is absolutely hard, but i guess it was with a group and there was a timer I think it would have been easier alone and without a timer. You should really give it a go one day.

When our teacher Mr Goodwin told us about the newspaper tower challenge. I thought it would be stacking all of the newspapers, and finding out which one was the highest. It wasn’t. Instead we had to make a plan once we got in our groups. For one part I wasn’t really listening, because I had too many ideas in my head. I faced Hinerangi who was beside me and then I mouthed “me and you”, and she did the eyebrows at me. We moved a little closer so we wouldn’t forget.

Next we worked out our plan. I was thinking a platform at the bottom, and then scrunched up paper at the top. Soon we started the building. Our plan failed. I thought that it would be as easy as baking a cake, apparently not. I was confident with my plan but I soon learned that you had to adapt is as you go.

My team was Hinerangi, Me, Nasibah, Ana, and Maria we were still feeling pretty confident. Our tower however was not going so swell, we then changed the plan and made some poles. We used the newspaper to hold it up. We never recovered though, and we lost.

After that I learned you had to adapt your plan and start over and over again. When we finished we had to put away the tape and scissors. Guess what we did what we did with the newspaper tower, yup we threw it in the bin!

Task Description: For this task i made some towers out of news paper and then I made a copy of the template and put it in my writing folder. I then wrote the paragraphs separately and then posted it all together. I put it on my blog with a WALT, Task Description Labels, and a Title.

The Pt England Walkway Our Backyard

Walt: make connections across multiple texts.




Task Description: For this task I made my own presentation and found information on the Pt England walk. I completed the presentation by writing information on the Pt England walk. I posted it on my Blog to a high standard with a Title, Walt, Task Description and Labels.

Chicken Flavoured Worms

 WALT: write quality introductions.

Have you ever had Chicken Flavoured Worms at School before? I Bet you haven’t, but I have. I thought today would be a normal day, apparently not.

Introduction Rubric
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Hook	My introduction is boring. It is difficult to read.	My introduction is easy to read and has some interest for my audience.	My audience is hooked into my subject, it grabs their interest so they feel like they want to read more.	When someone reads my introduction they are left feeling intrigued. They can't wait to read more.
Orientation	My introduction does not tell the reader what my writing is going to be about.	My audience has some idea about what I am writing about.	My audience is clear what I am writing about.	My introduction lets the reader know the direction and purpose of my writing.

Task Description: For this task i had some chicken flavoured noodles pretending they were worms and then I made a copy of the template and put it in my writing folder. I then wrote the sentences separately and then pasted it all together. I put it on my blog with a WALT, Task Description Labels, and a Title.

Image Attribution https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bamboo_worms_food.jpg

Te Taiao o Tamaki the Enviroment of tamaki

Walt: Make Connections Across Multiple Texts

Te Taiao o Tamaki means The Environment of Tamaki this is something that i would love to learn. I would like to learn it because it would help us very much with the horrible pollution problem. We would be able to have some very helpful tree’s including Manuka, Pohutukawa and Kowhai. We would have much more native birds around the area as well and that would make us proud you never know the Kea might even be around ( but most likely it won’t).

Task Description: For this task I made a doc in my reading folder in my google drive. I then named it Te Taiao o tamaki. I wrote about how I wanted to learn about Te Taiao o Tamaki. I then posted it on my blog with a title a Walt a Task description and Labels.

Native to Nz

Walt: Make connections across multiple texts



Task Description: For this task I made a copy of the presentation and found information on Native, Endemic and Introduced. I completed the presentation by writing information on those three subjects. I posted it on my Blog to a high standard with a Title, Walt, Task Description and Labels.

The Tale of Alexandra Falcon Mcalpine

There was once a girl named Alexandra Falcon Mcalpine she was the daughter of Sarah Falcon Mcalpine and Jones Henry Mcalpine the 7th. She had beautiful raven black hair and indigo blue eyes, she was beautifully tanned, and her voice was as sweet as an angel's. Her soul as gentle as the touch of a mother to a new born baby. She had a pet horse named Palma. She loved her so much and made sure nobody ever tried to take her. She was from a very rich and noble family because they were the owners of the town. They had always helped the poor and given the town they lived in happiness but let us start at the very beginning of the tale of Alexandra Falcon Mcalpine.

It was November the 13 in 1916 and her family were getting ready for the day, everyone except  Alexandra that is. She was 13 and she often slept in but today was the day she had to make a speech to the people of the town and she had forgotten it completely. She had to spend the whole morning practising her speech, she was giving the orphanage of the town of Mcalpine $50,000 to have a new built in hospital. She was a very simple girl by the family tradition, but the thing about Alexandra was that she was exactly the same as her  great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandmother,the founder of the town, and she wanted adventure. Alexandra got so bored so easily (that’s why she wanted a horse). Anyway back to the story. She was practising in her pyjamas when her personal maid came in to give her breakfast assuming she would be just stirring as usual. “Oh my” said her Maid when she came in. “You haven’t forgotten your speech Lady Alexandra have you?” “No Margaretta” she replied “I haven’t, I’m just warming up my tongue and going over it again and again.” she said “Nice try, Lady Alexandra, oh and by the way have you also forgotten that you promised you mother you would be having breakfast with everyone today? There’s still time. I am just bringing your tea. They’re almost starting, now get dressed My Lady” said Margaretta.

They were getting a painting of the owner of the orphanage, Mr Johnson, with Sarah and Alexandra. Alexandra’s father was in the war so Alexandra's mother had to donate the money because the father was away. On the day when she had to make her speech she got halfway through and the she accidentally said “Palma” in the middle of it, so her mother, Sarah, had to take the big piece of paper that said the rest of the speech to the occasion for her to read off. When Alexandra had finished her mother gave her a hug and was  full of tears of pride “I am so proud of you” Sarah said “ But why-”

“Mother, Palma’s been stolen!” said Alexandra not listening to her mother

“What do you mean Palma’s been stolen?”

“No time to explain hurry up, we have to go” and she ran of to the hill where their carriage was waiting. They rushed off to the mansion and Margaretta ran to them with wrecked clothes, tear stains and scratches on her face.

“Lady Sarah, Lady Alexandra, Palma’s gone. I tried to stop them, I tried, oh please don’t punish me, please Lady Sarah!”

“Why do you think we would punish you Margaretta? We do not treat our employees like this, remember?” Then Alexandra started weeping. “ I should have known they were going to do it all along, I wish father was here.”

“Now, let me get this straight, you're saying that this man and his son who had tried to get your pony off you stole Palma? AND you’re saying they took them to Liverpool!”

“Yes” cried Margaretta and Alexandra in unison.

Alexandra had encountered many horse collectors and Margaretta had encountered many people from Liverpool but they just thought nothing about them would turn out to be evil about these men.

“Well” said Alexandra “I guess we’re going to Liverpool.”

They got to the carriage realised that they needed the map so Margaretta was sent to get a map. They then went to the city of Liverpool and found Palma they followed the 2 mysterious men and followed them then they saw them go into an abandoned poppy factory.

“Ok” said Sarah “We have to go get the police before we enter the.” They went to the nearest police station and then they swooped in. “You two are under arrest!” said the officer to the Palmanappers.

“Thank you ma’am for taking us to these we’ve been looking for these two pickpockets and theives for 6 months,  thank you so much.”

From that day on Alexandra always put Palma in her stable when she was going to town.

And that is the Tale of Alexandra Falcon Mcalpine

About iMacs

Walt: Follow instructions and present work to a high standard.



Task Description: For this task I made a copy of a presentation from the class site. I made a title and a theme for the presentation. I then  wrote down some information about the object which is an Apple iMac as you can see. I then published it to my blog with a complete high standard with Labels a Title, a Task Description and a Walt.