Anthony's Reflection on Netbooks, Anthony

My Netbook Reflections

My name is Anthony and I am a year 5 student at Glenbrae School. My Teachers name is Mr D. Nath. This year was an exciting year for me because I started using my chromebook as a tool in the classroom. I was really fascinated by the thought of doing so many cool things on my chromebook but, it took me some time to really start using it effectively. It was an awesome experience.

I have learnt Cyber safety, Accessing the class site, Blogging, keyboard shortcuts,  using google applications like google presentations, creating new folders and documents, using tools, taking screen shots, using Sumo paint.

I have learnt about how to use sunshine online and studyladder to expand my knowledge. I have learnt how to change my password, get on study ladder and sunshine online and how to get onto blogger and blog my work. I have learnt that I am able to access my google drive wherever there is an internet connection. I have helped my friends in class by giving them different strategies on how to access different sites on the internet and how to use the different apps in the google drive.

Through using the key competencies i was able to take hold of my own learning and think independently while using the chromebooks. If I ever got stuck on a question, I didn’t have to ask the teacher for the answer but instead, I went straight onto the google search engine and look for the answer myself.

My Reflections on Netbooks, Fraser

My Reflections on Netbooks

Hi, My name is Fraser I am a year 5 student at Glenbrae School and I am in Room 9. My Teacher is Mr. D. Nath.

This year was an exciting year for me because I started using a Chromebook as soon as I was in the classroom. I was fascinated by the thought of doing so many cool things on my Chromebook but it took me a long time to really start using it effectively. There were so many things to learn and I tried my best to learn as much as I could from my teacher, Whanau and friends.

These are my reflections on the use of my Chromebook this year.

The things that learnt from my Teacher were how to use the Chromebook , how to use the internet safely, how to access the class site and how to blog. 

The things that I learnt by myself was how to type faster, the keyboard shortcuts and knowing what sites I need to go on and sites I am not allowed to go on. I have learnt how to take screenshots and how to change my password. The things I have learnt from people out of school is how to access shortcuts to sites and how to bookmark sites.

I  am able to think about the topics I am going to research on and write questions about it using google docs and sharing my work on the blog. I read more online books, stories and articles while looking for information, deciding which sites are safe for me to access and use information from, sharing my learning on my blog and class blog.

I feel that I have learnt so much in such a short period of time.

By Fraser

My Reflections on Netbooks, Taki

My Reflections on Netbooks

Hi, My name is Taki I am a year 5 student and Glenbrae School and I am in Room 9. My teacher is Mr. D. Nath.

This year was an exciting year for me because I started using a Chromebook.  I was fascinated by the thought of doing so many cool things on my Chromebook but it took me some time to really start using it effectively. There were so many things to learn and I tried my best to learn as much as I could from my teacher, whanau and friends.

These are my reflections on what I did.

The things that I have learnt from my teacher was how to use the Chromebook, I learnt a lot of things about cyber safety, accessing the class site and how to blog my work. 

The things that I learnt by myself was how to improve my typing skills and the keyboard shortcuts. I have learnt how to screenshot my work and how to change my password.

I  am able to think about the topics that I am going to research on and write questions using using google docs. I am able to post onto my own blog although I found it difficult at first. I am also able to read more online books, stories and articles while looking for information , deciding which sites are safe for me to access and use information from, sharing my learning on my blog and also on the class blog.

By Taki

Story Review, Sam

POPCORN by Jill MacGregor

Walt: Write a review of stories we read.

The story is about a boy and a girl putting corn seed’s in a big brown bag and putting it in the microwave so it can pop. After that, the leftover seeds were used to plant in a brown pot. After that, the kids went to measure the corn stalk because it had started to grow after being left outside for over a week. They grew the corn so they could eat it. The tassels go into the pollen and the pollen goes to ear of the corn and the silks. Once the silk or the ear of the corn comes down, it goes to the stalk of the roots of the corn so it can grow faster. The top of the corn is called silk and the thing that is wrapped around it is called the husk. The kernels or seeds are in the husk and we can eat it when the silks are brown or pink.

By Sam

Multiplication Challenge on Study Ladder, Jahsiah M

Multiplication Challenge on Study Ladder

Today I finished my Maths activities earlier than the other members in my group. I was allowed to go on a Maths game on Study Ladder. The game was about multiplication and it was a challenging game.

Challenge

Online Spelling Test, Sam L

Online Spelling Test

Online Spelling Test

Today I practiced my spelling by taking a test online. I went on the website called Spelling City. I took a test and I got 100%. I felt very happy about it and I got a Certificate.

Spelling City, Chris G

Spelling City

During Spelling time we did a online spelling test. We also played a spelling game. It was a fun game because we learnt heaps of spelling.

Multiplication Games on Study Ladder, Fraser

Multiplication Games On Study Ladder

Today after finishing my Maths activities, I went on Study ladder. I played a game where I had to answer twenty questions. It was my 10 times table. I got lots of answers correct in the game that I was playing. I only got one wrong.

Spelling Test, Levi R

Spelling Test!

Today I just finished doing a spelling test online. I got 100% and I got a certificate, I felt elated and here's the certificate

Online Spelling Test, Fraser

Online Spelling Test

Today I went on a site called Spelling City. We had to spell words that were called out. I was very excited because when I finished I got 100% in spelling. I got a certificate for spelling.

Maths Game Online, Fraser

Maths Game-Online

Maths Game Online by Fraser

During game time in maths I played this game. I used the number line to solve addition problems. It was so much fun learning addition through a game.

Maths Game Online, Melenaite

Maths Game - online

Maths Game Online by Melenaite

During Maths game time I played this game on Sheppard software. It's called Pop up Addition. You could also subtraction,division and multiplication with this game. I had fun playing it.  

Report on Gyrocopters, Levi R

Gyrocopters by Levi.R

A Report on Helicopters

A Report about Transport Vehicles by Fusi

My Guided Inquiry Learning by Karl

Information Report, Melenaite

A Report On Land Transport

Land Transport is the most commonly used transport is New Zealand.

The one wheeled unicycle is called a Monowheel but it is not commonly used because it is very difficult to ride.However, the two wheeled scooters,bicycles and motorbikes are widely used by young people to do some tricks at the skatepark.

The three wheeled tricycle,rickshaws,lyric and Spyder Roadsters are not really used by the people in New Zealand.The Rickshaws are three wheeled motorised transport widely used in the major cities in Asian countries to carry passengers. Some of these Rickshaws are very colourful.

There are some superfast cars that are four wheeled. Some of these  four wheeled vehicles are use as emergency transport.These vehicles are the  Ambulance and the Police Cars.

Some of the six wheeled land transport are buses and trucks. The buses are used for transporting passengers while the trucks are use for transporting cargo from place to place.

The  Container Trucks, Oil Tankers,  Logging Trucks, and Trains are some of the ten or more wheeled vehicles.They are used for transporting  heavy loads over long distances and the trained is for transporting passengers as well.

Land Transport is very important  since people need to travel from place to place to work or for holidays. Without transport, life can be very slow and boring.

By Melenaite Fonua

Acrostic Poem, Jahsiah

Taste Buds by Jahsiah

Tough

Active

Salivary

Thousands

Efficient

Brunch

Useful

Determined

Scrappy

Acrostic Poems, Taki

Acrostic Poems

BUS

Big buses

Under it is the engine

Slow and fast.

 

CARS

Car keys

Air bags

Radios

Seats

By Taki

Acrostic Poem, Karl

Taste Buds by Karl

Tucked 
Among
Sweet, sour, spicy
Teeth tasting
Eggs.


Breakfast
Uses chewing
Drives us to eat more
Survives between the teeth.

Acrostic Poems, Chris

CARS

Car keys

Air bags

Reverse cameras

Seats

BUSES

Brakes

Underneath is the exhaust

Slow and fast

Enormous engine

Smokey and slow

By Chris

Acrostic Poem, Levi R

Taste Buds

WALT: Create acrostic poems

The taste on your tongue when you eat something yum

Always helping you with the joy of the day just keep on eating no matter what they say

Sweet heat makes you blush all day long no matter what!  

Tasting everything in your sight don’t eat too much or you might have doubts  

Eating healthy every day of the year don’t eat your sprouts or you might have your doubts

Biting your food will help you taste come on and bite again

Uses a lot of saliva to taste

Drives you crazy when you eat something sour

Sour power makes you crazy eat something sweet when you've gone too crazy

Story Review, Jahsiah

Story Review by Jahsiah

Memories by Anna Kenna

This story is about Sophie’s Memories about her Mum and her pony. She remembered the day that her Mum was on her feet and some of the things she did for the family.

This story takes place in Sophie’s Room and outside her house.

The characters in the story are Mum, Dad, the Pony, and Sophie.

The problem in this story was that Sophie was agitated because

her mum told her to do something and she didn't want to do it.

I liked this story because it was an interesting but sad  because Sophie didn't get time to do things with her mum as she used to when her mum was not in a wheel chair.

Taste Buds Poem

WALT: write poems.

Taste Buds

Tasting your food brings out your saliva

And so does drinking hot tea, coffee or the juice of a guava

Sometimes you’ll brush your teeth so that those taste buds feel fresh

Tell your friends and everybody that your tongue is not in a mess

Everybody got thousands of cells so you'd better get brushing before it becomes trash

Brush your teeth every day and night

Use a good brush and scrape your tongue bright

Doubt that you will have any bad breath
So be happy because your taste buds are in good health

By Melenaite

Taste Buds

Twisting on your tongue every day are your taste buds.

Throughout the day, your taste buds judge what each food tastes like.

Sweet, clean, healthy and fresh, is your taste buds always slick,

Taste buds are small and thick.

Eating food after lunch makes you want to eat a brunch

Brushing your teeth makes it nice and clean.

Under your teeth are your taste buds waiting to taste

Drinking makes your taste buds jump up and down

Scrunchie food makes your taste buds go KAPOW.

By Moses

Story Review, Fineasi

Story Review

Docking Day by Amanda Jackson

The story is about a family going to their farm to dock the sheep. The dogs had already begun working. In the distance, the sheep surged over the crests of hills like a tide of white maggots.

The characters in this story are Mollie, Mikey, Tama and the chocolate truck driver.

This story takes place at Uncle Tama’s farm.

I like this story because it was funny. The chocolate truck rolls down the hill and the children helped the truck drive collect all the boxes that fell out of the truck.

Story Review, Dora

The Docking Day  by Amanda Jackson

This story is about a Sheep farm family who go down to the paddocks to do docking. The children helped a bit but most of the time they rolled down hills and chased rabbits. While the family was busy docking, a chocolate truck tumbled down the hill and crashed on a tree. Then the family helped the truck driver collect all the boxes that had fallen out of the truck.

The characters in this story are Aunt Mollie,Mikey,Uncle Tama and the truck driver.

This story takes place in a paddock that was by the sea.

I liked this story because they had christmas decorations  to hang up for docking day.

By Dora

Story Review, Melenaite

A Piece of Paradise by  Leonie Thorpe

This story is about the Rain God and the Sun God. The Rain God looked down at the village and saw that they were a very happy village and the Rain God was proud of the stream that she had created.

One day they had a argument over whose food gardens were bigger and better. They decided to settle the argument by having a competition on growing food in their areas.  The prize for winning the competition was the four bright stars in sky known as the Southern Cross.

At the end of season none of them had any good crops to show each other because all the crops needed sunshine and rain. They agreed that they needed each for growing their crops.

The four bright stars were set up in the sky in the south.

The characters in his story are the Rain God and the Sun God.

This story takes place in the sky.

I like this story because it talks about the Rain God and the  Sun God and the Southern Cross Stars. This story  is very impressing.

By Melenaite

Story Review, Moses

The Sun and Other Inventions by Simon Cooke

WALT:  Write a review of stories we read.

This story is about Grandpa Sid who goes to a Science Fair with his grand daughter. Grandpa Sid always wanted to be the best. Then people thought he was but actually he wasn’t.  Grandpa Sid said to the audience that he created the sun. Everybody believed him but actually he was lying. The other scientist became angry when the audience did not pay attention to them so they called the security guards.  

When grandpa Sid knew he was in trouble he took his grand daughter and ran away before the security guards could get him. This story takes place at the hall where the Science Fair was  held.  I liked this story because Grandpa Sid was so creative and brave.

By Moses