Look at all my recounts!

We are learning to recount using the form of autobiography. 

I know I can do this when I put together all of the recounts that I have written for Term 2 into an e-book using Flipsnack.

God is a loving father or Abba!

WALT understand that God is Abba.
I know his when I write 7 ways of how God is loving father.

Run! A Taniwha is chasing me!

We are learning to develop critical thinking skills.
I know I can do this when I write a sequel for the Taniwha Trouble.

I am a son of God!

WALT Recognise that people are called sons and daughters of God.

I know I can do this when I write down what it means to be sons and daughters of God.

Let's write a prayer for your family!

We are learning to write a prayer.

I know how to do this when I write a prayer following the prayer structure.

Happy Matariki, everyone!

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WALT develop understanding of the text that I read.
I know this when I use information from the article to answer comprehension questions about the article correctly.

Let's do good deeds!

 

Learning Intention: WALT understand Father's message from Friday mass.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write 3 emotions about doing good and avoiding evil.

What does BODMAS stand for?

WALT understand how to use BODMAS.
I know I can do this when I write down my working out for solving BODMAS equations.

Did birds really evolve from dinosaurs?

WALT understand about the origin of birds through the Inquiry process.
I know I can do this when I make and answer Inquiry questions about the origin of birds.

Notes

Archaeopteryx shares unique features with theropods.

Theropods were ancestors of birds.

The birds were just a branch on the dinosaur’s tree of life.

Birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs, many of their characteristics have changed.

Theropods are closely related to birds.

One of the evidence that birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs is the changes in the bones of the dinosaurs that evolved into birds.

Birds after Archaeopteryx continued to evolve in some of the same directions as  their theropod ancestors.

Glossary:

Paleontologists - a person who studies fossils.

Archaeopteryx - the oldest known fossil bird.

Carnivorous - a meat eater.

Theropods - a carnivorous dinosaur group and ranged from small to very large.

Characteristics - a feature belonging to a person to identify them.

Vertebrate - an animal of a large group that has mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.

Maniraptora - a clade of coelurosaurian dinosaurs.

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Inquiry Questions:

1. Where / What was the first bird fossil found?
2. What clues has the bird fossils given us about its environment?
3. Were there other fossils of bird species found?
4. Who was the ancestor of archaeopteryx?
5. What evidence have been discovered about archaeopteryx?

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Answers:

1. It was found in Southern Germany, Meyer.
2. Its environment was a limestone quarry in valleys.
3. They found ten other species of birds.
4. Maniraptora was its ancestor.
5. The discovery of the fossil of archaeopteryx.

Look at all those worms!

WALT develop understanding of the text that I read.
I know I can do this when I write a procedure about how to make a worm farm.

Jesus' life is cool!

WALT understand the key events in Jesus' life.
I know I can do this when I make a timeline of some of the important events that have happened during Jesus' life.

Jesus' timeline is so long!

WALT understand the life of Jesus.
I know I can do this when I write 7 descriptions of the events that have happened in Jesus' life.

I love my life!

WALT understand the most important events in my life.
I know I can do this when I make a timeline about my life.

Playing with Lego is fun!

My brother wanted to fight with our Lego creations. We made a lot of noise and a big mess. I was starting to lose so I got out my robot minion and myself, I started winning after that. When my brother’s creations were smashed, he got out his last creation and it destroyed all my creations. He was able to do it because he had put lots of spikes on his creation.Do you like playing with Lego? On  a sunny Sunday 24th of May, my brother and I were were bored, so we played with some Lego at home after mass.I got out the Lego box and my brother started constructing. While I was thinking of what to build, my brother quickly started building something. He was building like a quick buildozer. After a while, I finally decided what to build and started building swiftly. I built a large sword, the sword was longer than a ruler. I also built a small minion with strong claws, a bird, a robot with a rocket launcher and myself with a shiny sword.

Late on the day, my brother wanted to fight again so we got some more Lego blocks and started building again. I got the spikes so he couldn't use them to win again but he got the claws and upgraded his creations. We started fighting but because my brother used claws for his creations, I lost because they were too strong and powerful.

It was a great, fun game but it was very messy so we soon stopped playing and packed up. Next time we fight I’ll remember to make some spikes and claws to my creations so I could win.

WALT understand and use descriptive language.
I know I can do this when I use verbs, adverbs and adjectives in my recount.

I want to join the FIFA under 20's!

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WALT develop my understanding about FIFA under 20's soccer tournament.
I know I can do this when I ask Inquiry questions and research to find my answers.

I want to leap off a jetty!

WALT develop understanding of what I read.
I know I can do this when I read between the lines and write the importance of the poem.

The Book of revelation is very beautiful!

WALT understand the Book of Revelation.
I know I can do this when I write five facts about book of Revelation in my own words.