Understanding the purpose of characters in the text

My Reflection

I have been learning to relate to the characters in the text understand their purpose.  I used a Venn diagram to compare  Ivan and Stella  in the story one and only Ivan.  This made me realise the differences between the characters.  But also what made them similar.  My next step is to be able to use 

Making a Justified Prediction

My Reflection

i have been learning to make justified prediction about a text.  i found this easy because it was just our opinion.  My next step is to read the story to see if i'm right.

The Zoo Debate

Prefixes, Suffixes and root words

My Reflection

 I have been learning to use my knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to read and understand a meaning of words. A prefix is 5 letters or under to put on the beginning of a normal word that changes the meaning.

A suffix is like a prefix but just at the end of the word and it changes the meaning.
I found this easy because all I had to do is i had to find the beginning which is the prefix and the end is the suffix the middle is the root word. My next learning step is to identify the suffix.

New Zealand Remembers ANZACs

Summarising Information - Camoflauge Presentation

My Reflection
I have been learning to find and summarise information in non-non-fiction texts. I got a lot better at searching
up the information.I was surprised that all of the websites were different. My next step is to make sure I summarise the information in my own words.

WALT find and summarise information by retelling main events in a text.

Reflection

Summarise information means to retell a story in my own words. I know to include key words, main events. I  have a beginning middle end. I feel proud because I have added more information. Next time I want to try more skimming and scanning.

Rabbits Popplet

My Reflection

I was learning to summarise information.

i found it easy because I copied the book in my own words.

Next I want to try and find more information by myself.

Crazy Miss Maisey's alphabet pets.

Crazy Miss Maisey's Alphabet Pets

Janine Scott

WALT: summarise information • I can find the main ideas in a text • I can identify the keywords in a text • I can use keywords and main ideas to summarise a text

What happened in the first 3 chapters that we read as a group? Miss Maisey was a librarian. She now works in a pet shop but she never lets anyone buy the pets she only lets them borrow the pets. One day a little boy named Billy he wanted a pet but his mum did not like the pets.

Answer the following questions using FULL sentences. Remember to use the book to help you answer the questions.

Write three animals that were not suitable for Billy and his Mum. Why were they not right?

Why was Billy feeling sad? (pg. 24).

Because he was nearly half way throgh the alphabet.

What was wrong with the octopus? (pg. 26).

He kept on throwing balls at the man next door.

What does the author mean when he wrote “There was a porcupine, but everyone  usually returned it the same day. It had a prickly personality!”? (pg. 29).

It was to spikey.

Why was Billy’s mother lying on the couch with a ice-bag on her head and cucumbers on her eyes? (pg. 36).

Because she had enough.

Do you think Billy was happy with his choice of the tadpole at the beginning? (pg. 40).

i think was not happy.

How did the story end?

The tadpole turned into a toad.

What pet would you have chosen if you were Billy?

I will choose a rabbit.

Grandpa’s Cardigan

Joy Watson

WALT: summarise information • I can find the main ideas in a text • I can identify the keywords in a text • I can use keywords and main ideas to summarise a text

Find three tricky words in the story and find their meaning in the dictionary.

Comfortable - snug satisfied

Expensive - costly requiring much expence

Complain - talks about troubles

Answer the following questions using FULL sentences.

1. Why did Grandma say that Grandpa needed a new cardigan? (pg. 3)

The cardigan had holes in its pockets and the seams have come apart.

2.  Why did Grandma quickly take the cardigan away? (pg. 6).

Grandma took the cardigan away because he might change his mind.

3. What type of cardigan was Grandpa looking for? (pg. 8)

A comfortable grey woollen cardigan that is not to expensive.

4. There was a problem with the second store’s cardigan? What was it? (pg. 14)

The cardigan was tight under his arms and the wool was very prickly.

5. How many stores did Grandpa have to go to till he found the right cardigan?

Grandpa went in 4 shops to find the right cardigan.

6. Why did Grandpa want a new cardigan? (pg. 18)

Grandpa agreed with Grandma that his old cardigan had holes.

7. What did Grandpa’s new cardigan look like? Was he happy with it? (pg. 24-28)

The new cardigan was grey and woollen. He was happy with it.

8. How did the story end?

Grandpa bought a new cardigan but it was his old one and Grandma was very surprised.

Reflection for reading

In reading I am learning to summarise in my own words. I feel proud because I am good at reading. I need to improve on my hard words.

Grandad

Reading

WALT Find and Summarise information in a non fiction text.

Write 1 sentence in your own words about the beginning of the story.

1.Tom had a lot of pets. He had mice and a cat but he had a lot more.But Tom said he wanted a pet who could play with him.

Write 1 sentence in your own words about the middle of the story.

1.Then he went to Amy’s house Amy’s Uncle gave him Monty but monty ran away.

Write 1 sentence in your own words about the end of the story.

1.He tried to catch him.

Reflection for maths

In maths maths I am learning to add by splitting numbers in to parts.  I feel proud because I know how to do problem solving.  I need to improve on my subtraction.

Giant soup

Learning about inference

Making a connection with a story

Features of fiction stories

Non-fiction books

Reading My Spring Acrostic Poem.

The teacher read a book called 'The Dandelion Seed' by Joseph Anthony.  Then we made our own picture of a dandelion seed blowing around.  After that we wrote our Acrostic Poem about Spring.  We wrote the word SPRING down the side of our page and we wrote some words about Spring.  Mrs Kerr published our best work.  We displayed it on the wall in Room 1.  We read our poems to the teacher and she recorded it on the computer.  Press the play button and you will hear my voice saying my awesome poem.

"I like reading a book and sometimes I read on my mum's phone.  Mum and Dad say I am a cool reader and they are happy.  I like to read about important stuff."

I Read My Book and I Can Answer Some Questions.

At reading time we can read a book with Mrs Kerr and then we can look at the same book on the computer and we can do some activities with the letters and words.  It's called P.M. Readers.

"I can read Clever Fox with Mrs Kerr.  I can play a little game on the computer about the clever fox.  I got 3 right because they are golden dogs.  I got 1 wrong because it is a grey dog.  Next time I will try again and maybe I will get 4 golden dogs.  Then I would feel happy."