My Finished Metaphor Poem

For the past week in Te Ngahere, we have been working on our best, elaborated copy of our metaphor poems. WALT  use language features appropriately showing a developing understanding of effect. I mostly worked on finding words to make my poem more interesting and exciting to read. I really like my finished copy. I found it hard finding new and better words. I hope you like my new and improved metaphor poem.

Saff is...

Saff is a savage little lion cub, small and vicious

Saff is a playful kitten, pretty and pure

Saff is a marvellous pohutukawa tree, blooming with knowledge

Saff is a wonderful teacher, inspiring and helping others

Saff is a curious maltese puppy, fluffy and furious

Our Draft Metaphor Poem

For the past couple days, Te Ngahere has been learning to use metaphors in our writing to describe ourselves. We could describe ourselves about anything but we had to have one or two reasons why we were that so the reader wouldn’t misinterpret what we were trying to say. I enjoyed comparing myself to things that I like and thinking about a reason why I thought that we were alike. I struggled with ideas at one point. Next time, I think I should work on putting more detail into my writing to make it more interesting, This is my first draft.

Saffyre is ...

Saffyre is a lion cub, small and vicious

Saffyre is a pineapple, wears a crown and sweet on the inside

Saffyre is a teacher, inspiring and helping others

Saffyre is a role model, helping and inspiring our school tukana

Toku Pepeha T1 2018

For the following weeks, Te Ngahere have been working on our visual pepeha. The purpose of this was to introduce ourselves and our whanau and so our language can live on. I enjoyed remembering and rehearsing my pepeha and presenting it. What I found hard was pronouncing it and remembering it without help. Overall, I really enjoyed this activity.

my writing

Last week in Te Ngahere, we were learning to use the correct structure for a persuasive piece of writing. Our goal was to persuade people to reduce, reuse and recycle the amount of rubbish and plastic they use by describing what happens. That is mine down below.

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WALT Use descriptive language.

My Descriptive Writing

Save The Animals!

‘Save the animals from what?’ you ask? Well, from humans! Our litter is most responsible for many marine, birds and surface animal’s deaths. I will be telling you some common rubbish that kill, what could happen and how to prevent it.

Fishing lines and hooks

What can happen: Birds frequently get their beaks wrapped or wings tangled up in discarded fishing line. Hooks can be swallowed or become attached to birds’ skin or beaks.

How you can help: Be aware of what is around you. If you spot fishing litter, pick it up and dispose of it.

Beer and Soda Cans

What can happen: Even the tiniest animals can become a victim to litter. Soda cans are tempting to small animals who are looking for food or shade. A little skink got stuck in one once. Luckily for the skink, it was freed during a beach clean-up. Animals can also be cut by the can’s sharp edges.

How you can help: Dispose of your cans. Rinse and crush cans before tossing them into the recycling bin. You can also fold the tab back to block off the hole on the top.

Gum

What can happen: Animals usually step in gum, which can become stuck or tangled in their fur or feathers, making it difficult for them to move.

How you can help: Never spit gum onto the ground. Wrap it up in the wrapper and put it in a bin.

Tin Cans, Cups or Jars

What can happen: Hungry animals that want just a few crumbs often get their heads stuck in discarded cans, cups, and jars.

How you can help: Rinse out containers and crush metal cans before dumping of them. Remember to put the lids back on them.

I hope you enjoy reading this and follow the advice given.

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My Mihi Reminder

This week in Te Ngahere, we made a visual mihi to help us remember our morning mihi. We had to choose carefully because we had to have a reason why we choose them. On the second slide, I thought an image of the clouds and sky would make sense because it say who ever in the sky and in the heavens. Anyway, here is my google slide to help me with my learning. Enjoy!  

Term 4 Writing Goals

Last week in Te Ngahere, we were learning to identify our next learning goals in writing. For a start, we had to choose at least 3 writing goals, we need to learn or to get better at. After that, we made a google drawing to paste our learning intentions on. This one is mine down below.

Term 4 Maths Goals

Last week in Te Ngahere, we were learning to Identify what we have achieved in maths and our next learning steps. Firstly, we had to identify our next learning steps. Then, we had to display three of our maths learning goals on a google drawing to print out. I choose my goals because I didn’t get them and I wanted to learn more about them.  Here is my math’s google drawing :