End of term reflection

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Netball defending

Josiah's speech

Speech

Hi my name is Josiah. You may know me for being an incredibly handsome, amazing basketball player, and a spectacular at drawing. Hey I’m just being honest :) Anyway, today I will be talking about my time at russell street school and I’ll be saying farewell to the years sixes, who have helped me through a lot.

The first time I came to this school I knew I would get along with a lot of people. My very special welcome was being chased by a random kid I didn’t even know. 

My first teacher at russell street was Ngaire and I remember I’d always sit at the same table as Maia, Oliver, and Salah. I don’t know why we did that since we didn’t have chosen tables. In Ngaire’s class we played flags against Stephen’s class. I hate to brag...but oh well, I was amazing at flags, spectacular, I had all the spotlight. I went all ninja on them I was just like boom!, pow!, and they were just like please don’t beat us too bad Josiah.

 My next teacher was Nic. Nic is very talented and he plays guitar and drums. In Nic’s class I made lots of new friends like Aimen, Mason, Daniel, and Malachi. I made lots of friends who were year six’s and year fives. Nic taught me lots of writing skills and built me up to be the writer I am today. The year sixes are very friendly and made me to be the person I am today. The year six who were really friendly to me was probably Aimen. He became my friend in term 2 and he’s been really nice ever since. As they leave Russell street they should know that this isn’t the end of their journey of learning but they’ve only just begun. Before I end this speech I’d like to sing a little song of farewell to the year six’s.

I will remember you. As you go to your different schools. You’re gonna get crushed by the questions, please don’t get  detentions. Adios goodbye I really like pie. Adios goodbye now I’ll go eat pie.

Goodbye Year six’s

Disneyland

Free runner

What I love

What I love

As I kick the circular shape I look around and see if there is anyone to pass to. Anxious to shoot I run down the field. But there are so many people how will I shoot ? I see my friend and I pass to him. He runs down on the left and I’m in the box he gives me the cross and I strike the ball. I can’t believe it I scored! what a triumphant win. Can you guess what game I was playing?

Cookies

W.A.L.T to use aliiteration

Cookies

The aroma of baking cookies wafts like a cloud through the air. As my mum takes them out of the oven it smells like heaven. As I bite into the cookies, I taste a chewy chunky chocolate chip cookie melting in my mouth. And I gobble through the rest of the cookies like theres no tomorow.

Minecraft

Minecraft

Minecraft makes me feel sick and angry. I just hate how people get so addicted to it. It’s like people would rather play minecraft 24 hours straight, than actually get somewhere in life or get a job. People watch youtubers which are grown men play minecraft. And then sometimes I’d go to the plaza and find some random kid wearing a creeper or whatever it’s name is cardboard box head. So just know that one of the things I hate the most in my life is minecraft.

Maths literacy

Aimen, Josiah and Salah's book trailer

Individual spelling contract 2 syllable words

Adapt  Thistle Absorb Rifle Marrow Purchase Typhoid Hazard Extract Mayor

Good music videos for learning

see what the meanings are.

"Albertine"

I am sitting still
I think of Angelique
her mothers voice over me
And the bullets in the wall where it fell silent
And on a thousandth hill, I think of Albertine
there in her eyes what I don't see with my own
rwanda

[CHORUS]
now that I have seen, I am responsible
Faith without deeds is dead
now that I have held you in my own arms, I cannot let go till you are

I am on a plane across a distant sea
But I carry you in me
and the dust on, the dust on, the dust on my feet
Rwanda

[CHORUS]

[BRIGDE]
I will tell the world, I will tell them where I've been
I will keep my word
I will tell them Albertine

[CHORUS]

I am on a stage, a thousand eyes on me
I will tell them, Albertine
I will tell them, Albertine

My learning goals

My Learning Goals

My reading goal is to use more diificult more difficult 

vocabulary.

My writing goal is to use more onomatopoeia and alliteration so I can make the reader of my story picture what's happening more in there head. And also to write from what my plan says and not just from my head. I will do that by planning words that are alliteration words.

My maths goal is to know my 6 to 8 times tables right off the bat. I will do this by asking someone in my family to give those times tables questions and me answer them.

My catch me if you can goal is to pivot more when we play netball. I will do that by practising outside at my house.

My athletics goal is to try my hardest and do our term focus have fun and enjoy 

it. I will do that by practising for athletics.

My personal goal is to become more of an independent learner and not wait on the escalator
 but keep on walking step by step forwards. So when I need help I will ask myself the question istead of someone else.

My behavior goal is to stay on task all the time because every minute is a minute of learning. So I will sit next to drivers not blockers

My attitude goal is to look more forward to waking up and going to school to learn something new.

Purpose: To set a learning goal for school, friendships, sports and personal.

WALT: Set Smart Goals

Task:

S.M.A.R.T. means Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-sensitive.

Specific: Don’t be vague. What exactly do you want?

Measurable: Quantify your goal. How will you know if you’ve achieved it or not?

Attainable: Be honest with yourself about what you can reasonably accomplish at this point in your life, taking into consideration your current responsibilities.

Realistic: It’s got to be doable, real and practical.

Time: Associate a time frame with each goal. When should you complete the goal?

My end of term reflection

My end of term reflection

WALT: evaluate our learning honestly

What is an effective learner?  An effective learner is someone who never gives up but keeps on persevering to reach there goal.

What were the highlights for this term? Why? Tennis with big John because it was really fun and we learnt grasshopper skills.

What were your greatest challenges this term?  Why? Fractions because I was struggling with some of strategies.

How are you going towards acting with integrity? Why? Telling the teacher exactly the story of how something happened.

What are your goals in writing? How do you know these are your goals? To use more onomatopoeia and alliteration, because I’ve read through my stories and seen I haven’t got much of them.

Where to next? Next term I want to learn history

A Message from Nic

My tennis sample

My book trailer

Focus - Persuasive writing

Purpose (Why are we writing)- to persuade people to read my book.

W.A.L.T make a book trailer -

Think of a book trailer as something like a movie trailer. It is a short preview designed to get people excited about your book. When designing a book trailer, you should consider the following.

Success Criteria:

• Persuasive phrase - Words yeah
• Good images from the book yeah
• Not too long - 1 - 1 1/2 minutes yeah
• The music fits the mood of the book - Catchy yeah
• Use the main and most interesting parts yeah
• Persuasive question? - Will the poison work? yeah
• Make sure we don't use the imovie ready made trailers yeah
• We need a plan yeah
• We need a storyboard yeah

My poetry

Garfield

Garfield, Garfield is a very fussy cat,

Garfield, Garfield is so very fat.

Josiah's maths comic

Integrity pass it on

The german shepherd

The german shepherd

I was at the park cycling like an olympic athlete. In the corner of my eye, I spied on a police lady who was taking a stroll in the park. To the right hand side of the police lady was a fierce looking dog. It wasn’t just any dog.  It actually a German Shepherd. German Shepherds are fierce dogs and they have razor sharp teeth. They are dogs you don’t want to mess with. I shuddered at the thought of fighting one. “Ggrrrr…” went the dog. The dog showed me its jaws. The german shepherd barked at me as if saying “come any closer and I’ll rip you to pieces.  Suddenly the dog game galloping off of its leache…

I dumped my bike and ran. I was Usain bolt running the 200 metres. “Argh” I shouted. The police lady came running and shouted. “Here boy, come here”. The dog was nearly about to bite my leg off. I couldn’t outrun it. I thought it was too late.

The police lady ran and jumped in the way of the dog.  The German shepherd screeched to a halt. I wouldn’t dare hurt my master he thought in his head. “Bad dog, very bad dog” she shouted. And she put the german Shepherd on a leash. “I’m sorry no harm intended, he’s not normally like this”. “It’s okay” I replied. In my head I was thinking that she could have of thought up a better apology, because that dog could me ripped me apart, but to be polite I said nothing.

Well I learnt a lesson in the end, I don’t work well with dogs. Definitely.

What's the matter with you?

What's the matter with you?

What's matter? Maybe it’s your home toilet seat. Maybe it’s you. Matter is all the things i've said. Matter is everything from rocks to grass to anything in the world Well matter are the tiny little things that grow and eventually end up big. Whoever you are  reading this maybe its you David or maybe its you Nic anyway you are made of matter. Before I tell you about matter you should know that everywhere in the world is nitrogen. Nitrogen is mixed in with the oxygen your breathing today. Did you know 78 % of the world is nitrogen.

Matter comes in three faces. Solids liquids and gas. Because of the energy from nitrogen it makes solids matter go faster and faster. Until some of the matter escapes and evaporates which turns the solid into a liquid. The nitrogen in the room you're in will make lots of energy for the liquid and it will make the matter in the liquid go fast and faster.  Until the matter evaporates. The liquid transforms into gas.  But what if you want to change the gas back into a solid? You would have to freeze the gas or the liquid so the energy of the nitrogen will make the matter in the gas go s.l.o.w.e.r and s..l..o..w..e..r. Until the gas slowly becomes a solid.

So there you have it I hope you’ve learnt something 

thank you.

My I think see wonder

My cousin Dennis

Maths

 This is maths Iv'e been through many maths equations and I figured out that I can do lots of maths equations Iv'e traveled from studyladdder to sumdog and found some reasonably good games. 

       

Doodle for Google

If I was an explorer I would...

Travel the long seas and carry a sword and give my crew orders to scrub the deck and stuff like that. I  would steal  other peoples ships and use a compass. On my biggest ship I would have 12 cannons on each side.

WALA: Kotahitanga

                                                Classmates work in unity

Unity, Oneness, Harmony

We are learning about Kotahitanga              

Kotahitanga is helping someone up

If kotahitanga means unity, oneness and harmony, explain why your image shows kotahitanga

• Kapa haka is working together doing the haka all together and doing the right actions.

What are the benefits of having a classroom where we show kotahitanga?

• We will feel safe and we will learn better.

How does it make you feel to show kotahitanga

• Great, amazing, fantastic, awesome, trustworthy and loyal.

List some reasons why it is hard to show kotahitanga.

• Because some people might not appreciate the kotahitanga you are showing to them.

What are some things you need to be aware of to show kotahitanga?

• That if you’re trying to help someone they might not want you to help them up because they might just want some alone  time.

How else could we show kotahitanga?

• By helping someone up if they fall over              

How are you going at consistently showing kotahitanga?

Journey 2 The Mysteries Island

Journey 2 The Mysterious Island

Everything was happening fast. Too fast. My mind was racing. I was in a helicopter. The helicopter was going down. In the blink of an eye,  I was unconscious...

“EEP EEP EEP”. “Who’s there” I cried. Oh its just my pet monkey. I sat and wondered, What had happened ? Where was I ? Who am I ? What is this Searing sick pain slithering down my shin. Oh its just blood. Okay don’t panic I told myself. But in my heart  I was really panicking.  I got up put lifted Boo Boo my monkey, put him on my arm  and walked in search for help.

I had walked and walked and walked and abandoned all my hope, and walked and walked some more. I had scanned all the grass, trees, water, everywhere. I was tired worn out. I was walking out of the corner of my eye I spied a rusty broken down windmill. Next to the windmill (I thought the windmill was very scrappy) was an old run down house. The house was bending down so much it looked like a hunchback old lady. I walked towards the house.

I saw a little sign saying  Keep Out Or Else ! I shuddered. I knocked on the door there was no answer. Why would there be a house, and a windmill on a tropical island ? Strange. Suddenly there was a “BAM!!! It was the sound of a shotgun. Everything went black...

                                                   

I was struggling to breath. Wait a minute. If I’m not crazy I’m pretty extra sure I remember that some man with a curly moustache in a black suit tried to shoot me. And I think that next to the man was an orange, black and white with huge teeth that looked sharper than a dagger. And sharp white claws. Its actually pretty funny how I don’t remember what the name of the animal standing next to the man with a curly moustache is called. I was in a dark room my hand and legs tied to a chair. Just then the man with a curly moustache walked into the room...

The man with the curly moustache spat on me. What is wrong with you I thought in my head. Wait where’s Boo Boo I panicked inside my head. “ So, Vat do zou vant” The man with the curly  moustache said. “I guess you have seen Jim my tiger” he snapped. I thought he sounded russian or german. I didn’t reply. “So vou’re zot going to zalk zo me” He said. I saw his eyes staring at my sore shin. It was searing and sizzling with pain. But I realised there was another pain, red liquid was snaking down my hip. I noticed that  his shoes were so well polished that they sparkled like the stars in the dark night sky . He walked out the room.

I had to get out of here I said in my head. I was thinking that I had no hope of escaping and I’d be stranded on this chair forever until I die. I had to try escape. I heard some footsteps. The man was coming back. But instead was the person I would least expect to come. Yes it was Boo Boo. “Hey buddy walk over here and untie my ropes” I said. “Thanks buddy you’ll get a banana treat for this. Suddenly I heard a beating sound. Wait a minute it can it be, can it be, yes it is. Its a helicopter. Wait thats the the bad guys helicopter. Someone in that helicopter's been after me nearly all of my life. They call him Finding Nemo...

Finding Nemo kidnapped my Dad and he’s kidnapped everyone in my family. I loved my dad and I swore to myself I was going to get my revenge. The only person he hasn’t kidnapped is me. He even tries to monkeynap Boo Boo. I had to finish this rivalry there and then. I walked into the helicopter...

“Nemo” I said. “Lets finish this” I demanded. “Ah, I thought you’d drop by” said Nemo calmy. “Come here for another one of our heart to hearts”. Nemo always spoke calmly and never showed fear. “You are a very pretty girl”Nemo said. I blushed. “I would hate to hurt you even a tiny bit”he said. “But unfortunately this all has to end in violence”

“Start the helicopter”Shouted Nemo to the pilot.  I noticed sitting on a table was a pair of handcuffs on a table. If only I could handcuff that crazy nemo guy then I could fly to the police station.”Okay, lets finish this rivalry” Nemo said breaking my thoughts.

He quickly rushed towards the doors in the helicopter. He opened them. “This is an amazing helicopter, I actually built it” He snapped. He admired his work he had done to build the helicopter. Nemo walked to me, I stepped back. He walked back again. He walked closer to me I stepped back. I felt cold air smack onto my face. I was right on the edge of the of the open door of the helicopter. Nemo was right in front of me. “Hhhmmm...now where do I remember this” he said. I was growing suspicious. “It’s at the tip of my tongue” he hissed. “Oh yes this is the same thing that happened to your dad just before I pushed him off of the moving helicopter” He said happily. I froze. Did he say my father.

I ran to him and pushed him over. I pinned him to the  ground and ran to the place with the handcuffs. I got the handcuffs and put one half of the pair I put it on Nemo’s leg. Then I put the other have on a pole. Out of the blue the man with a moustache ran into the the room. I tripped him up and he fell out of the helicopter’s open door. “Let me go” cried Nemo. “Be quiet you”I shouted back at him. I ran into the helicopter's cockpit and looked at the map. I knew how to fly a helicopter. I flew it back to where I’m from, England. I landed the helicopter at the police station. And told the police the whole story from the beginning to the end. They took Nemo away and something tells me I wouldn’t see him for a long long time. I went to my house with Boo Boo and in the end, everything ended up just fine.

The End

By Josiah Nanguzguzgambo

“Stranded”

Purpose: To describe a moment in time to your audience, showing not telling

WALT: Describe

Task: To write a descriptive piece of writing based on the iPad game “The Return to Mysterious Island 2”.

Maths show me

The Production

The Production

Darkness trapped everyone. The last few room 5 people strolled off the stage, anxiously we dashed onto stage. It was strange knowing that one of the people dashing onto the stage was me. The darkness was intimidating us. The curtain was an angel rising to the heavens. I lifted my arm up and got into position. The parade of music started. We all automatically started grooving to the music. An army of people gazed at our outstanding dancing. We hip hopped to the music . “Feel the power of love!” We chanted. We did our final position then the lights went out. We were amazing, outstanding, jaw dropping, we blew the parents and the teachers away. I heard a storm of applause.

by Josiah Nanguzgambo

“Nervous”

Purpose: To share an event about a time when you completed or saw someone complete something amazing!

WALT: Entertain (recount)

Task: To write a recount based on our Matariki Concert, using “The Man Who Walked Between Two Towers” as motivation.