Show not tell

Kia ora bloggers,

This week for literacy we have been learning about inferencing and show not tell.  When we read something, we automatically start making inferences, so it is important when we write that we give clues in our writing that allow people to make inferences.  We want to show them - not tell them.

For example:  Paul was frustrated when he got to the bus stop and realised he had just missed the bus.  But instead I could write “Running as fast as he could, Paul turned the corner only to see the back of the bus as it pulled away.  Throwing his bag down on the ground and sighing out loud, Paul realised that he had no choice, but to sit and wait for the next bus to arrive - 20 minutes from now”  You can infer from me saying ‘throwing his bag down and sighing out loud’ that he is frustrated.

Maths

Hi Bloggers,

For numeracy this week, we have been learning about grid references and we have been working on 4 and 6 digit grid references.

We learnt that we read across the bottom of the grid first (Eastlings) and then up the side second (Northlings).  

Our task today was to look at an aerial map of our school, write down the 6 digit grid references for the letters that our teacher had put on it, and then go in hunt of those points.  At each point there was 1 or 2 letters.  Once we had them all, we had to come back into the hub and unscramble the letters to figure out what it spelt.  The secret sentence was ‘Happy Birthday Zoe’.

I really enjoyed the task.  Have you ever had to use grid references before in real life?  What was it for?

See you next time,

maths

Kia ora Bloggers, 

For Numeracy this week we have been looking at compass directions.  We have worked on reading maps using the 8 main directions - North, South, East, West, North-East, South-East, North-West and South-West and then we moved onto using Beebots and our knowledge of compass directions to get a Beebot through the grid to various locations.

We had to programme the Beebot with our own algorithm, using forwards, backwards, turn right, turn left and N, S, E, W.  It was important that we regularly tested our algorithm to check we didn’t need to de-bug (find a problem and fix it).

Here is an example of my algorithm:

Have you ever written an algorithm for something?  Have you ever had to use a compass for something?

GOING SOLO

GOING SOLO BY BROCK - TUESDAY 12th MAY 2020

In Literacy over the past couple of weeks we have been reading Going Solo by Ronald Dahl. It is about a Ronald Dahl going overseas he went for  job at the shell company and then he became a pilot for the Army.

I have made an animation on Going Solo on 1 off his flights in a Tiger Moth, he crashed the nose of the plane and then he became unconscious so he had too go to the Navy Hospital where he was treated for his injuries. He could not fly for 3 months.

LOCKDOWN BAKING

Friday 8th May - Lockdown Baking with Brock

Hey bloggers thought today we needed to get some baking done. Mum, Peyton and I decided what we wanted to make. So we decided on Anzac Biscuits, Caramel Biscuits and Banana Cake.

The Anzac biscuit recipe is my Poppa´s, the caramel biscuit recipe is my Great Nana´s and the Banana cake recipe comes from Glamour Cake Cafe in Lyttelton. Peyton and I had so much fun measuring all the ingredients and then mixing everything together. Mum put the oven trays in the oven as it was way to hot for us to touch.

Caramel Biscuits

Banana Cake

Anzac Biscuits