Koru Games

The activity I did was Football.

Two highlights from  Koru Games
Being part of the team because they made every game fun no matter the outcome.
Not having to do school work because its nice to do something different.

I am proud of getting two goals because getting goals is good.

Next year I would change sport because football is fun but change is good.

I can recognise and understand a variety of grammatical constructions and some rhetorical patterns

I can recognise and understand a variety of grammatical constructions and some rhetorical patterns

In this unit I have been learning about:

• The parts of speech.
• The types of nouns.
• The types of sentences.

In this unit, the first few activities i found challenging because i was just learning

Something new I learnt was what grammatical constructions even are.

The water cycle

The water cycle is the process water goes through between,sea and the atmosphere. The water is relayed through the process. The water changes it’s state throughout the process liquid, gas and solid. There are four stages to the water cycle. They are evaporation, condensation, precipitation and groundwater/runoff.

Evaporation

Evaporation is when the water rises up into the sky and forms clouds. You can’t see it it's an invisible process. Also on a hot sunny day evaporation is greater, Vapor in the air is called, humidity. In a lot of hot places there is a high amount of humidity. Once the water has evaporated it forms into water which is called precipitation.

Condensation and Precipitation

Condensation and Precipitation is when the water falls from the clouds. When the water heats up and then rises to form clouds. Once the clouds get really heavy. It starts to rain or even snow, sleet or hail. After the water falls from the sky some will go in lakes, rivers, mountains and the sea.

Runoff and groundwater

Runoff and groundwater is when the water comes of the mountain. Groundwater is the water underground it can be very clean. When snows on mountains/hills then when it melts and comes down it is called runoff.Groundwater is the water underground which will eventually flow out to sea. Groundwater in Christchurch is very clean due to glaciers.

The water you drink today has gone threw this cycle many times.

This is Josh and I's mandarin video here is the vidio

I can apply my knowledge of adverbial clauses

I can apply my knowledge of adverbial clauses and connectives to see how ideas are linked in texts.

For reading I have been learning about adverbial clauses. I have found this learning a bit challenging because i didn't know much at first.

In this activity Link! , I had to Identify the adverbial clause in each sentence by highlighting it.

My Student Led Conference

The things I enjoyed most about my SLC were: Sharing my learning with my parents.

What went well and why I was worried before I came because I thought I would muck up but I didn't.

What were the challenges you faced when preparing and presenting your SLC nothing apart from being worried about getting stuck.

What changes would you make for next time and why know where my paintings are because i had finished and we and some time left so I showed my parents my paintings but first I had to find them.

I can use my growing wide range of academic and content-specific vocabulary to understand texts.

Year 7/8: I can use my growing wide range of academic and content-specific vocabulary to understand texts.

Name of Text: Underground Explorers

Definitions

Void: an empty space or vacuum. Fluorescent: able to give off visible light after being exposed to a source of heat, light, or other form of energy Vulnerable: able to be hurt or injured Interconnected: to connect or cause to be connected one to the other or others. Seldom: not often; rarely.

Example/Non Example	Is a void messy? Why or why not?	Not really well unless someone fell down it there would be blood
	Which color is the most fluorescent at night? Why?	Fluorescent yellow because it’s brighter than fluorescent green and fluorescent orange.
	Why are elderly people more vulnerable than children? Why?	Because there bones are fragile.
	Which is more interconnected; a vine or a dandelion? Why?	Vines because interconnected means to connect two or more things together
	Which is more seldom; the Olympics or an election in NZ? Why?	NZ elections are more seldom because there every 3 years and Olympics are every 4 years

Word Associations	The plants in the garden are die during a frost	Vulnerable
	There were lots of different paths that joined each other	Interconnected
	I made a shot from halfway while facing backwards.	Seldom
	We are still exploring  outer space.	Void
	I can find my key ring easily in the dark.	Fluorescent

Word Relationships How might each pair of words be connected?	Vulnerable/Fluorescent	Be both of them you stand out.
	Void/interconnected	You could be in an interconnected cave and then you fall down a void

Extended Writing	Think of a time when you felt as though you were in a void or when you saw something that happens seldom. Write a paragraph about this.
	When I scored  two goals in Saturday football in two weeks that's more than I had scored last season. Also In softball when I caught someone out I hadn't caught any one out last season or this season because the ball would never come to me and when it I caught it.