Cinquains

In class I have been learning about Cinquains. A Cinquain is a type of poem. In a Cinquain we are allowed our story to not rhyme. Also we have to follow a certain way we write our poem because we have to have two syllables in the first line, four in the second line, three ing words in the third line, eight syllables in the second to last line, and finally two syllables in the last line. 

Here are my two poems:

Pirouette

Music,

Nice Leotards,

Pointing, moving, turning,

Dancing stylish across the room,

Balłet!

Eye On The Ball

Game on,

Whistle is blown,

Running, sweating, pushing,

And that is a goal for the red,

Hockey!

Feedback/Feedforward: I loved how when a person reads the poem you really have thought about what kind of words you use. I love how you can tell when you read it how passionate you are about ballet and hockey. Great Work! Rosalind:)

Inquiry

This term we have had Inquiry. And in inquiry we have had a choice of which group we were in. There were groups like, Graduation, Building, Science, 3D Printing and more. We had taste testers at each station, to help us to decide which three groups we liked the most. I like Building first because it will help me for when I am older because I am going to become an Architect and an interior designer. Then I chooseImpact Projects second and Graduation third. And then after we decided our top three favourite then the teachers choose out of those three, which group we would be most suited at. I got my first choice. Then once we were in our groups we had to choose what we are going to leave behind at Russell St. 

I am going to be leaving a mark at RSS because of the bench that I am making. My bench that I am making is called a Buddy Bench. And a buddy bench is for, if you have no one to play with. Someone can come and ask if you would like to  play with them. It is also making people more happy at Russell St because they have buddy's and friends to play with.         

I am also think outside of the box because if it was just a bench that people would just sit on, how would that change the school if we have already have benches. But I am adding a twist by making something we have not got at school already.

My Planning:

O4/11/15:

What? What did you do today? What have you achieved? 

We found some wood pallets, to use. Then we found out where we needed to cut the wood, by our measurements that we have above. Then we started to see a bench come through. Then we also did some sanding.

So What? What have you learned? What was easy? What was hard? Why?

I have learnt how to saw and remove old pieces of wood. It was quite hard doing both at the start but then after awhile I got the hang of it. It was very hard because sometime when I was sawing rough parts of the wood got hard to saw through.

Now What? What are your goals for next week? 

My goals are to complete all the parts that we need for our Bench!

12/11/15

What? What did you learn today? What did you achieve?

Today we worked on the chair legs and sanding back the chair. 

So What? What have you learned? What was easy? What was hard?

I have now learnt how to sand properly and how to start the cutting with a saw. Sanding was really easy and starting the cutting was really hard.

Now What? What are your goals for next week?

Finish one more piece to our bench then start putting all the pieces together.

18/11/15

What? What did you learn today? What did you achieve?

We put all the pieces together and it was really hard to hammer the nails in because they would always go sideways.

So What? What have you learned? What was easy? What was hard?

I learnt how to hammer nails in properly. It was hard because the nail was always moving. 

Now What? What are your goals for next week?

Sanding, sanding and sanding!

26/11/15

What? What did you learn today? What did you achieve?

I did Sanding , Sanding and more Sanding!

So What? What have you learned? What was easy? What was hard?

I did Sanding and Sanding was really really hard because I did it for most of the time and my arm got tired.

Now What? What are your goals for next week? 

Sanding and painting.

03/12/15

What? What did you learn today? What did you achieve?

I did Painting, Painting and more painting. I learnt the getting a smaller amount of paint on your brush is much more easier and less messier than the opposite. And that going one way when using a paint brush makes everything look nice and professional.

So What? What have you learned? What was easy? What was hard?

Painting one way was quite easy, and getting the right amount of paint on the brush was hard.

Now What? What are your goals for next week? 

Cutting out the stencils that we are using for painting our letters.

10/12/15

What? What did you learn today? What did you achieve?

I achieved Painting the base the second coat. Also drawing the stencils, cutting them out and painting the words black. After that then I also added some splats of paint and hand prints. 

So What? What have you learned? What was easy? What was hard?

I learnt that staying in the lines when you are painting is very, very hard. And that using a small brush can make painting little letters more easy.

Now What? What are your goals for next week? 

That people are using the Buddy Bench for its purpose. And people are coming and asking if the person on the Buddy Bench if they would like to play.

Book Bash Week 7

This week we had to use the Questions Starters, to help us make up four questions about the book Petronas. But they had to be around chapter nine-twelve. We have a buddy that emails us our questions and then we have to do the same to them. We get a week to complete the questions given.

These are the question my buddy gave me:

Invent a different way to find water without out the water stick.

They could try and find grass and where there is grass there could be water as said in the story.

Is the water stick useful for Baba?

Maybe not quite yet, but she could find some inner powers and one day the stick might work for her.

Tell me another time when you were in the situation where you couldn't find water for a long time.

I don't have one.

Why are they not allowed to go out after sunset?

Because it is dangerous for their tribe. Also people have gone to do something and they have ended up get put to sleep.

Free Verse Poetry

In my writing group I have been learning about Poems. This particular Peom that we have been working on at the moment is called Free Verse Poetry. In Free Verse Poetry there is no limits about what you write about, how you lay it out, how much words you have in one sentence and it doesn't have to Ryhme.

This is my Free Verse Poem, I have crafted:

Silky and Soft,

Fluffy and furry,

I pat them everyday,

They have both got whiskers that twitch,

Four legs that take action,

Paws that have very sharp claws...,

And more,

Poppy smells like fresh, fresh hay,

Pasha smells like her yummy, yummy food,

Meow, goes Pasha,

Meow, Meow, Meow,

Sniff, goes Poppy,

Sniff, Sniff, Sniff,

One is a cat,

And one is a bunny,

They both can be very funny!

Poppy and Pasha are my two pets!

Evaluation:

1) Reflect on the links to the senses you used: 

I used four out of five senses in my Poem. I think I used the four senses I put in my Poem very wisely and well.

2) Reflect on the language features you used:

I think I used similes and Repetition very well because I described what my pets were like perfectly.

3) Reflect on what you could improve on next time:

I think I could improve on language features more beacause I think that I could use it more.

Book Bash Week 6

This week for Book Bash we had to give four questions related to Petronas to our partners. We have to answer them by the end of the week. These are the four questions that my partner has given me to answer.

Describe what it was like in the desert.

Very hot and dry. There is not much water in the desert. There are also not much plants because there is not much water. And at night it is very cold.

If you Created a new character what would it be.

Baba's twin sister. She has long hair, and looks a lot like Baba. Baba's twin sister would be called Baba the second. Well the two of them fight a lot and they find it hard to cope with the group and themselves.

Describe how you would feel being Baba.

I would feel very scared for the tribe and concerned about what I have to do each week for the tribe. I get a lot of feelings.

What instructions could you give to find water.

Don't push yourself just let it flow and then one day something might happen and you might be able to find water.

Book Bash Week 3

This week for our follow-up of Petronas we had to get our buddy to make us four questions, from the Questions Starters. We had to make it about the book. From the Questions Starters we could choose from we added on the question about the book that would suit. I also gave my buddy four questions and she gave me four questions. Then we had to answer them. 

Here are my answers:

1. Who are the main characters?

Baba and Tulsi.

2. What examples can you find to help Baba be a better Baba?

Don't be stressed, be fresh, for new beginnings and possibilities. 

3. Based on what you know, how would you explain Petronas?

A weird, magical city, that could have anything round the corner.

4. Create a new character for the story?

Baba's twin sister. She has long hair, and looks a lot like Baba. Baba's twin sister would be called Baba the second. Well the two of them fight a lot and they find it hard to cope with the group and themselves.

Self Agentic

We got given a sheet to fill out about ourselves and what we think we do well and what we could work on in our learning. There are three columns and underneath those columns are what we need to complete in that column. The three columns are: Self Managing Learners, Self Directed Learners and Agentic Learners. These three columns go in order, from Self Managing, where you start and Agentic Learners where you are on the ball with your learning. I have highlighted what I have nailed yellow and what I need to carry on working on pink. Then the first pink on the questions that I need to work on is my goal. Then I go put my photo by the goal on the wall.

The sheet with the questions that I had to fill out:

Here is the learning wall where you put your photo:

Here is where I put my photo: