Task Description: Yesterday Team Tui was learning about Pi. For this task we basically had to measure the diameter and circumferience. The circumferience is the measurement around a shape and the diameter is the measurement inside. Here is a photo of us measuring objects to find the diameter and circumfereince.
My Reading Task 2
Task Description: This task is basically just like my previous task but instead it’s a different part with different stories. This task I did a little bit before the previous one. I did this task in a reading group and I enjoyed doing it. Thanks for reading đ
KEY into inferenceÂ
TEXTS fictionÂ
LEVEL 3 SET T1
Inference is not said directlyÂ
Look for the KEY wordsÂ
Answers must come from information in the story Consider writer’s intentÂ
PRACTISE ITEM 1Â
GRANNYÂ
Granny lived in a dark house that was at least as old as she was. She had worn black for all of the thirty years since my grandfather had died. Her wooden stick clumping slowly down the stairs told us that Granny was on her way. Then she was there: a dark, bent figure, her narrow, glinting eyes peering at us. A pointy black hat and a broomstick would have completed the picture.Â
Although she looked fierce, Granny was kind. She always gave me a penny – a large, heavy coin. But, before the penny, came the question: “How many pennies have you got now?” I counted out my penny collection from my right hand pocket. I thought that if I didn’t count out the correct number of coins I wouldn’t get any more, so I never spent any of them. The number of pennies grew and so did the weight in my pocket. One day I found that some of my money had slipped through a hole. I dreaded the thought of Granny’s usual question.Â
Next time I saw Granny, when she asked me how many pennies I had, I gulped and stuttered. “How many did you have?” she inquired. “How many have you got left?”Â
I answered the questions correctly as quickly as they were asked.Â
Granny smiled. “Well, you know how to do your sums”, she said as she handed me a handful of pennies.Â
- What did the writer think his Granny looked like?Â
- She always wore black clothes and she always walked around with a wooden cane
- How did the writer get a hole in his pocket?Â
- From the weight of the coins I think
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- Did the writer look forward to seeing Granny after losing the coins? How do you know that?Â
- No because the grandson literally said âI dreaded of the thought of grannies usual questionâ and when granny asked the question he gulped and stutteredÂ
- Was Granny angry? How do you know that? No, because she smiled.
KEY into inferenceÂ
TEXTS fictionÂ
LEVEL TWO SET T2Â
Inference is not said directlyÂ
Look for the KEY wordsÂ
Answers must come from information in the story Consider writer’s intentÂ
PRACTISEÂ
ITEM 2Â
THE COATÂ
Jemma rushed from the classroom to the row of coats and, changing her pace only slightly, grabbed hers from the peg. Awkwardly, for she was carrying her homework books in her arms, she pulled it on.Â
She was late, she realized. Her older brother, who was giving her a ride home, got irritated when she was late. Talking to her friends after the last bell had gone had taken more of her time than she had thought, and she had arranged to meet Joe immediately after school.Â
She ran as fast as she could across the playground, clutching the books to her body, skipping over and around the puddles, and down the path to the road. She threw her bundle onto the seat of the car and, brushing back the wet strands of hair from her eyes, clambered quickly in after them.Â
Joe looked at her in the rear vision mirror, and said bad temperedly, “You’re late!”Â
She smiled nervously back at him, and pulled off her coat. “Sorry, Joe. But, look, before I forget, I met Andrea before school this morning and she asked me to give you this note.”Â
Jemma fumbled in a pocket of her coat, and, not finding what she was looking for, turned it over and thrust her hand into the other pocket. Then with a small gasp of horror, she looked at the name tag on the collar of the coat. There, in bold black letters, she read DIANA KIRBY.Â
- Had Jemma been late meeting her brother before? How do you know that?
- Iâm guessing maybe because in the beginning of the story she said âHer older brother got irritated when she was lateâÂ
- Did her brother normally give her a ride home from school? How do you know that?
- No because Jemma realized that her brother was giving her a ride.If he always gave her a ride she wouldnât have to realize that her brother was picking her up.
- What was the weather like?
- Iâd say a bit rainyÂ
- Did Jemma get into the front or back of the car? How do you know that?
- No because her brother looked at her from the rearview mirror which would mean she was sitting at the back.
Thats it đ
My Reading Task
Task Description: This is a reading task I did last week that I forgot to post about. For this task I had to read a short paragraph and answer some questions. This task is actually a lot like my inference cards task but instead the paragraphs are on a doc. Thank you for viewing my blog post đ
ITEM 6 BOB
Bob trolled along beside Dave. Suddenly there was a bark and a flash of white and Bob was gone, racing across the road. Before Dave fully realized what was happening there was a screech of brakes and a dull thud.Â
- What is bob?
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- A dog
- What happened to Bob?
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- A might have been hit by a car
ITEM 7 THE PARADE
The children craned their necks and looked eagerly into the distance. When they heard the first sounds of the band they knew that, at last, the Santa parade was not far away and coming closer. A.small boy at the front seemed not to notice. Eventually his friends tugged on his shirt and pointed in the direction of the approaching parade. As he turned, his eyes lit up.
- Why was the boy taking no notice to start with?
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- He was looking elsewhere
- How did the boy know the parade was coming?Â
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- His friends tugged his shirt or he heard the music from the distance
ITEM 8 PHONE CALL
I was out in the garden with Han when the phone rang. She quickly ran in and picked it up. âHello,â she said breathlessly. Then, âNo, it is not. You have the ⊠Huh! Some people.â She came back outside/Â
âAnother order for Chinese takeaways,â she muttered.
- Why was she breathless?
- Cause she ran all the way to the phone
- Who was calling?
- Another call from chinese takeaways
- Why did she say another? |Cause they must have called before|
Temprature Math By Liana
Task Description: Not to long ago for maths we were learning about temprature. For this task I had to choose a city from a country and find its average temprature in the summer and winter as well as the longitude and latitude and finally the best time to visit. Enjoy learning from this post! (If you do learn anything)
Location | Country | Hemisphere | Latitude | Longitude | Summer Temp | Winter Temp | Visit
Timing |
Bangkok | Thailand | Northern | 13.7563°1 | 100.5018° E | 33C | 26C | November
December |
Pakse | Laos | Northern | 15.117 | 105.8159 | 32C | 20C | January
February March April November December |
Delhi | India | Northern | 28.1041 | 77.1025 | 39C | 21C | September
October |
Honolulu | Hawaii | Northern | 21.3099 | 157.8581 | 31C | 27C | June
August |
Paris | France | Western | 48.8566 | 2.3522 | 25C | 7C | March
May June August |
Suva | Fiji | Southern | 18.1405 | 178.4233 | 24C | 21C | April
May |
Manila | Philippines | Northern | 12.8797 | 121.7740 | 27C | 20C | December
January February March April May |
Tokyo | Japan | Northern | 36.2048 | 138.2529 | 25C | 3C | March
May September November |
Madrid | Spain | Western | 40.4637 | 3.7492 | 36C | 10C | September
November March May |
Chania | Greece | Northern | 39.0472 | 21.8243 | 30C | 13C | April
May June September October |
Probability Games By Liana
Task Description: Today this morning team tui had played some fun games about probability. We learned about what probability was through fun games. Probability is basically the chances of something happening for instance is it more likely to land on tails then it is to land on heads while flipping a coin? No its not. In fact it’s more of a 50/50 chance because there are 2 sides and it could land on either. Probability is just making a prediction on what will happen. Here is a photo of everyone playing a game!
My A-Z Celebrations Around the World By Liana
Task Description: For this task I had to name celebrations around the world and name one fact about it. At first we had to do a celebration that starts with the same letter as the country but that was to complicated so then the teachers decided we cando any holiday from the country. After a lot of time doing this I have FINALLY finished it. Enjoy learning from this post! :))
A – Z CELEBRATIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
 List down a country name for each letter of the alphabet. Identify a celebration from that country (must start with the same letter) and in the final column, provide a brief description of the celebration.
Country name | CELEBRATION | AN INTERESTING FACT |
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AUSTRALIA DAY | Australia Day marks the 1788 landing of the first fleet and raising of the union flag by Arthur Phillip at Sydnet Cove, New South Wales. Today, itâs become a day that acknowledges past wrongs and show respect for the Aboriginal and Torress Strait Islanders. |
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Brazilian Carnival | The Brazilian Carnival is on 17 Feb – 25 Feb. Fun fact this event has actually made it into the Guiness Book Of Records. |
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Canada Day | Canada day is on the 1st of July. Fun fact in 1980 the song âO Canadaâ was officially made the national anthem of the country |
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Danish Constitution | The Constitution came to force on 5 June 1953 đ |
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Endless Festival | The Endless Festival is from January to March. I donât know why itâs called the endless festival sadly |
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Festival De Marne | This festival is on November 19th. I donât have interesting facts in this event |
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Good Friday | Good Friday is on 29 March next year. Good Friday is a day of mourning so many people donât have to do household chores |
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Haunted Plantation | Basically the Haunted Plantation is just an event that is held at the scariest haunted house in Hawaii |
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Icelandic Language Day | This is celebrated on the 16th of November, it’s a day where you celebrate the icelandic language |
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Jidai | This festival is held on October 22nd. The full name of this festival is Jidai Matsuri with the english name â Festival Of Agesâ |
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Mashujaa | This celebration is held on October 20th fun fact Mashujaa means âheroesâ in the Swahili Language |
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Liberation day | Libya has only had 1 king, King Idris đ |
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Vesak | Vesak is celebrated in May. On this day there is a full moon. A full moon in May in the buddhist culture is the most sacred day to millions of buddhists. |
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New Yearâs Day | New Years in NZ is like any other New Years day. We put on fireworks at midnight on December 31st and eat cake and adults drink wine đ or other liquors. |
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Muharram | This day is a day that marks the beginning of a new year and the beginning period of grief and recollection to Shia Muslims |
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Festival of the masks | This festival is also known as the Masskara festival. This festival is known as the most colorful festival in the Philippines |
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Qatar International Art Festival | This festival is celebrated on 20th – 25th November. This festival helps international artists gain recognition. |
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Pastele | Pastele is actually just Easter. |
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Samoan Independence Day | Big celebrations, lots of food, traditional gift exchanges and a lot of dancing and singing. On this day Samoa got free from the British Empire. |
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Vegetarian Festival | This festival starts on 15th October and ends on 24th October. Basically this is a Chinese celebration to the 9 emperor gods. |
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Kupala Night | The magical rites and rituals of Kupala Night date back to pagan times. This is celebrated on 20th June |
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Lim Festival | This festival is held in the Lim village this festival originally celebrated Ba Mu, who led her life as a Buddhist nun at Lim pagoda. |
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St Davids Day | St David is a king (I think) who was born on the year 500 (A LONG TIME AGO) this day is celebrated on the 1st of March. |
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National Unity Day | The Day of National Unity is May 22, the day on which, in 1990, North Yemen and South Yemen were officially united. |
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Defense Forces Day | This day is on the 13th of August this year. In my opinion I think this is a day to celebrate the Defense Force. |
My Inference Task By Liana
Task Description: For this reading task I had to read a story about a boy and girl (siblings) who don’t like porridge in fact, they resent it. But their mother makes them eat it for breakfast on winter cause she belives that the kids need something warm for there stomache. In the end the kids don’t need to eat porridge. Do you know why? Well you can find out of you read my work! Read now (Starring Liana)
My Inference Task Cards By Liana
Task Description: For reading this week our WALT his to identify/highlight keywords from texts. This is an independent task that I did after a teacher session. What I had to do for this task was read a short (2 or 3 sentence) text then I had to answer questions from the test such as “Why did she do ___” and “Why did the dog ___” If there are any problems in my work you can comment on it and let me know. Thank you :))
Preffix & Suffix Work By Liana and Zuri
Task Description: For this task Zurielle and I learned about what preffix and suffix is. We learned that preffix is something before a word (Example: DIS honest) and suffix is something at the end of a word (Example: Do ING) Here is our work, enjoy reading!