Goal Setting

In Te Maunga we have been learning to take care of our own learning.But to take care of our learning we need to set some goals. Whaea Becks shared us a goal sheet for writing and we had to fill it out now we know what our goals are.  I am mostly focusing on sentence structure because it is my lowest one. I think I did well choosing the right levels.  I think I could put more detail in for how do I know on my goal sheet!

	Surface Features			Deeper Features
	Spelling	Punctuation	Sentence Structure	Vocabulary	Idea	Structure	Organisation
Where am I? copy and paste the definition from above	R 5	R5	R3	R4	R4	R4	R4
	I spell all essential list words correctly. and spell some difficult words using my knowledge of spelling rules.	I always use correct punctuation for my sentences. AND use other punctuation eg: contractions, commas	I am beginning to write sentences of different lengths-simple, compound and complex sentences.	I use a variety of words and phrases to add detail and I choose words to make people want to read my writing.	My ideas are on the topic and are beginning to show some complexity. (Personal Voice)	I have selected an appropriate purpose and format for my audience, and use appropriate language features.	My ideas are on the topic and are beginning to show some complexity. (Personal Voice)
How do I know? Give some examples from your writing of why you think you are in that box	I think I am on level 5 because I can spell some difficult words right but others I can’t spell. (Tryatholon) but the correct way is Triathlon.  Inflated but Deflated is the right	I think I’m a R5 because I can use appropriate punctuation at the right time.	I think I am a R3 because I didn’t use any complex sentences but I used compound sentences. Like I had just realised Mrs Williams was talking so I listened.	I am a R4 because I used some metaphors and similes like I fell like a deflated balloon. I put detail in so It can have more style.	I am a R4 because I not using that much complex sentences.	I think I am a R4 Because I use paragraphs in all my stories.	I think I am a R4 because I do not use complexity so I am beginning this level
What next? What are your next learning steps?	I will keep practicing my spelling homework	I will use more hard punctuation like !!!!??? “ “ Bracet	Include detail by using longer sentences.	I will use lots more metaphors and similes and also try to paint a picture in the reader's head.	I will use lots more complex sentences.	I will be doing lot more paragraphs and more complex sentences.	I am going to level R5 for my next step I will be really good at using complexety.

Beach Ed

Last Friday in Te Maunga we had half a day with some awesome lifeguards. We brought lots of parent helpers and another class ( Te Moana).  We had lots of fun learning and doing activities. The teacher told us that we had to make a presentation to show what we learned. It was a lot of fun, I used powtoon ( an animation maker). I did well doing this activity because I reached my goal which was put more slides in a put more detail in my powtoon. I think I could make my powtoon a bit better with putting more explanation in. Anyway, here is my powtoon.