Word Study - Blog 1 term 3 What? I am learning to understand how words are formed using roots, prefixes and suffixes. So What? I have learned that words that have the root hydra- and aqua- mean water. For example aquamarine is a colour. I have learned that words that have the root spect- mean look / see. For example spectacle = glasses that help someone see beter Now what? I feel that I have a good understanding of the root words aqua-, hydra-, and spect-

SLC BLOG POST

WHAT:in June the 28 I did my Student led conference with my teacher,mum and sister. SO WHAT: I shared my Writing,Reading,Maths,Art and my CARE. I was proud of my Maths and Writing. NOW WHAT:i want to improve my... Reading:increase my vocabulary Maths: solve maths problems faster Writing:write neater and Organise my writing in paragraph

Week 2 - Writing Goal update

WHAT?

This week I am reflecting on one of my writing goals

IALT: Improve my writing by learning how to:

* use a variety of sentence starters

This week I have been focusing on how to write a drop-in clause

SO WHAT?

Here is an example of a drop-in clause

Mr Forman is our teacher.	He loves his red car.
Mr Forman, who is our teacher, loves his red car.

Mr Forman is the subject of the sentence.

We change ‘He’ to ‘who’

We place commas around the clause we ‘drop-in’

MY EXAMPLES:

Here are two examples of a drop-in clause that I have created.

[1]

[2]

NOW WHAT?

I rate my understanding level at 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

My confidence level with using these types of sentences independently in my writing is

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

My Writing Goals for term 2

IALT: Improve my writing by learning how to:

* organise my writing into paragraphs

* use a variety of sentence starters

* use the correct language features of a narrative - dialogue

Use a variety of sentence starters

To help me with this goal I am using a 'Sentence Starter Menu'

It will help my writing to be more interesting and to hook the reader in more.

Learning at the life education van

LEARNING WITH HAROLD. What:last week room 24 went to the life education,it was a truck. So what:we were learning about heathy things.I learnt that theres no food thats bad for you its just not heathy. Now what:my next step is to ask questions because i didn't even talked at the life eduction!

art with Mrs boston

WHAT: room 24 did art with Mrs Boston the used pastels and chalk we draws Maul sun's. SO WHAT: I ENJOYED doing the sun drawing because it was really awesome to see other ideas from other people our suns can be any kind of shapes but it must have patterns. NOW WHAT:MY NEXT STEP IS: make more pattern and colour and not just useing my favourite colour.

my reading goal

WHAT:this is the book I am currently reading as part of my reading goal which is to be able to be read for longer periods of time and retain meaning. SO WHAT:I the book I'm currenty reading is thea stilton and the great tulip heist its really intresting because they went on a boat to go after this mouse and found out that they went after the wrong mouse. NOW WHAT:My goal is also to read a variety of genre. This book is traditional literature. The next genre I am going to read mystery.