Multiplication

Multiplication is an easier way to add numbers over and over.
For example-4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 is adding fours five times so 5 x 4 = 20.

This slide below shows the 4 times tables.

Cook Island language week

This week for cook island language week, I learned about how to count up to ten in Cook Island.

First I wrote the numbers in each slide using the Cook Island language

Next I inserted images to show the amount.

Lastly I recorded a screen castify of me counting in Cook Island.

Figurative language

Figurative language is the hidden messages in what someone says or describes.

A simile is a comparison of two things using like or as.

A hyperbole is exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect.

A metaphor is two things are compared without using like or as.

A personification is giving human traits to objects or ideas.

An understatement is an expression with less strength than expected.

Swimming

Today I learnt new skills for our water safety skills at the Lagoon pool. The swimming teacher I was learning the skills from was James.

The first skill I learnt was streamline. I had to put my legs straight up behind my ears then I had to do fast kicking.

The next skill I learnt was arm strokes. I had to do fast kicking and had to swing my arms slowly.

The next skill I learnt was rolling. I had to swim with our heads underwater for 5 sec and then put my heads above.

The last skill I learnt was duck dive. We had to swim with our heads below the water then we had to bring it up and dive.

LI: to learn about the water safety skills

Summarising (Ki o rahi)

This week we were learning to summarise. We also linked visualisation & inferenceing. we filled in a story web to summarise each part of the story.

I used my visualisation from week 1 to help separate the parts of the story. I used my character inference traits to use adjectives and evidence to help summarise different part. Using good adjectives unlocks meaningful information, and i can summarise quicker.

Connecting all 3 strategies helped me to understand the story, characters and keywords.