Term 2 Reflection 2015 Blog Post

This is my end of year reflection for term 2

Backward-Looking:
What have been your learning highlights this term?
My highlight of the term was learning new staff with our wonderful teachers and our student teacher but mostly Mrs Kingston.


Inward-Looking:
What were your Learner Profile goals for Term 2? Have your goals changed? Are you on track to meet your goals?
Actually I have meet some goals in writing
Use a range of punctuation correctly.

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Organise my ideas into paragraphs.

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Add detail to expand my ideas.

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Write clearly and include all important information.

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Outward-Looking:
If you were the teacher, what comments would you make about your learning so far?
To work harder and work hard at home so I can get smart and get more stuff done in class and always be a hard worker in class.


Forward-Looking:
As you look back at your learning so far, what's one thing that you would like to try to improve upon?
To get more stuff done and get smart and smart so I can get a good job and life.

5/06/15 PC Speedwrite Stars and beyond from the beautiful Sun and why?

SPEEDWRITE: INFORMATION REPORT ON STARS

Today’s learning focus- WALT to write an information report on stars in 40 minutes.

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My Information Report Success Criteria:	Self	Peer
My heading/title:
is an interesting title (I might have phrased the title as a question.)
My opening paragraph/introduction:
says what my report is about in a clear way
gives a general “classification” – and maybe a technical classification
outlines the main features of the subject
My main paragraphs/body paragraphs:
have clear topic sentences  (topic and main point)
are organised so that each paragraph is about a different aspect of the subject
give detailed information (factual descriptions)
include specific, technical vocabulary
are generally balanced (have a similar amount of detail about the different aspects I write about)
may have helpful: tables, pictures and/or diagrams to add information
My end paragraph/conclusion:
draws the report together/sums up my main points
may give a personal opinion; ask the reader a question and/or tell the reader where further information may be found

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Begin Writing Here:

[Heading/Title of Information Report]

Stars and beyond from the beautiful Sun and why?

[Introduction]

Have you ever been interested in stars? Well if you have just wait and see what I have planned for you it’s going to be the time of your life.

Type of stars

The type of stars are really really cool the fact that I didn’t know was that there, was a lot of dwarf.     The first star the first dwarf star is a red dwarf star the red dwarf  star is a star that looks hot but actually it is really cold the next dwarf star is a yellow dwarf star that are not that hot or cold there just about the same temperature as our sun.  

Life cycle of a star

Stars are born from a cloud of gas called a peninsula  after the  peninsula there is Neplea a Neplea a small star just like a dwarf star but it is the same temperature as us it’s really amazing then the potorstar  comes in a protostar is a  star that is a little bit bigger then a Neplea and a little bit colder.

Then while it changes it goes though a lot and changes to a main sequence star which looks really cool from earth.    

What are stars

A star is a thing that shines in the night sky but it is actually not shining in the night sky it is actually the sun reflecting its light into the stars in the night sky which is really amazing to see in your telescope or binoculars stars a really shine. Sometimes when you see a shooting star it really isn’t a shooting star it is shooting meteor in the night sky.  

[Conclusion]

Now you have some information about the stars in the night sky you might want to write your own information report and if you do look at all my other information reports that I have made and put on my blog and you can also go to this website: http://bit.ly/1h58XRN  

WHY Did the Moon look upside down when Neil Armstrong step on it?

The great asteroid (the Moon) has lunar phases which means that it looks different every night. Some believe that the shapes are shadows from the Earth, however we will begin by explaining the Moon’s orbit of the Earth, and then go through the phases of the Moon.

WHY Did the Moon look upside down when Neil Armstrong step on it?

Introduction

The amazing asteroid, (the Moon) appears to change every night and has lunar phases which causes it to change shape. There are two lunar phases that the Moon appears in waxing gibbous and waning gibbous.

The moon’s orbit

The extraordinary asteroid, (the moon) is known to be orbiting around the earth and only the earth. The Moon goes through different phases every month or night, but when the moon orbits the earth and it gets back to where it started it is a new moon, then a waxing crescent, after that it is last quarter,  then amazingly a full Moon then it starts all over again but from the full Moon to the new Moon in waning.

Phases of the Moon

The Moon goes through phases every night or month manly there are eight phases in a month. The first phase is the new Moon the new Moon is a Moon that is no where to be seen at all. The next phase is a waxing crescent which looks like a banana, then it goes to a first quarter which the Sun is just shining on its hafe that's the part that you can see. After the first quarter it is a full Moon that means you can see the, whole inter Moon. When the full Moon has past it starts all over again but in waning and from the full moon to the new Moon.

• Conclusion

Now you amazingly have some facts about the Moon you might even want to make your own explanation writing, but really if you want to learn more about the amazing asteroid (the Moon) vist this website: (http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/space/moon.html).  And heres one more fact The average distance from the Moon to the Earth is 384403 kilometres (238857 miles).

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My Explain Success Criteria:	Self	Peer
My heading:
is the question WHY DOES THE MOON LOOK DIFFERENT EVERY NIGHT?	Yes	Yes
My opening paragraph/introduction:
introduce what my writing is about in a clear way	Yes	Yes
hooks the reader	Yes	Yes
clear topic sentence and supporting sentences	Yes	Yes
2-3 sentences maximum	Yes	Yes
My main paragraphs/body paragraphs:
clear topic sentence and supporting sentences	Yes	Yes
are organised so that each paragraph is about a different aspect of the subject	Yes	Yes
give detailed information (factual descriptions)	Yes	Yes
include specific, technical vocabulary
are generally balanced (have a similar amount of detail about the different aspects I write about)	Yes	Yes
connectives and time connectives	Yes	Yes
descriptive language	Yes	Yes
formal language	Yes	Yes
My end paragraph/conclusion:
draws the report together/sums up my main points	Yes	Yes
may give a personal opinion; ask the reader a question and/or tell the reader where further information may be found	Yes	Yes
write an interesting fact	Yes	Yes

ANZAC reflection

What: I was learning about ANZAC day which stands for Australia New Zealand at corpse?s. For one whole week we have been learning about ANZAC day and I have learnt very many, stuff about people at war that were fighting and the womans that served in war as nurse that was very interesting.
 So what: I was learning about ANZAC day because on saturday when the dawn parade is on at 4.00am and maybe if I am going to this kind of service that why I have been learning about ANZAC day.
 Now what: I am going to put all my learning together and teach my brothers about ANZAC day and why we have it so when the time comes again they will know all about ANZAC day and they can tell there teachers all about ANZAC.

This is my Second reflection for 2015 I hope you like it. Its mostly about ANZAC please leave any comment on my blog post.