Published Waitangi Recount

                           Waitangi recount


“Mummy I’m hungry!” “Mummy I need to go toilet!” “Mummy look at me!” “MUMMY MUMMY MUMMY!” That is all I could hear. I was lying in bed listening to the nightmare I was about to walk straight into. I knew it wouldn’t be a very Waitangi ish, Waitangi day! Sage, Asha, and River were all trying to get the most attention from Mum. I had to put a pillow over my head. Finally I got out of bed. Dad was watching something random on the chromebook, and the littleys (that is what we call Sage Asha and River) were fighting over who was going to be the baby in the game Mums and Dads. Mum decided to ditch the kids and go and do some gardening. It was really hot! I wanted to go for a swim. We had lost the pool key (We put a padlock on the pool so the littleys wouldn’t jump in the pool and drown) so I decided I would do some baking with Asha and River. They were excited! We decided to make lamingtons. We made half the recipe then split the mixture. We made half gluten free and half gluten. When we put the cakes into the hot oven I made the thick chocolate icing. While I was waiting for the cakes to bake, I made a big lunch. After our yummy lunch we took the cakes out  of the oven, cut them and iced then. They looked bad. Once we put the coconut on, they looked okay. I took a giant bite out of one and MAN they were delicious! They were almost as nice as sushi (not quite). I skyped Dad and I played my song on the guitar that me, Dulcie and my music teacher made up on Monday. Dad had to go cook the giant trout that he caught. We put our helmets on and got our bikes. Mum said I had to practice my riding for the weetbix tryathlon so we were going to ride up the long gravel road, to get to Pete & Claires. I got dust in my eyes. And up my nose. When we got there the dogs barked at us (they always do that).  We went inside and had a big drink water, we were sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo thirsty. While we were there, me and sage climbed a tree. I climbed to the top. I went in the car on the way home. We had to zoom home or Mum’s potato bake would burn. For dinner we had a DELICIOUS barbecue. I had a whole piece of steak, a sausage, zucchini, and a giant spoonful of potato bake. After dinner I ran around crazily and chased Lockie. I ate some grapes then calmed down. I had to tidy up the toy room and shut the front gate. When it was time for bed, I went into my room and played guitar instead. By then I was so tired I fell asleep immediately. In the end it was an amazing day.

Reading poetry No 1

Learn: The difference between prose and poetry.

Create: A DLO which shows short texts sorted  into two groups; prose or poetry and which includes at least one image.

Draft Waitangi recount

Draft Waitangi recount

“Mummy I’m hungry!” “Mummy I need to go toilet!” “Mummy look at me!” “MUMMY MUMMY MUMMY!” That is all I could hear. I was lying in bed listening to the nightmare I was about to walk into. I knew it wouldn’t be a very Waitangi ish, Waitangi day! Sage, Asha, and River were all trying to get the most attention from Mum. I had to put a pillow over my head. Finally I got out of bed. Dad was watching something on the chromebook, and the littleys (that is what we call Sage Asha and River) were fighting over who was going to be the baby in the game Mums and Dads. Mum decided to ditch the kids and go and do some gardening. It was really hot! I wanted to go for a swim. I decided I would do some baking with Asha and River. They were excited! We decided to make lamingtons. We made half the recipe then split the mixture. We made half gluten free and half gluten. When we put the cakes into the oven I made the chocolate icing. While I was waiting for the cakes to bake, I made lunch. After lunch we took the cakes out  of the oven, cut them and iced then. They looked bad. Once we put the coconut on, they looked good. I took a big bite out of one. Man they were delicious! I skyped Dad. I played my song on the guitar that me, Dulcie and my music teacher made up on Monday. Dad had to go cook his giant trout that he caught. We put our helmets on and got our bikes. Mum said I had to practice my riding for the weetbix tryathlon. We were going to ride up the long gravel road, to get to Pete & Claires. I got dust in my eyes. When we got there the dogs barked at us (they always do that).  We went inside and had a big drink water, we were soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo thirsty. I went in the car on the way home. We had to zoom home or Mum’s potato bake would burn. For dinner we had a DELICIOUS barbecue. I had a whole piece of steak, a sausage, zucchini, and a giant spoonful of potato bake. After dinner I ran around crazily and chased Lockie. I ate some grapes then calmed down. I had to tidy up the toy room and shut the front gate. When it was time for bed, I went into my room and played guitar instead. By then I was so tired I fell asleep immediately. In the end it was a great day.

My Learning Journey Graph

Here is my progress graph for this year. It shows my results for reading, writing, maths and  how I improved over the year. I  need to work harder at spelling.

I think I am doing great at writing.

Learning Journey 2017

Reading At age level Term      1      2     3      4						Spelling - Grade Spelling Term   1      2      3     4						Maths Stage 6 by end of Year 5 End Stage 6 by end of Year 6
14.5-15+												Stage 7
14-15yrs												Stage 6
13.5-14						5						Stage 5
13-14 yrs						4		4	12	15		Stage 4
12.5-13						Essential List Term 1   2    3    4						Stage 2-3
12-13yrs						8	8.3					Term	1	2	3	4
11.5-12.5						7						Writing - Expected Levels Year 5 - 3B by the end of Year 5 Year 6 - 3A by the end of Year 6
11-12yrs						6
10.5-11.5						5						Term	1	2	3	4
10-11yrs						4						Level	3b	3a	4b	4b
9.5-10.5						3
9-10yrs						2						Basic Facts	T1	T2	T3	T4
8.5-9.5yrs						1							5	5	6	6

End of Term 4 Recount Test

This is a screenshot of my results in our end of Term 4 recount writing test. My teachers have worked out my average score for writing and I am at 4B. This is above the National Standard for my year level. I am doing great at sentence structure and punctuation. I  need to work harder at organisation next year.

Title: Slumber

Blue! Red! Yellow! Purple! Green! I was going wild. Throwing all the colourful streamers around the room. I just love birthdays. Hearing the whirring noise of a car's engine made me leap up and rush to the door. A figure stepped out of the car. Brown hair, blue top, pink shorts! “Do you like the farm? Do you? Do you?” I asked. “Yes” said Dulcie as she pushed me to the side. As soon as Magic’s car came, we rushed into the bush. I opened the presents. A flat rectangle? It had to be a book. I opened it carefully. Minecraft, guide to the Nether and End. I knew I would use it alot. What was the other one? It was big, round, pointy. As I opened it I realised it was a nerf, bow. “Do you always get over excited like this?” asked Magic. I shrugged. It was hard to tell. Dad told us to get on the quad bike. We piled nerf guns and bullets in the bucket. “Hurry up Sage!” Finn shouted. I felt the vibration of the quad starting to move. I could feel the breeze blowing in my face. I was on the top of the hill. Each step I took, I could feel my feet slamming onto the soft green grass. I heard a shot. Caleb was after me. I sprinted into the trees, and saw Emma. Standing there helplessly. I carefully lifted my gun, aimed, and shot. Emma looked around, then started crying. I rolled my eyes. How did Emma get to be such a wuss? In the end, we stopped playing. We went down the hill. It was getting dark. The red blindfold was getting tied around my eyes. We ran our finger against the white rope. Slowly and carefully we started walking. I was in the lead, then I slipped. Eventually we made it back to the end. We toasted marshmallows in the warm bonfire and sushi for dinner. Next we walked back to the house. We watched April and the extraordinary, then we went to sleep. When my friends went home in the morning, we waved goodbye, then we got to chill out. I love the holidays.

Title: Slumber

Blue! Red! Yellow! Purple! Green! I was going wild. Throwing all the colourful streamers around the room. I just love birthdays. Hearing the whirring noise of a car's engine made me leap up and rush to the door. A figure stepped out of the car. Brown hair, blue top, pink shorts! “Do you like the farm? Do you? Do you?” I asked. “Yes” said Dulcie as she pushed me to the side. As soon as Magic’s car came, we rushed into the bush. I opened the presents. A flat rectangle? It had to be a book. I opened it carefully. Minecraft, guide to the Nether and End. I knew I would use it alot. What was the other one? It was big, round, pointy. As I opened it I realised it was a nerf, bow. “Do you always get over excited like this?” asked Magic. I shrugged. It was hard to tell. Dad told us to get on the quad bike. We piled nerf guns and bullets in the bucket. “Hurry up Sage!” Finn shouted. I felt the vibration of the quad starting to move. I could feel the breeze blowing in my face. I was on the top of the hill. Each step I took, I could feel my feet slamming onto the soft green grass. I heard a shot. Caleb was after me. I sprinted into the trees, and saw Emma. Standing there helplessly. I carefully lifted my gun, aimed, and shot. Emma looked around, then started crying. I rolled my eyes. How did Emma get to be such a wuss? In the end, we stopped playing. We went down the hill. It was getting dark. The red blindfold was getting tied around my eyes. We ran our finger against the white rope. Slowly and carefully we started walking. I was in the lead, then I slipped. Eventually we made it back to the end. We toasted marshmallows in the warm bonfire and sushi for dinner. Next we walked back to the house. We watched April and the extraordinary, then we went to sleep. When my friends went home in the morning, we waved goodbye, then we got to chill out. I love the holidays.