Writing at home and at school.

What makes a good author?

Geometry goals.

My Geometry goals Term 3...

• Describe features of 2-D and 3-D objects in geometry language (names 2-D and 3-D shapes, names of different triangles, names of lines)
• Describe patterns of reflection, rotation and translation.
• Describe/interpret position with direction/distance language and specify location using bearing or grid references.

Comparing siones - Reading at home and at school.

Reading Goals For Term 3.

Word Web:Strong

Word web:Leisure

Genres of writing.

Cyber Smart - Smart Relationships

Fact and Opinion - sorting 2.

Fact or Opinion Task

WALT identify what is fact and what is opinion.

Tell whether each sentence is a fact or opinion.  Write ‘fact’ or ‘opinion’ in a different colour next to each sentence.

Sunday is the best day of the week.Opinion

Waitangi Day is celebrated in February.Fact

Christmas is celebrated in Summer.Opinion

Some families eat lots of food at birthdays.Opinion

Watching fireworks on the 5th of November is lots of fun.Opinion

April is a month with 30 days.Fact

There are 12 months in the year.Fact

This has been a terrible week.Opinion

Spring is the most beautiful season of all.Opinion

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are weekdays.Fact

The first day of the school year is scary.Opinion

Everyone should make Valentine's Day cards.Opinion

Your birthday comes only one day a year.Fact

Now write 3 of your own factual sentences:

Humans have skin on there bodies.

Judo is a type of martial arts.

Humans need oxygen to breathe.

Now write 3 of your own opinion sentences:

I think aliens are real.

Everybody should dance.

Everybody should be nicer.

Fact or Opinion - Sorting

Fact or opinion.

Candy

Fact:This candy has sugar in it and is very delicious.

Opinion:you will get a sore tooth if you eat too much candy.

Tree

Fact:Trees are very useful and they also emit oxygen for us to breathe.

Opinion:Sometimes trees look like things I don't want to see.

Monkey

Fact:Monkeys love bananas and other type of fruit.

Opinion:That monkey looks lonely.

Carrot

Fact:Carrots are very good for you because there are nutrients are in it.

Opinion:I think carrots can save lives.

Australia

Fact:Australia Is the home to a lot of crocs and kangaroos.

Opinion:Australia is a nice country with nice people.

Bird

Fact:Birds can fly really high and have nice beaks.

Opinion:I think birds are very small.

Pizza

Fact:Pizzas are very nice to look at and to eat.

Opinion:I think pizzas are gross.

Piano

Fact:Pianos make sweet masterpieces with its sweet tunes.

Opinion:Pianos are boring.

Banana

Fact:Bananas are good for you and taste nice.

Opinion:I think bananas are weird and squishy.

Clock

Fact:Clocks are very useful.

Opinion: I think that clocks can move time.

Books

Fact:Books are very good to read.

Opinion:I think that books will never outlive there usefulness.

Shoes

Fact:Shoes protect your feet when you're jogging.

Opinion:I think shoes are awesome.

Socks

Fact:Socks keep your feet warm.

Opinion:Socks can get up and walk away.

Human

Fact:Humans have organs and blood inside there bodies.

Opinion:Humans are talented.

The recycling lecture in the jungle.

The recycling lecture in the jungle by sioneswagg on GoAnimate

Thinking critically