Ko To Tatou

The last weeks we have been learning about where is our river. I mainly used the source of google maps to find my river I didn't end up finding because it classes as private property on google maps. I have been learning the facts of my river Ngapipito and have found facts I never knew before. Ngapipito road starts from the end of Otiria rd to Mangakahia rd.

Fractions and precentages

In math I have to work on fraction percentages. I find fractions and percentages hard because i have not yet learnt these math skills. I've moved from stage 6 to early 7 in the progressions of math. My next steps are to become fluent in my math skills.

Metaphors

This week we have been learning how to use metaphors. Metaphors are  similar to similes. Metaphors are a  figure of speech in which a word or phrase is inserted to an matter or activity it is  not literally relevant.The hard part was to connect a figure of speech so it makes sense in what your writing. I now have learnt about why metaphors are important when to use them and not to use the words like or as. When using a metaphor you need to have two nouns and  one adjective.

Comparing

I have been learning to make connections so that I am fluent in my learning. When comparing two stories together to get similarities and differences you will be making connections to the authors point. The hard part is when you have two stories to compare and they are on the same topic such as two stories about caving or geologist you have practically the same idea on the same topic.The easy part is knowing the suitable tool to use.

Smart learner

We are learning to be a smart learner.
For the next weeks we are learning about being a smart blogger at the moment I sit at a step up blogger a stepping up learner is someone who is nearly reached a quality and a high leveled blogger. The hard part will be learning how to get there with near to none errors. The easy part will be to know how to make my blog posts relevant.

Intergers

This week we have been learning about  integers.I believe that it was easy because we were learning a really easy strategy called hills and dales. Integers are negative numbers  e.g  -8 + -7 =-15

reading

Today in reading we were finishing our work of summarizing. We learnt about the big 5, the big 5 is these important things for summarizing. Someone,Wanted Because But and Then.It the similar to where what when and who.Summarizing is good for putting things into your own words and for making long text shorter.