Reading Refugee!

In our Early Level 4 Huia reading group for the next few weeks we are reading a book called Refugee. Koka Ngaire unlock a few chapters every week for us to read and then we answer some comprehension questions and complete some activities based on the book. The book is based on three different characters, Josef, Mahmoud and Isabel. They are all living in different time periods and are all Refugees trying to get out or forced to get out their current countries. Josef lives in Germany, Mahmoud lives in Syria and Isabel lives in Cuba.

Beautiful Brain!

Hola everyone,

This week in our reading group, we have been learning about neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is neurons changing  and forming new pathways when you learn things and make connections. We all had to create a presentation about the brain and how we can train our brain to become bigger and stronger!

Here are some fascinating facts about the brain:

1. The left side of your brain controls the right side of your body and the right side of your brain controls the left side of your body!

2. The brain grows three times its size in the first year of life!

3. The human brain has approximately 100 billion neurons!

 image from ARGUS

Spectacular Shakespeare!

This week I got moved up to the reading group Huia. Huia is an independent reading group and this week we had to learn about William Shakespeare. We all had to make a slideshow about Shakespeare but most importantly why Shakespeare's writing is still important approximately 400 years later. Here is my slideshow:

Valiant Vultures!

In Moana 2 we do a reading program called Chapter Chat. We have to answer some questions and complete activities. Here is my report about Vultures:

Vultures

Are Vultures endangered?

There are 23 vulture species and 16 are considered vulnerable to extinction.

Where is a vultures habitat?

The Turkey Vulture likes to live in Subtropical Forests, Shrublands, Deserts, and
Foothills. It is also found in Pastures Grasslands and Wetlands.

What is the lifespan of a vulture?

Different species of vultures have different lengths of lifespans. The king vulture
can live up to 30 years! With the Black vultures lifespan up to 10.

What Do Vultures Eat?

Turkey Vultures feed almost entirely on carrion and human garbage. Although on
rare occasions Turkey Vultures catch live prey, including young or sick birds and
mammals, Black Vultures kill live prey more often, sometimes Turkey Vultures
eating live prey often involve them mistakenly eating Black Vultures.

There's a monster in my...

We have been learning to write a poem on storybird. Here is my poem: