Spectacular Skydiving...

This week I completed another word work activity which was to complete Recall and Thinking about a Kiwi Kids News article. We also had to complete an extra activity to fully complete the task. For my activity I created a slideshow about what I know about the topic (skydiving), what I would like to learn about the topic and what I learnt about the topic. Here it is...

Wonderful Word Work!

For word work this week in Moana Learning Hub we had to find the meanings for different words, here are some definitions:

Access - A way of entering or leaving.

Jubilation - A feeling or expression of great joy.

Portable - Capable of being easily carried.

Solitary - Being alone and lacking the company of others.

Summit - The top point of a mountain or hill.

Immense - More important, bigger or more serious than others of the same type.

Seldom - Not often.

Banquet - A ceremonial dinner party for many people.

Course - A line or route along which something travels or moves.

Convert - To change from one form to another.

They're there with their...

They're, there and their

In Moana this week we have been learning about the different types of theres (they're their) and when and how to use them. This is the work that we did:

In Moana this week we have been learning about the different types of theres (their, they're) and when and how to use them. This is the work that we did:

Write the meaning for each homophone:

There - When something is in, at or going to a place or position.

Their - When something belongs to someone.

They’re - When more than one person or object is doing something at the present moment.

Write in the correct homophone: there, their, they’re

1. _____There___________ were many people at the party.

2. I left my backpack over _____there__________ by the door.

3. When I arrived at school, many of my friends were already ______there_________.

4. ______They’re_________ going to do homework after school.

5. _______There________ is a hole in my pocket!

6. Pete and Jenny are on _______their________ way here.

7. I can’t wait to see ________their_______ new puppy!

8. I’m not sure if ________they’re_______ planning on going to the park with us.

9. _____There__________ is a gas station on the corner.

10. _____They’re__________ not going to come on the trip with us.

11. ______They’re_________ still waiting for the teacher to pass out reports.

12. Was _____their__________ first pet a dog or a cat?

13. ____There___________ was not enough room at the table, so I sat by myself.

14. ________Their_______ hamster’s name was Snickers.

15. When we finished our tests, we sat ________there_______ quietly.