Passion Project Term 1

e-Portfolio Sample - Science Term 1

E-portfolio Writing - My Camp Experience - The Giant Swing

Describe It - Camp Experiences

Learning Objectives:

Level 3

• Select, form, and communicate ideas on a range of topics.
  
  
• Use language features appropriately, showing a developing understanding of their effects.
  
  
• Organise texts, using a range of appropriate structures.
  
  
• Show a developing understanding of how to shape texts for different purposes and audiences.
  
  

Level 4.

• Select, develop, and communicate ideas on a range of topics.
  
  
• Use a range of language features appropriately, showing an increasing understanding of their effects.
  
  
• Organise texts. Using a range of appropriate structures.
  
  
• Show an increasing understanding of how to shape texts for different purposes and audiences.
  
  

Learning goals:

• To ‘Show, Don’t Tell’ the reader by painting a picture with words.
  
  
• A variety of sentence starters
  
  
• A variety of sentence lengths
  
  
• Edit and rework
  
  
• Effective peer checking and feedback

Horrified, shaking dramatically rising up from the ground like a bird taking lift off.

While up there it’s a struggle to breathe my whole body was numb.

Swinging back and forth front and back feeling like I fainted once maybe twice

I'm sure my group can see me quivering and howling. My stomach rising up and

down like its dislodged breathing got heavier and heavier as people move on!

Getting down like solid land wasn’t a thing! Crawling, to get the harness off it

had to come off immediately!

Student Reflection: In my writing, one of my goals is Ask others for their feedback on writing and respond to their ideas. I did show this goal here because when I did my buddy mark my buddy read it out to me and I narrowed down the ''I's''. In my writing, one of my goals is Check spelling, punctuation and grammar. I did not show this goal here because I didn't have much punctuation (I had 2 commas in my writing). My next step is to attempt complex punctuation '' , - ( ) Teacher Comment: Sarah, I like how you hook the reader in from the very first sentence in this piece of writing. You have used a variety of sentence lengths for impact. I loved reading this! Your next step is to have a go at using complex punctuation.

Geology - Our World

Term 1 Passion Project

Photography

Worms eye view

Long shot

Extreme close up

Birds eye view

Close up

Reflection questions.
What worked well (what image was the most effective and why?) - My best image was the close up because i didn't need to move up down zoom and far away
What feeling / ideas have you created? - The worms eye was affective for a sad rainy view or a cool pattern
What would you change and why? - The long shot because you can barley see me 
What photo did you like most and why? -  I loved the seagull because you can see all the detail in his wings

Week 9 Reflection

Week 9 Reflection

What is something you are proud of or have found interesting in your learning recently?

- In my writing, I have found that I have added much more detail in my sentences.

In my sentences I put in lots of detail

What is something you need to work on in your learning and why?

- I need to improve on my buddy mark espeshally when they did well.

Our Tōtara goal has been Responding Appropriately, what does this mean to you?

- Responding appropreately means to me that we don't moan eg. its maths time and I am not a fan of maths and sometimes I moan but Im inproving!

How can you show Responding Appropriately?

- Don't moan, don't talk and no attatude

Sarah.S's camp reflection

WAINUI CAMP, 2018


What is your best memory of Tōtara camp?


- The flying fox because I like to hang in the middle of nowhere and figuring out how to get down.


What challenged you on camp and how did you get through this challenge?


- The high ropes was challenging for me because I am scared of heights and I got through the challenge by not looking down.


How did you show Active Listening on camp and why was it important?


- I showed active listening when we where at group time in the hall and if i didn't listen I wouldn't know where to go and do.

My Letter to Mr. Hipkins

Kaiapoi north school
278 Williams street
Kaiapoi 7630

Tuesday 20 February 2018

Ministry of education
Government buildings
Wellington

Dear Mr. Hipkins,

I hope you agree on my letter on having air conditioning in our classroom. By the way my name is Sarah Sandford a student at kaiapoi north school.

I bet you are the nicest person anyone will ever meet and I love the way you take other people's opinions.

It's too stuffy in the classroom and I don’t want to put up with sweat dripping off my forehead like rain anymore. I'm itching like feathers are dancing on me.

Won’t it be easier to learn in coldness rather than heat?

Thanks for reading my letter.
Yours sincerely,
Sarah Sandford

Sarah's Week 3 Reflection

Tōtara Weekly Reflection Term:1              Week:3

Some work I am proud of… (add evidence and a brief explanation)

I am proud of my rich maths task homework that I did correctly

This week was my first session of music, it was...

Great because we played the ukulele playing to Havana and i got this felling the songs

What challenged me over the last week and why?

The spelling and maths tests because I didn't get enough time to do my maths and I don't know much of my spelling words

How did I overcome these challenges or what do I need to do to overcome them in the future?

Practise and more practising so I can do better

What is my personal goal for next week?

To finish all my work in quality and in time

This fortnights Tōtara goal was active listening and I achieved/showed this by...

I did this well beause I egnored all the bad behaveour in the class

All about me

Who is in my family/whanau?

My Mum (41), Dad (42), 2 brother's Dylan (10) and Tyler (6), Me (11).

What are my favourite things to do in my own time?

Play with my pets called Milo (cat), Penny (dog), Suggy (guinnea pig), Elsea (bird).

What do you like to do at school?

Arts and crafts is my favourite subject other than playtime. 

What would I like to improve and make progress with this year?

Maths as I need more help to answer questions

What helps you learn?

Surprisingly sitting with friends otherwise I feel lonely.

What stops you learning?

Sitting next to a group of talking people or being alone.

Who are my friends at school?

Brooke, Laura, Maddie

What was the best part of the holidays?
Spending more time with Dad. We hung out a lot.

Sarah's Week 2 Reflection

Tōtara Weekly Reflection Term: 1              Week: 2

Some work I am proud of… (add evidence and a brief explanation)

I am proud of my ball about me that includes my beautiful drawings about me and my instagram writing although it is not done yet.

What challenged me over last two weeks?

Making new connections with others and my confidence and to get tokens.

How did I overcome these challenges or what do I need to do to overcome them in the future?

To not be shy and be confident and do the right thing and not muck around.

What is my personal goal for next week?

My personal goal is to be quicker at doing my work so I don't need to catchup.

This fortnights Tōtara goal was greetings and I achieved/showed this by...

Greeting the teachers with happiness and also I greeted others usually in the morning.