Fast facts

Choose one of these articles to read about the Commonwealth Games. Write some interesting facts in the comments box below. It could be something you learnt about the athlete or the sport that you didn't know about.

http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/glasgow2014/

Summarising for Wednesday

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/reading/finding_information/play/

Maori Language Week

http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/10289294/Maori-Language-Week-celebrated-by-the-Chiefs

Read the article about how the Chiefs Rugby team are celebrating Maori Language Week. Summarise the main ideas in your reading book.

Then you can read this article about Stan Walker's new Te Reo song and watch him singing the track on the video.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Stan-Walkers-new-single-promotes-Mori-Language-Week/tabid/423/articleID/353599/Default.aspx

Planting Calendar

http://www.tuigarden.co.nz/page/planting-calendar

Once you get to the page click on the link to download the helpful planting calendar. In the comment box below make a note of some of the vegetables we should be planting in the month of June.

We will check with Mrs Masters next time we have G.T.T to see if she is planting the same things.

Predict

Mr Janse shared this great story with us today. Before we could read it we had to come up with a prediction for why we thought the crayons quit. Can you come up with your own idea for why a colour might quit?

Book Reviews by kids for kids

Check out these children who are writing book reviews and sharing them online. Make a note of any good books and you could get them from the the library next week.

http://thiskidreviewsbooks.com/

http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site`

http://www.kidsreads.com/

http://www.paperplus.co.nz/kids-book-reviews

The Sun and the Moon Story

Paua Shells Reading

Read this book called 'Sun Flight' online at the ICDL and then begin your reading contract.
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=mcdsnfl_00080001&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=simple_169_0_sun_English_0&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English

Earth, Sun and the Moon

See how much you know about the Earth, Sun and the Moon by playing this game. If you don't know the answers then use the internet to look them up before you answer the questions. Have fun!

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/earthsunmoon.html

Fair Trade

http://www.funkidslive.com/features/a-to-z-of-food-health-and-the-environment/f-is-for-fairtrade/

http://www.facts-about-chocolate.com/where-does-chocolate-come-from/

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/food/chocolate.htm


Read these articles about Fair Trade products. Make a comment below about any new facts you learnt about where food comes from.

WALT: Build vocab knowledge

Fill in the word investigation sheet as you read the article. Only look at the expert definition once you have tried to figure out what the words mean.

The Art of Fraser Williamson

Buzzy Bees

http://mrnussbaum.com/trexcomp/

Answer the questions online and then tell a buddy something you learnt about the T Rex.

Kiwifruits

http://mrnussbaum.com/spiderscomp/

Answer the questions online and then tell a buddy something you have learnt about Spiders.

WALT: Build Vocabulary Knowledge

http://www.funenglishgames.com/readinggames/dictionary.html

Use the dictionary to help you find the missing word. Will it make sense in the sentence?

http://www.funenglishgames.com/readinggames/poem.html

Now try this activity where you must answer some questions after reading a short poem.

WALT: Make connections

This week in reading we had to read some instructions for how to make a pop up card. We had to make connections as we read so that we could follow the steps. Check out the cool cards we made!

Recipes

http://www.kidspot.co.nz/recipes-search+5++Kids_cooking++.htm

http://www.foodinaminute.co.nz/Recipe-Categories/Recipes-for-Kids

Blue Whales

Read the information about Blue Whales and make a comment about any interesting facts you come across. See if you can make a connection to our big book 'The Big Blue Whale'.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/blue-whales/

WALT: Visualise