Some learning from the last two weeks

Jack and Indy's Data Square report.







Reader's Theatre with Ella, Jack, Jack and Bridget.

NAME: sonny                                               DATE: 14.3.16                                                BOOK:problem with pluto

Pre Reading Activity: Work independently to skim-read this week’s text and complete the first three columns. The last column will be completed after reading.

Know	Would like to know	Vocabulary	Learned
K: List all the things you think you know about the themes in the text.	W: List 2 - 5 things you’d like to find out.	V: Make a list of words you think you might come across reading about this subject.	List some of the main things you learned from reading this text.
Dwarf planet Cold It's named after a roman god It was found in 1930	Is it a planet	Scientific Planets Stars	Pluto has has three moons. Pluto is smaller than our moon. Jupiter is a thousand times bigger than earth. Venetia burney named pluto.

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NAME: Mia                                                   DATE:  17.3.16                                               BOOK: wired

Pre reading Activity: Work independently to skim-read this week’s text and complete the first three columns. The last column will be completed after reading.

Know	Would like to know	Vocabulary	Learned
K: List all the things you think you know about the themes in the text.	W: List 2 - 5 things you’d like to find out.	V: Make a list of words you think you might come across reading about this subject.	List some of the main things you learned from reading this text.
Different materials Sculptures Tools	What tools did he use? How much weir did he use? How long would it take? How much money does he get paid? What materials does he use most? How many people does it take to make sculptures? How did he get the idea of making sculptures?	Tools Materials Malleable	You can twist that type of wire because it is malleable wire. Regan’s sculptures are part of his culture.

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NAME:  lochie                                                                   DATE:   15\3\16                                                      BOOK:problem with pluto

Pre Reading Activity: Work independently to skim-read this week’s text and complete the first three columns. The last column will be completed after reading.

Know	Would like to know	Vocabulary	Learned
K: List all the things you think you know about the themes in the text.	W: List 2 - 5 things you’d like to find out.	V: Make a list of words you think you might come across reading about this subject.	List some of the main things you learned from reading this text.
It’s a dwarf planet. Pluto is the smallest planet\dwarf planet. Pluto is named after a roman god from the cold underworld	What was the last rule that stopped pluto from being a planet. When was pluto found. Who found pluto.	Telescopes Orbit asteroids	The last rule to stop pluto from being a planet is it must be big enough to clear most other objects[such as asteroids]out of the path of its orbit. Discovered pluto 1930 Venetia Burney found pluto

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NAME:       Sinead                                             DATE:  week 7                            

Although dictionaries can be a great help, they do not always provide you with a definition that you can understand or use. It is important to think about a new word or idea in different ways.

There are many resources you can use to help you complete this chart:

Experts: teachers or students

Reference tools: old school paper dictionaries, online dictionaries

Context clues: you might guess what the word means from how it is used      

Prior knowledge: what you already know about words

Word: Environment

Put the definition into your own words The environment includes trees and plants and creates oxygen so we can breath. The environment gross every day a small bit.	Find words that have a similar meaning Trees and plants The opposite of environment Plastic Some types of oils ( like car oils) Petrol and diesel
Use the word in a sentence Plastic and most things that are man made in the 21st century are bad for the environment	Draw the word (google draw is fine)

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NAME:       sinead                                             DATE:     week 7                                            BOOK:

Prereading Activity: Work independently to skim-read this week’s text and complete the first three columns. The last column will be completed after reading.

Know	Would like to know	Vocabulary	Learned
K: List all the things you think you know about the themes in the text.	W: List 2 - 5 things you’d like to find out.	V: Make a list of words you think you might come across reading about this subject.	List some of the main things you learned from reading this text.
I know that It is a dwarf planet An 11 year old girl named pluto It was found in 1930 It is the smallest planet	Does pluto have moons What is the temperature of pluto What would Pluto look like on it’s surface.	Planets Pluto Gravity Orbit Astronomical Moon	If a planet does not follow these three rules then it is not considered a planet          -It must orbit a star          -It must be big enough for          -its gravity to pull it into a           round shape          -It must be big enough to              cover most other

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NAME:  lochie                                                                   DATE:   15\3\16                                                      BOOK:problem with pluto

Pre Reading Activity: Work independently to skim-read this week’s text and complete the first three columns. The last column will be completed after reading.

Know	Would like to know	Vocabulary	Learned
K: List all the things you think you know about the themes in the text.	W: List 2 - 5 things you’d like to find out.	V: Make a list of words you think you might come across reading about this subject.	List some of the main things you learned from reading this text.
It’s a dwarf planet. Pluto is the smallest planet\dwarf planet. Pluto is named after a roman god from the cold underworld	What was the last rule that stopped pluto from being a planet. When was pluto found. Who found pluto.	Telescopes Orbit asteroids	The last rule to stop pluto from being a planet is it must be big enough to clear most other objects[such as asteroids]out of the path of its orbit. Discovered pluto 1930 Venetia Burney found pluto

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NAME:   Ella  Jack L Bridget sahara jack b                                          DATE:      16/3                                           BOOK:59.5

Pre Reading Activity: Work independently to skim-read this week’s text and complete the first three columns. The last column will be completed after reading.

Know	Would like to know	Vocabulary	Learned
K: List all the things you think you know about the themes in the text.	W: List 2 - 5 things you’d like to find out.	V: Make a list of words you think you might come across reading about this subject.	List some of the main things you learned from reading this text.
They're getting something from the sea to get data      That seals polar bears and penguins live in the south pole It is super cold and freezing You need to stay warm        If you go there bring food Never go there if you're inexperienced and don’t know much                      How cold is the water around the area	What data do the get? Do they even find data? The argo float? How cold it is in the middle of winter -50 or -70? How long they can go there for and not come back?	Geology   Argo Sea Storms Data Degrees South 5:30 in morning   Beds in  a ship	Dan is a geologist who studies the sea Argos are worth $19,000 That they can go about 2km deep in the sea That they weigh about 40 kilogram They live up to 5 years Their height is 1.2 meters Step 3 is drifts for 9 days It takes 10 days for an argo to collect data!

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NAME:sonny                                                 DATE:   16.3.16                           

Although dictionaries can be a great help, they do not always provide you with a definition that you can understand or use. It is important to think about a new word or idea in different ways.

There are many resources you can use to help you complete this chart:

Experts: teachers or students

Reference tools: old school paper dictionaries, online dictionaries

Context clues: you might guess what the word means from how it is used      

Prior knowledge: what you already know about words

Word: rifle

Put the definition into your own words It is a gun that is used by the military or special forces that has a mag of eather semi auto or full auto	Find words that have a similar meaning Gun Weapon Handgun pistol Shotgun Musket Cannon Flintlock Uzi Light machine gun Sniper Iron sight Aim Red dot sight Thermal sight Holographic sight
Use the word in a sentence He picked up a rifle.	Draw the word (google draw is fine)