Jordyn's ePortfolio

Name: Parent Goal(s) Strategies I can use are: Review Eg What strategies have you used to improve? Have you made progress? How do you know? Next Step Eg My next step is……... To improve in writing Work at home Do writing before school Use writing menu Write poems,narratives           descriptions Student Goal(s) Strategies I can use are: Review Eg What strategies have you used to improve? Have you made progress? How do you know? Next Step Eg My next step is……... Get better with my number knowledge Work at home Do math before school Do rain forest math Do 15 minutes of mathletics every day

Last week I participated actively in a range of learning experience around ‘Multicultural week’ WHAT: I was involved in a range of learning experiences for Multicultural week. I made a paper cut out spring, a nd picked up jelly beans with chopsticks, it was hard at first but then it got easier. SO WHAT: I learnt how to use chopsticks. I enjoyed getting my henna done by Dania's Aunty I was most fascinated by learning that in Russia it can get down to -71 degrees. NOW WHAT A question I have is how many underground buildings are there in Russia? By Jordyn

Week 4 blog          LITERACY WEEK What?   This week was literacy week we did many things such  as scavenger hunt, stop drop and write, dress up day,guess the teacher and guess the book. So what?   What I really enjoyed was. Siraya Nicholas coming in and sharing her series of books with Oaklands school and reading a chapter. I think it was really interesting when she was reading about when the two girls were riding the horses through the hills on bush night.

What? Me and Ella are working on a pool diorama for the future Oaklands school. So What? I have enjoyed heaps because it is art and art is my favourite subject of all time. Now What? The next thing we are doing is sticking the changing rooms down and maybe putting a roof on them.

                                                            Swimming I.A.L.T :  Improve my swimming skills What ?                                                                                               for the last two weeks we have been going to star fish swim school. So what ?                                                                                         I ...

Word Study - Blog 1 term 3 What? I am learning to understand how words are formed using roots, prefixes and suffixes. So What? I have learned that words that have the root hydra- and aqua- mean water. For example hydrate which means to take water in. I have learned that words that have the root spect- mean look / see. For example spectacular. The opening ceremony was a spectacular view. Now what? I feel that I have a spectacular understanding of the root words aqua-, hydra-, and spect-