Shrinkage

WALT: To summarize a story and identify the choices the charter could make.


Shrinkage is about a girl called Pippa. She wants to be in the cool girls group with their leader Kylie. The entrance test is to steel something out of the shop. Pippia feels like it is not the right thing to do but she wants to be in that popular group with Kylie.

Pippa finds a small lip gloss container she feels better doing it now that she know that it is something she will never use she hates the scented smell of fake cherry. the shopkeeper has her back to Pippa now is her chance she leaves the shop and tries to find Kylie outside the shop window. Thats strange Pippa frowned they were here a second ago.

Suddenly a hand grasped her shoulder it was to big to be Kylie's she looked around there was a man standing there he dragged her back into the shop Pippa dropped the lip gloss. "

I hear that you stole some lip gloss from my shop" The shopkeeper said sternly...

Pippa that some choices to make

She could... Pull out at last minute
She could... Tell the shopkeeper what the popular kids were doing.
She could...Secretly pay for it.
She could...Say no and make some other friends Kylie would never be a prober friend because you had  to do a test to "Get in."
She did... follow through with the dare
She did... Steel the lip gloss.

Plz Leave me a comment on what you think I could add in the summery. 💜 😃

Set smart goals term 2

In class we have been looking over our reports and seeing what we need to work on over term 3. We found these goals in our reports then put into our own words.

WALT: To set smart goals 

My writing goal is to...

The reason I have decided to focus on this goal is because

I will accomplish my goal by... My next step is to link ideas within and between paragraphs. I want to work on this goal over the holidays and by mid term I should have accomplished it. I think that this goal is relabel for I can see that It is one of the missing pieces in my writing.

My reading goal is to...

The reason I have decided to focus on this goal is because

I will accomplish my goal by... My next step is to draw on my natural curiosity and see things from others view across a rage of genre. I can accomplish this in a time frame of through the holidays and by mid term be perfect at it. I can see this is something new for me so it may take that half a term to get really good at it.

My maths goal is to...

The reason I have decided to focus on this goal is because

I will accomplish my goal by... My goal is to chose the right strategy to use at the the time. I think that this is a realistic goal for me because I have to ask a buddy normally or the teacher. I want to work one this through the holidays and come back to school with a good idea of when to use what strategy.

States of matter

We have been learning about the three stats of matter. Solid. Liquid and Gas.

Have a look at the closed reading activity we did.

Reading

We had to complete a sheet of reading. I enjoyed the story. You have to look carefully and make sure that it make's sense that was the hard bit. Have a look and try one yourself.

Wonder

Summary: 

Wonder is a great book about a ten year old boy called August (Auggie for short) with a very rare medical condition. This boy does ordinary things and has an ordinary family. But it is his face that is not ordinary - he has already had 27 operations. People stare at him wherever he goes.

He doesn't start school until fifth grade (was home schooled by his Mum) before that. She is very protective of him so is his sister Via and his Dad too.

At school another boy called Julian is nasty to him and demands rude questions like "Have you been in a fire!" as well as laughing and talking behind his back. Things get bad and Julian starts a "war" against Auggie and his friends Summer and Jack. At one stage almost all the kids are not talking to them.

Lots of things happen but basically kids end up getting sick of the war and moving on to Auggie's side and slowly becoming his friend. He has to get hearing aids but copes really well. At the end of school he wins a award for the best student! And everyone has a photo with him hugging him and stuff. Apart from Julian who's parents decides to move him to a different school so it all works out fine.

Question: Do you agree with Mr Tushman's decision not to suspend Julian? Why/Why not?

WALT: Consider alternative viewpoints to better understand the author's message.

CS: Compare different characters points of view to form opinions.

At first I disagreed as I think Julian was the worst troublemaker and it was his fault that Jack hit him. I kind of wished he would be expelled. It seemed unfair that Jack had to be punished and Julian got nothing,

But after thinking some more I actually do agree that Mr Tushman made the right choice because otherwise Julian might have become even more angry made more fights and trouble basically making life for August even worse at school. Also it might have made Julian's rich parents angry and they might fight back too.

What do you think?

Question: August does a lot of growing up in Wonder. What actions decisions and words show that he's been growing up? Start with his decision of going to school. Keep adding to the list.

• Goes to school
• Goes to lunch by himself on first day (does not just go and hide)
• Puts himself to bed
• Knows why Via did not want him to go to her play
• Goes back to school after overhearing Jack
• Forgives Jack
• Agrees to wear his new hearing aid
• Decides to go on school sleep over
• Doesn't take his soft toy to camp
• Sticks up for himself to the mean boys

Question: Auggie and Via's descriptions of Halloween are quite different. What did you learn from Via that you did not already know from Auggie? What did you learn from Auggie that Via doesn't tell you? List at least three things unique to each person on a double bubble map.

Question: Justin's part of the book was all in lower case with bad punctuation. This shows that he is not your typical school boy! Create a symbol that represents you! 
WALT: Make inferences to better understand the authors message.

SC: Use clues from the story to make connections beyond the text.

My symbol is meant to represent a graffiti wall of things about me. There are so many things I love that it was too hard just to chose one so that is how this came about!

Reading time

In class before camp we did some presentations about something that we would do at camp. Our fabulous group decided to do it on abseiling. At first we thought that it was on a boat. But was it... Watch this to find out...

WALT Research

Please use the below targets to complete this self assessment:

Self-Assessment
I can find information from a range a  sources I can compare and contrast sources I can ask a range of specific questions I can put the relevant information into my own words I can work with my group effectively I can contribute ideas I can participate with tasks I can look at the audience I can talk with a clear, loud voice I look relaxed and confident I can talk at a good pace

PEAR ASSESSMENT They can find information from a range a sources

They can compare and contrast sources

They can ask a range of specific questions

They can put the relevant information into my own words

They can work with my group effectively

They can contribute ideas

They can participate with tasks

They can look at the audience

They can talk with a clear, loud voice

They look relaxed and confident

They can talk at a good pace

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I think that you have done a great job you have nearly hit the bulls eye on all of them! Keep it up Bella! From Grace