Reading, Cooper / Summary

For reading, My reading group chose a particular reading text out of three. We chose to read about to young muslim girls and the terror shooting that occured last week on the 15th of Match. It hit the christchurch Muslim Youth Community really hard, that the two young girls had to go through a disaster. They lost some really close friends durig the shooting. If you would Like to read more about this particular article visit - Muslim youth: 'We're stronger than we ever were before'.

So, After reading this horrific article, We had to unpack a few vobaculary / words that we struggled to understang. Here is a Muslim youth: 'We're stronger than we ever were before "Vocabulary Sheet" I created to show what words I struggled to understand.

Vocabulary	How it is used in the text	What I think it means	Dictionary meaning
Immensely	“He failed immensely”	He failed on purpose	To a great extent: extremely
Perpetrator	“The perpetrator of the terror attacks failed to divide and spread hatred in New Zealand.”	Person who started the terror attack	A person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.
Nutrition	“Sports and nutrition student at the University of Canterbury.”	Something that provides energy	He process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
Mourning	“Two young Muslim women mourning their friends who died in the terror attacks want to make it loud and clear that they are not going to let one gunman ruin their lives.”	Felling the empathy of others.	The expression of sorrow for someone's death. It’s also simmilar to Empathy.
Diverse	“We're such a diverse country.”	Being Kind to others	Showing a great deal of variety

Reading, The brain and nervous system

Please answer these questions

What are the five parts of the brain?

1 - Cerebrum

2 - Cerebellum

3 - Brain Stem

4 - Pituitary

5 - Hypothalamus

What are good brain foods?

Healthy food. Food that contain

potassium and calcium, the two minerals

that are important for the nervous system.

What part of the brain keeps us breathing?

Medulla (AKA) Brain Stem

What are the main functions of the cerebrum?

Cerebrum, Cerebellum and the brain stem

Where is the cerebellum located in the brain?

The cerebellum is located right next to the

Medulla / Brain Stem

What are the main functions of the cerebellum?

Sensory systems, The spinal cord

It also coordinates movements such  as posture,

balance, coordination, and speech, resulting

in smooth and balanced muscular activity

True or false.The cerebrum is the smallest part of the brain.

True

What are involuntary muscles?

A muscle that contracts without conscious control.

What part of the brain is a big player in puberty?

Cerebrum

What is the brain’s brain's inner thermostat?

Hypothalamus

True or false. The brain does not run our emotions?

False

The Great ordinary of Glenbrae School.

The Great ordinary of Glenbrae School.

Finding Friday

1. How would you describe Mr Rainbow.

    (Everyday Mr Rainbow wants his class to be tidy.)

   2.  How did the children earn points in his class?

   (By Finding the missing puzzle.)

 3. What is Finding Friday?

(Looking for the missing piece. )

 4. What 2 strategies did the girl use to add the paint brushes?

( She did 4+3=7 and 7+3=10 10+4=14.)
This was interesting reading because the teacher had a tricky idea,it was fun and challenging.We also use these strategies in maths to solve problems.

Readng

Differences	Name & Image of 1st character	Similarities	Image & Name of 2nd character	Differences
Mum Girl Sister Baby girl Nice Looks nice Nan Old		Nice Good Cool Not bad Not bumm Very helpful Very good Very nice Very good		Dad Boy Brother Baby brother Good Look cool Granpat New

reading

Reading

Creating a story map is a way to help you understand and summarize the stories you read.  When you make a story map, you identify the basic story elements, such as the characters, setting, conflict, and important plot events.

Read your story. Create a story map using google docs under the headings on the template provided. Share your story map on your individual blog after you have edited it.

Story Map

Title:  Soda Bread.

Author: Diana Noonan

Characters: Mum,dad,a girl and her friend.

Setting: At the beach.

Conflict:That the girl was not very happy at her friend and she saw her friend looking out and she said don’t look at us.

Resolution: That the girl went and say sorry to her friend and the next day they were best friends.

Describe map graphic organiser

Reading

Read your story. Create a reading response journal on a google document using the sentence starters. Share your reading response journal on your individual blog after you have edited it.

Reading Response Journal

Title: The Helium Melon Seed Boy.

Author:  Giselle Fortune.

Today I read about  The two boys and the mum and dad.

I feel unhappy about what I read today because the boy was very rude to the other boy.

My favourite character was mum because she said to her son “ what are you up to son” his mum said.

I would feel  unhappy if the same thing that happened to my character, happened to me because if someone be like that to me it will be very sad.

I think if the author decided to write another part to this story this is what will happen so I will know what will happen next to the boy and his mum and dad.

Reading

The name of the character I am describing is Nan and the two girls.

Title: Apricot Loaf.

Author: Robyn Luketina.

He/ She/It looks like so  beautiful because they was so pretty when they were born.

TOPIC:   Reading.

I wonder  if nan was not sick so they will be happy.

She/ He/ It  looks like that because there mum looks like that.

Reading

Read your story. Choose 2 characters from the story you have read about. Create a slide using google draw to show the similarities and differences between them using the table below. Share your learning on your individual class blog.

Differences	Name & Image of 1st character	Similarities	Image & Name of 2ndcharacter	Differences
Girl. Old. Do not paint. Has no cat.		Hair. Kind. Nice. Lovely.		Boy. Paints . Cat. New.