Sams Nature Art

Sam’s Writing Task 23.4.20 Facts About Elephants!

Task: Watch the video about elephants linked below and then write some interesting facts about elephants.

Click here for the video.

Writing Term 2 2020
WALT (we are learning to) : write sentences in our own words about something we have either watched, read or done.

Success Criteria
-write at least ten clear sentences about elephants
-make sure that your sentences make sense. Read them aloud to a family member to check them.

-use the correct punctuation. Have you got a capital letter at the beginning of the sentence and a full stop at the end?

Sam’s Writing About Elephants

Elephants are mammals. They have very long trunks and ears. An African elephant is the largest land animal in the world; they can grow to be 13 feet and weigh 14,000 pounds. Baby elephants are called calves.

Elephants are very smart and have a good memory. Their brains can weigh up to 13 pounds.

Elephant trunks are very important. They use their trunk to breath, smell, have baths and to eat. They only eat plants that means they are herbivores. 

Elephants love to take dust baths. They do this to protect their skin against insects.

Come along for Sam's Elephant Safari

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ANZAC Art

  
Karoro School

Sam Drawbridge
Room 7

Year 7

sam@karoro.school.nz.

lest we forget

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My Tiger Writing

I had to watch a video about tigers and then write facts about tigers.

Click here for the video.

Writing Term 2 2020

WALT (we are learning to) : write sentences in our own words about something we
have either watched, read or done.

Success Criteria

-write at least ten clear sentences about tigers

-make sure that your sentences make sense. Read them aloud to a family member to check
them.

-use the correct punctuation. Have you got a capital letter at the beginning of the sentence
and a full stop at the end?

Here is my writing

Did you know that tigers live in Asia. Tigers are massive cats
that can have either reddish orange fur or greyish white fur
with dark vertical stripes. Tigers can grow up to 11 feet long
and weigh up to 660 pounds. Baby tigers are called cubs and
they stay with their mothers until they are 2-3 years old. Tigers
need our help to protect their homes in the forest because
people are cutting down the trees. 

 Press to listen to Sams reading.

Here are my pictures I did of tigers

Visual Arts Task Term 2 Week 1

We are learning to: Develop ideas by developing and revisiting visual ideas, in response to examples we have seen, and ideas that we can think of for ourselves.

Learning Challenge:  Create a series of pencil or pen drawn faces using the hints from Vexx’s video. 

Many of you already know the artist, Vexx. Watch the video link where Vexx demonstrates how to add expression/emotion to doodled faces. Video link.

Here is my art I created.

Te Hurihanga Wai / the water cycle using Te Reo Māori words

This week for your learning at home Te Reo Māori work
we created a slideshow that shows Te Hurihanga Wai / the
water cycle in action. We labelled our water cycle using the
following te reo Māori words with English translations: 

Ua     Kapua   Maunga   Tama-nui-te-rā       Awa
Moana Whakaeto 

Rain   Clouds Mountains Sun  River Ocean
Evaporation Precipitation

Here is my slideshow.

Letter to Mrs Robin

Dear Mrs Robins 

The month is now April and a lot has changed.

School is not the same, there is no sound of a bell at 9:00, no teacher standing in front of me and no friends or games of American football at lunchtime.

Visits to Nana and Grandad’s are different, I wave hello from outside the sliding door, Nana leaves her baking outside for me to collect. 

I’m missing biking to Kumara and the start of hockey season but most of all I’m missing hanging out with my friends.

It’s not all bad, I like that I am allowed to stay up later, have breakfast and lunch whenever I want. I have enjoyed playing motorbike games on cool maths games. 

I’ve been really slack and have not read a book but I promise Mrs Robins I will start reading. I have watched a funny movie called Yogi Bear and spent a lot of time at the horses.

I now realise how much I miss sport and my friends, and that my sisters ain't too bad.  They are fun to play with just a little bit annoying. My Mum and Dad do a lot of housework while we are at school and I live in a kind neighbourhood that put teddy bears in their windows for kids 

like me to see while out walking.

Look Forward to seeing you standing in front of me again

Sam D.