Authorship
Dad hates Carrots
Outcome- Purpose to entertain
Focus-
- Connecting to self and finding significance in personal experiences.
- Adding detail - extending ideas using adverbials (who, what, where, when and how)
But he does see them and last night Dad put all the carrots on my plate and said, "can I have some pud?"
Melissa - year 2
Outcome- To describe
Focus- adding detail- extending ideas adjectives and adverbs
The orange sits lonely on the plate, its only company its shadow. Picked up and stabbed with a sharp blade of a knife and sliced into quarters, it reveals a deep scar in on time flat.The thick skin is like leather being peeled off. As soft as velvet, the white flossy pith is left frayed and free to dangle. Orange flesh is exposed. Pressing down gently, fingers rip the orange into separate segments; little juice cells break and juice dribbles out, leaving a small, shriveled piece of skin. Each segment drops helplessly, bruising the divine fruit.
Tracey - Year 8
Reading
There are over 45 species of catfish in the world but the brown bullhead catfish is the only species of catfish that is present in New Zealand.
The catfish is not native to New Zealand. It is not clear as to why and how they were introduced to New Zealand from America. Some people believe they were brought on ships from America as a food source in the 1870s. Others believe an acclimatisation society may have introduced them.
The catfish gets its name from the barbels that are around its mouth. The barbels look like whiskers. Unlike dogs and cats that have whiskers made from hair catfish whiskers are made from skin. Each barbel has taste buds and sensors that help them to smell. The barbels help the fish search out food using their senses of touch and taste.
The catfish is dark brown to olive green in colour with paler sides and belly. They can commonly grow to between 20cm-30cm in length and weigh 2kg. Catfish do not have scales they are covered in mucus and are slimy to the touch. They have small eyes.The leading edge on their dorsal, and pectoral fins have a sharp spine so care is needed when handling them. They are extremely robust and can live out of the water for long periods of time (48 hours).
Catfish are an invasive pest. They prey on small native fish, fish eggs and kōura (freshwater crayfish). This means the more catfish in our lakes and streams the less kōura and native fish that will be present.
Catfish also make rivers and lakes dirty by stirring up sediment at the bottom of the lake or river when looking for food or making a bed. They lay their eggs in the impressions they make at the river or lakebed. They breed in large numbers and can lay up to 6000 eggs at a time.
At the moment catfish have been located in the Waikato River, Lake Mahinapua, Lake Taupo, Kaituna Lagoon, Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti. People are trying to make sure catfish do not spread to other lakes and rivers in New Zealand.
Activities
Remembering
How many different species of catfish are there?
How did catfish get their name?
How many eggs can a catfish lay?
Write a question like the ones above.
Understanding
Draw a picture to show how the catfish use their barbels. Include labels to explain what is happening.
Rewrite one of the paragraphs in your own words.
Applying
Write an acrostic poem (or any other type of poem) about catfish.
A day in the life of a catfish. Imagine you are a catfish use the information in the report to write about a day in the life of a catfish.
Analysing
Information Web
List all the physical features and behaviours mentioned in the report. Brainstorm ways in which these can help the animal survive.
Example: Green/olive colour --- camouflaged difficult to see
Evaluating
Predator rating: give the catfish a predator rating from 1-10
No danger from predators 10 Very high danger from predators
Give reasons for your ratings.
Extinction Rating: give catfish an extinction rating from 1-10
No risk of extinction 10 Very high risk of extinction
Give reasons for your ratings.
Creating
Catfish Upgrade
Make some adaptations to the catfish’s physical features, or the way they behave to make them even more competitive in nature. Draw a picture with labels to explain the adaptations.
Maths
WALT: Complete calculations involving adding 2 digit whole numbers- tie this in with strand perimeter of 2D shapes
WALT: Complete calculations involving adding 2 digit whole numbers/ decimal numbers- tie this in with strand perimeter of 2D shapes
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SYSTEMS
Toitū te marae a Tane
Toitū te marae a Tangaroa
Toitū te Tangata
When the realm of the land and sea are sustained, so too are the people.
Mō tātou te taiao ko te atawhai
mō tātou te taiao ko te oranga
It is how we care for and look after the environment to ensure its well being, in doing so we ensure our own wellbeing and that of our future generations