My Reflection on Chromebooks

Hi, My name is Fusi, I am a year 5 student at Glenbrae School and in Room 9. My teacher is

Mr. D. Nath.

This Year was an exciting year for me because I started using a chromebook  as a tool in the classroom.  I was fascinated by the thought of doing so many cool things on my chromebook but it took me some time to really start using it effectively. There were so many things to learn and tried my best to learn as much as I could from my teacher, whanau and friends.

When we have been learning about Chromebooks, I have learnt Cyber, Accessing the class site, Blogging, Keyboard shortcuts, Using google application like google presentation, Creating new folders and document, Taking a screenshot, and Using Sumo Paint.

These are my Reflection on What I Did

I have learnt how to change the colour of my documents and my folders. I learnt from my friends this year how to do a screenshot and to blog my work on the internet.

I learnt how to make an account for gmail and I learnt how to go onto different sites to find answers for the hard questions. I also learnt what the different shortcuts on the keyboard and what they were used for.

I have learnt how to use a Chromebook and to do lots of different kinds of things on it, like how to send images through Gmail, change my background and to blog my work on my site. I also learnt how to use a Chromebook is to take a screenshot.

I have helped my friends in class with their Reading and their Maths in 12 Time Tables using the different learning sites on the internet.  I also helped my friends and showed them how to look up words on google when they don’t know what the words mean, Searching up answers for work on her topic study and a bit of Punctuation.

I am able to do Shortcuts on the Keyboard and on Chromebooks too. I’m able to Use google application like google presentation and Creating new Folders and Documents, using gmail and sharing my work on the blog, Read books online, Putting my own Presentation on a blog and answers question by searching.

Story Review By Fusi

                         Story Review

WALT: to review stories we have read.

Friday Night Out by Kathy Taylor

This story is about a group of children going to watch a game of rugby between Auckland and Wellington at the Cake Tin Stadium.

When Campbell went to get some hot dogs and some chips he was in the line forever. When he came back with his hot dogs and chips he spotted Jason and Max leaning against the wall talking to these two girls.

The characters in this story are Mum, Max, Two girls, Jason, Campbell and Tana.

I like this story because it is so interesting and it is a story that I understand well to answers question based on the text.

My Story Review By Fusi

Story Review

WALT: We are learning to review stories we read.

Giving it a Shot By David Tulloch

This story is about a girl named Lauren. Lauren took part in  Shot Put for her school in an athletics competition. She beat all her other friends and the older students at her school. Lauren was the best at shot put at her school. She came first at  her school competition. At the inter - school competition she came third and her dad was upset because her dad felt that she should have come first.

This story took place at home and  at Lauren’s the school. The characters in this story are Dad, Nina, Lauren and the students.

I like this story because it is interesting and Shot Put is one of my favourite sports.

A Report About Transport On Inquiry Learning By Fusi

Story Reveiw

 Story Review

WALT: Write a review of stories we read

Memories by Anna Kenna

This story is about Sophia and mum looking at their memories when mum was able to walk and dad was there and Marcello the pony was there too.

Sophia was frustrated when her mum asked her to do some chores at home because her mum could not do things for her because she was in a wheelchair.

Sophia was mad at her mum but at the end of the story Sophia said sorry to her mum for being rude and disrespectful.

The story took place in Sophia’s house. The characters in this story are Sophia and Mum.

I like this story because it is interesting and a bit sad because the mum is in the wheelchair and she could not walk.

By Fusi

A Passion for Ponies

WALT: Write a review of what I have read.

A Passion For Ponies by Donna Cherry

This article is about two girls named Chelsea and Sarah who had a pony each. They always went to the paddock after school to look after  their ponies. The two girls spent a lot of time grooming their ponies because they didn't want their ponies to get hurt and dirty. The two girls were happy to play with their ponies. Chelsea’s pony was nineteen years old and was named Teddy.

I liked this article because it tells me how I can look after ponies.

My Story Review

                       Story Review

WALT review stories we read

Mahina - a - rangi by Rawiri Piripi

This story is about Turongo falling in love with Mahina - a - rangi. Turongo fell in love with Mahina - a - rangi because of her good looks, her self-confidence and witty conversations. It was also the Kawakawa fragrance that helped to attract Turongo towards Mahina - a - rangi.

The characters in this story are Turongo and Mahina - a - rangi. This story takes place at Kahungunu a forest.

I like this story because it is a very interesting love stoy.

My Story Review

Story Review

Beetle by Philippa Werry

This story is about a family going tramping in the bush. The children were so bored because it was raining, so Sam went out to get some firewood from the bushes. When Sam got some fire wood, he found a Huhu Beetle on a log. He showed the Huhu Beetle to his Dad. Then Dad said ”Let's play a game called Beetle.” Dad wanted to play the game with the children to keep them busy. They carried on playing their game.

The characters in this story are Dad, Sam, Phoebe and Matt. This story took place outside in the bushes.

I like this story because it tells us a little bit about Beetles and it is interesting too.

My Story Review

Story Review

The Day Mary Shook The Karaka Tree 

By Jan Farr

This story is about Mary going up the Karaka Tree and shaking it because a tennis ball had got stuck in one of the branches. When she started shaking the tree, green Karaka berries fell down onto the ground.Then the tennis ball started to fall down as well.

The characters in the story are Mum, Dad, Dana, Mary, Wynne, Pete and Spike. This story takes place at the tennis court and the Karaka tree.

I like this story because  tennis is one of my favourite sports.

My Own Story Review

WALT: Write story reviews about stories that we have read during the week.

As Smooth as Silk

By Paul Mason

The story is about a girl going snorkeling underwater and she saw an octopus and she didn't want that octopus to die.

The characters in the story are Rachel, Mum, Dad and the Fishermen.

This story takes place at the beach.

I like this story because it is interesting and it has sea creatures.

My Story Review

                 Story Review

Big Shift By Jacqui Brown

This story is about a little boy who lived on a farm with his mum, dad, Cherie and his brother Terei. Their mum and dad split up. The mum and dad didn't live together because the mum moved with the kids to Wellington and the dad stayed at the farm.

The characters in the story are Cherie, Terei, Mum and Dad. Part of this story took place on the farm and part of it took place in Wellington.

I like this story because it is interesting to know how people live when they are separated and kind of sad but cool as well.

Review of an article I read

WALT review articles we read

Bean Rock   b y Philippa Werry

This article is about a family living on a lighthouse called Bean Rock. Hugh Brown, the lighthouse keeper had been staying there for nineteen years.

The characters in the article are Hugh Brown, James Anderson, Ivan and Halley.

I liked this article because it tells us about what life was like for lighthouse keepers in those days when there was no technology. I have learnt how life can be like without many people staying around you from this article.

My trip to MOTAT

Room 9’s MOTAT Visit

Two weeks ago, the Senior School Students from Glenbrae School went by bus to the Motat to study about transport.

First we went to the hall and sat in our lines. Then Mrs Raj spoke to us. We waited for the bus. While we were waiting for the bus, we had a quiz on transport and we played “I Spy”.

When the buses came, Room 10 and half of room 7 went on the first bus. Room 9 and the half of room 7 went on the second bus.

After some time we reached the Motat. We assembled in an assembly room and had morning tea first.

After our morning tea, we went on a Tram ride. When we came back from the Tram ride, we went with the Motat Educator to a room to learn about road transport. We had to sort out pictures on different types of road transport.

Next we went back to the assembly room to have lunch. After lunch, we went on a self directed tour with our adult helpers.

Finally we assembled in the assembly room at 2:30pm. Then we walked to the bus and got on it to come back to school. We reached school at 2:45pm.

Lastly, I walked back home and dropped my bag on the ground and fell into bed and slept.

the Future Me

We have been imagining what I would be in 10 years time. I want to be a multi-talented celebrity who is able to dance and sing.

About Me, Myself & I

Malo e lelei  My name is Fusi. I am Tongan. I have one sister and one brother. I like to Dance and Sing. My favourite sports are Netball, Tennis,  Rugby and Basketball. I am 10 years old and I'm a year 5. My favourite two singers are StanWalker and WILL.I.AM. My favourite colours are Purple, Green and Yellow.
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