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Dear Mum

WALT: Use critical thinking skills to: identify, analyse and evaluate articles and stories that involve facing challenges'

After reading this story, I have created the following P.M.I graphic organizer where I have identified key ideas through analysing and evaluating the text in

relation to Facing Challenges.

A girl who wrote a letter to her mum when she was at camp.

Plus	Minus	Interesting
When facing challenges you need to always be prepared. To keep yourself safe in new challenges you must always follow instructions Facing challenges helps you to grow in confidence.	Some challenges can be dangerous if you don’t follow instructions Not having enough food on outdoor challenges is not sensible People need to make sure that they have the right equipment.	Facing challenges can involve a lot of activities and this can build confidence too.

acrostic poem

A Wasp attacks nine people!!!

As part of our independent reading programme we use Kiwikidsnews to learn about news in New Zealand (national news) and around the world (international news).

Walt:  Read closely to analyse an article and to think critically about the messages within them.

Wasp Attack Puts 9 In Hospital

Recall questions

1.  Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?

The main person in this story is the bees

2. What was the key event from the news article?

The key event was when 9 kids were stung and taken to the hospital.

3. Where did this event take place?

It took place at Tahunanui Beach.

4.  When did this event take place?

At March the 3rd 2014.

Thinking questions

. Find a quote from the main person in this news article?

1. In your own words describe what happened in this news article.

A wasp attacked a 61 year old lady and 8 children at Tahunanui Beach and ended them in hospital.

2. Find out where this event took place and include some information about this place.

This event took place at Tahunanui Beach and it is a place that has good places to sit.

3. Explain in your own words why this event took place.

This event took place because the children disturbed a wasp nest.

5. Use the Dictionary in the bottom right hand corner to find the meaning of 1 words from the article.

• A wasp is any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor an ant.

Pets!!

A dog is a big or small animal that can be very aggressive

Dogs come in only four different coloured fur, Black, white, blond and brown. Some are extremely furry and some just have no fur, they are pretty much naked. The fur helps to keep dogs warm.

Some dogs are giants, enormous than other dogs. Some breeds like Chihuahuas stay small for some reason. The chihuahua is a very aggressive dog even tho it's tiny it is very scary. The tallest dog breed is called the Great Dane its minimum height is 32 inches tall, the smallest dog not breed is a female measured up to 9.65 cm.

The most aggressive and dangerous dog that has ever lived is an American Pit Bull some people just say it’s only because the owners bring them up very bad. The Pit bull is known for its killing that is happening around the world.

Dogs are cute but very vicious but keep in mind it’s not their fault, it might actually be their owners fault for not teaching them and training them to behave themselves.

We are learning to write an explanation using the correct structure.

Tecnicraft

We are learning to use the correct structure of a procedure.

The river