NZ Kiwi Inquiry Project

My Habitat and Species Description

SOLO Rubric

WALT describe different habitats in New Zealand and species that live in them.

Success Criteria:

1. Write an introduction
2. Write a paragraph describing each creature and the habitat
3. Write a conclusion
4. Add detail about the habitat eg
1. Plants, landscape, temperature, weather, animals living there
5. Add detail about the creatures eg
1. Appearance
2. Size
3. Species they belong to
4. Diet
5. If endangered
6. Use detail and descriptive words

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I have created a New Zealand ocean habitat and included 3 creatures that live there, One endemic, one native and one introduced.

The Ocean habitat contains different animals and plants. Plants like sea cucumber, sea weed, kelp and coral and creatures like, Colossal squid, Sharks, different types of fish and Hector’s dolphin. Also the Ocean is 2700 metres deep.

The introduced animal that I have chosen is, the great white shark. The great white shark is 4.5 m in length, but some have been found that are larger, about 6 m. They generally weigh up to 2250 kg. Yes, the great white is endangered, They eat Sea lions, Carrions, Seals, Small toothed whales (like belugas), Fish, Rays, and other sharks.

The native animal that I have chosen is, Hector’s dolphin. It’s one of the smallest marine dolphins in the world, Hector’s dolphins grow no more than 1.5 m in length and weigh between 40 and 60 kg. Males are slightly smaller and lighter than females. They eat red cod, flatfish, yellow-eyed mullet, fish, and squids.

The endemic animal I have done is the longfin eel. They eat fresh-water crayfish and even small birds like ducklings. They also grow up to 1.2 in length.

The Great white shark, Hector’s dolphin, And the Longfin eel all live in NZ waters.

Dear Diary

WALT: View the world form another person's point of view

Dear diary, Life in the trenches is horrible and the meals are anything but satisfying. Lying  there in the trench  with no protection really scares me. You  never know anyone could come down and kill me, My gun is useless, All my friends were shot too, My gun got snapped in half , So there goes my protection  I'm lucky i didn't die. I have been wearing my clothes for a long.... time, Never  been washed only when it rains, Like in war sucks. The main thing is I didn't die that's the main thing. Also that i was saved by Nipper the messenger dog. Next i knew i woke up in the hospital, In pain. Would I ever be able to go back to the front to fight for my country?.

Cross Country

WALT: Use poetic verse to recount an event we participated in.

The cross country event was usual enough; it had the

Flags,The Lots of cones,The Drink bottles,The cheering students and even
Leaves blowing everywhere

My friends,My classmates and i did what kids do -

Running as fast as I can
Panting like I can't breathe
Zooming past Oleg and Kynan at the finish
Gulping my water quickly

Doing My Best

Term 2 Goal Review

Term 2 2016 Goals,  Review and Next Steps

Name: Logan

New Goals for Term 2                                                                         NB: (You write in the white areas)

Term 2 Reading Goal	Review Eg What strategies have you used to improve? Have you made progress? How do you know?	Next Step Eg My next step is……...
Know what different words mean.
Term 2 Writing Goal	Review Eg What strategies have you used to improve? Have you made progress? How do you know?	Next Step Eg My next step is……...
Use interesting words and phrases (vocabulary) in my writing.
Term 2 Maths Goal	Review Eg What strategies have you used to improve? Have you made progress? How do you know?	Next Step Eg My next step is……...
Solve a problem by using my 2x, 5x, 10x, facts then adding or taking a little bit more. Solve a problem by using groups of 2’s, 3’s, 5’s, & 10’s, & remainders

From Term 1 (to be reviewed again at the end of Term 2)

Parent Goal(s)	Review Eg What strategies have you used to improve? Have you made progress? How do you know?	Next Step Eg My next step is……...
An improvement with hand writing and maths-particularly with multiplication.
Student Goal(s)	Review Eg What strategies have you used to improve? Have you made progress? How do you know?	Next Step Eg My next step is……...
Maths and writing.

The NZ Flag Change

                                    The NZ Flag Change

In my opinion I think we should change the flag because our current flag is getting old and the new flag represents our sports teams, our silver fern in NZ and its similar  to Australia.

                                       New Flag And Current Flag

I like the new flag design better than our current flag design because its more of a NZ flag and it does not look like Australia's.  I don't like our current flag design.

                                                                     Silver Fern

The silver fern is a national NZ icon also it can only grow in NZ and all of our NZ team have a silver fern on their uniform.  So In my opinion I think we should change the flag.

                                                        SOLO Assessment

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