My Learning Goals Mid Year Reflection.

These are my learning goals that I showed my mum and what my goals are for maths, reading and writing.

My ABC Animal Facts

ABC Crazy animals facts!

These are my ABC animal facts that I have done in Mrs Mclachlan's reading class.
Hopefully you find some facts that are interesting and some animals that you haven't heard about before.
Hope you enjoy!

Albatross	They have the largest wingspan of any bird.
Baboon	Can travel more than four miles a day.
Camel	Can survive without any water for ten months.
Desert tortoise	Scientists believe that desert tortoises may live longer than humans.
Echidna	The echidna’s snout is very sensitive to touch and can feel vibrations.
Fossa	Fossa’s have scent glands that release a stinky smell when the animal is irritated or frightened.
Gorilla	The word gorilla is from a Greek word meaning “tribe of hairy women”.
Hippo	An adult hippo can hold its breath underwater for up to 30 minutes.
Iguana	Banded and marine iguanas can secrete excess salt through their nostrils.
Jaguars	Big cats like jaguars have the best 3D vision of all carnivores, which helps them when jumping.
Koala	Koalas sleep for 18 to 22 hours a day.
Lion	A lion can run a length of a soccer field in six seconds.
Meerkat	The meerkat can survive without needing any water.
Naked mole rat	Naked mole rats can chew through concrete.
Otter	Otters can close their ears and nose when they go under water.
Pygmy hippos	A pygmy hippo can be heard by 45 feet away when eating.
Quoll	Quoll give birth in winter.
Rock Hyrax	When hyrax pee it leaves a stain on the rocks.
Simang	Simang has a special trout sac to make loud noises.
Tiger	Tigers are able to kill a animal weighing more than themselves.
Uinta ground squirrel	Uinta ground squirrels are fat and ready to hibernate.
Vulture	When a vulture is upset, its head turns red, and it looks like it is blushing.
Whale	The blue whale is the largest mammal on earth.
Xray Tereta	X-Ray tetras get their name from their see through skin that shows their bones. You can also see eggs in a female at breeding time.
Yak	Similar to other cow species, the yak has more than one stomach which it uses to successfully get all the nutrients out of the plants that it eats.
Zebra	Zebra have a pad of fat that keeps them standing straight.

My Failed Feast Presentation

My Failed Feast Presentation

This is what I ended up doing for my Failed Feast recount presentation! 

I have watched a video then I had to right a story about it. 

I could choose between three animals to be a buffalo, a lion or a crocodile.

I decided to be the lions.

Hope you enjoy!

My failed fest (second draft)

W.A.L.T recall  events through the eyes of an animal.

Success Criteria

I know I will be successful when my recount has a

• Title
• Orientation:  When? Who? Where? Why?
• Sequence of events:  What happened? Describe using the senses (hear, taste, see, smell and feel).

Personal Comment:  How did the events make you feel?   

Second Draft                                   The red is my improvement from my last draft.

 My failed feast

 

It is a another sunny day at the African Savannah resting in the sun is just a lion thing. I see and smell the buffalos coming towards us I see a calf. They are coming closer how do they not see us lions. It’s December so the buffaloes start to migrate. The buffaloes are walking towards the river bank, were we like to rest by and relax.  I’m feeling really nervous but at the same time feeling ready. The calf is really slow maybe we should get him.

“CHARGE!” Us lions charged at the buffalo calf and pushed him in the water. We went to pull him out then we saw something in the water.  It was a crocodile he snapped on the calf's back, then we played a little game of tug of war.

We won of course then we went to pull him out of the water until we heard a loud noise “GIVE US OUR CALF BACK!” So we hid the calf and stayed near it. Then they got way too mad so we started to run. One of my brothers stayed near the calf and dragged it but then we said don’t but he did not listen so he got pushed in the water we had to go back for him.

The buffaloes got their calf back so then we were on our way back  home.  I felt something on my back I turned around and the buffalo was kicking me, I thought this war was over I guess not. I scratched and roared at the buffalo then I ran away I went home and the war was finally over.

Now I know not to go anywhere near that herd because I learnt that they are too tough and angry they would just beat us like they did today. Now I will go and get some rest in the nice warm sun. This day has made me feel really exhausted and devastated.