Te reo Maori

Today's summer learning journey task we did a te reo Maori task.

We had to match the right Maori sentence. For example: what are you doing today. In Maori it means: kei te aha koe i tenei ra?

Optical illusions

Today task for summer leanring journey I had to make a optical illusion.

A optical illusion is a shape or thing that has a hidden shape inside of it.

First I had to pick a shape to make. I could make it with paper and pen, on my device or using a optical illusion DLO to get started.

I chose the triangle because it looks like the google drive logo and looks like a L on the side.

Presentation

We presented our presentation for our emergency shelter. An emergency shelter is a place that keeps people safe from natural disasters. 

First, we made our presentation and our script. And then started memorizing our lines for when we present.

Next, a group chose us to present. We started our presentation off by greeting them and then started giving information about our 3D model.

Lastly, when all the groups finished presenting our teachers gave all the groups feedback and chose one group to work with. Our feedback was that our greeting was good but as we went on the presentation was getting lackey.

The only good things I did was talking about our 3D model, and explaining our information. But the only things I needed to do was focus more, be confident to speak, and to remember my lines.

Kowhaiwhai pattern

Today's task for the summer learning journey was to make a kowhaiwhai pattern.

We had to rotate the kowwhaiwhai pattern and make any pattern we want to. I made a four waves flowing in the sea on a hot sunny day. The background represents the sun because it is summer.

Insect art

For this task I did insect art.

I made a butterfly because it is the easiest insect to make. It has four wings two at the top and two at the bottom. And it has two antennas.

I came up with the name butterfly creek because it has the word butterfly and it is a place name. It is made out of four leafs, one stick and to flowers.

Fishing faulty teeth ( Kick start activity )

I did a task callled: Fishing faulty teeth.

The first thing I did was read an article about the story. Next I had to fill out a table explaining the four characters and who they are, what part of the story they play, and what was the outcome for them.

Next I watched another video explaining two men going fishing at the north sea and one of them loes there wife's teeth.

After I watched the video I had to create my on comic about the two men fishing. I had to write in the text bubbles and try and see what they are saying.

I had fun doing this activity because and I want do another one next time.

Commenting

I did a task called: commenting.

I had to comment on another persons blogpost and write a comment that is thoughtful, positive, helpful and kind. Next I had to ask a question about the work they did.

I commented on Aliyan K blog post about the nano girl experiment. I asked Aliyan K what material was the hardest to find.

Scavenger hunt

We did a task which was a scavenger hunt.

First we made a screencastify to show what the items we've co After we finished, we download the image of our art that we made and put it onto a google draw.

Next we had to take a screencastify of the items we have collected. Next we go onto a google slide and put the video and the pictures on.

I enjoyed looking for items activity because it was fun and felt like a real scavenger

Fractions of sets

A fraction of a set is one whole group divided equally into smaller groups.

A set means a group of things. A fraction is a whole thing divided into equal pieces.

Here is an example of what a fraction of a set is: I have twenty four beans and my two friends want some. I divided them into three groups. We each have eight beans in total.

A denominator is the number below which shows how many pieces there are. The numerator is the number at the top which shows the size of the fraction.

Faulty reasoning

For reading we were doing a Faulty reasoning task. We had to put five examples and five answers into each boxes. The five examples were:

The first faulty reasoning is: Illogical / simplified assumption means providing evidence that does not directly support the claim (Hint: There are probably other influences / factors.

The second faulty reasoning is: Circular reasoning means supporting a claim with the same claim.

The third faulty reasoning is: Over-generalization means making a global statement when there are likely exceptions. (Hint: everybody, nobody, always)

The fourth faulty reasoning is: Biased argument Making a claim that is influenced by your own personal feelings or experience.

The last faulty reasoning is: A contradiction. A contradiction is providing evidence that goes against the original argument.

The first activity wasto put the right was to put the right text into the right faulty reason.

The second activity was to guess which text should go into the right box for example: The school uniform is ugly becasue it is not attractive which is a circular reasoning.

The third activity was an individual task. We had to read three text letters and find 5 examples of the faulty reasoning. and put them into the box.

Poster for Advertisment

This week we made a poster about an porduct that we would sell. My group chose a bean bag to sell.

A bean bag is comfortable for sitting and relaxing. Kids love using bean bags and you can use it for reading a book or for lounging.

First we had to find keywords that will make people buy our item. Next we had to find photos of our product that were selling and we had to find people using our product.

Art colouring book

For summer learning journey we did a task called: art colouring book.

First we had to go onto Art colouring book and choose an image to colour in. After we finished, we download the image of our art that we made and put it onto a google draw.

Next we had to take a screenshot of the original art that we did. The art that I did was the statue of liberty. Afterwards we had to write the artist name and why we chose different colours.

I enjoyed the colouring book activity because it was very easy and very fun.

Fractions with sets

A fraction of a set is a whole fraction divided into smaller equal groups. A fraction is one whole thing divided into equal pieces

A denomenator is the bottom number which is showing the fraction size. The numerator is the top number which is showing how many pieces there are. 

5/8 is eight pieces and five are shaded. So the numerator is five and the denomenator is eight. 1/4 is four quarters and one is shaded. So the numerator is four and the denomenator is five.

Emergency shelters

We designed an emergency shelter. An emergency shelter is a place that keeps people safe from natural disasters.

First, we drew up our 3D net. A 3D net is something that can be folded into a 3D shape. Our shape was a cube. We needed to draw six 15 cm squares.

Next, we transferred the 3D net into card by measuring the length and width. Once we finished we started cutting it out and folding it into a cube.

Lastly, we started to build our model which was supposed to look like the card. We used cardboard to build the model because it’s strong enough to hold the shelter up.

Kiwisport

We practised passing drills and played touch.

First we did a passing drill. The first four people had to walk foward and pass the ball top each other. The next people on the other side they have to wait for the last person to pass the ball.

Afterwards we played three games of touch. We were split into three teams. My team was using two and three man settles while we were playing our games of touch.

I enjoyed playing touch and learning how to pass the ball.

Reading | QAR

This week for reading we did a QAR task on a book called: Change our school uniforms.

We had to put the right questions in the right box. Then we had to answer the questions and put them into the right box. There were 4 boxes to put the answers into. They were:

Right there means the answer can be found right there in the text. 

Think and search means the answer is in the text but it may be found in many different places.

Author and you means the answer is not in the text and you have to use your own knowledge and have to come up with the answer.

On my own means the answer is also not in the text. You can also come up with the answer if you haven't read the text. You have to come up with your own knowledge and think to come up with the answer.

LI. To identify the main ideas in the text.

Names

This week, we learned how to understand where certain letters go when writing in Maori. We were given clues to help us with our tasks.

First, we had to match english names to the right Maori name. We used our knowledge of the Maori letters to find the correct answer. For example: Raniera is daniel, Hone is John and Maaka is Mark.

After that, there were Maori phrases on a document that we had to translate into english. Foor example: Tena kotou katoa which is greeting to you all and Te kau ma waru ōku tau which is I am eighteen years old.

I enjoyed learning new Maori names.

QAR

This week for reading we did a QAR task on a book called: Graffiti art or crime?

We had to put the right questions in the right box. Then you have to answer the questions and put them into the right boxes. 

LI. To identify the main ideas in the text.

Kapa haka performance

Today we watched a kapa haka group performance.  

First the kapa haka group did an entrance ceremony. The entrance was a traditional entrance, the entrance they did was when visitors came to visit.  They used a conch to let the people know they are coming in.  

Then they introduced to us a weapon and other tools that are used for dexterity. The tools that were used for dexterity were Ti Rakau and poi. A poi is a ball connected to a string.

A ti rakau is a stick that is used for wrist and hand flexibility. 

After that the kapa haka group performed a haka. Then once when they’re done the boys kapa haka perform as in response or a way of saying thank you.

I think that the kapa haka was great because they told us information about the differnent types of resourses.

  

Two and three man settles

We carried on practising a two man settle and a three man settle.

First we practised a two and three man settles two get ready for a game of touch. Coach Mark told us to aim for one person when we drive the ball down the field.

Afterwards we played a game of touch to. The game was for learning how to play and how to use a two and three man settle. 

I did well with the two man settles and three man settles. I needed to do well because I was confused when I was doing the three man settles with Xavier and Hector.

Shelters Materials

There are different types of shelters that have different materials that can stand against natural disasters. Materials that could go through storms are materials like concrete, wool and steel frames. 

Concrete can be used for the outside layer because water can’t go through the concrete which is good. 

Wool can be used for the middle layer because wool can keep the coldness of wind out of the shelter which makes the shelter warm. 

Steel frames can be good to hold up the shelter because steel frames are strong to hold up something and if there’s nothing under the roof it might fall down. 

Knowing which materials are good for the right disaster it’s important because an emergency shelter with the right materials can save people's lives.

LI:To prepare material order for construction.

Fractions with cups

I learned about fractions.

First we made quarters. First we drew a line and cut the cup into halves. Then we drew another line and cut it into halves to make quarters.

Afterwards we made eigths. First we drew line and cut into halves. Next we had to draw another line and then cut it into quarters. Lastly we had to draw one more line and cut it into eigths.

Here are some examples of what quarters and eigths are below:

Basic Facts boxes

Today for basic facts boxes I attempted to do multiplication speed demon challenge. The objective of this challenge is to answer the questions quickly. I got only five wrong and the rest correct.

My time was 5 minutes and two seconds.

To rapidly recall basic facts.

Volcano Names

 This week I translated Auckland volcano names to Maori.

First we had to translate the Maori volcano names into english. For example: One tree hill. In Maori is Maungakiekie. Mount Smart. In Maori is Rarotonga.

Then we filled out a weather sheet. For example: it is a cloudy day. In Maori it means He kapua. It is a rainy day. In Maori it is He ua.

I got most of the words right and I'd like to do this activity again.

L.I to learn new words.

Advertising

This week for writing we learnt about advertising.

We were split into four groups. Each group has to talk about 3 things that are used in advertisement. My group had to talk about: colour, layout, and space.

Colour means to make everything visible in a DLO and avoid using multiple colours in one DLO.

Layout means to keep everything ( images and text ) aligned and arranged. 

Space means to fill in all the unused space that is available in the advertisement.

Model Materials

This week we have been learning about different materials for models that can go against natural disasters.

First we had to brainstorm and think of what materials can help us when natural disasters are happening. 

Next we had to choose our materials that we needed to build our shelters. Our group chose: Reinforced concrete, wood, vinyl, and stone.

Afterwards, we needed to find the height and the width for the walls and the roof. The walls were 20cm for the height and 25cm for the width. For the roof it was 25cm for the height and 25cm for the width.

Then we wrote our materials we need, how much do we need, and the height and width. 

Kiwi sport

This week for Touch Rugby we learnt two new skills.

First we did a three man settle. A three man settle includes three people. The first person has to run and plant the ball. Then the second person comes and pick up the ball and pass the ball to the third person.

Afterwards we did a two man settle. A two man settle includes two people. The person in the front has to run and plant the ball then the second person runs and plant the ball. Then the second person comes and pick up the ball and passes to the first person.

I enjoyed Touch Rugby because I learnt how to do a three man settle and a two man settle.

Fractions with cups

Here some examples of fractions below:

Reading

Today we did 3 tasks called: table mat, making connections, and synthesis.

First we did our table mat. We wrote our prior knowledge. Prior knowledge is something that you already know in the book. Next we had to find facts. We needed to find four facts that are in the book. 

Next we had to write our keywords. We had to find six keywords that are in the book. Then we had to write our key questions.

Our second task was making connections. There are three columns called: Text to self, text to text, and text to world. Text to self is linking with something you did. Text to text is linking a book with another book. Text to world is linking something that has happened in the world.

Lastly we did our synthesis. We put our prior knowledge in and our facts. Next we had to write 2 or 3 things that we learnt in the book.

Athletics 2020

Today for athletics we did 9 activities. We were split into 4 teams. They were: red, blue, yellow, and green in our year levels. My first favourite activity we did was lilipad gladiator. Two people had to hop on the circles until they get to each other. Then they have to rock paper scissors against each other until someone wins.

My next favourite activity we did was the sponge relays. The people in front of the line in each team has to put their legs into a sack then hop to the sponge and crawl under a blue bag, then hop over a bar then put the sponge in the bucket and suck the water with the sponge then squeeze the water into our buckets. Our team did okay on this one.

My last favourite activity was rob the nest. For this activity we had to take one ball and bring it back to our base. Then the second round there were one tagger for each team. The taggers have to guard the base and tag people if they try stealing the balls from the base.

Baic Facts Boxes

Today for basic facts boxes I attempted to do addition up to 5. The objective of this challenge is to answer the questions quickly. My time was 3 minutes and 24 seconds. I got none wrong. Next time I will challenge myself to up to 10.

To rapidly recall basic facts.

Writing | Persuasive speech

This week for writing we presented our specch.

First I had to introduce my self. Then I had to introduce my topic and said my a rhetorical question.

Next I had to say my POV ( which means point of view ) and why I believe my argument. Next I said  my reasons and facts about my topic.

Afterwards I said reasons to help support my topic. Afterwards I said my solution and a summary on why graffiti should be stopped.

This task was fun and I liked how I was brave to say my speech.    

LI. To create a persuasive speech.

Film Festival

This week on Wendnesday different kinds of schools came to the film festival that was at the Hoyts cinemas in Sylvia park.

Panmure bridge schools film was about sanitising your hands. Most films were about covid that has happened this year. My favourite film was the covid rap from Tamaki college.

Maori Names

For Maori we translated peoples names to english.

First we had to read the names and translate them. In the Maori alphabet letters that Maori do not use are: j, l, s, v, and d. Instead they use r, h, and w.

Next we looked them up on the Maori dictionary to see if they are correct. I got three wrong and the rest correct. I was close to getting all of them correct. 

I enjoyed learning new words in Maori.

LI. To learn new Maori names.

Fractions

A fraction is a whole thing cut into equal peices.

A half looks like a whole thing cut in two equal pieces. A third looks like a whole thing cut into three equal  pieces. A quarter looks like a whole thing cut into four equal pieces.

LI. To identify fractions.

Synthesis

Synthesis is an activity that helps you learn new things. There are three boxes to put your information. They are: prior knowledge, new information, and new understandings.

For prior knowledge you have to put the information that you know about. For example: water from the lake goes down the dam into the spillways.

For new information you have to put four facts that you know about. One of my facts were: generators use magnets and coils of wires to make electricity.

For new understandings you have to put new information that you didn't know about. Two of my understandings were: I learnt that water power can make electricity. I learnt that a dam uses one million cubic metres of concrete.

Persuasive speech

This week for writing we wrote down our persuasive speech. First I had to introduce my self. Then I had to introduce my topic and write a rhetorical question.

Next I had to write down my POV ( which means point of view ) and why I believe my argument. Next I wrote down my reasons and facts about my topic.

Afterwards I also researched reasons to help support my topic. After I wrote my solution and a summary on why graffiti should be stopped.

This task was fun and I liked how I reasearched facts about my topic.

LI. To create a persuasive speech.

Kiwisport | Touch Rugby

Today for touch rugby we learnt two new skills.

The first skill we learnt was a two man settle. The person with the ball has to run and plant the ball when they get touched. Then the second person comes and picks up the ball and passes it to the first person.

The second skill we learnt was a three man settle. There three people: person a, person b, and person c. Person a has to get touched and plant the ball. Person b has to pick up the ball and pass it to person c.

Afterwards we played a game of touch but we have to walk. The rules are: you are not allowed to be offside, you have to be 5 metres away, and you have to plant the ball where you got touched.

I had so much fun learning new skills. 

Inquiry

This week for inquiry we were creating our own emergency shelter. An emergency shelter is a place that protects people from natural disasters.

First we looked at different types of shelters that are in different shapes. We had to figure out if they were a good or bad shelter.

Next we thought and discussed what the shape of our shelter would be. My group decided that the shape should be a triangle. We thought this would be a good shelter against strong wind. 

Then we created our own shelter on sketch up. This app is used to create 3d models. 

After that we discussed which material would do best if this shelter was going to be created in real life. The best material we could think of was Tungsten. Tungsten is a type of metal that is extremely rare to find. It cannot be broken either. 

If we could change specific things in our shelter, the things we would change are adding windows to see, another entrance to our shelter and probably taking out the legs and ropes.

                                                                                                                                                                           We found this task difficult because it was hard trying to design our shelter but it was very fun because we like each other's ideas even though we weren’t able to add those features in.  

                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Duffy Theatre - Bex meets Milly

 We watched a performance by the Duffy theatre groupabout the Coggen. A coggen is a mythical creature that is a mixture of  a cat, dog, and chicken.

Before the show the actors introduced themselves. Then we sang the Duffy song. Then the actors performed for us.

Lastly the Duffy group held a question and answer session.

I thought the perfomance was great and very amazing.

Basic Facts Boxes

Today I did basic facts boxes speed demon division challenge. The objective of the challenge is to answer the questions quickly. I only got one wrong and the rest right. My time was 6 minutes and 54 seconds. 

LI. To rapidly recall basic facts.

Making connections

Connections are similiar ideas compared between the readers experiences or knowledge and the text being read. There are three differnent types of connections. They are: text to self, text to text, and text to world.

Text to self is talking about something that links to what you have done. For example: in the book water power people had to go through a maze of tunnels. My connection: I have been through a maze of tunnels

Text to text is talking about something that links with another book. For example: in the story water power the people took risk and had to go up high. My connection: In the story jack and the beanstalk jack had to take a risk and climb up the beanstalk without looking down.

Text to world is something that links with something that has happened around the world. For example: In the story water power the people that built the dam took fifteen years. My connection: Workers take months or years to make houses or buildings.

LI. To make connections.

Fractions

Fractions are a whole thing cut into equal pieces.

A half is a whole thing cut in two equal pieces.

Here are some examples of what a halves looks like.

LI: To define fractions.

Maori

 For Maori we learnt how to translate names into English

First we had to translate the Maori names in to English names - we had a list to choose from and we could also use the Maori Dictionary. For example: ( Hamuera means Samuel in Maori. The blue higlighted names are the boys names. The black highlighted names are the girl names. 

I enjoyed learning new words in Maori.

LI. To learn new Maori names.

Table mat | Reading

 Today for reading I used a table mat on a book called: water power.

First I had to find prior knowledge that I know about the book. Then I had to find four facts about the book. Afterwards I had to find six keywords and define two keywords and find an attributed image.

Lastly I had to write what questions I would ask to the author.

LI. To build vocabulary.

Emergency shelters

 Emergency shelters help and protect people from disasters and accidents like: tornado, volcano eruptions, strong storms or winds, and bushfires or house fires.

Strong wind shelters can be used in a strong wild storm. One of the shelters were titanium. Titanium is strong use because it can hold strong wind and cannot be broken.

Tsunami shelters can be used in a flood. One of the shelters are steel frame. Steel frame is good use because  steel-frame structures are recommended for vertical evacuation structures.

Shelters are used to protect people from disasters. Some shelters are very good use because they can be strong.

Persuasive speech

This week for writing I planned my speech about why graffiti should be stopped.

First I had to come up with a greeting. Next I had to write how I will introduce my audience. Then I had to come up with a rhetorical question. 

Afterwards I had to write my opinion and a statement that states with my point. Next I had to list some facts to support my opinion. Then I had to write a solution to my problem. 

Lastly I had to write what happens if people don't agree with my opinion.

L.I: To create a persuasive speech. 

Here is my speech plan below:

Touch Rugby | Kiwi Sport

Today for touch rugby we learnt two new skills. 

The first skill was to plant the ball. We had to put the ball between our legs and step over it so the other person can get the ball.

Then we did an activity called bibs verses non-bibs. Five people from each team gets one ball. Then everyone with the ball has to run away from the people with no ball. If you get tagged you have roll the ball.

The last skill was attacking verses defending. There were 2 attackers and 1 defender. The attackers have the ball and the defender has to try and block them from scoring.

The first person with the ball has to run up to the defender and pass the ball.

Making Connections

Text to self is talking about something that you have done. For example: in the book ants on the march ants have different jobs to do. I do jobs at home and get paid money.

Text to text is talking about something that links with another book. For example: in ants of the march ants are strong, creative and fast. In the book rahi and the patupaiarehe rahi was fast and strong and even creative.

Text to world is something that links with something that has happened around the world. For example: ants live and work in huge groups called colonies. Builders work in huge groups to contruct buildings.

LI. To make connections.

 

Comment Thread

Today for comment thread. I commented on Kahu's touch rugby blog post. The objective of this challenge is to make a thread by commenting to each other.

LI: To create a comment thread.

Basic facts boxes

Today I completed basic facts boxes up to 10. The objective of this challenge is to answer the questions quickly. My time was 3 minutes and 28 seconds. I only got one question wrong. This is more faster than Mr Wong's time 3 minutes and 30 seconds.

LI. To rapidly recall basic facts.

SSR Selfie

Today for ssr selfie I read a book called dog man ( The Tale of two kitties) The objective of this challenge is to summarize and retell the text.

The book was about flippy making alot of buildings come to life. And petey made a clone but was a child of him.

To summarize and retell the text.

Touch rugby

Today we learnt some basic skills for touch rugby.

First we learnt how to tap the ball, score a try, chuck the ball up in the air, and passing the ball.

Afterwards we played a passing drill to get better at catching and commiting to the ball.

I enjoyed this activity and had fun learning new skills in touch rugby.

Insulators

Insulators are used to stop heat from moving place to place. Five materials were tested for the ability to insulate: glass, plastic, metal, paper, and polystrene.

The best insulator for keeping things warm was polystrene because the average cooling rate was 8. The worst insulator for keeping things warm were: plastic, tin, and paper.

The best insulator for keeping things cool were: paper and polystrene because the average cooling rate was 2. The worst insulator for keeping things cool was glass.

The best insulator for both warm and cool was polystrene because both average cooling rates were the lowest.

Maori

 For Maori we had to find the meanings of what the Maori words mean. 

For this activity we had to use the Maori dictionary and translate what the Maori words mean. For example: Tama - boy.

Then we had to listen to a song and find 9 meanings of those words mean in the song.

I enjoyed this activity and learning new words in Maori.

Argument topics

For writing we had to brainstorm ideas and make a persuasive speech.

Brainstorming means to think about ideas. Sasuke and I wrote down some reasons why we want the statue taken down. One of our reasons was: because it looks silly .

Next we had to write 9 arguments for three topics which were: school, home, and community. One of my arugments were: The community should stop spray painting on the walls.

One of my reasons were: because it might give you brain damage. Next we had to choose two topics and write reasons why we think we want to keep it or stop it.

LI. To brainstorm possible topics.

Reading

For reading we used the same strategy from last week called skimming and scanning.

We used it on a book called ( Ants on the march )

First I had to find prior knowledge about ants. For example: Army ants can work in huge groups called colonies. Next I had to find six keywords and define two of those words and find an image.

Afterwards I had to find four facts about ants. For example: Soldier ants use their massive jaws as weapons to protect their colonies. Next I had to write to the author two key questions about ants.

LI. To skim and scan.

Division story problems

How to solve a division by following these steps:

1. You have to write how many objects you have.

2. Next you have to write who you are sharing it with.

3. Next you have to write how many you and that person have.

4. Lastly you have to write the algorithm. For example: 14 ÷ 2 = 7.

LI. To divide objects evenly.

Persuading

 The definition of Convincing and persuading is telling someone to do or think something.

For this activity we had to try and convince our partners to agree or disagree with us. First we had to convince our partners in person. Then we tried convincing them by creating a poster.

The topic was about kids that are under 12 are not allowed to ride their bikes or scooters in public places. I agreed because I think it's not safe for children.

Because they could get kidnapped, might go on to the road, or might go to far and get lost.

Skimming and scanning

For reading we learnt about skimming and scanning.

Skimming is to look through and reading the scentences and getting ideas from the book. Scanning is looking through the book to find keywords.

We used this stratgey on a book called ( Meet the Kakapo ) 

First we had to find 4 facts about the Kakapo. For example: Kakapo's are extremely rare. Next we had to write our prior knowledge which means we had to describe the kakapo. 

Next we had to find 6 keywords. Then we had to pick 2 keywords and find the definition of what that word means. Afterwards we had to 2 images to describe the word that we defined.

 After we had to write 2 key questions to the author.

LI. To skim and scan.

 

Inquiry | Experiment

This week for inquiry we experimented certain materials. We used paper towel as our certain material. First we had to use a beaker to measure water to 100mls. Next we had to measure our material to 50gm.

Then we had to do five drops of food colouring into the 100mls of water. Next we put the paper towel into a tote tray and poured the water onto the paper towel.

After that we checked how much water was absorbed from the material and how much was leftover. Then we wrote our results onto the recording sheet.

I enjoyed this experiment because I learnt how to conduct an experiment. Also paper towel is an absorbent material.

LI. To learn and practise expermental materials.

Division

Division is sharing an amount of things to other people. For example: there were 18 counters that was shared among 9 people. Each person got 2 counters each.

The slide below shows three division examples.

Maori

Today for Maori we learned body parts in Maori.

The activity is to highlight the words we know in Maori and we have to leave the ones that we don't know blank. The second activity I did was to match the Maori phrase with the correct picture. ( For example: head- Mahunga , shoulder- Pakihiwi ) 

I enjoyed Te Reo Maori because I learned new words and about the weather. 

Basic Facts Boxes

 Today I did basic facts boxes. The objective of this challenge is to answer the questions quickly. My time was 4 minutes and 18 seconds. I got six wrong.

SSR Selfie

This week for ssr selfie I read a book based on our work called " The Gruffalo " The book is about a mouse lying to other animals about being the scariest creature and describing a fictional character

I had to list three things that happened in the story. One of them was: the Gruffalo was scared of the mouse. Next we have to list new words.

Lastly I had to write who was the author and who is the illustrator.

LI. To summarise and retell the text. 

Art

We have been doing this art for the past 2-3 weeks

 For art we had to colour one section of the Gruffalo picture.

We were put into groups to collabarate with each other. We also learned a new strategy called blending/ mixing. 

We had to mix a dark colour with a light colour. When we finished the whole picture we hung up on the wall.

Safety Plan

 For inquiry we learned about hazards and risks. A hazard is something that can cause harm to the property, enviroment, and people. A risks is a possibilty that a hazard can cause harm to people.

First we discussed about different hazards and risks. Next we wrote down, a hazard for the fire itself. The risk is burning yourself.

Thern we discussed consequenses that could happen. Consequense is something that could go wrong. For example: For the wood you could hurt yourself or someone.

Mr Ogilvie lit a fire and demonstrated how to roast marshmallows and make smores. After he demonstrated we made our own smores.

Lastly we made another safety plan for the food preparation. We did the same process but wrote down different hazards, risks, and consequenses.

LI. To assess and conduct a real life scenario.

Maths Word Problems

 This week for maths I learned How to use brackets in a maths word problem.

First, I read The word problem to see the numbers that we had to multiply. Next I used brackets. Brackets mean that you have to solve the equation first.

Lastly I wrote the final amount.

LI: to write word problems in order using brackets.

Thursday Recount

 For writing we wrote a recount about our daily routine. We had to pick a day to write our recount. I chose last week Thursday. On Thursday we talked about the coming election. The purpose of the activity is to find out what was important to us so we could understand what political parties will do when they win this coming election, and what will happen after election.

For my recount I wrote what I did: before school, at school, after school, at dinner, and after dinner, which are the main parts of my day. Then I picked four things that I do in four sections. 

After I wrote my recount, I had to write my own personal reflection.

LI: To write a recount about my daily routine.

Governing Topics

 Governing Topics are policies that parties wish to provide to the people and the country. The two most important topics are: Media, culture, and recreation and Education.

The education topic is about the goverment spending more money on schools. Media, culture, and recreation is about spreading important information about the news, culture, and recreation activities. 

If I voted and chose my govenring topics, I would choose media, culture, and recreation, and education. I chose education because I am learning new things.

I also chose media, culture, and recreation because I play a sport and I like going outside and playing with my friend.

LI. To choose important governing topics by summarizing all topics.

Maori language week

 Maori language week is a special occasion that people support in September. This is a time for all New Zealanders to celebrate te reo Maori.

The Goverment is trying to get 1 million people speaking in te reo before 2040.

In 1987 te reo became an offical language of Aotearoa. On the 14th of September 1972 at 12pm a petition was signed with 30,000 signatures was presented to the NZ parliment calling for te reo to be taught in schools.

LI. Lets make Maori language strong.

Basic Facts Boxes

This week for basic facts boxes I did multiplication speed demon.The objective of the challenge is to answer the questions quickly. My time was 4 minutes and 15 seconds. I got only 6 answers wrong. I can improve by reading th questions properly.

Hazards and Risks

First my group wrote what a hazard and risk is. A hazard is an object that can cause harm to the property, environment, and to other people. A risk is a possibilty that a hazard can cause harm to people.

We also recapped about the risk levels which are low, likely, possible, elevated, and extreme. Then we wrote a saftey plan called risk assement.

 For this task we wrote the class level, how many students, how many helpers, and the location.

For every ten students equal's one helper. Then my group answered questions like: what could go wrong, how you could prevent, and what could it cause it to go wrong.

Lastly we wrote a emergency plan which is a risk that overcomes a much serious situation.

LI. To assess risk with a simple activity.

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Maths word problems

 LI. to solve multiplication word porblems with a factor greater than 10.

To solve a maths problems that is outside of the times tables, there are 6 steps to follow.

The first step is to write the number sentence. 

Then you have to break up the bigger number. For example: 16 = 10 + 6.

The third step is to multiply the smaller number. For example: 10 x 4 = 40) + ( 6 x 4 = 24 )

The fifth step is to write the number sentence but you have to write it with the answer. For example: 40 + 24 = 64.

The final step is to write the number sentence but write it like a word problem. For example: Rahcel's mother gave her 64 stickers.