Maths Problems Site. 10/04/2015

Earlier today, I was playing a maths word problem game I found on Google. Here are one of the questions from the site.

Memorial Elementary School is having a school play. 9 students from each of the 11 classrooms will be chosen to be in the play. How many students will be in the play altogether?

The question and answer is 9 x 11= 99, so 99 is the answer.

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What I did on Good Friday.

On Friday, the 3 of April 2015, it was Good Friday. Today we slept in. When we woke up, we made breakfast. We had eggs, bacon and toast. Then we went into the lounge and started watching TV. We watched TV almost all day. All day, we were at home.

It was so fun staying at home that day, because I got to sleep in.

Malama Honua Voyage

Last week on Wednesday Room 7,9 and 10 from Glenbrae School walked to Point England Beach to see the Malama Honua waka. We had to walk in two lines till we got to the shortcut near the Pools. When all of us got to the shortcut, we turned into it and then kept walking till we saw the beach. 

When we got there, we saw heaps of schools. In the sea, we saw Hokulea, the name of the Waka. The people aboard Hokulea travel all over the world, using traditional methods to track where they were going. 

We sat down, and then the visitors came, and the leader did a haka to welcome them. Then we stood up and sang a song for them. People then started praying in maori. 

Schools then came one by one to shake hands and say goodbye. Then some of the House leaders from the school stayed behind. We each got a plate of food, and did a fun activity.

Maths Problem 1/4/15

Today for maths we got this question from Mrs Tofa that we had to solve. This is it:

Piri, Maia, and Ollie are planning to make piklets for afternoon tea. The recipie needs 3/4 of a cup of milk to make a batch of 25 piklets. How many cups of milk do they need to make 100 piklets?
They discover that they have 5 1/2 cups of milk. How many batches of piklets are they able to make?

I didn't solve it yet, but I am sure that someone else in my group solved it.

Inquiry Project: Term 1 2015.

Today, I completed my Flip snack about the T. Rex. Click the link below to see it. Enjoy.

http://www.flipsnack.com/FF5B8DCF8D6/information-about-dinosaurs.html?b=1&p=2

Reflection: Term 1, 2015

Term 1:

We did a lot of things this term. We went to Butterfly Creek, we had Touch and Cricket lessons, we had the Madd Workshop, we had Kiwi Can, we sang for the Malama Honua voyage, a charity show came, and we did so much more. This term has been so fun and educational at the same time.

In Reading, we have rotations with Mrs Tofa, sometimes we write about current events, and sometimes we read a book and then answer comprehension questions. My goal in reading is to move up at least 2 sub levels and to read more non fiction and history books.

In Writing, we have been writing recounts and explanation writings. My goal in writing is to use more emotive and root words.

In Maths, the teachers changed the way that they teach it. What Mrs Tofa now does for maths is that she has one group working with her, and she gives the other group a maths question to work out independently for 10 minutes. Then she gives us 5 minutes to share our strategy with a buddy. When we have done that, she tells us to share our strategies to the group. After that, we do maintenance.

In Inquiry, we were studying about dinosaurs. That was why we went to butterfly creek.  After the trip, we started our research about what we wanted to find out. We got put into groups of 3 or 4 to work together and find a way to present it.

We also have been having the Madd workshop, and kiwi can. Madd workshop on Wednesdays, and Kiwi can on Thursdays. At Madd workshop, we are learning about how to be an anti-bullying school. At Kiwi can, we have been learning about positive relationships.

Mrs Raj, our deputy principal, took some very lucky people to watch a cricket game at Eden Park. The match was South Africa versus Pakistan. Our school was going for South Africa. That was a pretty cool opportunity, and we had a fun day.

But that is only some of what we have done this term. If you told me to write everything we did and everything we learnt, it probably would of taken 1 or 2 weeks.

This term has been pretty educational, and fun at the same time. I would like to say a big thanks to the teachers and students for being a part of it all.

MADD Workshop 1/4/15

Today,on the 1 of April 2015, Room 9 and 10 had another lesson with Petia and Caroline, but Caroline wasn't here today. This week we were talking about talents and skills. Petia then asked us “What is a talent?” Someone told him “A talent is something that you’re good at”. Then he asked what a skill was. Someone else said that a skill is something that you can do, or something that you’re really good at. Then he showed us some cards, but I forgot what they were. 

He then put us into 4 groups. My group, the first group did a play about Touch. There was a new player in the team, but whenever someone threw the ball to him, he always dropped it. The reason why we chose to do a play like that was to show that not everyone has skills in sports, and that sometimes all they need to do is practice more. 

The second group to perform was a group pretending to be New Zealand Got’s Talent. There was four judges, and Fusi performed a song on her ukulele. Her first attempt was terrible, and judges told her no, and why they said no. They also said to come back and audition next year. When she came back and started playing, she had improved a lot, and so all four judges said yes. The story behind that play was obvious. It was that even if you’re terrible at something, if you practice, then you will get better, and better. 

The next group to perform was the group whose play was about wrestling. The story in their play was that if you want to be good at a sport or something, then you have to know the rules, and practice, to improve.

After that, he told us to sit down. He put his music on, and started drawing Wonder Woman. When he was done, we again started clapping. All of his drawings are so cool.Then we said our goodbyes, and went back to class.

Going to Petia and Caroline, is always fun, and even if it is a simple lesson, we always learn from them, and have fun.