Word problems

Last week we learnt multiple strategies to help solve the questions that we were given. My focus was to learn and use new strategies to help improve my learning. To show my learning and what I have done to help my learning I have made a DLO using a google slide with the strategies that I used and the questions I had to work out. All I did was add all the numbers together then I minused that by what needed to be taken away. I think I worked really hard to learn new strategies and I was also very careful with how I answered the problem. I really enjoyed this maths lesson because it really gave my brain a workout and I also learnt new strategies which can now help me in the future. What strategy would you use to solve these problems?

Converting fractions

Last week I learnt about converting fractions into decimals with Mr Lindsay. We went to his workshop with no knowledge of how to convert fractions into decimals. He showed us a couple of examples on the activeboard. It looked hard at first but once he started explaining it a bit more to us it became easier to understand. Then he sent us off to complete the worksheets we were given. I managed to get through all the questions and get them right. That’s when I felt more comfortable working with these sort of questions and this particular strategy. After we completed our worksheets we had to create a DLO to show our learning. I made a Google drawing, giving an example of the questions we had and explaining what I did to get the quotient. Here is my DLO.

Beach Clean Up

Last Friday, my class and I went down to Paihia beach to do a beach clean up. It’s apart of keeping NZ beautiful. We walked down there after hui and spilt up into groups of five. In my group was myself, Fonz, Izaiah F, Isaiah S and Kingi. We walked along the beach looking for rubbish. It took us a while to find our first piece of rubbish and took us about half an hour to fill our bag up. Many groups tried to take the rubbish out of the rubbish bins to fill their bags because the teachers said ‘Whichever group can find the most rubbish will get  a prize’. Of course everyone tried to cheat but we were caught. My group and I searched along the beach and found lots of rubbish. We found different types of rubbish such as cardboard, cigarette butts, medication subscriptions and of course plastic. The most common one being beer bottles and cans. The problem with the types of rubbish we found were that they were a danger to sea life and birds.  My solution that I came up with is that anyone that is found littering should be fined or to help encourage smokers to put their smoke out once there finished and put it in the bin. I really enjoyed the beach clean up and hope that kiwi’s are helping to keep NZ beautiful. Bye

Duffy Role Model (Rebecca Brothers)

Last week Paihia School was lucky enough to have a very special guest come to our school for the second time. Her name is Rebecca Brothers. She is a very talented athlete and is a very good swimmer. She has competed in the Olympics before and has earned many medals. She is proud that she was able represent New Zealand at the olympics and to see the flag rise. She is now a retired athlete and a full time mum, she is a mother to three. She showed us her everyday routine and explained what she had to do every morning and how she would end her day. She also had to do lots of studying and reading. Her message to us was to read, read, read because it can help you become successful and can help you achieve anything. I really enjoyed Rebecca brothers coming to visit us and teach us why reading is important and how it is really helpful throughout life.

Character dimensions

Last week we created a DLO about character dimensions. We learnt about character dimensions during our panui tasks. There was three dimensions. Dimension one includes ideas about the character and all the things you can see, their physical description. . Dimension two is about the characters backstory. For example a backstory is explaining someone's past, what happened in there life for them to act like that. Lastly dimension three is what the character needs. Things they desire and want. Our reason for learning about character dimensions is to help us improve our writing. I really enjoyed learning about the three dimensions and enjoyed putting lots of effort into my work. I have created a DLO to share my learning with you.

Cross country

Last week Paihia School had there cross country event at Bledisloe Domain. The event started at around 11am. The age groups went in order going boys than girls. First to run were the five year old boys than the five year old girls, and it continued to go up. My race was last, I ran in with the twelve year old girls. Once the boys finished, our race began. 3,2,1 go. I jogged around the big field my breath was already running out. The runners behind me started to walk but I kept going. I jumped the fence and made my way up the steep hill. Every step that I took felt mushy that was because there was horse poop squishing between my toes. I jogged a long way then made it to Whaea Becks. She was playing her sounds while guiding us through the course. I carefully walked down the hill to Mr Ngata jumped the gate and ran the field to finish my race. Once I seen the finish line I started sprinting towards Whaea Roni. Yay, I had passed the line and I was so proud of myself. I can’t remember what I placed but it was worth it.

Tuhituhi

This week for tuhituhi Te Ngahere was given a new writing prompt. We were learning about the three dimensions based on a character that we read about. The first dimension is what you can see. The second dimension is there backstory and fears. The third dimension is based on who they really are, what you learnt about them. Our prompt included a mysterious shadow. When it was shown to us lots of ideas just went through my head. Using that image we had to write a story or even a few paragraphs to give a spitting image of what might be happening in the photo. I couldn't wait to start writing. I started typing away and every time I looked at the picture more ideas kept coming to my mind. I really enjoyed writing about this topic and hope that we get more of these in the future.

When night shadows creep
                           
                                                         
  It all began the instant it hit midnight. The old clock bells ring slamming together like a drum. Suddenly all there was, was the sounds of tree’s swaying in the darkness. Leaving trails of crusty leaves behind. As strokes of wind passes through the air, time moves fast. Not one person in sight.

 Suddenly a white beam shone from the backyard light. Capturing a steady figure. The shadow of male. Under his breath he quietly moans. His toes ache from having to creep along the prickly grass. He manages to keep his silence.

Quietly the figure attempts to break into a light green garden shed. Hopeful for some place cozy and safe to rest his head over the hours. 

With no patience, he carefully he takes a bobby pin out of his front pocket silently starting the process. His fingers slipping throughout the operation not making it too far. Sweat drips from his face as he tries to pick the lock .. He sensed there was something amiss about his actions.

 The rusty padlock screech’s making a hell of a noise. Nearly awakening the other humans that surround him. His head pounds as a headache kicks in. Night slowly moves into day. He’s been at it for a while. 

Will he manage to pick the lock in time?

Pangarau

This week Te Ngahere have been doing lots of fun things for maths. We were learning about Standard written form. It was very complicated at first but once I understood it a bit better it became easy. I mostly enjoyed doing division problems and enjoyed solving them because it really gives my brain a workout. For example if my equation was 5)264. I would need to work out how many fives can go into the first number. If that doesn't work then I combine the first and second number to make a two digit number and see how many fives can go into that. I know that 5x5=25, so that means that five groups of five can go into twenty six with a reimender 1. A reminder is a number that are left over. The next thing I do is put a 5 above the equation and put a 1 above the 4 below and that makes 14. Again I see how many fives can go into 14. The answer is 2r4 because 2x5=10 and there is 4 remaining. Once you’ve done all of that your answer should be 52r4.