We have been learning how to use adjectives to describe a mood and atmosphere.  

Here is a picture of our tree house that my group made and the adjectives to describe the mood.  Can you guess the mood and atmosphere?

Maths Problem

 Kia ora

We have been learning about how to use Compatible Numbers. Compatible Numbers are any two numbers which add together to make a Tidy Number 

(a  number which ends in zero).  We had to choose two Compatible Numbers and another number. Then we had to think of a word problem which used our numbers and give the problem to a buddy to solve. Mrs Ogle, our maths facilitator, said this is called 'posing problems'.

Joe has 7 sheep,  Harry has 3 sheep and Bob has 4 sheep.  How many sheep do they have altogether?

7 + 3 = 10

10 + 4 = 14

Skiing Day One

 Last week our class went to Mt Ruapehu to ski. On our first skiing day I was really happy. I ate all my breakfast. Then we got on the bus. Here is a picture of Kyle and I on the bus with all our skiing gear on.

Lahar

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Today we built Mt Ruapehu in the sandpit. We also made the Whangaehu River valley, the plain below the mountain and the railway bridge at Tangiwai. We wanted to learn how the lahar destroyed the bridge in 1953 causing the Tangiwai Disaster. Kora and Ariana poured lots of water into the crater we had made on top of our mountain. It whoosed down the side of the mountain and into the river valley. The bridge collapsed and bits of our train fell into the river. After that, we watched a short video about what do do if you are on Mt Ruapehu when the lahar siren sounds.  Now I know how to keep safe from a lahar if one happens when I am on a mountain.  Here is my Hazard Notice with the most important information.

Chicken Diva Art

Last week Mrs A read us a book called, "Whitney and Britney: Chicken Divas'. It was about 2 girl chickens who liked to perform as singers and dancers. It was funny. We made pictures of them using pastels and then we got to decorate them with bling.  The best part was I could draw a rooster instead of a chicken. I wanted my rooster to look like a real rooster so I only put a necklace on it.

Matariki Poem

We have been learning how to write a rhyming couplet. A rhyming couplet is a poem of only two lines and the last words in each line have to rhyme withe each other. I wrote my poem about Matariki.

Times Tables-What I know.

We have started finding out which times tables facts we know instantly.  I still don't know all of my x2 tables facts. I need to learn them.

Learning about rhyming.

Last week I was learning about how to think up words that rhyme. Here is an activity sheet which I completed.

Science 2

This term for maths we have been learning about 2D and 3D geometry. Kane and I were in a team. We went on a Geometry Safari around the school grounds to see how many 2D and 3D shapes we could find. Then we had to write what we had found into a table. You can see ours below.

Science: Me and my DNA.

This term for science we are learning all about how the human body works and how special we all are. We are also trying to learn how to think and act more like a scientist. So, Miss Fletcher asked us to look at our faces in the mirror and write down notes about what we look like. The information had to be precise and clear so that when someone read it, it would help them find the person it described quickly. It was a bit like being a detective. You had to look and notice things carefully. Miss Fletcher said that what we look like depends on our mother and father. Making a new human is a bit like making a cake. You get some ingredients from your mum and some from your dad. The ingredients are called DNA. Everybody’s cake is different to everyone else’s. Miss Fletcher said the person with the most efficient description was Andrew J as he wrote: My hair is 1cm long all over. He is the only 
student in Team Moana with a haircut like that so he was able to be identified very easily. You can read my description below. The sentences highlighted in blue are the ones that Miss Fletcher said were not precise and clear enough. Ten people said they could recognise me from my description.

Maths 1

This term for maths we have been learning about 2D and 3D geometry. Kane and I were in a team. We went on a Geometry Safari around the school grounds to see how many 2D and 3D shapes we could find. Then we had to write what we had found into a table. You can see ours below.

Show not tell

This week I have done writing about super heroes. Read my writing and try and work out who am I?