Facile Fractions!

WALT: We are learning to find fractions of a whole and set

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This week we have just changed our learning and now we are focusing on fractions and some decimals. As you know most people dislike fractions.... and i'm one of them. Fractions are one of the things about maths that I don't like doing, most of these might be wrong so you can correct me but I hope you enjoy!

The Gods Of Rangi And Papatuanuku!

WALT: Find clues within the text.

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This week in literacy, my group has been reading Rata and the Totara tree. This story is about the maori gods like Rongo, Tumatauenga, Tane, Rangi, Papatuaknuku etc. All we had to do was answer the questions that our teacher gave us and make a poster in the end. Mine is very simple but enjoy!

Malaysian Animals!

WALT: Understand the elements of informational writing.

Malaysia is a great place for all people to go to. Have you ever thought of going to Malaysia? Did you even know that Malaysia existed? Well, sit back and relax and here are some things about Malaysia's animals!

Java mouse-deer! What a weird name right? Well, this animal looks like a deer but is tiny like a mouse. When it reaches adulthood it is about the size of a rabbit, making it the smallest living ungulate. It is found in forests in Java and perhaps Bali, although sightings there have not been verified.

Rhinoceros hornbill! This majestic bird is a hornbill and has a unique  Rhino's horn that has similar colours to a Toucan's beak. It is found in lowland and montane, tropical and subtropical climates and in mountain rain forests up to 1,400 metres in Borneo, Sumatra, Java etc.

The Malayan Tiger... this tiger may look like a normal tiger but for some reason, it was Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2015. Malayan tiger can reach 70 to 112 inches in length and 52 to 284 pounds of weight.

That’s about the only things that I know about
Malaysian Animals. Every animal can be weird and disturbing and others can be cute and cuddly but you never know which ones are dangerous so be careful around animals and don’t trust them!

Learning About Transformations

WALT: We are learning to transform shapes using reflection, rotation and translation.

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This week in my maths class (room 4), we are learning about Transformation. Transformations are - Reflection, Rotation, Translation and some are Symmetry. My slides are just about what I know about Transformation and how do I solve them out, so you I hope you also learn something from my slideshow and enjoy!

Korero - Love The Difference!

Racism, Hatred, Intolerance! All of these words that don't belong in this world. Everyone is different! People can't say that others are really irritating and bothersome if they haven't even met them. People can have wacky hair and a really weird smile although they can be amazing and effective on the inside. Everyone has to appreciate and love the imperfections that others have so take my words and Love The Difference!

In The End!

WALT: Find clues within the text.

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This week we are doing the usual which is reading a school journal and answering all the questions that Whaea Kelly gave us. There were some words that I didn't quite understand but In the end, i finally understood so never give up!

MeMe and Me! Reading - Mahy

WALT: I can find clues within the text. 

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This weeks work was just another simple, same thing we do every week but this time we only had two days to finish this. Why? Well, that's because the year 8's (including me) had a year 8 camp all the way at Kauaeranga Valley. I finished my work in time so here it is and I hope you learn some things as well.

Coordinates. Year 10 Work!

WALT: We are learning to use grid references and scale.

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This week we are still learning coordinates. These questions are year 10 tens questions but they weren't that hard. We only have 2 days to finish it because the year 8's are going on camp so none of us will be doing work throughout this week so I can't wait to tell you about camp when I come back.

Jack and The Beanstalk

Once upon a time there was a boy named Jack and his mother gave him a job to do. He had to go and buy something from the market and bring the cow with him. While he was walking around the market, a guy came up to him and offered him 5 magical beans for the cow. Jack was so satisfied that he gave the cow without thinking and took the magical beans and ran back home. He showed his mother but she wasn’t impressed at all. “What is this!” she shouted. She grabbed the beans and threw them out the window and without saying another word she walked away. In the morning, Jack woke up and was in shock.

A big beanstalk was right in front of him. He wondered what was at the top, so he decided to climb the beanstalk. It was a long way up but when he finally reached the top he could walk on the clouds. He saw a big, giant castle and started to walk inside of it. The inside was big, it looked bigger than the outside. Jack heard big footsteps so he ran behind a big plate and tried to keep out of site. “Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman” the giant roared in frustration. At that moment Jack ran out of the castle while the giant chased after him.

Jack reached the beanstalk and quickly climbed down. Once he reached the ground he grabbed an axe from the outside of his house and started to chop the beanstalk down. When the giant got half way, the beanstalk started to fall and the whole thing crashed onto the ground.

THE END…..

Toni & Jannah!

Hello there reader, yesterday we had an unexpected guest show up to Team 5. Do you remember my blog post about all of the Attitude talks that we had, Well, Toni and Jannah had come to our school to talk about Friendship Factors. I know I've already talked about Friendship Factors before but this time they had something new up their sleeves. On each factor, they would give us an activity to do. In the next paragraphs, I will be explaining my two favourite Friendship Factors.

Be Positive. If you've already met me, you would know that I am a very positive and happy person. Being positive can not only help you make new friends but it can also make other people around you to feel more welcome and comfortable. Negativity is bad for a lot of people especially people who take it to the next level, positivity is more powerful than what you think it is. The activity that we did for this phrase was complementing one another and saying nice and wonderful things about them.

Be Yourself. No one's perfect, everyone is different in their own unique way. Many people have tried to change themselves just to fit in with some of the popular kids or smart kids but being yourself, you can make lots of friends no matter who you are. You should be proud of who you are, you shouldn't be ashamed of how you look or what other people think of you because being yourself is the greatest gift, it's the greatest goal to achieve so never doubt yourself.

Mahy - Reading!

WALT: Discuss and Justify my opinion and responses across a range of texts

King And Country!

WALT: Read and make connections to a text

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We had to read a maori war story and answer some questions about it. It was all about how the war started and how to war ended. The main character is Tipu and his brother Rongo, his brother was apart of the war and Tipu had to go and find Rongo to bring him back home.

How do you tell coordinates?

WALT: identify coordinates and use grid references to give directions

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This week in math's we are learning about Coordinates and how do you find where you are? How do you know where that is? I finished this in one day so it was kind of easy, but only because coordinates has been one a my passions. I've loved doing coordinates ever since I was a kid. If you think you can beat my score in one day, then try your best!

Groundbreaking Graphs!

WALT: extract information from a range of graphs

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Last week my whole class had to learn about graphs. We did a big lesson about graphs last term so it was kind of easy. Stem and Leaf graph is one of the easiest graphs for me except when we're doing range. Stem and Leaf graph may be a bit hard for others and it may look very hard but once you get use to it, it would be easy for you! 

Enjoy math's and appreciate what you learn!

Another Proverb & Poster!

WALT - Pick a proverb and make a poster!

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This is another poster and proverb that me and my group picked. We never saw this one at first because it was on the other page but when we saw it when really wanted to do it. This saying is also in the bible so if you ever get to read the bible, try and find this saying. Thank god for everything we have!

Proverbs & Posters

WALT - Pick a proverb and make a poster!

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This is one of the proverbs that we used in a maori book. From my opinion this proverb would mean "let other people sing all of your blessings and songs!". Me and my group (Christina and Rosaleen) picked this one because it stood out very well!

Writing Narratives!

WALT: Use a set sentence structure to create an interesting Narrative

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This week and term we are learning about narrative writings. This week we had to write about any of the topics that are in the slides. I picked the three little pigs because i've always loved them since I was young. I rewrote their story by using the T.O.P.S! Title, Orientation, Problem and solution. After that I had to write about my holiday, we could make some things up so most of it isn't really true. I hope you enjoy my writings!