We started off looking at how division was the opposite of multiplication. We did this by revising what Multiplication and Division Family of Facts looks like.
Then we checked everyone could do short division. Can you do short division?
After breaking it down and practising asking how many times the divisor goes into the dividend we tried harder problems that took us to the long form or long division.
What way do you use to solve harder division problems?
On Wednesday our teacher told us about the school we are joining to do Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu – it is where you write comments on other student blogs from schools around the motu. So were checked out where and who the schools are we are blog commenting with.
The schools are Paroa in Greymouth, first, we thought they were in Whakatane then found them in Hokitika, on the West Coast of Te Waipounamu. Glen Innes is our other buddy school, they were easier to find and are in Auckland at first we thought they were a long way from our school (as they were the first school we looked for, after locating our school on the map) until we searched for Paora School. Edmund Hillary School (our school) is the red marker.
Today our Maths investigation was around triangles. Using the dot we had to make right-angle triangles. First, we had to make sure we all knew what that meant. Did you know a square and rectangle have 4 right angle corners? – That means the corners are 90°.
I will tell you how many we found after you tell me how many you find. Remember you can’t count a triangle of the size and shape twice. So be careful how you lay out your triangles, you can use this link to help you with your answer. Good Luck
Kia Ora
we have been checking out a range of ways to present information. I love word clouds and was curious to find one where students could add ideas in real-time and the cloud is being made. Our focus was sharing what we thought the school values meant to us. I then took a screenshot of each one and here they are.
Then we applied this information and made a mosaic here is an example created by Samsalvation:
Kia Ora
We had to learn about the different parts of the opera, including the types of singers and their voices. I like the soprano singer with the high girly voice. It was hard to understand them when they all sang at the same time, or held the long notes.
Kia Ora,
The Ponder this week is whether we would rather starve or dehydrate.
I would rather be suffering from dehydration because you can get water and liquid from food. If you don’t eat you can get liver cancer. You will die faster because you are dehydrated. I would rather die faster than slower.
What would you prefer and why?
Kia Ora, we have had a big focus on Reading and what we like to read. We did a survey and discussed the results. Each week we read silently, in fact, we had time nearly every day. The teacher tries to out loud at least 4 times a week too. That book this term is Hatchet and that is why our ponder is based on a book. – See the post 2 back.
This week we had to pick our current favourite book of all time, take a photo of the book and us, and add it to a class set of slides. Then we have to sell the book to others. Talk about why we think it is the best book EVER! (They are also printed and up on our wall just outside our class so the class next door can see what we recommend as great books.)
Check out our Favourite Books –
What is your favourite book? Why?
In reading time one of our tasks is learning about idioms. My favourite idioms from this week is ‘In the driver’s seat’ – it means to be in charge.
Our idioms page starts like this –
Then we complete the idioms and find the meaning of at least 5.
When we have done that we have to highlight one we know and could use in our writing and one blue that we didn’t know that we might use in our writing.
In our class, the teacher is the top banana and calls the shots, although some of the children would like to try to be and end up playing second fiddle.
Can you see which idioms I have used?
Have you tried using idioms in your writing to make it more show and not tell?
Todays cybersmart session we made this at first i didnt understand why we are getting a image but after understood we did this on Google slides i like how it makes the word look nice and contrasted so i really enjoyed doing this activity you could add any image u want like the sea ,the sun anything
In this writing i talk about pre 1840
Pre 1840
Why was the Treaty Made
The people wanted a treaty for trading the Pakeha would give nails,blankets,Muskets and bibles while the Maori gave Flax,seals,whales,trees,food and land.
Maori wanted the muskets because they wanted to be the strongest tribe in the war. Maori would also receive bibles because knowledge was power and many maori were interested in Christianity. Nails and blankets were popular to trade .
Pakeha would get such things as whales where all parts of the creature which would be used for clothes, umbrellas and perfume. Seals Could also make Different things because they were easy to kill. Other things that the Maori would give pakeha were flax,trees, food and land.