House of bricks Wk1 T3

 This week we had the people from house of bricks come to our school and teach us about Lego. my favourite one was the car making race because they all went so fast.

My favourite Lego activity was the tower building because I liked how I collaborated with my team and other teams.

My least favourite Lego activity was the patterns because I did not have any ideas on what to make and it took forever to take each piece off.

The activity that tested my perseverance the most was car racing because everytime we went to test it, it didn't go farther than others but still went pretty far.

The most challenging activity was the tower building because you had to make sure it didn't fall over while still making sure it was high enough.

I enjoyed working collaboratively with others because it was fun to see what people were like under pressure.

have you used Lego before.

Maths WK10 T3

 This week for maths we got give 5 goals and we had to make 5 worded questions using them.

what was your favourite question.

Writing WK10 T3

This week for writing we were learning about gender stereotyping. This is when you just think about as gender and you think they that are better then thee other gender at something. example: oh yea boys are definitely strong then girls. We learnt that stereotyping is bad and should not be a thing. We made posters showing that it is bad.

what do you think gender stereotyping is?

WK9 T3 RE

 This week we remade the beatitudes. These are my recreations of them. My favourite one is probably the one that says: blessed are the meek

Franciscan Charism WK9 T3

 This week for RE we made posters about our schools saint st Francis. I put the st Francis values on here. my favourite value is respect because we should respect each other no matter what. here is my poster -->

What is your favourite value?

Maths Problem Solving!!!!

 Hey guys its me Leo, This week for maths me and my friend completed this slideshow of maths questions. this was very fun and challenging and I had a good time. hope you enjoy I put my best effort.

can you solve the questions?

Writing WK5 T3

               should schools ban junk food?

Hello, I'm Leo and today I'm going to explain to you why schools should ban junk food.                       

Should Schools Ban Junk Food? I think junk food should be banned from schools because it destroys the teeth of the children and gives them a sugar high before going into class.

If the schools don't remove junk food the kids will be very energetic and loud in class which would cause trouble for the students learning. Also it destroys the teeth of children so they need more dentist appointments and miss school, of course this is bad so what can we do to stop this? We can ban junk food!

Writing WK2 T3

This week we have been writing a story from a video about a yellow umbrella. we also have been learning about perseverance, perseverance is about thinking about others.

 here is a link to the video

At the time of dawn on a drafty stormy morning, the old creaky door to Miss Elem´s home for children creaked open. The little girl with the neon yellow umbrella, cautiously trotted into the orphanage with anger and right away found a place for her umbrella. Not wanting for the girl to see him, Borris quickly flung his head around the door frame, making sure he was hidden from view. Wandering off to the side, the girl observed the cheerful scene while the children searched in the box for hidden treasures.  The girl giggled while she watched the little boy soaring around the room like a lamborghini. Her smile swiftly disappeared as she glared back to the umbrella stand and all she saw were tiny little puddles. Her favorite Umbrella was gone?

Do you know what perseverance is?

Town Trip Recount

On the 20th of May 2021 Tumu went to Margaret Mahy Family Playground. There were four activities, learning about the playground markings with Mrs Carney, seeing the mats around the playground and feeding the tuna with Mrs Bryce, riding the waka up and down the awa with Miss Hansen and we also went to Victoria Square with Mrs Brown.

My favourite part of the trip was riding the waka because I got soaked and also it was fun working as a team.

Something I learnt was that there is a whole story around Margaret Mahy and I didn't even know.

The thing I found the most interesting was that Victoria Square has heaps of art works made out of wood and stone.

This trip has helped me with my PBL because I learnt about the culture before me and the Māori. For PBL I am going to make a poster with a waka and a saying.  

Have you ever been to Margret Mahy Playground?

Writing WK8 T2

 This week for writing we have been learning about the different tips of poems.

 here is my slide

what is your favourite poem type.

T-reo Maori Wk8 T2

This week for T-reo we have been learning about Matariki and the 9 stars. we have each pick one star that feels like yourself, I have chosen Waita.

what is your favourite star of matariki.

This week for Independent writing we have been writing about the Maori myths, I did Maui and the big fish.

Maui said to his brothers’’ hey I want to go fishing with you guys’’, ‘’ no ‘’ said his brothers ‘’ you are too young and small’’. His brothers laughed. That night Maui wove himself a strong fishing line and the jaw bone his grandmother had given him, then he quietly snuck into his brother's waka and hid. That morning Maui woke to the sound of his brothers paddling through the water, he waited until the waka stopped and his brothers but there lines out then he sprung out of his hiding place and said ‘’ now i'll show you’’ he yelled as he threw his line overboard. All of a sudden the waka shook and Maui was surprised ‘’ can u help?’’ said Maui as he pulled and tucked. ‘’Wow’’ said Maui and his brothers as they stabbed the giant stingray.

do you know any other Maori myths?

Maths video WK7 T2

 This week for maths we did a create and a video. I liked my create board.

here is the video

what are some questions you can think of?

Maths WK7 T2

 This week for maths we have been learning Ratios and Rates. 

 Here is my ratios and rates poster.

what are some examples that you can think of?

Independent maths WK6 T1

 This week for independent maths we have been doing times tabling here is my pick a path.

what are some times tables you know?

Maths WK6 T2

hey its me again, this week for maths we have been doing a strategy for fractions here is a video about the strategy.

do you know any other strategy's for fractions.

WK5 T2 Queens b-day

This week is the one and only queens birthday and for her birthday we did some learning about facts about the Queen.

what are some facts you know about the Queen?

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WK5 T2 Maths

 hey guys it´s me again, this week for maths we have been learning about the time, it is very important that you know how to tell the time.

Here is the quiz:

what are some questions you know?

reading WK3 T1

Hello its me again, this week for reading we have been learning about eels.

Did you know eels can swim up to 1km per hour!

Do you know how long eels swim for to get to there destination?

Writing WK2 T1

 This week for writing we made a character profile on a book we read, then make a profile about it.

Whats your favourite book?

Bully Free WK2 T1

 Hello its me again, as you would this week was bully free week, This is what we did for today!

I think I did pretty good.

What do you know about bully free?

T-reo WK9

This week for T-reo we have been making a mihi pepeha. If you don't know what a mihi pepeha is it is basically a form of way to explain who you are and where you come from. This also is to do with our PBL. 

do you know you mihi pepeha.

Maths WK9

Goal: L3- use a broad range of strategies to solve multiplication and division problems with whole numbers. This week we will be looking at Division 

This week for maths we have been learning to use a broad range of strategies to solve multiplication and division strategies with whole numbers. This week we focused on division. With place value division we need to divide the tens column and the ones column then add them together to get the answer.

can you solve these questions? 

Maths W8T1

Goal: L3- use a broad range of strategies to solve multiplication and division problems with whole numbers.

This week for maths we have been learning to solve equations with five different strategies. my favourite strategy was probably the compensating division strategy.

here is my work for this week:

what are some strategies that you know?

Re W8T1

This week for re we have made a presentation to explain what holy week is to the younger students

here is the link 

what do you know about holy week?

Maths W7T1

Goal: Use a broad range of strategies to solve multiplication and division problems with whole numbers

This week for maths we have been learning to use a strategy to solve lots of different problems. This equation was confusing at first but when I saw an example I knew what to do. I put all my effort into this week and I am proud of it. Here is my work for this week.

Can you solve these equations with the strategy I have shown?

My Maori conversation no.2

This week for T-reo we made another conversation between two people. we had to use as many of the kupu o te wiki (words of the week) as we could. what are some words you know?

Maths W5T1

This week for maths we have being learning how to use strategies to solve equations. I have write four equations that I used the strategies for. I hoped you like my drawing if you have any feedback please comment it. also Can you solve these questions?

GOAL: use a broad range of mental strategies to solve problems rounding and compensating.

Post and comment on a blog

 Goal: present work in a range of forms, write content relevant to the task. & use language that is suitable to the topic, audience and purpose.  

Kia ora my name is Leo,

This week for literacy we have been writing on what you need for a quality blog comment and post. In a blog you will need ,a catchy title, an introduction, your learning goal, 2 to 3 sentences explaining what you did and then you need a question to start a conversation with the viewers. 

For a good blog comment you need to think about three things, positive, thoughtful, helpful. These three things will help you to make the perfect blog comment and if they have asked a question answer it. You could write something like: next time you could add..... or something like I liked the way you.....

What's your favourite thing about blogging?

My Māori Conversation

 This week for māori we made an animation with people having a conversation in māori. We had to have two questions and most of the kupu o te wiki- do you know what that means?, do you know what kei hea koe e noho ai means? this is my final product.