Decimals

We have some students teachers from Auckland University. They can't come to our class because of COVID-19 so they are putting some Maths on our Class Site.
We are learning about decimals and how they are used in real life.
I found it easy to say the decimals.
I found it tricky to understand the instructions on the practice site. It didn't say to click on the dice or the question mark but Logan had worked it out and told me.

Pattern ball

We are learning to communicate and work as a team.
For pattern ball we had three balls and we were not aloud to give the to some one next to us. First we started with a pink ball that we had to throw and had to make sure that no one got missed out. So we got our second ball which was a soccer ball that we had to bounce on the ground we also made no one get left out. So now we were onto our third ball it wa s a rugby ball and we had to pass it to everyone and no one got missed out.

To communicate we had to call out names so people would know who we are passing to.
My team found it easy to call out names.
My team found it hard and catch the rugby ball.

Matariki,flipgrid

We are learning about Matariki in reading.
I found it tricky to copy the flipgrid link and put it on my blog.
I found it easy to post it on my blog.
My digital learning object shows that I can use for bread to take a video of myself talking.

Matariki

This week we have been learning about Matariki.
W.A.L.T use visual language features such as charts or maps to extend or clarify meaning and to engage our audience.
I found it easy put the names of all the 9 stars on my google docs.                       
I found it hard to read the article about Matariki and put it in my own words and make a paragraph out of it.
My digital learning object shows that I can use text boxes in my writing. 

What is Matariki?
Matariki is a Maori new year that people celebrate for tradition and to a celebration in New Zealand. Matariki is the Maori name of the cluster of stars and only comes in June/July and you can only see it in the night sky and also tells us about new life.

How many stars does matariki have?
Well according to the legend it said that there were 7 but when you have a telescope you can actually see two more so there is 9.
The person that found out there was 9 was Dr Rangi Matamua. He had been learning about Matariki for over 30 years.

The nine Matariki stars

Matariki
The Matariki stars signifies hope, reflection and connection of the environment and health. Matariki is a continent and also tells us about the 9 stars.
Pohutukawa
Pohutukawa has a connection with the people that have passed on in their life.
Waiti
Waiti is connected with freshwater and bodies and the food sources.
Waita
Waita is associated with the ocean and food sources with in it (kia moana)
Waipuna-a-rangi
Waipuna-a-rangi is connected with the rain.
Tupuanuku
Tupuanuku is the star connected in the area that grows within the soil to be harvested or gathered for food.
Tupuarangi
Tupuarangi is connected with everything that grows up in the trees, fruits, berries and birds.
Ururangi 
Ururangi is the star connected with be winds. 

Hiwa-i-te-rangi

Hiwaiterangi is the star connected with granting our wishes, and realising our aspirations for the coming year.

Times Table

We are learning our times tables.
We are learning learning 2 each week.
This week I am learning 12x9 and 9x6

Helpers and Hinders

For the past week we have been learning to combine sources of information with developing confidence to identity, form, and express ideas.
I found it tricky to find and come up with facts about helps and hinders.
I found it easy to make a t-chart and pick a background and also writing the facts down.
My digital learning object shows that I can put colours on Google slides and use different fonts.
Next time I would change the colour of the t-chart and change the colour of the fonts.

Comic Strips of Ahmets Journey

For the past week we have been learning about how to do a comic strip and did it about this book that we have been reading about a refugee. It is called The Boy at the Back of the Class. We had to use speech bubbles, pictures, maps and text boxes.
I found it tricky to find all of the pictures that match what Ahmet's journey was about.
I found it easy to add speech bubbles and maps.
My digital learning object shows that I can use comic strips in my writing.
Next time I would change some pictures and swicth them with text boxes.