Maths Reflection

This week we only did maths twice. The first day we did it I did a maths sheet.  It was about graphs. I had to work the problem out by using a graph. I learnt how to use all types of graphs. 

Today we did group problem solving. I know we need to read the problem and look for the key words and this tells us what operation we need to use. Something I need to work on is reading the problem properly. Strategies I used was addition.

What I know about Tupaia

I learnt these facts about Tupaia.

Who he was?
Tupaia was a high priest navigator.

Where he came from?
Tupaia Originally came from an island called Raiatea in the pacific islands group known to Europeans as the society islands.

What was he well known for?
Star navigation and he was a Voyager and a artist.

Why was he in NZ?
He travelled to NZ with Captain Cook so he could help communicate with the different cultures. Maori and Europeans.

What happened to Tupaia?
Tupaia died from a fever known as Maliria.

I found that Tupaia was very smart and it was interesting to see how much he knew.

Maths Reflection

This term for maths we have been doing problem solving. We have groups that we go into every time we do maths. In my group there is Me, Michelle, Ben and Kanita.

One of the most recent problem's we have done was:

There are 13 more boys than girls in the soccer club. The total membership is 65.
How many boys are in the club?


This how we worked it out:
65 - 13 = 52
52 ÷ 2 = 26
26 +13 = 39

Answer: 39 boys



I found this one easy. Me and my group worked very well together.
We went up and showed the class how we worked it out. We have rolls for each person.

Kanita was the reader so she red out the problem, I was the presenter so I told the class how we worked it out. Michelle was the writer  she wrote how we worked it out and Ben was the questioner he asked if there were any question's and he answered them.

With problem solving I have learnt how to find the rule and to read the problem carefully before working it out.

Three things

One thing you have learnt about in school this term that has been helpful?
Sketch pad a drawing website to draw what Whaea reads.

One thing that you want to improve on in your learning?
Reading cause I need to get better at reading plus.

One thing that you have enjoyed this term in your learning?
I like doing problem solving in our groups.

This is my drawing I did on sketch pad!

Holidays

On the first day of the holidays I went to kyanas for 4 days we made a huge fort in her lounge. That was where we slept. While I was there we went uptown And skating and we played mine-craft. Later that week I went to my cousins, Sharnahs to hangout with her and her baby, Navarah. That night we all went to our nanas house and stayed the night so my nana could look after Navarah while we went to the dentist.

The next week I had swimming training on Tuesday and Thursday for a competition I had coming up in the weekend. On the Friday of that week I went with Sharnah, my nana, my sister and Navarah to Paraparaumu pools. It was Navarahs first time! It was so much fun.

The next day, I had to wake up early so me and my mum could go to my competition. When we got there I had to warm up for my heats. My first heat was 50m fly which I came 1st in and  my next one was 50m fr which I came 1st in. The next day I had 50m back which I came 2nd in and then I had 100m fr which I came second in.


I had a great break spending time with my friends and family!

Matariki

I Knew that Matariki was the beginning of the Maori new year. Matariki is a cluster of 9 bright shining stars, named Waiti, Waita, waipuna-rangi, Tupu-a-nuku, Tupu-a-rangi, ururangi, Pahutakawa and Hiwaiterangi.


Matariki rises in the north east. It appears in the sky from june 25th - june 28th. It isn't the same date every year it changes. If you look up in the sky with a telescope you can see hundreds of stars but if you look up with the naked eye you can only see a bright shining cluster of about 7-9 stars.


Matariki is a special time to remember those who have passed on.In the olden days, when our tupuna looked up in the sky and saw that Matariki wasn't there they started harvesting and preserving food and crops for the winter and their whanau.

I think Matariki is very special cause it reminds me of my ancestors. Everybodys gets together and sing songs.

Flying our Rockets

On May 30th, me and my class flew our bottle rockets. Which was just a bottle no fins no nose cone just the bottle itself. This was just to test out how far it went and what modifications we could do!

We used 55 psi and 200ml of water.  The weather was good but its just the wind. The wind was going south. So our rocket turned and it slowed down. I think the weight of the water probably weighed the rocket down causing it to not go far. Our rocket went very high but I think it could go higher and further. Next time we do it I think we have to put less water!