Maths Problem

WALT: Solve maths problems.

This week we focused our learning on B.E.D.M.A.S. B.E.D.M.A.S is the order of solving a algebra question. First you should solve brackets, exponents, division, multiplication, addition and lastly subtraction.

B=Brackets

E=exponents

D=division

M=multiplication

A=addition

S=subtraction

On the tenth and eleventh slides, I solved those questions using B.E.D.M.A.S. I really hopenext week we learn about more about algebra.

Guy Fawkes

WALT: connecting and comparing. I relate information and ideas from texts to my own experience to form an opinion.



I didn't find out until last week that Guy Fawkes was actually a person. Personally I don't like the idea of mostly everyone celebrating a terrible event.  Guy Fawkes was not a very good person so I don't understand why the holiday is named after him.

'I wonder' Question Animation

WALT: Animate our answers.

Every term, we have to make an animation. This term we made our animation animate our answers to a question. This question had to say 'I wonder' in the beginning of the question.

Netball Break

WALT: Write a recount about a current event.

The only sport that I play in the winter is netball. I play Netball on Tuesday evenings. All games are held at the AMI netball courts. My first game for this season was held on week two of school. For the first time since year five I played center. It took me a while to refresh my memory but I got there in the end.

When the umpire came to get the captain, I was chosen. I played gang gang gamore with the other captain to decide whose goal is whose. When we had finished, I realized that I had to pick out of ball or goal. A few seconds later I responded with ‘ball’. My coach was very happy with that response.

A whistle was blew and we played. We won that game by 10 points. The end score was 18 to 8. Our next game was a draw. In these two games I’d been in the B team. The coach of the A team was watching the second game. She was looking for somebody to join her team. I took that position and played the next week.

I was dropped off a bit too early and couldn’t see my team. It took a few minutes before I found them. We had a few warm up activities before it was time. Two years ago I spent one game in the A team before I broke my leg. Because of that I was very nervous.

 

It was two minutes into the game and I felt like I needed to work harder. I went in for an intercept, walked backwards trip on a girls foot. Still trying to get the intercept, I twisted my leg and smashed my leg on the court. Pain was making me cry all the way to the aid room.

So the conclusion to this is that I broke my leg and I love netball! I have to wait a month until I can play again but I just can’t wait. It’s been a week and three days but I still remember it like it was yesterday.

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This week I in writing I wanted to write something that's been happening in my life. I thought about all the possibilities and I thought this was the best. I really think that netball's a great sport. If you haven't already... try it! Unless your like me and have to wait a bit.

Complex Sentences

WALT: Use complex sentences in our writing.

This week in writing we learnt about complex sentences. A complex sentence is...

a type of sentence that are made up of one main idea that is supported by one or more related ideas. The main ideas does not need to come first. These sort of sentences need punctuation, usually commas. Complex sentences contain a independent clause and a dependent clause.

Biogas

WALT: Evaluating - I gather, and synthesise to evaluate information across a range of texts
SUCCESS CRITERIA: I can clearly outline what the texts have in common and how they differ.Summarise functional technology in texts.



This week we learnt about Biogas in New Zealand and India. Our first text was about Biogas in India it's made. The second text is about New Zealand landfills and how Biogas can be made from rubbish. My favourite thing that I learnt is that Biogas can be made in very different ways. From a concrete sort of machinery to a rubbish landfill. 

Probability Slides

WALT: Calculate the probability of the event happening.

This week I wrote my description in it's own blog post. You can read if you want. It below this post.

Probability Reflection

WALT: Calculate the probability of an event happening.

Task: Write a reflection about this weeks maths. 

This week we learnt about probability. I have learnt that probability is actually helpful. It could be helpful when trying to figure out the Weather. Almost everyday you use probability to plan around the weather. Meteorologists don't know what the weather will be. Because of that they use tools and instruments to find out the chance that it will rain, snow or hail. Example; if there's a 70-percent chance of hail, then conditions of the weather are such that 70 out of 100 days with similar conditions, it has hailed. Maybe you'll take a raincoat rather than a singlet or just an umbrella to work/school. I think that my goal this week was to follow the WALT. That's what I have done. I calculating the probability of an event happening. Such as the coin toss (you'll find it in the presentation). An event such as the coin toss was calculated by it's probability.

Scratch Game Term 2

Today we had extension class. This term our focus is based around technology. Some people are in the middle of making a game. My group just started making the game so we have to catch up a bit. We have started our first level. It's supposed to be a maze in mars. Here's what it looks like.

Thats only our first level. There is two more levels to come. I can't wait to finish it off and start playing it. My partner is Moroni. We are trying to make our game better and better. 

Making Clever Clothes & Keeping Houses Warm and Cool

WALT: Evaluating - I gather, and synthesise to evaluate information across a range of texts.

This week we had two main texts. They were about making clever clothes and keep houses warm and cool. One thing I found interesting, was the job of the man that made the clever clothing. He was a technologist. I really wanted to research more about that. I did just that. What I found out was that a technologists job is to help with development, design of application of engineering and technology.

Match Up Activity

WALT: Match up the correct fraction, decimal and percentage.

This was a little activity that was connected to the presentation. How it works is that you match a decimal, percentage and fraction that are the same thing into a group of three. As you can see that is what I did.

Connecting Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

WALT: Understand the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages.

This week in math, we learnt how to convert a decimal, fraction and percentage into one other. I wanted to find out what 1/2 looks like as a decimal and fraction. 1/2 looks like 33 and 1/2% as a percentage. As a decimal, it looks like 0.333-recurring. My new word for maths is recurring. This means the it does not stop.  In the case it is the number. 

Rust task

Walt: Synthesise information from multiple sources.

Task

Work on this Doc together with a partner. My partner was Seini.

What 3 ingredients are needed for rust to occur.

Metal

Oxygen from the air (O)

Water (H2O)

Write a brief paragraph explaining the rusting process (why rusting occurs)

When metal is near water and oxygen, it forms rust. Rusting occurs when H2O (water) and O (oxygen) is in contact with iron or steel. The rusting process becomes faster when salty water or acid rain is applied.

                                                                                                        

How could you prevent something from rusting?

By preventing metal from rusting you can paint it or put a layer of oil or grease over the metal. It is a good idea to use this as a solution so that the oxygen could bounce off the metal instead of rusting it, depending on what kind of environment  the metal is in.

Write 3 sentences explaining something new you’ve learned from this reading.

We learnt that the term corrosion is used to describe metal breaking down when it is exposed to the environment. We also learnt that rusting can be prevented when you either paint, grease/oil or a process called galvanizing. An example of galvanizing is when you put zinc and iron together, the zinc protects the iron but it sacrifices itself because zinc reacts more than the iron.

Sentence Types

WALT: I understand what different types of sentence I can use in my writing.

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We have been learning about different types of sentences. We learnt about simple, compound and complex sentences and how to make them. My favourite sentence type is the compound sentence. It is my favourite because  I love finding conjunctions that suites my sentence.

Thinkboard - Week 5

WALT: Add and subtract decimals.

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This week, our think-board was all about adding decimals. Only decimals that only go up to the thousandths. I had help with my ten similar questions with my friend Htet htet. 

Ancient to Modern Gymnastics.

WALT: Learn more about the Olympics and find information through different sites.

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I have spent some time finding information on the web for this presentation. I did not use a lot of it. One site that I found interesting (which was about the ancient gymnastics) and how gymnastics was in the first Olympics. I also found it interesting that the ancient gymnastics had very different events then the modern gymnastics.

A gymnast down

WALT: Write a narrative based on a picture of the modern Olympics.

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Ella sat and looked upon her fellow competitors. She had a good stare at each gymnast station. In her head she knew that the beam was indeed the station she wanted to win in. Her coach came to her, “you’ve trained too hard to back out now”. She didn’t want to disappoint anyone, but the gymnast’s this year looked pretty high in the standards of gymnastics. “Miss Rasman”, the official called. “Miss Rasman, your up in twenty minutes”. Ella turned to the official and nodded. This was her year for three golds.

“No way I’m backing out now”, she told her coach. Ella faced her coach and he smiled. She then asked for some encouragement. A huddle was formed with Ella, her coach and her mother. Ella’s light brown hair bun, rested against her mother while her coach gave some encouraging words. “I hope that Ella Rasman will get a Gold and all her hard training will go to work”, her coach said.

It was time for the women's Olympic beam final. Ella had butterflies in her stomach caused by nervousness. She started the routine, before she knew it she was half way. With the splits in the air emotion came to her facials. Ella shook like crazy, fell and fainted. Without a blink of an eye the medical attention team came.

There she lay on a medical bed. Only her mother and coach could see that. But when she gained consciousness, she was not sure with where she was. Her mother nor coach were there. Ella made a high pitch scream. Heavy puffing came from Ella as she was surprised. Surrounded her was four walls with two windows. An alarm went off next to her, it was 8:00 in the morning. That moment she realized it was all a dream (and she was in a hotel room). This was the actual day that Ella Rasman would compete for the beam final.  

The whole dream was a bit confusing. I guess her dream works are pretty mean to her. A flock of butterflies rushed down through Ella as she was about to compete in the beam. She was ready alright. That day she won gold and was presented her medal. Ella Rasman had won her Olympic dream(to win three golds)!

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This week we wrote a narrative based on a picture. My picture was of Aly Raisman, a gymnast from the U.S.A. She has won three medals for Rio 2016. One gold and two silvers. When we edited our writing, some of us presented and read it to the class. One thing that my teacher said to check is the sentence types. Sentence types such as... simple sentences, compound sentences and complex sentences. Here is an example of a simple sentence. A splash appeared from behind the dolphin. Simple sentences only have one clause. Here is an example of a compound sentence.The man focused his eyes on the snow because the sun was to bright. Compound sentences have two clauses which is joined with a conjunction.  

Wood and Nail Art

Task: The next task was to spilt into our houses from the people in our class. Find two pictures of your waka and sent it to our teacher.

The pictures have to be side on so it can act as a stencil on our piece of wood. My waka is Hikianalia. Once we had sent the pictures the whole class voted for each houses picture. The whole class voted for the first picture. If the points were counted this is how it would have looked:
2nd picture                          1st picture
Two                                    The rest of the class
I really enjoyed the first full session of wood and nail art. I hope that the rest of the term will be the same.

Diggity - Week 5

WALT: (a) Predicting - I make, confirm and refine predictions before, during and after reading. (b) Summarising - I draw conclusions, and make generalisations.

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Recording:

1. Frolicked

Definition:(of an animal or person) Play and move about cheerfully, excitedly, or energetically. Example: Diggity frolicked and went crazy everywhere.

2. Thunderous-

Definition: Very powerful or intense. Example: A thunderous fist came smashing right past his face.

3. Arthritic-

Definition: Somebody who suffers from arthritis. Example: He suffers from his arthritic hips.

4. Tortured-

Definition: Inflect of pain. Example: Escaped the tortured lives of celebrities

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Our task this week in reading, was to choose 4 words that are new to us. We had to make a recording and post it on our blog. I added more by adding an example of using that word and the definition. I have learnt these words from the story or the reading presentation, Diggity. Some of the examples are not from the presentation or the book.

The Lost Island (continues)

WALT: (a) Writing that tells a story (Usually fiction).

There they were in the middle of the sea, Sammy and Thomas. Getting ready to go to the lost island. The only way they could get there was in their big invisible boat. It was the size of a cruise. Sammy had been there before but he wanted to take Thomas.

They brought canoes to canoe there. When they got there they were surprised about the earthquake that hit them. Sammy didn’t know about this but they help the people there. Stored in their big ship, they gave food and water to the people and slept the night.

The first earthquake didn’t hurt anyone, but this second did not just hurt somebody but killed. It killed Thomas and everyone was in for a big nasty shock in the morning… Thomas died!

Sammy did not know a lot about the island just that it was safe but he was wrong. Thomas was getting worse. His hair was gray instead of blonde, he lost weight, he was smaller lights pole on the street. Sammy twenty third birthday was coming up and he didn’t want to have a birthday without his best friend. It was kinda cheesy but I guess that’s Sammy.

The people on the island kept disappearing into the bushes and Sammy was worried. One time when they went to the bushed, Sammy followed them and they were having a meeting. He listen but he couldn’t really hear them it was like they were speaking another language. To hear them clear, he moved forward just a bit and he was right the first time that they were speaking another language.

This changed everything, he wondered if they killed Thomas and blamed it on the earthquake. But why, they had nothing against Thomas. After wondering this they put potion into a weird big bowl and said some weird words. They put poured the magic potion into a tube and wrote on the tube, ‘Thomas’. Sammy did not know if the magic potion was made to heal Thomas or to, make him disappear.

Another night was coming and Sammy was keeping a close eye on Thomas. The Island people poured the potion into Thomas’ mouth and he started to blink. Everyone disappear like they teleported, everyone except for Sammy and Thomas. Sammy released that the people on the island had something special about them. Both of the boys got off the boat and their in the air was all people that lived on the island. They were fairies and that's why they did not get hurt in the natural disasters.