Maths Word Problem

WALT: Illustrate (draw/show) the steps we used to solve each problem.

This week we learnt to show how we solved the question. Sometimes our activities require just the answer. This week we have shown our solutions. If you click to the last slide, you will see our task was to create a poster. My poster is the question is the first question on the first slide. My solution for some questions were a bit of a challenge, but it was fine. I learnt that if I can't solve a mutiplication number, I just split the number.

Number of the Week - Week 3

WALT: Think about a number in many different ways.

This week we had a warm up activity for maths. My number for this is 408. One thing I learnt how to say four hundred and eight in Te Ao Maori. I hope to learn more in the future. 

Multiplication Pyramid

WALT: Find a rule to a sequential pattern

For this activity, we used our multiplication skills to find out the top number.  As you can see the numbers keep getting bigger and bigger.  How this pyramid works is that the numbers next to each other is multiplied by each other.  For example:

This 5 and 2 are multiplied by each other to make 10.

I did this all the way up the pyramid until I got to the number 192,756,122,160.  Also known as one hundred and ninety two billion, seven hundred and fifty six million, one hundred twenty two thousand and one hundred and sixty.

Three Kete Poster

WALA (we are learning about): How some story can just be...

one story that has many versions but all have the main message.

This week, we learnt about the three kete and what they mean.  We had a story we read about the three kete.  Also we had a presentation with questions we answered with the information from the piece of writing.  Our task was to create a poster that uses the kete as a way to encourage students with the idea of Gathering and Storing.

Our Group Treaty

This group treaty was produced by Seini, Mereana, Sheena, Adrienne and I. We all made our own posters but this one was made by Seini and I.

Hello, is it 2017 your looking for.

Talofa lava, my name is Talita and I am a year 8 in Room 3.

This year will be my last year at Pt England. It seems sad but then I think about all the things I can achieve in 2017. Last year I was chosen to be a Prefect for this year. One of my many goals for 2017 is to be the best Prefect that I can be. I can do that by keeping up with my school learning, volunteering, remembering the school Mihi and Karakia and doing much more things.

In the Summer I like to play Cricket and Netball in the Winter. In 2015 I achieved a great achievement in Cricket called a hat trick. One wicket, one catch and the batsmen hit the stumps. That was a great day. Last year, I was proud to have shared the prize of most valuable player of my team. My friend (the one who shared the prize) was as happy as me.

Most Summer holidays, my family and I like to go down to a place called Tairua. There are a bunch of beaches near Tairua which is superb since I love to swim. Some years, my family and I stay at a holiday park near Mount Maunganui. When we visit, we usually go down to the beach nearly every day. At the beach I like to boogie board. I hope to surf one day but for now, I'm gonna boogie board.

This year I hope for my learning to improve. The previous year, I did not keep up with my blog posting. So I hope to keep up with my work and stay focused in and out of class. In class right now, we are learning about being a Smart Learner. At the end of this year I can be a Smart Learner.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Prizegiving 2016

WALT: Write a reflection on current events in our school. 

On Thursday the eighth of December, we had our 2016 Prize Givings. The senior Prize Giving was held in the evening. While the junior’s was in the afternoon the seniors (year five-eight’s) stayed in class waiting for their Prize Giving to come. Our annual school Prize Giving would announce the year eight leadership roles. Next I will be a year eight so I was so excited.   

Three days before Prize Giving, I got an envelope that said I was getting a prize. Butterflies flew around in my stomach. My brain was trying to figure out what it was for. The day of Prize Giving I was bouncing around like a loose spring. It came to my shower and I was singing like Beyonce. That evening when I arrived, I saw my friend and went to stand with her. We waited for a while before going inside the hall to sit. Kapa haka performed first, followed by the team four’s class awards. After that the year five’s academics and their performance. Next was the sport awards for the middle part of the school (year four to six). Then the year six’s academics and their performance.  Prizes for year sevens were coming up.

Team fives class prizes were awarded. Just before our year seven performance, the year seven academics were called. “In third place”, said our principal ”Seini!”. I cheered because Seini is a close friend. Cameo came in second place and I came in first. I have a trophy and one certificate. We then performed our dance. Every other award was given out and then it came to the top of the school. It was a first equal with my friend coming third place.

Prize Giving this year was my best Prize Giving. I was awarded first in academic with no equal. The last prizes went out and the leadership roles for 2017 were announced. All the house captains and Maori leaders were called before prefects. The first three female prefects and then my name was called. I stood up and gave a big hug to Heather(one of my good friends).

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I tried to use as many new vocabulary as I could. I am very exited for next year and hope to do well. Next year, I will try to post something about being a prefect.