Robotics

L.I To code the Mbot using Mblock so it could move in a square.

This week for we had our first Tech Session back at Tamaki College. We were with Mrs Ferguson Doing coding. We used Mblock to help us code our Mbots. This week was just about revising what we did last year with our old robotics teacher Mr Krishna. The first thing we did was make our Mbot move in a straight line. Then we coded our Mbot to move in a square. This was more challenging than last year because The wheels were loose so the Mbot would move diagonally. Tech this week was fun to do.

Ancestor Poem

L.I To write a poem to describe our Ancestors using the literary devices alliteration, onomatopoeia, Metaphor, Simile, Hyperbole and rhyme.

  

This week for our writing we Made a Poem about our ancestors and how they have helped me and what they have done for our Country. We first started by writing our poem on a planning frame to help us organise where we were writing. For example the maori ancestors were on a journey to find the land we call The Long White Cloud. We also talked about our taonga that was given to us from our ancestors. This weeks writing was fun to do because I got to talk and write about my ancestors.

Steps web

L.I: To use suffixes.

Today we started by doing steps web. Steps web is a learning site to help learn words. We did this for 15 minutes. Mrs Anderson assinged us some work like to learn suffixes. One of my words were Available This was fun to do.

Maths DLO

L.I To find the most efficent strategy to solve the problem.

This week LS2 were working on a DLO about Ta'Ovala. The answer we got was 39 We did, 1/2 of 12 which was 6 then 1/2 of 6 is 3, 1/2 of 3 is 1.5. The 1.5 x 26 = 39. The question was How many metres would they need to make 26 Ta ‘Ovala? The main information was For 8 Ta ‘Ovala, it takes 12 metres of material. This Maths challenge was fun to complete.

Maths Challenge DLO

L.I to find the most efficient strategy to solve the problem.

This week I made a DLO with my partner Ong about Fish. We got four questions, the question were about fishing. The main information was that they caught three fishes every hour and threw 1 fish in the first hour and subtracted 1 from the three fish. We added the main information. This activity was fun to complete.

Maths challenge 1

L.I to rind the most efficient strategy to solve the problem.

This week I worked with Matthew to complete a Maths cahllenge because it is the second day back at school. This activity was about weight, fractions and fish. We first tried to work it out on a piece of  paper. After that we made a DLO and copied the information on the paper onto the google drawing. Once we completed the DLO we presented them to some of the class then blogged it. This challenge was fun because I could communicate with someone.

Maths Challenge 1

L.I To find the most efficient strategy to help you solve the maths problem.

for another one of my Maths Challenges this one was about bread slices. I had to find out how much loaves of bread Whaea Marama needs to oder to cater for 267 people. For my strategy I used division and multiplication. This challenge took a short amount of time to complete and it was fun to complete aswell.

Maths Challenge 2

L.I To find the most efficient strategy to help you solve the maths problem.

For one of the maths challenge like the others this one was my favourite to do because it was about a Hangi. Hangi is a traditional New Zealand Māori method of cooking food using heated rocks buried in a underground oven. I used two different stratagies the easiest one for me was the one at the bottom. This challenge was fun to complete.

Maths Challenge 3

L.I To find the most efficient strategy to help you solve the maths problem.

For the third maths challenge it was the same as the other two maths challenges. The third maths challenge was really simmilar to the first one it was about a Ula Lole or Kahoa Lole. I had to find how many red fruit bursts and green fruit bursts would fit in a amount of a Ula Lole like how many red fruit bursts would fit in a Ula Lole that can hold 65 lollies. This challenge was also fun to complete like the other ones.

Maths Challenge 2

L.I To find the most efficient strategy to help you solve the maths problem.

For the second Maths challenge it was like the first challenge but different questions and a different topic. In Q3 Once I figured out to add 7 + 4 = 11 it was easy to come up with the strategy to find out how many in total Koro and Zion had harvested between them. This challenge was fun to complete.

Maths Challenge 1

L.I To find the most efficient strategy to help you solve the maths problem.

For one of my Maths challenges this week I made a DLO about Kahoa Lole which is a lolly necklace. This chalenge I answered 3 questions that were given to us. One of the questiong were Nana is making Kahoa Lole for prize giving. If every Kahoa Lole has 21 lollies in it and she has 138 lollies. How many Kahoa Lole can she make and how many lollies will she have left over? Once I answered all 3 questions I explained the strategy I used to answer these questions. This challenge was fun to complete.

ANZAC facts

For the second ANAC challenge I made a DLO that has 3 facts about ANZAC and why I found it interesting. Another facts that I found interesting was that Services are held at dawn because in battle, dawn was the best tim to attack the enemy. Soldiers would wake in the dark so at the first sign of light they were alert and awake.

WW1 Collage

For one of the ANZAC challenges I chose to make a collage about the brave men in WW1. In the War men fought for our country and people lost someone because this war. The war was a hard time for the men and women in the war and their family who wants that person back in one piece.