Problem Solving

In problem solving we are learning about proportions and ratios.
I can solve problems like  2/7 of 14.

Keahn invited 35 guests to his party but however only 5/7 of the guests were able to come. How many of the guests were able to come?

This is Me Ethan and Keahn's working out:

35÷7=5 
5/7 of 35=25
5x5=25                                              

Swimming

I really enjoyed swimming because of all the new things we learnt.

We were getting ready to go swimming .

Here are some swimming Do's And Dont's

Do Stay close to your boat.
Do put a life jacket on before you get on a boat.
Do keep calm when you fall in to the water.

Don't Swim away from your boat.
Don't Freak out stay calm.
Don't Swim to an island stay together in a group.

As a group we had to huddle up the person in need of help would go in the middle and it would warm them up.

The Journey Writing

“ The Journey ”

It was the day, I was excited for it because Cherry’s was coming. I was all ready to party in Brazil when I got called to help India carry elephant props to the hall.
When they were on we watched their act. It was outstanding! Soon after that we got called up to do our colourful act. I felt proud to perform it in front of Cherry’s, from what the applause was like it sounded like it was amazing! I felt excited when we sang “We Are the World” It was an amazing finale for the Matinee! I think schools should do productions because they are fun and they are fun-filled productions.

This is a picture of me halfway through the item.

The Journey

In 2 weeks we are performing a production called "The Journey" it's about some aliens that leave their home planet and visit different countries and they ask to stay at our country Brazil.
Here are some Brazil facts:

 Common animals in Brazil are snakes, dogs, jaguars and many more.
The Amazon rainforest takes takes up 2.1 million square miles of South America.
Brazil has 22 cities with more than half a million people.
Brazil has 26 states.
The name Brazil comes from a tree called Brazil wood.
Brazil has 3 time zones UTC-1 UTC-2 UTC-3

Maths Talk at Hoon Hay School

At our school we work with a maths mate and share our thinking with them. We ask questions about our maths and if we aren't sure of something, we explain how we do it. We know that 2 brains are often better than one and we enjoy working collaboratively. 

Today Me and Micah (Rm 16)  I worked on solving this problem: 

Luke won a speed skating race. He won $512.00 and being the generous boy that he is, decided to split it with his Mum, Dad, and teacher, keeping an equal portion for himself. How much did each person receive? Have you ever come across a problem like this before, and how would you solve this question?

Museum Trip

On Wednesday the 13th of June, myself and Room 15 went to the  Museum to learn about solar energy with Anthony. First we talked about planets and how heavy and light you would be on the sun and moon if you were 60 kg on earth you are 36 times your normal weight on the sun, but if you were 60 kg on earth you would be around 15 kg I think. I liked it because we made solar energy cars my activity group made a car that looked like one of those old fashioned horse carts but without a horse and with a solar energy pad. My favourite part about the Museum trip was running on the S.N.A.I.L which was a speedometer that worked out how long it would take you to run to the moon.    

Getting ready to run as fast as I can on the  S.N.A.I.L. speedometer.

My activity group and I are really proud of our solar powered car!!

This is my Waka Huia, They are used by Maori chiefs to keep their Huia feathers safe while they sleep. 

The Explorer

This term we have been reading the book The Explorer written by Katherine Rundell.  The book is about 4 people who crash in a plane in the Amazon rainforest, At the moment in the book the character called Con is taking a risk by revealing  things she may not have wanted to have been said. I am enjoying this book because it is action packed and at every chapter  there's always something big happening!!
Have you ever read any of Katherine Rundell's Books?