Maths - Scale Drawing

Last week we did scale drawing for maths week. Firstly we had to find a image that we wanted to draw and print it out. We then had to draw a grid over it making sure each box was 1 cm. We then enlarged our image by drawing it onto a big piece of paper. To make sure the image was exactly the same it had to be drawn box by box making it easier for us. This was my second time doing this and the best part of it was colouring in the image and finishing it. The part I found hard was drawing in the little details such as the eyes and ears. Next time I will try challenge myself by finding a picture that has a bit more detail. 

Poem - Writing

Camping in the grass `

hunting for my prey,

Camouflaged during,

the night and day.

I’m one of  the scariest

Predators of them all

It’s not because I’m mean,

It’s because I’m scary and tall.

I enjoy playing in the wild,

I enjoy being active

Im known for being fast

and my patterns being attractive.

For writing we were learning about poems and the features
in it. We found different poems about different animals on a
website and noticed that they had rhyming couplets and good
cadence (rhythm). This is my poem about leopards, It wasn't that
great, but I had a go.

Where the children sleep - Reading

For reading we are learning about sleep explaining why its important to have enough sleep and what side effects of not having enough sleep has on us. In this google presentation these are some kids showing where they sleep and the warm or cold environment they sleep in. Some kids slept out side in couches freezing cold and some slept in a warm cosy house with blankets. We learnt that some kids don't have enough sleep because of the environment of the bed they sleep in.

Venn Diagram - Reading

For reading we were learning about sleep to find out why its important to get enough sleep and what side affects do we get by not having enough. Mataio and I created a Venn diagram to see if our ancestors got more sleep then us. To find this out we used our smart searching skills to find the answer to our question and why. After our research we learnt that our ancestors sleeps for 6 hours on average because they would stay awake for short periods at night to look our for predators guard life stock. 

Define Problem Solving - 25 word summary

Today at Kiwi Can our theme was resilience and our topic was problem solving. At kiwi can we discussed some situations that we use problem solving. One of our examples was if we were in a sports team and the problem was not working together and communicating on the field. To solve the problem one of our ideas was to talk and discuss the play to be more prepared and get through the opponents defence line to score a try. Ofa and I worked collaboratively to create a 25 word summary explaining what problem solving means.

Problem solving is when you work together with someone or in a team to share ideas and find the best solution to a difficult problem.   

Cook Island Laguage Week

This week was Cook Island Language week so we learned the basics about the culture. Today our group made a digital learning object that involved the mapping of the culture, Vocab, Colours and Facts. We have learnt that there's 1800 people in Cook Island and most them speak Maori. Our group worked really well and each of us participated to create this.

Reading - Where the children sleep

For the past week we researched information about sleep and why it's important we have enough sleep everyday. We went on a website and were shocked at the differences of amount of sleep these children have. Some children slept outside cold on a freezing couch and some slept in a warm cosy house on a soft bed. We learnt that lack of sleep causes children to not get along with others and get angry, depressed, miserable and may lead to depression. There are also other reasons why people don't get enough sleep caused with different diseases such as sleep apnea and Insomnia. Lastly sleep plays a vital role and it helps the body function, having enough sleep helps restore the immune system and gets you ready and awake for the day.