Wonder Project

In Te Ngahere yesterday two adults called Gustavo & Troy came into our classroom to teach us about something called Wonder Project. The reason why they came to our school was to teach us about the Wonder Project and science. The Wonder Project that our classroom is doing is science around rockets. Every Wednesdays in 7 weeks we get to have Gustavo & Troy helping us out. Yesterday was our first day learning about the Wonder Project. Thank you to Gustavo and Troy for joining our classroom yesterday, It was so amazing meeting them. It is very exciting that we get to make our own rockets. One thing I learned yesterday that I was surprised at was that there are red kiwi fruit in Kerikeri. I’ll do another blog post about the Wonder Project once I have created my rocket to share with you. Have you ever created a wonder project?

Te Reo Maori

In Te Ngahere we have been learning to recognise, understand and associated with games. So yesterday I had to get in a group of three because we all wanted to learn how to pronounce the words we got given correctly. Once we finished pronouncing the words we played a game of memory. So we got given printed paper with an image on it and words. After that we cut around them, mixed them around and placed them upside down. We all took turns but once we got a match we had to pronounce the word that matched the image and then say kia rite or rite tonu. The game kinda got a little bit boring so I went off with my teacher Whaea Chrissy and read a book called Nga Mahi Parakareka Kei te Marae which means fun at the marae. Do you like doing Te Reo Maori ?

Reflections

At the start of the week I started writing my own reflection about my learning this term. I learned how to write my own reflection. We had to write a self reflection by using a success criteria on a google docs. We had to do this because it saves our teachers time and gives them a little hint to write on our reports. In my reflection I said that setting goals this year really helps me because it keeps me focused on one thing instead of another goal I haven’t set yet. Every year I have been in Te Ngahere I have written a reflection for my yearly report. Do you have to write a little reflection about yourself? Here is a photo of my reflection I have written.

Poupou art

This week in Te Ngahere we have been doing art. I have been learning how to draw a poupou. A poupou is a taniwha that supports each hapu around a whare. In class we had to follow these steps on how to draw the poupou. Once we have drawn our poupou we then went on drawing something that our poupou could hold unless we chose to draw nothing for it to hold. We also had to draw patterns that relate to something about us or just draw random patterns. Then we got to pick coloured pastels to blend in on our poupou. I enjoy doing this art because I like to get creative and its fun. I have finished my practise art and already started my real copy but I just need to focus and not talk to people. Would you like to draw a poupou ? Here is a photo of my real copy.

Converting Fractions

In Te Ngahere we have been learning fractions. A couple of us were doing something else like converting fractions into percentages and decimals. We all worked as one group because it would be better for us to understand how to do it and finish it. We got given a piece of paper with a table that says fractions, decimals and percentages. What we have to do was figure out what fraction, decimal and percent it will be. Some parts of the table were filled in, we had to convert the fractions to fill in the rest. but the rest we have to write ourselfs. So say I got given a fraction like 5/10 The percent will be 50 because 10 x 10 = 100 and then 5 x 10 = 50. The decimal would be 0.5 because all you need to do is turn it around like swap the numbers around but just add a decimal point. Do you know how to do convert fractions ? Here are 2 videos that might help you how to convert fractions.

Trick Shot

Trick shot

In Te Ngahere we have been doing trick shots every week and this week we had to create a domino effect using everyday materials. For my domino effect I used a ping pong ball to bounce side to side on these black little table tops. Then it goes into a cup through the tunnel knocks the colored blocks and drops the other ping pong ball from off the top of the block. The way I came up with that plan was with a group and in my group I had a few friends call Mihipeka, Rymon and Dezray. What we did well was celebrating as a group because if we didn’t our plan wouldn’t come out as planned. My favorite part was the first part where the ping pong ball bounces side to side. Did you like out trick shot from this week ?

here is a video of our trick shot.

Scavenger hunt

Scavenger hunt 

Today on the 20th of May most Te Ngahere students participated in a scavenger hunt around the school. In class we had to get into a group of 3 or 4. After that 1 person of each group went and got a paper filled with writing. The writing had eight objects that we had to find around the school. The eight objects that we had to find from off the paper is 3 different leafs, 2 things smooth, something brown, the highest building in this school, something yellow, something rough, something soft and to find a number placed somewhere in this school. In my group we cut the paper in half and split into 2 groups. Once we found everything we walked to the court, sat down and waited till the rest of the groups were done. Here is a photo of my group and I sitting next to our objectives. I reckon next time our teachers should give us more objects to find around the school to challenge ourselves. Would you like to join our scavenger hunt?