Learning to make a Pyramid

This is my pyramid that I made out of paper.  I traced the net (using shapes), cut it out and made the shape. Then I used tape on the top to stick it together.  

Figurative Language Activity

This is my activity on figurative language that I did today.  It was about finding figurative language in stories.

Learning to Add and Compare Decimal Numbers: The Relay Problem

This is the Relay Problem that we did yesterday.  At the end I worked out that the girls were faster (which in the real world is probably not true).

LEARNZ Shakout Activity

This a LEARNZ Shakeout activity that me and a partner did.  We got 90%.

Making a Healthy Sandwich

This is my Making a Healthy Sandwich presentation.  It shows healthy things to put in your sandwich.  We did this because this year we have been learning about Well-Being. 

Geometry

This a slide off Geometry E-ako 2.  It was about positioning.

LEARNZ Shakeout Video #2

This is a response from the second LEARNZ shakeout video.  It was about teachers talking about what happened in the earthquake.

Birthday Cake Problem

Learnz Shakeout

Yesterday (Thursday 15 October) We had an Audio-conference with Learnz about Earthquakes and what you do or need in  an earthquake.  These are notes I took from the Audioconference.

We also did the Shakeout drill a couple hours before the conference.

The Farmyard Problem

This is the Farmyard Maths Problem that I did not long ago.  It was very hard.  To rate the level of how hard it was out of ten, I would give it a 6, 7 or 8.  But finally I worked it out.

Kapa Haka Maths Problem

Learning to Compare Naratives using a Venn Diagram

This is My Venn Diagram that compares the stories Jack and the Beanstalk and Trev and the Kauri Tree.  In the middle is the things that happen in both stories.  On the sides is what happened in the individual stories.  Sorry if can't read the words in the middle - I just couldn't fit it in!!  

Learning about the Japanese Cuture

On Thursday last week 70 students from Hoshino Gauken private school came to our school to do things with us.  There were 5 rotations:

A card game, Origami, A ball game, Calligraphy and I can't remember the last one.  I had fun.

Learning to write Explanations

This is my Visual Arts presentation about our classes art project - The Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh.  We chose Van Gogh because he had a very bad life.  Painting helped him to be happy for extended periods.  

Maths Olympiad Certificate

This is my Maths Olympiad Winner certificate. I am very proud of it.  

Fractions of a Whole: E-Ako Slide

This is a slide from a maths site called 

E - Ako.  In this slide,  It was talking about what you can do with whole things.  I like doing E - Ako.  

Fractions of a Number

3/4 of 20 = 15

2/5 of 30 = 12

4/6 of 60 = 40


The answers to all of these questions are fractions of a number.  Lately, we have been doing something called fractions of a number.  From the title, you can kind of tell what it means.  I enjoy doing this a lot.  I like to do this more.

Y5 Maths Olympiad

Maths Olympiad prize... 

Yesterday (August 28 2015) my Maths Olympiad team (Room 25 B)  Won the Maths Olympiad!!  We tied in first place with 75 points with Room 29 A.   But we passed on two questions and they passed on three so we won by 1 pass!! 

Learning to put Data Into a Graph

This is the Haircuts Problem that I did at school a while ago. I didn't really find it tricky because I have done things like this before.  I didn't get any help.  I enjoyed doing it.

Learning to do a Statistical Investigation

I have been learning to do statistical investigations.  This is my one. It is about how much fat is in R25's lunchboxes. I enjoyed doing it.  I would like to do it again.