Poem

Poem

Today I did a poem about Waitangi beach using my 5 sences. My 5 sences are see, hear, smell, feel and taste. I learnt about using rich vocab in my poem. I found this interesting because at first I didn't even think of using rich vocab but I got help from my mum. So I thought I found this pretty interesting using rich vocab and my 5 sences. My next learning step is to try and do this by myself and to use more rich vocab.

This is my poem.......

Rongoa inquiry

Rongoa inquiry

Today I learnt about Maori medicine that is called Rongoa. We learnt about many different plant used in Rongoa medicine such as Harakeke, Kawakawa and Koromiko. I found this interesting to do because I got to learn about traditional Maori medicines to help other people. They would use this medicine by using karakia. My next learning step is to find more interesting things that the Maori people would of done and put it into my slide.

Here is my Rongoa inquiry..........

Book report

Book report
Today I learnt about the seven sisters and how the seven stars got up into the sky. I found this pretty easy and interesting because I learnt that the seven sisters had seven kites and that those seven kites are the seven Matariki stars. I think that my next learning step is to find more information and really understand what is happening. 
This is my book report.......

Haumiatiketike

Haumiatiketike
I know that Haumietiketike is the god of kai.
Haumietiketike has heaps of brothers and he lets us have food from the ground.
Haumiatiketike is 1 out of 70 children from Rangi and Papa.
Haumiatiketike makes Pteris aquilina, you can eat this raw or cooked (you eat the little korus, not the leaves).
In Hawaii people say that Haumiatiketike is female but Maori say that he/she is male.
Haumiatiketike grows uncultivated food.Haumia suffered the attack of Tawhirimatea and so he hid in the ground to escape.
When Tumatauenga also attacked his brothers, Haumia’s hiding place was discovered by his hair (leaves).
If Maori did not change Haumiatiketike to a male she wouldn't be in the family of Rangi and Papa.

Maths

Pangarau

When I went into a classroom earlier this week a child rushed up to tell me she was 8 that day.

Well, Happy Birthday to everyone who has a birthday today!

This challenge is about finding a variety of ways of asking questions which make a 8.

You might think of 6+2, or 22-14 or…

However, try to create examples that use all the different mathematical ideas that you know about.

Perhaps you could challenge yourself to find ways of making 8 that you think no one else will have thought of.

Here are my answers......

0+8=8

1+7=8

2+6=8

3+5=8

4+4=8

5+3=8

6+2=8

7+1=8

1x8=8

2x4=8

4x2=8

3x6=18-10=8

7x4=28-20=8

6x10=60-50=10-2=8

9x4=36-10=16-8=8

2x10=20-9=11-4=7+1=8

3x9=30-5=25-20=5+3=8

11x4=44-14=30-19=11-3=8

9x8=72-20=52-22=30-11=19-11=8

8x6=48-10=38-14=24-16=8

6x9=54-14=40-20=20-12=8

12x4=48-8=40-25=25-17=8

5x7=35-5=30-30=0+8=8

6x7=42-2=40-10=30-25=5-3=3+5=8

This was actually pretty easy and I thought I went well because I mostly just thought of it in my head and then did it. At first I thought I wasn't going to do any questions at all. But then I thought wrong this was actually fun to do. These bottom questions I just made up I didn't even know what I was adding up to. I think this maths was really enjoyable and really fun as well. Blog you later