Maths Book & Task

Click on the link below to read a book by Greg Tang.

This book has mind stretching math riddles to teach you how to problem solve. It also reinforces grouping strategies to help you complete equations efficiently. It can also help you to practice your basic multiplication facts. Once you have read the story, try and make up a riddle of your own and test it out on somebody!

Read Math Appeal by Greg Tang

Eels

Today we pretended to travel to Tonga with Mrs Elmore! We saw eels in our gully stream and we tracked the path that the eels from our stream take to have their babies.

We located the point where our stream meets the Orakei Basin, and we checked out where the Orakei Basin meets the sea. We know that from there the eels move from fresh water to salt water and continue to make their long journey. They travel way past Rangitoto and Great Barrier Islands, and swim all the way to a deep trench near Tonga. It is there that they have their babies. The parents then send their babies off without them, to make the long journey back to New Zealand.

We will post more later, but for now you can watch these clips to find out more about the NZ long fin eel....

Feeding the eels

Pukaha Mount Bruce

You can find out even more about the longfin eel by clicking here!

Tongue Twisters

We have been getting our tongues in a tangle trying to say our tongue twisters quickly.

A tongue twister is a rhyme or a sequence of words that is difficult to say because it uses similar or repeated sounds. One of the reasons they are so hard to say is because they contain a lot of alliteration.

How quickly can you say our tongue twister without making a mistake?

Sally saw a see-saw while sailing on the sea.
Sally saw a sea shell on the sea shore.
Sally and Stella spilled some scoops of ice cream in the sea.
Stella saw seagulls on the sailing boat.

Ruby runs rudely on the rug to the rubber rugby ball while the rumbling rulers shake.

Room 20 Citizenship Cup + Mathletics Trophy

Last week it was Room 20's turn to award the Citizenship Cup!

Lilly was the proud recipient of the cup. Emily, Molly and Miss Pedersen shared a few words about Lilly and why she was receiving the cup. 

Room 20

CITIZENSHIP AWARD

Lilly Lang

JUNE 2013

• Lilly is an honest and courteous student.
• She displays a great enthusiasm for life and always has a big smile on her face. Lilly consistently comes to class with fun-filled stories about what she has been up to in the weekend.
• Lilly isa loyal and caring friend. She respects other people and their feelings. She is careful with her words and encourages others.
• She consistently offers to help others, and she does not expect recognition or rewards for doing so.
• Lilly takes pride in caring for her belongings and environment. She regularly offers to clean up both our classroom and our school.
•  She is a determined individual who works hard in class. Lilly sets goals for herself and does what it takes to achieve them. She also takes feedback from others and acts on it.
•  Lilly participates in extra-curricular activities such as soccer, dance and drama, and Brownies. She never fails to put effort into the tasks she is undertaking and loves to volunteer, helping in any way she can.
• Lilly is a reliable and responsible citizen. She is a pleasure to be around, and we can count on her to always do the right thing.

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S   L I L L Y

You should be very proud of yourself !!!

Room 20 also won the Mathletics trophy for the second week in a row.

Caroline collected the award for us in assembly. 

WELL DONE & KEEP UP THE HARD WORK ROOM 20!!!

 

Celebrating Matariki

Earlier in June we celebrated Matariki. Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster known as the Pleiades.  

Traditionally for Māori when it appeared just before dawn in late May or early June, it signalled the start of the Māori New Year.

In the early 2000s the Māori Language Commission, the Ministry of Education and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, became involved in the revival of Matariki celebrations.

Traditionally, Matariki was both a time to commemorate those who had passed on, and celebrate a time of plenty when stores were abundant from horticulture, hunting and fishing.

         
Jax, Mitchell, Caroline, Rowan and Kate all shared speeches about Matariki and we learnt a lot. We also learnt some string games for Matariki.We have decided to share our string games with you. Enjoy!

           

Games, as arts of pleasure, are an integral part of Māori life. Games are not restricted to a time or a place. This is particularly evident during Matariki festivities. Throughout pre-European New Zealand, the great Matariki Festivals were the annual catalyst for a broad spectrum of games development, invention and experimentation.
Star:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=Vj6x-hiEnx0&NR=1

Witches broom / parachute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmWerCnJf3o&feature=endscreen&NR=1

Check out our videos to watch Ruby, Matthew, Alicia and Jax demonstrate their string games!!!