pancake proportions - math

For math we made pancake proportions and ratios where we were given a recipe to make 6 pancakes and then we had to list the ingredients we would use to make 3 pancakes so we had to half 6, and the next one was tom make 12 pancakes so we had to double the recipe for 6, and the last one was 30 pancakes 5x6=30 so we had to time the recipe by 5. we got all of them correct (we think)

Here is a photo

Matariki free verse poem - Writing

Today we finished our matariki free verse poems, a free verse poem is where the poem does not have to rhyme and it can have many verses about the topic chosen to work on e.g matariki.

We had to do ours on matariki themed stuff like the Pleiades or gatherings mine is about Matariki in general.

Here is mine

 

Matariki stars - Reading

This week for reading we got a sheet with a Matariki star with its name and a description of it so we had to draw the description we were given i was given the star waipunaarangi (Electra) here is a basic description of waipunaarangi: Waipunarangi is connected to rain, and translates as ‘water that pools in the sky’.  In fact, Tāpuapua means “lying in pools” and

the rainy season is known to Maori as Te Matariki Tapuapua.

Keeping it in balance - inquiry & health

Today for health we did keeping it in balance.

We had to use a pie chart (from google sheets) and answer a few questions about our balance e.g Do i have a good balance in my life?

To keep this in balance we need to keep a check on:

• What we eat
• How much exercise we get 
• how we keep our brain active
• how we relate to our family and friends
• how we spend time alone

I have a pretty good balance what about you?

Here it is