Fact Find | Cricket

Cricket is a sport that originated in south-east England in the 16th century. Cricket quickly developed into a global sport. Cricket is played with a bat, ball and wicket. The game has two competing sides.

In 1611 a dictionary defined cricket to be a boys sport. The first recorded cricket game was played in 1646. In 1997 women's world cup, Belinda Clark hit a double ton and made unbeaten 229 against Denmark.

Some of the ways to get out in cricket are: Hitting the wicket (when the batsman hits the wicket), getting bowled (when the bowler hits the wicket with the ball), run-out (when the fielder uses the ball to shift the bails) and more.

LI: To learn about something new.

Class Blog Post | Art

My class blogpost for art can be found here.

Class Blog | Inquiry

My class blogpost for inquiry can be found here.

Class Blog | Maths

My class blogpost on Mr Ogilvie's maths task can be found here.

Class Blog | Reading

My class blogpost on Mr Wong's reading task can be found here.

Properties of Sound | Inquiry

Sound is a noise that can be heard when it travels to a person's ear. Property is a characteristic or attribute that something owns.

One property of sound is that as sound travels it dissipated (gets weaker and weaker). This was proven because Mr Wong clapped on one side of the classroom and the meter on the other side recorded a quiter noise than the one closer to Mr Wong.

Another property of sound is that sound travels the same in every direction. This was also proven to be true because the meter recorded the same decibels from behind, in front, left side, right side and above.

The last property observed of sound is that sound can travel corners. This is because Mr Wong clapped in another area of the classroom and the meter was still able record the sound.

LI: To observe the properties of sound.

Dotted Art | Aboriginal Art

Aboriginal art comes from Australia. The majority of the aboriginal art told a story with the different symbols and people call these 'dreamtime stories'. Dreamtime refers to the Aboriginals belief of how the land and their people were created. How the kangaroo got its pouch is a dreamtime story and uses the aboriginal symbols to tell the story of how the kangaroo got its pouch.

We practised the symbols but we used dots instead of lines to make the art. Some of the symbols were: footprints, stars, resting place, travelling sign, waterholes and etc. After we practised the symbols we made our good copy and told a story that we experienced.

The story I tried to tell was how I went to the zoo. I saw kangaroos, emus and turtles at the zoo. I added a water flow with a waterhole as representation of drinking water and the sandhill as representation of the turtle climbing it up. The middle symbol represents where the people sit to look at the animals.

I enjoyed this activity and learned many new things about the Aboriginals and dreamtime stories. 

LI: To create art that tells a story with traditional methods.

   

Class Blog | Writing

My class blog post on Mr Wong's writing task can be found here.

Basic Facts Boxes

Today I completed the subtraction sheet three for basic fact boxes. The objective of this challenge is to get quick at answering basic fact questions. Next week I will be moving on to the subtraction sheet four. I answered the equations in 2 minute and 06 seconds.

LI: To remember basic math facts. 

SSR Selfie | The Muscular and Skeletal systems

Today I completed the SSR Selfie can-do. The objective of the SSR Selfie can-do is to learn how to summarise or retell a text. The book I read was called: 'The Muscular and Skeletal systems' by Joseph Midthun and Samuel Hiti. The book was very interesting and I learn many new things about The Muscular and Skeletal systems. One thing I learned was that: bones are springy.

LI: To summarise and retell a text.

Adjectives

Adjectives are the describing words for nouns. There are three types of adjectives, they are: absolute, comparitive and superlative.

Absolute adjectives describe something by itself for example: the smart boy. Comparative adjectives describe something compared to another for example: the smarter. Superlative adjectives describe something that is in the highest level for example: the smartest boy.

The different kinds of adjectives can help with a person's describing.

LI: To learn about adjectives.

Measurement | Length

Length is how long an object or item is. The standard forms of measuring length are km (kilometres), M (metres), cm (centimetres) and mm (millimetres). To measure these things, people use: rulers, meter rulers and tape measurers.

Estimating is an educated guess to the amount of something. If a person knows that the length of a floor is six sticks, then they can compare the stick with a metre ruler and find out the length of the stick. If they know the length of the stick then they can make an estimation.

To convert centimetres to millimetres, times the number by ten. To convert centimetres to metres divide by one hundred. The place value house can help people convert. If the measurement is 18 cm, then multiply by ten the numbers shift to left. However, if the measurment is 20 cm then divide by one hundred.

LI: To explore the standard forms of measurement.

South Pacific Beats | Reading

The Patō is a modern version of the lali drum. Rachael Hall is the designer of the Patō. In Rachael's final year at Massey's University, she wanted to create a musical instrument that connected back to her Tongan heritage. Rachael wanted to make a modern version of the drum because she wanted to rejuvenate the lali so it could be mixed with modern music.

Rachael made many different version of the drum and decided on the Patō. Rachael used a milling maching and a lathe to create the Patō. Patō means to strike something in Tongan. The Patō has a microphone that can be hooked onto a computer. 

The Patō has many different unique things in the drum like: the pitch adjuster, volume dial and the microphone. 

There is only one version of the Patō drum so Rachael is working on making more Patō on a daily basis.

LI: To read, understand and recall the article South Pacific Beats.

I took a test about my understanding of the article.

Class Blog Post | Inquiry

My class blogpost on inquiry can be found here.

Class Blog Post | Maths

My class blogpost on Mr Ogilvie's maths task can be found here.

Class Blog Post | Writing

My class blogpost on Mr Wong's writing task can be found here.

Class Blog Post | Reading

My class blogpost on Mr Wong's reading task can be found here.

Light & Sound | Inquiry

Light is what makes things visible and sound is the noise that travels to someone.

The activity was to organise the objects that we know make light, sound or both.

The left side of the Google Draw has the images of the objects that make light. The right side of the Google Draw has the images of the objects that make sound and the middle space have the images of the objects that make both.

After that I wrote what I know about how the items in the images make sound.

LI: To demonstrate prior knowledge.

Basic Facts Boxes

Today I completed the subtraction sheet two for basic fact boxes. The objective of this challenge is to get quick at answering basic fact questions. Next week I will be moving on to the subtraction sheet three. I answered the equations in 1 minute and 55 seconds.

LI: To remember basic maths facts.

SSR Selfie | The Human Body

Today I completed the SSR Selfie can-do. The objective of the SSR Selfie can-do is to learn how to summarise or retell a text. The book I read was called: 'The Human Body' by Margaret Hynes and Andy Crisp. The book was very interesting and I learn many new things about the human body. One thing I learned was that: All the hair on your head combined can support the weight of two elephants.

LI: To summarise or retell a text.

Nouns, Proper nouns & Pronouns | Writing

Every object has a name. There are three different types of nouns, they are: noun, propernoun and pronoun.

A noun is the name given to an object. A proper noun is the name given to a unique thing. A pronoun is the general word given to a group, person or an object.

When writing a noun and a pronoun it needs to be in a lowercase letter. A proper noun needs to have a capital letter in the beginning of the word. An example of a noun is: ruler. An example of a proper noun is: Peppa Pig. An example of pronoun is: its.

The different kinds of nouns can help with a person's vocabulary.

LI: To learn about nouns, proper nouns and pronouns.

Measurement | Maths

Measurement has two forms; Standard metric, imperial and non standard.

Standard metric measurement includes length, weight and volume. These are seasured in mm, c, M and km. G, kg, t. Ml and L. Measurement can also be done with non standard item as shown in the attached google presentation.

Measurment is using a range of tools to find information out about an object.

LI: To use non standard forms to measure common items.

Scanning | Reading

Scanning is a reading strategy that helps you understand a text. Scanning is used to look for specific information.

To scan I first need to look at the contents of the book. The article didn't have a contents page so I moved on to the next step.

After that I found the heading, then I looked for the keywords and read the sentence that had the keyword.

Scanning can help you understand a text better.

LI: To scan the article South Pacific Beats for specific information.

Maori | Days of the Week | Numbers

For Maori we revised the days of the week and numbers in Maori.

The numbers in Maori are: Tahi (one), Rua (two), Toru (three), Wha (four), Rima (five), Ono (six), Whitu (seven), Waru (eight), Iwa (nine) and Te kau (ten). The days of the week in Maori are: Ratapu (sunday), Rahina (monday), Ratu (tuesday), Raapa (wednesday), Rapare (thursday), Ramere (friday) and Rahoroi (saturday).

We were practising to answer the question 'Kei te pehea koe?' (How are you?). We answered in Maori and I said "Kei te makariri' (I am cold).

LI: To revise the days of the week and numbers in Maori.

Class Blog Post | Writing week 3

My class blog post on Mr Wong's writing task can be found here.

Class Blog Post | Reading week 3

My class blog post on Mr Wong's reading task can be found here.

Class Blog Post | Maths week 3

My class blog post on Mr Ogilvie's maths task can be found here.

Conversations | Writing week 2

My class blog post on Mr Wong's writing task can be found here.

Class Blog Post | Reading week 2

My class blog post on Mr Wong's reading task can be found here.

Class Blog Post | Maths week 2

My class blog post on Mr Ogilvie's maths task can be found here.

Class Blog Post | Writing

My class blog post on Mr Wong's writing task can be found here.

Class Blog Post | Reading

My class blog post on Mr Wong's reading task can be found here.

Class Blog Post | Maths

My class blog post on Mr Ogilvie's maths task can be found here.

Commenting

Today, I replied to Ariana's comment that she gave me. In her comment Ariana said that she was taught some new things from my blogpost and asked me if I found the activity hard. I didn't find the activity hard. I asked Ariana if she heard about the lali drum before.

Link to Ariana's comment: https://pbsfarzanaf.blogspot.com/2020/04/skimming-pato-reading.html

LI: To start a dialogical conversation with people.

Direct & Reported Speech | Writing

Direct speech is exactly what someone has said. Reported speech is telling what someone else has said.

One characteristic of direct speech is that direct speech uses quotation marks ("").

One characteristic of reported speech is that it is usually past tense.

It is good to understand the differences between direct and reported speech so that people know if someone is speaking or telling what someone else has said.

LI: To identify reported and direct speech.

Fact Family | Maths

A fact family is all the knowledge that is unlocked within that fact. Timestables are often portrayed as hard and people think it would take a long time to remember the times tables.

Fact families are an easy way of remembering the timestables.

A demonstration of a fact family is:
9 x 2 = 18
2 x 9 = 18
and
18 ÷ 2 = 9
2 ÷ 18 = 9

LI: To demonstrate a fact family.

Buffed Vocabulary | Reading

Vocabulary is the words used in a specific category. It could be a category of words for a specific topic, or for a whole language.

My group and I had to scan the article 'South Pacific Beats' to find words that we don't know the meaning of. Each of us had to define two words.

We wrote down what we thought the words mean, then found a kids dictionary definition and paste that with the link to the dictionary. We then made a sentence example, added a picture as well as a video that showed rejuvenating and destinctive.

This activity helped me understand the words I don't know the meaning of.

LI: To expand vocabulary.

I defined the words rejuvenate and destinctive.

Timestable Patterns | Maths

Patterns are repeated designs and timestables are multiplying digits in order to get an answer.

The pattern shown below is the six times tables. The number sequence found was 6, 3, 9. This is because 1 x 6 = 6 (0 + 6 = 6), 2 x 6 = 12 (1 + 2 = 3), 3 x 6 = 18 (1 + 8 = 9), 4 x 6 = 24 (2 + 4 = 6), 5 x 6 = 30 (3 + 0 = 3), 6 x 6 = 36 (3 + 6 = 9) and ect.

Patterns always connect back together, so if the shape doesn't connect back to the start then it isn't a pattern.

Patterns can be useful in learning the timestables because people can end up remembering the answers quickly.

LI: To identify patterns in our times tables.