Peita Torere

Peita torere

Peita Torere

Sports camp

Sports camp last year was one of the best experiences I have ever had. But this year might be completely different. I expect to meet a lot of new people this year who are hopefully kind. I also expect my school to go on the water slide this year because we didn't go on it last year (please). But one thing I'm really excited about is leaving my family when I go to Sports Camp. There are 31 sports codes which are:

• Basketball Rugby

• Volleyball Touch
• Indoor soccer Triathlon
• Indoor hockey Cross country
• Darts Athletics
• Bowls Kayaking
• Tennis Cage soccer
• Croquet Chess
• Golf Draughts
• Softball Scramball
• Swimming Wallball
• Cheer Night Table tennis
• Outdoor hockey Outdoor soccer

• Petanque Swimming
• Archery Shooting...

Look out for my next blog when I will let you know how we did :-)

Maths this week

This week for Maths I have been practicing my Basic facts stage 7. I did my square roots, fractions, percentages, factors, division and multiplication. I found it easy at the beginning but it got a bit harder while getting to the square roots and factors. Here is the link to the website I used.  http://www.prototec.co.nz/maths.html

Picture Writing

Our writing for this week was about describing the emotions and feelings of a picture.

Its just like putting your feet into their shoes. Here is a few words I thought of to describe the picture above.

• Terrified
• Homesick
• Alarmed
• Prepared
• Impatient

I was really interested in this weeks writing because it gave myself and my class a chance to stop and think about the engaging words we could think of.

Reflection 2014

This year has been exceptionally fun and also crazy because I experienced Sports camp, participated in the Netball and also won the speeches🎵. Heres my memories of 2014.

Sports camp, this is one of the most fun experiences I had because I went to sports camp at Yr 6. It was fun but also busy because we couldn't waste time and had to be at the games on time. We had 7 1st Trophys and 6 Runner ups.

Another time was the Netball tournament, this was the first sport I participated in this year. We won our category for the Yr 6 team and the Yr7 and 8s came Runners up. This was also a fun experience because I enjoyed my time in a sports team.

These are my bestest memories of 2014

Exponents

This game is called exponents. Its based evaluating exponents, equations with exponents and exponents with fraction bases. I found exponents with fraction bases an little hard because I didn't know how to do it. Its a cool game and i would like to use it in the near future.

Maths e-asttle

Yesterday I wrote my e-asttle test for my mathematics. It was based on algebra. At the beginning of this term we've been learning and studying algebra for the past 3 weeks. When it was time to write my test I was excited because its been a while since i've done my e-asttle. I found it a tiny bit hard because on 1 question I didn't understand it. At the end of the day my results were a 5B which made me really happy.

Billy Bug

This games is called Billy Bug. It is based on co-ordinates. You have to press the arrows to get onto the correct space. I got a bit confused but then I got familiar with the concept of the game. I set a high score of 1 minute and 24 seconds. I found it easy because I had the basic knowledge of co-ordinates. I found this game fun and I hope to work with it again in the near future.

Number Sequences

This game is called Number sequences. The subject of the game is to add or subtract decimals and numbers. I found it hard in the beginning because I really didn't understand the concept of the game until my friend Melissa helped me out. I now find it easy and also helpful in adding and subtracting decimals because its one of the subjects I don't know really well. I hope I can continue with this program and improve a bit more.

Positioning fractions on the number line

   

This game shows how to position fractions on the number the line. The requirements you need to know to play this game is Improper fractions, Mixed fractions and also the number of fractions on the line. I found this game a bit challenging because It didn't show the lines very well. I would also like a bit more of a challenge to push myself to work harder and achieve all my goals. Next I would like to learn how to position all kinds of fractions but especially improper fractions.

Fractions Game - Addition

Walt: Play a fractions game.

This is called Fraction game addition. It shows how to compare fractions and add them up. A part was a bit difficult because some of the fruits were covering the one I had shoot. Also it was also easy because you just add the numerators only. My total score was 10. I had a load of fun playing this game and I would also like to learn equivalent fractions next.

European migration ebook

http://www.flipsnack.com/my-flipping-books/details/?flip=fzkl63nn

Learn, create, share

Today I shared an ebook with Milika and Michele. My ebook was about Europeans migrating into New Zealand. I had alot of fun reading and teaching them about the Europeans and their history. Milika and Michele were very good at reading the hard words.

Spending Splurge

Yesterday for maths we played a fun game called Spending Splurge. This game is about Financial Literacy. To play this game you need to have at least 2-4 players. I played the game with my friend Camille. The problem is about going on a flight to Australia but I don’t have a passport, and many other things needed to take on the trip. In the game we have $1750 to spend. The things I needed to buy were suitcase or bag, return plane ticket and a passport. When I bought all my essential needs I also bought earplugs, new towel and togs, travel backpack and also an Australian guide book. When I was done spending my money I had a total of $864 left to buy food. In the game I learnt to be always prepared before a situation.

Decimal Fractions

This week for maths class we have been learning about solving decimal fractions. We have learned how to look at the patterns of our problem and splitting numbers to make them smaller so they can be easier to work with. I found it a little hard doing decimal fractions but I still worked through it over the week. What It’ll like to do next is practice at home with my mother so I can improve more.

Rounding Decimals

Walt: Solve problems in multiplication and division that have decimals.

This game is called rounding decimals. I had to round the numbers to the nearest 1 to complete the equation. I am not good at rounding decimals but I gave it my all. I still don't understand how to do decimals so I practice at home.

Comparing Decimals

Walt: Solve problems in multiplication and division that have decimals.

This maths game is called comparing decimals. It challenges you into using <=> symbols in the right order from big to small. And the crocodile always eats the big number first. I found quite a bit of a challenge but I still did it. I got a total of 90% in my first go. What I'll like to learn next is Geometery

Reflections - Basic Facts Assessment

Today I got my test results for my mathematics. I did well in  place value, addition, multiplication, subtraction, division,  and also arranging the numbers from big to small. I got a total of 590 in stage 6 which is pretty good. I would like to improve in using symbols correctly and also writing numbers from words. I am going to improve in my mathematics by practicing with my mother in using symbols. Or even download an app to help me learn.

The next time I do my maths test I hope to get at least 100% and if I do I will be very proud.

Maths class

Here at Glen Innes school they love eating their fruits, when there fruit box comes. For a couple of days I have been asking the students at Glen Innes school what their favourite fruit is. I asked 50 students (mix of boys and girls) and I got the results. I surveyed the senior and middle school students

The students had to choose between the following fruits here.

The reason why i chose the subject fruits is because there are loads of fruit like starfruit, pomegranate, apricots and dates, but I was really curious about out of all the other fruits, what fruit do they enjoy best.I found it really challenging because I had to ask 50 people out of the school in 2 days. I finally got it finished sparing my morning tea time.

What i would like to do next time is try and survey 100 people out of the school including the teachers.