Kapa Haka Performance

Today there was a Moari performance in the hall. The Kapa Haka group performed an entrance ceremony.

First the Kapa Haka group introduced what a poi is used for and how it helps with wrist movements. They also introduced their training tools and how it is used, The training tools help the Moari warriors train with their movements with the weapons.

Secondly the Kapa Haka group performed a haka and then Panmure Bridge school responded with a haka back.

Lastly each class went out to play a Maori Game. Our game was called Maui and Mato. How to play this game is get a Reiko and stand in a circle. If they Maui then you go left, if they say Mato then you go right

I liked the performance the kapa haka group did, especially the singing. I also like the game Maui and Mato.

Noval Study | Reading

The Witches is a fictional book created by the author Roald Dahl. This book is about a boy and his grandma trying to get rid of witches to try to stop children from dispersing.

Chapter 17 is about Luke and his grandma trying to give Bruno who is a mouse to his mum and dad. 

Chapter 18 is about Luke's grandma trying to stall. She wants to give Luke as much time as he needs to sneak into the kitchen to pour formula 86 into the witches soup.

The last chapter is about Mr Jenkins talking to Luke 's grandma. He can't find Bruno and he's sure that he's with her grandson. He wants to know what's going on. Grandma confirms, once again, that Bruno is now a mouse after a little yelling from Mr Jenkins, Bruno finally pops his head out and speaks.

I enjoyed reading this book and I think its a great kids book.

LI : to study a noval

Touch Rugby

We kept on practising two and three man settles from the past week. 

First we practised two and three man settles to get ready for a game of touch. Coach Mark told us to aim for one person when we drive the ball down the field.

Next we played a game of touch. The game was for learning how to play and how to use a two and three man settle.

I found the two and three man settle to be an effective way to drive the ball down the field.

Inquiry

Different types of shelters can keep people safe by using the correct materials depending on what disaster they are being protected from.

When building a shelter, measuring the amount of materials being used is important so it keeps it balanced.

An example of materials used for a tsunami shelter are concrete, chicken wire, metal ties, aluminum, popsicle sticks, steel door, and hard clear plastic.

Using chicken wire is good for putting in the concrete so it can connect it to the other sides.

Hard clear plastic can be used for the windows because it doesn’t break easily like glass and because it's transparent which allows people to see what's happening on the outside.

Popsicle sticks are good for supporting the force of the impact. This material can also be used to anchor the shelter into the ground so it doesn’t tip over. The properties of wood are the shape that has been made.

Not every material can support every natural disaster. Different types of shelters can keep people safe by using the correct materials depending on what disaster they are being protected from.

When building a shelter, measuring the amount of materials being used is important so it keeps it balanced.

An example of materials used for a tsunami shelter are concrete, chicken wire, metal ties, aluminum, popsicle sticks, steel door, and hard clear plastic.

Using chicken wire is good for putting in the concrete so it can connect it to the other sides.

Hard clear plastic can be used for the windows because it doesn’t break easily like glass and because it's transparent which allows people to see what's happening on the outside.

Popsicle sticks are good for supporting the force of the impact. This material can also be used to anchor the shelter into the ground so it doesn’t tip over. The properties of wood are the shape that has been made.

Not every material can support every natural disaster.

Inquiry | Model Materials

This week we have been thinking about different materials to build our shelter.

First we brainstormed materials and searched up materials that will help protect us from the weather.

Next we chose 4 materials that were best to protect against tsunami which were reinforced concrete, straight steel beam, stainless steel rods, and straight metal sheet.

Afterwards we decided on how big, small, long and wide our shelter will be.

Lastly we wrote how much materials we needed to make our shelter.

I really enjoyed researching different types of materials that protect against natural disasters.

LI.to prepare order for construction.

Noval Study

The Witches is a fictional book created by the author Roald Dahl. This book is about a boy and his grandma trying to get rid of witches.

The boy's grandma was a witch hunter and knows all about witches. There is one witch called the Grand High Witch she is the boss of all witches.

A note about witches, witches disguise themselves as lovely ladies but secretly they want to to squish all the wretched kids they despise. They have blue spit, are bald and have square feet. Once a year every witch meets up and shares spells.

I enjoyed reading this book and I think its a great kids book.

LI : to study a noval

Auckland volcanoes

This week we did a task called Auckland volcanoes

Some of the names of the volcanoes were Maungawhau and Maungakiekie. Which means Mt Eden and One Tree Hill.

Then we did a weather activity where we looked up the weather using the Maori dictionary. For example he kapua means cloudy and he paki means sunny.

I got all of the volcanoes correct and I will like to do this task again.

Maths | Basic Fact Boxes

Today I attempted the speed demon challenge up to 10. My time was 5 minutes and 47 seconds. I think I can do better next time I attempt the speed demon challenge and I am going to work my up.

Manaiakalani Film Festival

This year the 13th Manaiakalani Film Festival was held at the Sylvia Park Hoyts. Panmure Bridge School's movie was about sanitising. Many of the other films were about Covid 19. My favourite movie was the rap by Tamaki College about staying home.
 

Reading | Noval Study

The Witches is a fictional book created by the author Roald Dahl. This book is about a boy and his grandma trying to get rid of witches.

The boy's grandma was a witch hunter and knows all about witches. There is one witch called the Grand High Witch she is the boss of all witches.

A note about witches, witches disguise themselves as lovely ladies but secretly they want to to squish all the wretched kids they despise. They have blue spit, are bald and have square feet. Once a year every witch meets up and shares spells.

I enjoyed reading this book and I think its a great kids book.

LI : to study a noval

Te Rau Maori

This week for Maori we translated Maori names into English.

First we translated the Maori that we already knew into English. Then we used the Maori dictionary to translate the Maori names that we didn't know into English.

Maths | Sharing Ideas

This week for maths we discussed with a partner who learnt something different what we have learned from the past two weeks I learnt addition and subtraction and time.

Addition and subtraction. My partner showed me use addition and subtraction in written algorithm. Written algorithm is a type of maths strategy that can used for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

During this session of learning, my partner showed me how to use place value while using addition and subtraction. To use the place value you will need to look at the value of each number in the equation and then you start by adding all the ones, then the tens then the hundreds.

What I learnt from my partner was how to tell time and I learnt there different periods of time.[

I loved teaching.

Inquiry | Shelter

This week our group has designed an emergency shelter that will protect against natural disasters. 

First we looked at different shelters and the shape of the shelter. We had to figure out if it was a good or a bad shelter in different conditions.

Next we thought of a shape for our shelter which was a pyramid, and a cube. The reason why we chose these shapes was because if the wind was coming into the corner the wind would split into different directions. If the wind blows to a direction to the wall it will slide up that might make a vacuum. 

Then we created a shelter using the app Sketchup.

The materials that might be used to create our shelter were bricks, and stones. Bricks and stones are different types of bricks that are both heavy materials that can not be pushed by strong wind.
If we changed things of the shelter it would be adding windows on each side so we know what's happening outside. 

During this activity we found thinking of the shape hard but we found this fun because we were able to create a shelter.

LI.to digitally model an emergency shelter.

Maths | 2D and 3D Shapes

2D shapes are flat shapes that have faces and corners such as squares, circle, triangles. 3D shapes are shapes that have many faces, vertics and edges. Vertics are when edges and sides meet. Edges are lines that help form a side.

The relationship 2D and 3D shapes are basically the same but 2D shapes have less faces and less dimensions.

Reflection is flipping the shape the opposite way depending on where the shape will be put. Rotation is turning the shape so you can get another image of shape.

Duffy Theatre - Bex meets Milly

We watched a performance by the Duffy theatre group about the Coggen. A Coggen is a mythical creature that is mixture of a cat, dog and chicken. 

Before the show the actors introduced them selves. Then we sang the duffy song.

Then the actors performed for us.

Lastly the duffy group held a question and answer session.

The duffy performance was amazing and I want to watch it again.