Patterns with Pedes

In maths we were learning about patterns. The teacher used pedes to explain it to us. We were looking at a pattern called the humped back pede. The pattern with this pede is multiplying it by 2 each time. So we drew lots of pedes in our books and wrote the pattern underneath.

Here is an example of my pede.

Bigfoot Biking

Today the whole class went out on the courts and did the Bigfoot Biking Course. There were two really nice ladies who taught us how to be safe on a bike. The first thing we learnt was to do the helmet and bike cheek. Then we got on our bikes and did all these fun activities. At the end we got some prizes and then went back to class.

Communion Of Saints

This term we are focusing on the saints. We will learn when they became saints, their feast day and a million more facts on the saints. Saints are people that do miracles and almost never sin. The process to become a saint can only be done when you are dead and it takes ages to finish.
This is my title page that shows the start of the strands.

Lyric Poster

In topic this term we have been given a sheet of paper that has different activities around New Zealand music. Each activities are worth points. By the end of the term we have to have 200 point or more. I did a poster about a NZ song with the lyrics on the poster. The song is called Somebody That I Used To Know. The song is by Gotye and Kimbra. I styled my poster off the video.

Possums

In reading we learnt about how possums came to NZ and why they are such pests here.
These are some reasons why possums should not live in NZ:

• Possums have plenty of food but there is nothing to eat possums in NZ so they only die of old age and people killing them. Which isn't enough to keep it balanced.

• Mother possums usually give birth to 1 baby a year in Australia. But in NZ there is more food so they give birth to 2 a year.

• Possums eat farmers crops and gardens and farmers need there crops to live. So farmers get really angry.

• Possums eat the leaves of trees and that causes the trees to wither and die.

• People set out traps to kill and catch possums. But sometimes it end up killing native birds and other people's dogs.

I think possums are pests and we should just catch them and ship them straight back to their original country (Australia).

Shields

In class we have been doing a program called Kia Kaha. In Kia Kaha we are learning about being unique and how our class is different and the same.  We made these shields telling people things that make us different to the other people in our class and why our class is unique and different to the rest of the classes.

Fraction Booklet

In maths everyone got a fraction booklet to help us learn the simple and difficult fraction activities. Since getting the booklet I learnt how to do numerous fraction activities that I didn't even know existed. Here is the front cover of my booklet. One of the pages that I struggled with was converting fraction. But in the end I figured it out.