I Completed Course 2!!!

Here is my certificate. 

I Completed Course 1!!!

Here is my certificate. 

Hong Kong STEM Challenge

Our Materials:

6 x long sticks

1 x  wooden square

2 x pipe cleaners

2 x straws

11 x plastic cubes

1 x bunch of popsicle sticks

4 x wooden small flat pieces

Challenge #1 - Build a structure with a cube as the base:

In challenge 1 it was hard because you had to focus on balancing the structure so it does not fall and bust down and that happened to us a lot, so we had to make it again.  It was going well at the start but at the end, not so much.

Challenge #2 - Build the tallest structure that you can and your base can be any size:

Challenge 2 was very interesting because it’s hard to build things on a table when everyone is doing something at the same time.  It was going well until it came to the end.

Challenge #3 -  Build a structure with something that balances off the side of it:

In challenge 3 you had to make one of your items stick out of the side.  It was hard because you had to make it balance and the pipe cleaners were supposed to be the things that stick out, but they touched the table and you cannot let that happen.

Moment In Time Week 7

Today our teacher asked us to write a ‘Moment In Time’ piece using a picture of a boy in the water.  We planned as a class to make sure we had the 5 W’s and the 6 Senses.  

Before we began our writing in small groups we discussed the importance of using descriptive writing, using similes and metaphors where appropriate, using dialogue and have done our best to make sure our punctuation is correct.  Some of us have even used ‘Show Don’t Tell’ in our writing to provide our reader with more of an experience.

Our teacher gave us 10 minutes for each paragraph and then 10 minutes for editing at the end.  We had so much fun working together!

If you have a moment, we would love you to comment on our writing.  

Boy Overboard!

Jack was heaving on his rod but it was stuck, he kept heaving and heaving he looked down to see where it was stuck, he leaned over to much and he face planted in the icy cold water gasping for air, he could feel sharks bumping into him and he could feel the fins under his feet, Jack was frightened.  He heard the boat slowly moving away from him, “Help! Help!” he cried.

Nobody could hear Jack’s lonely call.  Jack could smell the diesel engine moving further and further away.  Jack started to give up his hopes, goosebumps started forming on the sides of his arms.  He didn't know what to do…he said to himself “I don't want to die this way” with a frown on his face and tear in his eye.

He could feel the sharks getting closer and closer to him, a shark pounced out of the water and bit his shoulder, he could hear the bone shattering into a millions of pieces, Jack sunk to the bottom of the deep blue sea slowly rising up to the top.  “I’m alive!” Jack shouted.  Jack had one arm but he was still grateful that he was alive…    

Written by Havana and Sonia.

Sonia:

I think I did well with giving ideas and fixing our punctuation.  I also learnt new words like heaving and pounced.  I had a lot of fun.  

Havana:

I think I did well with my ideas, editing and fixing our work.  I we both did well making the story interesting.  I learnt words like heaving and diesel engine.  I had fun.

Tessellation

Definition of tessellation Tessellation is: A pattern made of identical polygons: • the polygons must fit together without any gaps • the polygons should not overlap Look to the right for an example of tessellation.

Regular polygon	Irregular polygon
A regular polygon has equal sides.	And a irregular polygon has uneven sides.
Salzman, L., (1990).  Cool Tessellations.  Creative activities that make math and science fun for kids!  P6-7)

Vocabulary Polygons = shapes Vertices = when two or more lines meet Angles = the amount of turn between two straight lines that have an end point.

Reference
Definition	https://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/tessellation.html
Vocabulary angles	https://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/angle.html
Example of tessellation	www.123ict.co.uk

Matariki Reflection

Matariki is time for refection.  Yesterday with Whaea Toni we took the time to reflect on our year and set a new goal.  Here is the goal set.  

We made a matariki star.  We used our algebraic thinking.  We had a pattern to follow: 

1, 2 and down

1 up 

We repeated this pattern until we got this pattern

Matariki Celebration

In my class we have been doing mānu tukutuku( kite making )for our school Matariki celebration, every class is doing something different.  Every year māori people celebrate Matariki.  Matariki comes in late may and early June, they are also known as the seven sisters.  Matariki is the māori new year they celebrate it all across New Zealand.  My teacher put us into groups my buddy is Ben

Now let's talk about the celebration and what they do.  They have feast, they make mānus, they play knuckle-bones and do kapa haka.  And to celebrate our school is having a Matariki celebration and I wish I had been there.  

The materials we used toe toe, raupō and wool for a modern contemporary look.  We used a black piece of paper and a design to cover up the gap at the top.  We got the toe toe and raupō from the hill across the road from our school.   

We also had to show tikanga.  Tikanga it is about respect, culture and why we do what we do.  We also do it to show respect to the plants and this is how to do it, after you have use the plant cut it up into small pieces and put it under the plant.  

Now we are talking about team working as a team.  Ben  did the weaving on the left, and I did the right and the middle, he held the mānu while we had a few bumps and we didn’t agree on everything but the mānu turned out great.  

The easiest part for me was the weaving because it's kinda like plaiting hair, and the hardest part was tying it up at the start (Ben did that part) because it was messy.

I hope you enjoined this piece of writing and understand the meaning of matariki.  

Here is our bit of the celebration, we did this with room nine.