Term 4 2019

1. We went to the rock pools.     2. We went on the huge water slide   3.  We went fishing off whangaro walfs.

Day 2-Activity 1 Faster than a speeding bullet

Basic facts Term 4

We have been working on answering basic facts questions quickly and instantly.
I should be working on Stage 5.

I am at Stage 4. I got 45 out of 60.

Maths problems

We have been learning how to solve problems with multiplication and division.

Here are some problems I solved this week. I used screencastify to show my thinking.

 

Great's & Grand's Day 2019

Last Friday we had our Great's and Grand's Day. My Nanny & Pops came along. We did performances and  dancing. We had delicious morning tea and played games.

Here is my poem I wrote for my grandparent.

Handwriting

This term we did a handwriting sample using capital and lower case letters and a sentence about our science fair. what I like about  my  handwriting is my letters sit on the line.  What I could do better is make my handwriting is neat and tidy.

Science Fair

Yesterday we had our school

 science fair. My 

science investigation was about Hovercrafts.

Yested

Waitangi Digital learning

On Tuesday the year 4's went to Waitangi to do digital learning using scratch and unplugged activities. My favourite activity was the Lego.  We had to copy what our partner was making without looking.  The person who made the Lego tower had to tell their partner how to make it without them watching.  Here is my photo.

Koru Art

We made koru art with whaea ross by using paper foam cardboard
My koru represents my hole family
I really like my abot my art is my korus

Hovercraft

B E G I N N I N G	TITLE	Balloon Hovercraft
	QUESTION	How does a hovercraft hover?
	HYPOTHESIS	I predict that It will fly up.

M I D D L E	EQUIPMENT  AND MATERIALS:	Balloon Bottle cap  Disc  Hot glue gun
	PROCEDURE:	Step 1: Using a hot glue gun, glue the bottle cap over the CD hole. Step 2: Blow up a balloon. When it is fully inflated twist the end so no air comes out. Step 3: Stretch the balloon end over the bottle lid. Step 4: Open up the cap and place the CD on the table. Step 5: Untwist balloon & let go.
	OBSERVATIONS/RESULTS:	I found out that it hover all around the table and it left a track of air.

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CONCLUSION:

The air from the balloon creates a cushion of moving air between the disc and the CD and reduces the friction across the surface.

         

Bridge Building

We have been learning about forces and how they help shape the sort of bridges that we build.  

We learned that there are three main types of bridge design; beam, truss and suspension.  Using this knowledge we designed and built our own bridges.

Miss Fletcher set the challenge that our bridges had to be 30 cm long and strong enough to hold an object a track

In my group there were (name who was in your  Mikayla, Ella and Olivia .  We used egg cartons, ice block sticks, a box and hot glue  to build our bridge.

Here is a photo of our truss bridge.  What I like best about our bridge is the triangles.

Speech Writing

For the last two weeks we have been working on writing speeches.
My topic was Why are trees important
We had to present them in front of our class.
I think I did a good job

Here is my speech.


Have you ever wondered why trees are so important? Trees are a type of plant that give us oxygen. Trees help  give us clean air so we can breathe. I think trees are important and here are my reasons
why.

Firstly, we get oxygen from the trees leaves and the sunlight so we can breathe. If we didn’t have trees we wouldn't be breathing. Trees help filter out the bad air like Carbon dioxide and replaces it with the good air we can breathe, Oxygen.

Secondly, trees give us lots of shade on a hot, summery day. For example, if we were at the beach and there were no beautiful pohutukawa trees, there would be no shade and we would get very sunburned.

Finally, trees also provide us with fruit to eat. Without trees we wouldn't have any delicious fruit and also bees wouldn’t have a place to collect nectar. Trees also have roots that help hold the ground together to stop erosion. Trees also provide a home and food for birds, the birds help spread seeds to make new trees.

I think trees are important to us because trees are part of nature. They give us oxygen, they provide food for us and for animals and they also give great shade in summer.

Maths

This week we used popcorn to learn about volume and capacity. 

Maths Book

For maths this week we read a book called one is a snail, ten is a crab.  We then worked in groups to create our own version. My book is called one is a slug, ten is a lobster. Here is my book. I hope you like it.
 

Art

Moon Rover Lander

For science we made a Moon rover lander using only a paper cup, paper, cellotape and straws.  We were given the task of making our Moon rover land softly onto our Moon landscape so that our marshmallow astronauts did not fly out.

The materials I used for my Moon rover is Paper cup, Paper, Cellotape, Glue.

What I like best about my Moon rover is the springs I put on the bottom.

What I needed to modify on my Moon lander rover was nothing  because my Moon rover landed successfully the first time.

One thing I learned about landing on the Moon was that if I went to the moon I would not be able to breathe so I would

have a breathing suit.  

Here is a video/picture of my Moon rover landing on our school’s Moon surface.  I hope you like it!

Handwriting

This is my term 2 sample. I am good at making my work look neat and tidy. I need to work on making my work not to small.

Maori

We have been leaning to talk to each other in Maori. Here is a conversation we recorded on screencastify.

Alien

This week we learnt how to use google sheets to create a mine craft style character. We created an Alien.  Here is mine.

Anzac button

We read a stoy about anzac button

Anzac poem

here is my Anzac poem

Mikayla's goals

Here is my writing goals.

Pepeha

Swimming

We have been leaning how to swim in the water and be safe in the water. 

Basic facts term 1

These are my Basic Facts results for the end of Term One.
I am working on Stage 4. I got 25/60 on Stage 4
I need to be on Stage 5 by the end of the year.

Handwriting term 1

This is my handwriting Sample for Term One
I am good at making my letters the correct height.
I need to work on making my work neat and tidy.

Bug hotel

Today we made a bug hotel we used bamboo, string, sticks, flowers and leaves.
I made a sign for our bug hotel so people don't touch the bug hotel.
We made the bug hotel because it is warm in winter for the good bugs that help our garden.

Explanation Writing

We have planted some beans for science for our experiment. We wrote an explanation of how to grow a bean. Here is my published slide.

What is under the bed?

Today we wrote poems about living things. We had to use an adjective, noun and verb. Here is my published poem.

Maths

For maths we have been working in mixed ability groups to solve problems. The focus has been.
solving word problems using place value. We have to select the correct the correct strategy to solve the problem. I have chosen two problems to show you how I work them out.
I find out that addition was easy.

Hector's world

We have been learning about being safe online. We watched Hector's World to learn how to be CyberSmart.

Jack's new house

Colour poem

Yellow Team is the best

 For writing we used our house colour to write a poem. I am in the yellow house so I had to think about descriptive sentences to do with yellow.

Environmental Writing

We sketched our bean plants that we grew in class. We then wrote words around the outside to describe the bean plant. We had to use these words to write a piece of descriptive writing. We then cut out our picture and glued it on to your writing. Here is my writing.

Self Portrait Art

We have been learning how to sketch our facial features.
We needed to put them in the right place on our face.
For our background we typed our full name and learned to copy
and paste down the page.

I like my nose.

I need to work on my hair.