Maths Week 8- Fraction Fun

We are learning all about fractions. Here are some games to help you practice.

Triangles

ordering fractions

Circles and Squares

Add and subtract fractions
Do level 1a or 2a as they are adding like denominators

Hexagons

add and subtract fractions

Week 7 Update

Week 7 was a busy week with a great Garden to Table session and lots of learning.
We have been continuing with our descriptive writing and learning all about fractions. In reading we have been looking at different types of questions.
Today Zara, Naomi and Nathan presented their science homework and we learnt a lot!

Next week

Monday we will be making Matariki lanterns. Remember to bring in a clean, peeled can to use.
Wednesday the Chinese and Asian dance groups are performing at the kindy.
Thursday will be Mufti Day and the Year 2 production.

Reading Week 7- Questioning

We Are Learning To Identify Different Types of Questions

There are four different kinds of questions we might have to answer when we are reading. It is very important to be able to answer these different kinds of questions to help show that you understand what you are reading.

See if you can get Mum or Dad to help you come up with some different kinds of questions for the book you are reading at home this week.

• "Right There"

Questions found right in the text that ask students to find the one right answer located in one place as a word or a sentence in the passage.

Example: Who is Frog's friend? Answer: Toad

• "Think and Search"

Questions based on the recall of facts that can be found directly in the text. Answers are typically found in more than one place, thus requiring students to "think" and "search" through the passage to find the answer.

Example: Why was Frog sad? Answer: His friend was leaving.

• "Author and You"

Questions require students to use what they already know, with what they have learned from reading the text. Student's must understand the text and relate it to their prior knowledge before answering the question.

Example: How do think Frog felt when he found Toad? Answer: I think that Frog felt happy because he had not seen Toad in a long time. I feel happy when I get to see my friend who lives far away.

• "On Your Own"

Questions are answered based on a students prior knowledge and experiences. Reading the text may not be helpful to them when answering this type of question.

Example: How would you feel if your best friend moved away? Answer: I would feel very sad if my best friend moved away because I would miss her.

Week 6

This week we wrote descriptions and Mr Ratcliffe came in on Thursday. We played netball. Mitchell, Izzy, Joel and Rosa did their science projects.In assembly Preston got the award for ICT.

In Mandarin we learnt about months.
 

By Eve and Greer
Photography By Teisha

P.S. There is a change in the timetable from next week. P.E. will now be on Tuesdays and Thursdays instead of Wednesdays and Thursdays. Don't forget your P.E. gear!

Week 6 Writing- Trash and Treasure

We are Learning To write descriptions

We are describing junk yards and dumps. Watch this clip called "Treasure" and answer some of the questions below as a comment to this post. As you watch it think about some things you might want to include in your own writing.



Treasure - Ringling Thesis 2011 from Chelsea Bartlett on Vimeo.

Key Questions

·         Who is the old lady in the Junk Yard?

·         Where has she come from?

·         Why is she collecting things?

·         How does she decide what to keep?

·         How is she feeling throughout the film? Beginning/end?

·         Why does shed create a face out of the junk?

·        Is this lady greedy?

 

Is she happy? How can we tell?

Week 5 update

This week is week 5.

It is Lilly's last full week of school she will be in mayorker ,France ,Germany and lots of other places 

On the 5th of June or hune in Maori 

We had garden to table we made banana 

Ice cream and salad and pumpkin scones it was good. 

By Lilly and Joel

World Environment Day

The 5th of June is Word Environment Day.

Today is World Environment Day, set aside by the United Nations Environment Programme with a special focus on global food waste. The UN Food and Agriculture Programme estimates that globally, one third of all food is wasted every year. In developing countries, more than 40% of food waste happens on farms, during storage, and in processing. But in first world countries, about the same amount of food waste occurs in homes and in stores due to greed, over purchase, dislike of food which is close to expiry date, blemished or bruised. We need to make wise choices about what we buy and use to prevent food wastage. 
The UN estimates that 70% of the world’s freshwater resources go in to global food production, which also accounts for 80% of the world’s deforestation.

For more information on World Environment Day click here

Reading

Read the information above and as a comment to this post suggest two or more ways that we could reduce food wastage in our homes or at school.

Extra for experts

Create a graph or diagram that represents the amount of food wasted in developed countries.