Solubility

 WALT: make accurate measurements using a variety of measuring equipment

Chance and Probability

 WALT: Explore Chance and probability and read Graph data. 

Statistics and Probability

 WALT: work out the probability something will happen interpret and draw conclusions from the data presented in graphs

TASK DESCRIPTION: for this weeks maths work we had to complete this short presentation which is all about statistics and probability.

Algebra Everywhere

 

TASK DESCRIPTION: we completed this short and simple presentation which prepared us for a pop quiz (not a serious quiz) 

Maths Mixture

 

Immersion Assembly {Term 4}

 This week is our first week of term 4, I'm looking forward to all that's happening but also quite sad since it's my last term here at Pt England School.

Like any other normal immersion assembly's  on Monday each team got to present by film/play what they are going to be doing this term. Almost every team presented a video except for team 5 (like normal). Our theme for this term is 'Art Alive' we will be looking at different ways of art. Term 4 is gonna be the term of art!

My favourite two teams were team 5 (not being biased) and team 1. Team 5 had a play where it was based at the museum the teachers acted as art pieces and explained what each art piece meant. Team 1 was a video of the teachers recreating famous art pieces. 

I will be looking forward to all of the art related lessons throughout this term! :D

Vincent Van Ggh (BIO)

 

Admirable Algebra 2

 WALT: find unknown values

TASK DESCRIPTION: for this weeks maths task we had a short presentation to complete. Like the walt says we just had to find the unknown values.

Admirable Algebra 1

WALT: identify the missing angle 

As I saw it

Te Horeta

My Item: a ship biscuit

Description: This item is the main diet for the crew.

 It was made of flour, water and salt. It was then baked til hard.

One of the ships man walked up on shore where he then started trading with Te Horeta, Te Horeta gave him a kowhai flower and the man gave a “pumice stone”. The man showed Te Horeta that it should go into his mouth and so he did, but he found it very hard and sweet which he didn’t like. 

The man pointed his “walking stick” at the sky when thunder and lightning came out of it. 

 

Volume Problem

"From a square piece of paper we can make a box without a lid by cutting a square from each corner and folding up the flaps.

Find the different volumes of box it is possible to make by changing the size of the cut-out squares.

What is the maximum possible volume?

What is the size of the square cut-out that produces it?"

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my 3 dimensions were...

Width = 11 squares

Length = 11 squares 

Height = 4 squares

and altogether thats 484cm³

 

Maori Moment

Today at exactly 12 pm we had a moment where we all stood up and sang 2 songs! We did this to remember the protest that took place in 1972. In 1972 30,000 signatures were taken to the parliament because they decided that we needed to do something to keep the language (Maori) alive in Aotearoa. And now we did a week every year to dedicate it to learn more about the native language! (Maori).

1 Measurement + Decimals =

Things T Could Go

Things T could do....

Personal: since T likes basketball he could go out and play basketball, get his mind off of all the things that are stressing him out.

Interpersonal: He could talk with Jack or maybe try and open up with his mum?

Societal: Go talk to counsellors or teachers, etc. Find help within the community.  

Maths Warm Up ~Tapa Cloth~

TASK DESCRIPTION:

For this mornings maths warm up we had this simple question to do! We had to figure out the perimeter of this tapa cloth and the area of it.

Since we could see that once side of each rectangle/square we added them up and got our answer for that side.

I got:

450cm or 4.5m for the perimeter

and for the area I got 12,600cm or to simplify it, it would be 126m

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What being Burmese means to me!

 I’m quite proud to be Burmese, there’s loads of cool traditions in every culture but here are just some of mine! Being Burmese means a lot and can mean quite a lot of different things to different Burmese people but this is what it feels for me to be Burmese! 

Firstly let’s talk about dances and festivals, there are multiple popular festivals but the most known one is the water festival. It’s called a Thingyan! Although it’s not just us who celebrate it but it is quite a big deal in Myanmar/Burma. It usually takes place at the end of the year. Participating in our cultural dances means quite a lot and we learn a lot about our culture along the way! 

In Myanmar/Burma they use a different calendar, it’s known as the lunisolar calendar many countries/cultures use this as well! The months in the lunisolar calendar are based on the lunar months and the years are based on solar years! 

And so these are only a fraction of the reasons why I’m proud to be Burmese! 

Tongan Travel

TASK DESCRIPTION: For today's quick maths task we had to solve this simple question! :D

Most of us completed it instantly and some of us found it hard. We just had to find out where each uncle and aunties dot is! 

The first dot is Aunty Ana and the second dot is Uncle Loni, the third dot for all of the graphs is Uncle Pita, and the last dot is Aunty Kuini.

                                                      

Conquering Fractions

 

TASK DESCRIPTION: Today's presentation was mainly just revision and re-learning what we had already learnt through out this & last term. 

Tongan Language Week!

 

This week is Tongan Language week. Tongan language week is all about celebrating their culture and language. New Zealand celebrates many cultures by having a week for them! 

Each year there is a different theme for the week and this weeks theme is "Fakakoloa 'o Aotearoa 'aki 'a e Lotu Mo'oni" which in English means "Enriching Aotearoa New Zealand through Prayer and Faith".

This week gives all of us a chance to get to know more about the beautiful culture! Whether it's through music, dance, food, crafting, activities, etc. 

4 Fun facts!
~Humpback whales travel about 3,000 miles to breed and give birth in Tonga! 

~Tonga is the only pacific nation to not be colonised!

~Tonga is a disappearing island

~There are 170 islands in Tonga!

Measurement 3!

TASK DESCRIPTION: for today's maths task we took a look at measurements. We each completed a simple presentation depending on the group we were in.