Using 'make ten' to help add numbers by Annabel

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Using 'make ten' to work out adding problems by Aryan and Jaxson

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Maui

Last week it was Maori language week.  We read different Maori legends and learnt a new waiata to sing at assembly called Nga Iwi E.

The Maori legends that we read had a main character called Maui. During writing we wrote a description of Maui.

Maui is brave because he went to the volcano and everyone else was too scared. He is clever because he found the pit where the sun comes up. He also hid in the canoe when they were going fishing and his brothers didn't know. Sometimes at night Maui and his brothers go fishing. He is a problem solver because he slowed the sun down. Maui is very cheeky.
By Barnaby

Maui has lots of tattoos on his face. He is brown and he is brave. He is muscly and strong. He loves fishing and also paddling. Maui is cheeky and smart but mostly cheeky. He has long hair and is Maori.

By Maia

Maui is Maori and he is brave. He has brown skin and long hair which he wears in a pony tail. Maui has lots of koru tattoos on his face. He is very muscly and strong.

Maui has magically powers. He made the sun move more slowly across the sky by hitting it with his magical jawbone. He also pulled up the North Island with an almighty heave!

Maui is a trickster and mischievous. He tricked his Grandmother to see what would happen if she used up all of her fire. Maui also hid in the waka from his foster brothers.

We think Maui is good and bad because he does try to solve problems but sometimes he is bossy and mean. 

By Room 10

Recycled Robots

Today we made these super cool robots in Room 10.  We REUSED items that were no longer needed and found lots of the things we needed in the RECYCLING bins which helped us to REDUCE our class rubbish.  Yesterday we drew a plan with a buddy and talked about the things we needed.  Next we looked at school and went home and found the stuff we wanted to use.  Today we worked with a buddy to create the robots we had made in our plans.  We had to change some of our ideas as we worked because sometimes things just didn't work.  We also had to interact with our buddy, listen to each others ideas and make decisions together.  We are all very proud of our robots!!

Can you guess which country Mr Waddles and Mrs O'C are now visiting?

CLUE 1:   The wildlife. 

Mr Waddles got to meet a whole lot of new animal friends including squirrels, musk rats, raccoons, chipmunks, woodpeckers, water snakes and even a moose (but not the chocolate variety). 

We saw this moose in the wild.  A moose sheds it's antlers every year and then grows new ones.

Here is a picture of what a moose looks like with antlers.

We visited a bear centre. We learnt about bears and what to do if we saw them in the wild.

When we were canoeing we saw a beaver lodge. This is the name for the house the beaver builds to live in. Can you see it in the photo? The beavers get into the lodge by swimming underneath. They can chop down trees with their sharp teeth.

This turtle just wondered across the grass where we were staying.

CLUE 2:  The Flag.

CLUE 3: Famous Landmarks- natural and man made.

Here is Mr Waddles next to Niagara Falls. This is a famous waterfall because it has the most water flowing over it in the world.

The CN Tower is a famous landmark in Toronto. Toronto is a city in this country just like Christchurch is a city in New Zealand.

Have you guessed which country we have just visited from the clues?

Here is one more clue if you need more help. 

CLUE 4:

This country is above the United States of America (USA). You might like to look at a map of the world to help you.

The next place we are about to visit is known for its 10,000 lakes and is back in the USA. See if you can find Minnesota on a map of America.

New York

Howdy Room 10

Mr Waddles and I had a fun time in New York. There are a lot of skyscrapers. This is a famous skyscraper called the Empire State Building.

This is Times Square.

Here is Mr Waddles waving to the Statue of Liberty.

Finally some grass for Mr Waddles to run around in. This is Central Park. It is a huge park in the middle of New York. Lots of New Yorkers live in apartments so they don't have a back yard to run around in, instead they play in Central Park.

GEOMETRY

Today Room 10 learned that Shapes are everywhere - Room 10 is a pentagon!

See if you can identify these shapes. Hint: You may see a  circle, square, hexagon, cylinder, triangle, diamond, cone, and a rectangle.