Māori language

This year we have been learning to ask and answer Māori questions to do with things like months, weather and days of the week. Today I'm going to share these questions with you. You could have a go answering them.

Ko te aha te rā inanahi?        What was the day yesterday?
Ko te Rāhina te rā inanahi.   The day was Monday yesterday.

Ko te aha tēnei rā?              What's the day today?  
Ko te Rātū tēnei rā.              It is Tuesday today.                                                                                                 
Ko te aha te rā āpōpō?        What's the day tomorrow?   
Ko te Rāapa te rā āpōpō. It is Wednesday tomorrow.

                                                         
Days of the week
Rāhina=Monday
Rātū=Tuesday
Rāapa=Wednesday
Rāpare=Thursday
Rāmere=Friday
Rāhoroi=Saturday
Rātapu=Sunday

E hia ō tau? What's your age 
9 years or less:          E          ōku tau.    I am ____ years old. 
10 years or more:                 ōku tau.      I am ____ years old. 
                                            
Numbers
Tahi=1
Rua=2
Roru=3
Wha=4
Rima=5
Ono=6
Whitu=7
Waru =8
Iwa=9
Tekau=10
Tekau ma tahi=11
Tekau ma rua =12
Rua tekau=20
Rua tekau ma tahi=21
Rua tekau ma rua =22
Toru tekau=30
Rima tekau=50      
      
Thanks :)
Kenny.

Spray Painting

Last term we went to the Spectrum in town. After our trip we learnt how to do spray painting. We had a go at it. On the right side you will see my finished artwork. I hope you enjoy it :).

This is how we did it:

1.You draw your own sign in your book.

2.You get a piece of cardboard and masking tape.

3.Place the masking tape on the cardboard as you drew it in your book.

4.You spray paint the whole piece of cardboard.

5.Pull the masking tape off carefully.

You can have a try later on because it is quite fun.

Thanks :)

                                 

Problem Solving

This week in Jackson's Studio (Room 18) Miss Scott gave us two maths multiplication questions to do when we get home. On each question we needed to do two strategies.
This is how I worked the problems out.

This is Place Value                       
28X6=?                        
20X6=120                                         
8X6=48                            
120+48=168                     

This is Rounding and compensating 28X6=?
+(2X6)=12    
30X6=180
180-12= 168

This is the next question.

This is Place Value                             
36X18=648                             
36X10 =360                            
36X8=288                               
360+288=648                          

This is Rounding and Compensating

36X18=648
+(36X2)=72 36X20=720
720-72=648

Multiplication problem solving

Last week Jackson's Studio (room 18) were learning how to do maths problem solving with multiplication.

The question was: 
"The 4 Legend classes each had 42 children attend(a few children obviously invited their cousins), how many attended the disco altogether?"

I used the strategy of place value

4x42=? 
4x2=8
4x40=160
160+8=168

That's how I got the answer.

Camp letter

Here is a letter that I wrote to one of the parent helpers on our Spencer Park camp. Inside my letter there's a recount, that I wrote about my best activity which for me was forest survivor. Enjoy my writing.

Hoon Hay School

91 Sparks Road

Hoon Hay

Christchurch 8025

23 May 2016

Kia ora Warren,

Thank you Warren for helping us on camp at Spencer Park.. You encouraged us and even helped us do all the activities. I honestly appreciate it, it was the best camp I have ever been on! Without you it couldn't have been that much fun. We loved all that excellent food that you cooked. We also enjoyed playing games with you.       

Here is a recount I wrote about my favourite moment.

The wind was blowing towards the trees in Spencer Park forest. Pete the person that helps and teaches us do some activities did a short play about being lost in the forest. We talked about what we should do when we go into the forest and when you're in the forest. We found about twenty things that we could do when you are going into the forest or when you have arrived there. He then showed us how to make the huts. He said he'll give us fifteen minutes to do the hut building. After he said that everyone ran off to find some trees and build them. Zeke found a lot of big sticks and I found lots of small sticks. Even though I found lots of small sticks I helped Zeke pick up the big sticks. Our group was almost finished when the fifteen minutes was up. Pete then showed us how to block the wind from coming in the hut. He gave us another ten minutes to block the wind from coming in. While we were doing that we found a little piece of wood which was good for a chair “What should we do with it?” I said. Phoebe said “Put it in” but Nevaeh didn’t like that idea. The whistle went as we were trying to have a look inside “Oh well” we said. Then we ran over to Pete. Next he told us how the huhu grubs start and grow into a beetle and while he was saying this information the helpers were finding some huhu grubs for us to eat. After he told us all the information the two helpers came but Pete said “This year there's not many huhu grubs”. He said “If you want to eat the grubs line up”. I preferred to eat it so I lined up. I counted about ten huhu grubs in the bucket when I went there. Then the people that wanted to eat the huhu grubs all ate them. Everyone told Mr Hawes to eat the huhu grubs, so he ate one. He said his one was very chewy. Then we looked at some huts. Pete asked every group what were the best two things about the hut building. Every group said teamwork and our group said teamwork as well. Unfortunately after that was the end of forest survivor.

Warren, I especially appreciate how you took time off from work and came to our camp, without this it wouldn’t have been possible. Once again thank you for being a parent helper on our camp. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. I hope you put your hand up for the next camp we go on. What was your favourite thing about coming on camp?

Yours sincerely

Kenny.