Converting Fractions

In Maths we have been taking this excersice to help us with our conversions. 

The conversions is from percentage to fraction then lastly to decimals. We stay on this excersice for 15 minutes a day and then we do our practice work as we have already got the strategy in our heads. At the end it gives us a score and we have to try and beat it the next day!

ENJOY!

Maths Whizz Learning

In Maths Whizz I have been learning about Decimals converting into Fractions. In my test I have to drag a line to which decimal is the exact as the fraction. This will help me improve my learning in Decimals and fractions. They are also in equilateral decimal forms which makes it quite harder. Hopefully I will get a 5 out of 5 which will earn me 30 maths whizz coins!!

Who is Gemma Flynn?

This term we are looking at NZ athletes and the story behind
them being in this years Olympics. Marilyn and I have chosen
to do Gemma Flynn. We found out a lot of things we didn't know
about her before and have listed them down in the presentation. Hope you enjoy!!!

Hiwi the Kiwi

Hiwi the Kiwi is a special group that made a visit to our School. They came to promote their care for the ocean and why it is important to care. They taught us things such as how big is the fish we are allowed to take home with us and different kinds of Birds that are soon going to be extinct due to us being lazy enough to not put our rubbish in the bin.

As I entered the School hall with my classroom the Husband and Wife Duo sang us in.  Mr and Mrs Minstrel were there names but that refereed to themselves as Hiwi the Kiwi . They were up on stage with their props. The had things such as pictures of different kind of fish and a guitar and a sound system. The only thing I was told before going into the hall was that a special group by the name of Hiwi the Kiwi we're here to teach us something special. As I sat down I was still in confusion as what they were going to teach us but it had something to do with fishes.

They introduced themselves and their passion for keeping their oceans clean and making sure that the rear birds and fishes were not extinct. They were a husband and wife duo that live in a caravan going around the whole of New Zealand informing others about our ocean. They have been married to each other for 40 years! We sang a lot of songs about fishes and the sea. What I learnt from them was that their is a certain measurement that we have to measure the fish we catch. There a 2 reasons why their is a certain measurement. Reason 1 it is because if the fish is too small it is not fair to the fish we have to give it a chance to grow and also because the more tastier fish are the ones that are not to big and are not too small. Reason 2 in that if the fish is too big and is over the measurement it might have babies and if we kill it it won’t give the babies a chance to be born and to make more babies of their species which may lead to having no more fish.

What I also learnt was when we catch fish and it is too small or too big we are not to chuck it back into the sea roughly. We are to use a wet towel to pick it up and gently place it back in the ocean. The reason behind using a wet towel is that we don’t peel off their scales. There scales are important to them as skin is important to us. If we peel of their scales while they are alive and then chuck them back into the ocean it might cause them to die and they won’t grow well. Here is one of the songs I learnt during Hiwi the Kiwi. Also Kaimoana means Seafood in Maori!

Kaimoana fish for the sea.

Kaimoana to feed the family.

Fish for the future and their will always be

Kaimoana for you and me!

Cross Country

It was Cross Country. One of the most scariest days ever. My heart was beating rapidly. I could feel a strong feeling of nervousness creeping through my blood.

I was confused to as why I was scared as I have done this many times before. I walked in line next to my friend Lucy and we made our way to the starting line. Mr Burt had the starting block in his hands. “ On your marks” he said. “Get set.... GO” he exclaimed. Before the race Lucy and I had already decided to save our energy till we get closer to the finishing line so we jogged lightly. The light jog lead us to be in the middle of the small group of Year 8 girls.

As we jogged lightly I could feel a burning sensation upon my chest. I was already told that if we could feel that it was a message from our bodies to tell us to keep going. I was pleased as I knew I was trying hard. I was going to give this cross country my all.  I kept jogging all the way to the reserve when I came to a stop. As I walked I huffed and puffed non stop. I decided to jog some more. Until I stopped again at the Gate which led us back to our school. It was now time for our second lap.

As I ran past the crowd for the second time I heard words of encouragement being chanted loudly. That gave me the strength to keep on running. This time the burning sensation was heavier than before. I had to complete this run I thought to myself. I kept jogging till I couldn’t feel my legs no more. I then walked slowly as it felt like my carve muscles were stuck together and wouldn’t let me move. I let Lucy keep on running as I wanted her to do her best. I finally reached the gate and jogged this time through the playground and passed the finishing line. A wave of joy rushed through me as I knew I completed this to my best ability.

NZ Silver Medalists

This week in Literacy my group the Louis Sachars have been given an article to read and have had to make the presentation ourselves. This has lead us to understand more about the questions as we come up with the questions. Take a look!

How our Muscles Work

This is an explanation about how our muscles function and why they do what they do. We have a total of 640 muscles in our body. Each muscle belongs to one of the three kinds.  The Skeletal, Cardiac and smooth muscles. Each all have a special job in our bodies that you might not even know they do.

The skeletal muscles are also called voluntary muscles. They are voluntary because we decide when to move them and how to move them. They are attached to our bones by what we call tendons. Bones, tendons and muscles all give our body strength. The are all part of the skeletal system which is controlled by our nervous system.

The Cardiac muscle is also called the heart. The Cardiac muscle has the special job of contracting and relaxing to pump blood throughout the whole body. The heart muscle is also known as the myocardium.

The last type of muscle is the smooth muscles which also have another name called the involuntary muscles. That means they work without you even telling them to or even trying.  They are found inside the walls of the stomach, the intestine and the bladder. The very hollow organs. They sit in between the outer covering and the inner lining. These walls help the food be processed through the stomach... Another way the could work is for example if you vomit they work by pushing the food from the stomach back through the esophagus and out the mouth. Next time when you eat you now know what happens to your food!

Return of the Moa

This week in reading we have been learning about understanding new vocabulary
all about the extinct Moa. It is a very interesting story. It is all about bringing the
 Moa back to life !!! All the answers you want are found in this spectacular presentation !

Stride jump Data collection.

This is my estimation and data recording to see how many stride jumps we could do in 15 seconds,30 seconds, 1 minute and 2 minutes. to get our average score we added our three test scores together and divided the answer by three. To work out how many I could do in 30 seconds I doubled my average score, then for 1 minute I doubled it again and for 2 minutes I doubled it once more.