Matariki Day

MATARIKI DAY  

Matariki day was really fun, to start off we had a maori dance group come to Parkvale school and perform for us. They sung for us, danced for us, told us some stories that had been passed on from generation to generation and also some maori games.

My favourite activity that I did on Matariki day was making poi with Whaea Emma in Room ten. The first thing that we did was how to plait with four pieces of wool. There was twelve pieces of wool in each group and because we were plaiting with four we had to split them up into groups of four. There was three people in the group. Each person had to do something. I did the plaiting with Hugh while Jacob held the bottom to keep it in place. Then we started plaiting. When we had got to the length that we wanted it at, we tied it up and then helped all of the other people plait before we moved onto our next step. After everyone had finished plaiting we started making the bottom of the poi. First we had to get some stuffing and roll it into a ball and put the plait into the middle of the ball of stuffing. Then we got a small plastic bag and put the stuffing ball with the plait in it into the plastic bag and wrapped it until it was tight and then we pulled up all of the other bits and then tie up all with string around the top of the ball of stuffing and pulled tight. Then we cut all of the other plastic bag and our pois were done.

How to plait with four is to sit with two people facing each other. Then split the wool into four each part then each person needs to grab two. Next you cross them over diagonally and grab then do it on the the side diagonally and then keep repeating. Once you get to the length you want it, you needs to grab both of the your two and the other persons two and so you should have two equal parts. Now tie them up into a strong knot and then connect it to the bottom of the poi.

My Explorer

Sir Edmund Hillary was a very famous explorer.  He was the first person to climb Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.

He was born on July 1919 in Auckland and died on the 11 January 2008, he was 88 when he died. He has a brother Rex and a sister June he also had a wife Louise and they have three children Peter, Sarah and Belinda. He was only 16 when he started climbing his first  major mountain.

His main expedition was when he climbed  Mount Everest May 29 1953. It took 8 weeks for him to climb Mount Everest. Before British had received the approval to make an attempt at climbing Mount Everest. The government of Nepal would only allow one expedition a year, so this was a big deal. The leader of the expedition, John Hunt and he asked Hillary to join in the climb.

Finally he reached the summit of Mount Everest. At the final camp Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay got chosen to climb the final bit of the mountain and the other team was Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans. The team of Tom and Charles tried first, but they failed to make it to the top.They got in 300 feet, but had to turn back. Then on may 28 Edmund and Tenzing tried and they did it but they has very little time because up there the air is really thin so when their time was up they came back down to celebrate.

He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth the second after reaching the top of Everest. This is why you call him Sir.

Sir Edmund Hillary was the most famous New Zealander and the first person to climb Mount Everest in the world, he was a very special to New Zealand and is now on the New Zealand 5 dollar note.  

Moment In Time

I heard a big whoosh.

I heard my brother yell at me.

I saw my brother with a towel around him.

I saw the sand swirling all around me.

I felt the burning sand hitting me at 100 miles per hour.

I felt the sand sticking to me.

I wondered if I would ever get back to the car.

I wondered if I would look like a fool wearing my goggles.

I started to shiver, I was getting cold.So I went to get something to eat. I saw my brother with a towel wrapped around his body.I grabbed my boogie board and started to walk out then I heard I big whoosh.I put my boogie board in front of my legs and shut my eyes as the sand swirled all around me.I suddenly heard a big flap then the life guard tent pole fell out and the tent flapped wildly. I sat down them mum asked me if I wanted a cracker I said “no” I had my eyes shut trying to avoid the sand from getting in my eyes. I yelled out to my mum and asked her to pass me my goggles. When she did I found out that they had sand all I the so I had to clean them all out just the I wounder if I would look like a fool but I did it anyway because my eye were full of sand.Finally mum asked if we should go home.We all said yes so we packed up and went home.

All About Me

Math by Hannah and Bree

The other day Hannah and I finished doing the mini maths challenges they were really fun we did all of them I hope you like it.

Challenge number 12

Clue:

A=1 B=2 C=3 D=4 E=5 F=6 G=7 H=8 I=9 J=10 K=11 L=12 M=13 N=14 O=15 P=16 Q=17 R=18 S=19 T=20 U=21 V=22 W=23 X=24 Y=25 Z=26.

R O I L

18+15+ 9+12=54

S C H O O L

19+3+8+15+15+12=72

S H O P P I N G

19+8+15+16+16+9+14+7=104

W A I P U K U R A U

23+1+9+16+21+11+21+18+1+21=142

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Challenge number 5

Clues:

1. I can be divided by 4

2. My digits add to 10

3.I am greater than 180

4.The difference between my hundreds and ones digit is 1

What number am I?

352

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Challenge number 1

Three dice are rolled what number does each number show?

Clues:

1. Each sum of all three dice is 12

2.The product of all 3 dice is greater than 40

3.The dice all show different numbers

4. At least one dice shows one odd number

Answer:3, 4, 5.

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Challenge Number 4

Clues:A=1 B=2 C=3 D=4 E=5 F=6 G=7 H=8 I=9 J=10 K=11 L=12 M=13 N=14 O=15 P=16 Q=17 R=18 S=19 T=20 U=21 V=22 W=23 X=24 Y=25 Z=26

P R I D E

16+18+9+4+5= 52

M U S I C

13+21+19+9+3=65

P A R K V A L E

16+1+18+11+22+1+21+5=95

S M U R F

19+13+21+18+6=77

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Challenge Number  3

Clue:

You must be able to describe your own pattern. What is the rule?

Start with 2.05

2.05, 3.00 3.05, 4.00, 4.05, 5.00, 5.05.....

Rule is to count up in 0.5 each time.

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Challenge Number 11

Clue:

1.I can be divided by 5

2.My digits add to 14

3.I am greater than 300

4. The difference between my tens and hundreds digit it 5.

Answer:

590

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Challenge Number 7

2x12=24        2+5=7        5x8=40       2x4=8

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Challenge Number 9

Clue: A=5 B=10 C=15 D=20 E=25 F=30 G=35 H=40 I=45 J=50 K=55 L=60 M=65 N=70 O=75 P=80 Q=85 R=90 S=95 T=100 U=105 V=110 W=115 X=120 Y=125 Z=130

P R I D E

75+90+45+20+25=255

A N D

5+70+20=95

T A U P O

100+5+105+80+75=297

O N E P O T O

75+70+25+80+75+100+75=500

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Challenge Number 2

Answers: 13, 25,

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Challenge Number 10

Three dice are rolled what number does each number show?

Clues:

1. The sum of all three dice is 11

2. The difference between the highest and lowest dice is 3

3. The dice all show different numbers

4. None of the dice show number 1

The answer is: 2, 4, 5

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Challenge Number 8

What three digit number am I?

Clues:

1. I can be divided by 6

2. My digits add up to 9

3. I am greater than 450

4. The difference between my ones and hundreds digit is 1

The answer is: 504

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The Demon Leopard

This is my Demon Leopard piece of writing Crighton and I made it I hope you like it. Please comment!

This is a new creatures unknown footprint. We have had sight of this footprint before from a satellite dish and had no idea what it was now we have linked it up to the one and only DEMON LEOPARD.If you have seen any sight of it please let us know!

Some facts we know of this DEMON LEOPARD is that it carries a staff with it, the staff shots purple lightning. It lives in the desert and eats 1000 camels a day and drinks their blood. They also like tacos. (they get them for the taco van). They know how to fly and that is not all they are the fastest flying, running things on the planet.

This creature is terrifying because one shot from its staff and your a goner. Imagine a big Demon behind you but with a leopard body which is the fastest flying and running thing on the planet. When DEMON LEOPARD gets you it will rip you bones and muscle to pieces. The staff has been passed down from his family for 7,304 years and now there's no more DEMON LEOPARD’S left so he has to stay alive for as long as he can.

We have just gotten a sighting of the DEMON LEOPARD and it has been caught.

This was Crighton and Bree reporting from Miami beach “hope you enjoy”   

Athletics 2013

This is my athletics writing and reflection I hope you like it. Please comment!

On Monday the year 4,5 and 6 went to athletics to see who will go to inter school and to earn house points. I had a great time we had to do High jump,Long jump, 50 meter hurdles,100m sprint, Softball throw and 200m sprint. In the end I was really proud my results.

High jump

It was my first rotation first we did a practice and that was ok but then she put us into 1,2,3,4 and I got into four, which made me complete against the threes and the fours then I got a four and then I had to go against poppy and I won.I was really pleased that I got a three.

50 meter hurdles  

When we had finished the long jump we went onto the 50 meter hurdles.Then we got split into when it was my groups turn I went into the first lane then Mrs Roil said ready, set and go and when she blew the whistle and I was off I jumped over the first hurdle and then I did the second one and the I just about tripped over the third but I didn't then I did the last one I could see out of the corner there was no one with me then I went over the line in first and I gotta three. Then we did all of the people that got first and I won that too I was very pleased with myself.

100 meter sprint

Next we had 100 meter sprint I liked the one hundred meter sprint because it was sprinting When it was my turn race I remembered that you always keep your head looking forwards  because when you turn your head to the side it is like a brake and it slows you down then I went up the the line and I heard ready, set and go and we were off I saw some people coming past and then I said to myself go Bree go and then I found myself in front of everyone and the I came close to the finish line and I won then I did another race and I came first which made me go into the final and then I came first the so that made me fasted girl for the 100 meters and I gotta three yay.

Softball throw

Then it was soft ball throw with Miss Paki I think I did pretty good because because on my first throw I went past the first cone but I it was because I through it really high and not very far so I got a two and then I had to compete against Mary to see how was the best I went first and I got past the yellow one and the ball landed just in front of orange cone and then Mary bet me she got past the orange cone in between the orange and green cone so she one but I was still pleased that I came second.  

High jump

After softball throw we went to the high jump I had never done high jump before so I was a little bit nervous because I didn't know how to do it. Anyway I had trouble finding out which foot I should jump on but I just went to the left then I decided to go the the right but when it was my turn I didn't knock the bar off but I was jumping with my feet together but I still went through but on the second one I made it but I was still jumping with my feet together and then on my third I did it again but on my fourth go I didn't make it so I got a two but I was pleased it wasn't a one.

200 meters sprint

Last we had the two hundred meter I was in the last heat.When the second to last heat went we got told to go into a lane I hopped into the 4,5,6th lane my legs were really sore but I didn't mind then I heard On your markeys, Get your car keys and go and I was speeding away down the track going as fast as I can then I come near the finish line I can hear Tracey shouting go Bree then I go past the finish line  and I won the I went to race in the final with all of the other people that came first then I jump in a lane with Tori then Ready set go and I was off I was speeding away when I see Greta and Poppy coming up beside me then that makes me go even faster. Then I see the line and I go over it and I came first so I go five I got one

participate one for coming first in my heat and three for coming first.

So all together I got 18 points and I was proud of my end results.

Reflection for Athletics 2013

· Something I was pleased with was I got 18 point for my house and I had fun.

                                             

· Something I found hard was the high jump because I have never done it before.

. Something that I was thinking about was you can do it.

. Something that I did was that did all of the advents and I was proud of my results.

.Something I would like to achieve next time is to be better at the high jump.

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

Joey pigza Swallowed The Key from Room16 Parkvale on Vimeo.
Last Friday Hannah,Lily,Olivia and I did a trailer on the book Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key. It has been our class book. I was Joey, Hannah was Mrs Maxy, Olivia was Mum and Lily was the filmer and the principal. I thought it was really fun.What do you think of it? Please comment.                                                                                                        

Balloon rocket

 

Reflection for balloon rocket

·Something I was pleased with was the we ended up doing it.

                                             

·Something I found hard was trying to blow up to the right amount of air into the balloon.

. Something that I was thinking about was where do I connect the tap to the balloon.

. Something that I did was when Tracey and I had a go racing the balloon we did it and we won it.

.Something I would like to achieve next time is to tangle the nylon so it will be much easier.