Trash To Treasure - Bottle Top Art

Farming on a Quad Bike
I love to ride my uncle’s red quad bike on his farm when I go and stay in the holidays. So that is where I got my motivation from.
It took a few goes to get it just right - taking a photograph each times and changing things.
I’m super happy with the result.

Percentage/Fraction Maths

This week for home learning we had a math problem to solve.

Room 19 raised money for charity. 25% of the class wanted the money to go to child cancer research. 55% wanted it to go to the SPCA and the rest wanted it to go to other charities.

What percentage wanted it to go to other charities?
What fraction wanted it to go to the SPCA? 
What fraction wanted it to go to other charities?

55 + 25 = 80
20% = other charities
20 x 5 =100
⅕ = other charities


25%=SPCA
55 ➗ 5 = 11
100 ➗ 5 = 20
11/20 = SPCA

I have an egg!!!

This week room 19 has started egg sitting as part of the Keeping Ourselves Safe Health Programme. My egg is called A.E.G. after the power tools that I love to use. 

In the weekend I went to Granny's house for the evening. I took A.E.G with me. We watched choice t.v together and went to church and had lunch.
Last week at school I made my egg a house and a slide. This week we have $500 to spend this week on our little egg. I have no idea on what to buy for my egg.

House and slide

A.E.G.

Camp Letter

This term I went to Y.M.C.A Wainui for camp. It was awesome. Here is a letter to one of the parent helps (my dad).

Dear Dad

Did you love camp as much as I did? My favourite part was the kayaking. It reminded me of the time we kayaked across Okarito Lagoon except it was vastly different. It was different because it was in a bay not a lagoon. It was also different because I was in a single not a double kayak.

What was yours? Here is a piece of writing that I have completed about my time at Wainui Camp.

KAYAKING

I heard

The cold water being pushed while i paddled away from sam so i don't get  tagged in the game of build up.

I heard

Splashes as Olivia jumped into the cold water of Tekau Bay  

I saw

Brightly colored kayaks lined up nicely on the shore waiting for kids to get into them and paddle out to sea

I Felt

The cold water as I jumped into it and swam back to my kayak

I Felt

The cold paddle as I paddled away from Sam in the game of build up we played

I Wondered

How fast I was kayaking in the game of build up.

I Wondered

How long till the instructor would finish tying the kayaks on the trailer and we could leave.

I wonder what your highlight or challenge was? This is one about everything.

Everything

I heard

Music that the instructor was playing through the radio as I ran back to where the instructor was after search and rescue

I heard

People supporting Sam as he climbed to the tree house at the top of the tree from where he abseiled down.

I saw

Big blue brils as my group started tying knots to keep them on

I Felt

The cold water on my feet as I launched the raft for its test run out to sea.

I Felt

The rocks as I crossed the river to my group's hiding spot when we were playing hide and seek with radios.

I Wondered

How long it would take the other groups to find my group’s hiding spot.

I Wondered

If I would be able to climb up to the top of the abseiling tree and go down it

Thank you for taking the time to join us on camp. I really enjoyed your delicious meals that you made  Thank you for helping me with abseiling.

Your son

James

Maths Problem Solving - Division,

This term Room 19 has been doing Multiplication and Division for maths. Recently we have started to do Division. Here is a problem I have solved for home learning.

Miss Turner organised three classes (64kids) and started organising them into rows for assembly.  She was trying to make it work for 4 rows – How many kids were in each row?

I used reversibility as my strategy

64 ÷ 4 = 16

4 x 16 = 64
Here is how I worked it out.

4 x 10 = 40

4 x 5 = 20

4 x 1 = 4

I also used place value as a strategy

64 ÷ 4 = 16

40 ÷ 4 = 10

20 ÷ 4 = 5

4 ÷ 4 = 1
10 + 5 + 1 = 16

Winter Sport Hockey

In the winter term, Hoon Hay School makes up some winter sport teams. Last week, my hockey team won our game against Linwood. The score was 5:2. In my team there are 10 players, 2 boys and 8 girls. My amazing coach is Mrs O. I scored 2 of the goals. For most of the game I was on the left wing. This is the first time I have played Hockey and I'm really enjoying it. Mrs O says I am learning the position of Left Wing extremely well as I am now running onto the ball and scoring goals.

Pobble 365

This term on Wednesdays we have been using Pobble 365 as a motivation for writing. I chose this visual because I like vehicles and planes. Underneath is my story. If you want to try Pobble 365, click here. 

Pobble 365 is a writing website where you can choose a picture and with each picture, they have included: 
"Sick" sentences that you need to fix the spelling and punctuation. 
Story starters to help you start your story.  
Question Time is where you can answer questions about the picture. 
Perfect Picture is where they suggest a way of drawing a picture.

“There is no better feeling in the world than being up here,” the pilot thought to himself. He pressed a series of buttons, ensuring the aircraft was on the right course, and sat back in his seat to enjoy the view. The sight that met his eyes never ceased to amaze him, no matter how many times he had done this flight…

The pilot had just relaxed when the plane's switchboard started beeping. The pilot started flicking switches frantically but the beeping was getting louder and louder. He heard knocking on the door, it was the air hostess.
She said, “All the passengers have their air masks on!” The pilot was really surprised.
“Why is everything beeping?” asked the air hostess.
”I don’t know” replied the pilot.
“Look!” shrieked the air hostess as she pointed to the altitude dial which was saying 2 500 feet instead of
39 000 feet.
“What are we going to do?” yelled the pilot as she discovered she was staring at the radar. She yelled, “We are going to crash!”
“We'll be fine, I'll just go left,” said the pilot.
BOOM! “The right wing must have hit something,” said the pilot as he tried to put the plane on to the ground…

Then there was was another big boom as they hit the ground, luckily the pilot had left the wheels down all flight. The pilot screamed that he had landed on a cruise ship. Then the cruise ship started swaying.
“We need to take off,” said the air hostess.
"We can't!" said the pilot. "We're out of fuel."

Maths problem solving -multiplication

This term for maths Room 19 has been doing Multiplication here is one of my problems.

The 55 children who attended Wainui Camp paid $125.00 each. How much money did Wendy have to pay Wainui Camp.

I used the place value strategy:

55 x 125 = ?

55 x 100 ➝ 5500

55 x 20 ➝ 1100

55 x 5 ➝ 275

5500 + 1100 ➝ 6600 + 275 = 6875

I also used rounding and compensation:

55 x 150

I know, 55 x 100 ➝ 5500

55 x 50 ➝ 2750

5500 + 2750 = 8250

8250 - 1375 = 6875

Noun Poem - Quad Bikes

Quad bikes

Quad bikes

Quad bikes

Old quad bikes,

Yellow quad bikes,

Big old rusty quad bikes,

Bright red racing quad bikes.

Those are just a few.

Dirty quad bikes,

Farming quad bikes,

Special weed-spraying quad bikes,

Big new shiny quad bikes,

John Deere quad bikes too.

Fishing quad bikes,

Hunting quad bikes,

Don’t forget 4 wheel drive quad bikes,

Last of all, best of all

I like my uncle’s quad bikes!!

Zentangle Art - Crazy Hair

This term Room 19 has been doing Zentangle art. This is my crazy hair example. It is a great activity. Next time you are bored on a rainy day you could consider this activity. Refer back to my previous post to get the website to get you started.

Freak The Mighty Serial Story Term 1

This term Room 19 has been reading Freak the Mighty which is a story about Kevin and Max who see each other at day care and then meet up again when Kevin moves into the same street as Maxwell. Kevin is physically disabled and Maxwell is intellectually disabled and working together they become an amazing force.

Stepping in to the shoes of James K Baxter

My Uncle’s Farm

The Masterton farm was usual enough; it had Freisen

Bulls eating vigorously in the fenced paddocks,

Circular bales wrapped in green plastic, white
Standard poles dividing the paddocks into feeding
Areas, two red Honda quad bikes, a half filled wood

Shed, and a new silver with a tandem bike,

Lots of road bikes, a bale feeder, a ride on mower, a
Hydraulic tipping trailer
That I was always allowed to touch.
Me and my uncle did what farmers do - moved the cows

To another break, weighed the cows to see when they

Were ready to go to market, drenched the cows to keep

Them healthy, installed gates between the paddocks, and at

The end of the day

Swam in the solar powered pool close to the farm house.

Doing Very Important Farmwork.

Success Criteria:  

“I will know when I am successful when I have…”

• Selected a place that is personally significant

My uncle’s farm is significant to me because i have spent lots of time their farming with my uncle
Begun with The Masterton farm was usual enough was usual enough

• Listed at least 5 nouns related to the place
• Listed 5 actions using STRONG verbs
• Me and my uncle did what farmers do

Home Learning Maths Subtraction Strategies

Last week Room 19 were using different strategies to work out subtraction problems. Here are two of my strategies.

 James brought 15.54 metres  of material. He needed 13.16 metres to make a t-shirt for Hagrid. How much material would be left over after James had finished making the t-shirt? Have a go at using these two effective strategies.

     Reversibility
   15.54 -13.16 = ?
   13.16 + 2.38 = 15.54
   13.16 + 0.04 ➝ 13.20
   13.20 + 0.80 ➝ 14.0
   14.0 + 1.0 ➝ 15.0
   15.0 + 0.50 ➝ 15.50
   15.50 + 0.04 = 15.54
   James had 2.38 metres left

   Equal adjustments
   15.54 - 13.16 = 2.38m
   +0.46   +0.46
   16.0 - 13.62 = 2.38m
   James had 2.38 metres left

Home Learning Maths Subtraction Strategies

Last week our class was doing subtraction for maths.

Here are 3 of my strategies.

Mrs Olesen saved $3024 for her summer holiday. She ended up spending $2795. How much money did she have left after her holiday?

Place Value

3024 - 2795 =

3024 - 2000➝ 1024

1024 - 700➝ 324

324 - 90➝ 236

236 - 5 = 229

Equal Adjustments

3024 - 2795 =

+5      +5

3029 - 2800 = 229

Reversibility

3024 - 2795=

2795 + 229 = 3024

2795 +5 ➝2800

2800 + 200➝3000

3000 + 20➝3020

3020 + 4 = 3024

5+200+20+4=229

Mrs Olesen had $229 left after her holiday.

I Am James

I am a mathematician and  a really fast swimmer.  

I wonder what the answer is.

I hear water splashing as I hit the water.

I see the red frames of my glasses.

I want lego.

I am a mathematician and  a really fast swimmer.

I pretend to be the smartest mathematician in the world.

I feel the cold splashes as I dived in.

I touch the cold bricks of my lego.

I worry about my cat fighting with other cats.

I cry tears of joy when I come 1st in swimming sports.

I am  mathematician and  a really fast swimmer.  

I understand coding.

I say t’n’t.

I dream that have 1 million dollars.

I try to win my races.

I hope I win in my next race.

I am a mathematician and  a really fast swimmer.  

Kayaking in Okarito's Lagoon.

I went to the West Coast. When I was there I visited Okarito. I went kayaking with my Dad and we saw a water fall.

Zentangle Art

This term for art room 19 has been doing Zentangle this is my hand I used this video to make it.         link. 

Welcome to my 2017 Leaming Journey

Welcome to my 2017 Learning Journey.

I am very excited to share with you my Learning Journey this year. Please check my blog as I will be posting regularly. Feel free to leave a comment.

Thanks
James

My wild self

Last week room 18 made our wild self using this website http://www.buildyourwildself.com/. My ones name is The lio-pol-wal-ark-at-crocodile.

Here are some facts about my one.

Polar bear ears -It gets cold in the Arctic (down to -37 °C). For warmth, my polar bear ears are small and covered in fur even on the inside. When diving, my ears close to keep cold water out.

Rodrigues bat wings - my Rodrigues bat wings are very different from bird wings. Bird wings are made like human arm bones. But my bat wings are more like really long fingers. Creepy long fingers!

Nurse shark fins - I can use my nurse shark fins to rest in the shallow water during the day, so I am ready to hunt the seafloor at night. That means I'm a nocturnal hunter.

This is my photo.

Worlds Worst Children Response

This term, Room 18 has been reading The World's Worst Children by David Walliams.  I've really enjoyed the book. Room 18 has been doing reading responses on the different children. The picture below is my picture of Nigel Nit-Boy with his nits swarming to the broccoli.

Here are some sentences about the book.

Nigel Nit-Boy is a boy who loves nits because he has had no pets, he treats his nits like pets.  At school one day, Nigel heard of a girl called Tina who had nits too.  Nigel chased Tina through the playground so that he could get her nits. Once Nigel had Tina’s nits and the school cat’s nits, his aunt made him a Super Nit-Boy outfit.  He got his nits and his costume ready and he set off to school. First he ordered his nits to attack his headmaster because Nigel wanted to get revenge on him for giving Nigel detention. After the headmaster, Nigel was going to attack the dinner lady because she had always insisted on him eating yucky green broccoli.