How many tens and hundreds are in a number

we are learning to...

-recognize how many tens and hundreds are in numbers

here is my work

Maui legends

As part of Matrariki we re-read the legends of Maui. We then retold a legend and created artwork. Below is my work.

Maui's Fish 

Once upon a time there was a demi god called Maui. His brothers wanted to go fishing but they didn’t want to take Maui. At nighttime Maui snuck into his brother’s waka and hid. In the morning Maui woke up from the sound of the sea and he waited until the waka was far out in the moana and then he jumped out and said to his brothers, “Now I will show you!”  Maui’s brothers were shocked, angry and annoyed that Maui had snuck onto their boat.  Maui tells his brothers to keep paddling and they paddled all night until they are far, far away.  Then Maui was happy for them to stop and start fishing. Maui’s brothers were jealous of him because he was smarter and stronger then them so they wouldn’t let him use any of their bait. Maui had to use some blood from his nose as bait. Maui used his grandpa’s magical jawbone to fish with. He threw his line out and waited. Then he had a great big fish on his line. He heaved and heaved until he got a  great stingray on his hook.  He pulled and pulled and then said a karakia to make the giant stingray float up to the surface.  Then Maui said to his brothers, “I need to go and get my magical hook, leave the fish alone while I am gone.”  Then while Maui was gone the brothers hacked into the stingray and it became the North Island.  The South Island is the waka that Maui and his brothers used to catch the giant fish and Stewart Island is the anchor of the waka.

Retold by Jaxon and Cullam you Click here for a vid

 

science term 2 2017

This term we have been doing science. We have been learning about the water cycle and states of matter. Here is some of my learning.
 

Persuasive Writing - why we should have pets

We have been having a go at writing a piece of persuasive writing. Here is my piece of writing about why we should have pets.

Title A Short Statement about the topic. eg. ‘Rugby League Is A Great Sport’	It's Good To Have Pets
Overview/ Statement of position A brief statement of your view about the topic.  What you believe or want to argue.	I definitely believe that it is a really great thing to have pets. It is also  good  to have pets because it is like having a child and you can learn how to look after one.
Series of Arguments Reasons Your points supporting your view about the topic.  Your arguments to support your statement and information to support these arguments. Remember -argument -supporting detail, reasons, examples	Have you ever felt what it is like to have a pet? firstly, it is vital to have pets  like a dog or cat because it can save time having to clean up everything. They will clean up any food that is dropped on the floor.  It is also nice to give an animal a home to live in.
	Secondly, it is also good to have pets because you can get food out of them like a chicken can lay eggs or some cows to get milk and with that milk you can make butter and cheese. some dogs can also hunt for food to.
	Furthermore, pets can be very important because they can sense things like cancer. dogs like bloodhounds can also be used for the police and the army. They can also help you if you have a disability.
	In conclusion, pets can be very important to people. they can also be very helpful like guarding you, bringing in the paper or cleaning up your mess. They can be good for disabilities and tracking things.
Concluding statement Summing it up.  A summary of your arguments and your view on the topic.	In conclusion we need to fix our field because we don’t have enough room to play, we need our field for sports training and games, we need the field for events like the gala, and it promotes good health and exercise.    It is vital that we have a good field at school.

persuasive writing - Why we should fix our field

We have been having a go at writing a piece of persuasive writing. Here is my piece of writing about why we should fix our field. 

Title A Short Statement about the topic. eg. ‘Rugby League Is A Great Sport’	Fix our mara (field)
Overview/ Statement of position A brief statement of your view about the topic.  What you believe or want to argue.	I definitely believe we should fix our mara (field) right this instant! I think we should fix our field because we need it for lots of different things like playing, sports, special events, to have a non muddy field, tournaments, and all the important events like that. For these reasons I think we need to fix our field.
Series of Arguments Reasons Your points supporting your view about the topic.  Your arguments to support your statement and information to support these arguments. Remember -argument -supporting detail, reasons, examples	Firstly, We need our field to keep fit because it is very important for children to keep fit it also needs to get fixed because it was too muddy and we could not always use it.
	Secondly, we need to fix our field because we need it for things like the gala or the hangi. We also need it because it can hurt people's feet and some people don't like the court and playground.
	Thirdly, We need it to run around and play things like Rippa Rugby. Also we are crowded into half of the the school.
Concluding statement Summing it up.  A summary of your arguments and your view on the topic.	In conclusion, we need to fix our field so we can train, and so we can have special events. We also need to fix our mara (field) so it is not so muddy and to do all the important things you need to do on a field! These are the reasons I think we should fix our field.