TRIPPIN TRIP 2020

 In December Te Maunga went on a class trip to The Parrot Place, The Kerikeri Domain and the Kerikeri Theatre. We went to The Parrot Place and had fun playing with the parrots. After that we went to the Kerikeri Domain and had pizza. After that we went to the movies. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

My Measurement

 In Te Maunga we have been learning about measurement. I learnt about weighing. I learnt how to weigh grams and kilograms. My favourite activity was fitting it in. We had to put tiny boxes together and measure them. There was a sheet to tell us exactly how big the box that we made had to be.

Silent Science BY Shivam

 In Te Maunga this week we had a visit from the Northland Science Roadshow. We learnt about rockets and how and what they need to move. We pumped lots of air to create pressure. We shot the rocket and it went far. We put some water in the rocket and it didn’t go as far before when we had air because it was getting pushed down by the water and the pressure was uneven. Second we did water testing. We got clear water and put some chemicals inside it to see what colour it would turn into. We learned that some coloured water is poisonous if you put in ammonia and nitrate. Some water is very good to drink because it helps your body. Third we learnt about rainbows and how they were made. We got a cd and put it inside a box we looked at the cd upside down and it was so colourful and cool. And at the end we got these glasses that made everything rainbow. The people who gave it to us said don't look at the sun for long with these or you'll go blind.

Crooked Cricket Shivam

Crooked Cricket

In Te Maunga we have been learning about cricket. I learnt about batting, you have to hit the ball and then run to the line and give the person who doesn't have a bat yours. We played non-stop cricket. The batting team has 3 bats they get given to the 3 people at the front of the line when they bat the ball and run back they have to give the 3 person in front of the line your bat.

 

Proper Poetry 2020 SHIVAM!!!

 Proper Poetry

In Te Maunga we have been learning about poetry. I learnt about metaphors. A metaphor is when you compare something without using like or as.

What do you think about Cross Country?

On September 25th Paihia School did Cross Country. First we ran around the field. Then we jumped over the fence. After that we ran on Mr Ngata’s right then we went forward and took another right then we took a left and went up a hill. We went up two bumps until we reached Laura. Then we went back down the hill. Then we passed Mr Ngata’s left. We went forward and took a left. Then we jumped over the fence again and ran forward. After the race I felt like I needed a walking stick.

geometry 2020

In Te Maunga we have been learning about geometry. I learnt that vertices is another way of saying sides. We made a pyramid out of matchsticks and blue tak.

THE Titanic movie

In Te Maunga we have been learning how to make films. I learnt how to use the green screen on a computer. You just have to press the green screen/blue screen button and the image you had chosen would pop up on the green screen.

THE HUNT

 On Friday 28 August we did a treasure hunt. We had to run around the whole school and find prizes and if you found gumboots with numbers then you had to bring it to the principal and at the end she would tell us what we won. We could win headphones, Eskimo pies and some balls.

MATHS SHIVAM

 Te Maunga we have been doing probability DLO’s. In the activity we had to roll two dice and see what number it fell on. For example, if you got 1 and 3 that doesn't make it 13 it makes it 4. If you were on that number you had to move down. The activity was called Horse Racing. I learnt that the smaller the numbers are the easier they are to get.

MATH"S DLO SHIVAM

 In Te Maunga we have been doing cyber smart and kawa of care. I learnt that you need to not friend random people even if you're lonely. We also learnt that we should not share private info like your address or phone number to keep safe online.

Dino Shivam

In Te Maunga we have been making dioramas. Titanoboa used to be the biggest snake to ever live. The reason and dinosaurs died out is because of a volcano.

Collage Art Shivam

In Te Maunga we have been doing collage art. I learnt collage is when you take things from magazines and put it together in small pieces and make a picture.  We did a collage of maunga because Mrs Pou read us the story of the Battle of The Mountains.

kindness leter

In Te Maunga we have been writing kindness letters. In my letter I wrote a funny story.

Viruses Shivam

In Te Maunga we have been learning about viruses. I learned that a virus is a living thing and that it is so small that you can’t see it. I made a flow diagram for steps of a virus.

Water cycle Shivam

In Te Maunga we learnt about the water cycle. In the water cycle I learnt that the sun heats up on lakes, seas and oceans. Then an invisible gas called water vapour rises up. I learnt that in the clouds there are lots of little droplets that combine and then make a big droplet and we call it rain. Then oceans, lakes and seas collect the water. Then the water cycle  goes on again and again and never stops. So we made some art based on the water cycle. We used colouring pencils to colour in. Here’s my one:

koru patterns Shivam

We did koro and kowhaiwhai patterns. A fern means caring. My koro art is about my dad protecting my family.