House of Bricks

On Friday 30th of July, the House of Bricks people came to our school. We did four rotations. There was car racing, house building, mosaic and building a tower. Now I will tell you all about it.

My favourite Lego activity was the racing car because my buddy and I made a car, tested it and saw there was something wrong. We edited it, and tested it and kept making changes, and eventually, we won 1st place! I learnt that the longer it is, the further it will go.

My least favourite Lego activity was the tower because We kept on disagreeing on stuff, and we ended up accidentally breaking the whole thing about 5 times. We got last place because someone tripped over it and broke it before it was measured.

The activity that tested my perseverance the most was the tower because we always disagreed on everything, and It was very annoying when it broke at the end.

The most challenging activity was the mosaic, because it was difficult snapping the little lego bits into place.

I did not enjoy working collaboratively with others because when it comes to lego houses, I want to work independently so that I can create what I want to create.

Perfect Poem; Loveless Litter

 Hi guys, today I am going to show you my Reading Create. I have made a poem, because I think I am good at them. Do you like writing poems? I hope you like my poem as I have worked hard on it. What's your favourite poem? I have written two other poems and have posted them. please check them too!

Oy! All of you! Stop littering!

Pollution makes birds unable to sing.

Rubbish makes nature sad,

But a world without rubbish would be rad!

In the time of the dino’s there wasn't any plastic,

They didn't use anything harmful, which must have been fantastic.

In most places you look, there is rubbish in sight

Just chuck it in the bin where it belongs, 

and then the birds won't choke at night.

And please, when you don't need it, turn off the light

Then we won't be wasting electricity, and everything will be alright.

Don't chuck gum on the ground when your finished with it, 

Or don’t even chew gum at all,

And when your shopping, don't buy anything with palm oil,

Because palm oil brings palm trees and habitats into the soil.

What was your favourite part in this poem? Please answer my questions in the comments!

Mystical maths; fantastic fractions

 Hi guys! Do you know how to count in 1 /5’s? Today, I am going to show you my maths create. It is about counting in fractions. I had to make an animation, and it has been very fun. 

Now do you know how to count in 1 /5’s? in the comments, please show me!

Marvelous mindset

 Kia Ora! Welcome to my blog. This week, for reading, I have written a poem about what you feel when you have Fixed mindset and growth mindset. After you have read this, Please tell me in the comment section what you feel when you have Fixed mindset and when you have Growth mindset. I have worked a lot on this, so please comment!

GROWTH MINDSET

Every day my best I will try,

Not a single tear, nor a sigh.

To Growth mindset I will take heed,

But to Fixed mindset I have no need.

For Fixed mindset makes a horrible day,

Because of all the horrible things it does say,

But Growth mindset is ever so kind,

It leaves the mean words way behind.

 Growth mindset makes me feel,

Oh so happy I need to squeal,

And Growth mindset will never let in

The Fixed mindset who has bad times within,

Growth mindset will always make you feel enlightened,

But never, ever, frightened.

I hope you know a bit more about Growth mindset and Fixed mindset. Here is a few questions: 

When you fall over on you bike, do you usually have Fixed mindset or Growth mindset? 

When you feel Growth mindset, what do you think?  I can't do this  OR   I can do it even better if I try.

Please answer in the comment section. If you want to see another poem by me, I am going to post one about the war. Thanks for reading!

My poem - The War

  Hello again! Welcome to my blog. Today, I will post a poem that I wrote on ANZAC day. It is about war. I have imagined what it would've been like for the soldiers that had to go to war. I have also thought about what the soldiers would have been feeling. Here is a fact: In some wars, boys as young as 16 were sent to battle! I think that they probably would have felt very scared. Here is my poem!

The War

The War, The War,

What a beastly thing

The War, The War,

It ruined everything

The soldiers, the soldiers,

So full of power and heart,

The soldiers, the soldiers,

So young and smart

Training, training,

Then carted off to war,

Oh, dear,

They think it’s a terrible bore!

They march off to the battlefield

Raising their shining sword and shield

Rushing at the roaring enemy

People just a town from there

All put their books down to stare

The screeching sound of bomb and sirens

Warn them to duck underground,

To a secret annexe

All safe and sound

It does not, though, block out

The sound bombs again and again,

And on the battlefield it’s just insane

In other underground rooms

Kids would say,

“We hate it here! We want to come out!”

But the mother says not to,

There’s danger about

Finally, about half a decade later,

The war has ended.

Thousands were dead.

But some were only just mended.

We are lucky to have no war,

There is no way we want more!

It is a bit long, and I worked on it a lot. I hope you like it! Do you like writing poems? I hope you do! I have written some other poems. If I can, I will blog them! Please comment! I have written a poem about growth mindset above. Thanks for reading on my blog!

Umbrella writing - movie chunk

 Ki ora! Welcome back to my blog. This week, we have been writing a chunk from an animated short movie that we have watched. It is called Umbrella, and it is about empathy. A little boy called Dorris was at a Children's Home, and a little girl with a yellow umbrella came and donated a box of toys to the Home. The yellow umbrella was a lot like the one Dorris's dad had. The girl did not want to donate her old toys. This is my chunk I wrote. Can you find some adverbs? 

Umbrella

Early one gloomy morning, the brown door to Miss Elem’s Home for Children creaked and swung open. The girl with the mustard yellow umbrella hesitated before slowly stepping through the door and placing her umbrella on the umbrella stand. Dorris swiftly swung his head around the doorframe, not wanting to be seen. Standing off to the side, the girl surveyed the joyous scene as the happy kids dived into the box for hidden treasures. The girl grinned coyly as her eyes traced the young boy shooting around like a rocket. Her simper slid off her face as she glanced back at the umbrella stand and all she saw were drips of water. Her precious umbrella was gone. 

Here are the meanings of some words you might not understand:

Hesitated = stop to think about it for a second before you do it

Surveyed = looking slowly at someone or something

Joyous = happy and joyful

Coyly = smiling is a shy way 

Simper = a happy smile

Precious = something that you really like

If you like this blog, Please comment! Tell me if you found the adverbs!

Suss Out Statistics

Kia ora! Today, we are going to learn about Statistics. My goal was:  Display data using a stem and leaf graph, choose an appropriate data, display using more than one variable, interpret information from graphs plan an investigation.
First of all, do you know what Data is? It is Information. You need this so that you can create a Graph. 

For our TUMU TEAMS BIRTHDAY Graph, we started off like this:

The teachers collected Data by asking Rāta people who were born in January to stand up, and then we counted them. Then The February people in Rāta, and so on. Then, we moved on to Mānia, and then Korokio, then Kōhia. In the end, It looked like this:

We made a copy of the Google sheet, and then made two graphs. We wrote some statements  about them. We had to make two different kind of graphs, so I did a column chart, and a stacked bar chart.

Have you ever made a graph? 

If so, do you know what kind it was?

Please comment. See you next time!

Tumu Town Trip Recount

 Terrific Tumu Town Trip

Hello! Kia Ora! Welcome back to my blog. Today, I want to tell you about the amazing time we had at Margaret Mahy playground on the 20th of May. It was so much fun. 

On the 20 of May, Tumu Hub went on an exquisite trip to Margaret Mahy, where we learnt all sorts of amazing things. 

My group got to hop on the incredible Māori Waka. Wakas are actually canoes, but they have Maori carvings on them and are called Waka’s. We started between the two bridges, and when we hopped in, we traveled up the Avon river, then turned around at the bridge. I was sad because we didn't go under the bridge, but I didn't have to be sad for long. We struggled against the strong current, but we finally sped up and got to the other bridge. I thought we were going to turn right around again, but we sped straight on. A few yards after the bridge, we stopped to let the boys come and turn around to give us a rest. After they went, we tore up the Avon river, and stopped at the deck again. I thought we were going to hop off, but I was wrong. We picked up Taylor and then kept on going. It was easy to paddle up the river because the tide was going our way. We turned around again, then we tackled the tide one more time. We paddled under the bridge and turned around once more. We rushed up the river again, then stopped at the dock, and we got out. It was a truly good sensation. 

After that, we skipped towards Victoria Square, where we studied the pous, statues and water fountains. Our teacher gave us a piece of paper to sketch the pou, and then we were let back to Margaret Mahy playground where we had 10 minutes of play.

 Once we had finished playing, we walked over to the story arc to study the carvings. Then, we were given another piece of paper to rub some patterns on. I used up 3 full pieces of paper! The patterns were very cool. 

After we had finished, we finally got to feed the eels. There was this giant one, which was a female one! I never actually knew that the female eels were bigger than the male ones. We also studied a traditional Māori mat that was just bricks pushed down the long way so It wouldn't break in the earthquake, but could be replaced if it needed to be! Then we hopped on the bus to go back to school after a wonderful day.

My favourite part of the trip was the amazing Waka because I loved the way we all had to work together to make the waka move properly. I also liked the Māori carvings a lot.

Something I learnt was that there are thirteen mats around town, and each is different and has a different meaning. I also learnt that the female eels are fatter than the male eels. I never knew that Margaret Mahy had so many wonders! I also noticed that the small slide and the little hills with the trampolines and the nets looked like the port hills.

The thing I found the most interesting was the story arc. There were lots of interesting carvings. Some carvings were footprints of different birds, and there were also footprints of people and dogs, too. There was a good song and bits of story from the famous writer, Margaret Mahy. The pictures were good, too.

This trip has helped me with my PBL because I can understand Māori patterns and carvings a lot better now. It was very amazing! 

I hope you liked reading my Trip Recount. What have you learnt from this piece of writing? Have you ever seen the eels in the river at Margaret Mahy? Please send your answer in the comments!

Mighty Maori feelings

Kia ora! Welcome back to my blog. Today, we are going to cover Māori feelings. I have put down at least 4 Māori feelings. If you can think of any other feelings in Maori, please tell me in the comment section. 

I hope you can come up with heaps more feelings than there are in this slide! If you like this blog post, or have a question, please ask or comment in the comment section. See you!

Majestic Maths

 Kia ora! Welcome back to my blog. Today, I am going to talk about my maths that I have been doing. Our goal is: Solve X problems using place value.

Once you have watched the slide below, try solving those other questions at the end of this post. When you have figured it out, post your answer in the comments with your working out.

Ok. With the technique that I showed in the slide, try working these out:

1. 12 x 4 =

2. 41 x 2 =

3. 65 x 5 =

Thanks for reading my blog! If you have any questions with the math technique, ask it in the comments section, and I will answer it if I can. Bye!

RE Vine: what to prune, and what to grow.

 Hello again! Welcome back to my blog. today, we are learning about how we are like a little vine, and we have parts of us that want to do good, and parts of us that want to do bad. We must prune the bad parts and grow good parts. With rose bushes, we need to prune them to help them grow BETTER. We are like those rose bushes. we need to prune the bad to grow BETTER. I have created a poster about what I need to prune and grow.

 

What must you prune and grow?

Do you think we are like the rose bushes?

Please send your answer in the comment section!

I hope you liked this blog post. 

Please read my other posts!

Brilliant Blogging

Howdy! Welcome back to my blog. Today, I am going to teach you how to write a quality blog post and comment. Read on!

Ok. Quality blog posts:

Step 1: Title

The first step is to add a catchy title like mine up there. Brilliant blogging.

Step 2:  Introduction

Introductions always start with a greeting.

 for eg. I wrote: Howdy!

Step 3: Body

The body of the blog post comment is the middle of the blog.

You are reading the body right now!

Step 4: Conclusion

A conclusion is an end paragraph. It has things like: I hope you liked my blog post!

Now, have a look at the slideshow below.

 

 I hope you enjoyed reading my blog! ( This is an end paragraph)

Marvelous maths

Hello, there! Today, I am going to show you what I have learnt for maths this week. take a look at the slideshow, and then you can read through the explanation down at the bottom. Enjoy!

 

So, let's start with the question 15 x 7

We take the 15 and make it 10 and 5. This is a matter of knowing your 5, 7 and 10 times tables. The 5 and 10 times tables are pretty easy, but the 7 times tables might be a little hard. Luckly, you don't have to times by 7 if you don't want to. 

Back to the question. As I said, this is a matter of knowing your 5, 7 and 10 times tables. 

You take the 10, and x it by 7. Or the other way around, if you want to. that is pretty easy, because we all know what 7 x 10 is. It equals 70.

Now, you times the 5 by 7. If you know how to skip count in 5's, this will also be a pretty easy task. You go: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35.

The answer is 35.

Ok. Now all you have to do is to plus the 35 with 70. That equals 105.

We basically went and did:

15 x 7 = 105

10 x 7 = 70

5 x 7 = 35

35 + 70 = 105

Can you figure out how to work this question?  22 x 3 =

I hope you liked my Blog!

If you did, please comment.

Magnificent Maori

Kia Ora! Today, we will talk about Māori. Our goal is to make Māori conversations with each other. I have made a slideshow of a Māori conversation. It uses words like Ika (Fish), Awa (river), and other words. I have learnt lots of new words, and I hope you will learn some stuff, too. 

Ko wai tō ingoa? = What is your name?

Ko ___ Tōku ingoa = My name is ____

Awa = river

Nō hea koe? = where are you from?

No Ōtautahi ahau = I am from Christchurch

Tāonga = treasure

Maunga = mountain

Ika = Fish

kia ora = goodbye!

Are YOU from Otautahi?

What is your favourite Mounga?

What is Your favourite Awa?

What is your Taonga?

Kia Ora!

Baby Eszter

Hi! Welcome back to my blog. I have got some exiting news! my baby sister was born. Read on!

 On Monday, 15th of February, my new baby sister, Eszter was born. Me and my siblings couldn't see her just yet, because of covid 19. and maybe because she had a c section. we couldn't even meet her in the recovery room about 4 hours later! When they finally got her into a room on the fifth floor, we found out that the only children who were allowed to go inside were siblings. That was a close call, because it was about 5 percent that they were going to let us in. 

Your probably wondering why I spell Eszter's name like that. Well, my parents come from a different country. It is called Hungary. You might not have heard about it. My mum grew up in Budapest, And dad grew up in Pazmand. Pretty hard to pronounce, right?                                                                                  Guess what. My name is Izabella. My name is spelt differently too. Even my Nickname, Izzy. In hungary, things are spelt how they sound. 

Anyway, Baby Eszter was soo cute! She was there, huddled up to mum like a helpless wrinkled baby bird! I got to cuddle her first. She fell asleep in my arms, so when it was my brothers turn, mum said that we wont wake the sleeping baby, but just then, Eszter woke up. So Eszter went to mum to breastfeed, because she was so loud. 

I love my siblings