Mixed Ability Maths

Hello!
This term we have been working in mixed ability maths groups to help us work out a maths word problem.
How did I feel?
I felt good, but sometimes got annoyed when the boys in my group drew a lot and didn't work out the question. Often the drawings were of very unrelated things.
What have I enjoyed?
I really enjoyed seeing how others in my group worked out the answer, and comparing their strategy with mine. Usually in our group we had our own thinking and didn't work very well together. Especially when it came to when we had to work out a question altogether.
What I have felt difficult?
I felt that it was really difficult to work out the questions when my group did not work together very well.
Why I found this tricky?
My group, when we did not work together, would talk over the top of each other. After that, the question barely got done.
What can I do to change my negative thinking?
Try to use questions to help group my group work together and communicate better.
Goodbye! See you later.
Georgia

The Living World

Hello, 

This is my living world slideshow. For the next 5 or 6 weeks we will be choosing our own
activities to learn about the living world.
We did a multiple intelligences test to see what kind of learner we were.

My top three ways of learning intelligences are;

1. Linguistic

2. Interpersonal

3. Kinesthetic

I am looking forward to working with other people throughout the year.

It was interesting because I got to explore the outside world.

Earthworms

Hello fellow bloggers! This week (25.3.19-29.3.19) we learnt about earthworms with Mrs Fletcher and Mrs H. We had to put ourselves into groups of 3-5 to collect earthworms. I was in a group with Annelise, Brooke S and Saphera (There was also me!). My presentation is still a work in progress because I have to still gather some information and finish a couple of tasks. What I found hard was to actually find the earthworms. What was easy was to create names for the worms and to find what the worms liked the best. Our worm names were:
Worm Number 1: Jarred
Worm Number 2: Jerry
Worm Number 3: Tiny Tony
We put black paper over one side of the container, to see what kind of place the worms liked best. Darkness or Light. Then our group put some grass, leaves and dead plants in the container. This stuff was the worms food. After that we put in some soil for the worms to play in. We made a playground. It was devastating to put the worms back in the bucket because we really liked learning about worms. I learnt that the earthworms didn't like the lino because it was too cold and that they liked the darkness. I think they liked the darkness because it felt like they were underneath the soil. Also because the probably wanted to hide from us and the birds. Here are the links: To Do Tasks Do,

Labelling Earthworms

See you next time bloggers!
Thanks, Georgia!

Mrs Gren Report.

Hello fellow blogger! Georgia here with another great blog post.
Today, (21.3.2019) we have been doing a small animal report. It was based on MRS GREN. MRS GREN is an acronym to help you remember what a life form has to do to be a life form. What I found difficult was to find out my facts.The reason I found this hard was because sometimes the internet didn't give me what I needed. What was easy was to find the picture of a cat. It's just my cat from home!  Something that helped me was my friends. Some of my friends knew facts about cats that I didn't know. I learnt that cats can smell different poops apart. (That was very surprising!) I hope you enjoy reading my mini report. See you soon!

Figure Me Out

This week was our first week back at school. Today and yesterday we did and activity called figure me out. We had to work out equations to answer questions about ourselves. For example: My age: 20-10. We had to work in groups of 2 or 3 to write down our equations on the first day. Then we worked separately on Google Draw to make it. We had to make it colorful and funky because it is going on the wall. I worked with a boy called Mitchel. I learnt a lot about him from his equations. What I found tricky was to figure out what I was going to use for equations. Here is mine:

All About Me Activity 1

Kia Ora Fellow Bloggers! Today we started doing some 'All about me'  activities. I did the activity called, A Snippet Of My Summer. I did my story on the Kumeu Car Show. I went to it in the holidays. Read my story to find out more. Ka kite ano!

Summer Learning Journey activity 2: My Hometown

Hello! Today we have to describe our hometown. Well here is my story:
Thank you for watching. Goodbye.