In Room 14 we are working on cultural art. You design six drawings that represent you, like where you are from, what you like and your hobbies. We are doing drafts first in our inquiry book using pencil, then we get a small square piece of paper. When we are done we will glue our art onto a big black piece of paper.
Here is a draft of Kaitlynn's artwork. Keep checking out our blog for the final piece.
W.A.L.T: Solve multiplication problems by taking some off or putting some on (compensation).
In Maths at the moment we are learning what compensation means and how we can use it. Here is a video to show you how we solved 58x3 using the compensation strategy.
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In Room 14 we have been doing mini workshops which include using the box strategy, arrays, pictograph, multi-step questions and number lines to subtract. At the beginning of the day you choose a workshop that you would like to focus on for that particular maths session.
The teachers of the group have a series of questions that the students have to answer. Some students get to be a teacher, they get to roam around their group asking questions like "Why did you do it that way? How would you solve it? Can you explain your answer to me?
The teachers model it for the students first so they know what they are doing. Then they hand out the sheets and the lesson begins with the first question.
You cant pick the same workshop every time because you need to learn different strategies and techniques. If you already know the strategy its probably a good idea to refresh your mind. You also have your friends around you to help when you get stuck, but the teacher is probably the best idea.
Our names are Esther and Kaitlynn and we will be your Room 14 bloggers for the rest of Term 3. We really love getting feedback and comments on our blog posts, so if you have time please leave us a message that we can share with our class.
We look forward to hearing from you!
As I gaze through the lens I can see... colourful figures and dancing shapes running through the night sky, silhouetted against the falling sun.
I stare wondering which angle to shoot it from. I want to get it perfect as it only happens every 100 years. The music pounded in my ears as I tried to concentrate.
I look at the big white and red canvas billowing in the wind as it slowly began getting darker and darker as its colours faded. People spoke about this magical tent which becomes like a shadow as the night grows darker. People spoke of this magical party, it certainly was mysterious.
By Esther
9th April 1915, I am sitting in the ambulance driving. Around me planes are crashing, grenades blowing up every thing in their path. I am constantly stopping for people who need medical assistance. Out of the distance I heard a dog whistle, many soldiers used this as a way to communicate with each other. We stop again. The noise is deafening. There are bombs exploding every where, grenades as well. People are abandoning dead trucks, planes `and trenches are being made.
I can smell medicine from the back of the truck, it was spilt a couple of days ago when we went over a rock. You have to scream over the noise. I say to my partner I heard a dog whistle earlier. Where from? from the west she says, lets go! I drove off to the west.
We found him he was being looked after by his brother. It was a wound so we fixed it. He went off with his brother to defend our country.
The day slowly ended.
we went back to base and had dinner.
Thank you for reading my story!
Yours sincerely Esther
Today was swimming sports and you could even feel excitement in the air. Everybody was rushing around putting chairs in their places for parents to sit on. Mrs Pearse had chosen a couple of people to help put everything in place. Everyone seemed pumped for it and by it I mean swimming sports.
I put my bag away and slowly walked down the steps, I took in the atmasphere then decided to look for my friends. I went back to the pool to check if they were there, they weren't but somebody that I knew was, I said 'hi' to Manu.
I walked off and thought why did I even go there ahhh! Thats right my friends. I went out to the playground and found Grace playing with her sister Bailie and there brother rhyln I played with them for a while and then the bell rang we went back to class and lined up. By this time Tamsyn and Kalia had turned up to school they seemed really excited.
Miss BT turned up we did the roll and daily notices. Miss BT asked if any of us had forgotten our togs a couple of people had but they went to the office and got some togs from the lost and found then we all headed of to the toilet to get changed and go to the loo. We all did just that and returned to get some sun-screen on. The teacher said we should have some early morning tea, we all ate then Miss BT said to get going to the pool. We all seemed nervous but I reminded myself that you get energy from it.
When we got there everything was set up. There were balloons showing were the houses sit and all the chairs where the parents sit were set up. People were rushing around setting things up. We were told to sit down were are houses were, a couple of people were already there we rushed to our places and sat down. I was in green most my friends were in blue but one of my friends was there, Deluca sat down with me.
Now was the waiting time. Deluca was in the noodle race, swim to the middle and pick up a object and free style width. The widths were up first. Deluca was in the width races. I was in the lengths so I had to wait a while. There were 10 width races and 3 lengths. The lengths had finals though.
I was in free-style, back-stroke and breast- stroke lengths ...30 minutes later...finally we lined up in groups the year 4 boys were up first then girls and then boys...and then ME I stepped on to the platform and heard the gun shot go, next minute I was in the pool swimming my heart out. Next thing I remember I was standing in the 1 place position! Then I was being high fived by people in green! A few races later I was being called up for backstroke and then breaststroke.
I really enjoyed the Mahora School swimming sports. Everyone really got into the chants and were very supportive. I can't wait until next years swimming sports.
In Room 14 we are working on cultural art. You design six drawings that represent you, like where you are from, what you like and your hobbies. We are doing drafts first in our inquiry book using pencil, then we get a small square piece of paper. When we are done we will glue our art onto a big black piece of paper. 
In our class room we have been using cards to help us with our basic facts. The game helps us answer quicker and is a lot of fun.
You pick a buddy, grab a pack of cards and find a place to sit. You then half the pack and flip one card at a time. The first person to add both numbers together and get it right, wins that round and keeps the cards.
In Room 14 we have been doing mini workshops which include using the box strategy, arrays, pictograph, multi-step questions and number lines to subtract. At the beginning of the day you choose a workshop that you would like to focus on for that particular maths session.
The teachers of the group have a series of questions that the students have to answer. Some students get to be a teacher, they get to roam around their group asking questions like "Why did you do it that way? How would you solve it? Can you explain your answer to me?
Our names are Esther and Kaitlynn and we will be your Room 14 bloggers for the rest of Term 3. We really love getting feedback and comments on our blog posts, so if you have time please leave us a message that we can share with our class.
