Room 7's Overall Flag Vote

Fifteen students chose the original flag as their favourite. They like the flag just the way it is. We obviously don't like change in Room 7. The Silver Fern behind the red, white and blue background was chosen by eight people. This was the popular flag choice against the other flag designs but when it is up against the original flag, it is not a winner.

Room 7's Favourite New Zealand Flag Design

The favourite flag was the red, white and blue silver fern. Sixteen people chose the red, white and blue silver fern.

The least favourite flag was red peak. Only one person in the class chose red peak.

I think the red, white and blue silver fern flag was the most popular because it has the exact same colours as the original flag. This flag has the Southern Cross on it which is the same design as the original flag. 

All about me

This is my All About Me poster. I made it using Google Drawing. I learnt to take a photograph of myself.

The Chopsticks Challenge: Measuring the number of centimetres from where the sweets were dropped

This graph shows the numbers of centimetres from where the starting bowl was and where the sweets were dropped. We used chop sticks to carry each sweet from one bowl to the other bowl. The bowls were measured 1 metre apart. Ta'ani and Joseph's sweets were the closest to the bowls. Sky's sweet was 22cm from the starting spot. Her's was the furthest sweet away. Shailah, Vahoi and Joseph's sweets had a similar measurement. The rest of the class did not drop their sweets. The winegums were the easiest sweets to carry on the chop sticks because they were not slippery and were thick round the outside. The pebbles were slippery because they were not the same thickness all the way round. The pebbles were thicker / fatter in the middle and thinner round the outside. 

4 x 5 = 20

 

 This is my poster on using multiplication arrays. Today I have been learning about the multiplication symbol. When I get given a problem like this I need to count the rows across and then count the column down. Then I multiply the numbers together to get the answer.

Understanding the x symbol

 

 Today as a rich task in Maths I learnt what the x symbol means. The times symbol means... If I was given an array to solve I would need to count the rows across and then the columns down to work out my answer.  4 x 4 = 16

Smart Money

During these last two weeks we have been learning about being Cyber Smart online. We have learnt to buy goods from reputable websites-prefereably New Zealand based.

Structure of a Recount

Today we have been learning about what a recount is. A recount is when you retell / describe past events. We have recounts to explain what happened during the experience. I learnt that a recount must have: a Hook to capture audience interest levels, an Orientation which covers: When, Why, What, Who, Where and How, and a summary which sums up how you felt about the experience. A recount is always written in past tense.

Aiden's Still Life Art Reflection

1. 
   What are you most pleased with? Why / why not?

I'm most pleased with how my background looks and how my fruit look.  

2. What did you learn from creating your still life painting? I learnt how to blend my colours and painting within the lines.

Think about sketching, shape, size, balance, painting-blending of colours, painting within the lines

3. What did you find easy? I find stamping easy and shaping the fruit.

Think about sketching, shape, size, balance, painting-blending of colours, painting within the lines

4. What did you find difficult? The sketching was hard and blending the colours.

Think about sketching, shape, size, balance, painting-blending of colours, painting within the lines

5. Who did helped you with your still life painting?

Miss Paton

6. What would you change? why / why not? I would change nothing because I like it how it is and there is nothing wrong with it.

Think about sketching, shape, size, balance, painting-blending of colours, painting within the lines

7. What would you do to improve your still life painting next time? Blending my colours in properly next time.

What to do when an Earthquake hits

 

 Today we have been discussing what to do in an earthquake. The safest options are to Drop, Cover and Hold. In class Miss Paton took photographs of us under the tables and under the door frame.