Place Value Blocks

We were playing a great game of changing Place Value blocks today. It involves changing a hundred block into 10 tens. I promised to put the link on the blog for everyone to have fun with at home so here it is.

Place Value Blocks.

Have fun!

Commonwealth Games

We have been thinking and learning about the Commonwealth Games this week for Current Events. Today we did a Thinkers Keys activity about it and here are some of our ideas.

What if the Commonwealth Games were held at the same place every time?

• There wouldn't be enough room for lots of stadiums in the same place every time. (Carmina)
• It would be boring for the competitors because they might like to see something different,(Harry)
• People might not have enough of the type of money you need for that country. (William)
  
• New Zealanders might refuse to come because they wanted to go somewhere different. (Saffron)
• People that live further away might stop competing because it would cost too much to get there. (Hazel)
• It might cost a lot of money for the host country. (Holly)
• The velodrome might get worn out and the cyclists might have accidents. (Jonny)
• It wouldn't be fair to other countries. (Hannah)
• Competitors could keep their sports equipment at the country wher the Games were being held. (Aria)
• Everything would be ready in time for the Games. (Jagreet)
• You might not need to build any more things for a long time. (Ellie)
• The sports buildings would start to look tatty after a while. (Zoe)
  

Integrity

Friday Playing With Our Buddies

Taonga Puoro

We went to the museum today to learn about taonga puoro- that's Maori instruments. Cindi called us in by calling, "Haere Mai," and playing a big putatara (shell). Nikki and Cindi said their mihi and sang then William and Hannah did their mihi for our side. We all sang E Toru Nga Mea, said a karakia and then we were ready to start.
Nikki and Cindi played their instruments and told us some stories.
After that we went upstairs and made koauau which are little flutes. We made ours from bamboo.
Some people can play theirs already.
If you would like to see some instruments click on this link to Te Papa.

Soccer with Jordan

After morning tea we played soccer with Jordan. This is the second coaching session and Jordan is coming back again in two weeks for our last session. The Winter soccer season is over now but some of the people in our class are going to play Summer soccer.
"I liked the Truck and Trailer Game," said Madison.
"I liked Ball Tag," said William.
We all had a great time.

Tennis Coaching

We had such a busy day today. It started off with tennis. Lynnie came to teach us tennis skills early this morning. We had such fun balancing the ball on the face of the racquet and playing relays. Lynnie said that Room 5 were a great class so we think she had fun with us too. She will be back next term for more coaching activities.