E aha ana koe?

 We have been learning some te Reo.  The question we are learning is “E aha ana koe?” Which means “What are you doing?” We have been learning lots of verbs to use in these sentences.

Cicada life cycle

Last week we had to write down the cicada life cycle and draw pictures.There are five stages.My favourite part is how long they can stay under ground for five to two years. Here is my work.

 

Rua and Te Manu

Whanau art

 

Te Rehutai

This week we were excited to be learning a bit about Te Rehutai, the Team New Zealand AC 75 that has been sailing in the Waitemata Harbour.  Here is my information.

Peter Burling is the skipper for the AC75.

 The AC75 is  75 feet 22.8 metres wide.

 It Flies on foils.

 It has no keel.

Beam 5.4m wide.

Draft: 5m 16.5 ft

Americas Cup is the oldest sporting cup in the world.

 It can go 50 knots 92 km/h.

Numbers as shapes

 We are learning how to look at numbers, how they work and how you can group them. We did an activity called Numbers as shapes. It’s a bit like algebra thinking. Here is my work:

Family poem

Last week we had to write a poem about someone in our family because we have been learning about Tapa Whanau as part of our Whare Tapa Wha. Here is my work.

Couplet poem

Kia ora,

We have used opposite adjectives to write a couplet poem. Can you find my opposite adjectives?  I hope you like my poem.                 

Sailing

 Last week we made a waka. We had to make a google draw and create a waka and label the parts. Here is my work.  I used cardboard,1 bottle, straws and fabric.