Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Fiafia
This week was Fiafia, a cultural festival that happens every year on Wednesday, 9th of April. It happens to be the day of celebrations where kids get to represent their culture. My legs shaking and arms wobbling as I trudged towards the stage ready to preform.
Hands to the side and head bowed down, I hopped up and down to the music as I started to dance. The beat of the music went into the audience’s ears as they danced with us. My head started to spin as if I had forgotten to eat lunch.
After Fia Fia, it was time to pack up. The adults did most of the cleaning, we had to get change into our normal clothes & go home. My group, as we went home we had our yummy treats.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Consolidation Mathematics : Week 10
Miss Clark has three large pizzas that she has to share with twelve people including herself. What fraction of the pizzas does Miss Clark get to eat?
12 ÷ 3=4
3 x 4 =12
What is ⅖ of 45? 18
45 ÷ 5=9
9 x 2=18
James has 32 lollies in a bag, he eats 1/4 of his lollies. How many lollies does James eat?
1/4 of 32=8
32 ÷ 4=8
8 x 1=8
Michael knows that walking to school takes 45 minutes. Walking to his nanas house only takes ⅓ of that time. How long does it take to walk to nanas?
1/3 of 45=15
45 ÷ 3 =15
15 x 1=15
I went for a bush trek for one whole day. After I timed myself I had been walking for 8 hours. I walked back in ¾ of the time as I was walking back down hill. How long did it take me to walk back?
3/4 of 8=6
8 ÷ 4=2
2 x 3=6
What is ¼ of 200?
200 ÷ 4=50
50 x 1= 50
What is ¾ of 200?
200 ÷ 4=50
50 x 3=150
Mum gave me $300 for xmas I spent $¼ of it buying a top for myself. How much was my top?
1/4 of 300=75
75 ÷ 4=18 r3
18 r 3 x 1=18 r3
James got paid $180 a day from work. He spent ½ on his groceries, how much did he spent on his groceries?
1/2 of 180=90
180 ÷ 2=90
90 x 1=90
What is 5/12 of 60?
5/12 of 60=25
60 ÷ 12=5
5 x 5=25
What is 3/7 of 63? 27
63 ÷ 7=9
9 x 3=27
What is 9/12 of 156?
156 ÷ 12=13
13 x 9=117
I calculated that all together I walked to school for 64 minutes per week. Mum drove me once a day however of that week. How many minutes did I walk per day?
8r6
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Animal Report
INFORMATION REPORT TEMPLATE: Anacondas
ANACONDAS
Introduction: An Anaconda is a large, non-venomous snake found in the tropical South America. Although the name applies to a group of snakes, it is often used to refer only to one species in particular.
Paragraph One: The common or green anaconda which is also known as Eunectes murinus, which is one of the largest snakes in the world. There is new evidence that the anaconda species has migrated to the gulf of Mexico due to overpopulation of the everglades. Areas where these sightings have occurred include: Longboat Key, Panama City, Siesta Key, and Clearwater.
Paragraph Two: Green Anacondas eat a wide variety of prey, almost anything they can manage to overpower, including fish, birds, a variety of mammals, and other reptiles like alligators, crocodiles etc.. Particularly large anacondas may even consume large prey such as tapirs, deer, capybaras, and caiman's, but such large meals are not regularly consumed.
Paragraph Three: Many local stories and legends report the anaconda as a man-eater, but little evidence supports any such activity. When Green Anacondas hunt for their prey they narrow their eyes to defeat their prey. Man-Eating green anacondas is also known, most recorded cases involving a larger female consuming a smaller male.
Paragraph Four: The minimum size of reproducing anacondas in a survey of 780 individuals was 2.1 m (6.9 ft) in snout-vent length. Expressive that the maximum size realized by anacondas following this pattern would be 5.3 m (17 ft) in snout-vent length. However, most anacondas are captured from the llanos, which is more accessible to humans and has smaller prey available, while the rainforest, which is much less explored and has more plentiful large prey, may be home to larger snakes.
Conclusion: Today, although anacondas are not on the endangered list, human taking advantage is the biggest threat to anacondas, as they are not very likely to hunt in the wild but near clear rivers. They are often displayed in zoos or are raised in captivity. Keeping an anaconda as a pet is highly discouraged, as anacondas can be more aggressive and hostile compared to a boa or python.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Why Is The Moon Upside Down? Follow Up
After reading the text and the diagrams, what does the information tell us?
Text - What does the text tell us? Summarise
Niko & Ani had known each other since they were in KOHANGA. Their families lived next door to each other, and they often used to stay at each others place. As Niko and Ani got older, they’re camp out in the deck. They always used to stare up at the Moon and the stars, and talk about what would they do when they get out of school and travel around the world.
Ani has been waiting for ages to get her first email from Niko, and after some small talk, he said:
Message:
There’s something wrong with the Moon. It just looks weird. It’s not the same. Maybe it’s a different one. When I stand outside and look at it, the shadows are in the wrong place. Rona’s upside down .So is the ngaio tree. i know, Rona’s not standing on top of her head. That will make her more angrier.
Ani and Niko had an idea to search what is wrong with the moon. They would take some photo’s of the moon and send it to each other. Ani’s camera couldn't zoom in that much so it didn't work to well. But then she had a thought. They will draw some pictures of the moon and then send it to each other.
What do the diagrams tell us?
The diagram tells us that each of their moon has different kinds of angles and that it isn’t 2 separated moons. Ani discovered that Niko’s new moon was a backwards C shape and her’s was a normal C shape. Niko lives in New Zealand and Ani is in Japan, and they can see from different directions. Because of that, Japan is on top of NZ & Japan can see Marama (Moon) from the top. Niko can see the Moon from below.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Vaifoa Hexagons-Consolidation Of Fractions Week 9
Miss Clark has a cake that she has to share with seven other people. What fraction of the cake does Miss Clark get to eat?
1/8
What is ⅖ of 20?
20 ÷ 5=4
4 x 2=8
James has 32 lollies in a bag, he eats ½ of his lollies. How many lollies does James eat?
32 ÷ 2=16
16 x 1=16
Michael knows that walking to school takes one hour. Walking to his nanas house only takes ¼ of that time. How long does it take to walk to nanas?
60 ÷ 4=15
15 x 1=15
It took me six hours to walk up Mount Tapawai, however only 1/3 of that time to walk back down, how many hours could have walked down in?
6 hours is 360 minutes 1/3 of 360= 120
What is ¼ of 100?
25
What is ¾ of 100?
100 ÷ 4=25
25 x 3=75
Mum gave me $100 for Xmas I spent $¼ of it buying a top for myself. How much was my top?
100 ÷ 4=25
25 x 1=25
James got paid $90 a day from work. He spent ½ on his groceries, how much did he spent on his groceries?
90 ÷ 2=45
45 x 1=45
What is 5/9 of 45?
45 ÷ 9=5
5 x 5=25
What is ⅗ of 200?
200 ÷ 5=40
40 x 3=120
What is 9/12 of 144?
144 ÷ 12=12
12 x 9=108
Vaifoa Maths Fraction/Decimal/%year 6
1. Fill In The Gaps Below!
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a) 4/9 of 27=12
27 ÷ 9=3
3 x 4= 12
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d) 6/9 of 81=54
81 ÷ 9=9
9 x 6= 54
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g) 2/8 of 40=10
40 ÷ 8=5
5 x 2=10
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b) 6/7 of 56=48
56 ÷ 7=8
8 x 6=48
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e) 2/7 of 28=8
28 ÷ 7=4
4 x 2=8 |
h) 3/7 of 28=12
28 ÷ 7=4
4 x 3=12
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c) 3/8 of 24=9
24 ÷ 8= 3
3 x 3=9
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f) 4/6 of 54=36
54 ÷ 6= 9
9 x 4=36
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i) 4/9 of 63=28
63 ÷ 9=7
7 x 4=28
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2) Complete The Following Questions. Draw Diagrams To Help You Answer These Questions!
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a)
4/7 of 35=20
35 ÷ 7=5
5 x 4=20
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d)
4/6 of 48=32
48 ÷ 6=8
8 x 4=32
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g)
8/9 of 72=64
72 ÷ 9=8
8 x 8=64
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b)
2/8 of 16=4
16 ÷ 8=2
2 x 2=4
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e)
2/6 of 30=10
30 ÷ 6=5
5 x 2=10
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h)
5/6 of 42=35
42 ÷ 6=7
7 x 5=35
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c)
3/7 of 21=9
21 ÷ 7=3
3 x 3=9
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f)
5/9 of 36=20
36 ÷ 9=4
4 x 5=20
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i)
3/8 of 24=9
24 ÷ 8=3
3 x 3=9
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3. Word Problems!
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a) A bus has 48 seats.The bus company sold 6/8 of them.
How Many Seats have They Sold?
6/8 of 48=36
48 ÷ 8=6
6 x 6=36
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b) A library has bought 72 new books.
They have labelled 7/8 of these books.
How many books have they labelled?
7/8 of 72=63
72 ÷ 8=9
9 x 7=63
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c) A florist has made 42 bouquets of flowers. They have sold 4/6 of these. How many bouquets have they sold?
4/6 of 42=28
42 ÷ 6=7
7 x 4=28
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d) A pin board has 64 pins in it. 3/8 of these are blue. How many pins are blue?
3/8 of 64=21
64 ÷ 8=8
8 x 3=21
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e) Tracey has grown 42 carrots. She has given away 4/6 of these carrots to her family. How many carrots has she given to her family?
4/6 of 42=28
42 ÷ 6=7
7 x 4=28
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f) A dairy has 54 bottles of chocolate milk.
they have sold 6/9 of these. How many bottles of milk have they sold?
6/9 of 54=
54 ÷9=6
6 x 6=36
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g) Cameron’s guitar book has 42 songs in it. Cameron can play 4/7 of these. How many songs can he play this book?
4/7 of 42=24
42 ÷ 7=6
6 x 4=24
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h) A toy shop has 48 teddy bears for sale. 3/8 of these bears are wearing a red ribbon. how many bears are wearing red ribbons?
3/8 of 48=18
48 ÷ 8=6
6 x 3=18
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