Maths-Number Knowledge

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Maths-Algebra

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Geometry-Maths

Passion Projects-Term 3

Geometry- week 4 maths sample

During Maths week (week 4), we have been focussing on Geometry. We had a choice of 10 different Geometry based activities. We needed to select 5 different activities and provide evidence when completed. 

The evidence I collected:

What I enjoyed about this maths week was:

I enjoyed the maths question's at the start of the day because I was working well with all of the other students to work out the questions. Also the different maths rotations was fun.

What I challenged during this week doing:

The angle worksheets were quite hard at some points but Mr Henderson helped us out on that and then we completed them.

My next step in Geometry is:

Angles. I am not that great at figuring out different angles. But I am working on this.

Weekly Reflection- Week 3/4

Something I enjoyed from week 3 and 4:

Throughout the last 2 weeks we had a few events on. One of these that I enjoyed was maths week. Some of the things that we did in maths week was class questions which we narrowly can third 1 point off getting 1st. Another thing that we did was we had a different maths programme with this we completed activities and we had to have 5 by the end of the week.

Something that challenged me during week 3 and 4:

Working well with my friends really distracted me because I got really distracted at times and this nearly lead to unfinished work. But in the end I was lucky and I caught up on everything.

A value I have been showing consistently and how:

Reflect. With this I have Reflected on my writing especially my 1960's writing. But also in Maths. With this I have been rewarded with a values and beliefs certificate.

A value that I think I need to improve on and how:

Responsibility. With this it is because I have not completed work to deadline. I will work on this next week.

Passion Project term 2

Statistical Literacy

Achievement Objectives:

Level 2

Statistical literacy

• Compare statements with the features of simple data displays from statistical investigations or probability activities undertaken by others.

Level 3

Statistical literacy

• Evaluate the effectiveness of different displays in representing the findings of a statistical investigation or probability activity undertaken by others.

Level 4

Statistical literacy

• Evaluate statements made by others about the findings of statistical investigations and probability activities.

Breakdown of Rainfall in Christchurch between 10-17 of June

But why would there be so much rainfall in the past week? Just think it is the middle of winter. My theory behind so much rain 65mm to be exact is because Christchurch in the winter is a very cold and miserable place to be, unlike other city's on the other side of the world. This is because we are so much further away from the equator than these other city's. Also when it rains in Christchurch it just keeps on raining and it feels like it never stops.

Art-Sketching And Drawing

Music- Lockie

Maths Strategy

Maori

Maths Knowledge Sample

When I grow up I'm going to play for the All blacks

The book was about A small boy named Jack who had one dream which was to be in the all blacks. He absolutely loved them. He supported them 100%. One day he accidentally kicked the ball over the fence. His Dad then told him that he was going to be invited to a trial. In the trial he didn't go that great in the first half. Then his dad came and gave him his all blacks top. This is because he only plays well when he wears it. In the second half he scored 3 tries he played the greatest half ever. At the end when the team was being named he got named last but then he got named as caption. He came home and Said, When I grow up i'm going to play for the all blacks.

Weekly Reflection - Week 1/2

Week 1/2 - Reflection

Some work I am proud of…

I am proud of my writing about a suspect in mind for a crime in the wet room. The suspect that I think it could have been is Miss Bayliss. This is because she has bright red lip stick and there was a red lip stick stain on a cup. She also wears converse and there was a converse tread mark on the ground.

Something that has challenged me this week is…

I got challenged with my reading astle test. This was very challenging because I had to do a lot more reading than what I am used and I had to go back and re-read.

A school value that I have worked hard at achieving this week is…

I have done very good at respect as I have been respectful on the mat and in my groups. An example of this is on the mat when people around me are talking I would ask them respectfully.

A school value that I need to work on is…

I need to work hard on being brave because I am not really trying anything new. I will try to work on this in the next few weeks.

This fortnights Tōtara goal was Behaviour Matrix and I achieved/showed this by...

I showed this very well because I stayed in the green for most of the rime but sometimes I let it slip and went into the yellow.

What is my personal goal for next week?

Next week I would like to do the weekly goal really well?

Week 11 reflection

Tōtara Weekly Reflection

Term:1               Week:11

Some work I am proud of…

Is our passion project because we have taken our time to complete it. I think that by doing this it lead to a quality peace of work. For this we made to cooking books of recipes that we have used and also a poster of the different recipes.

Here is my Personal Inquiry …

Reflecting on my Inquiry, I have …

Done well with my inquiry because we spent a while on it deciding on what we were going to create. We ended up creating a board game which was quality. I think that next time we should have planned it first.

Here is my Passion Project …

cooking with the pros. We created a cook book of all the recipes that we used. With doing this we also created a poster.

Reflecting on my Passion Project, I have …

Done well on my passion project because we took our time to create a good peace of work. Something to work on is using our time wisely

Reflecting on my term, I have …

Done well this term because I have got a end of term certificate this is because I have done well in all subjects. Another thing that I think that I have done well at is maths. In maths I have challenged myself. One thing to work is not getting distracted.
In the holidays, I am doing…
Not much. I am doing a basketball tournament called S.I.P.T. This is a three day tournament in which I am representing North Canterbury for. I am also doing A cricket batting camp.

Passion project 1

Our world- Geology

Weekly Reflection Week 9

Tōtara Weekly Reflection

Term: 1              Week:9

Some work I am proud of… (add evidence and a brief explanation)

I am proud of the way that I have been doing my writing. This is because I have been completing it to a high standard by using lots of language features and descriptive language. The teachers and Mitch have seen me doing this.

Here is my Mihi Art … (Picture)

What is my personal goal for next week?

Next week I would like to set a good example for others. I will try to do this by sitting on the mat nicely and not talking when the teacher is. Also working independently by myself or with one or two others. This will also help me complete my work.

This fortnights Tōtara goal is responding appropriately and I achieved/showed this by…

I achieved this goal by doing whatever the teacher says when the teacher asks. Also whenever something doesn't go my way I respect it.

Between now and the end of term what do I need to do on my passion project?

Mitch and I are going to create one or two more pieces of food and then we will make a slide show on what we have doon over the term.

term 1 week 8 reflection

Tōtara Weekly Reflection

Term:1              Week:8

Some work I am proud of…

the way that I have been working sensibly and working with the right people. I think that with me doing this it has lead to me completing my work on time.

Something I need to improve on is…

Quality in my work. I thin k that although I have been working well I don't think that it is to the highest quality.My last week’s personal goal last week was…

to make good choices with who I work with.

I achieved this this it by...

Making sure that I work with the right people and also if someone was distracting me then I would move away.

What is my personal goal for next week?

I think that next week I would like to try my hardest in Reading. I will try to do this by concentrating the whole time instead of most of the time

This fortnights Tōtara goal is responding appropriately and I achieved/showed this by...

responding appropriately whenever the teacher o anyone asks a question of me.

Totara weekly reflection week 7 term 1

Tōtara Weekly Reflection

Term:1               Week:7

Some work I am proud of…

of the way that I have been learning lots of new things in my maths groups. This is because I have been getting challenged and then I have been persevering, which has meant that I have been learning lots of new things.

‘Science in Van’ were at school and I learnt...

The 3 rules of motion. This is the rules that it takes for something to move.

Our inquiry is about geology and our world… (what’s some new I have learned)

is the different layers of rock inside of the earth. Some of these are the crust, the inner core.

What is my personal goal for next week?

I would like to make good choices with where I sit and where I work

This fortnights Tōtara goal was Time Management and I achieved/showed this by... 9p-[=
making sure I am in the right place at the right time. Also when an instruction is made I
follow it straight away.

Weekly Reflection- Week 6

Week 6 - Reflection

Some work I am proud of…

our passion project. I think that we have been working really well together and we have made quality food.

Something that has challenged me this week is…

 math's. I didn't really do that great at the start for long division and then as I got shown how to do it I learnt how to it.

A school value that I have worked hard at achieving this week is… (add evidence and a brief explanation)

 create. This is because i took my time to make the food and it ended up pretty good.

A school value that I need to work on is…

Be brave. This is because I haven't really been doing anything that challenges me and I have basically only been doing the same things.

This fortnights Tōtara goal was Time Management and I achieved/showed this by...

Being on time to everything and being at the right place at the right time.

What is my personal goal for next week?

Next week I would like to try my best at reading to learn and to focus.

Camp description, Portfolio Sample

Giant Swing

CAMP DESCRIPTION

Achievement Objectives:

Purposes and audiences

• Show a developing understanding of how to shape texts for different purposes and audiences.
• INDICATORS:
• –  constructs texts that show a growing awareness of purpose and audience through careful choice of content, language, and text form;
• –  conveys and sustains personal voice where appropriate.

Ideas

Select, form, and communicate ideas on a range of topics.

INDICATORS:

• –  forms and expresses ideas and information with increased clarity, drawing on a range of sources;
• –  adds or changes details and comments to support ideas, showing some selectivity in the process;
• –  ideas suggest awareness of a range of dimensions or viewpoints.

Language features

Use language features appropriately, showing a developing understanding of their effects.

• INDICATORS:
• –  uses oral, written, and visual language features to create meaning and effect and engage interest;
• –  uses a range of vocabulary to communicate meaning;
• –  demonstrates good understanding of all basic spelling patterns and sounds in written English;
• –  uses an increasing range of strategies to self-monitor and self-correct spelling;
• –  writes legibly, fluently, and with ease when creating texts;
• –  uses a range of text conventions, including most grammatical conventions, appropriately and with increasing accuracy.

Structure

• Show a developing understanding of text structures.
• INDICATORS:
• –  understands that the order and organisation of words, sentences, paragraphs, and images contribute to and affect text meaning;
• –  identifies a range of text forms and recognises some of their characteristics and conventions.
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Motivation:

• Write a description about one event/experience from camp.

Key outcomes:

• To hook the reader in with an interesting beginning
• A variety of sentence starters
• A variety of sentence lengths - simple/compound/complex
• Edit and rework
• Effective peer checking and feedback

My draft and editing:

Published writing:

Have you ever felt like giving on something that you thought would be easy. Well let me tell you it isn't a great feeling.

I started feeling like it was going to be a breeze. But then as I saw other people people going up it, I started feeling as small as a mouse. When I first got in the harness I felt like a hunchback. As I got connected to the steel bar, I knew I was going to be challenged. I sat back and relaxed until I got all the way to the top.

When I got to the top I had the butterflies. I took a second and waited until... I pulled the rope to make

me swing. "Whoosh" I went down the 17.5 meter swing. It was awesome, It felt great. Even though I dropped my gut, I enjoyed every bit of it.

When I got back on the ground it felt amazing. Especially when I got the harness off. I felt like I could do it all again.

My reflection and next step:
I like the way I used a variety of sentence types.
My next step is to use more descriptive language.

Lockie Marshall week 4 reflection

Tōtara Weekly Reflection

Term:1 Week:4

Something I am proud of from camp …

Is the way that I challenged myself to do the best that I can do. I did this by going all the way to the top of the giant. Another thing that I did that pushed me out of my comfort zone was abseiling. When I did that I was quite nervous but then I pushed through and did it a second time. My group witnessed me doing this.

A highlight from camp for me was …

Coast steering. This is because I did something that I really enjoyed. I liked jumping off rocks and into the ocean. I also like doing parkour around and jumping on the rocks.

What challenged me over last two weeks?

Something that has challenged me was the giant swing. This is because I really wanted to go to the top but when I was half way up I felt like coming back down because I was getting really nervous.

How did I overcome these challenges or what do I need to do to overcome them in the future?

I overcame this challenged by pushing through with it and not letting my nerve get past me. I did this by calming down and pulling the rope straight away.

This fortnights Tōtara goal was active listening and I achieved/showed this by…

I achieved this by sitting on the mat quietly and moving away from others when they were distracting me.

Next week I would like to achieve in class is… 
Completing all of my work to the best of my ability. While doing this I would also like to complete it all on time.

Reading-Winter olympics

What is the event at the Winter Olympics you are researching?

Ice Hockey

History of the sport?

Ice hockey has been around since the start of the winter olympics. Canada have won the most in mens winning it 10 times same with the girls winning it 4 times.

How the sport is played? What happens?

Ice hockey is played by 6 players on each team. They all have sticks and try to use teamwork to get the ball into the other net. They also have to try and stop the other team from scoring. You can win by being the team that puts the hockey putt in the other net the most. The biggest score in olympic ice hockey is 33-0.

Are there different versions of the sport?

No

What equipment is used?

Hockey sticks Ice skates Hockey puck Hockey goal skating rink

Interesting facts? Who is current world Champion? Medalists? When is it happening at the Olympics?

Canada are the current world champions. The first game in the olympics is tomorrow.

Lockie Marshall Week 2 Reflection

Tōtara Weekly Reflection Term: 1              Week:2

Some work I am proud of… (add evidence and a brief explanation)

I am proud of my all about me. I think that I did A quality job of it. This is because I took my time and tried my best.

What challenged me over last two weeks?

I think that I have been getting distracted by some certain people. This has lead to rushed and not so quality work.

How did I overcome these challenges or what do I need to do to overcome them in the future?

I managed to overcome this by moving away from the and/or asking them to stop. This also put me back on track to quality work.

What is my personal goal for next week?

My personal goal for next week is not to get distracted at all. I will try my best not to get distracted by moving away straight away or asking them to stop.

This fortnights Tōtara goal was greetings and I achieved/showed this by...

I have completed this by doing my best to make new friends and tom not disclude anyone.

All about me

Who is in my family/whanau?

My Mums name is Dawn and my Dads name is Rob. I've got one brother who's name Is Liam. He is 9 years old and nearly 10. I've got 4 pets 1 dog and 3 cats.

What are my favorite things to do in my own time?

I love playing cricket which is also my favorite sport. In the weekend if we have got spare time I love going mountain biking. I also like playing basketball outside.

What do you like to do at school?

I really enjoy maths which is my favorite subject I also don't mind Reading and Writing. I also really enjoy playing cricket and basketball at lunch time with my friends.

What would I like to improve and make progress with this year?

I really want to be working at high school level for maths but I also want to get better at all of my subjects. At home I really want to improve on my cricket.

What helps you learn?

It helps me learn when I am with a small group of people in a quiet area. I also think that when I do this my work is more quality and I complete it faster.

What stops you learning?

When I work in a big group of people. Also sometimes certain distracting people stop me from learning. Normally a lot of noise will distract me as well.

Who are my friends at school?

Mitch, Luca, Jake, Levi, Jacksyn, Max Dunbar, Max Miller, Tyler Burns.

What was the best part of the holidays?

I really enjoyed going up to Kaiteriteri for a weekend  with Mitch. Before I went there I had a cricket tournament which I was representing Canterbury country invitational. My school holidays was awesome.