Solving strategies

For maths we had questions and we had to do different strategies. Some strategies is a number line or counting backwards or splitting numbers.

A number line is when you give a number and add onto it.

A splitting number is when you start with the biggest number and count down.

Counting backwards is a strategies.

Synonyms

A synonym is a word that means the same. we have been doing different words for synonym. Some are verb some are noun some are adjective and some a adverbs. Verb is a action word like running. A Noun is the name of something like tiger. A Adjective is a describing word like greedy. A Adverb is the way that something happen like deadly.


 

The legend of Rahi

For reading I did inferring. Inferring is when you think of a fact or observation.

For reading we did two tasks. The first one was about opinion. We had to write a opinion and find a fact about your opinion. I made two one was for Rahi and the other was for Patupairehe. 

Next I did another task it was called character trait. I had to summarise my fact and turn it into a story.

Swimming

Today I learned how to do different swimming skills at the lagoon pools from my coach Shanti.
First I practised how to enter the pool safely.
Next I practised how to swim in a streamline. I also learned how to breathe while doing the streamline.
Lastly I learned how to do a dolphin dive.
I learned new things and had fun.
     

Tangrams

Today I learned how to make tangrams. 

I rearranged the pieces to make a animal shapes. 

First I made a square piece of paper because tangrams are made from a big square. 

Then I folded the square into various shapes and cut them out. 

Lastly I tried to make different animal shapes from the tangram pieces.