Simple Machines

 Simple machines are tools that people use to move object easier. These are the simple machines:

• Lever
• Screw
• Wedge
• Wheel and axle
• Pulley
• Inclined plane.

Making Connections

Connections are similiar ideas compared between the readers experiences or knowledge and the text being read. There are three differnent types of reading stratigies, they are: text to self, text to text, and text to world.

Text to self is like talking about a story that links to yourself. For example: The duck tells the rat she has a sister. The duck was trying not to get eaten. My conncetions: The first time I went to my cousin they asked if I had a sister and I said yes but I tricked them. These connect because we both tricked someone.

Text to text is talking about something that links to another text in a book. For example: The duck gave water to the horse. The duck saw the hores struggling. My connection: The fairy godmother saw Cinderella at hard working then the fairy godmother gave her what she wanted. These connect because one character helps other.

Text to world is talking about something that links to the world. For example: The duck took the horse back down the mountain. The duck didn't want the hores to stay with rat. My connection: In the world people lead others to the right place like at my school. Mr Ogilvie and Mr Wong leads us to learning. These connect because they both lead other people.

Making connections are an important way of understanding a meaning or a similarity. Connecting texts to other things or people can help you understand similairities. 

Fact or Opinion

I completed a task called fact and opinion.

The story is about a highway rat who was a bad person who was stealing all the other animals food, but a duck tricks the rat into thinking she has a sister at the top with a lot of food.
 

First I listened to the story called the highway rat.

Then everyone had to pick one charter from the highway rat book but we were not allowed to pick the highway rat.

We were only allowed to pick the hores or the duck.

I picked the duck because I heard more information from the duck and the duck was my favourite charter.

Next I wrote down the facts and opinions.

 A fact is something that is true and a opinionis something that you thing that is true.  

Lastly I wrote down 5 adjectives for each opinion to describe the character.

I enjoyed this task because it help me with my visualization and I even need to practice my adjectives.

 

Multiplication

This week me and my group learned how to do multiplication.

First we had a cup of counters with unknown amount.

We have to put the counters into equal group like 5 groups of 4. 

Then we have to make a rectangle to show 5 rows of 4 column so 5 x 4 = 20 .

I enjoy this activety because I learned how to do my multiplication and I need to practice my multiplication.

Visualisation - Highway Rat

Visualisation is creating pictures in your head. This helps understand what we read.

Highway Rat is about a Rat who is greedy and steals everyones food. He learns a lesson and everyone lives happily.

My visualisation is different to others because we have different drawing.

We have different visualisation because we have different imagination.

Place Value and Saying Numbers

 Place value is a system that groups numbers based on their size.

The position of a digit determines it's value. When we say numbers we group then within the same house. For example 15709 has fifteen thousand, seven hundredred nine ones.

Understanding our base 10 place value system allows us to prounce big numbers properly. It also allows us to identify numbers before and after.

Mihi Whakatau

 Mihi Whakatau is a Maori term for formal greeting.

Mihi Whakatau is traditionally used for welcoming, introductions and openings.It is undertaken by the Tangata Whenua (local inhabitants) The Mihi needs to acknowledge the significant aspects to the place. The Maunga (mountain), Awa (river) and Iwi (tribe) are generally used.

Introducing Ingoa (name), Oku tipuna (ancestor place) and where you live is important for the audience to understand the position of the speaker. 

Manuhiri is the term used to describe or group the visitors that are being welcomed. It is important to end with warm welcome so the visitors know that there is no hostility in 2 groups being together.

Being respectful of the land, the people and the purpose of a visit will ensure long lasting relationships and the connections.