Huritini and Ahuriri hosted assembly today

 Today our children hosted the full school assembly. We had so much fun sharing our learning and especially our song mahunga, pakihiwi, puku, hope, waewae (heads, shoulders, knees and toes).  Congratulations to our tamariki who received assembly certificates. 

T14's Maths Challenge- How to find and show a half...

What great mathematicians T14 were today: 

• they shared their thinking with their buddy
• they listened to their buddy and said if they agreed or disagreed and why
• they proved their thinking using the salt dough worms
• they kept trying and tried different ways of working out the challenge

The Challenge- Make salt dough following this recipe. 

Recipe for Salt Dough

1 c flour

1/2c salt

1/2c water

Then make 3 worms. 

1. a long worm
2. a worm 1/2 the size of the long worm
3. a worm that is 1/4 of the size of the long worm (extra challenge)

The problem was we didn't have a half-cup measure! We had to problem solve how we could make one. Some great thinking and listening to each other's ideas came up with two solutions:

Some children used the cup of flour and the spare cup to find a half. 

Some even checked using the scales.

The children then used their half mark on the cup to measure half a cup of salt and 1/2 a cup of water

All the buddies did a great job of taking turns and sharing the jobs.

"We decided to split the salt dough in half to make it fair". 

There was lots of exploring for how to make the different sized salt dough worms.

We are still exploring what a half means. See if you can find things at home that show a 1/2.

Exploring Fractions

It's maths week this week! 

This week we have been exploring and understanding more about fractions. T15 made a book using book creator to show many different ways we can show half. 

Maybe you can talk about this at home while you are cooking or baking! 

Te Whare Tapa Whā

This week we have been exploring Te Whare Tapa Whā and learning more about hauora/wellbeing. 

Taha tinana - physical

T15 made books on book creator describing how we look after our bodies. We have also had fun at our first PMP sessions. 

Taha whanau - family and social

Taha wairua - spiritual

Taha hinengaro - mental and emotional

NZ Maths Week is next week...

Next week is New Zealand Maths week. Here are some great ideas to encourage maths talk at home. NZ maths