Not So Normal

 This week for reading I have been doing a reading recount on a story called Not So Normal here is my work.

Maori to English translation

For reading this week we have been doing Maori to English translation here is what I made.

Treaty of Waitangi

 Over the last three weeks we have been learning about the Treaty of Waitangi.  Here is a drawing of what I learned.

Whanau art

 

Te Rehutai

 Te Rehutai  

This week we were excited to be learning a bit about Te Rehutai, the Team New Zealand AC 75 that has been sailing in the Waitemata Harbour.  Here is my information.

Emirates Team New Zealand Ac75.

Their skipper is Peter Burling, their boat is 75 feet long and 5.4 wide and

has a whopping 5m draft. It weighs a massive 7 ton and has aa monohull design. It is not a sailing boat

it's a flying boat! It has no keel instead it has foils. America's Cup is a big deal.

No doubt it can do 90km or 50 knots, which is almost the speed of a car going on the highway.

To get this speed they use the wind and grinders and they designed using computers.

 

Numbers as shapes

 We are learning how to look at numbers, how they work and how you can group them. We did an activity called Numbers as shapes. It’s a bit like algebra thinking. Here is my work:

Description writing

 Over the last week we have been learn to make description writing.

Broken Wing

 This week we have been doing a reading activity on a story called Broken Wing. The story was full of lots of great describing language.

made.