Technology

*Define specifications (features/ properties) for a boat that will float

*Design a boat that floats

*Create a boat and test/observe whether it floats

*Reflect on the results and discuss any changes you would make

We designed a boat using what we had learned in science about floating and sinking. We looked carefully at the materials we would use, as we wanted the materials to be light and waterproof, so that they wouldn’t soak up water and sink. Some of us also learned through testing, that it was important that our boat was balanced, so that it stayed upright and and didn’t flip over.

Maths - Position and Orientation

 

 

We are learning to:

• describe where objects are using the language of position
• give and follow instructions using the language of position and direction

We sat with a buddy, back- to-back and took turns at 
giving instructions about the position to put different 
coloured blocks in. 

We then looked at each others blocks to see if we had 
followed or given the positional instructions correctly 
and our block patterns looked the same.

We are learning to:

• show a quarter turn and a half turn in a number of situations 
  

Te Reo Māori

     

We are learning to introduce ourselves and communicate about ourselves, our whānau, our school and where we live through reciting our pepeha.

Science - Floating and Sinking

 
Braxton chose an object from the classroom.

He then

• asked the question; will it sink or will it float?
• made a hypothesis stating what he thought would happen
• tested his hypothesis by placing his object in the water
• observed what happened and reflected on his hypothesis
  
  

  

Mathematics - Term 1

 

Braxton you are able to say numbers before and after to 20.

Writing - Term 1

 

Braxton you are working hard at adding more detail to your sentences.

Reading - Term 1

 

Braxton is learning to retell a story that he has read in sequence.