Our Solar System Unit is About to Blast Off!

We are beginning to read The Cow Tripped Over The Moon this week as a fun way to blast off into our solar system unit. Over the next two weeks, we will be building an inquiry around our solar system, inventing wobble bots to travel over the moon's surface and building a solar system of our own. If you have any suggestions or would like to be involved in a part of our learning, leave a comment and we will get back to you.

Click on the image below to view our shared book learning experiences.

After reading this great story, we were able to identify the BTBWCB tools that cow used to achieve her goal.

                       

                     


                    

                    

Maths Inquiry Inspired by the All Blacks

This term we are kicking off with a maths inquiry inspired by the All Blacks. We looked at the following photo of the All Blacks and looked for the maths. Room 11 then created some questions that we wanted to find the answers to.

Image from: http://www.sanzarrugby.com/therugbychampionship/news/dan-carter-ruled-out-for-the-all-blacks/

We want to know:

• How many Room 11s would it take to weigh the same as the All Blacks?
• How much more do the All Blacks weigh in comparison to Room 11?
• How many boots are on the field?
• How many Room 11s would we need to be the same height as the All Blacks?
• How many stripes are there on their socks altogether?
• How many test matches has Richie played compared to Dan?
• How many All Blacks would it take to measure the same as a goal post?
• How many meters of cable are used by the TV cameras?
• How many Room 11s would it take to cover the whole pitch?
• How old are the All Blacks put together?
• What is the difference of age compared to the All Blacks and Kauri Block?
• What is the average age of an All Black?

Please share any questions you may have with us, we would love to hear your ideas.

Tutorials will be placed on the maths page to help us.

Short Story Writing

We have been learning how to write a short story and used the below short movie as inspiration. Some of us used Powtoon and booktrack to publish our writing.







Author: Lakane

Maori Language Week is Nearly Here.

The kick off of term 3 will see Room 11 learning Te Reo. We will be using our shared book, Rona and the moon to get started.


Click on the picture below to get a head start on learning Te Reo.

You can visit the following website to practise your new learning.

http://www.tokureo.maori.nz/index.cfm/1,195,0,43,html/Episode-Exercises?p=1#

Room 11 Problem Solvers

As a part of our change unit, we have been learning about inventing and how inventors problem solve. Please add a comment if you can add to our learning.

We Can Change the World With Our Inventions!

Over the next two weeks Room 11 will be busy thinking, tinkering, hammering, wrenching, making and unmaking gadgets. Please join us on our inventing journey by reading our blog comments and commenting on our learning. We will be reading the book Rosie Revere,  Architect, which will lead us down a path of problem solving, thinking, and inventing. Click on our shared book page to see what we are learning.

Camp Raglan

Room 11 had an amazing time at camp facing challenges and trying activities we had never done before. We are so grateful for all the parent support and how they encouraged us to succeed and overcome our fears. We would like to share our letters and memoirs with you.