The Four Dragons

CREATE: Map showing the 4 great rivers in China and explaining how they were formed. The  four dragons were trapped in the mountains and they turned into  four rivers Heilong Jiang, Huang He, Chang Jiang and  Zhu Jiang  that flowed into the sea.  

Kiwican

Our theme for this term is Resilience and our topic is Emotions. I am happy when people play with me and i play with them too.

Jonu Lomu

Maths Strategy

W.A.L.T. Solve multiplication problems using our xtables and partitioning numbers

Problem: Miss Stone has ordered a huge box of lollies for the class. The box contains 12 packets of lollies. In each packet there are 14 lollies. How many lollies does Miss Stone have altogether? 

My strategy:

10 x 12  =120

 4 x 12 = 48

 12 x 14 = 168 

Sons of Ma'afu

Shapes!!

Today we learnt about Shapes!!

Wild Orphans

W.A.L.T. identify the main ideas in the text.

Today I read about Wild Orphans

1. Adult elephants are killed for their tusks.
2. Baby elephants are rescued by plane.
3. They are taken to the Tsavo  National Park in Kenya.
4. The elephants get their name from the area they are found.
5. The baby elephants like to play at sunrise and they enjoy company.