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Today for the Te Reo Challenge we have completed the ispy. In this activity there were a list of object we needed to write the number of things there were in the image in Maori. To help us count more accurately without counting the same one again we put shapes to remind us to not repeat it again.

Some new words that were in the questions were:

Waea pūkoro - cell phone

Hū - shoe

Kotahi tāra - one dollar coin

Pirihimana - police officer

Poi whutupaoro - rugby ball

I enjoyed this activity because it help me build up my knowledge of objects in Maori.

Hauora

In the past few weeks we have been learning about what happens if one of your 4 walls falls down, and what each wall means for an athlete. In this activity we got into partners and created a poster showing what happens if an athlete makes a mistake on the performance. Using ‘Canva’ we showed the meanings of each four wall and how it connects to the athletes.

I enjoyed doing this activity because I learnt different ways to help keep your four walls standing.

Something I found interesting was that when one wall falls down their whare tapa wha loses their balance.

Presentation

Here is the Link to the presentation.

Last week for reading, our class created a speech about the Ancient Olympics. Before doing the presentation we researched about the Ancient Olympics in order to understand this event. In the presentation we talked about what the event was, where it happened, the different events, some interesting facts, the days of the event, who took part, and which states did the athletes came from. After that we wrote a script for each of our group so that it is easier to now our lines. Using prezi we presented it in front of the class. An interesting fact that I found interesting was that the age limit for the men to compete were 12 years old and over. 

Hauora and Olympians

Athletes will understand how to improve to become more successful. Improving their skills, train them more mentally, and physically to help support their four walls. Having an error in a performance can help athletes to learn from that mistake. Becoming unsuccessful can lead to becoming successful, build up their self-esteem so that it can keep their four walls standing. Having all four walls standing strong can set a good mindset which makes them a humble athlete. 

Chisa and Te Raumati

Olympics Maths Challenge 4

LI. to use the most efficient strategy to find the answers.

LI. to use LS2 Maths Talk to discuss strategies.

Today I have done another challenge. This challenge was about creating a graph and work out the top 10 medal winning countries. While doing this challenge I used addition as the most efficient strategy because I needed to add the totals of each country together to find out the answer. 

Steps:

The most efficient strategy I used to solve this challenge was multiplication. The reason why this was the most efficient strategy was that I needed to multiply 4 right angles to how many squares there were in an entire badminton racket. 

In the second sentence use the data from both charts, that means summing the top 10 of both charts. When I summed the totals, I ranked it to 1 - 10.

I found this activity interesting because it helped me expand my knowledge on addition. 

Olympics Maths Challenge 3

LI. to use the most efficient strategy to find the answers.

LI. to use LS2 Maths Talk to discuss strategies.

The most efficient strategy I used to solve this challenge was multiplication. The reason why this was the most efficient strategy was that I needed to multiply 4 right angles to how many squares there were in an entire badminton racket. 

In the second sentence use the data from both charts, that means summing the top 10 of both charts. When I summed the totals, I ranked it to 1 - 10.

Some the top 10 will be:

1. United States of America - 2673

2. USSR/Russian Federation - 1271

3. Germany - 788

4. Italy - 771

5. Great Britain - 770

6. France - 683

7. Republic of Germany - 625

8. Sweden - 561

9. China - 487

10. Norway - 457

I found this activity interesting because it helped me expand my knowledge of angles. 

Mindfulness Reflection

Mindfulness is a meditation that calms our body and our mind using a mindfulness bell. It also allows us to focus on now, and leave the past and not worry about the future. There are two zones of mindfulness which are red and green. The red zone is when you are angry, frustrated, distracted, anxious, etc. The green zone is when you are calm, clear, peaceful, engaged, etc. This also lets us remove our negativity from our minds, and control our thoughts and emotions. To have a mindful mind you will need to have your legs crossed, hands on knees, close your eyes then breath in and then breath out while your back is straight.

After doing this mindfulness session I felt more calm, and had a clear mind.