Maths

In maths this term I have been learning how to reduce a fraction to its lowest form. For example- 20/40. I would then reduce it to its lowest form, which would be 1 half or1/2. I have also been learning how to add fractions, and use fractions to help work out division problems. I am still struggling with reducing fractions to their lowest form, and using fractions to work out division. Each Friday we do speed tests where we have 5 minutes to do our 1-10 times tables. If we finish our 1-10 times tables in 4 minutes 30, we then move onto 3-12 times tables and again if we finish in 4 minutes 30, we move onto division facts. Last week I completed my 3-12's in 3 minutes 47 and now I am onto my division. To be honest, I am quite scared, but I can only learn from my mistakes! :)

Technology

Every Thursday for term 1 and 2, room 7 go to Te Awamutu Intermediate to do technology. In term 1, the year 7's do sewing and wood work, and in term 2, we do food and science. At food tech last week, we made ham and cheese pin wheels or scones. I made ham and cheese pinwheels. They tasted delicious  and smelt yummy. It was my first time making these, and they turned out pretty good! This week, we are making chocolate brownie! Yum Yum!

Camp-Disguised Dinner

In term 1, our class went on camp at Lake Karapiro. On the thursday night everyone had to dress up in the costumes they brought for our Disguised Dinner. Everone had to dress up in diguise and come to dinner. My costume was a clown! My Auntie Sarah made a clown dress for me and got me a red nose, bow tie, wig and pom-poms.She then put the pom-poms on my white t-shirt and I wore stripy tights. I created a clown hat and dad let me where his fluro painted shoes. I had an awesome night (although my face paint got a bit itchy at the end) and when Mr marquand awarded the prizes, I got runner up! Winning a cocolate easter egg. Even the adults dressed up!

Paper Strip Portraits

Last term, when we did our pencil portraits, we also cut all of our normal portraits, black and white and colour, into strips. Then, we had to put them together to create another face. We had to make sure that the head, eyes and mouth were as lined up as they could be. That way, it would look more normal. The girls put their faces together, and the boys put theirs together. Once we had created our person, we had to use the names of the faces we made ours with, and join them together to make a new name. In mine the people I used were, Paige, Kayla, Breanna and I. The name I came up with was Brekay Taige.