Classroom Countdown

This week for maths we have been working on our problem-solving skills based on the game Countdown.

We have done this before, and are revisiting it as we find we are also practicing our communication skills at the same time. Our goal was to try using different, or varying operations. 

To start off we are given a target number. The teacher writes the number on the board, then writes up 6 "card" numbers. The card numbers are the numbers we can use to try and get to our target number. The rules state that you can only use the card number one time. If you can reach the target using less than 6 cards that's ok too. It is ok if we can't get the target, but we just need to try and get as close to the target as possible.

Exploring our Awa with Whitebait Connection

Yesterday we went on a field trip to Te Maata stream, one of our local rivers. We went to explore the river and to see whether it was healthy or not. We tested the water PH level, water clarity, temperature, and found lots of different invertebrates. The majority of invertebrates we found were Mayflies. All of these indicated that our river is healthy! Thank you to Matua Ray from Whitebait Connection for showing us how to do this type of testing and teaching us about our awa.