Lego Spike Prime in wahanga whā

We have been learning and constructing with Lego Spike Prime again in wahanga whā (term 4). We were grouped in small roopu with peers we don't usually work with so we can build relationships, learn from each other and also tautoko each other. We are learning to collaborate, communicate and problem solve.

We were able to choose a task from our class site or create our own.

Ordering Decimals

 This term for maths we have been focusing on fractions, decimals and percentages. We have been working in small groups to play maths games to practice what we have been learning. In this photo Cyprus, Amaziah and Manuera were ordering decimals from smallest to largest. How do you think they did?

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.

E-Pro 8

This week some of our students took part in the E-Pro8 Challenge. E-Pro8 is an inter-school science and engineering competition. Students take part in a series of tasks designed to promote science and engineering. 

The competition took place at Dargaville Intermediate School. Our class representatives were Dallas, Iroam, Amaziah, Isabella & Chris. All of our reps did amazingly well! The teams were Omega & Beta.

Team Omega took out the win for the day and is now off to the finals in Whangarei next week!

Some reflections the students made were that next time they need to read the task carefully and refer back to it.

Welcome to room 6's blog for 2021

Welcome to Room 6's blog for 2021. It is day 3 of our school year and room 6 has been learning a little bit about each other and our teachers. We have been building relationships and friendships and learning how to do things in room 6. 

The first thing we did was be introduced to our class learning site. We found it was similar to our previous sites but different in other ways too.

Next, we constructed our class contract. We agreed on what should be in the contract and that we should try our hardest to not break the contract.

We also updated our blog profiles making sure we had thought about and written down our learning goals for the year.