Calculating time

We are learning how to calculate time.

 

The Pentagons had a QR code time challenge. Each of the QR codes had a time problem to solve.

Bella and Ruby discussing the problem

Teague scanning the QR code to find out the question

Congratulations to Caitlyn and Henrietta who won the QR Quiz Challenge. Great calculating girls.

 

The problem

We needed to be at school by 8:30am on mufti day. We had to work out what time we would need to start getting ready so we arrived on time.

 

Here is some of the thinking

 

Jerome and Czar deciding what they need to do to get ready
for Mufti day

Ruby and Emma working together to calculate time

 

Neesha and Henrietta's plan for Mufti Day

 

Jerome's Plan

The next problem caused lots of laughs. The Kidd-li-winks choose what they were going to get Mr Gifkins ready for. He had to be ready by 7:15. What time did he need to start getting ready?

Teague and Bowen working out the time Mr G needs to get ready for
the rugby

Jeevanjot and Jack working out the time Mr G needs to get ready for
his ballet lessons.

 

Time Pac Man

Click on the link to play Time Pac Man.

Time Pac Man

You could make your own maths Pac Man game and send the link to tracey@parkvale.school.nz  and we will add it to the blog for other people to play. 

Advertising using PowToon

The Kidd-li-winks challenge was to create an advertisement to get people to buy our product, Butter Vegetable. We used Pow Toon and our challenge was to problem-solve and work out how to use PowToon in the best way to create an effective ad.


Created by Jerome and Max


Created by Czar and Gemma


Created by George


Created by Jeevanjot and Jacob

Room 8 would like to say thank you to Connor who came and helped us use PowToon. You were a wonderful expert and taught us all lots. 

Making clocks

We are learning to tell the time. It is tricky because you can say times lots of different ways, for example, Quarter to three is the same as two forty five. 

The Kidd-li-winks designed a clock they would like.

Designed by Jerome

Designed by Caitlyn

Designed by Ruby

Designed by Rubs

Designed by Bowen

Designed by Teague

Designed by Mya

George telling the time on his tiger clock.

We are using the clocks we made to learn how to tell the time.

Can you tell the time with your whanau? 

Remember

The little hand is the hour hand and moves slowly around the clock and

the big hand is the minute hand and moves quickly around the clock. 

Naan Bread and Rangoli

Together with our buddy class we are preparing for Market Day at the end of Week 5                      (14 November). 

We are making decisions about the healthy snack we are going to sell at Market Day.

We have made naan bread, both plain and garlic, and are deciding which will be best for Market Day.

We read books about rangoli patterns and made some of our own. The Kidd-li-winks and Room 2 worked really well together to create their patterns. Rangoli is usually made during Diwali and are welcoming patterns. 

Some of the beautiful rangoli created

A big thank you to all the parents who have come in and helped us during our making and creating. We appreciate it lots.

Adding Detail

Henrietta wrote this amazing piece of writing. Enjoy reading it. It will captivate you from beginning to end. She has chosen the best detail to use in her writing.

Finally we arrived back at home from shopping. "Ooooo"I whispered because what I saw was really gross. Rudy my ginger cat had a black gooey tail hanging out of its butt. So we ran to the door and quickly unlocked it and by then Rudy had two little black paws. Thea picked up Rudy and took her to the birthing suite that's what me and Mum made her to have her kittens. It had blankets, towels and a hot water bottle. Dad sent all of us upstairs because we were frightened and when it was out of her bum we  were all allowed to come and see it. Also when we were upstairs I was crying because I thought the black kitten would die. Finally we could come downstairs, as soon as saw it, we all said "Oooo yuck" because it had all this blood, gunk  and umbilical chord hanging down. Rudy chewed on the umbilical chord and gobbled it all up. Straight after that Rudy started licking her first kitten.
Thirty minutes later... the second kitten was born, a cute adorable tabby. The same thing happened about the umbilical chord and the licking. Number three finally arrived, a little wet ginger, who was covered in blood even the face. Chomp, Chomp, chomp. Slurp, slurp. slurp. Snore, snore, snore Polly, my sister, was fast asleep me, Thea and Ezra were wide awake. Suddenly we heard Mum and Dad shouting at Rudy to put her fourth kitten into the birthing suite because it was born on the floor. A massive bit of blood was on the floor. Me, Thea and Ezra came down the stairs to see what was going on. "Yes! another kitten is born that means we will be able to keep a kitten". Dada was not happy because once he told us he was allergic to cats but we found out he wasn't actually allergic he just didn't like them. I felt sorry for Dad because we are letting Rudy have another batch of kittens.

Time

We are learning to read and calculate time.

Boys working out how to show time
on an analogue clock

Ruby checking her clock has 60 minutes

Changing analogue time to digital time

Emma making a clock

Working together to make a clock with
60 minutes and counting in 5s.

Ruby and Henrietta discussing the big
hand and little hand

Digital and analogue time

Gemma making a clock with a big hand
and a little hand

What would the time be after 35 minutes?
Toby counting in 5s to work it out. 

Click on the link to play a time Kahoot.

Time Kahoot

Advertising- Learning from Mark and Trina

We are learning to advertise and market a product.

We visited Zane's family vegetable shop to find out all the ways they advertise their fruit and vegetables. 

Special signs

Bright colours and bold writing

Clear lettering
Short and catchy

Flags

Words to grab attention
'New Season'

Information to show why to eat vegetables

Specials Board

Mark, Zane's Dad, showed us how the vegetables grew and gave us some tips to make vegetables to grow well.

Did you know vegetables grow at night? Just like us. 

Yummy beetroot
Some of us only knew about beetroot in a can

Thank you so much Mark and Trina for showing us around your business. 

We appreciate you giving up your time to help us learn about advertising and vegetables.

Thank you Room 2 for being a great buddy class.
We love working with you.