Term 1 2019 Maths Grid Results

Each week we do a maths grid to get better at our times tables.  We are also trying to get better at accuracy in our answers.
Here is my term 1 graph:

Visit from a scientist...

We were lucky enough on Thursday to have a visit from a scientist who is studying eels.  Mr Ray Farmer.  He knows soooooo much about eels and boy are they interesting!

Who ever knew that eels travel to Tonga to spawn and then the babies automatically know how to travel back to NZ when they are only a couple of centimetres long!  Not only that they go to the exact same stream their parent came from!  Amazing!  Nature is so cool.

  

There are 2 types of eels in NZ - the long and short finned eels.  Can you remember which one these pictures are showing?
The circle things on this diagram are showing the rings around their ear holes.  These tell you how old eels are.  The gaps between the circles tell yo if the water they live in is good quality - the closer together the circles the worse the water quality!
Can you remember how old they have to get to before they travel to Tonga?

This is a picture of a different type of eel trap called a Fyke.  It doesn't use bait and channels the eels into it when they hit the flat part of the net.  Mr Farmer lent us his Fyke so we can try it out!  Boy I can't wait for camp now!  Its going to be so much fun!

Hinaki's for camp!

We have been learning about eels.  They are fascinating.  You may have seen some of the readings we have done on individual blogs.  We decided to make hinaki to take to camp so we can go eeling. 

Here are the finished products!  Aren't we clever? We can't wait to use them and possibly even taste the finished product!

Risk Assessment Training

Tira from St John's came today to teach us about assessing risks and how to avoid injuries.  This was very timely with Camp just next week!  We will certainly be assessing risks.  We now know about assessing for Rips on the beach as well as helping people who are hurt and avoiding injury. 

Have a look in the photos some very gory broken bones there! 

Over the next couple of days we will be writing our own risk Assessment for the beach and going Eeling at Whangara!

Thanks St John's we especially loved the first aid kits and certificates!

Term 1 2019 Goals

Each Monday we do a quote that is based around our school values.  We have to reflect on the quote and then set some goals for the week.  We also have to reflect on our learning from the previous week.

Beach Education was fun!

Oscar the sun-smart Beach Ed millionaire!  

What a cool (excuse the pun!) day at Beach Ed.  the sun wasn't that shiny but Makaraka Kids were! Ruaumoko and Tawhirimatea learnt a lot about Rips, beach safety and what being a life guard is all about.

Then we had water activities to build our confidence and skills in the ocean.  This included boogie boards, relays with the rescue tubes and how to float and fall in the waves.

After lunch was beach games like flags and then home!

We were all exhausted but we learnt a lot about the beach!  Look out for our Rip and beach safety tips coming up!

Values Work

In Week 1 we started looking at our school Values.  We really thought hard about how we learn at Makaraka, what we learn and how we should be as people.  This is an ongoing focus for this year as we take on leadership as seniors at Makaraka School. 

Here is a short clip of some of the drama we did to help us feel what learning is like across many areas! 

In groups we then used a strength card to look at how we can choose to be certain ways.  What does it feel like to be the "un" version of this?  Why would we choose the "un" version?  What makes people be in the "un" frame of mind?

Here is an example of one group's learning about being yourself!