Mixed Fractions W5

This week for maths we were focusing on mixed fractions! We were also learning what proper and improper fractions were, Proper fractions are when the numerator is smaller than the denominator and improper fractions are when the numerator is larger than the denominator. For our create task we were to create 3 word problems for mixed fractions. We only did proper fractions because those are easier than improper ones. Here is my slideshow.

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Bethany Hamilton

This week for reading we were focusing on growth mindset. We got to research a person we thought had a growth mindset, I chose Bethany Hamilton. When she was young her arm got bitten off by a shark while she was surfing and now she is a pro surfer! Here is my poster I made about her.

Question: Who has is a person that you think has a growth mindset.

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The Science Of Happiness 😁

Hey Guys and welcome back to my blog! A couple of weeks ago we were learning about the science behind happiness. In a class with Miss Parker we looked at a slideshow which showed us the 4 chemicals which are: Dopamine, Oxytocin, Seratonin and Endorphins. We had to get into groups and research about each one. Here is the research we found: 

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Question: What is Dopamine?

Inner peace

Hi guys and welcome back to my blog! This week for reading we were focusing on inner peace, Inner peace is basically being happy on the inside and having peace with yourself. For our create task we were creating a peace wall so we got to choose a shape, colour it in and write what inner peace is. Here is a photo of my colouring in:

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Question: what does inner peace mean to you?

Persuasive writing week 2

Hi guys and welcome back to my blog! this week for writing we were getting ready for writing our speechs and focusing on persuasive writing. This week we got to choose out of 6 things to write about: 

• Money can't buy happiness.

• Happiness is a choice.

• You can't change your character.

• The pursuit of happiness makes people less happy.

• Students should be paid to go to school.

• Social media impacts our happiness for the worse.

I chose the last one: social media impacts our happiness for the worse. Here is my persuasive writing:

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Emotional litracey

For term 3 week 1 we are working on emotional literacy. Emotional literacy is knowing how to identify and deal with your emotions. Emotional literacy is important for boosting self esteem or self confidence. For our task we had to share 5 emotions on what makes us happy, bothered, anxious, upset and angry. Here is a picture of what I filled out for my task 

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Question: Do you know how to identify emotional literacy?

Maths Compass Directions

Hey guys and welcome back to my blog! This week for maths we were still learning about grid references and compass directions. For our create task we had to either have a list of directions around the map or 4 questions, I did the directions around the map and I did also made a digital map of kaupeka hub. Here it is: 

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Question: Where would I be if I was facing North west from the front door?