Reading Term 1 Week 7

 Goal: L4 think while reading, pick up new information, and come up with new ideas and new thinking

This Week in reading we had to look at two texts based around the Christchurch earthquakes and right out the main points.

This is my outcome:

Rebuilding Christchurch with amazing ideas

Main points: 

• Community ideas | They surveyed the school community for ideas

• Structural integrity | The girls talked about how after the earthquake people wanted to know that the building was safe

• Cultural aspects | The wanted the dome to connect to the culture of New Zealand

• Sustainability | The girls studied how they can make the building have the lowest possible environmental impact

Sensing Data

Main points:

• Air Pollution | They talk about how air pollution is a big problem in cities

• Rebuilding | They talk about rebuilding Christchurch after the earthquake

• Advanced Technology | They talk about how they can use modern technology to their advantage

• Monitoring the air | They talk about using sensors to monitor the air pollution levels so that they can figure out how to reduce it

 

Goal: L4 Communicate and interpret locations and directions, using compass directions, distances, and grid references.

This Week in Maths we learned how to plot coordinates and directions. we had to plan directions from Kaipoi to Onawe including: How long it would take to walk from A to B, How far it was and where each location was in relation to Christchurch on a compass. this is my outcome:

Pa Week

 

Writing and Maths (Slide 1)

For maths we had to design a Maori pa and work out the area and perimeter of the design.

For writing we had to describe this pa and include all of the features of the pa.

Reading (slide 2)

For Reading we had to make a real estate ad for a Pa in 2021.