inquiry questions

hello again
for the last few weeks we have been studying sustainability
for this we have had to buddy up and choose a question that suites us.
next we did studyed the question and found results that we either put on a poster or power point.we will be presenting them next week for all to enjoy and improve on their sustainability.

lower waipa athletics

All went well at lower waipa.Some succeeding with promising placings.
All our outstanding relay teams were on fire. Both two of our fabulous year 5&6 teams boths made Pirongia proud with perfect 1st place results for both of them.
our 7&8 girls earned Pirongia 2nd in relay with our 7&8 boy not far behind at 3rd place.
yah!!!!!!
GO PIRONGIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lower waipa a

Prefixes and Suffixes Activities

Improve your vocabulary, spelling skills by completing these activities.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/activities_y6/activity4.shtml

Congratulations to all the Year 5 and 6 children who competed in our Inter school Waipa Athletics competition

Algebra Challenge

Great discussion and learning in class today with new Algebra ideas. Try these Algebra activities on this website link.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/number/

Mrs N wanted to have a skite

In the holidays I was lucky enough to go to the island of Vavau'u north of Tonga and I got to swim with humpback whales. I will try and attach a photo onto this for you all to see because I am so proud and still so excited about my experience, especially when I got to touch a humpback baby's flipper. See below for the photo opportunity viewing...

Kia ora Room 8, This website has some challenges for you. Pick which one you need to work on the most: basic facts, algebra and then look at the other tasks. Don't delay look how fast the first week has gone.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/interactives/maths.php
Also think about this number pattern. (place value knowledge is important when understanding this)
Challenge 1 Challenge 2
10x8= 10x0.1=
100x8= 100x0.1=
1000x8= 1000x0.1=
10000x8= 10000x0.1=
Have fun learning. Ask some questions when you post a comment

Get a Head start on your fractions learning

http://digistore.tki.org.nz/ec/viewMetadata.action?id=L2803&q=fractions+level+3&topic
Not sure if this link is correct but wanted to try it anyway Room 8

spring has arrived

SPRING'S HERE!!!!!!!!
Tuis infest the blossom trees today sucking all the nector from these glorious flowers.
I spotted around 12 Tuis perched in a crowd. Taking photos were a nightmare as they clambered away out of view as soon as I pressed the silver button down.
The sun peers out of the clouds regurally but hides too.
Nearly able to swim but we've got to be patient.

Pekarau primary school teachers.

eyThis morning we had the priviledge of having the some of Pekarau primary school teachers to come and check out all our writing skills and how we learn to write amazing stories. The work room 8 did today was phenominal better than we'd ever done before. We were impecible! They were even coming up with better words than the teacher!! They were like hawks stalking their prey. Well done team says Mrs N,
by Rhiannon

measurment.

Measurement activities to complete this week and in the school holidays

Challenge yourself Room 8 and think about the next steps you wrote in your Portfolio. The activities will help you.
http://jmathpage.com/JIMSMeasurementpage.html

Last week of Making products for Prep

This has been a busy week for us. We have been trying to finish as many products as possible so people can buy them at our school market using our school currency - this is called possums.

New Challenges Room 8

Two challenges based on your current learning needs - practise "Homophones" at this link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/home_y5flash.shtml
and practise your algebra skills at
http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html
Algebraic thinking section...

Sunday Market and our week happenings

Hi, the Pirongia Sunday market was stunning. The candles were a hit and they were all sold out in an hour! The bean bags were second on the top selling charts and all the rest were not far behind. But if your can make it there you can make it anywhere. My opinion on our items is to maybe make them with different materials that you havent used before or the two bean bag groups could swap materials for different designs. Some groups need to polish up their items a bit, give them something bigger, better!

Prep!

This week in prep we have finished all our prep items. We are all ready for the Sunday market this weekend. If you would like to attend it is in the heart of Pirongia. We will be selling all the lovely products we have created for you. And may I tell you the finished products look stunning. I will be putting photos up shortly. All the Money we collect will be going towards the World Wild life fund. We will get back to you about the sales results on Monday:)

SUNDAY MARKET THIS SUNDAY

This Sunday we are having the Pirongia Sunday market and us, (room8) and room 10 are selling our awesome products. This is a regular market in Pirongia every month. We have been allocated a stall so we can raise money for our chosen charity. We have lots of finishing off to do. Hopefully we will put some photos on soon. We really are hoping that everybody likes them and that our products will all get sold.We hope people appreciate them due to us putting heaps of hard work into them.We will get back to you on monday and share our results.

Fractions learning Term 3

This shows some of our Fractions learning in Term 3

Capital C

So far our group has created 23 bean bags by using stretchy and colorful material, which will hopefully make them very attractive! They can be used for: Playing hacky sacks, juggling balls,mini inside soccer balls. These are some of the many ideas. Let your imagination run wild!

Prep Learning so far - Getting ready for Trade Fair

We are trying very hard to get our products ready for our Trade Fair tomorrow. We are making a range of products. These include: tapa cloth bags, putiputi, can aeroplanes, cards. Read how our Trade Fair goes...

Speeches today

Well done to Anton, Josh and Guy who were first to present their speeches today. You have set a high standard. Nice work!

About us

We are a group of Year 5 and 6 students and our teacher's name is Mrs Nasilasila. Her surname is Fijian because she is married to a native Fijian man.
Our school's name is Pirongia School because our school sits under a beautiful mountain called Pirongia.

The Movers and Shakers of Room 8

Check our Learning - We want to hear from you...
We are starting the Primary Enterprise Programme this term for the year.
Our whole class will be investigating worthy causes to give a percentage of our profit too. We will also be looking at selling some of our products at our local Pirongia Market. Our challenge is to make quality products that people really want to buy.
Do you know of any worthy causes? What organisation would you suggest we donate to?