What is an earthquake?

Giraffes can't dance artwork

Look at our amazing artworks!!! We are so proud of ourselves. We think our paintings look fantastic! What do you think?

What do we like the most about our artwork?
We like our night sky because the glitter sparkles.

What did we find the hardest when creating our artwork?
It was very difficult to make our animals look like they were dancing. We persevered and got there in the end.

Earthquake Observations

Today we observed photographs of earthquakes that have occured in Christchurch. We have made a voicethread telling our observations - what happens in an earthquake.

Todays maths challenge!

For todays maths challenge, we had to create a symmetrical pattern using a range of maths equipment. Look at our interesting symmetrical patterns! We were very proud of what we came up with.

We are learning about SYMMETRY!!

Look at all the objects that we found around our classroom that are symmetrical. Some of these objects have more than one line of symmetry. We are clever!

Blend of the Week

2digit numbers

We are learning to how to make 2digit numbers. We have made the numbers using number fans, place value blocks, arrow cards and the abacus.

We can find 2digit numbers anywhere...Where can you find a two digit numbers?
'On your classroom' - Alex
'On your letter box' - Caitlyn
'On a 20 and 50 dollar note'- Max
'The date has 2digit numbers. Today is the 12th August.' Kaleb
'Calandars have 2digit numbers.' Josie
'A birthday card might have 2digit numbers.' Charlize
'All around our classroom we can see 2digit numbers.' Jayden B
'You can find numbers on the internet.' - Tom
'The labels on our clothes and shoes might be 2digits.' Miss Bradley