my blog reflection

My Blogger reflection

My reading goal this term is to evaluate and integrate ideas across a small range of texts. This week, I have been focusing  on that specifically. I personally  think I can already do that with some books, but not all. Next week I hope to improve further 

My maths goal this term is to use multiplication facts to solve problems instead of repeated addition, e.g; 9+9+9+9 as 4x9. I prefer to add instead of times, and I think half of that is because I don't know all my times tables, but I will try to do it

My writing goal this term is to understand the purpose I am writing for and identify the writing processes that are appropriate for that purpose. I sometimes find that a bit tricky. This week, I didn't do it but will do it next week. 

want a cockroach named after you? Kiwi Kids News Report

Want A Cockroach Named After You

In Bronx zoo, USA, is now letting people name a Madagascar hissing cockroach. They are named because they hiss  by exhaling (means breath out) air through breathing holes which is a different and unique thing for an insect. In Bronx zoo, they say that by naming a cockroach it honour's someone for valentines day.

A zoo in New York, 2011, started a name-you're-own-roach-system as a fun way to fun raise. For $13.70, the person you named the cockroach for gets e-mailed a certificate saying a Madagascar hissing cockroach has been named for them.

They also added something else. Instead of having just a roach, you can also get a Madagascar hissing cockroach plush toy and chocolates.

All the money goes to the wildlife conversation society.

blogger refletion

Blogger reflection
This week I learnt how to multiply in albrega. At first I found it tricky, but then I did it again and got the hang of it. I think it's an easy way to work things out.

my pepeha

Seasons. By Mila

my new maths goal

My new maths goal

In my maths, I have got a new maths goal. My maths goal is to solve subtraction problems using place value to partition numbers. 

Today in maths we did some of that. We had to solve a problem such as 47 - 38 = ? I we had to solve this problem by working it out like this. 

47 - 30 = 17

17 - 8 = 9

First I halved the 38. then I simply subtracted 47 with the 30 in 38, which equalled 17. Then I subtracted 17 with the 8 in 38, which equalled 9. And there was my answer. It is a really simple and easy way to work it out and I would use it again.

kiwi kids news

Kiwi chick hatches from bad egg

A kiwi egg was found two weeks ago with a large hole on it, by a department conservation worker in Paraninihi, north Taranaki. 

He straight away took it to Rainbow springs in Rotorua, where they used a shell of a different kind of egg to cover the hole, and fixed it in place with masking tape. 

After 11 days of careful caring, the baby kiwi hatched successfully. He was named Fissure. I searched the word Fissure up on the internet, and I found out it meant "hole" or "small tear or crack" just like the hole in his egg! 

I found this article interesting because a kiwi is a native specie of new Zealand, and I found the new word interesting as well. 












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