Maths Focus

During our problem solving and Strand days this term for maths, we have been focussing on Volume (Capacity) and Mass (Weight). We have been learning the language: heavy, heavier, light, lighter, most, least, smaller, bigger.
We made paper cones and containers in groups and then tested which container could hold the most beans. We also predicted and tested how many children could squash into a square that was 1 metre by 1 metre. Another activity we did, was using the balance we measured how many blocks it would take to balance Harry the Hippo. We found out that we needed different amounts of a variety of maths equipment.
This week we got into our thinking groups and Mrs McLeod gave us a pile of linking cubes. Our challenge was to work together to create a building using the cubes. Our next activity is to see which buildings are the biggest and can fit the most in them.
We will also be using the same number of cubes to see how many different sized buildings we can make.
Check out the photos from our maths lesson on Volume.

Road Safety Week

Last week we had Road Safety Week at Good Shepherd School and the themes were: Buckle Up and Be Bright, Be Seen!!!
We focussed on the importance of using booster seats and wearing bright clothes when out riding bikes or scooters on the streets.
In Room 3, during writing time, we designed a vehicle and wrote a description about it. Please come into our room and see all our wonderful and creative designs.
Here are some photos from our mufti day on Friday. We were all wearing bright and colourful clothes!!!

Descriptions

Over the past two weeks we have been writing descriptions. During our study about ANZAC we looked very closely at an old photo of soldiers marching to war. We listed adjectives to describe what we could see in the photo and then thought about how the soldiers would be feeling at that time. We also included how we would feel if it was us marching into war.

Here are a few samples of our work:

Elia Landon-Paniora

The soldiers are carrying guns. They have serious faces. They have travelled for a long time. They are scared. They have helmets. They are hungry. They have shoes. They are a long way away. If I was a soldier I would be feeling sad.

Seihara Andrews

The soldiers are marching to fight and they have serious faces. They do not have smiley faces. Some soldiers lied about their age. If I was a soldier I would be very scared. I could be very nervous.

Robin Corpuz

The soldiers are marching. They like to fight. They are marching in the sand. They have long pants.

Alana Jackson

The soldiers are marching so far. They are so hungry. They are so serious. They are holding guns. They also have swords. The soldiers have serious faces. The soldiers have hard helmets. The soldiers are feeling sad because they are a long way from home. I would be feeling sad if I was a soldier. The soldiers are marching and they are feeling sad too.