Chocolate - Good or Bad? You decide.

Ko te Ramere 30 o te Akuhata o tenei ra.

When you think about chocolate do you think of it being a healthy snack or a unhealthy snack? And that is what I am going to talk to you about.

I disagree that chocolate is a healthy snack because of all the sugar and calories it has in just a single piece of chocolate.

In Dairy Milk chocolate there is about a total of 18 grams of fat, 40% of saturated fat and 3% Cholesterol. At times I do think that dark chocolate is a healthy snack but only once a week.

Asia

Mathematics not important! You've got to be kidding right?

This rumour going on about mathematics being a waste of time is an act only a 5 year old would even think about of saying and doing. In my perspective the person whoever thought of this absolute senselessness might’ve had Dyscalculia. Dyscalculia means having difficulty in learning, like complication in understanding numbers and understanding math facts.

A majority of people would agree that mathematics although sometime complicated is essential for us humans to thrive, for example technology wouldn’t be possible because of the number coding/Fibonacci needed to be understood. If numbers weren’t learned is would lead to putting more hours in simple house chores like laundry and cleaning (vacuuming) the house. Maths and numbers are important if we would want to thrive and have all this technology.

More evidence to prove this is that mathematics is one of the best ways to stimulate your brain, as numbers and challenges given to you has been known to go back to your basics. If mathematics was practiced daily it wouldn’t seem as impossible as people describe it. Mathematics is one of the best ways to stimulate your brain and if practiced daily it wouldn’t be as hard as it seems.

So, to wrap it all up mathematics is not a waste of time because it is needed for us to thrive, stimulate our brain and also to have all things we have right now. Maths contributes to almost everything we do like jobs and house chores. I leave you with this, imagine a world without technology, no cars, no time, no houses and finally no humans...

Gabby

Mathematics - Making connections with learning outside the classroom

Wednesday 10th of September

Mathematics in the Travel agency

• Discounts
• 11 year olds and under will have a discount.
• 12 year olds and under will have to pay the adult fee.

Places I want to visit

• Bora Bora
• France
• USA
• Rome
• England

On Tuesday we did something much more fun than sitting in an old classroom learning about percentages,fractions, decimal etc. We went for a walk around the community looking for maths that is used in everyday life by hundreds of people.

On our walk we took our notebooks with us so we could write our notes. On our way to Settlers tours, we took pictures of car number plates, signs, the bus schedule, the phone booth and prices in the supermarket  When we got to the travel agency, we saw lots of brochures to all types of places we could travel to, like Asia and Indonesia.

Pauline was the lady at the front desk, she talked to us about the prices for adults and how children under 12 get a 10 percent discount, but if you are 13 and over you will have to pay the adult price. While she was talking to explained how hard it is to book flights for the customers, they will have to find a flight that will take them to their desired destination, while having to think if they would like to have money on their trip.

When we left the Settler tours we walked back to school but before that we stopped at the bank. While we were there they took pictures of the Atm that was in front of the bank, we didn’t spend as much time at the banks as we did at Settlers tour because we had to get back to school because Miss Bollut had to get back to her office. When we got back to school Kryzjon and I went back to class and the others went back room 8.

Mrs Dines wanted to show us that we use mathematics in everyday life. We might not realise it but we do.

Tricia

My Last Cultural Festival

Cultural Festival 2013

The maori group was first. I lead it and it felt good. I felt butterflies when I started dougieing, we got ready in room eight and had to walk up to the hall in the rain, it was the best night of the year, we were closed by the hip hop group, I felt furious as i would be in a war, It was powerful and I felt free, It was cold.

We walked together as one, together as a family to the hall to open up the magic of the 2013 Cultural Festival.

As I walked up onto  the stage and lead this years haka I not only felt a little bit shy. I slapped myself like I have never done before and to do that I had to make myself feel like I was in the war and was very furious. I had like my brothers at the back and beside me to support me by giving it all our best “BLAH!!!” we all said at the loudest we could to end the Maori group. The crowd gave us a loud cheer and a hand. The Samoan group was doing their dance and I was up next in the Tongan group. I splashed a lot of oil upon me ready for a load of money to help for the school. I forgot to take of my socks and so I was careful not to fall over. It was an instrumental part of the song near to the end and so Taniela and I started dougieing. I felt free and confident that I did that and when we left my parents were proud of me. I stayed until all the performance were finished to show my support for my fellow friends.

Williefred.

Remembering Saint Patrick's Cultural Festival 2013

Cultural Festival 2013

The first group it was the Maori Group. My friend was leading the haka.It felt happy and good. It tell the people what we teach and learn from seven weeks.

The second one it was the Chinese.

The third it was my Samoan group.I was happy and felt good,because this is my first time to go on the stage

.The fourth it was my friend group Tonga  it was my friend williefred was leading.

The fifth it was the filipino.The last it was the hip Hop.We walked  up together to the stage  we were singing the national anthem.The student parent was came up to the stage and give them the money.The principal was happy at the student.My teacher was happie to her group.And the others teachers was happy at their group.The Samoan group was looked the same with the Tonga group.The culture festival it was good and funny.

The parents was happy at their student was on the stage.The culture it the important for the student because have fun and show the parents what they teach from the seven weeks.There are some parents game last night the festival was finish and some of them didn't came and some students of the group didn’t game.Most of the student came early at the school and help the teachers or bracktist.Some of the student was nervous and proud.

By Junior

Math - important or not - What's your opinion?

We are learning to write a persuasive argument.
Our teacher asked our opinion about whether or not we thought mathematics was important.
This is my response.

Maths is important because everybody uses maths in their daily lives, like for working out how much money the have. It is not a waste of time because if we didn't have maths, the cashiers in shops would give people the wrong amount of change and people would be getting ripped off. If we stop using maths, this generation will stop using their brains. And if technology fails, people will need to start using their brains but they will be unable to because their brains have stopped remembering how to do maths.

Out and About in the Community

Are you wanting to book a holiday in 2 weeks time?

I am part of the aLiM maths group at our school.  Alim stands for accelerating learning in mathematics.  As part of our learning, we have been investigating mathematics in our community.  This morning the aLim groups one and two went for an adventure around Panmure.

While walking we took pictures of the things that we could see that involved mathematics. The things we saw in Panmure included:

• ATM machines

• Car number plates
• Signs
• Bus numbers
• Bus stop numbers and timetables
• Prices
• Patterns created by blocks on the footpaths

After taking images around Panmure we walked to Settlers Tours and while we were there we talked to a travel Agent her name was Pauline. Pauline talked to us about the cost of traveling which included more that just our fare would be and what you can do and what you cannot do.

For example , if you are travelling by yourself or with a sibling you have to be over 10 years old and that is the thing that is allowed but one of the things that are not allowed when you are going to travel is even if you are 10 or older you are not to travel with a sibling that is 3 years old or younger. One of the most important thing that you should remember when you are about to travel is to always confirm or check who is picking you up from the airport. But if that person does not confirm that they are coming to pick you up then you will not be allowed to leave that  country that you are living in.

We found out that if you are under the age of 12 you get 75% off the adult price for travelling but if you are 12 and over you have to pay the full adult fare.  

Talking to Pauline was interesting it really inspired me and got me thinking of being a travel agent when I grow up. What are you thinking of doing as a career when you grow up, if you do not have anything in mind or if you are not sure? Have a think about being a travel agent.

I also learnt that there is a lot of mathematics involved in this job and how it links to the things we learn in class. While browsing holiday magazines to check out prices being able to work our discounts for travel and see what kind of deals you could get.

On a previous trip 'Out and About' we also visited the bank and found out about currency exchange rates and about starting up personal bank accounts and the interest you can earn on your savings. Its all about mathematics. Knowing and understanding how maths is used in the real world is important.