Time for a maths challenge

Can you complete the magical maths tables below?

For each table it will need to:

1. Have all numbers from 1 to 16 in the table. You can only use each number once.

2. Have each row or column  add up to the magical number of 34.

Want to make a magical maths table for someone else to solve? Why not make your own one.
(Hint: You will need to make sure that one of rows or columns already has 3 boxes completed)

How will you make sure that it can be solved? Will all columns and rows = 34?

Click on this link to fill in a blank table and post the new document link into the comments section for others to try and complete. This is a view only document so you will need to go into 'file' and then 'make a copy'.

Chinese Paper Cutting

We have been learning to fold and cut paper to create the Chinese character for Spring. We have begun to practice this as it will be the Chinese New Year on Thursday. Today we were perfecting our folding and drawing of the character. Tomorrow we are hoping to move onto the coloured card, which can be displayed in the class.

Here are a couple of videos to explain why paper cutting is a traditional art form. After watching them maybe you would like to have a go as well.

Welcome back for 2015

First day back and it has been awesome! Can't believe how fast the day has gone.

We have been busy getting to know each other, finding ways that we can help other students and raiding the library for books.

We are looking forward to keeping you posted with all the great learning we will be doing in 2015. Please make sure you subscribe to the blog if you would like to be emailed any new blogs as they are posted.

We will be looking to add more of our written work to the blog this year so watch this space!

Air Track

Abe had the Air Track up and running today so we could practice some of our flips, rolls and jumps.
Lots of fun had by all and a safe way to show off some of our new skills for the term.

 

Finding a quiet spot

We have shared our digital recordings using Google drive, so we can access them from anywhere in the school. Each group has two recordings to collate and a little lateral thinking has been required to find a quiet spot around the school to begin our work. Luckily the sun has been shining and other classes have been very generous by sharing their listening posts with us.

Collating our oral history information

We have been spending the week finding quiet places around the school (easier said than done) for groups to listen to their recorded interviews and begin the process of collating information, grouping and presenting.

Here is a first listen to an interview from the 1940s. The group will need to listen again to expand on this information with further details and direct quotes from the ex pupil.

Growing up in Mt Victoria/ School Community.	They were taken to school by an older girl The mums had to sew black blankets to hang up on the window so they would not be given  away as world war 2 was going on and they could not let the enemy team see them Janice’s uncle went to war and                    got captured almost as soon as he got there, luckily he escaped
Punishment	Every morning the boys would get one strap each on the hand to remind them to stay in line. girls stand in corridor if naughty she never was naughty
Lunches	she had one pint of milk each day because she liked milk most kids had half sometimes the milk was warm as it was stored in a shed  that’s in the sun before the kids come out of their classroom.
Popular with students	One day she threw the strap on top of the railings and they couldn’t get it down, all the students were very happy but the teachers were not. Eventually they got it down
Use of spare time	the girls liked to play basketball(netball) and hopscocth during lunch time
Clothing worn	Girls wore skirts, dresses and cardigans it sometimes got cold in the winter    Boys wore shorts with pullovers sometimes ties. most mums sewed their  children's clothing.
How do you view things as being different now?	Instead of years they have primers.

Central Zone Athletics

On the 14 of November,a group of Clyde Quay students went to Newtown park for central zone athletics. The students competed in sprints both long and short, relays, long jump, high jump, vortex, quoits but for year 7 and 8s only they did discus instead of quoits and also the 1000m for year 5-8s.The relays were a great start to the day, the year 5-8s did 4x100m relays and year 4s did a 5x80m relay. It was incredibly nerve racking for students waiting for their turn/event. Since the grand stand was closed we sat on the steep grass bank with our Clyde Quay School flag showing were we all were.The bank was so steep we keep slipping down it. Everybody tried as hard as they could and there was a lot of encouragement from the kids watching other kids doing their event. Everybody had heaps of fun and there were great results.

By Saskia, Jamie and Sean

On  the 14th of November a group of us went to Newtown park for central zone  athletics. It was a windy Wellington day. There were 8 categories quoits, vortex, long sprints, short sprints, relays, long jump, high jump and 1000 meter run but for year 7 and 8 they did discus instead of quoits . It was cold and nerve racking waiting for your event. The competition was very competitive, so it was hard to make it through to the next round. Some lucky people made it through to interzones. Only year 4s and up could compete. All schools had a flag so that after a competitor competed they knew where to go to eat their lunch. We were sitting on the bank on the grass. Everyone did very well and thank you to the parents who helped.

By Isla, Anna and Jessica