Technology

*Define specifications (features/ properties) for a boat that will float

*Design a boat that floats

*Create a boat and test/observe whether it floats

*Reflect on the results and discuss any changes you would make

We designed a boat using what we had learned in science about floating and sinking. We looked carefully at the materials we would use, as we wanted the materials to be light and waterproof, so that they wouldn’t soak up water and sink. Some of us also learned through testing, that it was important that our boat was balanced, so that it stayed upright and and didn’t flip over.

Maths - Position and Orientation

We are learning to:

• describe where objects are using the language of position
• give and follow instructions using the language of position and direction
• show a quarter turn and a half turn in a number of situations 
  
  
  

Te Reo Māori

We are learning to introduce ourselves and communicate about ourselves, our whānau, our school and where we live through reciting our pepeha.

Science - Floating and Sinking

 
Ezra chose an object from the classroom.

He then

• asked the question; will it sink or will it float?
• made a hypothesis stating what he thought would happen
• tested his hypothesis by placing his object in the water
• observed what happened and reflected on his hypothesis
  
  
  

Writing - Term 1

 

Ezra begins writing quickly and is able to correctly spell many commonly used words in his writing.

Reading - Term 1

Ezra is working hard to recognise when a mistake has been made in his reading and correct it.

Mathematics - Term 1

 

Ezra is mostly able to write the backwards number sequence from any number up to 100.