Multiplying and dividing by 10,100, and 1,000

63x10 = 630 

 There's a thousand,hundred,tens,and ones column, so you put 6 in the tens column because there's 6 tens and the 3 goes in the ones column because there's 3 ones and you multiply it by 10 which makes the 63,630 so you then move the digits one to the left so the six is in the thousand column and the 3 is in the tens column and the 0 is in the ones column because there's 0 ones.

Taranaki Hardcore Tournament

Yesterday we went to Devon Intermediate to play a league tournament. We played against 4 other school teams, Hawera Intermediate, Devon Intermediate, Francis Douglas, Bell Block.
The reason that I think we won is that we worked great as a team. For example we listened to the captain, spread out on the field, and shared the ball around to all of the players. We tried our hardest to make meters by pushing forward  to get a try. On defence we tried to tackle low and not high.

Fashion in the 1980s

Students are also expected to research fashion from the decade they are researching. Here is an example:

In the 1980s lots of different fashion trends emerged. One thing that happened is that movies and television programmes showed groups of people wearing trendy clothes. For example young people were shown to be wearing bright contrasting colours such as the lady in this picture. She is wearing a cool coloured shirt (blue) with a bright or hot coloured belt (yellow). In these 1980s these movies and television programmes were viewed world-wide. This resulted in people from all around the world wearing clothes in these styles.

History by the Decade 1980s

Here is an example of the research we are finishing about world history:

Space Shuttle
The first ever Space Shuttle was launched in the 1980s. It was different from previous space ships. After it re-entered earths atmosphere it would land on an airstrip like an aeroplane. This was unlike older space ships which would splash down in the ocean. This meant that it could be used again and again.
This space shuttle was named the Challenger after a British sailing ship that was used to explore the world and discovering new things. It received its name because the Space Shuttle was also a ship for exploring and discovering but instead of travelling in the sea this ship travelled in space. On its first mission the astronauts completed a space walk. A space walk is when astronauts leave their ship and float in space. They have a rope-type thing that stops them from floating away.

Traditional games

We enjoyed our Traditional Games Day. All the teachers organised an activity that children have played in the school yards since the olden days. The games included four square, roll the hoop, egg and spoon races, knuckle bones, marbles and tiddlywinks. The time went by quickly and everyone was involved in the games, we had a great time. Check out our photos below.

Four Square

Hoop Rolling

Egg and Spoon Race

Knuckle Bones

Tiddlywinks

A Slice of Time Dress Up Day

Well done to the Room 1 students who got dressed up for todays special dress up day.

Isaac,Tyler and Jade were joined by Xanthe and Jamiee from Room 4.

Later today we will be getting involved in some good old fashioned games like marbles, knuckle bones, four square and rakau. The second part of our unit is off to a great start.