Welcome to Emoji Code Breaking

Welcome to Emoji Code Breaking!

1. On a scrap piece of paper work out what number the emoji represents.
2. Use your own strategy to answer the sums. Make sure you show your workings.
3. You can watch this video, or use your own strategy to answer sums. Tidy number strategy video from teacher tools for a reminder. You will need to draw a number line to help you.
4. Once you have answered the first code breaker, take a picture of your workings and answers and then post on your blog.
5. I will check your workings and answers. 

53 + 41 = 

I used my Place Value knowledge and added my  tens together first

50 +  40  =  90

Then I added  the ones together.

3  +   1  = 4

90 + 4 = 94

My answer is 94

As you can see I used the place value strategy to solve this problem.

I wonder if you would solve it as an algorithm? 

Or would you use rounding  and compensation?

I am looking forward to seeing what strategy you use!

There are 3 emoji code breakers in total, so check tomorrow for the second one. Have fun!!

Writing Challenge

We looked really carefully at this picture Ben and Charlotte and I.
Together we brainstormed and shared our ideas to answer the questions.

Dangers: 
-  Rocks falling from above,
- The rock getting slippery when it gets wet and he falls
- Another  climber from above could fall and knock him off,
-  He could get water in his eyes

Problems :
-  Mike could be injured in the fall and be in need of rescue
-  The other climbers could be knocked out and Mike has to make a plan to keep to treat their injuries and get help
-  Another climber could be injured in the fall and they have to make a plan to get help
-  He could get hypothermia and become so cold he is frozen  to the side of the mountain

How could we fix the problems?

Charlotte thought....
- The other climbers could use their first aid kits to patch up Mike and call for help on their
 cellphones. They may even need to send two people out together to seek help if the phone was smashed in the fall.

Ben thought ......
- Mike would need to use all of his skills as a former ambulance driver to help patch up his fellow climbers and repair the broken tracking device. They would need the device to alert help at the local mountain climbers office as there is no way a cell phone would work here. They needed reinforcements to help carry two of the climbers out as one had a broken leg in two places and the other had a serious injury to the head.........

 I thought ....
- Mike could sense the weather was changing. Big black clouds were gathering and the wind was shifting to the south. A  southerly was coming their way. The temperature in these mountains could drop really suddenly. The injured climbers were not going to be able to make enough heat to keep their bodies warm enough on their own. Their energy levels were dropping their bodies had taken a hammering in the fall. Mike needed to get to the first aid packs and find the survival blankets. They would also need food to fuel their bodies.

Ending  
Just For mine
Mike would found the first aid kits there were blankets but no food. H e remembered he ate the emergency snacks out of the pack last week on his way home from Mt Cook.  Not only that he had not replaced them.  A rookie mistake. He could hear his dad growling at him in his head. He remembered him saying you must always check your supplies before you go climbing and tramping. Never mind Mike was a seasoned climber he could fix this. Joey had by far the worst injuries. Between Max and Mike they could make a triangle stretcher from the smaller but solid branches lying on the forest floor around them on the ground.  They could fasten the edges with the vines hanging around them. They could drag Joey out in a reasonably comfortable way to where they could get a signal to call for help.  ...but .......
Sadly I will have to keep writing more of my story later...

I wonder how you would answer the questions from the picture?    
Did you spot anything interesting we missed?  
Does you imagination have your story travelling in a completely different direction ours?

I challenge all of the children in Ruru to have a go. Answer the questions for yourself. I would love to read your answers and see where you story takes you ?
I am especially interested in the endings that you come up with.....

Story time with Radio New Zealand

Story time with Radio New Zealand

If you haven't already discovered RNZ Storytime, here is your chance! Here is a collection of children's audiobooks that you can search according to age, genre, or author. They have a lovely collection of stories from Aotearoa New Zealand including favourites from Joy Cowley, Margaret Mahy, and Jack Lasenby. 
I challenge you to read a story by an author you never read before. 


Link

Blogger of the Lockdown and Spot Prizes!

Kia ora from the Ruru teachers!

We have had some amazing blog posts and hard working bloggers during the Level 4 Lockdown period. To recognise those students, we have chosen:

one Blogger of the Lockdown,

and a few spot prizes for blog posts!

Blogger of the Lockdown goes to....

Karaitiana!

She has shown her diligence by posting something nearly every day in Term 2, from creating Mandela Pizza Art, to researching and sharing facts about Taika Waititi.

Check out her blog here - don't forget to leave a comment!

Next up, we have some spot prizes to give to people for their amazing blog posts.

Skyla - for her blog posts on recycling and Earth Day;

Madds - for showing us her fantastic piano skills;

Kaleb - for sharing the Maths he has been doing;

Risha - for making us all hungry with her baking post;

Lathan - for his efforts on his ANZAC Day post.

Click on the names of the students to have a look at their posts and don't forget to comment!

All six students will be given five Kahu Cards when we get back to school as well as something edible.....?

We would also like to recognise these students, who have posted one or more things throughout this time:
Devan, Izaak, Elise, Marcus, Tayla, Tayla-Jayne, Tyler, Kees, Kezia, Liam, Jaydah, Izanna, Aiden, Dylan. Joshvaa, Sapphire, Annalise, Florence and Makaire.

As we move into Level 3 next week, we will be choosing a blogger of the week and blogpost of the day, then sharing these next Friday.

For those of you who prefer to work on paper, we will be giving out more prizes when you show us, back at school! Alternatively, parents can send photos of children's work to the teachers to share here.

Stay tuned for more fantastic work from the

BEST LEARNING SPACE at Wigram Primary!

Petra's Bubble Anzac Crafts

Hello to all the Ruru bubbles

My family and I have been very busy doing some ANZAC crafts today and I really wanted to share them with you.

Ava and Jack made an ANZAC wreath using cardboard, paper and paint.  I really liked the end result.

Ava and I also used some old milk bottles to make some tea light candle holders.  Ava wrote a lovely poem on her one and painted some poppies.  These were really fun to make and they look amazing.

Jack and Dad made some Army Biscuits.  These were the biscuits that the soldiers had to eat when they were at war.  They never went off so were great to store in their backpacks.  They did go very hard and I think they may have broken some teeth on them.  I have shared the recipe so if you like you can try and make some, apparently they taste best with bully beef or corn beef in a tin, which you can buy at the supermarket.

I would love to see what you have all been doing ready for ANZAC day in your bubble.

Take care and stay safe

Petra

Anzac tile/wafer recipe

The army biscuit, also known as an Anzac wafer or Anzac tile, is essentially a long shelf-life, hard tack biscuit, eaten as a substitute for bread. Unlike bread, though, the biscuits are very, very hard. Some soldiers preferred to grind them up and eat as porridge.

The following recipe has been supplied courtesy of Arnott's Biscuits Limited, through Frank Townsend, Chief Chemist. Originally, the biscuits were baked in large industrial ovens but the recipe has been altered so that one can bake them in a domestic oven.

Ingredients sufficient for six biscuits:

• 200 gm/1.5cups/300 mls flour
• 400 gm/3 cups/600 mls wholemeal flour
• 40 gm/5 tbls sugar
• 20 gm/3 tbls milk powder
• 1.5 gm/good pinch salt
• 220 mls water

Use self-raising flours. If self-raising flours are not available, sieve 10 grams of baking powder together with plain flour before adding other ingredients.

Method

Place flour, sugar, and milk powder in a large bowl and blend with finger tips. Form into pile and scoop out a hole (well) in the centre. Add all of the water in which the salt has been dissolved. Thoroughly work the flour from the inside of the well into the water until the whole is a mass of lumps of flour and water. Once the dough is formed, transfer it to a table top or pastry board. The dough should now be torn apart, rubbed into balls, and thrown together, and the process repeated until the mass is well mixed and in the form of a hard dough. The dough is then rested for about half an hour. Now roll the dough in 8 mm–thick sheets using a rolling pin and two 8–mm thick guides (wooden slats are ideal), the dough being rolled down between the two guides until the rolling pin rests on the guides during each traverse.

The rolled sheet of dough is then cut into 90 mm squares, preferably by pressing with the edge of a steel rule rather than slicing with a knife. The pressing action helps to join the top and bottom surfaces and will improve the lift on baking. A cardboard square, 90 mm on each side, can be used as a pattern to ensure uniformity in your tiles.

Next, the biscuit squares should be docked by having a regular horizontal and vertical pattern of holes pushed into them at about 18 mm spaces with a flat-ended pin or rod. Push it in until it bottoms, twist slightly, and then withdraw. Repeat at the next position. Each biscuit should have five vertical and five horizontal rows of docker holes, 25 holes in all. There are those at the Memorial who argue for 49 holes (7 x 7) as the authentic number of docker holes.

Place on a lightly greased steel baking sheet, with the biscuits about 6 mm apart, and form a wall around the load with scrap dough to avoid burning the edges of the biscuits. Bake at about 200 degrees centigrade for 30 to 40 minutes on a low shelf in the oven. Take care not to burn them. To achieve a suitable hardness in your biscuits, store for a time in an air-tight container.

Do you know what the Perimeter or the Area of shape or space is?

What is Area and Perimeter of a shape?

Watch these Youtube clips to grow your knowledge about just what area and perimeter is all about.

Your challenge is to work out the perimeter of the these shapes. Share your answers on your blog. Which shapes were really easy and which were a bit trickier?

This time the challenge is to work out the area and the perimeter of these shapes.

Don't forget to share the rule you followed to work your answers it might help out a friend.

If you are keen to solve more perimeter and area challenges have a look at the two websites attached below. Have fun team and we will look forward to you sharing your maths learning on your blog.

1.    Area and Perimeter.                                                                                                         
     
2.    https://toytheater.com/perimeter-climber/

Mr Williams' Fitness Challenge

Hi Ruru,

I hope you all had wonderful weekends.

Welcome to week 2! Another week of exciting and fun home learning. It's been so fun looking through all of your blog posts.

We have been super impressed with the all of the activities you have been doing in your bubble.
I was looking through Kereru's blog to see what they have been doing. I saw a post called "Isaacs Fitness Video." Isaac Jumped on 3 boxes. The first box was 22cm high, the second was 30cm high and the third was 43cm. An amazing effort. He then challenged me to see if I could do better. I couldn't find anything in my house that was safe to jump on so I had to go searching. I found a concrete slab down the road that was perfect. I don't have a measuring tape at home so I had to measure it using a 30cm ruler. It's 92cm high. How many 30cm rulers would it take to measure it? I was nervous the first time I did it because I didn't want to hurt myself but I made it woohoo.

Your challenge is to post a video or picture of you doing some fitness at home. This could be a run, skipping, press ups or completing your own obstacle course. I'm looking forward to seeing all of these on your blogs.

Mr Williams :)

P.S be safe when you are doing this. We want you all in one piece for when we get back to school!

   

ANZAC DAY IDEAS

ANZAC Day

ANZAC day is an important day for many New Zealanders and Australians.  Understanding our history helps us to shape our future. Each year thousands of New Zealanders attend services across the country, acknowledging those who sacrificed for our freedom has become part of what we do each year.

Unfortunately, this year services and gatherings across the country have been canceled but people may find ways to commemorate in their own homes.

What is ANZAC Day all about? - a great clip for explaining ANZAC Day to children.
ANZAC Day

Australian Anzac Day Tribute - Spirit of the Anzac


ANZAC online Quiz

 The song is called "The Anzac" and is sung by Adam Brand

ANZAC Day read-aloud books

ANZAC Ted
History of the Poppy


Here is a collection of idea you might like to do at home with our Whanau to commemorate ANZAC Day since we can not attend parades and services this year.

Anzac Lanterns

A simple yet effective idea using old milk bottles, tea light candles and felt pens or paint. Please supervise children with candles and don't leave unattended.

Anzac Biscuits

Everyone loves an Anzac biscuit and the homemade ones taste the best.

You might have a special recipe from your nana which is fabulous.  Here is a link if you need a recipe to try. ANZAC biscuits

Poppy Wreath

this can be made using egg cartons (for the poppy) by cutting out each egg basket and then drawing some leaves to go behind it.  You can stick on to a paper plate to make it easier to get the shape and cut out the middle of the plate.

Poppy Wreath with Plastic Bottles

You can also make a wreath out of plastic bottles.  Follow this clip to see how to make them.

Plastic bottle wreath

Poppy Rocks

I love this idea, which I have to say is borrowed from a teacher in Auckland.  find a nice big rock and paint it white.  then on top paint a poppy.  Once finished you can seal the rock with varnish if you have any at home.  If not bring your rock to school once we return and I can varnish it for you.  If you want we could keep a collection at school to put under our flag pole each ANZAC day.

Many thanks to Ararira Springs Primary for the ideas and inspiration.

Maths : Solving Multiplication and Division Word Problems

Maths Stage 4: Multiplication and Division 

Hi Ruru 

Here is a maths challenge to get you started this week. Have a go at applying your times tables and knowledge of division to solve these word problems. 

Share your answers on your blog. House points will be awarded to those students who share their strategy and show us how they solved the problem. 

Extra, extra points will be given if you share two different strategies.

Good luck team. 

PS ...they start off easier and then get harder....

 Maths  Stage 5:   Multiplication and Division

Maths  Stage 6:   Multiplication and Division

Maths  Stage 7:   Multiplication and Division

Miss Bunting's Art Challenge complete 'Abstract Painting '

Here it is team the much awaited i-movie on how to Create your own Abstract Painting. Thank you Mr G for your techie support in teaching me how to load my movie onto the blog.
I don't think I' m going to make my fortune as a YouTube sensation any time soon but it sure was really fun to make. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZkAJZ0YJk8

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I would love to see any art works you have been creating please post them up on your blogs.
If you are stuck for a little inspiration check out the Art on our Wigram Home learning Site. Good luck guys.

Funny Looking Cooking

Hi Team,

Miss Bunting that baking looks amazing and I bet it tastes even better. Maybe you could make something involving squished feijoas next time. I'm sure Mrs Lee could help you with squishing them..... Sorry Mrs Lee, I'm only joking!

You've inspired me to do some of my own cooking. I've cooked up a picture. A picture of food. I was having a look around our awesome new learning site and found a video, under the art section, of how to turn words into pictures. I'm sure you can all guess the word that my picture was created from.

This process took me a while and I had to stop and start the video heaps of times. There were lots of instructions that I had to follow very carefully. I wasn't sure if it was going to turn out like I wanted it to, but I kept on going and was really happy with the final product. Hard work pays off!

My challenge to the students and teachers of Ruru is to have a go at one of the art activities and post it onto your blog. I'm looking forward to seeing your creations!

Mr Williams

Make or Bake Challenge !

Hello everybody

I hope you are all keeping yourselves busy and enjoying spending time with the people in your bubble – and not annoying your brothers and sisters!!

I have a different challenge for the students,  teachers  and teacher aids in Ruru.

Make or bake something yummy for the people in your bubble?

Then post a photo of your finished product or make your own instructional video to share with us.

P.S .. don’t forget to add the recipe as well ..

  

https://www.chelsea.co.nz/browse-recipes/russian-fudge

My daughter Charlotte and I made this very Yummy Russian fudge. It was so good .Mysteriously it had all just disappeared in two days. 

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I do recommend an adult helper for this one as the fudge has to boil for a while so the mixture is extremely hot.

I did see a microwave version as well we might try that one next time.

Today for morning tea Charlotte and I are going to have a go at making some Blueberry Muffins so please check back later to see how they turned out!

https://www.chelsea.co.nz/browse-recipes/blueberry-muffins/

I hope you accept the challenge.  I can’t wait to see what you make or bake to share with the people in your bubble.

 I’ll  check back later team.

 Cheers Miss Bunting

Challenge Accepted!

Kia ora koutou!

I am accepting a challenge set by Mr Williams, to show off a skill I have.

I was deciding whether, 'How many pieces of chocolate can you put in your mouth' or 'How long would it take to complete 100 mult/div problems' would be good challenges, but I chose something else instead...

(Maybe I will challenge my Maths groups at a later date!)

I learnt how to juggle time things at a time - this is what I am showing you all... but maybe I should have practised a bit more before taking the video!

I enjoyed giving this a go and laughed through the mistakes I made! Practise makes perfect and, like I said in the video, I will practise at home and show you a successful juggle!!

I challenge my homeroom, Miss Bunting and Mrs T to show us a skill they have.

Note: No feijoas were harmed in the making of his video.

Ruru's Challenge

Hello Everybody,

I hope you have all had a wonderful last couple of weeks. What a unique time we are in. I have been spending my isolation holiday learning lots of new things, exercising and connecting with my friends and family. One thing I've had fun doing is exploring our new Wigram Primary School learning site. There are heaps of fun activities and apps to explore. One of my favourites, under Music, is a google app called Chrome Music Lab. It's a place to make music. Check out what I have done. I wonder if you know what song I have re-created.

My challenge to My homeroom and Mrs Lee's homeroom is to post a video, picture, sound recording, animation of you showcasing your skills. It could be a skill that you have been doing for years or a skill that you have just learnt.

I wonder which homeroom has the skills to pay the bills......

I'm looking forward to seeing all of your posts!

Mr Williams