Technology - Math Board Games

Hone Heke versus the Taniwha

Today was fun because we were making our own math board games to play with our friends and family. Members in our group were Inverness, Taaria and Kadison.
 

Materials:

Cardboard
Paper
Pencils
Vivid
Glue/cellotape
Ruler
Scissors

 Steps to create the board game:

1. Cut the cardboard  into whatever shape you want.

2. Glue coloured paper over the top of the cardboard.

3. Draw a path and rule lines along the path to create squares,        then write numbers from 1-50.

4. Draw pictures of Hone Heke and Taniwha at different places on the board game.

5. Make two dices for the game.

 

How to Play:

1. Player one roles both dices and adds the two numbers together.

2. Player one moves their counter the number of spaces along the board game.

3. Players take turns to see who is the first to reach the final square.

 

Rules:

1. If you land on Hone Heke, you short cut to the space he points too.

2. If you land on the Taniwha, you slide back down to the space his tail is in.

 

By Inverness and Taaria

                                      

Welcome to Ruma Toru - Term 1, 2014

Welcome to Ruma Toru! We have waved goodbye to last year's year 8 students and have welcomed our year 5 tamariki to our whanau and are very excited about the year ahead. Our door is always open
and we invite you to visit our classroom and look forward to working alongside of you and your families.

Ruma Toru is a sporty class and loves to play outdoor activities and attend sporting events. Some of our hobbies are listening to music, drawing and collecting cards. Our favourite subjects include The Arts, Maths, Science and Topic.

This term the theme for Topic is 'Communities'. We are currently examining the Treaty of Waitangi and investigating different types of Communities. We will study the roles, responsibilities and goals of Communities and explore services provided by the Community. We will also focus on the Sochi Winter Olympic Games and Anzac Day.

This blog is for tamariki to share their learning with their family and friends and will be run by students, so please excuse spelling mistakes as this is a vital part of their learning. Opportunities will be given to students to review their work and make corrections.

Please continue to visit our blog and we invite any feedback you like to share with us. Just go to the school website, click on 'classes', select the 'senior class' and click on 'blog'. You can leave us a message by selecting 'contact us' on the school website and addressing the message to Ruma Toru.

Finally, our Public Health Nurse, Margaret Connolly, is accessible to assist with any health concerns from Monday to Friday from 8 am - 4.30 pm. You can contact her on 0800 746 944, Option 5. Please remember to leave your name and a contact number you can be reached on.

Lets continue to inspire our tamariki and carry the positive momentum of our learning journey through the rest of the year.

Naku Noa

Whaea Dee
(Darnella Walker)