Mao Matific Blog Post 2015

My task for today was to pick my favourite assignment for this fantastic site named Matific. I was able to explore Matific and also chose a problem to work out. I love Matific!

Polyfest Recount

On Thursday 19th of March, the Pt England Intermediate senior block had an amazing opportunity to go to the 2015 Polyfest Diversity stage. While we got prepared in the morning we all got into little groups with various parent helpers who helped us go to Polyfest. Once we got into our groups we quickly had to go sit in to the street (working space) and wait for the next thing that will happen.

Later on that day, Mrs Nua came along and told us various instructions to follow such as to remember where we come from and who we are representing, once she finished speaking she walked out and the rest of the intermediate block had to all go with our groups one by one to the bus, once we got to the bus we all lined up ready to walk into the bus doors, later on we were all prepared and ready to go to Polyfest.

While we were on the bus we were all chatting amongst ourselves, later we finally arrive at Manukau where the Polyfest event was happening, once we got there we all had to walk out quietly to the back entrance and we had to check our bags by the security guards, afterwards while we finished checking our bags we had to wait for the rest of the senior block to arrive we waited for a while, while we were waiting we just talked to each other, a few minutes later we just walked through the entrance because the other senior block came through the front entrance.

Once we got through the back entrance we made our way to the big ASB tent and sat in front of it, once we sat down onto the grass we waited for a while, then a girl came out and was speaking loudly telling us various things, later on she asked us “Who do you think the special guest will be?” a raise of hands go up, and they start saying answers, once everyone finished answering she finally told us that our special guest is “John Key”, everyone starts clapping then there comes John Key with a big camera crew on both sides of him.

Later on while he finished speaking we all went with our parent helpers to various stations and experienced different things, once we finished going to different stations we stopped by at Flava and played games with the adults, then we got to take a photo once we finished we all had to walk back to the big ASB yellow tent and sit down for morning tea.

When we finished eating our morning tea, we moved to some more stations, once we finished we went around with our parent helper to more stations but different ones, once we all finished going to the stations we got the opportunity to go to the tongan stage and see whats up, once we got there there was no one there because they were getting ready for the next day, so we went to the ice block truck and got a ice block once we got our ice blocks we finally left to the Maori stage to gather up ready for us to leave, once we got there the teachers just told us the next thing to do.

Once everyone was at the Maori stage we finally got to leave, so we left out the front entrance and waited for the buses to come, we waited for a long time in the hot sun, sooner the buses came and picked us up, I had fun at Polyfest and the best thing ws that I got to spend time with my friends.

Character Poster

This is my Penny Walk character poster.

Visual Mihi DLO

Place Value Algorithm

My Example:
1. 335 + 362 =

300+300=600

30+60=90

5+2=7

600+90+7=697

Created Question: 536+222=? (Solve it yourself using the same strategy) Have Fun!

Holiday Recount

On a lovely Sunday morning I quickly hopped out of bed and walked to the bathroom to have a shower, later on while I finished showering I quickly got out of the shower and walked to my room then I gently put on my church clothes and did my hair, then I looked for my shoes later on I walked to the cupboard and opened it then I quickly saw my shoes so I took them out and put them on.

Later on my parents shouted out to my brother and sisters and I “Are you guys ready to go!” then we all quickly shouted back “Yes!” afterwards we all quickly got prepared and drove to church, later on we finally got to church we then quickly hopped out of the car and walked over to the doors of the chapel.

We then opened the doors and walked inside and found a seat for us to sit on, so we gently sat down, a few hours later sacrament meeting finished and all kids had to walk upstairs to their classes including me, while I was walking up I got to my class and I found a seat, afterwards I waited for a while for my teacher, while waiting,  my teacher walked in and sat down then a friend named Maia had to stand up and say who was doing what, so while Maia stood up she had to pick who was doing prayer, theme and song.

While we were waiting Maia picked me to do theme, and assigned 2 others to do a part, later on I had to stand up and say our theme for the year, so I nervously got up then I had to stand up at the front of the whole class and say our youth theme to them then they would have to repeat the same words I said.

Once I finished saying our theme I quickly sat down with a nervous look on my face then while the others were saying there parts I quickly sat up straight and listened, a few hours later class finished and it was home time, when we finished I walked out really quick and walked towards my car, then I stood there waiting for my parents to come, so we could go home.

Waiting Recount

On a sunny Saturday morning I got up and slowly and walked over to the bathroom, I quickly brushed my teeth and washed my face, I then walked back to my room and got dressed ready to go to the basketball courts, while I was getting ready my sisters were too, later on we were all ready to go then we walked out of the front door with excitement.

As we made our way out the door my sisters and I quickly walked to the basketball courts down the road to play shoots, as we got there we had a little rest then we all lined up ready to play master, so we all lined up but someone had to be the master so we looked at each-other then we started arguing, afterwards we kept on arguing a few minutes later we all stopped and just picked anyone to be master.

So my eldest sister became the master, then me and my other sister lined up and waited for my eldest sister to get ready while she was getting ready I sat down on the footpath for a rest, later on we had just  started, so my sister threw the ball to my other sister and started playing shoots, one of them had to get  the ball into the hoop, it took so long that I felt like not playing but I still waited for one of them to get the ball in the hoop, afterwards they started talking and tried shooting the ball into the hoop.

While they were talking I waited for a very long time, they went on about school drama, while I was waiting they stopped shooting and sat down, then I quickly said to them “are we even gonna play” they quickly replied “yes, just wait!” then I quickly sat down as well and looked at them chatting about school drama, I quickly walked over to them and snatched the ball and took it with me I then played shoots by myself while they were still going on about school drama.

Later on that day they got up and said “lets go now!” I looked at them with a shock on my face and said “but you guys have not even played for a while!” then they just told me to “hurry up” so I picked up the ball from the ground and we made our way out the gates, later on we walked home feeling tired and stressed out as we got to our street we all walked up slowly, we then got to our house, later on we all rushed through the front door to our rooms and rested on our beds we then waited to see what was going to happen next.