Our Survey

Hi all,
Here is a survey that we have made to help us collect information for our Inquiry project that is due this week.
Can you please fill out our survey by Wednesday the 2nd of July. Once you filled it out, can you please  leave your name at the bottom of this post in the comment's box so we know who our audience is?

Thanks heaps,
Sam and Milly. 

Week 9 Home Learning

Ruma Iwa’s Home Learning - Week 9

Friday the 27th of June

Due: Thursday the 3rd of July.

This Term we have had many successes. We have learnt a lot about energy, fossil fuels, renewable energy, writing explanations, making connections in our reading, and lots of computer skills. We have created books for our library and ibooks for our ipads. We have been working hard at keeping fit by jump-jamming and running Bushey way. We’ve participated in cross country, electives, syndicate singing and we’ve shared our goals with you all through three way conferences.

One of my favourite successes this term was hearing from relievers/Mrs Evans/Mrs Cavanagh, who have all been in Room 9 over the term about how self managing Room 9 students are. It has made me so proud to be their teacher! I can see such improvements in independence, self management, leadership, and making the right choices since the beginning of the year. It’s sad to say that sometimes I can sit back and watch Room 9 work like a well oiled machine (for a few minutes anyway). I can’t wait to see what the next two terms bring. So well done my unstoppable Ruma Iwa Tamariki!

So, this week’s home learning is to write a paragraph and one of your successes. What have you been really proud of? What do you feel you have worked on really well? When did you feel successful this term?

We have blogged a lot this term, so if you need help remembering all the fabulous work we’ve done, flick through the Term 2 blog posts. I can’t wait to read what you come up with!

Miss Matich

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A Class Wordle - By Sam and Neha

This is our class Ruma Iwa Unstoppables!

But we are not just a class, we are a team and a family!

No one should be left behind in our team.

We may be different but we always stick together.

We care for each other no matter what.

Together we are champions.

By creator Sam and typer Neha.

Reading with Room 7

On Tuesday, we headed down to Room 7 to share our renewable energy resource books with them. It was a great sharing time and also a good opportunity to talk about our books and think about our audience. We can't wait until next term when they are going to share some learning with us. Exciting! 

Scooter Explanation

How does a scooter work?

Do you want to know how a scooter works?

You will find out about the parts that makes a scooter work.

What is a scooter?

A scooter is a machine that is used to go to places and to do tricks. Here are some names of tricks; a grinde, 360, 180, a tale whip, ollie, jump and a hippy jump.

Parts of a scooter

A scooter is a 2 wheeled machine. It is made up of many parts. They are handlebars, handle grips, decks and wheels. Handle grips are made for keeping grip for when you are riding a scooter.

Conclusion

Now you know what the different parts of a scooter. Where will you next scoot be?

By Egan

Lava lamps

How do Lava Lamps Work?

Have you ever wondered how a lava lamp works and what makes the wax move around? Slowly going up and down. What is it made of? Well you’re about to find out.

What’s it made of?

Lava lamps are made out of a lot of materials like wax and metal. A lava lamp has a light bulb in the lava lamps stand or underneath it, that’s why there’s a switch to turn it on. The material inside is oil and wax. The oil is the clear liquid inside it and the wax is the colored material inside.

What makes it move?

The wax in lava lamps move because the wax heats up causing it to float to the top. When the wax is cooler and more dense it sinks back to the bottom of the lava lamp to move back and back down so on so on.

What will happen next? Will people invent a portable lava lamp? It’s not very complex because they are glow sticks so, now you know, anyone could make one using wax, metal and oil.

Written by Zach

Skateboards

How Skateboards work.

Where do people use skateboards?

What is a skate board? Why do people use skateboards? Skateboards are something people use to have fun and fill in spare time. But have you ever thought how a skateboard works? or how it managed to transport people places?

What are Skateboards used for?

Skateboards  are used at lots of places. For example, skateparks so people can have fun and do tricks with family and friends. They are also used in the neighborhood  for you to transport yourself places faster.

There are many ways you can use skateboards. For example, skateboards can be used to have lots of fun at the skate park with family and friends. Another example skateboards are also used for entering skateboard competition.

One of the main places people use skateboards are anywhere you like, that’s what’s so good about them.

The parts of a skateboard

A skateboard is made of many parts some of the most common parts are the deck (the flat long oval/ rectangular wood bit).The nose is at the front of the slateboard and the tail the end of the skateboard. In addition to these parts there are also the wheels and the rail.

So know you how a skateboard works I wonder where your next skateboard journey will be?

By Sophie D

Pogo Sticks

     How pogo stick bounces

Have you ever wondered how a pogo stick bounces? Well, in this explanation you will find  out that the pogo stick has a secret to how it works.

About the pogo stick

A pogo stick is a toy that you can ride on like a scooter. It’s used to do tricks like bounce a few times and then do a flip holding the pogo stick bar’s. You need to be careful that you don’t fall off or you might do some different tricks.

T bars

Well, did you know that the pogo stick has a t bars? T bars are a type of bar that at the top has a long piece that is straight and a piece that comes from the bottom  and goes straight up until it goes out to the left and the right. The reason a pogo stick has a T bar is so that you hold onto the pogo stick easier.

Parts

Do you know what parts the pogo stick has? The parts are metal, bars, rubber and the secret  a spring to make it bounce.

So now you know how a pogo stick works so why don’t you go out and go play on a pogo stick. It’s fun and awesome!

By Noah

Locks by Al

Locks

What are they and how do they work?

Walking up the stairs to your front door just to open it. Slot the key into the personalized gap and open the door. Sounds easy doesn’t it? Did you hear about the forgetful locksmith that changed somebodies front door lock and forgot to give him the key! HA! That joke just locked me in. What is a lock? How do they work? How many types of locks are there? Well to find out rotate your way through this explanation. This will get very complicated and sophisticated with tuning you in! Keep reading and imagine something rough, interesting and sharp poking into you.

What is a Lock?

A lock is a mechanical, magnetic complicated device that isn’t electronic. But it could be electronic. Locks keep taongas restricted and safe but locks can easily be broken into by sharp metal cutters and possibly pliers. A lock absolutely needs to be on your house’s front door because if somebody walks down the street and wonders…. “That’s an awesome house I’m breaking in”, you need to have locks on your front door because of that! In fact, you probably need locks on all of your doors. Before the electronic ages locks were completely mechanical and they were based on actual metal mechanisms. Made from wheels, levers and gears.

     Locks have been around for a long time, and started to be really used in the mid 19 hundreths.  They use only protect treasures but now information is to value a taonga and most of it is inside millions of computers, so locks have become electronic as well! They are all linked together by 1 search tool. THE INTERNET! Passwords are locks but how do they work?

   How do Locks work?

     There are many types of locks but they all work differently. Most mechanical locks are fitted to things like doors, cupboards, safes, diaries, showcase cabinets and whatever else you want a lock to go on. Inside the lock there are 2 physically developed separate parts of the padlock. One part of the lock squeezes into the frame. Metal reinforcements give a whole cut into the door to prevent people opening the locked door. The other part of the lock is fitted into the rectangular shaped part of the door. It consists a metal mechanism that can convert rotary motion. Do you know what that metal mechanism is? It unlocks the door for you! It is called a KEY! The rotating motion turns the key around into rotary motion. It spins the key around into a crank. If that was all a lock consisting every key would be able to open any door. But how many types of locke are there? 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or maybe even 32?

     What are the types of Locks?

     Types of locks are a big part in the lock family. There are many different types of locks like the Yale lock.

Yale locks:

~The Yale lock is one of the most commonly used locks in the world!

~Yale locks are manufactured by a company called Assa Abloy.

~Yale locks are associated with the pin tumbler lock as seen below.

Tumbler locks:

~The Tumbler lock was invented in the 1860’s and proves to be one of the oldest locks.

~Tumbler locks are used for locking mechanisms that use pins of multiple lengths.

~Tumbler locks were found in the ruins of the Palace of Khorsabad in Iraq. Around 4000bc.

Electronic locks:

~Electronic locks are some of the newest types of locks and it explains that it is one of the youngest locks.

~Electronic locks are locking devices which can operate by electrical currents.

~Electronic locks are sometimes considered stand-alone with an electronic control assembly.

Padlocks:  

~ Padlocks are big bulky locks that are on doors that lead to under your house for example.

~Padlocks are portable so they can move anywhere.

~Padlocks are used to protect against unauthorized uses like theft and vandalism.

As I conclude this explanation, locks are a must have on all of your house and garage doors that lead to the fresh air outside. I hope you had an oily, expressive, entertaining journey and turn yourself back in soon! So if you have not installed locks on your doors you might want to!

By Al

Our creations

Who?	What?
Al	Wind powered boogie board
Grace and Prishanti	Solar powered fan
Noah	Wind powered rollerblades
Millie and Sam	Wind powered wheels
Daniel and Aleezio	Solar powered ipod charger
Max	Solar powered rc plane
Zach and Tino	Solar powered ice cream truck
Egan	Solar powered fizzy machine.
Zena and Soph C	Donut machine powered by water turbines/solar panels
Sophie D	Hydro powered charging station
Ash and Neha	Solar powered radio on a scooter
Eliana and Jess	Solar powered swing
Sharna and Romana	Hydro powered house
Jorden and Jiya	Solar powered roller coaster
Josh CN and Tauvaga	Hydro powered car
Josh B	Wind powered house that dries the laundry

Grace's Explanation

How Can Clocks Tick?

Have you ever seen something that tracks time and is decorative in one object? Sure, a pendulum clock! Have you ever looked at a clock and wondered what makes it go? Clocks are really complex household objects, but they hold a large purpose, which is to keep everyone on time. Have you ever been late and had to make excuses? This may be because you haven’t invested in a clock or wristwatch.

Do you use a clock in your home? Many homes have at least two clocks, these can appear in two different types. These types of clocks are very common. The first type of clock is an analog clock. A common characteristic is that analog clocks have number or numerals painted on the face. The second type of clock is completely different, this is a digital clock. A standout characteristic is that it has a number of electric cords in it that are producing electricity to make it work.

A pendulum clock works by many different objects inside. Pendulums are metal objects that are attached to a strong cord or wire, which make the ticking sound. Secondly, you will find gears. Gears and cogs are possibly the main object on the inside of a clock. Formally known as cogwheels, cogs were invented by mother nature herself. In form of the Issus Coleoptratus, a bug that is thought to have gears on the abdomen! Gears are thought to be invented by ancient Greeks around 300 B.C. Thirdly, every single clock on Earth will have a handful of screws to keep any excess parts in place. Parts like a metal plate for example will need to be held in place, even if the plate is used to hold the cogs and gears in place. Even digital clocks will have screws and metal plates in them!

Clocks are used everywhere! From Australia to New Zealand people are using clocks to schedule their days. Imagine a world with no clocks where the 7 billion people on this planet wouldn’t be able to keep any knowledge of the time! Therefore, everybody would be late to meetings, dinners and sporting events. The list is endless! The Dutch speaking Christiaan Huygens would be shocked, if he knew how helpful his invention was. Maybe it wasn’t that popular when it was invented (1656)... But it is time saving in the modern days of the 21st century!

Tick Tock!

Time ran out, Finishing an explanation is the hardest thing to write because, frankly, it’s the last thing the reader will see!  So, to conclude the explanation, clocks are something humans cannot live without. Just like the previous paragraph informed you. The world would be mayhem! So, next time you’re early for something. You should be thankful you aren’t late.

By Grace

iBooks

Check out our renewable energy books we made! 

Book Creator are working on them becoming available on the blog later in the term.

We can't wait to share them with you, or you can pop in and read them on the iPads. 

Room 9 

Maths challenges - Answers

This week, I sent home some maths challenges with the home learning, and goodness one of them was tricky!
Here is the problem and the answer.

If you want to know the truth, I sent it home knowing I also couldn't solve it - turns out, sometimes children are smarter than their teacher. As is this young mathematician to the right! Well done you!
The true reason I sent home such a tricky problem was to encourage children to get their families involved. Well done to all those children and families who worked together to come up with a solution.
We often talk about in Room 9 that to be a great mathematician, it's about know different ways to solve problems, being able to explain why, and also different layers of thinking. So, well done to those children this week who asked for help and showed persistence. Parents, I hope you also enjoyed the challenges.

Happy weekend - Miss Matich 

Home Learning Week 8

Ruma Iwa’s Home Learning - Week 8

Friday the 20th of June

(Due Friday the 27th of June)

Over the year, we have been learning about feedback and feedforward.

We have created this chart to help us think about giving specific feedback and feedforward.

Your child is bringing home their writing book with them over the next week. Their homework is to teach an adult/older sibling in the family about feedback/forward and get a piece of feedback/forward. (Thanks for helping!)

My Feedback/feedforward: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I have told my family about feedback/feedforward: _______________________________

I have asked for some feedback/feedforward: ___________________________________

Many thanks,

Krista Matich

Disco

Penpals write back!

After a long time waiting and being very patient, our letters from our pen pals have finally arrived!

- My buddy is learning about blood in their Inquiry - Sophie D

- My buddy came second place in cross country - Neha

- My buddy came 5th in the cross country and got into Southern Zones and came 7th and is now in Interzone! - Sam

- My buddy just finished doing her DNA report - Zach

- My buddy is playing Waterpolo - Josh

- My buddy came 2nd in cross country and he also went to the Police College and got his finger prints scanned. He has looped patterns on his finger prints. - Tauvaga

- Our buddies have been learning about crime scenes - Jorden

- My buddy is being a scientist in Inquiry - Sophie C

- My buddy has been looking at our blog and thinks it's really cool! - Sharna

- My buddy came 6th in Cross Country, just like me! - Grace

We will be writing back to our buddies over the week!

Love Ruma Iwa~

Home Learning Week 7

Ruma Iwa’s Home Learning - Week 7

Friday the 13th of June

(Homework due: Friday the 20th of June)

Have you checked out our new Maths blog? What do you think of it?

This week, your task is to check out the maths blog at http://maungarakimaths.blogspot.co.nz

You can also find it on our blog, by clicking on the math’s blog link.

What did you like in the maths blog?

1) ___________________________________________________________________________

2) ___________________________________________________________________________

What do you think the math’s blog needs?

1) ____________________________________________________________________________

2) ____________________________________________________________________________

Here are some maths challenges for you to complete.