The 20 hour famine

We stayed at school but why?

Last week on the 22nd of May the year 5, 6, 7 and 8 extension group's participated in the 20 hour famine. We had a sleepover at school and we weren't allowed to eat for 20 hours can you believe that? Well not technically we were only allowed to bring barley sugars and juice your sleeping gear and a box which I will tell you about later. So when we arrived at school we had to put our things in the library where we were going to sleep. Then we got a bit of free time in the hall we got to choose from either playing ping pong, basketball, soccer or karaoke on the stage. Then after a bit of fun we got settled into our team colours Red, Blue, Yellow and team Green. By the way if you wanted to know I was in team Green.  Later on that day two ambassadors turned up to tell us about the 40 hour famine. We played games and it was fun we also got prizes balloons and bands. A while after that we met another ambassador Emily she also told us about the 40 hour famine and she told us
a bit about herself and what she does. Then we took photo's with her and then we had a little play again. After that we  sat down and got ready to sleep.. in boxes. We were in the hall with no blankets getting ready to sleep in our boxes after a while we got settled and we started too talk about why we do the 40 hour famine and I started to realise why, having to sleep in boxes no shelter, food, water. Than after that moment we went to the library to go to sleep.  The next morning we woke up at 7 O,CLOCk I KNOW RIGHT. We packed up and went home but we continued to not eat until 2 o,clock. 

What is the 40 hour famine you ask?

The 40 hour famine has been going on since 1975 so that means it has been going on for about 40 years. The 40 hour famine is a charity of people around the world who take a stand and raise money that helps people who don't have that much things like food, water, clothes and shelter. This year we are fundraising for families in Bangladesh. It also helps the people Thousands of people around the world participate in the event. Over the years people have been creating and inventing  new challenges that are involved with the 40 hour famine such as 40 good deeds or sleeping in a box for 40 hours some have even opted to not talk for 40 hours.  

Why is there a 40 hour famine?

The 40 hour famine helps poor kids and families to get the support they need. Such as the kids that need to go school, families that don't have food and water. Also so they can get a good education in the future so they can get good jobs in the future. It also helps them to live a long life because most kids don't even make it up to their 5th birthday. The rate of kids that are malnourished in Bangladesh is the most in the world. Which means that they are suffering and that they are most likely going to die but that's when the 40 hour famine comes in the money helps the kids who are suffering so that all kids will get a chance to life a long life. 

Why we fundraise?

The 40 hour famine sponsorship money goes towards kids who didn't get a chance to go to school or to families who need clothes, water and shelter. Its not just a hunger thing. Hunger affects every part of the body and these effects can last a lifetime. The bottom line is that a hungry child is four times more likely to die from treatable or preventable disease. We also fundraise to help the whole community so that they all get the help they need from people all around the world.

Maths Teacher Lesson-Week 5

WALT: Solve problems with decimals.


Task: Our task was to workout division problems. We learnt how to Multiply instead of dividing. We also learnt how to solve hard equations such as 112 divided by 8. Watch to see what we were thinking.  

Maths Teacher Lesson- Week 4

WALT: Solve multiplication problems.



Task: This weeks task was about learning new problem solving about multiplication. We made this movie using educations and we had to post it on to our blog. 

Maths Teacher Lesson- Week 6

WALT: Solve problems with decimals. 



Task: This week our task was to learn how to use decimals. My goal was probably to try and learn something new and I did. 

Get ready the Winter season is arriving.

WALT: Write a news style report.
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Get ready the Winter season is arriving.

Winter is on it’s way which means that you have to be prepared for the worst. Students at Pt England school have been complaining about whether or not we should have school closed in winter.

Winter is on its way it is arriving in Auckland, New Zealand. The Winter season is the coldest season of the year. Where there is most likely going to be hailstorms, lightning strikes and avalanches. Which means students at school have to wear extra jumpers and layers of clothes just to keep themselves warm and to protect them from storms, ice, fog or rain. This also means kids are getting more sick every day because of  the weather like getting the flu or getting a running nose.

Pt England students are complaining about walking to school in the rain. Although their parents are saying “Your going school no matter what” but their children are still complaining, saying “What? We have to walk in the rain?”. Having to walk in the rain mean getting wet shoes, wet socks, wet school uniform. Some Pt England students are being infected by the weather because they have to walk to school sometimes it’s because they have no shoes or because they don’t feel like walking to school in the rain.

Some students such as Talita at Pt England school have been saying that school should still be opened during Winter. On the other hand Lani also a Pt England student is complaining saying there should not be school but to still take their Chromebooks home. Another student Venetia has a few tips on coming to school. These are a few of her tips. Bring a umbrella to school and warm clothes, catch a ride in a taxi or phone a friend. She also has said Why it is important to come to school “ It is important to come to school because it helps you to learn and to get a good job in the future.

Maths Problem Solving Week 5

WALT: Solve Multiplication problems using a range of strategies.



Task: The task was to complete the problems in this presentation. We had to pair up and work out what we think the answer was. We also had to work out how we got the answer and then show the audience in some sort of way. This is what I did.

Maths Problem Solving Week 4

WALT:Solve multiplication problems using a range of strategies.

 
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Task: The task was to get into a group of three and solve these problems in this presentation. We had to show our working and then work out if it was right. We had to then, publish this on our blog and put it in the blog log.