Room 11's mathletics war with Room 18!

We won!

Room 11 are the top Mathletes at Waiuku Primary School!

All week, we battled against the Year 8's in Room 18 and at 11am today, we beat them by 19,824 points!

At 11:00 Room 11 was 1st in New Zealand with 177,862 points, and Mrs Kendall's Year 8's were 2nd in New Zealand with 158,038 points.

Room 11 was 8th in the world.

Here are our individual rankings as at 11:00 today:

World Rankings:

Natalie 1st!

Jack 5th

Ben 21st

Jamie 38th

New Zealand Rankings:

Natalie 1st!

Jack 3rd

Ben 15th

Jamie 24th

Thank you Mrs Kendall and Room 18 for a very exciting week!

Mathletics Update Day 4 15:24

Room 11 had a nail-breaking day, as Mrs Kendall's Year 8 class pushed us off our first place in New Zealand in Mathletics ranking at lunchtime today!

We worked hard and came back snatching the first place ranking off the Year 8's and are now first in New Zealand again! Our competition closes tomorrow at 11am, so go Room 11!

World Rankings:

Ben 8th

Jack 13th

Natalie 18th

Jamie 23rd

Aidan 37th

Maddy 57th

New Zealand Rankings:

Ben 5th

Jack 8th

Natalie 10th

Jamie 13th

Aidan 19th

Maddy 23rd

Jayden 46th

Finn 53rd

Porsha 82nd

Abbi 93rd

Katiana 99th

Mathletics Update Day 4 09:23

Room 11 are holding their 1st place ranking in New Zealand in Mathletics!
even though Mrs Kendall and her Year 8 class are going hard out in their bid to beat us!
Room 11 is 13th in the WORLD and Mrs Kendall is 14th.
Room 11 World Rankings at 09:23 today:
Aidan 3rd
Sian 38th
Finn 43rd
Jack 57th
Natalie 70th
Room 11 NZ Rankings:
Aidan 2nd
Sian 22nd
Finn 25th
Jack 37th
Natalie 47th

Mathletics Update Day 3 15:09

Room 11 are still FIRST in New Zealand in Mathletics!

and

12th in the WORLD!

Mathletics Update Day 3 09:23

Room 11 has maintained its 1st place in New Zealand overnight!

At the moment we are 25th in the world, and aiming to beat all those South African schools!

We can't give you student updates, because the Mathletics website is sadly not registering NZ students.

Mathletics 3pm update:

Room 11 is now the top in Mathletics in New Zealand!

and has moved from 32nd in the world to 23rd in the world!

Room 11's world rankings:
Jayden 31st
Jack 32nd
Samsara 34th
Ben 45th
Natasha 78th

Room 11's NZ rankings:
Jayden 6th
Jack 7th
Samsara 9th
Ben 11th
Natalie 65th
Niwa 70th
Jamie 77th

Congratulations Room 11!

Mathletics Update:

Room 11 is 2nd in New Zealand and 32nd in the world in Mathletics!

Room 11's record breakers:

This morning when Room 11 did the Five Minute Frenzy, we tried to beat our record of 17 people scoring 100%, and at first we thought that we had equalled our top score of 17, until Briana came up and said that she also got 100%.
We all cheered, because now our record is 18 people scoring 100%!
Fantastic effort Room 11!

Bailey's first time:

Bailey has finally got a time in the Five Minute Frenzy and he feels awesome, because in all the other Five Minute Frenzies, he has never had a time, and this is his first ever time.
He started from the zeroes and went to the highest number. Sometimes, he practises at home, and now he is going to practise every night at home, so he can get 100% and a time every day.
Congratulations Bailey!

Tuko's 3rd 100%:

Tuko says that he is proud that he got his third 100% ever in the Five Minute Frenzy this morning with a time of 4:15.
He did the easy ones straight away, and then he went to the higher ones that he didn't know. He learnt to work from the low numbers to the high numbers.
We are all very proud of Tuko, too!

Mathletics Update:

Room 11 is currently 3rd in New Zealand in Mathletics!!!

Briana's cool complex sentence:

Every night, in Briana's homework book that she does her maths questions in, she writes one complex sentence to help her with her writing, to make better sentences. When Briana got the class pamphlet for Term 3, it told her what she had to do for homework, so she set out a schedule with her dad, for her to do every night.
Her writing is getting better and her confidence in writing stories or poems is improving. Here is the complex sentence Briana wrote yesterday in class:
Rainbow's End is a fun-filled adventure theme park, with rides that will make your heart pump with excitement.

Room 11's Mathletics goals:

This week Room 11's goal in Mathletics is to get at least 50,000 points and to beat Mrs Kendall's class, R18, the Year 8's! and so far, we are easily beating Room 18!

Jack made a roster for the class for Mathletics so that everybody can get 1,000 points and get a certificate. He is usually the best Mathlete in the class, so he is perfect for leading the class in achieving our goals for Mathletics this week.

Right now, we are coming 8th in New Zealand, but have no placing in the world rankings just yet. Jayden is 2nd in New Zealand, Niwa is 23rd, Ben is 25th, Abbi is 40th, Samsara is 53rd and Natasha is 59th.

Go Room 11!

Waiuku's Beauty by Briana

Lots of rolling hills,

grass so green the whole hill's filled.

Beautiful beach bouncing by.

Hey look! there goes a butterfly.

Sand so sparkly, water so clean,

everyone is happy not mean.

Houses so big, houses so small,

none of them are really tall.

Waiuku Weekend by Jayden and Samsara

Waiuku is awesome and everyone knows
How the town works and just how it goes.
Crash, the waves go at Karioitahi beach
with black sand and dogs ready to teach.
Then we go to Fitzy's and have a chip,
but beware, it will cost you a bit.
Tomorrow wake up and walk to school,
play on the playground and think you rule.
Your weekend has ended, but don't frown,
just wait unitl Friday and you'll be back in town.

Waiuku by Natasha

Waiuku is the place to be
There's lots of cafes for you and me.
Karioitahi, a long black sand beach
the sea looks just like a giant black boy peach.

Go to Fitzy's and buy your chips.
When you eat them and they touch your lips,
You will cry out loud, 'This is delish!'

Wonderful Waiuku by Shontelle

Out on the black sand beach
Castaways is not far from reach.
To Dingle Dell or Fitzy's
Maybe for some fish'n'chips
Beware the dog, he always nips.

Many farms are near
But one thing you have to hear,
the birds and bees
are always pleased,
spring is not far away.

Pigs and cows
sometimes give you frowns
Rolling on the ground
tracking mud around
without a sound.

Waiuku by Charis and Sharon

Waiuku is the place to be
and it is the place for me.
You can go to the beach,
you can go to school and teach.
Or you can go to the cafe
and have a cup of tea.
Sometimes you can hear
engines going Boom!
And sometimes you can hear cars going Zoom!

Waiuku, Waiuku by Abbi and Katiana

Waiuku, Waiuku, you can never get enough,
but if you're here for too long,
it will start getting rough.

Waiuku, Waiuku, go to the Kentish Hotel,
but beware,
because in Waiuku
there's only one motel

Waiuku, Waiuku, it's a noisey place
most of the time
you will hear boom, boom, pow!
But if you visit on Guy Fawkes,
you will drop your jaw
and say 'Wow'!

Karioitahi by Aidan and Jack

A big, long, black sand beach

with waves that roar like a lion,

and waterfalls that go splash!

with beautiful hillside views.

Wonderful Waiuku by Jamie

Wonderful Waiuku

sometimes sunny and sometimes gray,

have a good old kiwi barbecue,

and you don't even have to pay.

Sunny Waiuku,

takes my heart away,

for this is where I belong,

and this is where I'll stay.

Please note that Jamie says that he'll probably move to Auckland City.

Natasha's dance exam:

Last Wednesday, Natasha had to leave school early to go to her jazz dance exam in Pukekohe. She had to go to a hairdresser to get her hair done. This Tuesday, she got her results back and she was awarded with highly commended.
Natasha was disappointed that it wasn't the mark she was hoping for even though she had practised.
Her hair looked gorgeous and stayed in for 3 whole days! and we are looking forward to Natasha dancing for us.

Maddy's cute baby bunny rabbits:

Today Graham brought in four of our baby rabbits. When the baby bunnies were first born, it was amazing to see them grow every day, because in two weeks they had some fur. Everyone loved the baby rabbits and wanted to hold them, because they are so cute and snuggly.

In two weeks, we will have to sell them, because if we don't, we'll have too many rabbits. I don't want to let them go, as I like to go out every afternoon and hold them. My favourite is Ginger, the one with the little ginger spots.

The answer:

Room 11 started studying the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin. He flew Vostok1 once around the Earth in 1961. He had a just better than 50% chance of coming home alive, and he did!
Jamie was lying on a chair on the floor trying to interpret him in his rocket flying into space.

Why is Jamie sitting on the floor in a chair???

Watch

tomorrow for the answer!

Natalie scores 100% in today's Five Minute Frenzy!

Natalie joins Room 11 for maths every morning. She has been away for 3 weeks at a tangi and to her dad's house, too. She came back on Monday this week and scored 100% for the first time in her Five Minute Frenzy...and this morning too!

Natalie feels really great that she scored 100%, and her goal is to get 100% more often and to improve her time.

Congratulations Natalie! We know that you will achieve your goal!

My Fabulous win!

Ben says:
Today was my first time beating Jamie in the Five Minute Frenzies, by 3 seconds!
And I also scored a perfect 100% with it as well.
It's been a goal of mine to beat Jamie in the Five Minute Frenzies for a very long time, and now I've done it!
I feel so good about it because I'm going to beat him again tomorrow!

Clay Athletes:

Niwa says that Room 11 has been making clay athletes as part of our Rugby World Cup studies. We had to get the right shapes for the athletes and the size, for example, for a sumo they have to be big in the arms and the legs. We had to do what they wear and do the right hair, too. It was challenging, because it was quite difficult to get the body the right shape. It was really fun!

Yuri Gagarin blasts into Room 11!

This morning we read an interesting article about Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space. No-one knew about him, and now that Finn has read the story he feels it's real interesting, and doesn't know why he didn't know about it before!


We had to write a dialogue that would have happened between Yuri and Ground Control during take-off, flight and landing - it was real fun!

The Biggest Gainers:

Maddy and Nadia are Room 11's biggest gainers in Basic Facts!
Nadia is our biggest gainer for this month.  She improved her August basic facts score of 40%  and this month, she scored a massive 73%! giving her a 33% improvement! Sensational Nadia!
Maddy was on 26% at the start of the year and this month, she scored 93%, making her Room 11's biggest gainer for the whole year!
Marvellous Maddy!

100%'ers:

Today was the first day that Niwa and Tuko scored 100% in the Five Minute Frenzy (C)!  Niwa feels happy, because it's her first time to score 100%, and she only scored 46% in her first test.  Tuko feels proud that he scored his first 100% as he only scored 27% in his first test. Their goal was to achieve 100% and get a good time under 5 minutes.  The whole class is proud of Tuko and Niwa's success.

We had an astonishing 17 people achieve 100% in this morning's Five Minute Frenzy:

Tuko, Niwa, Jamie, Abbi, Ben, Shontelle, Sian, Jayden, Phoebe, Briana, Ashlee, Finn, Aidan, Sharon, Charis, Katiana and Maddy.  Only 5 people scored 100% - Jamie, Natasha, Abbi, Sharon and Jack - when we first started doing Five Minute Frenzies.  Natasha would probably have scored 100% too, if she hadn't been at music.

Fantastic learning Room 11!