All about AREA!!!

This week, we looked at AREA in maths. Area is a type of measurement. You can measure the top of a lunchbox* or a tabletop*. You can measure the area of the smartboard* (interactive whiteboard*) and the area of the floor.

We used informal units (the in means not, so informal means not proper) of measurement to measure the area of things around the room. Some of our informal measurements were...A4 sheets of paper, A3 paper, newspaper*, hands and feet.

We measured out beach towels (for our toys and pets) using informal measurements. They were all different, they had different areas. We painted our towels with lovely designs using watercolour* paints.

Today we had a measurement challenge. We had to make bookmarks* that had an area of 48 square centimetres (formal unit of measurement). Then we had to colour them in following the instructions on the board.

*compound words

What we’ve learnt:

We learned that you can use square counters as a model to work out how many squares across and down. Max H

I learnt that it’s good to use different measurements for different things. Mia

I learnt that you can measure with things other than rulers. Sunita

We learnt that you measure area in square centimeters, square meters, square kilometers and square millimeters. Ilya and Sam

I learnt making a bookmark* is fun and using square centimeters for measuring is easier than you think. Josh

I made a bone shaped bookmark. It looked a bit strange but it was 48 cm2! Max R

I learned that cm2 means square centimeters. Nina

 

Our Excursion to Ceres

One windy Wednesday, the Grade 1/2s went on an excursion to Ceres. We learnt about all sorts of different ways to look after our planet and we had heaps of fun doing it. The 1/2s were broken up into four different groups... but they weren't our usual classes. We worked in groups called plastic, paper, glass and aluminium. The grades were all mixed up and we got to work and play with people from different classes. Some of us made new friends. We ALL learnt alot.

There were four different activities at Ceres. Here is a bit of information about each of the activities and the things we enjoyed.

Paper Making

I made paper out of shredded paper. It was mushy! Isaac

We had to put shredded paper in tubs of water. We called it pulp. It felt like mashed potato. Soooo mushy! Romy

 I was in paper, the paper group made paper! My friend, Isaac was in paper too. We had alot of fun. Gareth

Worm Farming

When we went worm hunting I found a dead mouse and it had... yellow teeth! Olivia

We did something to do with worms. I got to hold one, it was gooey! Max R

We all dug and dug. I found a baby worm. Felix

Keeping the Creek Clean

Did you know that if you put rubbish on the road the rubbish will go down the gutter, then the drain, then the  Merri Creek. Teagan

 We went on a windy walk along the Merri Creek. The lady told us the story of how the rubbish got to the creek. I felt sad as a snake. Nina

I learnt that the Merri Creek is dirty and the litter trap catches some of the rubbish. Clarrie

Rubbish Relay 

We saw a cactus man and a cactus woman. They were made out of wood. Their eyes were made out of horse shoes. They were rusty and old. Isabel

My group's first activity was to put all the recycled things in the recycle bin and the rubbish in the rubbish bin. Sunita

I did a rubbish relay race. It was lots of fun! My team was very fast. Mia

Why we love holidays!

 This week,we made a mini book each (Gareth made a poster instead). They were all called "Why I love Holidays" because we were writing about our holidays. Lauren got the idea from a mini book about birds that she was given as a gift. She thought it would be fun to make our own little books about our interesting holidays. First we did a brainstorm on a giant piece of paper, all about our holidays. After a little time had passed we wrote our rough drafts of our mini books on lined paper. We edited our writing with a critical friend and jazzed it up!

When our writing was the best we could make it, we folded a blankety-blank piece of paper in a special way (Lauren helped us to fold it into eighths) to make our little book. To keep our writing neat, we ruled guide-lines lightly with a grey-lead pencil. When the books were finished we read them to each other. They have beautiful, carefully-drawn illustrations and the writing is magnificent.

Here are some quotes from our books:

I love seeing horse-drawn carriages. Teagan

I watched Mum play plants vs zombies. Gareth

I love going to bed at 7:30 and waking up at 7:30. Evie

I love watching kangaroos with joeys, all day!  Nina

I love getting up at 12:00 for a midnight feast. Lucy

I love going to see my grandpa's, sister's dog. Ilya

I love going to Apollo Bay. Clarrie

I loved going to the beach and boogie boarding. Ella

I loved going to my soccer presentation and eating an egg and bacon roll. Sam

I love going up and down the stairs. Max H. 

I love going to my friend's house all day and staying for dinner. Isaac

I loved going to the movies. Max R.

I love going to Gough's Bay and getting lost. Isabel

I love riding in David's Big White Bus! Olivia

I loved going to the wedding. Lulu

I love Romola coming and doing a silly dance with me and my sister. Mia

I love going to Ceres and having yummy honeycomb coated in chocolate. Romola

I love playing with my lego. Josh

I loved going to my uncle's house to watch the grand final. Felix

I loved going on an undergound gold mine tour. Aidan

I love playing with my friends. Daniel