Transformation with grids

Today we found an accredited image on Explore and selected it to use on our page. We then put a 5x5 grid on it so we could copy the image and make it original. Mrs. Minehan selected the first two images so we could understand the process, then we got to choose our own image.
I found the first one kind of hard, because I couldn't get the lines straight.
The second one was a tree and it was very challenging because of the shape and the shading.
I chose the image of a moon for the other one because I had to shade bits and get the shape perfect.
Have you ever tried to transform an image using a grid? How did you find the process? Was it hard?

How to play last card

How to play last card

You’ll need: 1 pack of normal cards, with no Jokers.

Card values (highest-lowest): No properties 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, Jack, Queen, King, pickup 2, pickup 5, miss a turn 10, change direction 7 and change the suit Ace.

Goal: to be the first person to get rid of all your cards.

Deal everybody 5-7 cards
The dealer starts. He/she flips over the top card on the deck and tries to match it with he/she’s hand. Say the card is a 7 of diamonds, he/she can play either a 7 or a diamond. If he/she does not have a card like that, or an Ace, they have to pick up a card and wait till their next turn. Then it's the next person's turn, and so on.
If someone plays a 2, you can either match it with 2, a five or pickup 2. If you match it the next person has to pick up the number of cards it added up to.
When someone has only one card left, they say “Last card”. If someone else goes before they say it, they have to pick up 2 cards. If they do say it and get rid of it on the next turn, they win.

Matariki poster

W.A.L.T: To make a poster about Matariki.
I enjoyed finding pictures and facts about Matariki.
The hardest bit was writing the information onto the poster.    

My map of NZ

This is NZ. We were learning about it and had some questions to answer. We had questions about where things are and what has happened in the past, e.g, the Kaikoura earthquake.

My paper plane

W.A.L.T: Design a paper plane with a buddy, and then make a spreadsheet about how it flew. My buddy was Lucy.

The most challenging bit was folding it correctly, and trying to come up with a design.

My favorite bit was throwing it because we challenged each other.

This is our plane, the Airslicer 2000.

My mini house

W.A.L.T: To make and draw the inside of a mini house.

I found this challenging because not all of the furniture fit inside the first time, so I had to change things around.
My favorite bit was drawing and coloring in, even though it was challenging.

                         This is the inside of my mini house.

This is the outside of my mini house.       

My MyMaps of Wellington

We learned how to use Google MyMaps and then we got to look closely at our own environment and locate landmarks. For each landmark we found we had to name it, write something about it and find an image of it so that the pin on our map had information on it. This is my finished map of Wellington. Have you ever used MyMaps to locate places in your community?