Why We Should Not Learn Math

We should not learn math! What’s the point?   It’s hard! Math is weird.

What’s the point?  When in life will we need to use the square root of x ? Why do we need 3 strategies just to solve 58-19?

It’s hard! How are 9 year olds supposed to solve 685-249? What is this mess of  x4=z1?

Math is weird. Why are letters allowed in math? Why do we need decimals and square roots.

That’s why we should not learn math!

The Bush

At our school we did a writing test to see how we have done over the years. This is the writing I have done.

We were at Zealandia on November 6th 2018 on a bright sunny Tuesday. The surroundings were a luscious lime green with cocoa grounds. Our director Bob led us into a place called the bird bush. We saw Tui's, Kaka's, Toutouwai and even Hihi! But I saw something else. A stoat! It was eating a Hihi egg too! I whispered to Bob "Look, a stoat." Bob was surprised when he saw it. He called the staff while my friend May was taking and deleting photos and claimed she saw a Popokotea. The staff finally came but the stoat got away. We quietly ran after it. We finally caught up and I scooped up the stoat. I gave it to the staff and they said I could help spot predators at Zealandia. I said yes and came every day and saw lots of rats, possums and stoats.

The Storm Poem

We were learning how to write a poem about the storm. We made animals. Personifications are human action put into objects.  Metaphors are like "The Storm Is A Fox".  Similes are like "The Tree Swayed Like A Cat Tail"

       The Storm

L l l l l l l l l l l l ll l l l l l

The storm is a ferocious fox,

Swift and steady. Attacking at its will         

Biting anything in its way.

Running and crashing,

Its leaps cause earthquakes.

And it spins causing tornadoes,

Making a terrible breeze.

The earth growls, as it fades away.

By Ailie Ironsde

          

Zealandia

Hello! Yesterday we went to Zealandia so I'll share it with you!

Yesterday, October the 25th 2018, we went to Zealandia New Zealand

Animal Sanctuary on the bus at 10:15AM. We went with Rm 12 on
the bus. My group was, Shelly, Sue, Aranga’s Dad, Joy, Summer,
Amity, Ella, Daisy, Aranga, Josh and Toni. We saw all different
animals like reptiles and birds, to be specific, Tuatara, Gecko, Tui
and a heap more! I brought my camera so I could take awesome
photos I’d never forget. We went in a tower thing and saw a hole
with glass on top. I didn’t trust it so I didn’t stand on it. After we
watched a movie we went back to school at 4:30PM on the bus.

Ask A Friend If You Are Doing The Right Thing

Hi! We learnt about being in the right place at the right time. This is an example of being in the right place at the right time with my friend joy.

The Storm Newspaper

We learnt how to do a newspaper report. We wrote things like "BREAKING NEWS" and "The storm was wild".

My Blog Profile

Kia ora! My name is Ailie and I go to Waitohu School.  I am a year 4 and I live in Otaki/Manakau. I am 9 years old and my best class friend is Joy.  There are 50,000 twins to collect. I love to draw, write and spell. My teacher is Mrs.Graham.  My favourite food is fish and chips. My favourite animals are horses. We have 23 horses, 2 dogs, 1 cat and a axolotl.  My favourite drink is chocolate milkshakes from Mcdonalds. I want to be a chemist when I grow up so I can do cool experiments. I’m weird so bye!