Monday was kicked off with a BREAKOUT!!! Stham the anti maths man had broken into our class in the holidays and locked our geometry equipment in a box with 4 locks. We had to solve lots of puzzles to figure out the codes and get our equipment so we could start learning. It was great to see everyone get involved and collaborate effectively to unlock the box. This term we are going to be doing a bit of work to convince Stham that maths is heaps of fun and anyone can be successful in maths if they work hard.
Geometry is our focus this term in maths along with learning some great strategies to solve addition or subtraction problems. This week we have explored symmetry and learned about different 2D shapes. We also looked at Cubism and the works of artists such as Picasso and Mondrian. We then created our own masterpieces. We are now working on some optical illusion art which is challenging but we love a challenge.
Between swimming and cross country training we are doing our best to keep fit. We will be setting goals for cross country and swimming and working really hard to achieve them.
We did a fun activity called the thirty circle challenge where we had to turn 30 circles into 30 different things in 15 minutes. This warmed our creative brains up for coming up with 50 ideas in 15 minutes on how we might contribute to our community. We now need to filter those ideas.
Can't wait for next week!
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