Tumu Birthday Months

 Kia ora, for maths this week we are doing another statistical investigation but this time we are doing it on the birthday months in Tumu Hub. First we had to collect the information on a google sheet then we had to make a graph with the data on it. The task was to make two of the graphs with the same information on it. (different graphs with the same information on it.)  Then we had to take a screenshot of the graph and put it on a google drawing and write down two statements for each graph. My statements were In December all the teams have 2 people born in December. Korokio is the only team with a birthday in July. April is a very common birthday in Tumu Hub. October is the next most common birthday in Tumu Hub.

Here is the google drawing:

What is your birthday month?

Town Trip Recount

 On the 20th of May we went into the town to learn about the town and we went to five different stations: the Waka, Margaret Mahy playground, Victoria Square, Tuna and traditional Maori mats. The first thing we did was look at three mats with Māori patterns. These patterns have a meaning not just for decoration.

I fed the cat food eels last because I was in the last group to feed them because they weren't that hungry so I went last with all the other people who didn’t get to do it. Next was the Waka it was very tiring because we had to row the boat ourselves. In Victoria Square we were allowed to go around and look at all the things in Victoria Square. We looked at the Queen Victoria statue and the James Cook statue. Last we did was Margaret Mahy playground. First we did a scavenger hunt then we went around in a group and found them all last we did some rubbing with crayons. I did some bird footprints with blue and purple.

My favourite part of the trip was Margaret Mahy Playground because we did a scavenger hunt first and then we looked at the path with a Māori chant on it.

Something I learnt was that Margaret Mahy playground used to be an indoor pool.

The thing I found the most interesting was that people used to be transported by Waka to the riverside Market.

This trip has helped me with my PBL because it has told me a lot about the town and we are going to use the information for our create for PBL.

Have you been to Margaret Mahy playground?