Monday 30 May 2011

9 times table test.

Kakapo students should know their times tables and division facts back to front and upside down each way from Sunday. All that and a packet of chips.
See if you can get someone else in your whanau to complete this task..... Give them a race - make it a family competition.




Wednesday 18 May 2011

Brain Power

See if you can get the most information about these staggering human abilities by understanding the following words:
Savant is a rare condition in which people with developmental disorders have one or more areas of supreme expertise
Pi: (some of you may know this)  is a mathematical number (3.1415.....) that can be used to find the edge (circumference) of a circle. The number of decimal points is continuous
Binary Numbers Our counting system uses a base of ten (ten symbols for numbers and then we use a separate column. A binary system uses two symbols for number I, 0. This system is used a lot in computers.
Epilepsy  is a brain disorder involving repeated, spontaneous seizures of any type. Seizures ("fits," convulsions) are episodes of disturbed brain function that cause changes in attention or behavior
See if you can find out what a petaflop is....


I will give you a test on some of these facts later in the week! 


Superhuman: the Incredible Savant Brain.
Infographic by Smarter.org

New Netball Link

We now have a link to the Hutt Valley Netball website where we can check the times of our netball games!
No excuses for not knowing games times now!
It's on the right hand column of this blog and our class blog, check it out netballers!

Tuesday 10 May 2011

hunting technique of a snake....

Watch this clip and see if you can categorize the hunting style of the snake and identify the strengths of the snake that make it a successful hunter.

Watch out - Hunting involves death. The Humming Bird IS HARMED (severely harmed) in the making of this clip.


Monday 2 May 2011

Animal Noises!

Just an interesting clip to welcome everyone back to school for Term 2.
I hope everyone had a good holiday and are ready to get back into school.
A Syndicate newsletter will be sent out in the next few days, This will be available on the tab above.

Are you as Talented as Mel?