STEAM Challenge: Cup Pryamid

We do love your STEAM challenges in Room 18. We look at upholding our school values of being kind, positive and respectful when contributing to our group discussions during this time. Sometimes it is a bit tricky to up hold these values when we are working with others so we have recognised it is something that we might have to keep working at. 

The challenge was to see how fast the team could build a pyramid out of cups without touching the cups directly with our hands. 

We could only use the tools provided - 6 cups, 4 pieces of string and a rubber band.

It was SO much fun and at times SO frustrating! We were pretty clever though and most groups managed to do it! 

Thanks Christchurch Boys High

Last Friday we were lucky enough to have a skills session around a number of sports with some of the boys from Christchurch Boys High School. We had a GREAT time with them!

Here are some photos to show you how we got on.

We love maths!

Cracking the 100 square code 

We have been having a wonderful time problem solving in maths this week. We needed to be code crackers, using what we know about the number system and using strategies to solve the problem. We had to think deeply about what we were doing, take risks, try things and talk about our thinking. It was so much fun.

Here are some images to show you our thinking and solving!