transformations and tessellation in maths

In class we are learning all about Transformation.  We have had a challenge to creating a logo to represent ourselves.  We then need to use it to make some transformations.  Here is Heidi's logo challenge:


Here is Syrhys's Challenge:


We are learning about polygons and using them to create tessellations.  We looked at the artwork of Escher and then we had to create our own tessellation using either a parallelogram or an octagon as the base shape.

Here is Bayley's tessellation:



Here is Liam's:

Place Value Experts

Today we had some of our year 5 and 6 students talking about place value.  I think they have done a fabulous job of teaching us a bit about place value.  What do you think?

Our City

We made a city of tiny houses from the work we did during our communication theme. We practised using perimeter and area to make our house. This city was then given to Nazareth to play with during rainy day lunches. Here are some photos:

Year four Shantytown camp...

We had a lot of fun at out Shantytown overnight camp.  The highlight for all of us was spotlight, it was so exciting!  Not everyone had a fabulous night sleep  but we all had an amazing time.

Thank you to all the parents that came along to help us out.

First, we listened to the safety brief.

We had fun eating together in the Cafe.

These are the fabulous parents that came on camp with us.

We got to have a go on  the playground.

We had blindfolded pillow fights.

The next morning, we all dressed up in olden day clothes.

We got to go for a ride on the train.

We played games from the olden days.

Mrs Bellis and Mrs Swinburn were a bit sneaky, they hid and gave some of us a big surprise.

We did some cool mathematical challenges.

We learned about Kehu - Superman of the West.

We dug a hole and planted Saint Patrick's School's very own tree at Shantytown.

WALT: predict how many faces, edges and vertices a pyramid has by looking at patterns we can find

This week we have been exploring patterns when looking at 3D shapes.
This is Danica's explanation to working out the number of faces, edges and vertices of a pyramid.