Reading Week 7/8 - A Building That Christchurch Needs

Homeless shelter 

Christchurch needs a homeless shelter so the homeless would not take over the library in winter. this would provide them food and water and a space to clean. Down stairs will be a space to donate clothes. I think this would be a good idea so he would not huddle in parks and take over the library.

I am not sure where this building would be because there are still old building in the area I would like to put it but, I'm not sure if the council will knock the buildings down. I wonder if the council is thinking about making a homeless shelter? 

Christchurch Northern Corridor Open, But is it Really that Great?

Christchurch Northern Corridor

BEEP BEEP, the cars are piling up on Cranford Street. Cranford Street used to be more controlled but these days cars zoom and block up the road. Now that the new motorway is open, do people find it hard to get to places or do they find it easier? 

picture by the stop lights at Cranford street (St Albans) 

Are people even happy with the new changes? There are pros and cons to the new layout for these roads.Some think it's better because there is less traffic on their street, but it is directing the other

from that street to the other streets. For some people it is easier to get to places but for others

it's harder. It is hard to cross Cranford street now even if there are traffic lights. Cars pile up and block

the crossing. There are also more buses now. The road works have also affected the people around Cranford

Street. During the roadworks there were lots of sleepless nights and loud noises during the day. They have finally

stopped making loud noises but are they really finished?! 

They are making some side streets skinnier. They made some of the side streets one way, but some

people just ignore the signs. One day there's going to be an accident! 

The council says they want to boost the economy but there is no parking by the small

businesses on Cranford Street. People can’t go to the coffee shops or the dairy. How is this boosting

the economy? 

Some people are happy with the new motorway, some think it made the streets around

Cranford more dangerous and noisy. So, is the motorway a good idea or was it just a waste of money? 

 

Statistical Investigation of how people get to school

Student Transport to School

For maths this week week had to survey  people. My survey was about mode of transport. I displayed my work on a pie chart to show the percentage. 

Surprisingly none walked or took any other form of transport, probably because it was drizzling. I wonder what the results would be if it was not wet that day? 

Go Help Ōnawe Pa!

This week for maths The teachers wanted us to help the people at Ōnawe Pa, they were under the attack of Te Rauparaha. We had to use maps to find the most direct route to their pa.  

1. Find and plot your current location as a coordinate (Kaiapoi Pa) - where is this in relation to the centre of Ōtautahi? Kaiapoi Pa 75,05

2. Find and plot your destination as a coordinate (Ōnawe Pa) - where is this in relation to the centre of Ōtautahi? Onawe Pa 94,54 

Onawe Pa 115 km E (east), 130 km S (south) of Chch 

3. You must measure distance between the two locations ( remember the roads we have today may not be your chosen path)

 

4. What is the most direct route from one place to the other by foot and by waka

5. Include the compass directions both locations are from the centre of Ōtautahi Kaiapoi Pa NNE (north north east) of Christchurch , Onawe Pa SE (couth east) of Christchurch

6. See if you can give the co-ordinates for St. Francis 

71,84  

 I wonder wich one of the maori had the idea of a pa?
 How they used to make maps when they didn't have a birds eye view? 

Pa week

Wonderful Pa Week! 

This week our learning focus is on pa's. A pa is where the Maori kept their tribe safe with fences and trenches. 

For maths you had to design a pa, you had to calculate the area and the perimeter. I built a pa on mine craft using the same perimeter and area as my plan in my maths book. 

For reading we had to make a website selling a pa a made a google site but I don't know how to link it so there is just a screen shot. 

In writing we had to sell the pa we made for maths. I made it on canva and wrote about how big it is and its  features.