An icosahedron has 20 faces 

Room 13 have been very busy bees making 3D shapes out of brightly coloured paper and attaching thread to put on the class Christmas tree. The official name of a 3D shape is polyhedron which means a shape with many faces - and the diamonds we've been creating have 8 faces - an octahedron is the correct name.

We've also been making 3D shapes out of play dough and toothpicks. We counted the edges, vertices and faces of each of the shapes we made and recorded our results in a chart in our maths book. Someone in our class figured out that the vertices are the number of play dough blobs in your shape and the edges are the number of toothpicks in your shape (but you still have to count out your shape's faces). It was really fun to make the shapes, especially an icosahedron (picture on left).

Here's what some students thought bout making the shapes:

"I liked making the play dough creations because you could make up your own shapes and be inventive" - Max

"Making the shapes was quite fun" - Sasha

Our Christmas tree isn't completely decorated but some of our diamonds are on the tree (as pictured). Everyone loves the bright colours on the tree and hope to make more decorations so our tree looks great. Do you have any ideas for decorations?

By Georgie

Wow!!!

 In our class, we have a special wall, where everyone in our class can share quotes, projects or cool pictures they have taken or seen on the Internet. Everyone is allowed to put up something small whenever they want, but each week, a student in the class has to put up something that interests them, and they can put it in the "Wow!" frame.

Even up close, its hard to see him. Can you spot the man,
in amongst all those cellphones?

 Last week, it was Max's turn to put up something on the Wow wall. He found some images of a man who camouflages himself by PAINTING himself!!! We all went over to the wall, trying to find the man. It was quite easy to see him up close, but if you stood about two metres back, you honestly couldn't see him! We were amazed.

 This week, Connor has put up some pictures of funny - shaped letterboxes. Some look like animals. Some look like people. Others are things that we don't know!!!

 If you want to come and have a look at our "Wow" wall, you're more than welcome. All of the displays that have been in the frame are still up there. Come and have a look!!!
                                                                               
  By Georgina