Numeracy - BEDMAS

This week for BEDMAS in the Number Ninjas we were focusing on BEDMAS/Integers. I found this quite fun to do. At the start I found this a bit tricky however eventually I found it easier. 

Miss Power then gave us the task to create a presentation/demonstration about something you have learned in maths. So, Kaede and I decided to make a video using iMovie explaining how to solve BEDMAS equations. I found this task very fun to do!!

Maths Workbook - Wk3 T3 2018

This week the topic for our workbook was 3D Shapes. I found this kind of easy and fun - I liked learning the different shapes that I have never heard of before. I also liked finding out what the different shapes are used for/in (like a Toblerone chocolate bar being a triangular prism). 

T2 Wk9 Numeracy

This week for numeracy our workbook was focusing on word problems. I found this workbook quite easy and used strategies like short division, algorithms and addition to solve the problems. 

Wk8 Tm2 Reflection

This week for maths we had another workbook on algebra. This time I had a better understanding and found it way easier because of this. 

Wk7 T2 Reflection

This week for numeracy we have been focusing on algebra and algebraic equations. I found this a bit confusing and a bit tricky but after a while I got the hang of it then I found it way easier. 
The trick I learnt was that if you can't work out the problem the easier way to do it is it work backwards. 

Wk5 T2 2018

This week we have been focusing on equivalent fractions. I found this quite easy but also very very fun. 
I have learnt how to multiply a fraction by a fraction as well as multiplying a fraction by a whole number. It is actually easier than you think!!!!
How to multiply a fraction by a fraction: 

1. Multiply the numerators of both the fractions to get the new numerators.
2. Multiply the denominators of both fractions to get new denominators.
3. Simplify or change the number to a mixed number.

How to multiply a fraction by a whole number.

1. Rewrite the fraction as a whole number. To be able to rewrite the whole number as a fraction you have to put the number over a 1. Eg. if your number was 5, it would be 5/1.
2. Then follow the steps above to get your answer.

Maths Workbook W4 T2 2018

This week for our maths workbook we have been working on division. I found this workbook pretty easy except for a few questions which I found a bit tricky as when using short division it didn't really work so I ended up having to calculate it. 
Fact: When you are doing short division and have to divide a number by another number (the last number you will have to divide) but you can't do it, just write a 0 up above and write 'r......???' (remainder....) and whatever number you were trying to divide next to it. 

Wk3 Percentages Workbook T2 2018

This week for numeracy we had to complete another percentages workbook. This time, I worked on what I got wrong last week and what I could improve on to get the correct answer. Half way through a slide I figured out that I had made a mistake and so I had to go back and fix up a couple of questions. I found it easier but a few questions I got a bit confused on. 
This week, one of the strategies I used was when you are finding percentages off a money amount you have to find the percentage of it and then subtract it off your total. 
Eg. 45% off $110 = $60.50
Start with finding 45% of 110 which is 49.5 then you subtract it from 110. Then you get your final answer. 

W4 Reflection T4

This week for numeracy we had to finish all the activities in the Angles slide. Then we had to find angles on a stick man. After we had completed those tasks we got to create our own stick man and find the angles. 



For literacy this week we have carried on with our topic 'Fossils & Archaeology'. We had to do x2 word work tasks, a fossil sequence, a digital dig, a making connections task, a report plan and also a report. Here are my tasks from this week. 

Making Connections









On Thursday, Madeline came and taught us about a new website that she found called Animaker. We got taught how to make a video about something that we have recently done or something that interests us. I did mine about the school athletics day. 

W3 T4 Reflection

This week for literacy our topic is Fossils and Archaeology. We had to complete a KVL chart for writing, 'what we know about fossils' activity for reading and a word work activity. I was finished early so I did another word work activity. 

For maths we are learning about geometry (shape). We had to complete a slide and make our own tangram. 

Week 10 Reflection

This week has been a bit of a topsy-turvy week because we got hardly any literacy time. For writing we had to watch the skill video that we made last week and write down some notes ready for us to write our explanation later on. Here is my explanation. 

This week for numeracy we worked on position and orientation. We had to do at least 3 of the 6 activies and create them in a cool way like stop-motion, screencastify, animoto etc. We then had to choose one of our activities to do an interactive DLO on. I chose the activity 'Around the World'.  Here is my interactive DLO, and two other position and orientation activities.

Here is a link to my emaze

Week 5 Reflection T3 2017

This week for writing we are learning about the whitebait life cycle and also a salmons life cycle. 
We had to use videonot.es to write down about a salmons life cycle. Then we had to write notes in a plan about a whitebait life cycle as well as creating a diagram. We also had to have one piece of free write to publish. I chose to do my writing on Endangered Species. 







For Word Work we had to found out about 5 terms that relates to a whitebait life cycle. For this we used a TIP chart which means 'Term, Information and Picture'. 


Link to TIP Chart


For reading we had to do a pre-reading activity about endangered animals. There were statements that you had to agree or disagree with. Then at the bottom there was a box where we could write down what we already knew about NZ endangered animals. 





For Maths this week we had to complete a problem solving slide the teacher had set for us. There was a couple of trial and error activities where you try and solve the answer. If you couldn't get it you could just have a really good try at it. We also had to learn the strategies that we got wrong in our diagnostics test and create a DLO about each of them. 

Week 4 Term 3 Reflection 2017

For numeracy this week, because it is maths week we had a hub westamaths competition on Thursday.
We were in chosen teams for this activity and my team came 1st so we each got a chocolate bar. In my team was me, Callum, Lilly, Adi and Jemma.

For PrEP we had to start and finish our PrEP profile and letter. We had to write a letter to apply for a job in PrEP and our profile was about us. Here is my profile.

For reading we had to write down three keywords about whitebait and then find information out about that topic. My keywords were Life Cycle, Habitat and also Food. Here is the information that I found out about my keywords. 




For writing we had to get in pairs on work on our own and watch a video of Damian McKenzie kick the ball over the post. We had to write a piece of writing from two chosen perspectives. My buddy was Katelin. Our perspectives that we wrote from was a Crusaders fan and also a Chiefs fan. Here is our writing.