Solving addition problems using Place Value as a Strategy! - Rubana and Elle.

Problem:

Joseph has a CD collection of 188 CD’s. For his birthday he gets another 157 CD’s. How many CD’s does he have in his collection?

Step 1: Read the problem.

Step 2: Put the problem into a equation.

           188+157 = ____

Step 3: Choose a Strategy. Place Value.

Step 4: Solve the equation.

           188 + 100 = 288

            288 + 50 = 338

            338 + 7 = 345

          

Learning Advise - Always keep/remember the big number.

Solving addition problems using rounding and compensating as a Strategy! Jade and Krisana.

Problem:

Joe has $18.88 in his pocket when he goes to Botany. He gets another $8.25 from his dad. How much money does he have to spend at the mall?

Step 1: Read the problem

Step 2: Put it into a maths equation: $18.88 + $8.25 =

Step 2:choose strategy: (Rounding & compensating) 

Step 3:solve the equation:

$18.88 + $8.25 = 

(18.88 + 1.12) + (8.25 - 1.12) =

20 + 7.13 = 27.13

Inquiry - Building a raised garden!

As part of our Inquiry for this term we had an experiment to see what type of soil will be the best for plants to grow in. Three weeks ago room 5 planted 20 beans in a old fish tank. This tank is filled with 4 different types of soils. They are sea sand, river sand, clay, potting mix, pebbles, and cotton wool.

The plants have been growing for a long time now and they have turned out really good. In some soils the beans did not grow at all, and in other soils they have shown amazing growth. It is pretty obvious that river sand and potting mix are best suited to plant beans in. Please come in and have a look at our experiment in class.

We are inquiring to find out how to build a sustainable raised garden. We are researching to find out how to use soil that will drain well, what plants will grow best in such an environment and how to build the raised garden.

At a later stage we will ask parents to come and help to build our raised gardens.

By Elle and Rubana!

Area of a Triangle!

We have learned to work out the Area of a Triangle. It is not as easy as the Area of a Rectangle. You have to measure the base and the height of the triangle. Then divide the base by two to get half of it and multiply that by the height. The formula is Area = Half of the Base x Height. If we can remember that we will always be able to work out the Area of a Triangle.
This poster will help us all remember how to do this. Have a look every time you forget how to work out the Area of a Triangle.

By Louise!

Circumference!

We have learned to work out the circumference of a circle. It is actually very easy. It is important to make sure you know what the radius or diameter is so that you can multiply it with the value of Pi (3.14).

Have a look at the poster we made to help us remember how to do this.

Louise and Samantha!

Time-zone mapping!

Time-zone mapping is a Travel-wise program where students take part in an activity, where we walk for 15 minutes around Wattle Downs to see how long it will take to get to and from school from different areas. The focus is to get enough data to create a time-zone map. A time-zone map is a map that shows how long it takes to walk to school. This map will be shared with our school community so everyone will be able to see how easy it is to travel with sustainable transport.

Armed with our pedometers on our hips and our clipboard by our side we were ready to walk for our first 5 minutes. As our group strutted along the streets and across the road we met our first destination, a house on the corner with a stunning water feature glimmering in the sun. We snapped our first picture spreading our hand out making a five. We then opened the green clipboard and marked down the number of our steps. After that we started our timer again and continued walking.

As we came around the bend to see the back of the golf course it had almost been ten minutes. We carried on strolling until finally the timer beeped ten minutes. We looked to the side and saw a house with tropical palm trees. We took another photo this time with both hands making a ten. Again we restarted our pedometers and began walking again. We went past house after house until we saw the mass of green grass. “We made it to the golf course!” we shouted with excitement. With that same excitement we kept on walking hard to get to our final destination. Our final photo was a photo taken of our group standing around a golfball cemented into the ground. We then turned around and started the 15 minute journey back to school where the other groups were waiting for us. 

As we got back to class we uploaded our pictures onto the computer and tallied up all of our foot steps. Amazingly we got more than we expected. Time-zone mapping was a fun day and a great experience. Hopefully all the families in our school will make use of our brand new time-zone map to see how easy it is to travel around our picturesque neighborhood with sustainable energy.

A huge word of thanks Haley from Travel-wise and the parents that walked with us for making this day possible.

By Jade and Siobhan

Volume!

Louise and I have decided to design a poster for our class to remind us how to work out the volume of a cube or a rectangular prism. We have posted it on the blog to remind everyone how to do it if they forget.

Jade!

Area!

In our measurement pre-test we realized that we sometimes forget out the area of a rectangular shape.
Samantha and I decided to design a poster to remind us how to work out the area of a rectangular shape.

We have posted it on our blog so that anyone can be reminded how to do it.

Louise

Perimeter!

In our measurement pre-test we realized we sometimes forget how to workout perimeter. So Louise and I decided to make a poster to remind us how to work out the perimeter of an object.
Every time you forget you can have a look at this poster on our blog.

Samantha!

Advertisement: House for sale.

We learnt to use emotive words. We wrote an advertisement to sell our own homes. I used emotive words to make my advertisement sound better.

Magnificent Family Home

This is a one in a million chance to buy an excellent family home. With great memories held within and a caring neighborhood all around, this is the family home to have.

With a spectacular 10 hole golf course only 100 m down the street, it attracts people from all over Manurewa. If your’e looking for somewhere to educate your children, why not enroll at Reremoana School only five minutes drive away. With friendly neighbors on every street. You do not want to miss out on this lovely home.

This family home is completed with a wonderful garden filled with big, bright and bold colours of every flower you could think of. A peaceful water feature sits in the back yard, surround by beautifully manicured flower garden. A charming deck area makes you feel like you have stepped into a magazine. This garden is so vibrant with colours you would want to spend every day there.

If you have a family of three or more this home will suit your lifestyle. One room can turn into a study, a beautiful little girls room with pink polka dots galore and two other spacious bed rooms.

If you’re a family who loves cooking, this home has a perfect size kitchen just for that, where the aroma of the food spreads right through the house. A family room with surround sound will make any movie fanatic feel right at home. A peaceful lounge concludes this spectacular living area.

With easy access to an internal garage makes it easier to stay dry on a wet day.  

This house has been great to my family and I, so I hope that who ever buys this house feels the same way. 

So if your a family seeking and eager to find a house than look no further, this could potentially change your life style.

By Siobhan

Advertisement: House for sale.

We learnt to use emotive words. We wrote an advertisement to sell our own homes. I used emotive words to make my advertisement sound better.

Loving Home needs a new owner

You have a one in a million chance to purchase a spectacular one story house. I never wanted to leave this home but sadly I have to let go and move on. I’ve lived in this house for many years and would like to see another satisfied family move in. This magnificent house has eye catching colourful gardens and beautiful trees.

You will have the most friendliest neighbours I’ve ever met and have stupendous memories you will never forget. There is a 10 hole green golf course close by and a beautiful sandy beach just minutes away, with an eye catching view of the crystal clear water. 

This exotic house has: 4 spacious bedrooms or 3 and a study. A formal lounge with comfortable seating. A dining room, a stunning kitchen and a 2 car garage. This wonderful house is special to me and I will miss it dearly. 

This sensational house is just for you. This house is the one thing you need and you know it. This is an unbelievable deal. If your interested phone the number below. This decision will change your life!

By Jade

Water Cycle

We learnt to write an explanation. We wanted to give enough information so younger students will know what the water cycle is when they read our explanation.

The water cycle is a very complex system but is an easy thing to learn about. The cycle consists of: evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection. This is how the amazing cycle works.

The first part of the water cycle is evaporation. Evaporation is when the sun heats up water in mostly: Rivers, Lakes and the Ocean. By this the water rises up into the sky to make wet clouds. 

Condensation is the next part of the water cycle. Once the water has evaporated the water vapors in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid forming clouds that we see today. This is called condensation.

Eventually precipitation occurs. The clouds get overloaded with water and falls back to the Earth in the form of: rain, hail or snow. 

After the water has fallen it gets sent into: Rivers, Streams and underground reservoirs. The water also goes onto the land and can help feed animals and even feed plants. This is called collection. The water cycle will eventually start all over again. This is the Water Cycle.

By: Jade, Shanay, Christine, Ryan and Aidan   

The Water Cycle

The water cycle is the cycle of how water travels around to creates a cycle that includes the following: Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation and Collection. The cycle firstly starts with Evaporation.

Evaporation; is when the sun heats up the water and turns it into steam or water vapor, it then rises into the air where something very interesting happens to it. Condensation .......

Condensation; This is when the water vapor becomes cold, it then turns back into liquid. You know, like when you boil the kettle and the little drops of water form on the objects that is next to the kettle. That is what Condensation is. Thousands of feet in the air the same thing is happening but those little drops turns into the fluffy white clouds we see today.

Precipitation; This is another word for raining.This happens when a certain amount of water fills up the fluffy white clouds.The clouds then turn a gloomy grey color. Water then comes back down to earth in the form of rain, hail or snow.

Collection; As buckets full of water fall back down to earth it either ends up in: lakes, rivers, huge oceans or the land around us. The water that is on the land could possibly soak up into the earth and become ground water or a little bubbly spring underground. If not it will run over the moist soil and end up in oceans, lakes or rivers where the water cycle starts over again with the process of Evaporation.

By Siobhan, Samantha, Brock and Joshua  

Water Cycle Clip

Cycle Safety - Bigfoot Adventures.

Last Tuesday the Year 7/8’s had the opportunity to learn to be safe on their bikes. This is very important because lots of cyclists get killed on our roads every year, and most of us ride on our bikes to and from school. We had an hour and a half with the two instructors Tony and Theo from Big Foot Adventures. 

Firstly we talked about bike helmets. The three rules to make sure they fit properly is: 

Make a ‘Y’ underneath the ear with the straps. Have two fingers between the helmet and your eyebrows. Fit no more than two fingers flat between your chin and the strap. 

Next we discussed what to check on your bike before you ride and important parts that should be on your bike. Very important components to have on your bike is: 

A rear reflector and a front reflector when it’s dark (it’s illegal to not have one), two working brakes, a straight seat, pumped up tyres, functioning chain. 

Finally we went outside with our bikes. This was the adventure we all waited for. We had to split up into two groups, one did the ramps and the other did control and hand signals on the court. On the court we played a game that taught us how to be more balanced and have more control on our bikes. The game was played to go as slow as possible and reach the finish line last. Then we played a similar game to follow the leader but on our bikes. To play this game we had to follow Theo or Tony around and use hand signals three seconds before we turned around the corner. Our next activity was to practice turning our heads to the right to check behind us. After completing this part of the session me moved onto the more exciting part - the ramp challenge. Our instructors set up a course with ramps and a seesaw for us to complete. At first for some it was challenging but after a couple times through everyone enjoyed it. 

During our time with the instructors we learnt a lot about bike safety and how to be safe on the road. We are sure students from the Kereru team have better cycling skills to be safer on the road from now on.

By Louise and Samantha!