Ski Hero - Reading Comprehension

Comprehension: 
1. How did Lee feel as he stood at the top of the bunny hill? 
C - scared 

2. How did Lynn feel about skiing? 
C - she would rather stay home. 

3. What did Lee do when he found out Huge was afraid? 
A - he told huge the truth about how he felt. 

4. When did Lee find his own fear going away? 
A - when he saw the other children laughing and having fun. 

5. How did Lee and Huge feel after the skied down the hill? 
B - They were glad they’d done it and wanted to ski more. 

Vocabulary: 
1. Frightening (7) 
“It looks scary” 

2. Unafraid (11) 
“It's only the bunny hill, right?” Lee said, trying to be brave. 

3. Foolish (16) 
Lee told himself that Huge was being silly.

Food Festival - Project

Ratio Problems

WALT - solve ratio problems using division.

1. A herd of 52 horses has 12 white and some black horses. What is the ratio of white to black horses?

12:52

52 - 12= 40 black horses

40 ÷ 2= 20

12 ÷ 2= 6

20 ÷ 2= 10

6 ÷ 2= 3

3:10

2. A pattern has 5 blue triangles to every 80 yellow triangles. What is the ratio of blue triangles to all triangles?

5 x 16= 80

80 ÷ 16= 5

80 + 5= 85

5:85

3. Noah drew 22 hearts and 76 circles. What is the ratio of circles to all shapes?

22:98

22 ÷ 2= 11

98 ÷ 2= 49

11:49

4. A pattern has 14 blue triangles to every 18 yellow triangle. What is the ratio of yellow triangles to blue triangles?

18:14

18 ÷ 2= 9

14 ÷ 2= 7

9:7

5. A pattern has 6 blue triangles to 42 yellow triangles. What is the ratio of yellow triangles to blue triangles?

42:6

42 ÷ 2= 21

6 ÷ 2= 3

21:3

21 ÷ 3= 7

7:1

6. A group of preschoolers has 63 boys and 27 girls. What is the ratio of boys to all children?

63 + 27= 90

63:90

63 ÷ 3= 21

90 ÷ 3= 30

21:30

21 ÷ 3= 7

30 ÷ 3= 10

7:10

Swimming Topic

Why do we need to learn how to swim?

William and Nela

Topic sentence:

Swimming is a skill we should all learn.

Supporting sentence:

While your at the beach things can happen superfast you could get lonely and the tide can push you out to deep water and without swimming lessons, you can maybe drown and die.

Closing sentence:

Overall swimming is very vital and this is why I believe we all as Gi need to know how to swim.

Comparing Fractions

Converting Fractions into Decimals

Worldwide Food Festival

Sacramento, California, one of the best places to be on earth. Especially where they showcase one of life's favorite food, bacon. The bacon festival is held on February the 6th to the 11th. It is packed with people in line ordering one of the worlds best mouth watering bacon. Menu packed with all different types of bacon, making it very hard for people to choose, well unless your a vegetarian. 

People coming all around the world just to have a taste of delicious bacon, suggested to have with beer. Also filled with entertaining showcases that brings people laughter and fun, which is why it is packed with lots of excitement.

Fractions, Decimals and Percentage Conversion Table

Maths Vocabulary

Rounding Big Numbers

4,948,679.458

Round this number to…

1. Nearest hundred thousands.
 4,948,679.458 
4,900,000 is before 4,948,679.458 and 5,000,000 is after. Since number 4 in ten thousands place is not greater than 5 then I will round it down to 4,900,000. 

2. Nearest tenths. 
4,948,679.458 
4,948,679.4 is before 4,948,679.458 and 4,948,679.5 is after. Since the hundredths place is 5 I will round it up to 4,948,679.5. 

3. Nearest whole number. 
4,948,679.458 
4,948,679 is before 4,948,679.458 and 4,948,680 is after. Since number 4 in the tenths place is not greater than 5 then I will round it down to 4,948,679. 

4. Nearest hundreds. 
4,948,679.458 
4,948,600 is before 4,948,679.458 and 4,948,700 is after. Since number 7 in the tens place is greater than 5 then I will round it up to 4,948,700. 

5. Nearest ten thousands 
4,948,679.458 
4,940,00 is before 4,948,679.458 and 4,950,000 is after. Since number 8 in the thousands place is greater than 5 then I will round it up to 4,950,000. 

6. Nearest hundredths. 
4,948,679.468 
4,948,679.45 is before 4,948,679.458 and 4,948,679.46 is after. Since number 8 in the thousandths place is greater than 5 then I will round it up to 4,948,679.46. 

7. Nearest thousands. 
4,948,679.458 
4,948,000 is before 4,948,679.458 and 4,949,000 is after. Since number 6 in the hundreds place is greater than 5 then I will round it up to 4,949,000. 

8. Nearest millions. 
4,948,679.458 
4,000,000 is before 4,948,679.458 and 5,000,000 is after. Since number 9 in the hundred thousands is greater than 5 I will round up to 5,000,000.

Rounding Decimals

WALT - Round Decimals.

24,689.475

Round this number to the….

- Nearest whole number

24,689, because it is before 24,689.475 and since number 4 in the tenths place is not greater than 5 then I will round it down to 24,689.

- Nearest ten thousands

20,000, because it is before 24,689.475 and since number 4 in the thousands place is not greater than 5 then I will round it down to 20,000.

- Nearest tenths

24,689.5, because it is after 24,689.475 and since number 7 in the hundredths place is greater than 5 then I will round it up to 24,689.5.

- Nearest hundreds

24,700, because it is after 24,689.475 and since number 8 in the tens place is greater than 5 then I will round it up to 24,700.

- Nearest hundredths

24,689.48, because it is after 24,689.475 and since the thousandths place is 5 I will round it up to 24,689.48.

Reading - Questions - Worms for Dinner?

1. What was the festival called?

2. Where was the festival held?

3. How do you clean the worms in order to eat them?

4. What do worms eat?

5. What are worm droppings?

6. What is another word for tunnels?


Dampened - make something slightly wet.

Circulate - Moving freely or continuously through a closed area.

What part of speech is this word “encourage”?

What part of speech is this word “unfortunately”?

China Prepares To Welcome The Year Of The Fire Rooster!

1. How long does the Chinese New Year Festival last?

A month - Jan 28 to Feb 11

2. What is the other name for the festival?

Spring Festival

3. How do employers make sure people are able to enjoy the celebration with their friends and families?

They give their workers at least seven days of vacation

4. How many trips will Chinese residents make between January 28 and February 11?
About 3 Billion

5. Why is red the color of choice?

Because it is the symbol of fire.

6. How is the Lantern Festival celebrated?

By hanging red lanterns inside their homes and temples, they also participate in parades and the highlight of the dance is the dragon dance.

7. What are some of the traditional dishes eaten during the New Year festivities?

Fish, Dumplings, Spring Rolls, Tangyuan, Good Fortune Fruit, Niangao, Longevity Noodles

8. What do each dish signify?

Fish - an increase in prosperity, Dumplings - Wealth, Spring Rolls - Wealth, Tangyuan - Family Togetherness, Good Fortune Fruit - Fullness and wealth, Niangao - A higher income or a higher position, Longevity Noodles - Happiness and longevity

9.Why is the number four considered unlucky in the Chinese culture?

Because the word for the number sounds similar to the word death in Cantonese and is considered unlucky.

10. What are some of the traits of people born in the Year of the Rooster?

They are courageous, loyal, resourceful and talented.

11. What do astrologers predict will happen in the world this year?

Chinese astrologers believe that 2017 will not be a good year for those born under this sign and predict they will suffer financial losses and experience bad health.

Rounding to the Nearest Ten

WALT - round numbers to the nearest ten. 
Rounding to the Nearest Ten 

1. 2,469 
2,460 is before 2,456 and 2,470 is after, if I was to round to the nearest ten then I will round it up to 2,470 because it is the closest ten. 

2. 41,806 
41,800 is before 41,806 and 41,810 is after, if I was to round up to the nearest ten then I will round up to 41,810 because it is the closest ten. 

3. 219,411 
219,410 is before 219,411 and 219,420 is after, if I was to round up to the nearest ten then I will round it down to 219,410 because it is the closest ten. 

4. 658,414 
658,410 is before 658,414 and 658,420 is after, if I was to round it up to the nearest ten then I will round it down to 658,410 because it is the nearest ten.

Kintsugi

Rounding Whole Numbers (2)

WALT - round numbers to the nearest whole number.

1. 2,469.491

2,469 is before 2469.491 and 2,470 is after. Since 4 in the tenths place is not greater than 5 then I will round it down to 2,469.

2. 41,806.608

41,806 is before 41,806.608 and 41,807 is after. Since 6 in the tenths place is greater than 5 then I will round it up to 41,807.

3. 219,411.099

219,411 is before 219,411.099 and 219,412 is after. Since 0 in the tenths place is not greater than 5 then I will round it down to 219,411.

4. 658,414.584

658,414 is before 658,414.584 and 658,415 is after. Since 5 is in the tenths place I will round it down to 658,415.

5. 3,605,435.85

3,605,435 is before 3,605,435.85 and 3,605,436 is after. Since 8 in the tenths place is greater than 5 then I will round it up to 3606,436.

Rounding Whole Numbers

WALT - round whole numbers.

Round each number to the nearest whole number.

1. 3687.86 3688

3687.86 is between 3687 and 3688. Since I am rounding up to the nearest whole number I will look at the number in the tenths place to decide whether to round up or down. Because 8 is greater than 5 I will round up to 3688.

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2. 476.4 476

476 is before 476.4 and 477 is after. Since 4 in the tenths place is not greater than 5 then I will round it down to 476.

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3. 139,845.52

139,845 is before 139,845.52 and 139,846 is after. Since the tenths place is 5 then I will round it down to 139,46.

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4. 98.789

98 is before 98.789 and 99 is after. Since 7 in the tenths place is greater than 5 then I will round it up to 99.

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5. 266.08

266 is before 266.08 and 267 is after. With the tenths place being 0 then I will have to round it down to 266.

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6. 70,899.384

709,899 is before 70,899.384 and 709,900 is after. Since 3 in the tenths place is not greater than 5 then I will round it down to 709,899.

Shake Out Drill

Letter - Laura Tupou

Dear: Laura Tupou 

Your talk with us at Glen Innes School has truly motivated us, you have proved that from any kind of background rich or poor, you can achieve anything even if your doing small things like reading lots of books because even that can lead you to a great career. 

How challenging was it for you to make it to newshub? And how long did it take you?

A Game to Play with Everyone: Drawing

A Game to Play with Everyone

Game: Over and under

William

Joedzy

George

Solomone

Point of the game/skill: working as a team, speed

Equipment: 2 balls (netball, soccer, volley) 4 cones

How to play the game:

10 people 5 in each team, forming a line

The ball will start in the front of the line, the first person will pass the ball to the person behind by giving it at the back of the head, then the person that receives the ball gives it to the person behind by passing the ball under between her/his legs. This will be repeated until the ball ends up to the last person and she/he will run to the front of the line with the ball giving it the person in front then she/he will run to the finish line up in front, once they are there they will sit down, then the people in the line will have to repeat this process until there is no one left.

Conversion Table

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Conversion Table.
Converting fractions to decimals and percentages.

Types of Fractions

Zero Fractions:

If the numerator of a fraction is zero, then the value of the fraction is always zero, no matter what the denominator is.

Note: you can never have 0 for the denominator of a fraction, because you can't divide something into zero parts.

Whole Fractions:

If the numerator and denominator is the same, then the value of the fraction is always one.

Improper Fractions:

If the numerator is bigger than the denominator, then it is a improper fraction.

Mixed Fractions/Numerals:

If they is 1 whole and a proper fraction, then it is a mixed fraction.

What Are Fractions?

Fractions are part of a whole. E.g If there is a pizza and it is cut equally into 4 quarters then the fraction would be 4/4 but if one piece was to be gone then the fractions would be ¾.

4/4

3/4                          

Divisibility Rule Work (2)

WALT - use the divisibility rules identify numbers that are divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

Number	2	3	4	5	6	8	9
1060	Yes		Yes	Yes
1503		Yes					Yes
4075				Yes
1772	Yes		Yes
1330	Yes			Yes
3948	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes
4044	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes
1242	Yes	Yes			Yes		Yes
1158	Yes	Yes			Yes
1368	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
6606	Yes	Yes			Yes		Yes
2340	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes