Problem Solving - Home Learning

Last week room 19 did some subtraction problem solving with our maths mates. These are some of the strategies I used for this question
Rhiannon had $52.00 in her bank account. Mum borrowed some money. Rhiannon had $48.00 left in her bank account. How much money did mum borrow?

The question was 52 - ☐ = 48
52 - 2 = 50   50 - 2 = 48
2 + 2 = 4
52 - 4 = 48

This is my reversibility strategy
48 + ☐ = 52
48 + 2  = 50 + 2 = 52   2 + 2 = 4
48 + 4 = 52

This is another strategy
52 - 48 = ☐
52 - 2 = 50   50 - 6 = 44
44 - 40 = 4 
52 - 48 = 4

I hoped you learned something from me today.
If you have any other strategies please share them with me by commenting. I hope you enjoyed this blog post.📖

Stepping Into The Shoes of James K Baxter

Room 19 stepped into the shoes of James K Baxter to write a poem 

We used his model and made it our own. This is mine:

MY BEDROOM

My bedroom was usual enough; it had a bed that was

Like a couch , a green school desk

That I did homework on, a bookshelf filled with my

favourite chapter books, a dresser

And a night -stand

That I piled all my precious things on

I did basically everything in my room;  homework,

gymnastics skills I needed to practise,

Slept peacefully in my nice warm bed covered with a

minion duvet and lots of pillows.

I did what girls do - watched videos on my pink bean

bag. Learning on my chromebook

Doing Nothing Important .

Rhiannon March

Success Criteria:  

“I will know when I am successful when I have…”

• Selected a place that is personally significant

I chose my bedroom because I feel safe because  I  am around my family

• Begun with My bedroom was usual enough
• Listed at least 5 nouns related to the place
• Listed 5 actions using STRONG verbs
• Included I did what girls do - watch videos-between the nouns and actions

Concluded with Doing Nothing Important or Similar.

I am poem

I Am

I am good at gymnastics

I wonder if I am going to make the Olympics

I hear the squeaking of the bar as people go round it

I see people doing tumbling trick flicks

I want  to have gym equipment at home

I am good at gymnastics

I pretend to be a famous gymnast sometimes

I feel excited when I get a new skill

I touch the mats with my hands as I do a cartwheel

I worry about moving up a level on a gym exam

I cry  sometimes if I don’t move up a level

I am good at gymnastics

I understand  some skills are harder than others

I say yay if I get a new skill

I dream of being a famous gymnast

I try to do my best at all the skills

I hope I can do competitive gymnastics

I am good at gymnastics

Rhiannon

Zentangle Art

Room 19 did Zentangle art.

This is what mine looks like.

Instructions

 First we drew around our hand then we cut it out.

After that we got a piece of card and blue tacked our hand to it. 
Then we put dye around it. I did green.

The next thing we did was to take the hand off the card then we drew zentangle patterns inside our hand shape with a sharpie pen.
If you like art give it a go. Here is a link for a tutorial of zentangle.
Zenangle for beginners step by step tutorial for how to draw a zentangle

Holiday Writing

This is my Holiday Writing.

 As you can see I wrote about Christmas. 

We opened presents at home first waited until lunch and then when went to nana's house and opened presents there.

What did you get for Christmas? 

Christmas Day

I heard wrapping paper scrunching around the living room.

I heard the clattering of pots and pans as mum was making pancakes in the kitchen.

I saw lots of presents lying on the floor.

I felt excited to make/play with the things I received.

I wondered what I would get from nana.

I wondered if my big sister was going to come over and spend Christmas Day with us.

Rhiannon February

I hope you enjoyed my Poem😳