Subtraction Algorthim

What is subtraction algorithm? Subtraction algorithm is a way of subtracting one number from another. It’s like where you follow a few simple steps to get the right answer. Algorithm is a use of a combination of borrowing and subtracting to find the difference between two numbers. For example, we want to subtract 457 from 935. 5- 7 = -2 (borrow 10 from the tens place). 5 + 10 = 15, then subtract 7 = 8. 3 (tens place) – 5 (tens) =-2 (borrow 100 from the hundreds place), 3+10=13, then subtract 5 = 8. 9 – 4 = 5. So the answer is 478.

I enjoy how the subtraction algorithm helps me break down big numbers into smaller.

Tokelau Language week

This week we learned about Tokelau Language Week. To celebrate Tokelau Language Week, we started researching 10 interesting facts about Tokelau. This is what me and my partner created and came up with.

I enjoyed learning about tokelau language week because we get to know more facts or informaition about it.

Interview – Stephen Crichton

In reading we created a Google slide explaining what we want to ask our favourite celebrity, sports player, or idol when we get a chance to. As you can see my favourite player I want to interview is Stephen Crichton. On the next page it is all about questions I want to ask. An example of this is “What is your favourite colour?”. This is where you get a chance to ask them questions and to know them more than just their name.

I enjoyed creating this Google slide because in the future you might be that person.

Informative Visual Presentation – Reading

LI: Create an informative visual presentation to share with the group.

For reading our challenge was to create an informative presentation about your favourite sport player. The person I picked to talk about was Stephen Crichton. This relates to a text called  “Mils Muliaina – All black” where a little boy called Alisana interviewed him and got information about his journey. In this presentation there are only 3 pieces of information I have found by doing some smart research about him. As you can see, Stephen Crichton was born in Apia Samoa which means his parents are Samoa. As a group we get to do a presentation to the reading group and talk them through what we researched or what we have found.

I enjoyed doing these challenges because it helps us learn more about their personality or journey.

Kingi Tuheitia & Kuini Nga Wai Hono I te Po

Our task was to create a google slide about the passing of Kingi Tuheitia and how he brought unity during his reign as the Maori King. Unity means bringing 2 different groups of people. An example of unity is through cultural connections or bringing religions. As you may think or know Kuini Nga Wai Hono I te po will carry on her fathers legacy by revising what her father did back in the days. Like how Kingi Tuheitia brought the cook islands and Maori Tangata together.

This activity was interesting because I learnt how Kingi Tuheitia’s movement was to unite and bring people together.

Netball – interschools

Last week on wednesday our year 5, 6s, 7s, and 8s netball team went to an interschool to verse other schools. Our game we played against was Stonefields which we won 13-1, this was a really good game because we started strong and positive. Our second game was against Tamaki Primary which was a close game but lost 8-7, we did so well and we still supported each other. Our third game was against Panama road which we won 17-1, this is one of the best scores we have gotten that day which is really good and that we have improved more. Our fourth game was against Glen Taylor which we lost 19-8, we still tried. Our last game was against Glenbrae. We lost 18-2. We did so well and had so much fun.

Provocation

LI: To make an informed opinion.

LI: To understand perspective.

LI: To understand that your perspective influences your opinion.

For inquiry we learned how to create our own provocation opinion about the 10 billion dollar spending choice that Paris made on the Olympics in pairs. We had to look at both perspectives of the situation. One being, why they should’ve spent the money on the Olympics, and the other being why they shouldn’t have spent it on the Olympics. We researched about why hosting the Olympics was a good idea. We listed down reasons on both perspectives and came up with our own informed opinion. “I think that they shouldn’t have spent the money on the Olympics because they only use the stadium for one year and it won’t be used again. This is a bad environment for them because they could of spent it on people in needs.”

I enjoyed this activity because I learnt how to make an informed opinion and learnt a few facts on the way.

Duffy box

For this activity the whole school created a Duffy box, for the books we recieve from Duffy. The reason why we created a duffy box is because most people dosen’t have a place to put them so they either throw them away or just leave them on their mat. We all had to design our boxes with our cultural patterns or we could have choosen zentangle patterns. I choose to do zentangle patterns cutrual patterns. The supplies we used to design our Duffy box was a pencil by pressing down gently, a ruler to line our patterns and a vivid to outline the pencil.

This was a fun activity to create because now we know where to put our books when we recieve them.

Reading reponses – Making the Team

LI: To make connections (self, text, world)

LI: To make inferences about the events in the text using the clues provided by the author.

LI: To read and understand a fictional text.

LI: To understand the purpose of the text.

Our reading text was about ‘Making the Team’. We read through the text as a group to find evidence for the questions that were on the side. The question I have answered was “Why was Dad running up and down the sideline. We recorded our responses, by using the comment tool so others can grab some ideas or information. We have used our smart searching skills to find the definition for the words that relates to the text. When we finished recording our answers, other people can reply to you and tell you a question to answer. For example: “Where does it say in the text that he was running up and down the sideline?”.

I enjoyed this task because I get to know how she felt when she didn’t make the rugby team.

Water safety – Thinking Grid

LI: To learn how and why we need to stay safe in and around water.

For this task, we have been learning how to keep safe in the water when you’re in trouble. As you can see there are 6 questions you get to answer. To keep safe in or around the water you always have to wear or keep a life jacket with you at all times so you don’t drown. In this task we researched and used our thinking skills to grab some ideas for the questions. For example: what do you always wear in the water? I would reply with “we always have to wear a life  jacket to make us breathe and float, if it is serious danger”.

I enjoyed doing this task because if I was in danger in the water, I could remember all the things I have learned about water safety.