I am Learning to Solve Subtraction Problems by Counting back from the Largest Number.

I am in Toru for maths and we have been learning how to solve subtraction problems by counting back from the largest number. We do this by holding the largest number in our heads and using our fingers to count back.

My Reflection

I think that it is a bit tricky to keep the big number in your head and count back on your fingers, but I am trying my best. Counting backwards is a good way to solve take away problems.

I am Learning to Find Information from a Text.

I am in Max Group for Reading. I am Reading at Orange Level 16. We have been learning how to find information from a text.  We read the nonfiction book Guinea Pigs and made a mind map to show the different facts that we learned.

My Reflection

It was easy to find the facts in the book, especially because my neighbour has two guinea pigs. I liked reading about guinea pigs. I like them because they are cute.

I am Learning to add Detail to my Writing.

Room 8 has been learning how to add detail into our writing to make it more interesting. We can think about the questions: Who? What? Where? When? How? and Why? to help us add this detail.
We have recently started swimming again and chose this shared experience to write about.

I went swimming with my classmates. I went swimming on Friday and we did jump jam in the pool because we always do it on Friday. We do it to practice how to swim. The water was cold but I still had so much fun.

My Reflection

I am proud of my writing because it is a bit long. I think that I did a good job of adding detail. I think that it is a bit easy to add detail because you just have to answer the questions (who, what, where, when, how, why?). I think that I will try to add detail in my writing from now on to help to make it more interesting.

I am Learning to Draw Patterns.

Room 8 made flower headbands for the Term 4 Wearable Arts Show. We copied and created new patterns to put onto the different petals. We worked hard on our art and had a lot of fun making and displaying it.