Rounding numbers

Success Criteria -

• I must remember to add the numbers before and after
• I must look for the number given - hundredth/tens/thousands

4, 897, 542.854

Round the number to the….

1 - Nearest thousands

I will look at the number in the thousands place, which is 7. Now I will substitute all of the numbers after 7 with the number 0. Now the number will become 4, 897000. I know that this is the thousands number before 4, 897, 542.854. The number after that will be 4, 898000. I will look at the number after 7, which is 5, and now I know to round up. The nearest thousand is 4, 898000.

2 - Nearest tenths

The nearest tenth is 4, 897, 542.900. I know this because I looked at the number in the tenths place, which is 8. I then substituted the numbers after with 0. The number became 4, 897, 542.800, which is the number before. The tenths number after 4, 897, 542.854 is 4, 897, 542.900. I then looked at the number after 8, which was 5. 5 indicates that I should round up. That is how I got my answer.

3 - Nearest ten thousands

I will first look at the number in the ten thousands place, which is 9, and all of the numbers after 9 will become 0. The number is now 4, 890000. This is the number before 4, 897, 542.854. The number after would be 4, 90000. I will look at the number after 9, which is 7. This means I will round up to 4, 90000.

4 - Nearest hundreths

Since I am rounding to the nearest hundredths number, I will look at the number in the hundredths place, which is 5. I will now change all of the numbers after to 0. The number is now 4, 897, 542.850, which is the number before. The number after would be 4, 897, 542.860. Now I will look at the number after 5, which is 4. 4 Shows me that I must round down. The answer is 4, 897, 542.850.

5 - Nearest tens

My answer is 4, 897, 540. This is because I looked at the number in the tens place, which is 4. Then I made all of the other whole numbers after this to 0. The number became 4, 897, 540. This would be the number before, and the number after would be 4, 897, 550. Now I will look at the number after 4, which is 2, and 2 indicates that I must round down. Therefore, my answer is, again, 4, 897, 540.

6 - Nearest whole number

To find the nearest whole number, I will first look at the last whole digit in this number, which is 2. I will not worry about the numbers after the decimal point, because those numbers are not whole numbers. But I will look at the number in the tenths place, which is 8. 8 will help me to decide whether to round up or down. SInce 8 is bigger than 5, I will round up to the nearest whole number, which is 4, 897, 543.

7 - Nearest hundreds

My answer is 4, 897, 500 because I did this. First, I looked at the number in the hundreds place, which is 5, and then I made all of the numbers after 5 become 0. The number changed to 4, 897, 500, which I decided, was the tens number before the original number. The number after that is 4, 897, 600. After I did this, I looked at the number after 5, which was 4, and 4 is less than 5 so I rounded down to get my answer!

Today I learned how to round numbers to the nearest ten, hundred, thousand and much more. It was fun learning about these things, and we also did an activity on rounding.

Making Up A Game

During the time that some of our Year 7 and 8 students went to camp, Room 7 was making up fun games to play with the younger kids. We were all in groups of 4 or 3, and my group made up a really fun game that the children LOVED!  Here are the rules of our game, Rock Paper Scissors Round...

Rock Paper Scissors Round

WALT - Work together as a team

Equipment - Listening Ears, Cones for obstacles, cones for objects to protect

How to play the game -

• Equal amount of teammates
• 2 teams
• Object to protect
• Everyone lining up in a single file
• When I say GO the first person from each team will run towards each other
• When they meet, they do a round of Rock Paper Scissors
• Winner carries on trying to get to the other team’s object
• Keep on doing rounds of Rock Paper Scissors
• Winner keeps on carrying on
• If someone reaches the object, their whole team switches sides
• This time, instead of trying to get to the other team’s side, they try to get back to their side, with the object in hand
• If the person carrying the object loses to the other team, they hand it over
• Team that gets the other team’s object back to their base wins

Infographic - What are fractions & Different types of fractions

Infographic - Earthworms

I made an infographic to show facts about earthworms. I also included photos to make the infographic more interesting. These are only a little bit of facts about earthworms. I think that there are more, but these are the facts about Earthworms that I know...

Basic Facts on Prototec

Name: Jazire

Today I sat Stage 8 Timed on prototec. I got 75%, or 30/40. I think I could have done better...

The part I found difficult was Percentages, fractions & decimals. Another hard part of the test was Factors and Multiples. I will try to gain more knowledge about these things in order to improve, and in order to get a higher score next time.

Treasure Quest Multiplication

Today for maths, I played around with a treasure hunting multiplication game on a site called Maths Playground. I had a target, which was a number, and then I had a multiplication chart. I had to find my target as many times as the game had asked me to. For example, if my target was 9, and there was a little 3 on the top left side above the 9, I would have to find 9, 3 times. This game was really fun and I would love to play it again!

Basic Facts - Fact Monster

Today for Basic Facts, I used a site called Fact Monster. It is a maths site you can use to practise all types of maths strategies.  I chose to practise my tables, and I clicked on Level 7, the highest and hardest level. I answered 8 questions correctly in 2 minutes…

Basic Facts on Integers

Today I did some maths on Maths Playground. The rules of the game were that, there were two numbers under every one number, which meant that the two numbers totaled up to the number on top of it. It was pretty difficult to understand, but I now know how to play the game. I also solved the whole pyramid in under 2 minutes!

Top 10 Attractions in NZ

Top 10 Attractions in New Zealand

These are my top 10 attractions in NZ. Some of the marked/pinned places are hidden underneath another. My rankings were….

Matariki Poems

Matariki is the Maori new year

When the seven stars will appear

We can predict what the coming year will be like

From how clearly we can see them with our naked eyes

The legends behind it fascinates us.

Matariki is celebrated in many different ways

Adults are busy preparing the hangi

Kids  are having fun flying their kites

Stories are shared by elders

These are few of many activities we do to celebrate Matariki.

By Joshua

Haiku

Shining in the night

People watching all over

A beautiful sight

By Joshua and Jazire

Limerick

The stars they shine in the night

They blind us with their lights

Then they disappear

But have no fear

They will come back into sight

Joshua and Jazire

Diamanti

Stars

Golden Dots

delicate  little lights  

Bright as the sun

A cluster of shooting stars

Speckled across the sky

Shimmering and glittering

Seven sisters

Stars

By Joshua

Acrostic Poem

M - Maori new year

A - A Time to celebrate

T - Twinkling stars that illuminate the sky

A - Ancestors are remembered

R - Resources have been gathered

I - Interesting stories have been told

K - kites have been flown

I - I love matariki

By Joshua

Diamante poem

Matariki

Fun festive

Preparing planting festing

Kites stars whanau kai

Singing dancing honouring

Captivating fantastic

Maori new year

By Joshua

    

                                

                                          

  

Last week Friday, we all had things to do for Matariki, which was to be celebrated in the school hall. I made animations, but I also helped my classmates to make some Matariki poems. These are all of the poems that were made that day...

                                                          

Order Of Operations

Today I played an Order of Operations game where I had an unfinished equation at the bottom of my screen. I had to use the numbers on top of the equation to solve it, but I had to use them wisely. It was a fun game to play, and I really enjoyed it, so I think that maybe I’ll play it again someday.

Adding Integers

Number Conundrum Integers

Today I did a maths activity on Number conundrum Integers. At first I didn’t understand how to play,
but I got used to it and found out how the game worked. There was a pyramid shape, and a few
numbers in some of the boxes. The rules were that every number (besides the bottom ones) had
2 numbers beneath it that added up to itself. I completed 2 pyramids and took screenshots.

My Pepeha Presentation

Today I used screencastify to record my pepeha presentation. I really enjoyed mucking around with this recording tool and I might be using it often during my learning time.

Why people travel or visit different places

I have made a powtoon showing different reasons people might want to go to other places. I had lots of fun making this animation, and I hope you enjoy watching it!

Alliteration Rap Song

In class, we have recently been learning about Poetic Devices. Most of them happen to be parts of figurative language, and my favourite one is Alliteration. I found a funny and education rap song about Alliteration and I decided to post it on my blog.
I think this is very good for my learning, as I learnt how alliteration is a repetition of words that star with the same letter.

What makes a good scientist? - Making an Infographic

Today I made an infographic using the site 'Canva'. My topic for the infographic was on what makes a good scientist... I came up with lots of ideas including things such as the hypothesis, experiments, results, and the questions that scientists ask themselves after getting their test results.

I had fun making the infographic, and I am proud of the work I have done today!

Learning about Poetic Devices

Today, for writing, we learnt a bit about poetic devices. Poetic devices can be used to create rhythm, including repetition and rhyming. I did a lot of work on Similes, Metaphors, Personification, Imagery, Alliteration and Assonance, Hyperbole Repetition and Rhyme. I had to find their definitions, give my own examples of them, and much much more! But I loved working on poetic devices today, and I am looking forward to more fun activities, though it took my 100 years to finish! That was a Hyperbole right there!

A Fun Story About Electricity

Making A DLO about Integers

Today I made a digital learning object on integers. I made it for my teacher to show to some of my classmates, to help them with their learning.

Side Portraits

Today for art we drew and painted side portraits of ourselves. I am happy with how mine came out.

Tech - Graphics: Making A Logo

Today I made a logo and slogan for m made up charity.

Teaching Simple Algebra

Today I created a short slideshow that talks about simple algebra. I hope you will learn from my small talk!

Earbud Art

Technique: I took 5 earbuds and stuck them together, then I dipped them in paint to make dots for the leaves.

Colour: I mixed the colours together to make the different coloured leaves. From the branch out, the colour goes from dark to light, as it is the start of Autumn and the end of Summer.

Success: All the things that were good in my art were....

The way the colour faded from one season to another.

The shape of my tree (it looks like a windy day).

The silhouette tree trunk.

The highlights.

What I need to work on: I think the main thing I need to work on is the way I place my branches, because some of them were just too close to each other.

Cooking With Room 7 & Writing a descriptive paragraph!

WALT write a descriptive paragraph about a muffin

Today in our class, Group 1 (All girls and 1 boy) got to bake muffins with Mrs. Tulumi. We are learning to describe the muffins using our 5 senses, and one paragraph...

Smell - When I was helping to stir the muffins with the electric whisk, I could smell the sweet sensation of cocoa powder, sugar, milk and eggs. It smelt sweet and pleasant

See - The mixture was brown, of course, and it looked creamy and very rich. I could see that the mixture was good looking and attractive.

Taste - Above is a picture (1st one) of my friend Temu and I tasting the mixture. It was sensational! The mixture tasted so scrumptious. And it was very moist and soft as well.

Feel - When the muffins were baked, and we pulled them out, I could feel that the crust was crunchy. The muffins themselves were fluffy and puffy at the same time!

Hear - When the muffins were finished baking, I heard the alarm warning us, so I scurried along to the oven with a bunch of friends and we carefully hoisted the muffin trays out. Outside of the school kitchen, I heard kids running around playing. It was an enjoyable day.

Writing an explanation on Key Competencies

WALT write an explanation

Success Criteria -

I must include detailed information

I must give valid reasons why or how

How the Key Competencies Help Us Become Successful Learners

There are 5 different Key Competencies. To remember these 5, you can use the word ‘TRUMP’.

Thinking, Relating to others,Using language, symbols and texts

Managing self, and Participating and contributing.

These things are all important, and they can help anyone to become successful learners.

Thinking helps us to become successful because you can use your mind and your brain to help your succeed in all of your learning areas. You can think when you write, you can think when you read, and you can think when you do math and sport as well. When you think, you focus and concentrate on whatever your task is. Thinking helps you to comprehend more.

Relating to others can help you succeed, too! Relating to others in your classroom can mean making a connection. This means that you can work well with others in group work or teams.

When you relate to others, you are showing them that you can communicate well and work cope with your classmates.You can  relate to something that they have done as well, so this will help you to develop confidence and speech skills.

Using language symbols and texts means to read between the lines and clarify something. In my personal opinion, you can use this strategy to help you achieve good grades in your math areas. It can also mean being a smart and intelligent learner in class. You can confidently share your ideas with your classmates, teammates and especially your teacher. It is also when you can interpret images and understand them fluently and well.

Managing yourself in class can be when you listen to the teacher and show respect for everyone around you in class. This is all about being an honest learner and showing deep responsibility for your own doings and actions. It is about controlling your mind, brain and temper. It also includes setting goals that you will strive to succeed. Managing self can mean being motivated and concentrated.

Participating and contributing at school is important, too. You should always try your best in everything that you do at school. When you participate and contribute, you are actually giving your time to try something you have never done before, or something you have already done. You can use this skill when you are practising a sport. Even if you’re not confident with these skills, you should always try your best, because you’d never know where you might get to and what you might achieve throughout your school-life and onwards.

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In class, we had to write an explanation on Key Competencies, and how they would help us to succeed academically. I just finished writing mine.. I hope you enjoy.

Bye for now, readers!

Collaborative Learning

Today I grouped up with some of my classmates to solve a problem. The challenge was to find out how many lollies 4 boys had. We all helped to work out each answer to each of the 3 or 4 questions that were asked.

A Good Score

Today I did a maths assessment on a site called Prototec. I used the Timed mode and sat Stage 8.
I always thought that Stage 8 was the most difficult of all, but once I put my mind to it, I knew I could
do it. I ended up having a pretty good score, 52%. I was happy with my score, and even though I
didn’t get 90% or over, I decided to post this on my blog.

Author's Purpose

I made a flipbook on Author's Purpose today. I'm sorry that this covers part of my blog page, but do have fun reading this!

Solving Addition And Subtraction Problems

Today I made a book using flipsnack, about solving addition and subtraction problems. I made a digital learning object so that my viewers could learn about such things. I hope you enjoy..

Graphics Expectations

These are my expectations in Graphics.

Summer Learning Journey Day 3 Week 4

Summer Learning Journey
Day 3


Sorry readers, for not posting in a while, but I have had many family issues and problems lately, including departure from this world. A lot of my parents' close friends and family have been passing away in the past few weeks, and we've been moving all around! I thank you for your understanding, Jazire.....


Activity 1 - In 1996, New Zealand adopted the MMP voting system. In September of 2017 we had a national election. Everyone in New Zealand, over the age of 18, was invited to vote for who they wanted to form the next government in New Zealand. The race was really close and in the end, three different political parties (Labour, New Zealand First and the Green Party), came together to form the new government. It is called a ‘coalition government’ because it includes different people from different political parties.

Imagine that you had to form a coalition government with two other people.  Who would you choose to partner with?

I would form a coalition with my son, Aronui, and with my friend, Amber. Aronui would be a great addition to the coalition because he is funny and kind. He would make us laugh and take care of us. Amber would be great because she is really smart and thoughtful. She is also good at making decisions. I think that we would form a great team. What about you? Who would you choose? Why?

I would choose my best friend, Chozyn and his younger brother, Tumanako. Chozyn is thoughtful and smart. Tumanako is cheeky and he cracks me up! And I am very intellegent!

Activity 2 - Over the past few decades, there has been a huge rise in the number of people coming to New Zealand to live and/or travel. I was one of those people! In fact, I moved with my family to New Zealand in 2010 and I am so glad that I did. It’s a pretty amazing place to call home! At the moment I live about 10 minutes from three stunning beaches and a beautiful national park.

Speaking of home, where do you live? On your blog, please post a picture of your hometown and provide a list of three things that tourists, like us, could do if we came to visit. What do you like most about your hometown? (Remember the guidelines for being Cybersmart, and never post your address online).

My hometown of Almonte, Ontario

I live in Auckland, right here in New Zealand. If tourists came to visit, they would have heaps to do! But if it were me, I'd do this....

1. Explore the great volcano of RangiToto

2. Discover wonderful beaches all around!

3. Enjoy my time there by going out with friends!

Bonus Activity - Over the past few years, a number of schools have changed the way that they teach. Instead of one teacher working in one classroom with one group of students, some schools have built huge classrooms where many teachers work together to teach a big group of students. This is called a ‘Modern Learning Environment’ (MLE).

Some people prefer Modern Learning Environments while others aren’t so sure. Take a look at the pictures above. The one on the left is a photograph of a traditional classroom, and the picture on the right is of a Modern Learning Environment.

Imagine that you are a teacher, and design your own classroom. What would it look like? What furniture would you have? I would love to have some beanbags for reading on.

Draw a floorplan of your classroom (either in Google Draw or on paper) and upload it to your blog. Describe what is special about your classroom and why you designed it this way.

I’ve drawn a classroom with pink carpet and bright coloured tables. I also included a kitchen so that we can do cooking every day and a HUGE bookshelf because I love to read! What would you like to see in your classroom?

This is what my classroom would look like...