Maths Reflection Week 5

This week for Maths I have learnt the name of 3 different strategies: Place Value, adding using tidy numbers and subtracting using tidy numbers. I also learnt how to use the most efficient strategy to solve a number problem.

Place Value strategy
Example: 75-39=?
75-30-9
75-30=45
45-9=36
Adding using tidy number strategy
Example: 247+98=?
247+100-3
247+100=347-2= 345

Subtracting using tidy numbers strategy:
473-146=?
+4   +4
473-146 = 477-150=327

Rocky and the bone

There once was a dog named Rocky. He was hungry. A bone was on the other side of a big fence. A cat named Ruby tells Rocky to try and climb over the fence. But Rocky sadly can not climb. A friendly bird flies over and tells Rocky to dig, and go under the fence. He does. Rocky gets his bone and wags his tail happily.

THE END

The Matchbox- Chapter 4

WEEK 4 Chapter 4

TITLE OF THE BOOK	The Matchbox
PEOPLE IN THE GROUP	Agnes, Dorothy, Lavinia and Ofa
ROLES:
DISCUSSION DIRECTOR Lavinia Write four to six questions about what you have just read. These questions will be used for group discussion during the next reading session. Think about the question helpers in the box below. Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Details? Inferred? What if? Opinion?	Who are the characters in the chapter? 7/5 What was Ginettas nickname? 7/5 What was inside the suitcase? 8/5 Why was Ginetta disguised as a cleaning lady? 8/5 Where was Ginetta when the suitcase broke? 9/5 Why was the name ‘Topolino’ given to Ginetta? 9/5
SUMMARY DIRECTOR- Dorothy Write two to three paragraphs summarizing the chapter or today's reading. Use the chart that guides you through summarizing.	Chapter 4 page 14&15, talks about Ginetta and her jobs. Her first underground job was in a city hall. During the next two and a half years, Ginetta was a researcher, a spy, a courier, a secretary for the Air Force, a cleaning lady, and a smuggler. The truth was hard, in the war years. The newspapers were full of propaganda, but it didn’t report the truth. One day Ginetta carried a cardboard suitcase which was filled with secret newspapers. As Ginetta stopped on a tram, her suitcase hinges fell apart and the newspapers flew out everywhere. Ginetta hurried to pick it up and walked for miles to her flat. Ginetta  wore many disguises. She dressed as a cleaning lady. Ginetta was sent to the Swiss border to pick up a knapsack. She had to do take it to her friend. When Ginetta returned, the central train station was bombed. As she walked, two officials were checking passengers bags for contraband. Ginetta tried to walk through. Ginetta reached for her knapsack and went to meet Nino who took her knapsack to the bank. “The knapsack was full of money to help families and prisoners.”
WORD FINDER DIRECTOR Ofa Find four to six interesting, powerful or tricky words from today's reading. Write them below along with the page number. Use flags to mark those words. You will be asked to share those words during our next guided reading meeting.	*Propaganda - rumors are spread to help or harm a person or group, page 14. *Concierge - a doorkeeper, page 15. *Rendezvous - a meeting or appointment, page 15.
Selection Director Agnes Pick the most interesting part to read to your group during our next guided reading meeting. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS PART Put the page number and the paragraph number	*During the next two and a half years , she was a researcher, a spy, a courier, a secretary for the Air Force, a cleaning lady and a smuggler. Page:14 ^I chose this sentence because it tells us how longs it has been since her parents were taken and her past jobs. *They clipped and gathered information for secret newspapers, then risked carrying them to distant towns, even though the penalty for being caught was death . page:14 ^I chose this sentence because it shows that this job is important for Ginetta and that she would risk her life for this job *When Ginetta finally stepped off the train , hoisting her heavy load , a german soldier reached for her suitcase “Signorina,” he said , “may I help you?” Ginettas legs turned to jelly. ^I chose this because it tells us Ginetta was nervous.

The Matchbox- Chapter 3

Week 3 Chapter 3

TITLE OF THE BOOK	The Matchbox
PEOPLE IN THE GROUP	Agnes, Dorothy, Lavinia and Ofa
ROLES:
DISCUSSION DIRECTOR Ofa Write four to six questions about what you have just read. These questions will be used for group discussion during the next reading session. Think about the question helpers in the box below. Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Details? Inferred? What if? Opinion?	*Who are the characters? *Who was taking care of Ginetta? *What is the chapter about? *What was the signal to warn each other if there was danger? *When did the pastora wake up Ginetta and the three children? *When did Ginetta go to the store? *Where did Ginetta and the three children spend the night? *Where did Ginetta hide when her parents were taken away? *Why did Ginetta drive the three children, why couldn’t it be her Mom or Dad?   *Why did Ginetta join the resistance? *How tall is Ginetta?     *How was Ginetta feeling when she noticed that her parents were gone?
SUMMARY DIRECTOR- Agnes Write two to three paragraphs summarizing the chapter or today's reading. Use the chart that guides you through summarizing.	At eighteen years Ginetta was asked to take her next door neighbours to neutral switzerland . Their jewish Dad has not been seen in a while. They were unsure what happened to him. Ginetta and the kids stayed the night in the baita of the pastori. There were enemy soldiers around.  Four in the morning they were awakened by the pastoras to give food & warn about the barking dogs. Ginetta was sad  to leave the kids in switzerland. Jewish people were being killed. They all agreed on a sign showing that they were taken and now in danger.  They hung towels at the window. As Ginetta walked home there was a towel hanging at their window. She had nowhere to  go.She now joined the resistance to fight for ideals and for her parents. She will fight with intelligence , reason  and courage. But not with violence.
WORD FINDER DIRECTOR Lavinia Find four to six interesting, powerful or tricky words from today's reading. Write them below along with the page number. Use flags to mark those words. You will be asked to share those words during our next guided reading meeting.	neutral- means not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others. “During the World War II Portugal was neutral”.
Selection Director Dorothy Pick the most interesting part to read to your group during our next guided reading meeting. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS PART Put the page number and the paragraph number	*“Ginetta is one metre, fifty-seven cm tall and thirty-six kilograms and she could barely see over the steering-wheel. * Ginetta’s neighbors, three children had not seen their Jewish Father for awhile. *At the border, tears brimmed in Ginetta’s eyes as she left the 3 children in Switzerland, she wondered what would happen to them. *“The Jewish people agreed on a signal to warn each other in case of danger- a towel hanging in the window meant “ Don’t come home - we’ve been arrested. You must flee.!” *“Ginetta chose to join the resistance. She would fight for the ideals her parents had believed in, but she would fight with intelligence, reason, and courage. Never with violence. Never with a gun.”

The Matchbox- Chapter 2

WEEK 2 Chapter 2

TITLE OF THE BOOK	The Matchbox
PEOPLE IN THE GROUP	Agnes, Dorothy, Lavinia and Ofa
ROLES:
DISCUSSION DIRECTOR Agnes Write four to six questions about what you have just read. These questions will be used for group discussion during the next reading session. Think about the question helpers in the box below. Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Details? Inferred? What if? Opinion?	Why does Ginetta put her odds with people in authority? Why does her parents hide the newspapers they bring from Switzerland ? Who are the characters in the second chapter? What is the second chapter about ? Where is chapter two based?
SUMMARY DIRECTOR- Ofa Write two to three paragraphs summarizing the chapter or today's reading. Use the chart that guides you through summarizing.	Chapter 2 talks about Ginetta’s family and what she does with her life. Her Mom is Jewish and her Dad is Catholic. This happened in 1937 to 1940. During this time Ginetta would help care for the sick and poor. While she was working, Ginetta would dream of her summer holidays. Climbing the mountains and living in the stone house with the old shepherd and his wife.
WORD FINDER DIRECTOR Dorothy Find four to six interesting, powerful or tricky words from today's reading. Write them below along with the page number. Use flags to mark those words. You will be asked to share those words during our next guided reading meeting.	Physicians - a person who is skilled in the art of healing and is legally qualified to practise medicine. Smuggler - to import or export goods secretly.
Selection Director Lavinia Pick the most interesting part to read to your group during our next guided reading meeting. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS PART Put the page number and the paragraph number	Book Title: The Matchbox Pages to read: 7-9 Today’s Date: Thursday 26 April 2012 “Ginetta’s parents, her Jewish mama, Rosa, and her Catholic papa, Dario, both physicians”. “One day her teacher was praising Italy’s dictator, Mussolini”. “Ginetta and her friends would save the lives of many innocent people”.

My Mum

My Mum is someone I can talk to about ANYTHING. She is someone who helps me when I need help, someone who comforts me when I feel alone, and she is someone who always believes in me, when no-one else does. She is my best-friend.

Strategies

This week I have been looking at different types of strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems. 


One of the strategies I have used is 'Subtracting using tidy numbers'. My learning intention was: 'We are learning to solve problems by equal additions that turn one of the numbers into a tidy number'. 


What this means is, if you add a number to both numbers in an equation to make one of the numbers a tidy number. The answer will still be the same, even if you didn't. 
example; 61-37= 24 if you add 3 to 61 & 37 you have 64-40 and your answer will still be 24.

Margaret Aylward

My First Basketball Experience

“We’re letting them win”......

I walked into the courts, filled with excitement. A man who was obviously our instructor told us to stand on the yellow line. We did. He then began introducing himself. His name was Coach Bruce.

Afterwards Mrs Tui put us into 4 groups. Once the groups were sorted Coach Bruce started demonstrating a few basketball skills. He showed us how to dribble a ball and the proper way of holding it. This was all new to me.

As soon as he was finished we played a game. Each person from each group had to dribble the ball to the cone and back. At first it was sort of easy. Until Coach Bruce announced we had to use our left hand. I found it difficult. First team to finish were the winners. My team won once. We were very happy.

The next game we played was sort of similar. Each group had multiple coloured cones they had to collect. (during this game a tall man walked into the courts. Coach Bruce told us his name was Coach Dwayne. He plays for the Auckland Pirates) We played and played. I was having a lot of fun. Even though Ofa’s team kept winning. Coach Bruce asked us “why does the white team(referring to their coloured cone) keep winning? Daniel answered “We’re letting them win”. Everyone laughed.

Later we played another game. This time we had to focus on our shooting. We challenged Agnes’ team. They won. Showing good sportsmanship we congratulated them.

After all that fun our time was sadly over. We said thank-you to Coach Bruce and Coach Wayne. I can not wait till next week when we have another basketball session.