It was great to share our learning with each other and give each other feedback on the presentations.
Which presentations were most memorable for you? What's something new that you learnt from visiting the expo?
Last term all the grade 5 students were learning about Australian History and how our stories are a part of our nation's history. Below is a brief movie which highlights some of the presentations that were on display at the expo. We think you'll agree that ALL the grade 5 students did a sensational job! It was great to share our learning with each other and give each other feedback on the presentations. Which presentations were most memorable for you? What's something new that you learnt from visiting the expo?
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Today we had the hilarious author, Oliver Phommavanh, visit our school. He had us in tears (from laughter)! We have been reading one of his novels, Punchlines, and it was great to meet him in person. He not only kept us entertained with his crazy sense of humour & stories he told with his vast collection of stuffed toys, but he also gave us some hot tips on how to be great writers. First he said to read lots. Good writers read lots! Secondly, he said to be creative with the characters in your stories. Water Bottle Man was a thrilling example of how to do this! As many of Oliver's stories are based on his real life experiences and observations, he suggested this as a writing strategy. Starting with your own experiences is great, but it's even better to use your imagination to take everyday stories to new levels that are even more entertaining. And finally, Oliver shared with us how he uses lots of opposites to make things funny. For example, we might name a blue bear 'Pinky'. Thank you, Oliver, for visiting us, entertaining us, and helping to give us some great tips on how to be great, comedic writers! We loved meeting you and can't wait to get writing! Charades - Adam is acting out a word that Oliver has written down on his card. Can you guess what the word is? Oliver fixing Jordan with his light saber Oliver and Fatty Oliver, Taylah and Jacob doing the Dinosaur Dance Oliver, bringing simple, stuffed toys to life, using his wild and wacky imagination When we got really good at computing the answers to multiplication problems, we challenged ourselves and multiplied three-digit numbers by two-digit numbers. There are a couple of differences when we're working from right to left and we're multiplying by a two digit number. If this is something you get stuck on, then our video tutorial below might help you get un-stuck! Feel free to leave a comment if you have a question! Although Jacob hasn't created this video tutorial, he DID bravely share this interesting method with the class during today's maths lesson. Thank you and well done, Jacob! I couldn't have created this tutorial without your help! This distributive method might be a bit more time consuming than the lattice method or working from right to left, but it's a very interesting and useful method. Why? - I hear you ask! Well, because it shows us in detail HOW multiplication works. It shows us that when we multiply numbers, we ALWAYS multiply every digit in ONE number by every digit in the OTHER number. When computing the answer to ANY multiplication problem, we ALWAYS do this. I wonder if you can see how we do this when we use the lattice method and when we work from right to left?? Sometimes solving multiplication problems using the lattice method can be tricky, especially when we haven't used it before. Hayden's tutorial below will get you off to a flying start if you're just learning how to use it. Sometimes, it can get confusing when you're adding all the 'diagonal columns' up. So in my tutorial here, you can see exactly what we mean by 'diagonal columns'! Please post a comment if you have any questions! In this video, you can watch Alex teaching us how to solve a multiplication problem, working from right to left. After realising that we need some 'working out' space, you did a great job, Alex! In this video, Hilton shows us how to solve a multiplication problem, working from right to left! As you watch it, you may notice that Hilton knows his times tables REALLY well, which helps him solve multiplication problems accurately and quickly! Well done, Hilton! Today in Mathematics, we were experimenting with using different methods to solve multiplication problems. Our superstar, Hayden, was brave enough to teach us all how to use the Lattice Method! Watch his video below to learn how to use this method too. If you have any questions, please leave a comment below! |
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