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Monday 17 February 2014

My xtramath

This is my xtramath result that I did I got a few more to go but next time I will get 100%

Raymond- fiction/non fiction

This is my ven diagram that I made on non fiction and fiction

Thursday 13 February 2014

My xtramath

This is my xtramath result I did. I did well but next time I will get none rong and then I will go on to subtraction

Wednesday 12 February 2014

my xtramath

This is my xtrmat result I got 51 I am proud of my self but next time I will get a higher score

Friday 7 February 2014

I know someone


I know someone…

L.I. Literary devices: Simile and metaphor
Using a model to create our own poetic writing
Interesting verbs

I know someone who can
take a mouthful of custard and blow it
down their nose.
I know someone who can
make their ears wiggle.
I know someone who can
shake their cheeks so that it sounds
like ducks quacking.
I know someone who can
throw peanuts in the air and catch them
in their mouth.
I know someone who can
balance a pile of 12 2p pieces on his elbow
and snatch his elbow from under them
and catch them.
I know someone who can
bend her thumb back to touch her wrist.
I know someone who can
crack his nose.
I know someone who can
say the alphabet backwards
I know someone who can
put their hands in their armpits
and blow raspberries.
I know someone who can
wiggle her little toe.
I know someone who can
lick the bottom of her chin.
I know someone who can
slide their top lip one way
and their bottom lip the other way.
and that someone is
ME.

Michael Rosen
Read the poem

Which of these things can you do?

Highlight the verbs blue
Highlight the simile yellow

Complete these sentences:
A simile is using like or as
A metaphor is not using like or as

List 5 things that you can do that other people can’t
- I can do front flip on the tramp.
-I can snatch grapes in my mouth.
- I can roll my eyes up so its plane white.
- I can play a piano.
-I can climb up tall trees.

Use the list and the model to create your own ‘I know someone…’ poem

SC:
All capital letters and full stops used correctly
Must use interesting verbs
Have at least one simile and one metaphor
At least 5 verses
No spelling or grammatical mistakes

I know someone...

I know someone that
is good a sports such as soccer and cricket.
I know some that can
sleep for 2 days without waking up.
I know some that can
eat 4 big roasted chickens.
I know someone that can
do two front flips on the tramp.
I know someone that can run as fast as a cheetah.
That person is me

Today's number


Today’s Number:
360

Write it in words
Three hundred and sixty
Write it as an expanded number
300+60
Add 3
363
+ 25
385
Subtract 5
355
- 17
343
Next 3 even numbers
362,364,366
Double it
720
Last 4 odd numbers
359,357,355
Half of it
180
10% of it is
36
25% of it is
90
⅓ of it is
120
Multiply by 6
2160


x by 4
1440
Divide by 4
90
÷ by 6
60
The easiest part was Doubling 360.
                The hardest part was multiplying 360 x 6.
               I need to work on my times table more often.