Whole Number and Roman Numerals

Whole Number & Roman Numerals

By Lily and Jason

We are learning about Whole Number and Roman Numerals.

Roman Numerals

We have learnt that if the bigger number is at the front it is take away.  However if the smaller number is at the front then it is plus.  Check out the tutorial created by two of our students.

We have also learnt if there is a bar on top of a Roman numeral then it increases it by 1 thousand.

Whole Number

We have been looking at the place value of large numbers. Some students created their own google drawings to show the place value of large numbers.

967 875 By Christian B, Kathleen, and Gabby N

456 738 By Jason

We also learnt how to do expanded notation.  For example if the number is 5367.  Then you have to write it like this: (5x1000) + (3x100) + (6x10) + (7x1) = 5367.  Expanded notation helps us see the place value of each number. Below is a tutorial showing an example of expanded notation.

If you are feeling brave why not have a go at the short quiz created by Mahrae and Angelica

Boy Overboard

We have just started reading Boy Overboard by Morris Gleitzman.  We spent some time looking at the cover of the book and predicting what we thought the novel would be about.  

Have a look at our predictions:

http://linoit.com/users/MissLee/canvases/Boy%20Overboard

Chapter 1

The next lesson we read Chapter 1.  Below are a couple of the summaries written by students in our class. 


In chapter one Jamal, Yusuf and their friends were playing soccer. Then Jamal's sister Bibi came and started to play with them. However it was illegal for girls to play soccer and they did not want her to play. They were scared because it was illegal and they might get caught.  
By Charbel and Christopher

In chapter 1  Jamal was playing soccer with his friends and his sister came along and wanted to play. He wouldn’t let her play but she still scored a try. There are three rules why he wouldn’t let his sister Bibi play.
1. Girls aren’t allowed to play soccer 
2. She’s not allowed out of the house without her parents 
3. Girls have to wear a headscarf to leave the house.

We think it is unfair that girls can’t play soccer and that they don’t have their own teams for Afghanistan.  
By Emma and Mahrae

In chapter 1, Jamal and his friends were playing soccer but he couldn’t score a goal. His sister  Bibi comes and made the kids so scared because it was against the law for girls to play soccer. They all tried to get her but they couldn’t and she scored a goal which made her brother happy. He was happy but then angry at her because she broke the rules. The others were scared so they ran home leaving them. They were scared they would be caught with the girl playing soccer. Bibi wanted to play again so she ran to the desert to get the ball and Jamal chased after her.  
By Michael V and Jason

Have you read chapter 1 of Boy Overboard? What did you like or dislike about the chapter? What did you think will happen next?