Thursday, October 28, 2010

Mathematical Strategy

This term in Maths we are learning and practising strategies for addition and subtraction. Part of knowing a strategy really well is being able to record our thinking. Here are some photos of our work on whiteboards. Maybe you can practise these strategies at home!










Book Review by Zommer2000


Aliens In Underpants Save The World, By Claire Freedman and Ben Cort

Target Audience: Year 1 to Year 5 readers

Plot: Aliens save the world by stealing everyone’s underpants!

My favourite part was when they made a giant net with underpants and stopped the meteor from hitting the earth.

Recommendation: Very funny and great pictures for younger children.

Rating: 10/10

Book Review by Cola


The Big Fuzzy, By Caroline Castle

Target-Audience: Children 6 – 8 years old

Plot: Sira and Ivik go fishing and then she catches a fish. Then a big, white and fearsome creature comes along…

My favourite part of the book is when Ivik says “big fuzzy”.

My recommendation is to read this book because it is funny.

My rating out of ten would be 10/10

Book Review by Dotty


Love, Splat, By Rob Scotton

Target Audience: 6 years and up

Plot: Splat tries to get kitten to be his girlfriend but there is another cat trying to get kitten to be his girlfriend.

My favourite part of the book is when kitten and splat become girlfriend and boyfriend.

My recommendation is that it has very cute pictures and very powerful adjectives

My rating: 9 out of 10

Book Review by Superblue


Barnab Bennett, By Hannah Rainforth, Illustrated By Ali Teo

Target audience: Junior kids

Plot: Barnab Bennett wears anything to school, like pyjamas and he smells bad. He wears gangster clothes and he eats too much.

My favourite part of the book is when everyone says he smells yucky.

My recommendation: It’s funny and he is silly and he wears different colours everyday.

Rating: 9/10