Pocket Money Challenge

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This challenge was originally created by Mrs Bearden from http://20somethingkidsand1kookyteacher.com/ for her 5th grade class. I have slightly altered the information to include our currency.

I am trying to figure out how much money Riley has in his allowance and I need your help!

First of all, you need to know these things:

1. Riley earns $4.00 each week, which I pay him in $1 coins.

2. Each time he is paid, he separates his money between 4 jars: SAVE, SPEND, DONATE and INVEST.

3. The DONATE and INVEST jars only get added to, but he has taken money out of the SAVE and SPEND jars.

How much money does Riley have right now, if these statements are true? Be sure to show HOW you know, and use numbers and words to EXPLAIN your thinking. Represent your solution in a clear and concise way that makes sense to others.

1. Riley has been paid his $4.00 allowance every week since the first of the year. We pay him on Fridays.

2. He bought  a scooter that cost $4.00 from his SPEND jar and Lego with $10 from his SPEND  jar. He saved up for a video game for $15 from his SAVE jar. He owed me $2 from his SPEND jar for doing some work for him.

3. Riley likes to hunt around for change and has found three $2 coins, two 50c pieces and seven 10c pieces. These were added to his spend jar.

Extras:

1. How many $1 coins does he have in each jar?

2. What if I paid him in 50c pieces? How many 50c pieces would he have in each jar? Altogether?

 

Currency Challenge

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I have some very exciting news 5SK. Mrs Bearden and her class have accepted our currency challenge. They are currently working on their responses and will post soon. Keep an eye on their blog over the weekend.

http://20somethingkidsand1kookyteacher.com/

IPAD

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I just learnt a new skill for the IPAD. Very exciting. Do you need a screenshot of what you have been working on in class? Press the home button and the power button at the same time. The image will be sent to your photos.

American Currency

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5SK has been working through a booklet called ‘Daily Maths Review’. It is very similar to the Excel books as it has a wide variety of math questions that are completed in a short period of time. We have really enjoyed completing the tasks each day as they are quick and fun.

One area that we have trouble with is the currency. As it is an American book the money is different to ours. We are able to add up the notes as we can see the value easily. The coins are a bit tricky as they are not as easy to distinguish.

I have sent out an email to Mrs Bearden and her class in America to see if they can assist us with our learning.

Word Study

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Today we added the word pillar to our ‘Interesting Word Chart’ . The students discovered that it means a long, thin upright structure that supports a building.

Writing Conclusions

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The last paragraph of a piece of writing summarises your main point. It wraps up the writing and gives the reader something to think about. We have been teaching our students strategies that make their conclusions strong. Below is a joint construction created by 5SK today.

Green – Topic sentence

Blue – Summary of arguments

Yellow – Call to action/provide a solution/make a prediction (one of these)

Spiders are extremely dangerous compared to snakes. They are far more common,  more likely to be seen at night and their bites send thousands of people to hospital each year. Would you like to feel the excruciating bite of a vicious venomous spider? Look out before it is too late!

Op Art

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We have been inspired by the op art at  Fru Billedkunst’s art blog. http://www.frubilledkunst.blogspot.dk/search/label/Op%20art

This site is absolutely amazing and full of beautiful art pieces.  Here are a few of our pieces so far.

Aubin

 

 

 

 

                                                Georgie

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shahnti

 

 

 

                                             Jess

 

 

 

 

 

 

Josh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week we started a second art piece from Tina’s wonderful blog. This is Chloe’s completed work. Great job Chloe.

 

 

 

 

 

Macka

TEEL Challenge

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Task 2

Energy drinks like Red Bull are dangerous.

Energy drinks are extremely dangerous! They can give people heart rate problems. More than 10 000 people have died from energy drinks like Red Bull. Do you want your life at risk? By Shahnti

Red Bull is a drink that hypes you up. What would you do if you drank three cans of Red Bull at night and couldn’t sleep? It makes your heart rate beat go faster. It may taste good but it is bad for you.  By Ty

Energy drinks are extremely dangerous so stay away. They make your heart beat very fast and after too many you could pass away. More than one million people are drinking them today. You could die, so we will warn you once DON’T DRINK THEM! By Hayley

Red Bulls are dangerous as they speed up your heat. If this happens you could die. If you keep drinking Red Bull say goodbye to your life. Even though it tastes good it is a curse. By Sabastian

Red Bulls are dangerous because they can kill you. They can speed your heart and you may die. Before long you will hear your heart going BOOM BOOM BOOM. Do you really want to risk your life? By Aubin

Do you realise that Red Bull makes your heart beat faster? Scientists have proven that Red Bull is just one of the drinks that increases your heart rate. Almost all Australians have been addicted to this drink. Can you imagine your heart rate suddenly going 10 times faster. By Geraldine