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Friday, 31 January 2014

I can use written methods for subtraction

1. There were 72 birds in a tall tree, but 33 of them flew away. How many birds are left in the tree?

2. I had 56 chocolates in a box, then I ate 24 of them. How many are left?

3. There were 53 books on my bookshelf this morning. Some children came and took 22 of them. How many books are left?

4. Eric picked up a book with 42 pages. He read the first 11 pages. How many more pages would he need to read to finish the book?

5. A comic costs 89p. I have 52p in my purse. How much more money do I need?

6. I have 35ml of water. I use 23ml. How much do I have left?

7. I have 65 pounds. I spend 32 pounds. How much do I have left?

8. I bake 59 cookies. My friends eat 24 of them. How many are left?

Thursday, 30 January 2014

Christan and Carla came in this morning and told us all about some of their favourite books.

We hope this gives you some ideas for books to read.

Christan is reading 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'

Carla is reading 'The Velveteen Rabbit'

They are not the only reading fans in the class. Look at these great comments!

Q: Why do you love to read?

Christian likes to be able to magpie good words.
Justyna likes to imagine she is in the place she reads about.
Jamie likes to improve his word knowledge.
Trinity reads to get information.
Kelvin reads to find out how to do something.
Maddison says reading gives us inspiration.
Trinity like the moods that reading creates.
Andrea knows that reading helps her spell.
Aaron says he absorbs knowledge from reading.
Stefan and Tommy feel that reading helps them relax.
Paul gets lost in a book.