Jasel M: February 2020

Friday 7 February 2020

First Day Of School

Week 1 of Term 1 - 2020

Hi, my name is Jasel. My first day at school was Exciting because I was going to the same class and staying with the same teacher from 2019.

This year I am in Room 10, and my teacher is Mr. Nath. I am a year 7 now. I am very Happy to be in Room 10 because I get to be a Leader and teach the Taina's how to be a Role Model.

My goals for this year are to Work on my Maths. I am struggling with Maths most of the time, But I know I will get there.

I would also like to Play more Sports during this year. I want to represent Glenbrae School by trying my best to take part in every sport.

Maths

There are 8 pencils in a box. AJ has 15 boxes of pencils. How many pencils are altogether?

15 x 8 = ??

10 x 8 = 80

5 x 8 = 40

80 + 40 = 120

To solve this problem, I used place value partitioning. I multiplied 10 by 8 and I got 80 as the answer. Then, I multiplied 5 by 8 and I got 40 as their answer. Then I added 80 and 40 and I got 120. So AJ has 120 pencils altogether.