Maths in MI

Our do now allowed us to consolidate our learning on roman numerals, we are all getting really confident with these 🙂 The activate part of the lesson really got us thinking. ‘The answer is 100’ What could the question be? There were some great collaborative working on this and some great questions were generated. Well done MI 🙂

Roman numerals…

Today in Crew MI, we enjoyed learning about roman numerals. We decided it was like trying to crack a code. We learnt that different letters meant different symbols and we had to put them in the right order to create our numbers. We then put this into practise a completed a task on my maths.

Rounding to the nearest 1000

Crew Hamill have worked really hard this week to round numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and then 1000. We began by identifying the multiple of 10, 100 or 1000 that was before and after our number. For example, if our number was 1235, the thousand before would be 1000 and the thousand after would be 2000. We then had to decide, using a number line to support, which multiple it was closest to and therefore which number we would round it to. We then learned a rounding rhyme to help us solve this more easily:

  • Find the place (which place you are rounding to)
  • Look next door (look at the column to the right)
  • 5 or bigger? +1 more
  • 4 or less? Let it rest

Arithmetic Superstars!

In academic crew this morning, Crew Mcloughlin have reflected on their performance in their latest arithmetic test and wow did we deserve a massive celebration! A high percentage of children have improved their score and some by a whopping 15 marks! We could not be prouder of each and every child in our Crew. The hard work is definitely paying off!