Financial Literacy Drama Skits

LEARNING HOW TO BE 'MONEY SMART' BY ROUNDING AND ESTIMATING 

This week we put our estimating and rounding skills to the test by thinking about how to round to the nearest dollar and 50 cent. With our college teacher Miss Te Huki we examined the senior team stationery list and rounded the figures to make an estimation of cost of items. No one likes being overcharged when they go shopping!   

Each maths group had to perform a drama skit to the class using a scenario and key mathematical vocabulary in their dialogue.

In the scenario the shop keeper gets in a muddle and we step in to help them using our rounding and estimating skills.

Groups worked for 7 minutes to put together a skit to present to the class.

Maths equipment and stationery props were used to bring the drama to life.

Next week we'll continue this learning by exploring everyday supermarket items. Groups will have a chance to make estimations and calculations with shopping items before sharing their knowledge through drama once more. We will be reflecting on our performances to ensure our audience is still entertained, but our focus on using mathematical language will be key. 

Our mathematical language: estimate, because (justifying why), round/rounding, dollars, cents, tidy number, calculate

Learning Commitment Interviews and Strength Goal Learning

Strength Goals Setting

A huge thank you to all of you who attended your child's learning commitment interviews this week.  This afternoon we started work on our Learning Commitment Google Slide. Students have typed their goals onto this slide.  They simply log into our Google Classroom page to access this from home.  They are adding slides as they develop their ideas for the strength and challenge goal work.  Before the term ends students will glue their goal sheet into their homework book.  Thanks for all your support with your child's learning.