Good Morning Primary 6,
Here are the answers to yesterday’s questions.
1.a) 50 b) 80 c) 20 d) 80
e) 150 f) 180 g) 220 h) 420
i) 70 j) 200 k) 200 l) 890
2. 140 pupils
3. 430 miles
4. 200 cm.
5. £480
Today we will be rounding to the nearest hundred.
The rule is:- If the number ends in less than 50 round down
Examples:- 324 rounds down to 300, 848 rounds down to 800,
1236 rounds down to 1200, 2847 rounds down to 2800
If the number ends in 50 or more round up
Examples :- 651 rounds up to 700, 765 rounds up to 800,
971 rounds up to 1000, 150 rounds up to 200
1.Round these numbers to the nearest hundred
a) 646 b) 482 c)219 d) 784
e) 3146 f) 681 g) 279 h) 2424
i) 865 j) 995 k) 283 l) 2888
2.There were 137 pupils at the school dance. Round this to the nearest hundred.
3.It is 432 miles from my home to my secret submarine. Round this to the nearest hundred miles.
4.My bed is 196cm long. Round this to the nearest hundred cm.
5. After a lottery win was shared out each winner received £476. Round this to the nearest hundred pounds.
Write your answers in your jotter and I’ll post them tomorrow. You can also send them to me at
gw09mcintoshdavid3@glow.sch.uk
There are more questions like this in your Sumdog challenge this week and in your Studyladder learning pod.
Here is Cressida Cowell reading Chapter 12 of, “How to Train your Dragon.”
Hiccup has gone to speak to The Green Death on his own.
Imagine that you are The Green Death retell the events of the conversation between yourself and Hiccup. Try to write it in the style that we used when writing about being inside The Trojan Horse.
Think about how giant and ancient The Green Death is. Hiccup is no threat to you but something happens in the conversation that makes you take him seriously. Try to describe what is going on inside The Green Death’s mind as you talk together.
In case you missed it we have some new reading materials for you to work on. Your parents should have received a username and password for Scholastic Books. Follow this link,
https://slz03.scholasticlearningzone.com/slz-portal/#/login3/GBRWY9D
to find a new reading book and quiz for you to complete in your jotter.
Remember Monday’s pack of cards workout? Why not try it again today but this time choose your own exercises for each suit.
Hearts
Clubs
Diamonds
Spades
It’s 10 minutes on the timer and you must do the exercise the number of times on the card. Aces are 1, other face cards are 13.
Today is St. George’s Day. There are many stories associated with St. George but the most famous one concerns a dragon. Find out what happened and retell the story in your own words. St George is the patron saint of England, can you discover why?
Mr. McIntosh
