I can remember writing math equations in kindergarten on long strips of paper. I thought that it was so cool that I could tell you what 10×10 was because my sister tought it to me when she was learning multiplication in 2nd grade. Hen I remember learning how to add numbers up to 10+10 in first grade. Then multiplication and division in 2nd through 4th. Then in 5th grade we learned about adding, subtraction get, dividing and multiplying decimals and fraction plus a bit if geometry and then some of the same stuff in 6th.

One high point for me in math was last year because that was when I started to enjoy math. The reason for this I think was because in the past I hadn’t enjoyed the teacher that had taught me math was not a person that I really enjoyed to learn from. But in 6th I really enjoyed Margaret as a teacher. And I think I will enjoy math this year.

One low point in math for me was 4th grade because I had trouble with the matter but didn’t really try to work on it I just kind of let it slide And now I wish I had tried harder on that part of math. That unit was on multiplication table memorization so I have had to work harder on that now.

One thing that I like about learning math is that it is a tough but satisfying subject. So when you are having trouble with an equation then you are really having trouble but when you complete it it makes you feel really good and all powerful.

One thing that I dislike about learning math is that I am slow at solving problems so Then I will be behind in class and then will miss something that might be important for homework or any of the other thing we are doing.

I would say I am in the middle because I know the matter fairly well but I could still use some help with it plus I am semi slow at problems so I will sometimes not finish things in the timeframe that is given. But needles to say I would say I am okay.

One way that I study is I will take my notes from the unite and read them over a few times the I will create a few practice problems and solve them. If I get stuck with homework I will often go to my dad because he is a banker and has a lot of experience with math. Or I will ask my sister because she has take all of these units so she will help me remember what to do or re teach me the way to do those problems.

This quarter we have been learning about poems and mainly haikus. A haiku is a poem with three, lines the first has five sylables, the second has seven sylables and the third has five. Originaly hiakus were about nature so tecically this is just a poem with the same format as a haiku.

We bassed these poems after the poems entered in a poetry contest for the New York Times. All the poems entered in the contest were all themed on under 6 topics the island, strangers, solitude, commuting, 6 a.m. and kindness (each of these is an aspect of NYC if you didn’t notice)so first we had to read some of the other poems and get a sense for what they where about.

Next we started our own NYC haikus. To start we choose a topic to base our poems of of. Then we found words that fit structure. Them we began to write our poems. We all helped edit each other’s poems then once we had our final product we read them to the class for some constructive criticism. After that we went back and worked on them some more. And then we finished by editing tha final product.

So now that I have said all that… here is my poem

Strangers:
Walking by a school
You see your unfound best friend,
But never again…

#1)  Original Problem: 40=20% of what number?

40×5=___            40=20% of 200

Story Problem:

Jimbo went out to buy s’mores materials all together the tax was 20% of the whole so the tax was $40.00. How much did the materials cost without tax

#2)  Original Problem: 8.5% of 500=___?

0.085×500=42.5

Story Problem:

#3)  Original Problem: 18=___ % of 150

18=___% x 150            18/150=0.12      12%

this quarter we have been studying photosynthisis. Here is a photo of the molicule that is produced from photosynthisis.

here are my own Quizlet sets and the ones that xin has made for this quarter

This is my music piece. I have been working on this for the past 1 1/2 months. It is definetly not finished but I feel that it sounds very good