Walking Sticks, Common Denominators and Showing our Skills!

Hello,

This morning we explored common denominators for comparing fractions. We had some great class discussions. It was interesting to hear the strategies students used to solve problems at their table groups.

For example, if all students in a class cheer for either the Senators, Leafs, Canadiens or Oilers, and 3/5 cheer for Ottawa, 1/10 cheer for Toronto, and 4/15 cheer for Montreal, how many students in the class cheer for Edmonton?

Clearly, this is a smart class, as the majority of students cheer for the Senators. Feel free to ask your child to explain this question to you and solve it tonight at dinner.

We also worked on some multiple choice questions related to the last three units we have completed. I was impressed by the strategies the students used, their ability to explain and eliminate incorrect options, and how easily they could recall the important information needed to solve these problems.

In Language, we exchanged our books in the learning commons and continued to work on our responses for the "Walking Sticks" text. We will be discussing and evaluating the multiple choice and short answer responses tomorrow, so if they are not already finished, the questions should be completed for homework.

Finally, the students need to brainstorm their ideas for possible volunteer activities at the school. We will be working on completing our paragraphs on this topic tomorrow morning.

Have a wonderful evening.

Mr. Skinner