We have completed our final unit in Math for the year. The students have their final assessment on Monday on Perimeter, Area and Volume, which includes triangles, parallelograms and composite shapes.

We took our understanding of area into the realm of triangles and parallelograms this week. We looked at how 2 triangles make up a square or rectangle to understand why we divide our normal area calculation by 2. Then we looked at how we could split a triangle off of a parallelogram and place it on the other side to make a rectangle to understand why we use the formula of width (or base) X height to determine the area.

Unit Conversion Quizzes have also gone home this week, so if you have not seen your child's make sure to ask them so you can sign it please.

During online learning students have been looking at how to convert units by moving decimals. We have also looked at estimating measurements and using different units to measure various items.

We completed out Triangle and Angle portion of our measurement unit this week. Students had a quiz on the names of angles, as well as measuring and drawing angles. Marks are on classroom and quizzes handed back today for you to sign this weekend. Next week there will be a re-quiz for students wanting to improve this mark and we will move into using our rulers for measuring and trying to convert units. Some conversion videos are already posted on classroom. We will also have our final assessment on angles but include what we have learned about triangles as well.

Students looked at how to use their angles to draw and name different triangles this week. We also started to learn about how the angles in triangles add up to 180 degrees and how we can use this information to calculate missing angles.

The students spent the week looking at different angles and using protractors to draw the different angles. Next week we will tie in our angles to different types of triangles which can be identified by the interior angles present in them.

This week students designed, constructed, and tested out their Math probability games. We had a wide range of outcomes to play with; everything from dice games, to cards, to board games, to a life-sized Plinko board! Students had fun sharing their creations with their classmates and their feedback afterwards to one another was positive and insightful.

Students practiced calculating probability this week for single and multiple outcomes. They played with spinners and dice to deepen their understanding. Students have begun a probability project with the goal of developing a simple game to play with their classmates next week.

PLEASE note - Students will have a graphing and probability quiz on Monday. They should review mean, mode and median and how to calculate probabilty for more than one outcome.

Students spent the earlier part of this week polling the grade 4, 5 and 7 classes for their survey graphing projects. They are compiling this data into two graphs and analyzing the results of their polls. We also started learning about probability.

This week in Math we organized data sets into various formats (stem-leaf plots, Venn diagrams, etc.) We worked on finding averages in numbers (mode, mean, mean, range) and practiced interpreting and making pie graphs. Students were given a review package today of the various concepts we have covered in the Data Management unit.

Student's final assessment for numeration came back this week. Don't forget to ask your child how they did and check their google classroom for areas where they need to improve. We also finished up our transformations activities, ending with a pixel art project to test our skills at pulling and putting shapes back together using transformations, rotations and reflections.