Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Place Value Accordion

Agenda:
1 - Picture Day is tomorrow!!!!
2 - Read 20 - 30 minutes everyday - this includes reading to self, reading to others and listening to reading.
3 - Spelling and Edit Fun are due on Thursday 
4 - We will be hosting our Literacy Night this Thursday Oct. 18th - from 6 - 7pm. All grade K - 6 Students are welcome to bring their parents to share with them what we do in literacy each day at school. 

Mark your calendars - we are heading to the Public library on Friday Nov. 2nd

We are currently looking at Place Value in math (Grade 5 - will look at numbers up to One Million and grade 6s will look at numbers greater than One Million.) We want to ensure we understand the place and value of large numbers prior to looking at operations involving numbers.
So, over the next few weeks you can do a few things to feel ready for operations - practice your basic multiplication facts!!! Grade 5 - please practice your basic facts up to 10x10 and grade 6s please practice your basic facts up to 12x12.
Here are a few resources to try at home:
https://www.mathplayground.com/multiplication_blocks.html
https://gregtangmath.com/kakooma
If you love music and rhyming - these YouTube videos can be fun and helpful -https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcydVovd1PlRmrY770E7BLRqu8OXpYhkE
There are also apps you can purchase - www.mathrockx.com is one example
You can also see what Mathletics has to offer


Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned how to follow many steps to solve a crime. 
How did you show what you learned?
We used the Learn Alberta website to access a crime about the disappearance of a particular type of dinosaur. 
What do you need to learn next?
We would like to share it with our families. 
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/seccs/index.html