We are planning on walking to Tim Hortons on Monday for a special treat. If it is raining, it will be rescheduled for later in the week.
Have a LOVELY weekend!
Mrs. Breau :)
Friday, March 31, 2017
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Fraction Review- Part 2
Find the price of each product after the discount is applied.
Sample Word Problems
a) 45% of a grade 6 class is girls. What percent is boys? Show your work. Justify your answer.
b) Order the set of fractions below from least to greatest. Justify your answer.
c) Anna is planning a pizza party. Each pizza contains 8 equal pieces. Anna records the number that each guest will eat
Lucas: 4 pieces
Nicole: 3 pieces
Scott: 2 pieces
Lori: 2 pieces
Steve: 4 pieces
Larry: 2 pieces
How many pizzas does Anna need to order. Express your answer as a fraction. Explain your thinking.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Monday, March 27, 2017
Weekly Update
Here is a quick update about what is happening in our classroom this week
Math- Fractions- We are coming to the end of our fraction unit. This week our focus will be turning fractions into decimals and percentages. We will be doing practical problems involving discounted prices. We will be having our unit test the beginning of next week (tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, April 4th) - I will be posting a review later in the week. There will also be lots of extra practice this week available on the blog.
Literacy- Students are busy working on their persuasive writing topics- Tomorrow we will be developing our thesis statements- Students must have their topic, position and 3 reasons to support their point of view
-This week will be finding research to support our reasons
Reading - We are continue to work on responding to different text- this week students will be working with a poem called "The Husky Team" and answering questions through APE format
Social Studies- We have started our social studies unit "Canada Communities Past & Present" -We will be focusing on immigration to Canada and will be investigating push and pull factors - This week will be also exploring different communities
Visual Arts- We have started phase one of our sculptures - they are BEAUTIFUL! Thank you to the Lange family for supplying the wood
Here is some practice with adding and subtracting fractions. Please note the questions do not go in order. Please put answers in lowest terms. Any answers that are an improper fraction, please change to a mixed number.
Math- Fractions- We are coming to the end of our fraction unit. This week our focus will be turning fractions into decimals and percentages. We will be doing practical problems involving discounted prices. We will be having our unit test the beginning of next week (tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, April 4th) - I will be posting a review later in the week. There will also be lots of extra practice this week available on the blog.
Literacy- Students are busy working on their persuasive writing topics- Tomorrow we will be developing our thesis statements- Students must have their topic, position and 3 reasons to support their point of view
-This week will be finding research to support our reasons
Reading - We are continue to work on responding to different text- this week students will be working with a poem called "The Husky Team" and answering questions through APE format
Social Studies- We have started our social studies unit "Canada Communities Past & Present" -We will be focusing on immigration to Canada and will be investigating push and pull factors - This week will be also exploring different communities
Visual Arts- We have started phase one of our sculptures - they are BEAUTIFUL! Thank you to the Lange family for supplying the wood
Here is some practice with adding and subtracting fractions. Please note the questions do not go in order. Please put answers in lowest terms. Any answers that are an improper fraction, please change to a mixed number.
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Daily Challenge
Multiplying and divide the fractions below show your work.
Multiple and divide the mixed numbers
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Monday, March 20, 2017
Welcome Back!
Hi Everyone,
Hope you had a restful break. Just wanted to give a quick update on what is happening in our classroom this week:
Math- We are continuing with our fraction unit
- we are working on ordering fractions and adding fractions this week
Literacy- Writing - We will be starting our persuasive writing assignment this week
Reading- We will beginning our new novel "Fatty Legs." We will be applying the reading strategies to this novel
Social Studies- We will beginning or social studies unit this week - We will be studying "Communities in Canada- Past and Present" -This week we will be focusing on Canadian identity and looking at immigration both in the past and present
Science- We have concluded our Space Unit. Our Alien Day was a huge success the projects were WONDERFUL! Our next unit will be electricity
Agenda Notes:
Please send in wire hangers for an art project
Daily Challenge:
Order the sets of fractions from least to greatest. Be sure to show your work.
Debate Challenge: Do you think a teacher should choose groups/partners for projects? Share your point of view :)
Hope you had a restful break. Just wanted to give a quick update on what is happening in our classroom this week:
Math- We are continuing with our fraction unit
- we are working on ordering fractions and adding fractions this week
Literacy- Writing - We will be starting our persuasive writing assignment this week
Reading- We will beginning our new novel "Fatty Legs." We will be applying the reading strategies to this novel
Social Studies- We will beginning or social studies unit this week - We will be studying "Communities in Canada- Past and Present" -This week we will be focusing on Canadian identity and looking at immigration both in the past and present
Science- We have concluded our Space Unit. Our Alien Day was a huge success the projects were WONDERFUL! Our next unit will be electricity
Agenda Notes:
Please send in wire hangers for an art project
Daily Challenge:
Order the sets of fractions from least to greatest. Be sure to show your work.
Debate Challenge: Do you think a teacher should choose groups/partners for projects? Share your point of view :)
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
LCM Math Challenge
Find the least common multiple of each pair of numbers.
a) 27, 9
b)6, 20
c) 16, 12
d) 15,3
e) 4, 18
f) 7, 16
a) 27, 9
b)6, 20
c) 16, 12
d) 15,3
e) 4, 18
f) 7, 16
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Daily Challenge Debate
We started our persuasive writing unit today. Students were given a variety of topics and asked to take a side, while providing evidence to support their opinion. We are going to try an online debate, through our classroom blog. You can respond and rebuttal the other comments that are posted.
Topic: Should homework be banned?
Signatures will be rewarded based on your level of support :)
Don't forget to study for our science test tomorrow.
Have a good night!
Mrs. Breau
Topic: Should homework be banned?
Signatures will be rewarded based on your level of support :)
Don't forget to study for our science test tomorrow.
Have a good night!
Mrs. Breau
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Science Test Date Change and Daily Challenge
Good Evening Everyone,
What a CRAZY week! This has been a busy week for us with the science fair and our class trip to the science centre. Congratulations to all the science fair participants. Your projects were very well done and very interesting.
Agenda items:
- We have moved our space test to Wednesday, March 8th - See study checklist on the blog- All the students were provided with their own copy as well
***Unfortunately, we had some technical difficulties today when doing our intro video to stars - We will be completing a PowerPoint on classifying stars on Monday ***
- Our alien day is scheduled for Thursday March 9th
Math- My apologizes for the delay in the geometry tests- the tests are marked and students were able to take a quick look today. They will be sent home early next week for signing
- We have begun our fraction unit - next week will be focusing on comparing and ordering fractions
Literacy- We have concluded our alien reports and will be moving into our persuasive writing unit after the march break
We will be starting our new novel "Fatty Legs" this book relates to our social studies unit and focuses on the topic of residential schools
Science -Our space unit will be wrapping this week and we will be moving back into social studies
focusing on Communities in Canada, Past and Present
Next week students will be preparing a mini inquiry about living in space - Each student will pick a simple question that they have about living in space (e.g. how do you brush your teeth?) They will conduct some research in attempts to answer their question. They will then report their findings back to their peers
Daily Challenge
Reduce the following fractions to the lowest terms
What a CRAZY week! This has been a busy week for us with the science fair and our class trip to the science centre. Congratulations to all the science fair participants. Your projects were very well done and very interesting.
Agenda items:
- We have moved our space test to Wednesday, March 8th - See study checklist on the blog- All the students were provided with their own copy as well
***Unfortunately, we had some technical difficulties today when doing our intro video to stars - We will be completing a PowerPoint on classifying stars on Monday ***
- Our alien day is scheduled for Thursday March 9th
Math- My apologizes for the delay in the geometry tests- the tests are marked and students were able to take a quick look today. They will be sent home early next week for signing
- We have begun our fraction unit - next week will be focusing on comparing and ordering fractions
Literacy- We have concluded our alien reports and will be moving into our persuasive writing unit after the march break
We will be starting our new novel "Fatty Legs" this book relates to our social studies unit and focuses on the topic of residential schools
Science -Our space unit will be wrapping this week and we will be moving back into social studies
focusing on Communities in Canada, Past and Present
Next week students will be preparing a mini inquiry about living in space - Each student will pick a simple question that they have about living in space (e.g. how do you brush your teeth?) They will conduct some research in attempts to answer their question. They will then report their findings back to their peers
Daily Challenge
Reduce the following fractions to the lowest terms
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