Monday, December 2, 2019

Patterning Review

Patterning Review- Due Thursday, December 5th  -Test is scheduled for Friday December 6th

1. Write the rule for each t-table. each rule involves only ONE operation


Input (n)
Output
  5
25
3
15
2
10
4
20
10
50
Input (n)
Output
77
11
21
3
70
10
14
2
7
1
                 












2. Write the rule for each t-table. Each rule involves TWO operations.

Input (n)
Output
10
6
16
9
4
3
8
5
Input (n)
Output
2
7
4
11
5
13
1
5
Input (n)
Output
6
16
7
18
3
10
18
40


            
















3. Identify the pattern rule for each pattern below.
     a)      12, 15, 18, 21….
     b)     65, 62, 59, 53….
     c)       81, 72, 63, 54…..
d)      56, 49, 42, 35………             

4. The same number is added in the pattern to get the next value. Below are the fourth, fifth and sixth terms in the pattern.
         106, 109, 112
 What are the first, second and third term in the pattern?

5. Use the explicit patterning rule to answer the questions below 
Term Number= first term + ({term #-1} x common difference)

a)14, 17, 20, 23.....
find term 55th term

b) 21, 26, 31, 36.....
find the 34th term

c) 99, 96, 93...
find the 12th term

6. Each question involves an operation (multiplication, division, addition and subtraction) between columns 1 and 2 and then an additional step. So these are multi step questions.
                                                                                   
2
8
21
8
9
77
7
3
26
2
3
11


25
5
3
49
7
5
60
10
4
18
2
7

7. Darren and Angelique create two different patterns.

Identify the pattern rule.

Darren’s Pattern
37, 41, 45, 49

Pattern Rule:

Angelique’s pattern

22, 30, 38, 46

Pattern Rule: 

Which pattern rule will be the first to reach a term over 100. Justify your answer. 

Friday, November 29, 2019

Update

It has been so great meeting with all the families over the past couple of weeks during our student led conferences. Thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy lives to attend. I apologize for not posting an update this week until now.
Here is a quick overview of the next week:

Math- We are finishing up patterning next week - There will be a review posted to the blog on Wednesday

Literacy- We have been working on some writing on demands
- Next week, students will be introduced a procedural writing assignment - They will be creating Santa manuals, which are really fun and allow them to show their creativity
-We will also be reviewing the parts of speech

Social Studies- Students are finishing up their "Community Snap Shot"  assignment- They be giving a brief summary of their findings to their classmates
-Students should be thinking about what they would like to do for their independent inquiry project - They will be picking a topic under the umbrella of "Canada Past and Present"

-"Family Story" Assignments are due on Monday, December 2nd


Agenda Items:
-Christmas for kids
-Class pictures are coming home today

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Daily Challenge


Daily Challenge- Explicit Patterning Rule

Term Number= First Term + ([term number -1] x common difference)

Solve the following questions

a) 21, 26, 31, 36 ...... Find the 44th term

b) 2.2, 4.4, 6.6, 8.8 ... Find the 32nd term

c) 215, 212, 209.... Find the 23rd term

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Christmas for Kids:
We are collecting NEW items such as:
-Toys for all ages
-gift cards
-jewellery
-toiletries
-books
-outdoor wear
-hats
-mittens
-gloves
-scarf
-clothing
-make up
Final  Collection December 15th

Monday, November 18, 2019

Introduction to Patterning

Here is  a daily challenge to kick off our patterning unit.

Daily Challenge

a) I am the seventh number in the following sequence of numbers: 1,4, 9, 16.....
What number am I?

b) I am the sixth in the following sequence of numbers: 1, 3, 7, 15.......
What number am I?

c) Edgar does sit-ups daily. On Monday, he did 20 sit ups. On Tuesday, he did 30. He did 50 sit ups on Wednesday and 90 on Thursday. If he continues this pattern, Edgar will do an impressive number of sit ups on Saturday. What number of sit ups will he do?

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Your Family Story


As we explore our great country Canada, you are being ask to explore your family background. This assignment will be completed at home. There are two parts to this assignment. First you must complete a "family tree" using a similar template to the one below. You will also be using the prompts below to create a paragraph.

DUE DATE: Monday, December 2nd, 2019












Sunday, November 10, 2019

Weekly Update

Hey Everyone!
Here is a quick update on the upcoming week:
 
Literacy- We are wrapping up our Halloween Narratives. Draft copies are due on November 11th. Students have done a great job adding supporting detail and words that allow his or her reader to visualize their story. This week we will be working on a Remembrance Day letter and writing through different points of view
Reading -We are continuing to work on different reading strategies and using evidence from the text to support your thinking

Math- Students will be completing a math test on Thursday (topics include: multiplication, division, BEDMAS, adding and subtracting with decimals, metric conversions and choosing an appropriate measurement) I will be adding a review to the blog on Monday to help students prepare.

Social Studies- We will beginning our social studies unit this week. We will be focusing on Canada's Past and Present. This week will be exploring the terms diversity and inclusion.We will also be focusing on the topic of immigration. (There will be an at home assignment posted this week for Social Studies focusing on their heritage)

Health- Menus and short answer responses are due November 11th. Most students completed this in class, but if they need more time to please just talk to me. I have also posted their at home cooking assignment. Due November 29th.

Agenda Items:
-I will be sending conference reminders home this week
 -Progress reports will be coming home on Friday
-Prologue Performance on November 13th last block