Tim Hortons

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 :)

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.

Math Daily Challenge

Compare the fractions and decimals below with <,> or =

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.

Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Daily Challenge

Multiplying and divide the fractions below show your work. 

Multiple and divide the mixed numbers

Adding and subtracting fractions

Add the following fractions 

Subtract the following fractions

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 :)