Blog Entry –May20th
Information
for Parents on Dream Box
Students
will be coming home with a note about Dreambox this week that has the link to
where they can access the class site. They can access the site from a computer
at home or download the free app and use the program on an Ipad.
LANGUAGE
READING
Students
have been getting weekly feedback on their Literature Circle Work. This Friday
in their Friday Folders they will get a sheet that has all feedback from the
four weeks.
MATH
Students
have been using their problem solving skills and knowledge of fractions to
determine the probability of certain outcomes in a variety of probability
experiments. We will be finishing up our probability unit this week. The quiz
will be on Friday, students will receive their review on Wednesday.
Grade 4 Probability
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- predict
the frequency of an outcome in a simple probability experiment, explaining
their reasoning; conduct the experiment; and compare the result with the
prediction (Sample problem: If you toss a pair of number cubes 20 times
and calculate the sum for each toss, how many times would 75 you
expect to get 12? 7? 1?
- determine, through investigation, how the number of
repetitions of a probability experiment can affect the conclusions drawn (Sample
problem: Each student in the class tosses a coin 10 times and records how
many times tails comes up. Combine the individual student results to determine
a class result, and then compare the individual student results and the class
result.).
Grade 5 Probability
– determine
and represent all the possible outcomes in a simple probability experiment
(e.g., when tossing a coin, the possible outcomes are heads and tails; when
rolling a number cube, the possible outcomes are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6), using
systematic lists and area models (e.g., a rectangle is divided into two equal
areas to represent the out- comes of a coin toss experiment);
- represent, using a common fraction, the probability that
an event will occur in simple games and probability experiments (e.g., “My
spinner has four equal sections and one of those sections is coloured red. The
probability that I will land on red is 14 .”);
– pose and
solve simple probability problems, and solve them by conducting probability
experiments and selecting appropriate methods of recording the results (e.g.,
tally chart, line plot, bar graph)
E-Text pages
Grade 5 pages p. 378 - 399
Grade 4 pages p. 398 - 419
A reminder, Math
Help is every Wednesday and Friday and is open to all students in my Grade 4
and Grade 5 class. As well after any quiz if a student would like a re-quiz
they should be coming to math help and asking for help in order to do the
re-quiz.
Reminders
Friday Folders need to be handed back in on
Mondays. Some students have not returned their Friday Folders in a long time.
