Monday, January 13, 2020

Dear Parents and Campers,

Welcome back to a short week!  This Friday, there is no school because it is a P.D. day.  So, our homework will consist primarily reviewing for Science and Math.

Image result for images of gravity anchor chartMonday - Review Gravity
Tuesday - Gravity Quiz, Review Math
Wednesday - Review Friction, Review Math
Thursday - Friction Quiz, Math Test, WOW test

Therefore, there is no THRoW this week, nor is there any language quiz.  Please spend time reviewing Science by practising at home.  I have included the videos for Gravity and Friction on my Blog on the right hand side under Science.

Math:  Thursday we will have a Math test on Probability. Students are expected to be able to ...

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  • Use mathematical language to discuss the CHANCE of something happening; certain, impossible, likely, unlikely, equally likely, more likely than and less likely than.
  • Find the probability of an event occurring.
  • Determine if a game is fair or unfair and explain why using probability.
  • Create spinners based on specific criteria.  Ex.  Create a spinner where blue is equally likely to be spun as red.
  • Answer multiple choice questions dealing with chance and probability.
Please review your child's math and science duo tangs this week.

Counsellor Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  Using a regular die with numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on it, what is the probability of rolling an odd number?