Math Test

We will have a short probability math quiz this Thursday. Duotangs will be sent home each night for review. The following should be practised:

- the probability of an event (using the words: likely,   unlikely, impossible, certain and equally likely)
- the probability of experiments 
- the difference between fair and unfair games.

I will post sample questions this week.

Here is today's problem:

In a bag I put counters. 
There are 2 red, 3 purple, 8 yellow.

What is the probability that I will pull out a yellow counter?
Is this a fair game? Remember to use math word to explain your thinking!

Stranger Safety

In June I like to do a mini health unit in stranger safety. With summer vacation, comes changes to our daily routines and an increase in day trips. As a result,  I think it is beneficial for us to have a few reminders and discussions around safety.
I am very careful in my discussions to not scare the kiddies. Here are some things we will discuss over the coming weeks:

 - Anyone we do not know is a stranger. Most of these people are good, however, we do not know them so we should not talk or visit with them unless we have permission from our parents.
- We should not answer the door by ourselves
- When we answer the telephone we should never say if mom or dad are not home or give out our address
- We should not talk to strangers when out and about (like at places like the park)
- When playing online we never give out our personal information

What's The Chance?

We have been learning about probability in math. 
Some terms we have been using are:

fair
probability
likely
unlikely
equally likely
certain
impossible
chance

Here is an online activity that your child can play to practice what we have been learning. 

Probability Activity

Relaxing Day!

Today was a relaxing day for us! With all of our hard work last week, I thought I would treat the kids to a "day off" so to say. In the morning we played outside with hula-hoops, soccer balls and skip-its and then in the afternoon we started to watch a movie while enjoying ice cream sandwiches! Tomorrow we will get back into the swing of things with some math and social studies.
The movie we started is called "Everyone's Hero." It is an adorable flick all about perseverance and not giving up... something we all demonstrated last week!

Movie Trailer

Happy Weekend

Today was a lovely day to do throw some stones down at the lake.
How did you spend your Saturday?

We Did It!!!!

We completed EQAO today! Yippee. <Insert Dora's "We Did It" theme song here>

I am so proud of my boys and girls. What a tremendous accomplishment the last three days have been! They deserve a very relaxing weekend filled with ice cream sundaes and extra snuggles! I love these kiddos I tell ya... my heart is bursting with pride!

It's Almost Time!

After almost 36 weeks of prep, EQAO is just about here! We start writing on Wednesday and will finish on Friday afternoon.
I am SO proud of my chickadees and their hard work and motivation to always learn and be the best that they can be.
Wednesday will be a big day! It will be a day filled with nerves, pride and a true sense of accomplishment come the end of the day!
All the boys and girls in my class are very ready for "the test." In fact, our motto now is "bring it on!"
I request that the boys and girls get a very good nights sleep this week (maybe in bed a half hour early). Also, they should eat bigger than usual breakfasts and pack a few extra healthy snacks to munch on throughout the day.
Mrs. M has also suggested that her boys and girls bring in some sort of momento that will be helpful when completing their test booklets. A little something to make them feel warm and fuzzy and sorta take the pressure off so to say. I think this is a great idea! Therefore, my kiddies can also bring in such an item. These may be stuffies, family pictures, a note from mom or dad etc. Anything that provides some encouragement over the next few days. They can start bringing in these items as of tomorrow. We will write a reminder in our agenda tomorrow too.