The multiplication challenge

The class really enjoyed the multiplication challenge game with counters. The objective of this game is to roll two dice, multiply the two numbers and call them out before the other player. During the course of next week and possibly into the following week we will...

100 and counting 

During spelling we set ourselves a challenge. The challenge was to see how many words were could making using letters from the word telephone. Although our goal was seventy five we surpassed it easily by getting one hundred and three. Quite an achievement. In math we...

Pretend shopping trips and decimals

In math we began our work on decimals with a pretend shopping trip. Armed with the weekly flyer from a local supermarket, the children had to buy groceries and household essentials for their entire families. After identifying what was needed (the list of necessities...

Welcome to grade 5

It has only been four days since we moved into the new building but it feels like we have been here for a while. We, the children and teachers, have transitioned well to our new learning space. Being in an open learning space means we have more opportunities to work...

What is the probability? 

Ramadan Kareem to all those who are fasting. It’s hard to believe that we have reached the last week of school. In math, along with multiplication we spent some time becoming in math familiar with probability and the language of probability. In writing we...