{"id":321858,"date":"2025-09-11T15:26:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/?p=321858"},"modified":"2025-09-11T15:26:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:26:24","slug":"week-3-math-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/2025\/09\/11\/week-3-math-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3: Math this week!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\ud83d\udce2 Weekly Math Newsletter<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\ud83d\udc4b Dear Parents and Students,
Here\u2019s a snapshot of our math learning journey across the grades this week, along with what\u2019s coming up next!<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd22 Grade 7<\/h2>\n

\ud83d\udcd8 This Week in Our Learning:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Investigation from recurring decimals to fractions<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Strengthening understanding of fractions, decimals, and percentages<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \ud83c\udf1f Student Spotlight:<\/strong>
    Students showed excellent understanding of percentages and confidently applied them to problems.<\/p>\n

    \u23ed\ufe0f Looking Ahead:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      Real-life applications of percentages (shopping discounts, simple interest, etc.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Introduction to ratios<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      \ud83e\uddee Grade 8<\/h2>\n

      \ud83d\udcd8 This Week in Our Learning:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        Laws of exponents<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Applications in scientific notation<\/strong> (connections to science and technology)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        \ud83c\udf1f Student Spotlight:<\/strong>
        Students displayed persistence and logical reasoning while working with exponential expressions.<\/p>\n

        \u23ed\ufe0f Looking Ahead:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          Exploring ratios and percentages<\/strong> in greater depth<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Applying them to real-world contexts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          \ud83d\udcd0 Grade 9<\/h2>\n

          \ud83d\udcd8 This Week in Our Learning:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            Fractional exponents<\/strong> and their connection to irrational numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Introduction to surds and radicals<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            \ud83c\udf1f Student Spotlight:<\/strong>
            Curiosity was the highlight! Students asked thoughtful questions about irrational numbers and their role in math and daily life.<\/p>\n

            \u23ed\ufe0f Looking Ahead:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              Starting our Financial Literacy<\/strong> unit (budgeting, simple & compound interest, savings)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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              \ud83d\udcca Grade 10<\/h2>\n

              \ud83d\udcd8 This Week in Our Learning:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                Inquiry into relations, functions, and graphs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                Understanding how algebraic equations translate into visual patterns<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                \ud83c\udf1f Student Spotlight:<\/strong>
                Students worked collaboratively to interpret graphs and discover mathematical connections.<\/p>\n

                \u23ed\ufe0f Looking Ahead:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  Exploring forms of functions<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  Focusing on linear and quadratic functions<\/strong> and their applications<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                  \ud83d\udcdd Grade 11<\/h2>\n

                  \ud83d\udcd8 This Week in Our Learning:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    Inquiry into straight lines<\/strong>, including slope, intercepts, and equations of lines<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    \ud83c\udf1f Student Spotlight:<\/strong>
                    Students engaged actively in inquiry-based tasks and explored different approaches to problem solving.<\/p>\n

                    \u23ed\ufe0f Looking Ahead:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                      Extending to functions and linear modeling<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                      Preparing for deeper work with quadratic functions<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                      \ud83d\udca1 Math Tip of the Week<\/h2>\n

                      \ud83d\udc49 Encourage your child to explain their reasoning out loud<\/strong> when solving problems.
                      This helps them:
                      \u2714 Build confidence
                      \u2714 Catch mistakes early
                      \u2714 Deepen their understanding of why<\/em> a method works, not just how<\/em><\/p>\n

                      Try this at home: Next time your child solves a math problem, ask, \u201cCan you explain how you got that answer?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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                      \u2728 Thank you for your continued support in helping students connect classroom learning with the world around them. Together, we\u2019re making mathematics meaningful and engaging!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                      \ud83d\udce2 Weekly Math Newsletter \ud83d\udc4b Dear Parents and Students,Here\u2019s a snapshot of our math learning journey across the grades this week, along with what\u2019s coming up next! \ud83d\udd22 Grade 7 \ud83d\udcd8 This Week in Our Learning: Investigation from recurring decimals to fractions Strengthening understanding of fractions, decimals, and percentages \ud83c\udf1f Student Spotlight:Students showed excellent understanding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,99,194,30,192,31,32,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-321858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grade-10","category-grade-11","category-dp","category-grade-7","category-myp","category-grade-8","category-grade-9","category-secondary-maths"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321858\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}