Welcome back to school and to 2011! By now you will all have had a chance to see how you performed on the midterm exam. Some of you will be pleased and other will be dissatisfied. Now is the time to reflect and to make plans to rectify any problems you have. Talk to me, use Study Hall, and Math help sessions. Do you think there is anything you could have done better? - keep better notes; do some extra work at home that hasn't been set as an assignment; ask more questions in class!
Use the next few weeks to assess how you can make the second semester of the school year one which will be more productive. The more effort you out in now, the easier next years work will seem. Good luck!
Friday, January 7, 2011
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
The Decimal Board Games Are Finished!
At last, the moment they have been working towards and waiting for. Mr. Rossi's 5th grade math class have finished their board games and spent today trying them out. take a look at the pictures below. This has been a great, fun way to practice using decimals.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Decimal Board Games
The board games are almost ready! In class today the students assembled the draft versions of their games and took them for a 'test-drive'.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Decimal Board Games
The 5th graders started their decimal board game in class today. After studying adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals they are putting their knowledge to good use. Each group will design and make a game that tests students knowledge of decimals in a fun way. Check back to see the progress they make.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Practical Pre-Algebra
We have just finished a project in Pre-Algebra. Students made scales out of rulers and pencils to try to establish equations and inequalities to model the masses of different coins. This practical analogy for equations has helped them make sense of an otherwise abstract concept.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Flying Thingamajigs!
The 5th grade math team assembled in the Calvert School gym today to test their "Flying Thingamajigs". A Flying Thingamajig is made fom a single strip of paper and launched from a drinking straw. Everybody in the grade had three attempts to 'fly' the furthest distance. The winner was the proud recipient of a Calvert Frisbee and assorted other prizes. Overall all though math is the real winner!
The exercise will form the basis of a data collection and handling unit for the grade. Now it's back to the classroom to analyze the results.
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