New due date for graphing project in Math

  Hello!  This past week Mark Janke, a Technology Consultant with the Board, taught our class how to use Google Sheets on the computer to make professional-looking graphs using their own data.  The students are keen on using this program and have been busy finishing their graphing projects in math, so I have extended the due date to Thursday, October 5th. 
  The graphing project involves developing a survey question, surveying the kids in our class using a tally sheet and creating one graph on paper and another on the computer, based on their data.  Questions have ranged from how many times the students have visited Algonquin Park to their favourite type of technology.  The students are also answering (en français) questions involving what information they found from their survey, whether it was different or the same as they had predicted and how this information could be used in real life.  For example, when one student found that the destination of choice for students in our class was New York City(!), he decided that a flight company could create more flights from Toronto to New York City, based on his research. 
  Let me know if you have any questions.   Mme Lindsay

Math in French

Bonjour!

  FYI that until a permanent replacement teacher has been found for Mme Christensen in the afternoons, I will be teaching the math program in French, in order to offer more minutes of French instruction.  As soon as the replacement teacher has been hired, math instruction will change back to English.  Cheers for now.

Mme Lindsay

Costume presentation in Science and graphing project in Math

Hello!

Group Science project - create a costume

  

  We have been discussing the habitat needs of animals and plants in Science and the specific adaptations that animals and plants have to their respective environments.  To that end, I recently dressed Rixon up as a beaver(!) in class, using everyday items to highlight the adaptations of a beaver to its environment.  For example, a small paddle was used to represent the beaver's tail, which can be used to steer the beaver when it swims, to warn predators by slapping it on the water and to help it to stand upright to reach high branches.
  It's now the kids' turn!  In groups, they have been given specific information about a particular species and its adaptations to its environment.  Together, they are to decide how to represent their animal or plant's adaptations, in order to create a costume.  They will be presenting their animals to the class next week on either Tuesday, Thursday or Friday.  Look for a letter coming home that outlines what specific items your child has committed to bring.

Graphing project - Math

  Our focus in math has been on organizing data that we gather into a variety of different forms, including stem-and-leaf plots and double bar graphs.  As well as practicing creating graphs by hand, we will soon receive some instruction from a Board IT consultant re: how to create graphs using Google Sheets.  

  For a final project in this unit, students will be developing a question (i.e. What is your favourite flavour of ice cream?), tallying the results and developing a graph or chart by hand and a second one using the computer.  They will then be asked to discuss what information is shown in their graphs and how this information could be used in the real world.  (i.e. "Given how popular chocolate ice cream is in our class, if I owned an ice cream store I would advertise all of the different varieties of chocolate ice cream we feature.").

  The due date for the graphing project is Tuesday, October 2nd.  An outline of the graphing project and a rubric that shows how your child's work will be evaluated is shown below.
  Students will be given lots of time in class for both these projects.  Let me know if you have any questions.  Mme Lindsay (anne.lindsay@tldsb.on.ca)

Graphing Project

Due:  Monday, October 2, 2017

1. Choose the subject of your graph (i.e. favourite winter sport, number of pets in your house).  Then create a question that will lead to the information you are seeking.

My question is:  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Check in with Mme Lindsay before you continue.

______ (Mme Lindsay’s initials)

3.  Create a tally chart for your survey of the class.  We will survey the class in a large group.

4.  Based on the type of data you are collecting, choose which type of graph or chart you think would best show the information (i.e. stem-and-leaf plot, pictograph, bar graph (horizontal or vertical) or double bar graph).  

5.  Create your graph or chart, based on the data.

Check in with Mme Lindsay once you have finished this step.  

__________________ (Mme Lindsay’s initials)

6.  Answer the following questions, based on your graph.

1. What information can you take from the graph you created?  Is the information shown what you would have predicted?  Why or why not?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b)  Does the data you collected have a median or a mode?  If so, record it below.

Median:  ________________________ or no median ________

Mode:  ________________________  or no mode _________

c)  How could the information from your graph be used in the real world?  (i.e. Who might be interested in this information and why?)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Pizza for sale, nut allergy and a picnic ...

Hello again!

  I hope that you were able to get outside with your families on the beautiful fall weekend.  Just a note to let you know that pizza is sold at HPS for $2 per slice.  Varieties offered are Hawaiian, pepperoni and cheese or vegetable.  Books of five pizza tickets for $10 are also sold.  Pizza money is collected every Tuesday morning (starting tomorrow) and the pizza is delivered every Thursday during second nutrition break.
  Also, please don't send in any food with nuts into the school, as we have several students, including a student in our classroom, with nut allergies.
  To celebrate the beginning of the new school year and the fact that many aspects of the Town of Huntsville are within walking distance of HPS, Mme Christensen and myself will be bringing the class down to Avery Beach this Wednesday afternoon for a picnic, between noon and approximately 2:30 p.m..  You are welcome to join us.  (We will be eating our regular lunches there.)   Please fill out and return the blue permissions form as soon as possible, so that all students have permission to come with us.
  We look forward to meeting you and your families at the upcoming Meet the Teacher Night this Thursday between 5:30 - 7:00 p.m..  A bientôt!  Mme Lindsay

P.S.  Ask your child who "Spotty" is!
  

Milk for sale and Meet the Teacher Night

  Thank you for sending us such great kids to teach!  We are looking forward to meeting you and your families at the upcoming Meet the Teacher Night at HPS next Thursday, September 14th from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m..  FYI, as well, that milk sales (both chocolate and white) will begin next week on a daily basis.  Milk costs $1 each or you can buy a milk card from the office for $10 for eleven milks.  An update about our learning in the classroom will be coming in the next couple of weeks.  Thank you for helping us to get to know your child better by completing the Parents are Partners form in such a thoughtful manner.  À bientôt!

Mme Lindsay

First post of the 2017/18 school year!

 Welcome and bienvenue to our first blog entry of the 2017/18 school year!  We will be updating our web page consistently throughout the school year with photos, information and updates from our classroom. Information and rubrics about upcoming projects and tests will also be included. Students will be adding to our blog by writing updates about our various adventures.  
Check out our Google calendar, as well, where all important information related to your child’s student life will be placed and will be updated regularly.  (At this point, it appears that the calendar addition is available on your computer but not via your cell phone.) Be sure to enter your e-mail address into the "follow by e-mail" tab on your computer, so that you will be notified when the class blog has been updated.  (That way, you don't have to check into the blog unnecesssarily.)
We're excited about our ability to stay in touch with the families of our classroom in this way. Enjoy!

Mme Lindsay & Mme Christensen