Good afternoon!
Today in Math, the Gr. 4 students looked into comparing fractions with the same numerators, and the same denominators. We had some strategies they could use to help. To compare fractions with the same numerator:
- Turn them into unit fractions (numerator = 1).
- Draw a diagram (picture).
- Use a number line.
To compare fractions with the same denominator:
- Draw a diagram (picture).
- Compare the numerators.
The Gr. 5 students learned to transfer some of our decimal skills over to measurement. Students already know the following
- There are 10 mm in 1 cm.
- There are 100 cm in 1 m.
- There are 1000 mm in 1 m.
Today we worked some more at going backwards with some of these conversions. We did a small bit of this in measurement, but now that we have worked closer with decimals, it makes this skill a little easier to understand.
Eg.
4 cm = ____ m ?
Well… I know that 100 cm = 1 m
So…
4 cm = 4 m
100
4 cm = 0.04 m
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7 mm = ____ m ?
Well… I know that 1000 m = 1 m
So…
7 mm = 7 m
1000
7 mm = 0.007 m
Homework: Read 20 minutes
Reading Journal (Friday)
Spelling Quiz (Friday)
Multiplication Quiz (Friday)
Math: Gr. 4 – pg. 196 #1-7
Gr. 5 – pgs. 192-193 #1-12
Science: Gr. 4 – Building Things Books
Gr. 5 – Unit Test (Thursday)
Book Orders – April 26th
Wednesday – School Colours Day (Blue and White)
– Bring food-bank donation