Many schools are sending in data about how many items can be carried 20m in 2minutes, then 4 and 6 minutes. Data is sent in and the Mathematics Association of Victoria will collate the results so that we can use the data in further maths lessons. The class enjoyed the physical activity.
Shuttle Run
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The class was a bit concerned to know that they would be doing maths ALL day!
We started outside with goal kicking to create some statistics we could work with. We used fractions and percentages to compare our top goal kickers. Tucker and Ruby were our champions. We spent a good hour investigating the maths in [...]
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Games to help with fractions.
Go to FUSE and copy this ID 5TYZ6M to play Reach the Target and practise adding fractions. You can also search FUSE for more Fraction games and activities.
There are a number of different fraction activities on this page
Interactive Fraction Games http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/fractions/index.htm#ration
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Please help us to celebrate the great Maths and English of our students.
Please join in by coming to speak to the class very briefly about the Maths in your life.
Come and join us for a Footy Maths afternoon – games and problems solving. Thursday Sept 2nd at 2.00pm
Describe Your Favourite Story
What is the title [...]
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Have a look at the videos on the Mathematics page to see some different methods of multiplying large numbers.
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You will receive a notice about Parent Teacher Interviews this week. They will be held Monday 21st & Tuesday 22nd of June. You will have your child’s report and Student Learning Diary on Friday June 18th.
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Students can use FUSE a t home to find information about our topics and maths.
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Our main focus in Maths is multiplication. We have been practising our skills by multiplying by multiples of ten. We are also trying different strategies to multiply by 2 digit numbers. We used Excel to partition numbers and then multiply them; now we are using tables such as in this animation.
The animation may not work [...]
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Josh you found 16 oz of gold today – your partner Sam is looking after your claim for you. He appears to be an honourable gentleman. The assay price was 3 pounds per ounce but Sam didn’t sell any of your gold. Things are pretty tough on the goldifelds – the commissioner keeps raising the [...]
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Such a hectic time of year but them I don’t know when the quiet times are.
This term we are looking at the effects of the Gold Rush on Australia. The students have all researched and created characters for our Gold Game. We pretend that we are on the goldfields and we mine for gold. As [...]
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