We started off the day by continuing the work we started yesterday on using fractions and decimals to help us plan our pizza party. Today, we looked at how many pieces of each we needed, and the students had to do some problem solving when the initial totals didn't add up to whole pizzas for any of the flavours - kudos to the class for doing some problem solving of using some of their second choices to come up with totals that resulted in whole pizzas. Next, they used what they've been learning about decimals to figure out what the total cost of the pizza (minus tax, which I talked to them about) would be. Check out our work (they did the math - I just wrote it down!) underneath...
We also got a surprise in the mail today, as my friend Mrs. Malkoske from Dr. F.W.L. Hamilton school sent us a book for the class - it's called
An Awesome Book (by Dallas Clayton). I read it to the class today, and they agreed - the title suits the book! It has a great message about dreaming big, and how healthy it is - a great message for kids and adults alike. If you want to find out more about it, check it out on our Shelfari, at the bottom of the blog page.
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