Announcements:
- Students are invited to come at lunch or after school to make up missed work or get extra help
- Anyone who was unable to see us at parent teacher interviews and would like to make an appointment with myself and Mr. Hillier is welcome (call the office or email lebowen@cbe.ab.ca to arrange)
Math:
This week we will continue learning to add and subtract unlike fractions using models and number sentences.
We will also learn to add and subtract improper fractions and mixed numbers.
Extra Help:
- Lunchtime or after school tutorials in room 1
- Extra practice worksheets
- Khan Academy videos and practice questions (type the topic in the Search tab - e.g. adding fractions with unlike fractions
Science:
This week we will continue to study Sudden and Gradual Earth Events.
For example, we will continue exploring earthquakes. Students will learn how to interpret seismic data for Canada. It is surprising to most people living in Calgary that there are frequently earthquakes in Canada.
This unit teaches students many precision skills that will be helpful in future units and Science courses. The Epicenter plotting activity also introduced students to the Circle and several math concepts and skills that will be used later on in the year.
Last week students mapped earthquakes and volcanoes on the Pacific Rim and recreated the Ring of Fire. This assignment was due last Thursday. Students who have not completed mapping are encouraged to complete this assignment at lunch or after school with teacher support.
The other assignment we completed last week was "Locating the Epicenter of an Earthquake." This assignment was also due last Thursday and students who have not completed this can see Ms. Bowen for extra help. Note: Both assignments are liked to the December 3rd post.
Thank you so much for sharing this post on how to add and subtract fractions. You have explained it in a very understandable manner. I have been searching reading a lot of ways to add and subtract fractions and encountered only two ways. First is you used the LCM. This is best for smaller fractions. The other is to use butterfly method where you have to cross multiply the fractions. This method is best for bigger fractions and those that has no LCM. If you have doubt you can check your answers using fraction calculator with whole numbers. The step by step solution provided by the fraction calculator will let you guide if you miss a single step. Again thanks for sharing for this valuable information.
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