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New Math Unit

BIG IDEA Probability

Curriculum Expectations 

Students will: 
*Describe probability as a measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, using mathematical language; impossible, unlikely, less likely, equally likely, more likely, certain 
e.g., “If I take a new shoe out of a box without looking, it’s equally likely that I will pick the left shoe or the right shoe.” 
*Describe the probability that an event will occur (e.g., getting heads when tossing a coin, landing on red when spinning a spinner), through investigation with simple games and probability experiments and using mathematical language.
e.g., “I tossed 2 coins at the same time to see how often I would get 2 heads. I found out that getting a head and a tail was more likely than getting two heads.”

 About The Math 

Students develop concepts about probability by playing games in which they think about the likelihood of certain events (e.g., the likelihood of a spinner landing on a specific colour). Games that involve various spinners and number cubes (dice) help students to understand that factors other than luck can influence the outcome of a game.

Happy Mother's Day

The Cherry Blossom Tree represents beauty.

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Country Project

Students are learning about different countries around the world.

They will soon begin a research project on the country of their choice.

Students will gather information on:

*flag

*Type of currency

*Leader

*Official Language

*traditional clothing

*Traditional food

*Type of home

*Native animals

*Special Customs or Holidays and Celebrations

They will be given some class time to do research, but most will be done at home.

Information is due at school on Tues. May 21st.

Students are to bring in their information (jot notes) to class with all diagrams

and/or photographs as well as a small world map with their country coloured or labelled. In class, students will assemble their information on a poster. The bristol board will be provided in class. Students will then teach their peers about all of the interesting facts they have learned!

New Literacy Unit...What is a story?

Our class is beginning a language unit called What Is a Story? In this unit, students read a number of fictional stories to learn about the characteristics or narrative/ stories. They learn about how to make connections between what they read and their own experiences. As students read the stories and song, and view the illustrations and book covers, they learn

• The characteristics of a story
• The reading and listening comprehension strategy of making connections
• The writing strategy of choosing a big idea
• The purpose and audience of book covers
• Word work, word study, and vocabulary skills

Here are some suggestions for how you can support your child's learning during this unit:

• Read a variety of stories with your child and talk about the characters, setting, events, problem, and solutions.
• Share your connections to a story that you read with your child. You could use statements such as
• “This story reminds me of another story…” or “ What happened in this story reminds me of the time when…”
• Take turns making up oral stories with your child. Try to include each of the story elements: characters, setting, events,
• problem, and solution.