December 05, 2010                          The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom,                                      in the heart.                                            William Hazlitt     Good evening parents and Guardians of Grade 5 and Grade 6 Math students.  There are three weeks left until the holidays and students are very engaged in completing activities and reinforcing outcomes and strategies taught thus far.  Between quizzes, hands on  activities, games, computer related sites and working on the Explore and Connect section of the text that is related top the curriculum outcomes, students seem to be having FUN with Math.  We are working on the decimal unit, with Grade 6 and the multiplication and dividing unit with Grade 5.  Both grades are modelling numbers using base ten.  The Grade 5 students were given sheets to help reinforce strategies on multiplication.  It is these strategies that will be covered daily and that should be mastered.  Please insure your child practices outcomes, nightly. website.......www.blackgold math The fThe future depends on what we do in the present. - Mahatma Gandhi uture depends on what we do in the present. - Mahatma Gandhi The future depend