Goals of Mathematics

I was looking at the Introduction to the Manitoba Curriculum in Mathematics recently and found a very interesting explanation of the goals.

Goals for Students
The main goals of mathematics education are to prepare students to:
1. communicate and reason mathematically
2. use mathematics confidently, accurately, and efficiently to solve problems
3. appreciate and value mathematics
4. make connections between mathematical knowledge and skills and their applications
5. commit themselves to lifelong learning
6. become mathematically literate citizens, using mathematics to contribute to society and to think critically about the world

I sometimes wonder if these were as well thought out when I was in primary school. Doubt it.



Shawn Trembath


http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/math/framework_k-8/introduction.pdf

The Great Escape

Room 4 just completed The Reindeer Games (The Great Escape) in 41 minutes. We had to find clues to solve 6 puzzles. It was troubling, but fun. The class broke into groups to tackle the different puzzles. After opening the final puzzle lock, the class was rewarded with a free movie coupon. Way to go gang! The challenge is out for Room s 3 & 5 to complete the puzzles.
Room 4

Thank you to all the families who were able to make it out for our Triad Conferences. The students were proud to share their learning from our first term. personally, it was great to see many of you again and to even meet some of you for the first time. If you were unable to make it, please feel free to drop in and look around at the amazing things the students of Room 4 are doing this year.

Shawn Trembath

2 Weeks in...

We've been busy for the first two weeks of school. We have been learning about our school-wide and classroom expectations.  It's been busy playing around and working hard. We’ve played outside a few times as a whole class – Grounders, Kickball, Marco Polo, and Basketball. Inside, we’ve had some fun playing Math Playground games and drama games. Not all of our time has been spent playing though. Every day,  we have done a lot of writing – lists, free writing, t-charts, some story writing, and some song writing. Math has also been a daily activity. Room 4 is looking forward to having a fun year learning. 

Room 4 Writers

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We Are All Leaders

The grade 4/5 team met today and learned about being school wide leaders.  We learned about the importance of taking some responsibility in the school to help out other students. There are patrols, recess ambassadors, library and music helpers, bike club leaders, assembly leaders, art designers, Grade 1gurus, and Kindergarten Keepers - something for everyone. We are excited to get the year started and do our part to help out.

Welcome Back

Welcome back to the 2016-2017 school year. I am excited to start the year off in a new classroom (Room 4), with a new group of grade 4's, and my returning grade 5's. This year our class will have some pretty exciting learning experiences. I know that we will all settle in and have lots of fun. I look forward to seeing you at our Conferences next week. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Shawn Trembath

Bruce park

June 16th We went to Bruce park and made a nature guide.we found a duck nest.we were able to take a picture.

We are going to make a nature guide with the pictures we took.