VIP and Pig Lungs

Our VIP officer showed kids the effects of smoking on the lungs by displaying pig lungs - healthy and one that was exposed to second hand smoke. Ask your child to tell you about it!

Giant Sized Math

Our school wide math problem for April is: How many baby steps in a giant step? Students had some creative ways to find out!

How many baby steps in a giant step?

Learning Commons

Students in 6 Pike and 6 Seguin are solving fraction problems they created for each other. Comments like "Yes, I got it!" and, "Ooh, this one looks tricky" were heard around the room. We use the Library Learning Commons for students to collaborate on a weekly basis (and have some fun along the way).

After solving a bunch of math problems, the students had the chance to reflect and give feedback to the teachers using a strategy called Chalk Talk. There were several charts around the room with different questions students could write on, making their thinking visible. The catch? The activity had to be done silently! If students wanted to comment on another student's idea, they needed to write it on the chart paper. 

Question: What has been the hardest for you in this unit?

"Keeping track when counting the colours in the hundredths grids."

"Reducing the fractions."

What do you still wonder about the math in this unit?

"I wonder how decimals, percents and fractions connect to my real life."

Question: What is the most important thing a student needs to know about decimals, percents and/or fractions?

"The most important thing to know is how to convert between fractions, percents and decimals."

"That decimals, percents and fractions can all represent the same number."

What do you need help understanding in this unit?
"I need practice converting improper fractions to mixed numbers."
"I still need help putting improper fractions on a number line."

We had fun consolidating learning this way and will definitely use Chalk Talk again!

Aliens?

Is it a bug, is it an alien? No it is students wearing safety goggles for badminton :)

Inquiry Celebration

We appreciate our guest, Ms McDonald, for coming to give us feedback on our Inquiry Projects. 

Students took notes from other student projects and left them feedback to improve their own. 

Using QR codes is a fun way to share our amazing videos!

Students used tablets, laptops, iPads and personal devices to create and view all kinds of tech projects. 

Mr. Pillon was wowed by the work all of the students shared. Watch for links to the projects once final edits have been completed!

Inquiry Project Guidelines

Sumdog National Contest Results

Our students recently competed in a nation-wide math contest on the Sumdog web site. 47 students from 6Pike and 6Seguin competed and answered 12 269 questions correctly! So proud of the students for representing Northwood at the National level. Students have fun playing the Sumdog games and practice valuable skills that help them meet their individual math learning goals.

Special recognition goes to Aidan, Namanya, Harkarn, Sunvir, and Ayesha for answering 1000 questions correctly.

The London area schools have started a new contest that we have entered. The London contest runs from March 21-27. Let's see if we can top the success of our National contest!