End of year reports out...and our Maths Circuit Morning

The end is here and the final reports are ready. Students will be bringing home their reports accompanied by their portfolios containing their best work and assessments along with a photo CD showcasing each student's year. The grade 6 Leavers' PhotoStory has also been include. Many students shared photos with their friends in order to make their own PhotoStories. What an amazing class! I have felt privileged to have such an amazing and creative group of students. A big thank you from me for a very rewarding year.

In the last morning of school the children worked in pairs or groups of three to complete a circuit of hands-on maths activities related to the main problem solving concepts covered this year. It was a hive of activity. One of the most challenging activities was the scale assemblage of the planets. Students had to work out a scale. I was impressed with their efforts and concentration, espeecially the grade 6 students on their very last day at primary school.

Recreating the solar system

An algebraic problem, find the formula or the pattern

Who owns the monkey?

The tricky river crossing

Animal World Records...

Students were given records from the Guiness Book of Records and in groups of three had to replicate the measurements AND fill in the missing gaps thinking about possible scales. I was very impressed with the creativity given the limited size and colours of the chalk sticks. The sizes of some of these animals were positively mammoth.  The accuracy was uncanny given students only had one hour and twenty minutes to consult with each other, sketch out preliminary measurements, draw and shade. Amazing team work! The drawings were enjoyed by all students and staff who visited the courts at lunch time and throughout the following day.  The students  then sat or laid next to their creations to get a real feel for the size of them! I love their impersonations of the animals.