Class 6 News

Hello Families!

We are wrapping up this term beginning the Main Lesson on Number & Algebra.  Students are introduced to basic algebraic equations and cementing those fundamental math's concepts.  Students experimented this week with creating their own number system that has a different base number, and it was fun to see what they came up with, and then for them to compare their systems to what other cultures developed in the past.  

Why do we do this Main Lesson in Class 6?  From the SEA Curriculum, "This topic prepares the students for the abstraction of using a symbol to represent a number. Students awaken to the power of Mathematics to describe a situation in which repetitive calculations may need to be performed with varying quantities. Familiarity and facility with the use of letters to represent numbers (pro-numerals) in these formulae provide the student with the foundations out of which Algebra will develop. This topic represents the first steps in developing higher order thinking required in Algebra and Calculus."  They are ready for this leap to really delve into the beautiful complexities of numbers!

Important Dates

16 September: Projects are due unless another day has been arranged

10 October @ 5:15: Our LAST C6 parent meeting.  Please make sure to attend as we will finalise the details of the end of the year celebration.

Enjoy the weekend!  

Blessings, 

Brittany