Tackling Problem-Solving in Math

Hello, friends of learning! Happy Wednesday!

We were busy this morning in Room 208!

In Math, we started our morning with an introduction to how we will be approaching "la résolution de problème" this year. Many of us have indicated we would like to improve on problem solving this year in Math and today was our first step.

First we read the question together as a class. We then we re-read the question sentence by sentence, working together to identify the key words and important information necessary to arrive at the answer. Mme then explained each part of the problem-solving page that we'll be tasked with filling in as part of the problem-solving process - we will be using the same graphic-organizer template each time we solve a word problem.

We were then divided into randomized groups of three to talk through our ideas and strategies of how we might solve the problem. Some of us chose to work standing at the white boards, while a few groups chose to sit down and work on a smaller white board. Each group was encouraged to use only one marker so that the focus was on communicating as a team rather than having three individuals working separately next to each other.

At the end of our collaboration time, we had a chance to step back and look at the work of all the other groups. This gave us a chance to notice different strategies and ways of organizing our work that perhaps we hadn't previously thought of.

Our next step will come tomorrow when Mme gives us the same question on paper and we - independently - will be responsible for showing our steps and communicating our thinking. Mme will then read through all of work and decide what our next steps as problem-solvers will be.
Phew! Not bad for a morning's Math work! :)

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Agenda

1. Section B Calcul mental (Coupe les zéros identiques) - Friday

2. Math Super Hero pages - Friday

3. CFOO Presentation - Thursday, October 10 (Next Day 4)
** More information about CFOO coming soon! **

4. Your Chevalier Clothing Store is now OPEN! Yay!
Samples available until Friday, Oct 4 and online store open until Sunday, Oct 6.

5. Le casse-croute will be open on Monday, October 7!

6. Picture re-takes will be Monday, October 28 in the afternoon.

7. HPV vaccinations will be Wednesday, October 30.