Mrs. Brinovec's Class

Today the busses are cancelled therefore many students are absent today. It is a great opportunity to practice any math concepts you have been struggling with, at home. Here at school we are spending a lot of time reviewing for the geometry re-write. Also we are going to be practicing our multiplication and division.

Thank you to the 8 students who demonstrated responsiblity by having their geometry tests signed and returned! Tonight, review the addition of decimals using an algorithm. If you did not complete the questions 2,3 and 5 from page 109, during class time, you will need to do them for homework. Homework Club tomorrow at 1:05-1:35

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Geometry tests were passed back today. Some students will need to continue to study to prepare for a re-write next week. Math homework tonight- text page 109 #4a,b,c. PSA presentations will begin tomorrow and continue all week! If you have created a video it must be on a DVD in order to show it to [...]

This week in math you have been learning about 3D Geomtry, specifically how to create nets for 3D shapes. Tonight at dinner, explain to your family how you can create a net for a rectangular based prism, two different ways. Next week we will be starting to look at decimals. You have been working on [...]

Today you were given back some math work with feedback from me. Check where you had success and where you will need to continue to practice over the weekend. Also, share your work with mom and/ or dad. See the post from yesterday for additional practice questions. Happy Family Day!

Here are some additional math questions to practice for the test on Tuesday. Text page 201# 2,3,4 , page 210#3, 4,5,6,7,8 page 212# 1a,b, 2,4,6,7, 8 page 214 # 2,3,4,5,6 page 217# 3,4 5

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Today we began to look at Public Service Announcements and their characteristics. We will be focusing on PSA’s in litercacy over the next week or so. We will also continue to examine how writers use a stong voice. Can you classify triangles based on their angle and side length? Continue to practice explaining the characteristics of [...]

When I was looking at the quizes in math today, it showed me many of you are clear on the differences between right, acute and obtuse angled triangles. Some of you must review these for the upcoming test February 21st. Math Homework- Handout (Properties of Polygons and Sorting Polygons) If you have Valentines to hand out [...]