Celebration of Learning Class Assemblies
Thank you to 5 Blue for leading last weeks Celebration of Learning Assembly.  Our next Celebration of Learning Assembly is tomorrow, Friday 12 August, led by 2 Blue. All parents are welcome to join us.

PB4L
During Weeks 3 and 4, our focus has been on how we move around the school. It is important we move safely and responsibly. This includes walking respectfully through classrooms, shared workspaces and the office.

MATHS
Problem-solving is a fundamental means of developing mathematical knowledge at any level. It allows students to develop the ability to make choices, interpret, formulate, model, and investigate problem situations, and communicate solutions effectively. They formulate and solve problems when they use mathematics to represent unfamiliar or meaningful situations, design investigations and plan their approaches, apply strategies to seek solutions, and verify that their answers are reasonable. Here are some open-ended Maths tasks that children can solve to help them develop problem-solving skills:

Problem 1: Look at the calendar. Draw a square around 9 of the numbers. What do you notice?
Prompts: If I tell you the top left number, can you tell me the bottom right number? If I tell you the middle number, what can you tell me? Extension: What if the figure can be any rectangle? A cross? What if we replace the calendar with a number grid?

Problem 2: Some people claim rolling a six is harder than rolling a two. Roll a die many times, collect and record your data. Make a convincing argument using your data and other ideas about the claim.
Extension: Extend the situation to a 10-sided die or roll two dice and find the sum. Think of some claims and investigate.

Problem 3: Look at the results of the recent Birmingham Commonwealth Games and choose 5 countries that competed. Create a tally of how many gold, bronze, and silver medals each country has received. Using the data, create a graph to show the data. 
Extension: How many more medals did the winning team/country receive, compared to the total medals of the other three countries you have chosen? Can you find the total number of medals all the 5 countries have received?

Mr Rod Green
Assistant Principal