Ratio and connecting

This week in Math we begin exploring proportional relationships. We will be exploring ratios by learning how a ratio is a comparison of two different numbers such as the number of boys to girls in the class. We will learn how to consistently use ratio notation Ex: the ratio 10:14 means there are 10 boys to 14 girls in the class.We will also explore how to find a missing value in a ratio: Ex if there are 24 students in the class and 10 students are male, how many students are female?  We will determine equivalent ratios and use them to solve problems. We will also be discovering how percents are a special ratio which has a whole of 100. There will be a quiz on Thursday from our fraction work last week as well as our work on ratios this week.

In Language we continue to make connections as we read our story about Ryan and Jimmy and finish present our books we studied with our Literature Study. This Wednesday is also Family Literacy Day. If there any parents who would like to come read to the class for second block (around 10:45) please let me know as soon as possible at benjamin.spindler@ocsb.ca. Students are invited to wear their PJ's and bring their favourite book as we will be reading for a portion of our time together.

The grade 2 students are also selling bookmarks at $1 each to purchase books for families in need. They will be coming around to the various classes on Wednesday.