This morning we had our dress rehearsal for the morning concert. The three classes, and their teachers, who attended were very impressed with our performance. Hopefully we can do an even better job for you. Remind your actor to speak out so that you can hear every word!
This afternoon we had a great time playing some probability games with the help of some grade 5 & 6 leaders. There were 7 centres, each with a different game exploring probability.
There was a card draw,
a coin toss,
a spinner game,
a roll-up-the-rim-to-win centre,
a game-show-style guessing game,
a dice game,
and a lottery game.
See how much your mathematician remembers with the following questions, and ask your student to teach you their favourite game when you're here Friday!
- You're going to draw 5 cards from a deck. What is the probability you will draw the King of Hearts?
- A spinner has a large blue section, a medium red section and a small yellow section. What is the probability of landing on each colour? What is the probability of landing on green?
- When rolling a die with the numbers 1-6, what are the chances of rolling the number 9? What is the probability of rolling a number under 7?
- In a bag, there are 10 orange cubes and no purple cubes. What are the chances of pulling out an orange cube?
- If your friend adds their name to the lottery bag 3 times, how many times should you add your name to give yourself an equal chance of winning?