A huge congratulations to Lucy Rose

Well done to Lucy Rose who won the year five Rainbows End award. We are so proud of you. You rock Lucy Rose!

Here are some great Maths websites to play over the holidays!

Multiplication and division:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/multiplication/play/
http://freerice.com/#/multiplication-table/17508

Addition and subtraction:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/addition_and_subtraction/play/
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SpeedGrid/Addition/urikares.html
http://freerice.com/#/basic-math-pre-algebra/16893

Fractions:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/number/fractions_basic/play/
http://www.softschools.com/math/fractions/games/

Check out these awesome people!

Henry moved up to black belt in his taekwondo. And Brayden got player of year in his soccer team. Room 1 just full of amazing people. Go Henry and Brayden!

Metaphors/Similes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zIj5CKEtYSnsxQ3GGHKOg9WQjv9fTvvGYTL3t0R91lM/edit

A great way to remember Onomatopoeia....

Watch this youtube clip and it is a great way to remind us of what an onomatopoeia is!
http://youtu.be/f1b5kCvVBo8

BFR's

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lizQviMla3iyoUSf-9USIGQsfKfgSJ0o1upSkGZ0vhU/edit

Maths problem....can you figure it out?! (1,000 house points if you do!)

In front of a classroom there is a concrete square pad with a concrete walkway leading to it.
The total area of the pad is 151m squared
 The width of the concrete  walkway is 4meters less than the length of the concrete square pad.
The concrete walkway is 5meters longer that the length of the concrete square pad.
What is the length of the concrete square pad?