Math Pentathalon

By Madden and Masah

In class we have been learning Math Pentathalon games. There are five games to play.  So far we learned how to play FIAR and Kwatro Sinko.  

FIAR stands for four in a row.  This is how you play. You have a board and you place your chips down trying to get four in a row.  Once all your chips are placed down on the board, you can slide them around to get to four in a row without your opponent stopping you.

This is how you play Kwarto Sinko.  The pieces are numbered 0 - 9.  They are on red chips or blue chips.  Your goal is to add two chips together and subtract the other chip to make a sum of 4 or 5.  It is a lot harder than it sounds, but it is also fun!

Classification

By Cody and Samantha

In the fall we were learning about animals. We had to do a little classification to start. We will tell you a little bit about it.

We worked in groups to organize the pictures how ever we wanted to. Then we had to explain how we organized them. Some people organized them by feathers or hair or fur. Some people organized them by laying eggs or live birth. There were lots of different ways the groups organized the pictures! 

We ended up with five different groups. There are the reptiles and fish that have scales and mammals, who have hair or fur. There were birds that have feathers. There are also amphibians. We learned a lot about classifying animals!