Dear Parents,

In reviewing our school data for Numeracy, teachers have identified basic multiplication facts as a general area of need for our students.  We have established the following goal, and we need your help to attain it:

Improve automaticity of basic math facts [multiplication] by way of pre-testing, games/activities, testing and resources for parents.

Multiplication facts are the basis for many multi-step questions in middle school math and beyond.  It is therefore very important that students develop fluency and precision in the multiplication of basic fact families, from x1 to x12.  At school, we will be learning and practicing these facts, as the above school improvement goal outlines.  We would like to offer some online resources for parents so that you can help your child practice at home.  Dedicating merely 5 minutes a day to multiplication facts can make a difference.  

If you would like hard-copy resources, like multiplication test-sets, please feel free to contact your child’s math teacher.  

Listed below are some great online sites to help you help your child:

• Multiplication printables and other resources/strategies:  http://math.about.com/cs/multiplication/a/multws.htm  

This site offers a wide array of printable quizzes and practice material.  It's organized by Deb Russell, an American Math specialist & principal. She suggests working from the 2s, 5s and 10s first then the doubles (6x6,7x7, 8x8) then move to each of the fact families: 3s, 4s, 6s,7s, 8s and 9s, 11s and 12s. 

• Speed Math Trainer (rote practice): http://www.jimmyr.com/blog/speed_math.html 

•Fun4theBrain (various practice games) http://www.fun4thebrain.com/mult.html

If you find other multiplication resources that we can include in the above list, please email amy.barrieau@nbed.nb.ca and we will add the link and share it with all.

We appreciate your continued support and partnership and thank you for your involvement in your child’s academic success.

Max Aitken Academy Middle School Math Teachers  

Grade 7: Divisibility Rules & Patterns and Relations, text practice work (see control sheet in duotangs); Quiz revision to be distributed this week

Grade 8: Sign Test for Patterns and Relations and complete corrections, Continue text practice (see control sheet in duotangs)

Sciences: Gaia Waste Audit data analysis, reflection and ACTION! Overdue...get it in ASAP 

Projet Science- Audit des déchets   

1) Le paquette avec les graphiques (diagramme à bande/ cercle) de chaque personne

2) Une affiche et une annonce (Did you know? Saviez-vous?) en anglais et français pour ton donnée/sujet (your fact) de chaque groupe

Collab: MAA Changemakers, Weekly Reflection 2&3 due this week (on Teams for 7E) 

Skating Schedule: 

Math: 

Grade 7: Mental Math Focus & Quiz, Text work from control sheet- New concept Patterns and Relations

Grade 8: Mental Math Focus & Quiz, Text work from control sheet- New concept Patterns and Relations, Quiz Revision for PR distributed

Grade 7&8: Sign Test 2 

Sciences: School waste audit continues with Jimmy from The Gaia Project, sorting day is Friday afternoon! 

Collab: MAA Changemakers, Weekly Reflection 1 due this week, Guest Speaker Micaela Hachey on Tuesday

Remembrance Day Ceremony on Friday, 10:30am.

Coding Pedometers for Terry Fox Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=156RMeULXrs