Hello 6M parents, I hope you are all having a relaxing weekend. 

Just a reminder to send your child in with their school hoody this week for a group picture.

In math this week we began looking at fractions, what they represent, and the different forms they can come in. The types of fractions we looked at are proper fractions/fractions propres, improper fractions/fractions impropres, and mixed numbers/nombres fractionnaires. Some key ideas we explored are that proper fractions are less than 1, where the numerator/numerateur is smaller than the denominator/denominateur. Improper fractions are more than 1, where the numerator is larger than the denominator. Mixed numbers are also more than 1, and they are made up of an integer/nombre entier and a proper fraction put together. We learned how all types of fractions can be represented using images and how improper fractions and mixed numbers can be converted back and forth from one form to another.

Homework explanations:

pg. 164 #1 - Write out either the improper fraction or mixed number that is depicted by each image. 

pg. 168 #2 - Represent each fraction with an image (opposite of question above ^).

          #3 - Convert each mixed number into an improper fraction.

                ex. 2 1/3 --> integer (2) X denominator (3) = 6 + numerator (1) = 7 (this is now the numerator for the improper fraction)

                The denominator is the same for the improper fraction (3). The improper fraction is 7/3.

          #4 - Convert each improper fraction into a mixed number. 

                ex. 7/3 --> how many groups of 3 fit into 7? 2 groups, with a remainder of 1 (in other words, 7 divided by 3).

                2 becomes the integer for the mixed number. The remainder of 1 is now the numerator. The denominator is the same (3). 

                The mixed number is 2 1/3.