Happy Thanksgiving from 5R!

Parent/Teacher Conferences were great!  I appreciated meeting with so many of you!  Your children did an excellent job sharing their learning with you.  I enjoyed the presentations as much as you did!

Math Update!

We just finished a unit in math, so we celebrated with some fun math on this short, 2-day week!  Today, we did Mayflower Math.  For those of you who were interviewed last night by your child (that was their homework!) They can share their math from today with you and let you know the correct answers!  Have fun.

Yesterday we used various formulas to create an 18 point circle piece of artwork.  Below are pictures of the students with their artwork.  They have typed their thoughts about the project below their picture.

This is our blank slate!

Working with formulas to create some artwork!

My design was kind of random, all I did was pick a number, than close my eyes and pick a color out of my pencil case. But maybe I looked once. (Or maybe twice) But the math activity was so much fun.We found different number patterns, and turned them into color patterns.

Maddie M.

In math we did a project, so to do it we had five formulas with different colors for each one. To figure out where to make the colorful lines we picked a number 2 through 9, then we had a line of numbers 1 through 18. I started with the number I choose and put it on 1 and added that number until 18 and then if we were not there yet we would start again. To draw the lines say there was 1 to 3 then you would draw a line from those to numbers and that's how I did it.    

                Teagan

We made patterns in math only using only straight lines.  I named my design Star kaleidoscope. We used a formula using the numbers 2-9 and 1-10.  First we would choose a number 2-9, let’s say we choose 2. Then we would add our number to 1 and get three, then to two and get 4 and so on and so on until we get to 18.  When we get to 18 we would do the same thing but subtract 18 after. After all of this we would choose a color. After that we would connect the number on the top, like 1, and connect it with a straight line to the three And so on.  And that is how you would get this kind of design.

Madison R.

The 18 circle formula table is how we formed our shape. We chose a number from 1-18. So there is a B that stands for body, and F stands for frame. B is what color you choose my first one is green , F is the numbers, so if you, + anything with F you add 1 to the number you, +. And if you, +F and 9,  see where it takes you.

    From Nara

My favorite part of my 18 point circle was that the colors that I chose reminded me of the holidays and Christmas. It also reminded me of the circle of life. I like my circle because in the middle is my favorite color (green).

Drew

I made this picture by connecting dots, first, I connected every dot to the dot 7 dots to its right with a red line, then, I connected every dot to the dot 2 dots to its right with a blue line, then, I connected every dot to the dot 4 dots to its right with a green line, then, I connected every dot to the dot 8 dots to its right with a purple line, finally, I connected every dot to the dot 9 dots to its right with an orange line. If I were to name this picture, I would call it, “a rubber band ball.”

Gavin

So what I did for my 18 point circle was a red, orange and yellow pattern and when I finished it looked like a sun.  It looked so cool and it actually looked like the actual sun. This math art was really fun and awesome and cool. And I think that we should do more than just 18 dots maybe 30 dots or more than that many, maybe forty dots.  I hope that we can do this again.

Lucas

I think that Math Art was fun because you got to draw. I first added 6 then I did 5 then I did 4 then I did 2. That is how I made my circle.

Nicholas

I used 5 numbers to create my spindle. I used 4, 6, 8, 2, and 5. The colors l used are orange, purple, red, blue, and light blue.

Owen

This was a really fun activity because it combined art with math. I enjoyed seeing the patterns, and how no two were alike. It was really interesting while making it, because you didn’t know the outcome. It was fun connecting the numbers and again, seeing the outcome. I think it was fun for mostly everybody, and really entertaining to watch. Being able to connect math, with art was a really fun experiment. Personally I thought everybody's color choices and patterns were beautiful. Who knew that you could make art with math?!

Charlie

It was very fun to do my Math Art because you got to combine numbers  and colors to make a cool design. I did not get to finish with mine and my 5 colores but it ended amazing. The first  number I did was the number 9, it turned out to have straight lines going down to each number. Then I chose different numbers like 4,8 and 7 and they each had a different design than each other. I used different colors like Violet,Blue,Light Blue and Red. I was going to use the number 3 and use the color yellow but I did not have enough time to do so. It was very fun and I hope we do it again.

             -Lia H.

The math art is very fun and I think that at least 3rd graders and up can do it and it is very simple.  All you need is 5 colors if not more and a ruler. What you do is your formula can be plus 5 and you get  6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 3 4 5.

Reed

We have some wonderful mathematicians and artists in 5R!