If you are available and interested in some math Pro-D on Monday, April 26, check out Carole Fullerton’s virtual sessions for Burnaby. Carole will be doing two sessions: Math and Literature in Primary from 10:45 AM to 12:15 PM and Good Questions for Addressing Diversity in Intermediate Math 12:45 PM to 2:15 PM. You can find the zoom links in Math Science News APRIL 2021

Math Contests 2021

After last year’s COVID break, the District is again participating in the Grade 7 Gauss Contest. Gr 7 teachers at elementary schools will be running the contest on May 12th. Details and previous contest papers can be accessed here. Talk to your Gr 7 teacher about writing it. Burnaby also has two local math contests:  The Abel is for students Grade 5 and lower who would like to challenge themselves. The Mirzakhani math contest encourages Grade 6 and younger students to write. Both are organized through the school’s teachers.  The Abel and Mirzakhani will be written over May 12-14th.

Math Games

Otrio is a fabulous update on Tic-Tac-Toe that encourages strategic thinking and can be played by anyone. Another great game for visual learners is Set. If you love games for your home or classroom, here is a great list of board games for you to play.

Math Outdoors

Head on over to our sister site, the B-Outside Place-Based Learning Blog to read about how one Burnaby teacher gets students doing math outside. We have also been running a book club with the books Messy Maths and 50 Fantastic Ideas For Taking Maths Outdoors. The remainder of the school year is a great time to take learning outdoors with your students–it is safer in terms of COVID and it is great for our students’ (and our) mental health.