Just as most of us are finding mittens and making sure the shovel is handy, the grade 10 math class is dreaming of warmer times and are making kites. They combined their knowledge of measurement (metric and imperial), angles, triangles and surface area as they made tetrahedron kites this week.
Let’s hope that winter comes late as we hope to head out next week to fly our creations. Think warm thoughts for us or at least unpack the scarves and toques and send them to school as we brave the weather in the hopes to hold off winter for at least a little while.
Dec. 2nd, 2010 – ‘Tis the season to make kites