Problem of the Week

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Please ensure you have reviewed your child's Report Card. All signed envelopes need to be returned to school by Thursday! 

 Here is our Problem of the Week. 
We will be posting a new problem weekly!


Yesterday in Math, students created multiple rectangles/squares using the same area of 24cm^2.
Today, students worked on understanding the relationship between area and perimeter. They did this by finding rectangles/squares that had the same numerical values for area and perimeter. 

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