Division 7

Ms. Coutts & Ms. Vankadari

Month: March 2026

Pi Day

March 13, 2026 / / 0 Comments

It’s that time of year to celebrate everyone’s favourite irrational number: pi!

Check out this video about Pi Day (it’s focused on the US, but gives some background):

Even though the actual “Pi Day” is Saturday March 14, Division 7 decided to celebrate early. Students have been rotating through various pi-related stations over the past couple of days. Pi doesn’t show up in our math curriculum until grade 7, so for us, we’re exploring this math concept just for fun!

Our Pi Day activities included team work, games, and art. Today we celebrated Pi Day early by having a “Pi Off” to see who can memorize the longest decimal of pi (the official world record is 70 030 digits, set by Suresh Kumar Sharma! It took him 17 hours to say all those digits.) I was AMAZED how well our students did! Our winner was able to recite 156 decimal places! ONE HUNDRED FIFTY SIX!

We loved this song to help us practice (I’m sorry to the families affected by the repeated singing of pi):

Did you catch that? Check out one million digits of pi here.

Student Led Conferences

March 10, 2026 / / 0 Comments

   Students in Division 7 are gearing up for their Seaforth Student-Led Conferences this week! They are coming up on Wednesday March 11th, from 2:00 to 6:00. These conferences take place in an “Open House” format, where several students are in the classroom with their families at the same time for their 15-20 minute meetings.

As it is a “student-led” conference, your child’s role is to take the lead to guide you through the learning they have done throughout the year and share evidence of growth. Ms. Coutts worked together with the class to brainstorm some things students might want to share with their parents. We put together a long list of options! From the list, students self-select what they will show you, and may share their learning in a variety of ways: written form, explanation, or demonstration. During your visit, it’s a great idea to ask your child questions to clarify, challenge, and help them crystallize their thinking. You can also offer feedback that they can build on.

Some questions to prompt student reflection are:

  • What is something from your learning that makes you proud?
  • What are you still working on? What skills are you still growing?
  • How can you practice the skill you’re growing in?
  • How do you contribute to a group task? What does it mean to be a productive group member?
  • What is one way you self-regulate throughout the day? What helps you focus?

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday in Room 14!

Métis Finger Weaving

March 3, 2026 / / 0 Comments

This term, Division 5 learned about the history of the Métis sash, or ceinture fléchée. We tried our hand (or rather our fingers) at a textile technique called “finger weaving,” used by Indigenous peoples all over North America. Here is a video about some of the history of the Métis sash.

There are different styles of finger weaving, and some can be very complex, so we started simply with using five loops (check out the instruction video here).

Students worked in pairs to help each other learn the process. One student held the yarn while the other did the weaving.  Weaving was like learning some new dance steps, but once we understood the pattern we were flying!

We started with two colours, but then some people tried three or four or even five colours for their second try. More experimentation to come! We also tried some other methods of finger weaving that got us closer to the actual process.

Students practiced their paragraph writing to accompany their weaving, to be displayed at the Student-Led Conferences. Their writing should give some information about who the Métis people are, and students’ experience with the process of learning and doing finger weaving.

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