1. Theme of the Week Fact or opinion? Wednesday

2. Word of the Day 38% of all statistics are made up. Niece

3. "Calculators can only calculate - they cannot do mathematics." -- John A. Van de Walle "We only think when confronted with a problem." -- John Dewey

4. "Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently." -- Henry Ford "To learn, you must want to be taught." -- Proverbs 12:1

5. Maths quotes Arithmetic is being able to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes." -- Mickey Mouse "Five out of four people have trouble with fractions." -- Steven Wright

6. Maths quotes "I never got a pass mark in math... Just imagine -- mathematicians now use my prints to illustrate their books." -- M.C. Escher "Positive attitudes bring positive results. Negative attitudes bring negative results."

7. Reflection Here are a few questions… “ Do decimals have a point.?" “Who is BOB? A math student's best friend is BOB (the Back Of the Book), but remember that BOB doesn't come to school on test days."