Math Skills
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New Canaan Fun Facts
All About Mrs. Appleby
100

Lek has 153 snowballs, James has 218 snow balls, and Morgan has 318 snow balls. 

About how many snow balls are there in total?

Round to the nearest 10.

About 690 snow balls. 

153-150

289-220

318-320

100

Name 3 text features of a non fiction book

Table of contents, headings, index, glossary, diagram, map, chart, table, bold words...

100

What is the name of the branch of government that has the supreme court with judges?

The Judicial

100

What are the school mascots for:

East school, West School, and South School?

Eagle, Whale, Paw

100

How many years have I been teaching at East School?

6 years

200

There are 18 students in Ms. Fishers class. If the class counted around by 3's what number did the 13th person say?

39

200

Sally slumped down in her chair, put her head on the desk and yawned.

What can you infer about how Sally is feeling? Use a complete sentence. 


I an infer that Sally is tired/sleepy.

200

Name all 7 continents. 

North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Antarctica, Australia 

200

What are the main colors for New Canaan Highschool and Saxe Middle School?

East is green and white...

Red, Black, White

200

When is my birthday?

Extra 100 points if you can name a famous historical person with the same birthday!

January 15

Martin Luther King!

300

743-256=

487

300

Lions live in large groups called prides. Male and Female lions have very different roles. Female lions are responsible for hunting, which they usually do at night. Male lions are in charge of watching over the cubs. They guard the home too. Both male and female lions have important jobs. 

What's the main idea of this passage?

The main idea is male and female lion jobs. 

300

When water evaporates, it turns from a liquid to a _____

Gas

300

What is the street name where East School is located?

Little Brook Road

300

What job does Mr. Appleby have?

Nurse in the ER at Norwalk Hospital

400

In the game capture 5, my game piece is at 233. I use a +100 card, then a -10 card, then a +3 card, then a +5 card. 

What number do I land on?

331

400

In the morning, my bruther likes to wach the news. his faveorite chanel is sevin at night he tells me all about wat he learned.

There are 8 mistakes within this paragraph. Find all 8 mistakes. 

Bruther-brother   Wach-watch    his-His   

Faveorite-favorite   chanel-channel   sevin-seven

Period after seven   at-At

400

What is the name of the cloud that is spread out, dark and tells us a storm is coming?

Stratonimbus 

400

Name all 6 third grade teachers at East.

Appleby, Fisher, Merino, Tropeano, Shafer, Passero

400

On what holiday weekend did I get married?

Memorial Day Weekend (May 29th)

500

(7x3)+10 x (2x1)= ______

62

500

Name 3 words with a schwa sound.


Many options-salad, lemon, rocket, helmet...

500

What is the name of our president and vice president of the United States of America?

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
500

New Canaan is part of Fairfield County in CT. Name two other towns in Fairfield County. 

Norwalk, Stamford, Wilton, Westport, Darien, Fairfield..

500

What two pieces of jewelry do I wear every single day?

Ring and earrings