POTW #2 - New unit (FDP)

Welcome to another math problem. We are finishing our Data Management unit and beginning Number Sense. Please review the POTW #1 solutions below against your solutions as well.

Grade 8 POTW #2 Question:

Grade 7 POTW #2 Question:

Grade 7 POTW #1 Solution:

Grade 8 POTW #1 Solution:

Welcome! POTW #1 2019/2020

Hello all,

Welcome to the Math POTW. The POTW is posted to challenge you and enrich your understanding and interest in math. The POTW tends to be just at, and sometimes beyond, specific curriculum expectations for Gr. 7/8 and is provided by the prestigious University of Waterloo's CEMC Program. You must try both questions. Full solutions will be posted with the POTW's next posting.

POTW #1 Question Gr. 7:

POTW# 1 Question Grade 8:

POTW #37

POTW #37 Question Grade 7:

POTW #37 Question Grade 8:

POTW #36 Solution:

POTW #36

Please try again to complete ALL the POTWs, even past ones!
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POTW #35 Solution grade 7

POTW #35 Solution Grade 8

POTW #34 Solution Grade 7


POTW #34 Solution Grade 8

POTW #34 & #35 - POTW 'til the End!

Remember to attempt BOTH POTWs regardless of grade and BOTH POTWs because I missed last week's, oops! Thanks Fiona for keeping me honest.

POTW #33 Solution Grade 8

POTW #33 Solution Grade 7

POTW #34 Question #1 Grade 8

POTW #34 Question #2 Grade 8

POTW #34 Question #1 Grade 7


POTW #34 Question #2 Grade 7

POTW #33 - Good luck with track and field!

POTW #32 Solution Grade 7:

POTW #32 Solution Grade 8:

POTW #33 Grade 7 Question:

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POTW #32 Gauss Wed. May 15th

Remember to practice for the Gauss contest Wed. May 15th. Most Cranny students will be taking the test after lunch.

POTW #31 Solution Gr. 7:


POTW #31 Solution Gr. 8:


POTW #32 Question Gr. 7:


POTW #32 Question Gr. 8:

POTW #31 - Number Sense Practice

The current problems (#31) help to support challenges in our current number sense (Integers) unit. And remember Gauss contest is May 15th. Examples and past tests are online and I (Mr. Milette) have hard copies of previous years' tests if you'd like to borrow. Just see me!

POTW #30 Challenge #1 Solution:



POTW #30 Challenge #2 Solution:


POTW #31 Question Gr. 8:

POTW #31 Question  Gr. 7:

POTW #30 - Caribou and Gauss

A reminder that Caribou will be May 2nd and Gauss will be May 15th (please pay on school cash online if you have not yet done so).

POTW #29 Solution:


POTW #30 Challenge 2:


POTW #30 Challenge 1:

POTW #29 - Happy...

Happy Easter and Pesach to those who are celebrating!

POTW #29 Question:

POTW #28 Solution:

POTW #28 - Thursday, April 11th

I hope you like my creative title to this POTW.

Don't forget Arts night is Thursday, April 18th.

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POTW #27 Solution Grade 7:


POTW #27 Solution Gr. 8:

POTW #27 - Weigh 2 Gough!

Great work on the Algebra assessment last week. Students performed incredibly well! I hope Caribou went well yesterday, too.

This week's POTW will introduce some of our new unit work on geometry.

POTW #27 Gr. 7 Question:

POTW #27 Gr. 8 Question:

POTW #26 Solution: 

POTW #26 - Translating to Algebraic Sense!

Hey all, please try to use algebraic sense/reasoning for this week's POTW and good luck on Friday's unit test! (Milette and Fairbairn's)

POTW #26 Question: Translation Practice -


POTW #25 Piecing It Together Solution: