Sunday, October 26, 2014

Q. What do ghosts eat for dinner? A. SPOOKgetti!

Thank you everyone who I have had conferences with so far! It has been great meeting everyone!


3rd Grade Math-  We are still working on word problems this week! Tape Diagrams will be used lots during this weeks homework to help students solve the word problems! Thursday we will be having a little Halloween math activity :)

4th Grade Math- This week we are continuing to work on word problems and use tape diagrams to help better understand the problem. We also will be diving into learning about the metric system and will use our knowledge of the metric system to do a Halloween math activity:) 

5th Grade Math- LONG DIVISION, LONG DIVISION, LONG DIVISION :) We still need more work on our division.

4th Grade Projects- We are diving into our new unit "Native American Cultures". We will be creating a Native American Craft and starting to learn about important tribes around the U.S.

Remember students may dress up in their costumes on Thursday! Make sure to follow the school costume policies! 

Have a great week!


Sunday, October 19, 2014

Who Won The Skeleton Beauty Contest?......................A: No Body :)

October 20th- October 24th

3rd Grade Math- We are slowly diving into division. We are working on the relationship between multiplication and division to get a better understanding of division. This week we will work with small division word problems and use tape diagrams to find the answer. There will be a quiz on Thursday over division!
If you would like to meet with me for a conference please send me an email and I will set up a  time to meet. 

5th Grade Math- We are still working with decimals! We dived into long division without remainders, but this week we will learn about dividing a decimal by a decimal with remainders. There will be a quiz on Thursday over dividing decimals.
If you would like to meet with me for a conference please send me an email and I will set up a  time to meet. 

4th Grade Math- We are still working on dissecting word problems using tape diagrams. This week we will use more rounding to solve our multi-step word problems. Thursday we will have a quiz over multi-step word problems.
Remember this Friday conferences begin, hopefully you have all signed up for a conference. If your schedule conflicts with the given times please get in contact with me to set up another time. 


4th Grade Projects- We are wrapping up "The Real Game of Life" project. Students will be putting their final touch on their money ledgers and present them to the class. Vocabulary quizzes will be sent home tomorrow! We will not start our new project until next Monday. Wednesday and Thursday we are going to work on using our computers to research and find out how to use different search engines. 


HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEK! 

Sunday, October 12, 2014

October 13th-October 17th /If you multiply all the numbers on the telephone, what is the answer?

3rd Grade Math- Last week we mastered the Distributive Property of Multiplication. Quizzes will be coming home tomorrow! Please sign and send back with your student on Tuesday :)
This week we are starting to dive into using the Distributive Property of Division. We are slowly dipping our toes into division!

4th Grade Math- Last week students mastered subtraction using the Standard Algorithm. Quizzes will be coming home tomorrow! Please sign and send back with your student on Tuesday:) This week we are really dissecting subtraction word problems and helping students understand the key words to look for.

5th Grade Math- Last week we mastered multiplying decimals using the Standard Algorithm.  Quizzes will be coming home tomorrow! Please sign and send back with your student on Tuesday:) This week we are heading toward dividing decimals!

4th Grade Projects- This week in projects we are slowly bringing our "Game of Life" project to an end. We will continue handing out our life cards, working on our money ledgers, and paying our monthly bills. Students will have their VOCABULARY TEST on Thursday! Thursday students will also present their final money ledger to the class.

Conferences are coming right up. I will be sending a sign up sheet out over email this week. First come first serve!

PLEASE PRACTICE YOUR MATH FACTS

Have a great week!

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

5th Grade MATH HOMEWORK HELP!

Check out this "Turtle Head Multiplication" video to help with standard algorithm!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hcKERTnNi0


Sunday, October 5, 2014

Which ghost is the best dancer?............ The Boogie Man :)

The school year is flying by it is already October!

    This week in 3rd grade math we are still working on the distributive property of multiplication and will dive into a little division. Remember to still be practicing those math facts at home. We practice everyday at school, but it is so important for the students to get those mastered. We will have a quiz on Thursday over the distributive property.

   Make sure to do your homework, because homework club starts over! 
 
   5th grade math we are still working on decimals. We are multiplying decimals by single-digit and multi-digit numbers this week using standard algorithm.  We will have a quiz on Thursday over multiplying decimals.


   4th grade this week  in math we are working on standard algorithm for subtraction and really working on word problems. IXL will have some repeated assignments from last week. Practice, practice, practice. It's just like sports if you don't practice everyday you won't be the best on the field. Same with math we have to practice! We will have a quiz on Thursday!

Projects are going great. Last week we learned how to write checks and mastered our signatures. Our classroom TRIBES picked out their houses and cars last week as well. Ask your child about their monthly bills! This week we are starting to pay utility bills, learn how to manage a money ledger and have our first  PAY DAY!




Have a fantastic week!