Q. What do monkeys sing at Christmas? A: Jungle Bells, Jungle Bells

December 15- 18th

Hello everyone! I will be sending test home on Wednesday to get signed before Christmas. Please sign and return by Thursday!

This week in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classes we are going to start working on Performance Tasks for the Smarter Balance test. We are slowly starting to prepare for the test and are really starting to dissect the work problems so students know what they are trying to solve for. This week for homework you will see lots of review problems!

Projects- Students will be having their projects from 1:30- 2:30. Come on down to our classroom and we will all get ready for our big presentations! Vocab quiz Wednesday!


We will be having a small Christmas Party on Thursday. Students may bring a small pillow or blanket.

Remember no school from December 22nd until January 4th! We will begin school on January 5th.  Hope everyone has a wonderful break!

Why couldn't the Christmas Tree stand up?.... It doesn't have legs like we do! :)

3rd Grade- This week we are starting to learn how to use the partial sum and difference strategy to add and subtract, Here is a short homework help video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTmlM7VN8R0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmRHhQBdzHI

We have a test on Thursday over telling time, elapsed time, word problems and rounding!


4th Grade- This week we are diving into learning the Lattice Multiplication Strategy. Check out this video for help! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cijuPxHgZAA
We have a test Thursday! Converting metric decimals, word problems, and subtraction!

5th Grade- This week we are still working on graphing coordinate pairs and understanding geometry vocabulary.
Test on Thursday over order of operations, decimals, functions, input and output tables and graphing coordinate pairs

Projects- This week students are working on their speeches for the wax museum presentation. Remember to have students bring their costumes this week by Wednesday and no later than Thursday!
We will have a vocabulary quiz next Tuesday! Here are the words! http://quizlet.com/2941368/4th-grade-american-revolution-vocabulary-flash-cards/

Hope everyone has a fantastic week!

Homework Help Videos

4th Grade- Partial Product

3rd Grade- Rounding

What did the cow say on Christmas morning? ...... Moooooeey Christmas

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. This Thanksgiving I am thankful for being able to teach such wonderful kids and be surround by so many great people. Thank you for everyone who has made Fallon my new home!

This week I will be sending home quizzes for 3rd,4th, and 5th. Just remember to sign them quick and send them back with your students. This just allows me to know that you are seeing their work and we are all on the same page!


3rd- This week we are starting to learn how to round numbers to the nearest 10's and 100's using place value.


4th- We are starting to learn different multiplication strategies. This week we are going to dive into learning the partial product strategy.

5th- This week we are starting to learn about input and output tables and learning how to plot ordered pairs on a coordinate plane.

Projects- This weekend students are picking out their influential Revolutionary figure. We will start to do research on these characters so that students can start understanding their figure. Students will pick a influential character from the Revolutionary War. George Washington, Paul Revere, Molly Pitcher are a few ideas. Students will pick their character at school and than their final presentation is to dress up as their character and recite a 2 minutes speech from that characters point of view. Students will have to come up with their own costumes for their character! Thrifty Fines will have lots of options for everyone.

Why did they let the turkey join the band? .... A: Because he had the drumsticks

Holidays are here! Remember that we only go to school on Monday and Tuesday this week.

3rd Grade- I will be sending home quizzes on Monday please send them back signed on Tuesday. For the short week this week we are going to continue to work on Elapsed time. If students could practice their math facts over break that would be awesome. IXL F.1-F.16 is all multiplication facts.

4th Grade- I will be sending home quizzes on Monday please send them back signed on Tuesday. We made gallon men last week in math! Ask your child about how awesome they turned out! We are going to still work on converting metric and customary units this week.  We still need lots of practice on this. If students get extra time over the break have them repeat some IXL for extra practice. N.3-N.13! 

5th Grade- I will be sending home quizzes on Monday please send them back signed on Tuesday. This week we are going to continue to work on order of operations and review diving by 10's, 100's, and 1000's. If students get time over break remember to study multiplication math facts! 

4th grade projects- We are off to a great start with our Revolutionary project. Students have all been working so hard. I hope everyone got a chance to see the hats, powdered wigs, and bonnets we made at school. This next week students will research more important individuals during this time period.  Our final project will be students participating in a "Wax Museum". This means students will pick one influential figure during this time period and dress up and recite information from that figures point of view during this time. If students would like to bring their own headphones to watch individual videos on their influential figure that would be great!

Thank you everyone who made donations and helped us out with our pizza party! We truly appreciate all your support and help! 

I am so thankful for having such wonderful students! Thank you parents for blessing me with fabulous children :)

Happy Thanksgiving! 

What kind of music did the Pilgrims listen to at the first Thanksgiving feast? ............................... Plymouth Rock!

Students all brought home their math tests! Please sign and send back to school tomorrow! 

3rd Grade- This week we are still working with TIME! Students will be able to tell time to the nearest minute by understanding how an analog clock works and will be learning about elapsed time. 

4th Grade- We are working on the metric system. Students will be able to convert metric and customary units from bigger to smaller units. 

5th Grade-  This week we are starting to solve equations by learning the order of operations! ( Parentheses, Exponent, Multiply, Divide, Add, Subtract)

4th Grade Projects- Our Native American project turned out awesome! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to see our class's work. I will be posting more pictures of our final projects! 
We are now diving into The American Revolution. This week we will be introducing The American Revolution by creating fun crafts. 

Have a wonderful week!  

Q: What did the turkey say to the computer? ....................A: “Google, google, google.

Hello Everyone! This week students will be bringing their test home Monday night for 3rd and Wednesday night for 4th and 5th. Please sign and send back with your signature! Remember no school on Tuesday.


3rd Grade- We are starting to dive into dealing with time this week. Students will start to explore time as a continuous measurement. Make sure to still be practicing those math facts at home!

4th Grade-  We are still working on word problems this week, but using the metric system to solve addition and subtraction word problems.

5th Grade- Students will multiply muli-digit whole numbers and multiples of 10 using place value patterns and the distributive and associative properties.

4th Grade- We are finishing up our Native American projects and will be presenting on Wednesday to their peers from other classes.


Have a great week!!

Q:Why did the turkey cross the road? Bob: A: It was Thanksgiving, and he wanted people to think he was a chicken!

Halloween was a success! Thank you for everyone who came and helped out. It was a very fun day.


3rd- This week we will be having a test over the distributive property of multiplication, addition word problems, and subtraction word problems. All week students will be coming home with review worksheets and reviewing on IXL.

4th- This week we will be having a test over standard algorithm subtraction, addition multi-step word problems, and subtraction multi-step word problems. All week students will be reviewing these concepts!

5th- This week we will be having a test over adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals. All week students will be reviewing these concepts.

4th Projects-  This week we are starting to create our Native American projects. Students came home with the materials they needed last Wednesday. Please send those materials tomorrow so we can start our projects!


We are running low on pencils and whiteboard markers. If anyone would like to donate that wold be wonderful!
Thank you,
Miss Petit

Word Problem Help

Decimal Shuffle and Long Division!! 5TH GRADE!

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!

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! 

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!

5th Grade MATH HOMEWORK HELP!

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

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!

Why did the boy eat his math homework? Because the teacher told him it was a piece of cake.

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Time for another awesome week of school!

    This week for 3rd grade math  we will be learning about the different properties of multiplication. Our first property is the distribution property. Remember to keep practicing math facts at home!

OUR FIRST MATH TEST WILL BE SENT HOME TUESDAY. PLEASE SIGN AND SEND BACK WITH YOUR CHILD. 

  4th grade math this week we will be learning about estimation and modeling estimation through tape diagrams. OUR FIRST MATH TEST WILL BE SENT HOME TUESDAY. PLEASE SIGN AND SEND BACK WITH YOUR CHILD. 

  5th grade math this week we will start to learn how to multiply decimals by single-digit whole numbers. OUR FIRST MATH TEST WILL BE SENT HOME TUESDAY. PLEASE SIGN AND SEND BACK WITH YOUR CHILD. 

Math Grading- We use standard grading. You will see multiple 1,2, &3's on your child's paper. For each standard we cover in math students will receive a 1,2, or 3.This is new to many of you! If you have question please email me.

Remember 15 minutes of IXL a night :)

Note from Mrs. Windriver in reading :

  This week we learned about exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.  We will continue working on this.  On Thursday the students had another spelling assessment.  They will be taking these home on Monday - if your child got a 1, please have him/her study each night as part of their 20 minutes of reading.  We continued our book clubs.  Again, if you haven't checked out Edmodo yet, please have your child show it to you.  That is where you will see how your child is doing on their weekly reading assignments.

  Projects for the 4th grade- We are well underway with our new project,"The Game of Life". Last week we opened with our entry event and play the board game LIFE. ( Each child who let us borrow a LIFE game took it home with them on Thursday! Thank you for letting us borrow it!) It was fun to see how interested the students were on saving money and budgeting. Ask your child about their experience! This week we will have a presenter coming in to Tuesday and Thursday to help talk to our class about budgeting, loans, and accounts. We will also learn how to write checks and use a money ledger.
P.S.- Having issues uploading our presentations on the blog. I am working to get them posted. Sorry for the delay.

Halloween is coming up if anyone would like to help plan for our party please let me know!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK

Pencil Zippered Binder Pouches

As you know we rotate classes each day. We have had a problem with remembering to take our pencils with us or forgetting them in the other classes. Please provide your child with a pencil zippered pouch for three ring binders. If this is a problem getting one for your child please get in contact with me.
Thank you,
Miss Pettit

What do you call an empty parrot cage? A: Polygon.

Sept 22nd-Sept 24th

 This week is our first MATH TEST! In 3rd, 4th & 5th grade we will review for our test on Wednesday and take our test on Thursday. I will be sending home a study guide on Tuesday for the students to start looking over. If they want extra practice for their test please get on IXL and re-due the IXL's we have covered. Ask your child about "Homework Club".

The Fierce 4th grade is starting "The Game of Life" project this week. We will start going over our new vocab on Monday and Tuesday. We will always have a vocab test at the end of the projects! Thursday we will play the "Game of Life" board game for our entry event into our new project.

We split into our new TRIBES last week. The student's worked together to create TRIBE names and come up with goals for each TRIBE. Check out their awesome work!

Why was six afraid of seven? 

A: Because seven ate nine

Sept 15-Sept 18th 

Picture day is this week! Our 4th grade school pictures are September 17th at 11:00. 

Quizzes will be sent home tomorrow! Be sure to check our your child's quiz.

This week in 3rd grade math we are learning about division by using multiplication, arrays and tape diagrams.

In 5th grade math we are learning how to compare and round decimals using place value and vertical number lines. 

In 4th grade we are learning about rounding numbers using place value using real world applications.

Miss Pettit's 4th grade : Our region project went awesome! I will post pictures and videos this week on our presentations. We are going to work this week on TRIBE activities and next week we will start a new round of projects! If you have the game LIFE please send it with your child this week, we will need it on Monday. 

Thank you for all the parent volunteers!

Picture Day Schedule

​​​​Picture Day Class Schedule

Sept.15

9:00 Sixth, Mori

10:00 30 Kinder, Marsh

12:15 Kinder, Hay

1:15 Third, Windriver

2:00 Sixth Grade Erwin

3:00 Sixth Grade Mori4:00

Sept. 16

8:15 Sixth, Rosario

9:00- Eighth Grade, Quinn

10:00- Eighth Grade, Lewis11:00 Seventh Grade, Lane

12:15 First, Jackson

1:00 First, Loop

2: 00 Fourth, Green

3:00 Third, Moon

Sept. 17

9:00 Seventh Grade, O'Flarhety

10:00 Seventh Grade, Lane

11:00 Fourth Grade, Pettit

12:15 Second, Neal

1:15 Second, Bloomfield

2:00 Fifth, McElhannon

3:00 Fifth, Stockard

Remember...

Political maps show boundaries,cities,highways, roads and railroads.

Physical maps show mountains, rivers and valleys. 

Topographical maps show natural and physical features using contour lines.

Sept 8th- Sept 11th

 This week in projects we will continue finishing up our United States region maps. The maps have turned out awesome and each tribe's map is special and unique! We will finish up our slide show presentations this week to present to the class. Stay tuned for pictures that will be posted of the final projects.

 We have been working lots on teamwork and working as a team. If everyone at home can talk about teamwork and what it means to you that would keep all of us on the right track. "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success". ~Henry Ford 

Math- I am looking for someone to help with math facts in the fifth grade! Please email me if you are interested! 
3rd grade this week we are starting to take a deeper look into skip counting and multiplication.
4th grade this week we will learn how to round using a vertical number line.
5th grade this week will will start learning about how to write decimal fractions in expanded, unit, and word forms by using place value.

I will start sending home lots of papers! Remember that the work we do in class may not always have a grade on it or finished. I rotate students back to work with me in order for them to get a better understanding of the lesson. This will shorten their work time in class. If they bring home unfinished worksheets this is why! We do lots of whiteboard problems instead of actually writing it onto the worksheet.
If you plan on missing school remember it has to be prearranged with the office. For students that miss math you need to find a time that I can meet with you for tutoring so I can catch you up. I am available before school, lunch or after school please just email me with times! I am always happy to tutor or help anyone in need.

Our first field trip for the 4th grade is this week! On Thursday the 4th and 5th grade will be heading to the 9/11 presentation at City Hall. If anyone has conflicts with this please let me know.

IXL

Just a reminder when you are logging into your IXL that you are logged in to your account. Make sure it says your name at the top right hand of the corner! Thank you:)

MATH FACT GAMES!

http://www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards.html


http://www.thegreatmartinicompany.com/

http://www.aplusmath.com/flashcards/

5th grade: Metric Game
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/measurement/measurement_mania_metric.htm

For everyone that has apple products...My Math Flash Cards App is great! Flashcards right there!



5th graders...a great app for extra instruction at home is Math(YourTeacher.com)

September 2nd-September 4th

I hope everyone had a great holiday. This week is a short 3 day week! In math we will continue to learn about place value, compare numbers and learn how to multiply by 10's, 100's and 1000's. IXL will continue to be sent home as homework. Remember only 15 minutes a night, and to bring a hard copy to school to show their work they did. This week our "Fierce Fourth Grader"s are starting to create their map projects. If students are bringing any supplies from home they need to start bringing those supplies in tomorrow (Tuesday). Class Dojo is up and running! This was our first week of students getting "paid" for their points. They had a chance to shop in "Harry's Treasure Shop" for a  few prizes. Students can either save their money or buy small prizes when the shop is open! As students start to save their money many of you may see our friend Harry come home with your child. Harry is a stuffed animal horse from Montana. He looks over our class everyday and students can either babysit him for a day or babysit him over the weekend. Remember if you child is going to miss school you must call the office and get it arrange before you leave. I cannot send work home with your child before he/she leaves it must be made up upon their return. I am available for tutoring if you would like to set that up just get in contact with me.

Keep Smiling :)
Miss Pettit

MATH STUDENTS/PARENTS: Homework!

I just wanted to send out a little reminder that when students come home with a worksheet or IXL homework they only need to do their homework for 15 minutes a night! If it takes them longer to do their homework that is fine, but they don't need to finish it.Please only 15 minutes a night of homework unless they want extra practice.  I know there has been some confusion about bringing hard copies of their IXL homework each night. Students will come across problems that they need to use a scratch piece of paper for and show each step they take to get their answers. If they use all mental math during IXL please have them right down five problems and their answers. This way if they are making mistakes I can look at their work and see where their mistakes are being made.

August 25-August 28

Hello Everyone!
  One week down! It was a great first week of school. I am so excited to finally have this year rolling. The class dojo is up and running! I know many of the students have been checking their points. Students, go to class dojo student and enter your username and password that we create! If you can't remember them or lost the sheet that I sent home I will give you them again on Monday :)  In the math world, we are still learning about place value, expanded form and standard form for the 3rd and 4th grade. In the 5th grade we are learning different types of multiplication like, lattice multiplication and partial product. Like we discussed on "Back to School Night" students must bring in a hard copy of their IXL homework. This means that any problems that students have to use a scratch piece of paper for needs to be brought to class. This way I can see how they are making their mistakes and keep them on the right path. If they used mental math throughout the entire IXL homework they need to write down five problems with the answers to receive full credit!

  If you are going to bring treats for a birthday that is awesome, but just make sure you get in touch with me before you bring them. In our fourth grade class in the afternoons we are starting to dive right into projects! This week we did virtual tours around the United States. We visited Lake Tahoe, The Grand Canyon, New York City, San Francisco and Washington D.C. As my students like to say "We got lost in the White House and didn't even leave our classroom" :) Our first project is about the different regions in the United States. Students will start creating maps of their own in the next few week.! We started to discuss our tribe agreements and played lots of "get to know you games"! Please remember to send your child with a few snacks. 8- 4 is a long day for them and to keep them focused we need snacks throughout the day!
I hope everyone had a great weekend!
Miss Pettit

3rd, 4th, 5th grade math with Miss Pettit

Math Parents and Students,
If you are having trouble logging into IXL please get a hold of me via email hpettit@oasisacademyfallon.us. They do need to bring in a hard copy of their homework on a separate sheet of paper. They only need to show the problems that they need to work out! Don't forget tomorrow is Thursday which means Pizza! Send money for coupons if you haven't already!
Thank you,
Miss Pettit

First day was awesome! I sent home with the kids tonight their Class Dojo sheet that we talked about! Here is the link for parents. http://home.classdojo.com/#!/signup Your child has a sheet located in their front pocket of their white binder. It has your code on it.  You just have to click on the link above and enter the code that your child brought home to you! After you sign up you will be getting weekly behavior progress report on your child.  We didn't get much time to chat about Class Dojo today, but it will start tomorrow! If you could sign up this evening or tomorrow and send back the Class Dojo sheet signed by you :) That way I know who will be receiving emails. That is the only homework that the students have for me tonight. We had drama in our class today and we will have it again on Wednesday. Your son or daughter need to bring an item with them on Wednesday! They will remember all about it if you could just remind them. Thank you for being patient with all of the new changes at the school.
See you tomorrow!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS HERE! Just a reminder please do not drop your student off before 7:45 a.m. I will be sending home codes for the Class Dojo with your child tomorrow, because the email won't go through! There will be directions and a code for you to login. I can't wait to start out this new school year. Here is a pep talk from Kid President. Enjoy :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwlhUcSGqgs

Hello Everyone!
Just a reminder that "Back to School Night" is this Thursday the 14th at 6 p.m. Please go to the lunch room to start out! If you are unable to attend I will upload the presentation to my blog and email it to you directly. Thank you for all the help this past week. My classroom is getting ready for some fantastic fourth graders. Hope to see you Thursday!

" You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."- Dr. Seuss

Hi everyone!
I am just getting my blog up and running. Be sure to check out the supply list! The school year is right around the corner. I will be moving to Fallon August 1st. I am thrilled to get down there and meet everyone. I have attached a few links for math games! Hope you are enjoying your summer!

See you all very soon!
Miss Pettit

http://www.abcya.com

http://www.mathabc.com

Parents:
Here is a great article on Singapore Math! Great resource to understand the concept behind the math curriculum.

http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/math/math-tips-for-parents/whats-singapore-math/