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Starting tomorrow I will be starting my new classes with both 2nd and 4th Grade students.
2nd Grade Reading My nine second grade students are eager and ready to learn! This week students in my second grade class will be invited to join "Ms. Barry's Bookworm Club" which is especially structured for students in the Primary grades K-2nd. Every week students will receive take home book in a book bag to read on their own and with an adult. (Please check out the link with all of the information about Ms. Barry's Bookworm Club in the menu bar) A letter will be sent home with students tomorrow for both parents and students to read and sign. All permission slips MUST be returned by this Friday, September 18th. Then, on Monday, September 21st our reading club will officially begin! 4th Grade Reading As for my 4th grade students we have already established a working relationship since last year. So, this year we will continue to build on the foundations in reading comprehension and fluency that was established last school year. They too have been invited to join "Ms. Barry's Bookworm Club for the Intermediate Grades. (Read all of the information under "Ms. Barry's Bookworm Club link in the menu bar) Your child was given a Bookworm letter/permission slip last Friday for you to read and sign. All permission slips are due by Friday, Sept. 18th. To all of my 4th grade parents please note that your child's first reading assessment for the year will be a week from Friday. It will be divided over two days, which is a strategy used by some teachers to help students focus on smaller chunks of the test to help achieve optimal performance. The first part of the test will be on Thursday, September 24th and the final part will be on Friday, September 25th. Any type of review study aids will be sent home by this Friday, September 18th. Final Thoughts If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to click on the contact link in the menu bar and send me a message. Please give me at least 24 hours to respond. However, if you need to contact me sooner you may always call the school and leave a message for me at the front desk. Well, until next time when you stop by to take another peek into our world
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Important announcement! Due to the extended standards pact in this first unit. The 5th Grade Math team has decided to postpone our math test until the final Friday of this month September 25th. A study guide will be sent home next week to help you and your child review for the upcoming test. Please note that the study guide is just a overview of the standards that we would have covered for the past 7 weeks. Students know that they are to use their INMNB (Interactive Math Notebook) to assist them with studying for this first assessment. If you have any questions please feel free to send me an email and I will address it as soon as possible.
4th Grade Math
For the last 4 weeks as we've been getting settled back into the routine of school. Our class dived into the ocean of learning and began swimming in an all too familiar skill in our new math unit 1 called "Whole Numbers, Place Value, and Rounding." Students have been engaged in hands on activities as they became immersed in learning the following four Grade 4 standards: MGSE4.OA.3 - Solve multi-step word problems with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. MGSE4.NBT.1 - Recognize that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in any one place represents ten times what it represents in the place to its right. For example, recognize that 700 ÷ 70 = 10 by applying concepts of place value and division. MGSE4.NBT.2 - Read and write multi-digit whole numbers using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. Compare two multi-digit numbers based on meanings of the digits in each place, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons. MGSE4.NBT.3 - Use place value understanding to round multi-digit whole numbers to any place. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic. MGSE4.NBT.4 Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm. 4th Grade For the most part students began to learn more about how our math is based on a base ten number system or place value system. They should now understand that every digit to the right of a number on a place value chart is 10 times greater in value than the number before it. Students have also learned about the standard, expanded, and word forms of a number all the way through to a million. We also applied that concept to word problems as well as to adding and subtracting three digit and four digit computation problems. Please note that your child has complete two quizzes in the past two weeks and will have another one on this Friday. When any quiz or end of unit assessments are sent home please ensure that after you've reviewed it that you sign and date it and give it back to your child to bring back to school the next school day. We house all completed assessments in the classroom and use them as references to student academic progress throughout the year. End of Unit 1 Test - 4th Grade My Students' end of unit assessment is scheduled for Friday, September 11th & Monday, Sept. 14th. You might be asking why two days? Great question! This is a wonderful strategy that is used called "Chunking" where we divide the parts of the test into two manageable portions to help ensure that our students will have the best opportunity to be successful and show exactly what they've learned without becoming overwhelmed with all of the pieces contained on the test. Okay, moving right along, all students will be given a math unit 1 study guide on Friday, Sept. 4th that will be a brief overview of the areas covered in this unit. It will have the standards listed above and a few sample problems for you and your child to review and practice. Please go over the information on the study guide with your child over the weekend and if you have any questions please send in a note along with the study guide and I will review those specific standards with your child in small group. In addition, each student in my class has a IMNB or "Interactive Math Notebook," and along with the study guide your child is encouraged to take home their IMNB (interactive Math Notebook) with them this weekend and each day next week as this notebook is an excellent resource with valuable notes, example problems, and other activities that may help your child prepare for the upcoming test. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me at [email protected]. 5th Grade Math For the last 4 weeks as we've been getting settled back into the routine of school. Our class been rocking and rolling into learning and they began dancing to an all too familiar skill in our new math unit 1 called "The Order of Operations and Whole Numbers." Students have been engaged in hands on activities as they've become immersed in learning the following 5th Grade standards: MGSE5.OA.1 Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and evaluate expressions with these symbols. MGSE5.OA.2 Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them. MGSE5.NBT.1. Recognize that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left. MGSE5.NBT.2 Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10. MGSE5.NBT.5 Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm (or other strategies demonstrating understanding of multiplication) up to a 3 digit by 2 digit factor. MGSE5.NBT.6 Fluently divide up to 4-digit dividends and 2-digit divisors by using at least one of the following methods: strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations or concrete models. (e.g., rectangular arrays, area models) 5th Grade In 5th Grade although students started out learning out the basics of our place value system they have also now learned about POWERS OF TEN basically recognizing when multiplying a whole number by 10, 100, 1000 how many zeros are added to the ending of a product. As well as understanding that when you multiply the number increases or gets larger, but when you divide the number decreases or gets smaller in size. We just extended on the same concepts that the 4th Graders learned above, but add just a little bit more information to challenge the minds of our new 5th graders. Please touch bases with your 5th grade mathematician and ask them which direction the decimal point moves when we multiply or divide? Also, where is our dog "DECIMAL POINT" hiding when you're multiplying by a whole number? These are great questions to see how much our kiddos remember. We've now moved into another portion of unit 1 which has to do with Order of Operations. Today my students took some time to come up with their own memory device for PEMDAS instead of using the same tired old acronym "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally." Parents ask your child what cool memory sentence that they came up with and what it stands for. Better yet, let them show you how it works. They were pretty creative with this activity! The next time you're in the building check out our bulletin board outside of our classroom. End of Unit Test - 5th Grade Our unit 1 test is scheduled for Friday, September 18th. A study guide will be sent home next week. Students are encouraged to use their study guide and the IMNB as a resource to help them prepare for the test. As your child reviews for the test and they have any difficulty please feel free to send in a note or email me at [email protected] regarding the standard and we will review all questions during our small group instruction. 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