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Parents thanks so much for stopping by to take another peek into our world. Now, that ITBS testing is now over our week of learning will go back to normal. In 4th grade math this week students will be starting unit 3 Fraction Equivalents with a pre-test on Tuesday, Oct. 27th.
In this unit students will learn how to: ● Understand representations of simple equivalent fractions. ● Compare fractions with different numerators and different denominators. While in 5th grade math we will be wrapping up our unit 2 on Adding & Subtracting Decimals. Students will receive their study guide on Monday, Oct. 26th and their end of unit assessment will be on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd & 4th. We will begin our next unit on Multiplying and Dividing Decimals with a pre-test on Friday, Nov.6th. Parents please use this opportunity to review the different concepts in the study guide i.e. adding and subtracting decimals, rounding, ordering, and comparing decimals. Please note that on Friday, October will be our last quiz for this unit it will include concepts on rounding, ordering, and comparing decimals. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me via the contact tab on this website.
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Second Grade Our second grade mathematicians have been busy for the past couple of weeks learning all about MONEY, its value, and how to add together different combinations of coins. Last week I sent home a letter which included pictures of all of the different coins and a catchy rhyme to help the kids remember the type of coin and its value. Parents please continue to practice this skill with your child at home. In addition, to counting different coin and dollar combinations. This week we will incorporate more application to word problems. Students will continue to apply the mental math strategies of adding to, taking from, putting together, and comparing with the unknowns as it connects to the skill of counting different money amounts. For example, Billy has 25 cents in his piggy bank and his grandmother gave him 35 cents for feeding the dog. How much money does Billy now have in all? When we add 25 and 35 cents together we get 60 cents in all. This is an example of adding to money. Here's another example, Susie bought an ice cream cone during lunch for 50 cents. She has $1.50 left. How much money did Susie have before she bought the ice cream cone. Well, the equation would look something like this n - $0.50 = $1.50. If we use what we know and add them together it will help us to figure out the UNKNOWN, and in this case it will help us find out how much money Susie had before lunch? $1.50 + $0.50 = $2.00. Therefore, Susie had $2.00 before she bought the ice cream cone at lunch. These are just a couple of examples of what your child will be working on this week in 2nd grade math. Please note that in this unit students are not only learning about different mental math strategies that could be used to solve addition and subtraction problems, but will be expected to apply that understanding to one and two step word problems. Please look for practice word problems this week for homework. Then, on Friday, October 30th students will be taking a quiz. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me via the contact tab on this website. Enjoy the coin you tube video below! We have been very busy in all of our grades since the last time that you may have stopped by to take a peek into our world. Let me give you a brief overview! 2nd Grade Math & Reading In second grade math we have been working on learning different mental math strategies to add and subtract both single digit and double digit problems. We have learned how to count on and count back in math, and even now how to use an open number line to solve these problems. This past week we incorporated recognizing different coins and their values as well as how to count different combinations of coin amounts together. Parents please continue to practice this new skill of counting money from $1.00 to $10.00 dollars. You can use play money such as nickels, dimes, and dollar bills to skip count by 5s, 10s, and 100s. By us using money we are reinforcing place value concepts with the values of dollar bills, dimes, and pennies. This week we will continue to count with money and find the sums and differences of money amounts by solving one-and two-step word problems involving money situations. In the area of reading we have now shifted from finding the main idea and key details in a fiction story to a non-fiction text. Students used a KWL chart to write down their ideas regarding what they KNOW about the book, also students wrote down questions related to what they WANTED to learn about the text, and after reading the text jotted down information that they LEARNED.This week students will be using their guided reading text to discover what the main idea of the text is and key details of the text. We will also delve a little deeper by looking at how the author uses text features such as pictures, captions, bold words, and table of contents to help the reader understand the text better. 4th Grade Math & Reading Parents please note that our unit 2 math test will be on Thursday and Friday, October 22nd and 23rd, and a study guide has be sent home with your child. This study guide is an overview of the standards that were taught in the unit. In fourth grade math we have been learning about how to interpret the remainder of division problems, identify factors, multiples, composite, and prime numbers. My fourth grade students have also been leaning about the different strategies to help them multiply two digit by two digit problems. For example, students have learned to use the Turtlehead strategy to multiply two digit multiplication problems. We have also learned how to do the Distributive Property and how to make a model to show the value of the digits as it is broken apart and shared or multiplied across the sum. For example 24 x 18 can be broken apart like this: (24 x 10)+(24 x 8) or it can be broken apart this way: (20 + 4) x (10 + 8) and (20 x 10) + (20 x 8) + (4 x 10) +(4 x 8). These are called partial products or only parts of the answer. In reading students have been learning about identifying the main idea and key details of a non-fiction text. This past week we discussed that you can find the main idea in the beginning, middle, or even at the ending of a paragraph. Students have used graphic organizers to help them find and understand the main idea and the key details. Students have also been taking the time to determine the meaning of within contexts. This Friday students will be taking a quiz related to this new unit. Please encourage your child to review their notes, and hand outs as they prepare for the quiz. 5th Grade Math
Students have been working hard on adding and subtracting decimals. as well as ordering, and comparing different decimal amounts. Please ask your child to explain the steps of how we add and subtract decimals. Finally, on this Friday students will be taking a quiz. Until next time when you take a peek in our world. Hello parents as the end of the first nine weeks is fast approaching I wanted to touch bases with you on a few housekeeping items:
First, please make sure that your child has completed and turned in all unfinished classwork and homework assignments by Thursday of this week. Secondly, ALL unit 1 math test re-takes for all grades will be administered on Wednesday, October 7th it will cover the standards that your child did not master only! All graded tests will be sent home for you to review with your child please sign and date it and return it with your child by Wednesday of this week. All take home book bags and books MUST come to school everyday. The students read these books in class as part of their Daily 5 routines. Important Grade book Info. Please note that our school's data clerk is making some changes to my grade book. Therefore, my grade book is currently out of commission as it's being updated. So, if you do not see any grades posted online please be patient as we go through this transition process. All adjustments should be finalized by the ending of the week. If anything changes I will let you know. Finally, for my 2nd and 4th grade parents who I teach their child reading. Please encourage your child to read for at least 20 minutes EVERY night even on the weekends. It will help to strengthen their reading fluency and overall comprehension skills. In 2nd grade we've been learning about how to identify both internal and external character traits as well as distinguish between who's talking or the point of view. While, the 4th grade students have been learning how to infer or draw conclusions by looking through the lens of both fiction and non-fiction text. In addition, to learning about how to infer my 4th grades have now learned that authors write stories or different types of text to expose the reader to the BIG PICTURE or THEME of the text. So, the next time that you're reading with your child or you observe them reading a book go ahead and ask your 2nd grader about the characters traits of the characters in the book, or ask your 4th grader to tell you what they think is the theme, message, or moral of the story or chapter that they've just read. This will not only help you to show that you're in tuned to what their learning in class everyday, but most importantly help them to be a more engaged and reflective readers. Until next time when you stop by to take a peek into our world. |
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