Week of November 5, 2018

Please join us for our Flag raising ceremony on November 8th!

Upcoming events:
11/8 - PTA Movie Night
11/9 - No School
11/12 - Veterans Day (No School)
11/13 - Science Fair Projects due

Resources this week:

11/5 – Music

11/7 – P.E.

Math:

This week in math, the students will use the distributive property as a strategy to multiply and divide using units of 6 and 7.  They will interpret the unknown (part of the problem that is missing) in multiplication and division to model and solve problems.  The students will begin to understand the function of parenthesis and apply this knowledge to solving problems.  They will learn about the associative property as a strategy to multiply.

Example of distributive property to solve problems:

Things to practice at home:
Practice multiplication facts 2-10.
Continue practicing rounding numbers to nearest 10's and 100's.
Practice using analog clock to tell time and practice telling elapsed time.
Continue adding and subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers and subtracting across zeros.
Math helpful videos:

Science:

The students will begin learning about energy.  They will identify some basic forms of energy, such as light, heat, sound, electrical and mechanical.  The students will compare objects that use different forms of energy.                                                                               

Week of October 29, 2018

Upcoming events:

10/29 - 11/2 Literacy Week
10/29 - End of Module 2 Assessment
10/30 - Picture retakes

10/31 - Early Dismissal

Resources this week:

10/30 - P.E.

10/31 - Art 

Math:

This week in math we will begin our Module 3 lessons revisiting the commutative property of multiplication introduced in module 1.  The students will recognize that if they know 3 x 6=18, then they also know 6 x 3=18.  Students will apply the commutative property with the n + 1 strategy to solve unknown facts. For example students will relate 5 x 8 and 8 x 5, and then add one more group of 8(n) to solve 6 x 8 and 8 x 6.  The students will be using a letter to represent the unknown in various positions within multiplication and division problems.                                          

   Example problem:  Twenty –four people line up to use the canoes at the park.  Three people are assigned to each canoe.   How many canoes are used?

Things to practice at home:

Use place value understanding and vertical number line to round numbers to nearest 10 or 100.  

Practice adding and subtracting numbers within 1000.

Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes.

Continue practicing multiplication facts 2 to 10

Helpful Math videos:

Science:

This week in science we will describe the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and cooling, by using familiar scientific terms such as melting, freezing, boiling, evaporation, and condensation.

Week of October 22, 2018

To all who helped make our Boosterthon a big success!!!!

Upcoming events:
10/23 - Catty Shack Field Trip (remember to bring a bag lunch)
10/25 - End of Module Study Guide goes home
10/29 - End of Module Test

Resources this week:
10/22 - Media/P.E.
10/26 - Music

Math:

This week in math, the students will decompose to subtract three-digit measurements with a zero in the tens or ones place.  They will solve measurement word problems drawing tape diagrams.  The students will round to estimate the sums and differences of measurements and then solve mixed word problems determining the reasonableness of their solutions.  The students will use the standard algorithm for subtraction to solve two and three digit metric measurements.   

Example Problem and Answer: Three Digit Measurement and Subtraction-Using Place Value Chart

 Sabrina had 726 milliliters of water when she started her hiking trip. She had 182 milliliters of water after her hiking trip. How many milliliters of water did Sabrina drink?

 

Rounding to nearest 10 mL and 100 mL to determine solution to word problem:

                         

Things to practice at home:

Practice using analog clocks to determine elapsed time of various activities.

Continue practicing multiplication facts 2 to 10

Discuss the liquid volume of milk, juice, and water containers found at home.

Talk about how much certain objects weigh and differences in total weight of specific things at home.

Use addition and subtraction strategies to solve 2 and 3 digit measurement word problems.

Science:

This week in science we will discuss ways matter can be described, measured, and compared.  We will also learn about ways we can compare the volume of different solids and liquids.

Week of October 15, 2018

Upcoming events:

10/15 - Mid-Module Assessment
10/16 - Catty Shack Field Trip money due 
10/17 - Early Release

10/18 - Boosterthon Fun Run
10/19 - No School / Teacher Planning Day

Resources this week:

10/15 - Art

10/17 - Music

Math:

We will be rounding two-and three digit numbers to the nearest ten on the vertical number line.  The students will apply the rounding strategies to round to the nearest hundred on the vertical number line. We will use the standard algorithm to compose larger units once and twice.  The students will decompose once to subtract measurements including three-digit minuends with zeros in the tens or ones place.

Examples of rounding three-digit measurements:

Rounding 387 milliliters to the nearest hundred:








  

Rounding 117 milliliters to the nearest ten:

                                      

                      

Rounding 1,387 milliliters to the nearest hundred:

Example problem subtracting using a tape diagram and standard algorithm:

Nooran buys 507 grams of grapes at the market Tuesday. On Thursday, he buys 345 grams of grapes.  How many more grams of grapes did Nooran buy on Tuesday than on Thursday?

Things to practice at home:

Practice using analog clocks to determine elapsed time of various activities and to practice telling time.

Continue practicing multiplication facts 2 to 10

Discuss the liquid volume of milk, juice, and water containers found at home.

Talk about how much certain objects weigh and differences in total weight of specific things at home.

Practice using rounding strategies to round numbers at home on a vertical number line.  For example the number 57 is between 5 tens (50) and 6 tens (60).  The number 57 is rounded to 60.  Use the rounded number to estimate the weight.  The number 157 is between 100 and 200 and would round to 200 when rounded to nearest hundred.
Math helpful videos:

                  

Science:

This week in science we will begin to learn about matter.  We will begin to identify properties used to  describe objects such as size, shape, color, texture, and hardness.

Week of October 8, 2018

Upcoming events:

10/8– Boosterthon Pep Rally
10/10 - Walk/Bike to school day
10/15 - Mid-module assessment

Resources this week:

Cox -

Tuesday – Music

Thursday – P.E.

Math:

This week in math we will estimate and measure liquid volume in liters and milliliters using the vertical number line.  The students will solve mixed word problems involving all four operations with grams, kilograms, liters, and milliliters. We will be reviewing rounding strategies and applying these strategies to our lessons.  The students will be rounding two- and three-digit measurements to the nearest ten on the vertical number line.  We will continue applying our rounding strategies to round to the nearest hundred on the vertical number line.           

What is one more tens than 7 tens?                                   

Which number is halfway between 7 tens and 8 tens?                                      

                                                                                  

                             

Things to practice at home:

Practice using a vertical number line to round numbers.

Continue practicing using a number line and analog clocks to solve elapsed time word problems.

Continue comparing the capacities of different shape objects using metric units of measurement.

Compare and contrast the weight of different objects at home using kilograms and grams.
Math helpful videos:

             

Science:

This week in Science we will complete our unit on the scientific method.

Week of October 1, 2018

Resources this week:

Cox:

Monday - Music

Wednesday - P.E./Art

Math:

This week in math, we will solve word problems involving time intervals within 1 hour by counting backwards and forwards using a number line and clock, and adding and subtracting on the number line.  The students will also solve problems involving elapsed time beyond 1 hour.  They will measure weight and liquid volume in metric units.  We will compose and decompose a kilogram with hands-on exercises to reason about the size and weight of 1 kilogram, 100 grams, 10 grams, and 1 gram.  We will work on developing estimation strategies by reasoning about the weight in kilograms of a series of familiar objects to establish mental benchmark measures. We will be solving one-step word problems involving metric weights within 100, estimate to reason about solutions, and decompose a liter to reason about the size of 1 liter, 100 milliliters, 10 milliliters, and 1 milliliter.

                              
Things to do at home:
Use a clock to practice determining elapsed time.
Continue practicing multiplication facts 2-10.
Practice solving word problems using different units of measure.
Math helpful videos:

                     

           
Science:
This week in Science we will use our knowledge of the "Scientific Method" to conduct various investigations.

Week of September 24, 2018

Upcoming events:

9/24 - 9/28 - Scholastic Book Fair
9/25 - End of Module Test
9/26 - Early Dismissal

Resources this week:
Cox-
9/25 - P.E./Media

Math:
This week in math, the students will begin to explore time as a continuous measurement and relate skip counting by fives on the clock and telling time to a continuous measurement model, the number line.  The students will relate skip counting by fives and telling time to the number line.  They begin to draw number lines, or models, labeling hours as endpoints and multiples of 5 (shown below).  The students will recognize the analog clock as a portion of the number line shaped into a circle and use the number line as a tool for modeling and solving problems.  They learn to apply the strategy of counting by fives and some ones to read time to the nearest minute on the clock. For example, they might use the count by fives and some ones strategy to locate 17 minutes and then keep counting to find 4 minutes more. The students will begin solving word problems involving time intervals within 1 hour by counting backward and forward using the number line and clock.

   

Examples of time problems: (students may use a number line, tape diagram, clock, or skip counting strategy to solve this problem)

Beth leaves her house at 8:05 a.m. and arrives at school at 8:27 a.m.  How many minutes does Beth spend traveling to school?”

Christine has 12 math problems for homework. It takes her 5 minutes to complete each problem. How many minutes does it take Christine to finish all 12 problems? 

Things to do at home:

Practice telling time using an analog and digital clock

Use clock to practice skip counting by fives, counting backwards and forwards

Continue practicing multiplication facts 2-5

Practice solving 2 step word problems
Helpful Math videos:

Science:         

This week in Science students will conclude their discussion on the scientific process by learning about the many different tools scientists use during their investigations.