Week of January 28, 2019

Upcoming events:
2/6 - Early Release
2/8 - Sweetheart Family Dance 6:30 pm Cafeteria
2/20 - Early Release
2/21 - General PTA meeting and Program 6:00 pm
2/25 - Class Photos
2/25 - 3/1 - Book Fair

Resources this week:
2/29 - P.E./Media

Math:
This week in math the students will build non-unit fractions less than one whole from unit fractions.  They will begin to identify and represent shaded and non-shaded parts of one whole as fractions.  The students will represent parts of one whole as fractions using number bonds and build and write fractions greater than one whole using unit fractions.  They will compare unit fractions by reasoning about their size using models.

Example of using number bond to represent parts of a whole:

Example of using a number bond to build fractions greater than one whole:

Things to practice at home:

Continue to review multiplication and division math facts.

Practice partitioning items at home (pieces of paper, portions of food, packs of crayons) into equal parts.

Review rounding numbers to nearest 10's and 100's.

Practice solving 2 step word problems using the 4 operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).

Create math patterns and practice solving pattern problems (9, 18, 27, _, _, ).

Helpful math videos:

Science:

The students will begin to investigate that the Sun is a star based on its properties.  They will explain how energy from the Sun can be beneficial and/or harmful.  The students will learn that stars give off heat and light, however, all but the Sun are so far away that we cannot feel their heat.

Weeks of 1-14 and 1-21, 2019

Upcoming events:

1/14 – Report Cards go home

1/19 – End of Module 4 Assessment

1/21 – No School - Martin Luther King Day

Resources this week:

1/16 – Music

1/19 – P.E.

1/21 – Art

1/23 – Early Dismissal

1/25 - Music

Math:

In math, we will complete our Module 4 lessons finding areas by decomposing into rectangles or completing composite figures to form rectangles. We will begin Module 5 by actively partitioning different models of wholes into equal parts (concrete models, fraction strips, and drawn pictorial area models on paper).  The students will identify and count equal parts as 1 half, 1 fourth, 1 third, 1 sixth, and 1 eighth. They will represent and identify fractional part of different wholes.  They will partition a whole into equal parts and define the equal parts to identify the unit fraction numerically.

Example problem of finding the area by using the break apart strategy of the  composite shape below:

The students may decompose the shape by using the following method:
 (2 x 2) + (2 x 4 )=

                                     4  +   8 = 12

             The area of this shape is 12 square units

                        

  

 

Things to practice at home:
Help your child partition things at home into equal parts (exa. pack of crayons, pieces of food, paper)
Practice adding and subtracting numbers within 1000.

Continue to review multiplication and division facts 2 to 10  

Practice solving two step word problems involving all four operations (multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction)

Help your child create and extend math patterns and solve (exa.  5, 8, 11, 14, _, _) 

Helpful math videos:

Science:

In Science the students will complete our unit on Energy by learning about energy transfer and transformation and how friction causes heat.  The students will review radiant energy and sources of heat. They will begin to learn about the properties of stars and compare and contrast properties of stars such as size, brightness, and color. 

Week of January 7, 2019

Upcoming events:
1/7 - Teacher Planning
1/8 - Classes resume
1/9 - Early Dismissal

Resources this week:
1/8 - Music
1/9 - Art
1/10 - P.E.

Math:
This week in math the students will continue to analyze different rectangles and reason about their area.  They will apply the distributive property as a strategy to find the total area of a large rectangle by adding 2 products.  The students will demonstrate the possible whole number side lengths of rectangles with areas of 24, 36, 48, and 72 square units using the associative property.

Example of using the distributive property to find area of large rectangle:

Things to practice at home:

Continue to practice math facts 2 - 10 at home.

Practice solving word problems using the 4 operations.

Round numbers to nearest 10's and 100's.

Practice adding and subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers.

Practice telling time using analog clocks and solving elapsed time problems.

Helpful math videos:

Science:
The students will continue studying about the different forms of energy. They will continue learning about energy transfer and transformation.  The students will discuss friction and heat. 

Week of December 17, 2018

Upcoming events:
12/18 - SAC meeting at 6:00 p.m. Media Center
12/20 - Class Holiday Party
12/24 - 1/4 Winter Holiday 
1/7 - Teacher Planning Day
1/8 - Classes resume

Resources this week:
12/18 - P.E.
12/19 - Media

ELA:
We will be working on figurative language this week.  We will also be completing Achieve and I-ready lessons.  On Thursday students will complete an activity with a non-fiction reader.

Math:
This week in math the students will draw rows and columns to determine the area of a rectangle when given an incomplete array.  They will interpret area models to form rectangular arrays.  The students will find the area of rectangles by multiplying side lengths.  They will analyze different rectangles and reason about their areas.
Example word problem solving for area:

Lori wants to replace the square tiles on her wall.  The square tiles are sold in boxes of 8 square tiles.  Lori buys 6 boxes of tiles.  Does she have enough to replace all the tiles, including the tiles under the painting?

     

Things to do at home:
Practice multiplication facts 2-10.
Solve 2 step word problems using the four operations.
Add and subtract 2 and 3 digit numbers.
Practice rounding numbers to nearest 10's and 100's.
Helpful Math videos:

Science:
This week in science we will continue learning about energy.

Week of December 10, 2018

Upcoming events:
12/10 & 12/11 - Mid-Year Math Assessment
12/10 - End of Module 3 Study Guide goes home
12/12 - Early Dismissal at 1:45
12/12 - All Pro Dads 7:45 a.m.
12/14 - End of Module 3 Test

Resources this week:
12/10 - P.E./Art
12/13 - Art
12/14 - Music


Math:
This week in math, the students will continue to understand area as an attribute of plane figures.  They will decompose and recompose shapes to compare areas.  The students will model filling in shapes with centimeter and inch unit square as a strategy to measure area.  They will relate side lengths with the number of tiles on a side.

Things to practice at home:
Continue practicing multiplication and division facts 2-10.
Practice using the four operations to solve 2-step word problems.
Add and subtract 2 and 3 digit numbers.
Helpful math videos:

Science:
This week in science, the students will continue creating their energy posters.  They will begin to discuss how energy is transferred.   

Week of December 3, 2018

Upcoming events:

12/3 – PTA Spirit Night at Tijuana Flats 5-8 p.m.

12/4 & 12/5 Mid-year ELA test

12/7 – PTA Winterfest 6-9 p.m.

12/12 – Early Dismissal at 1:45 p.m.

12/11 & 12/12 Mid-year Math test

Resources this week:

12/6 - Music

Math:

This week in math the students will continue to identify patterns in multiplication and division facts using the multiplication table. They will solve two-step word problems involving all four operations and assess the reasonableness of solutions.

The students will multiply by multiples of 10 using the place value chart and use place value strategies and the associative property n × (m × 10) = (n × m) × 10 (where n and m are less than 10) to multiply by multiples of 10.

Multiply by multiples of 10 using a place value chart.

Things to practice at home:

Continue practicing multiplication and division facts.

Practice adding and subtraction 2 and 3 digit numbers

Work on rounding numbers to nearest 10's and 100's.

Practice solving 2-step word problems using the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).

Math helpful videos:

Science:

This week in science the students will discussed how light is reflected, refracted and absorbed.  They will learn about how light travels and how light forms shadows.

Week of November 26, 2018

Upcoming events:
11/27 - SAC meeting 6:00 p.m.
11/28 - Vision screening 
11/28 - Early Release
11/29 - Mid-year i-Ready math testing begins


Resources this week:
11/28 - Music/Art
11/30 - P.E.

Math:

This week in math, the students will identify and use arithmetic patterns to multiply.  They will reason and explain patterns using units of 0 and 1 as they relate to multiplication and division.  The students will identify patterns using the multiplication table.  They will interpret the unknown in multiplication and division to solve two-step word problems involving all four operations and assess the reasonableness of solutions.

Examples of patterns: 

Example of interpreting the unknown in multiplication:
Ada buys 9 packs of highlighters with 4 in each pack.  After giving 1 highlighter to each classmate, she has 17 left.  How many highlighters did Ada give away?

Example of interpreting the unknown in division:
Eliza finds a bag of 72 marbles.  She wants to share them with her 8 friends.  She drops the bag and loses 18 marbles.  How many marbles will Eliza and each of her friends get?

Things to practice at home:
Multiplication facts 2-10.
Adding and subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers.
Solving one and two-step word problems.
Helpful math videos.

Science:

This week in science, we will continue learning about energy.  The students will identify ways that energy can cause motion.