Week of December 16, 2019

Upcoming events:
12/16-12/19 - i-Ready Math Testing continues
12/17 - SAC meeting 6 pm Media Center
12/19 - Cox/Townsend Holiday class party
12/20 - 1/6 - Winter Break

Resources this week:
12/16 - Art
12/19 - P.E.

Math:
This week in math the students will continue finding possible whole number side lengths of rectangles using the associative property.  They will find possible side lengths of rectangles with areas of 24, 36, 48, or 72 square units.  The students will begin to solve word problems involving area and find the area of a rectilinear figure by decomposing into rectangles or completing composite figures to form rectangles.


Things to practice at home:
Solve 2 step word problems involving the four operations.
Practice multiplication facts 2-12
Use knowledge of place value to round numbers to nearest 10's and 100's.
Add and subtract numbers within 1000.
Practice composing rectangles with different areas.
Math helpful videos:

Science:

This week in science the students will continue to learn about light.  They will learn how light can be reflected and refracted.  They will also learn how light can be absorbed by objects.

Week of December 9, 2019

Upcoming events:
12/2 - 12/19 - i-Ready Reading and Math Diagnostic window
12/9 - 12/13 - Progress Monitoring Assessment Reading
12/11 - All Pro Dads at 7:45 am Media Center
12/11 - Early Dismissal 
12/11 - Holiday Shop at Five Below 4-8 pm
12/17 - SAC meeting Media Center at 6 pm
12/19 - Winter Holiday Party
12/20 - 1/6 - Winter Break

Resources this week:
12/10 - Music
12/11 - P.E.
12/13 - Music

Math:
This week in math the students will continue to interpret area models to form rectangular arrays.  They will find the area of a rectangle through multiplication of side lengths.  the students will analyze different rectangles and reason about their area.  The students will apply the distributive property as a strategy to find the total area of a large rectangle by adding two products.  They will demonstrate the possible whole number side lengths of rectangles with areas of 24, 36, 48, or 72 square units using the associative property of multiplication.  The students will find areas by decomposing into rectangles or completing composite figures to form rectangles.  

Example of using the distributive property to find the total area of a rectangle:

Example of area word problem with rectangle with area of 36 square units:

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Things to practice at home:
Solve 2 step word problems involving the four operation (multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction.
Use place value knowledge to round numbers to nearest 10's and 100's.
Practice identifying mathematical patterns (example: 42, 46, 50, tell the next 4 numbers in the pattern).
Continue practicing multiplication facts 2-12
Practice creating rectangles with areas of 24, 36, 48, or 72 square units.  Label side lengths of the rectangles.
Helpful math videos:

Science:
This week in science will continue to learn that light travels in a straight line until it strikes an object or travels from one medium to another.

Week of December 2, 2019

Upcoming events:
i-Ready Reading and Math Diagnostic window 12/2 - 12/19
12/5 - End of Module 3 Assessment



Resources this week:
12/3 - P.E.
12/6 - Media/Art


Math:
This week in math the students will understand area (the amount of space inside the boundary of a flat 2-dimensional object) as an attribute of plane figures.  They will decompose and recompose shapes to compare areas.  The students will find the area of a rectangle through multiplication of side lengths.
  

Things to practice at home:
Continue practicing multiplication facts 2-10
Solve one and two-step word problems involving the four operations (multiplication, division, subtraction and addition).
Tell time and practice solving elapsed time problems
Round numbers to nearest 10's and 100's 
Add and subtract numbers within 1000
Helpful math videos:

Science:
This week in science the students will continue identifying ways that energy has the ability to cause motion.  They will recognize that objects not in motion have stored or potential energy related to their position.  The students will explain how objects can undergo a change in motion.

Week of November 25, 2019

Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!!

Upcoming events:

11/27 - 11/29 No School Thanksgiving 

Resources this week:

11/25 - Music/Art

Math:

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


Things to practice at home:
Solve addition and subtraction problems within 1000
Practice rounding numbers to nearest 10's and 100's
Solve word problems involving the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).
Practice multiplication facts 2-10
Tell time and solve elapsed time word problems.

Science:
This week in science the students will continue learning about energy and will identify ways that energy can cause motion.

Week of November 18, 2019

Upcoming events:
11/19 - SAC meeting 5:30 pm/Parent Academy 6:00 pm
11/21 - Thanksgiving lunch for 1st, 3rd, and 5th
11/27 - 11/29 - No School Thanksgiving 

Resources this week:
11/18 - Media
11/20 - P.E.

Math:
This week in math the students will interpret the unknown in multiplication and division to model and solve problems.  They will apply the distributive property and the fact 9=10-1 as a strategy to multiply.  The students will identify and use arithmetic patterns to multiply.  They will reason about and explain arithmetic patterns using units of 0 and 1 as they relate to multiplication and division.  The students will identify patterns and explain them using properties of operations.  The students will solve two step word problems involving the four operations and assess the reasonableness of solutions.

Example of pattern in multiples of 9.  Students use simplifying strategy for adding 9's.  Students will notice patterns in ones and tens place for products of 9.

Things to practice at home:
Practice multiplication facts 2-10
Solve one and two step word problems involving the four operations (multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction).
Round numbers to nearest 10's and 100's
Solve addition and subtraction problems within 1000
Practice telling time and solving elapse time problems.

Science:
This week in science the students will identify basic forms of energy and identify basic forms of energy such as light, heat, sound, electrical, and mechanical energy.  They will explain the form of energy different objects might use.

Week of November 11, 2019

Upcoming events:
11/11 - No School Veterans Day
11/12 - Jacksonville Zoo field trip
11/12 - Science Fair projects due
11/13 - Early Dismissal
11/13 - All Pro Dads at 7:45 am
11/15 - Science Night

Resources this week:
11/12 - P.E.
11/13 - Music
11/15 - Art

Math:
This week in math the students will begin to understand the function of parentheses and apply to solving problems.  They will model the associative property as a strategy to multiply.  The students will continue using the distributive property as a strategy to multiply and divide and interpret the unknown in multiplication and division to model and solve problems.

Example division problem using the distributive property and number bond to divide.

Things to practice at home:
Use the distributive property to solve multiplication and division word problems.
Practice multiplication facts 2-10
Solve word problems involving the four operation (multiplication, division, subtraction, and addition)
Practice solving numbers to nearest 10 and 100
Solve addition and subtraction problems within 100
Helpful math videos:

Science:
This week in science we will conclude our studies on Properties of Matter.

Week of November 4, 2019

Upcoming events:
11/8 - BSE Veterans Day Program 
11/11 - Veterans Day (No School)
11/12 - Science Fair projects due
11/12 - Zoo Field Trip 


Resources this week:
11/6 - Art
11/7 - P.E.

Math:
This week in math the students will apply the distributive and commutative properties to relate multiplication facts 5 x n + n to 6 x n and n x 6 where n is the size of the unit.  They will multiply and divide with familiar facts using a letter to represent the unknown.  The students will count by units of 6 and 7 to multiply and divide using number bonds to decompose.  They will use the distributive property as a strategy to multiply and divide the units of 6 and 7.

Example problem using properties to relate multiplication facts 5 x n + n to 6 x n and n x 6.

Things to practice at home:
Add and subtract numbers within 1000.
Practice multiplication facts 2 to 10
Round 2, 3, and 4 digit numbers to nearest 10's and 100's.
Tell and write time and solve elapsed time word problems.
Solve word problems involving the four operations (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing).
Helpful math videos:

Science:
This week in science we will continue to discuss the changes in water as it is cooled and heated.