Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Tonight's Homework/ Math Class Update

Good afternoon,
Welcome back from a restful 4 day weekend.  I hope you all are ready for the 3rd quarter!  In math, we are diving deeper into multiplication.  Please use whatever strategy necessary to build that multiplication fluency (i.e., paper/pencil, websites, flash cards).  Math Magician 1 is one link students can practice multiplication.  Math Magician 2 is the same site as Math Magician 1 but it is more challenging because it has 12's facts.  I have introduced students to Multiplication Practice.  I like this site because it allows students to input their answers and then have them checked online...IMMEDIATELY! Yes I know...a teacher's dream! 

The homework for tonight is a sheet for them to practice a multiplication strategy.  We are still multiplying multi-digit numbers.  Students have come to tell me they know or their parents have taught them the standard algorithm. This is great however in class I will only quiz them on strategies.  The expectation of knowing the standard algorithm is for 5th grade.  I just want students to fluently be able to multiply basic facts at mastery level.  I have no problem challenging your child but I'm only focusing on multiplication strategies.  Here is a video for parents who do not understand multiplying using the Area Model.

Dates to Remember:
Jan. 25- Last day for Fundraiser
Jan. 29- NASA Night
Feb 10- Field Trip: State Museum

Leaders of the Week
The leaders for this week are Kaya Shaw, Jaylen Sampson, and Dashawn Williams! Congrats guys.  These students SOAR and display the 7 Habits on a weekly basis.

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