Tonight's Homework 1/7/15

Good evening parents,

Tonight's homework is for students to study their multiplication.  There is a multiplication bowl and multiplication master challenge that will occur tomorrow during math time.  


Tomorrow is a ketchup and pickle day for students so they can raise low assignment/test grades and complete incomplete assignments.  

Revelation:

Today students participated in a math review on Kahoot.  I have realized that some students still have not mastered rounding, multi-digit addition and subtraction, and place value.  Please practice with students on these things.  Here are some ways they can practice:

•  Create a number (start with numbers in a smaller place value and then work up to hundred thousands)
• identify the place value of digits (Example: 23,874 What is the value of the 8? What is the value of the 4?)
• round to a place value (Example: 458,876 Round to the nearest ten. Round to the nearest hundred. Round to the nearest ten thousand)

• Create numbers for them to add or subtract
• Challenge them with numbers they will need to regroup (Example: 30,456+7,862 or 67,200-56,211)

Thanks for all your support. Together we can.

PS: Thank you parents for allowing your child to bring holiday gifts.  I appreciated them all and I am humbled by the love that was shown.

Welcome Back! Welcome Back! Jan. 5, 2015

Happy New Years!  I hope you all have had a relaxing Winter Break.  I definitely did.  I am well relaxed and ready to go!  

We are still in the 2nd 9 Weeks, but we only have until next Thursday.  Yes, yes.  I am updating grades all this week and next week.  There will be grades added in as well in the near future.  I am aiming to have grades completed by Tuesday (Jan 13.)  Grades posted by then will be the most accurate representation of what will be on your child's report card.  With that being said, I am still going to have Ketchup and Pickle days.  This week it will be on Thursday and Friday.  Next week, it will be Monday only. I tell the students every day, "I'm not trying to fail you.  I want you to be successful in everything you do."  This means that if your child has a grade that is a D or below, trust and believe I am trying my hardest to have small groups and allow students to correct mistakes.

I want the remainder of the year to be as successful as possible.  With that being said,  I will do better with uploading homework help videos and I will use my blog more frequently so that your child has help outside of school as well.

Your child's homework tonight is to practice their multiplication.  These links (Math Magician- Basic Multiplication and Math Magician- Multi-Leveled Multiplication) are what we use in class to help study.  The key right now is to get students to master their basic facts from 0-12.  This is a 3rd grade standard, however there are quiet a few students who are still not at mastery.  I have started two programs to help build multiplication fluency.  One is Multiplication Master and the other is the Multiplication Bowl.  Again, give your child 10 min to work on multiplication facts using the link.  They may need your help inputting the answers in the space.

Best wishes and I'm looking forward to an also 2nd half!

Ms. J

Tonight's Homework 12/10

Video help Lesson 5 Video.

Tonight's Homework 12/ 9

Students are to complete the back of Lesson 4 Problem Set Sheet.  Here is a video to help understand the concepts. Lesson 4 HW Help.  Here is the Module 3 Problem Set Answer Key for just parents to check your child's work.  You will need to scroll down to the lesson we are on.  It will be on pages 9 and 10.

And the countdown begins...12/8/14

Wow! We are in the last two weeks of school before Winter Break.  We were definitely reminded today of how cold it was.  I have been working really hard to adjust the order of the math class.  There has been a few adjustments that your child is fully aware of.  We have definitely been doing more workshop.  Workshop is where I give students 3-4 work stations to go to in rotation.  Students are broken into groups of less than 6.  They work collaboratively and individually depending on the task.  This gives me an opportunity to directly instruct students in a smaller group setting.  I am so excited and your children seem to love workshop as well.

We have just finished with area and perimeter.  We are beginning multiple digit multiplication.  Please have your child practice those multiplication skills so that they can become more fluent with them.  Here is a website that we use to give practice to students.  Math Magician Site 1 or challenge them with this version of Math Magician 2.

Here is a list of activities you can do with your child to help build math fluency and to connect what we learn in math to real life:

• Make up numbers, roll numbers with dice, or find numbers (on labels) and compare them
• Find numbers and write them in expanded form
• Make numbers and tell which place value (and/or value) each digit represents
• Place large numbers in a number line
• Draw pictures and make models of numbers
• Practice addition and subtraction facts

This is a newsletter that will help show you math concepts that will be taught this module.  Use this as a guide to help you learn the concepts your child is responsible for learning.

December Dates to Remember:

8- Dr. Doug visits 4th Grade

9- Chick-Fil-A Night 5:30-8:00

15- Bill of Rights Day

16- Groucho's Spirit Night 5:00-9:00

17- Winter Program Practice (Chorus Students Only)

18- Winter Program @ District Auditorium 6:00-7:00

19- Winter Program for the School (turn in permission slips ASAP)

Dec. 22- Jan 2 Winter Break (Happy Holidays)

Grades

Parents please understand I do not want any of my students to fail my class.  I will give opportunities to bring up grades or make up assignments.  The first official class make up day will be this Thursday.  Check grades the following Monday for any updates.

Tonight's Homework 11/20

Here are the answer keys for tonight's homework for you to make sure you are helping your child.  You can click on either link. Answer Key Option 1 or Answer Key Option 2.

Here is also a video link to help understand the concepts taught today Lesson 1.  This Newsletter breaks down the concepts as well and shows the terminology that we will be using for this Topic.

Homework Assignment:

Block 1 Math: Complete Lesson 1 sheet

Block 2 & 3 Math: Complete only the circled and starred problems.  Only the problems involving perimeter.

Students should also be practicing their multiplication.  We will make flash cards next week.  If you are able to, bring in index cards to make your own.

Homework 11/17

Complete Lesson 4 worksheet.  Here is a video tutorial to help Lesson 4 Homework Help

Tomorrow is Benchmark assessment.

Study/ Review multiplication facts