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Weekly Plans 11/17

This is our last full week before the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.  We are extremely busy on Team 5-3 this week.

In Math, we are continuing our work on division with two digit divisors.  My afterschool help day is Monday and have many students taking the opportunity for extra help.  We are teaching long division the traditional method (the way WE learned in school), so feel free to help if your child needs assistance.  My homework for the week is as follows (subject to change):

Monday - Practice pages 5.4 & 5.5 practice only
Tuesday - Quick Check 5.4
Wednesday - Quick Check 5.5
Thursday - Practice & Reteaching 5.7
Friday -  Q 1-8 on page 140/141

I am anticipating Topic 5 Test Tuesday or Wednesday next week.  To reinforce skills and to help with extra credit, please have students complete page 138/139 sets A-F (+5 points).

In Science, we are finishing up our chapter on the Engineering Design Process (unit 2).  We will have Unit 2 Test on Friday 11/21.  To help with studying, students should know vocabulary, Reread lessons 1 & 3 from the book and review "whole"ly notes for lesson 1 & 3.  We will complete Chapter Review in class and complete some practice games at school.  A study guide will go home with students tomorrow.

We are also designing prototype wind turbines in class this week.  Students have sketched their designs and will put their sketch into action with a build and redesign.  Pictures to follow.

Reminders:
Book orders are due 11/18
11/20 - Tie Dye or Patriots Day
11/26 - 1/2 day school no lunch
11/27 & 11/28 - No school.

My team has also put together a study skills slide show.  Many parents have asked "How do I help my student study?"  Please see the attached link to help your child study core content.

Study Skills Guide

As always, please contact me if you should have any questions.

Homework November 12th

In Science, students should study wholey notes for lesson 3 and reread the lesson and review the lab we completed for Lesson 2.  We will be quizzing on Lesson 2/3 on Friday.

In Math, students are to complete questions 18-30 on the benchmark practice test.  We will be doing more review in class to prepare for Friday's benchmark test. No outside studying should be necessary, this benchmark reviews topic 1-4.

Weekly Plans 11/10

Last week was another fantastic week in room A212.  We had presentations from students who completed tower enrichment projects.  The details in the projects amazed me, we have some great engineers in grade 5.

We also had our own Kyle representing 5th grade at the St. John's Math Team competition.  We are so proud of Kyle!!  He even showed us how to solve some of the practice problems.

In science we learned how to build a prototype and completed a lab to demonstrate our knowledge.

This week, although it is a short one, will be another great learning experience.

Science - We will complete wholey notes for Lesson 3 on Wednesday.  We will have a Lesson 2/3 Quiz on Friday, students should use their wholey notes from lesson 3 and vocabulary to study.  We should be wrapping up the Engineering Design Process this week with a unit exam some time next week.

Math - We are starting to work with 2 digit divisors in math class.  On Monday, students will have to complete practice side only 5.2 and questions 1-17 on benchmark practice test Topics 1 - 4.  We will be completing the Benchmark Topic 1-4 assessment this week.   This assessment informs me who has mastered the skills in Topics 1 through 4.  Look for practice to come home each night, this should be a review for your child.

Reminders:  Report card envelopes need to be returned.

As always, please feel free to call with any questions.

Weekly Plans - November 3, 2014

We have another busy week in Room A212 this week.  Some quick reminders:

• November 4th - Mathathon envelopes are due
• November 5th - 5th grade chorus to Masonic Home - please forward permission slips ASAP
• November 7th - Report cards go home, please return signed envelope ASAP

Math - On Monday, we finished all lessons in Topic 4 division with one digit divisors.  We will test on Wednesday.  Monday's homework includes Practice 4.7 and questions 1-7 on pages 114/115 (large sheet of paper).  Tuesday night students will finish questions 8-15 for homework.  In addition, we will do review in class on Tuesday.  If students are interested in extra credit (+5 pts), they can complete page 112-113 reteaching sets A through E.  No partial credit.  At the end of the week, we will start Topic 5 - Division with 2 digit divisors.  Also, we will review Topics 1-4 including place value, addition and subtraction of decimals, multiplication and division of multi digit numbers.

Parents have asked how they can assist their children in math.  Please help your child master the basic multiplication/division facts, it will make the multi step algorithms much easier if a students has mastery of facts.

Science - We are continuing the Engineering Design Process - Unit 2 this week.  We will be using the process this week in the lab to create a prototype and redesign.  In addition, we will start Lesson 3 reading and wholey notes.  Ask your child about the type of paintbrush cleaner they designed in class today.  I'm amazed by the creativity and ingenuity in this group of students.

As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions.