News from Room 305
October 9, 2015
United Way Spirit Week is Next Week!
Tuesday: Twin Day & Nickels
Wednesday: Favorite Sports Gear & Dimes
Thursday: Decade Day & Quarters
Friday: Royals or LO Spirit Wear & Dollars
Each day next week, we will be collecting coins and dollars to raise money for United Way. We are hoping to reach our LO student goal of $3000. Students will use the money they bring in to vote on pumpkins in Mrs. Barnett's Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest. All the money brought in will go to United Way. Thanks for your help!
Math
The focus standard for our whole number division unit:
Find whole-number quotients of whole numbers with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.
Students continued to gain mastery in linking the long division algorithm with its meaning (shown through pictures or place value blocks). They also learned how to use arrays to solve division problems. This reinforced some concepts like the distributive property that students learned in Chapter 1. Students investigated prime and composite numbers last Friday and put their knowledge to the test during a couple of games of Factor Captor. After playing, some students shared their strategy of choosing the prime numbers on the game board, so their opponents couldn't get any points that round.
If your child has not yet become fluent in multiplication facts, please continue to practice at home. Your child can use www.reflexmath.com - username: lperryn. Their regular Lps password is their password. Using flash cards or making a game out of regular playing cars or dice works well too and is a great way to make fact mastery fun and interactive.
If your child has 100% mastery on Reflex Math or you would like them to work on additional math concepts besides fluency, they can log into https://student.frontrowed.com and enter their name and our class code: s3svx4.
E/LA
The focus standard for fifth graders this quarter is RL5.3: Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
We blended Social Studies and Reading this week as we compared two authors portrayals of Christopher Columbus. In Ann McGovern's Christopher Columbus, he shows great perseverance and dedication through many of his life's trials. However, in Jane Yolen's Encounter, Columbus takes on a villainous role as the story is told from a Taino boy's point of view.
Please remind your child to read 4-5 times per week in order to achieve his/her goal. If your child is having trouble finding a book that interests him/her, please let me know.
Diagraming Atmospheric Layers
Where are these objects located in the atmospere?
Collaborating to show division arrays
Science
We jumped into our study of weather and the water cycle. Students learned about the different layers of the atmosphere and created a scale diagram of it.
Keep Clipping Box Tops!
At the end of October, we will have a drawing for the top 5 students from each class that turned in Box Tops. So, please make sure your child's name is on the bag. Thank you!
Our class is in second place with 600! Ms. Bacon's class has 606. Please send in any box tops that you have been saving up.
Next Week's Specials' Calendar:
Tuesday, October 20 - Day 1: Music
Wednesday, October 21 - Day 2: PE
Thursday, October 22 - Day 3: Art
Friday, October 23 - Day 4: Library
Upcoming Events:
October
10/16-No School
10/19-10/23 - United Way Spirit Week
10/28-Last Day to turn in Box Tops for Fall Classroom Challenge
10/30-Fall Parties 2:20-2:50
November
11/4 CiCi’s Pizza Night, 4:30-8:00
11/10 PTA Meeting 7:00 pm
Retake Fall pictures 7:15 am
11/12 All Pro Dads 7:10 am
1st grade Music Program 5:30 pm
11/19 5th grade and Choir Concert 5:30pm
11/25-11/27 Thanksgiving: No School
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Contact Information:
(816)736-5600 x.2637