Week of October 24th

Hi Everyone,

     We have a very busy week this week. 

     On Monday my homeroom had a wonderful wellness visit from Anaiya's mom. We learned about bike helmet safety. We also learned about relaxation and deep breathing to help us to unwind when we are stressed. Here is the link that we used https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF52txZvUsA.  

     Today in the computer lab we began learning how to use the Power Point program. Students learned how to add an internet link to a presentation. Adding an internet link is a requirement for the power point choice board activity for math and science.

     We will have an early release this Wednesday. On Thursday we will take a field trip to the public library. We will leave the school at 9:30 and be back in time to eat lunch in the cafeteria. 

     We will have our Fall Festival on this Friday afternoon. An email was sent out with needed supplies. We will start our festivities at 1:00. Thanks in advance for helping out.

     This week in math we will continue to practice our multiplication strategies. Students need to know how to use a variety of strategies in their math work. In class we have learned about:
                   the area model

partial products

standard algorithm

and the distributive property

28 x 36

(20 x 36) + (8 x 36)

at this point I distribute a little more because I do not know automatically know 20 x 36 or 8 x 36

(20 x 36) becomes  (20 x 30) and (20 x 6) both I know automatically 600 + 120 =720

(8 x 36) becomes (8 x 30) and (8 x 6) 240 + 48= 288

Then I add 720+288 and get 1008

You will find that your child is having more difficulty with 2 digit numbers x 2 digit numbers. Just give them some practice problems and let them solve them using our different strategies. The more they practice the better they will get with them. At the end of the week, we will begin working division strategies.

     In science we will continue learning about the law of conservation of matter. We will also begin learning about physical and chemical changes.

     In social studies we will continue to learn about the election process. We will not spend time discussing the candidates in this years' election. We will learn about the requirements for running for president. How the primary process works, our political parties and the electoral college. Students will need to visit http://election.scholastic.com/election-central/vocabulary/ in order to complete their vocabulary for this unit.

Have a GREAT week,
Aesha