Week of January 13th

A few more great pictures from our Capitol Field Trip

 

 

 

 

Word Study -

 

We will try again this week to get back to our word study routine. Nightly homework is to be completed in their green notebooks. Their nightly assignments should be stapled to the front cover of their notebook.  Notebooks are due to school on Thursday with a "Spell Check" on Friday! Please remind them to study their No Excuse words nightly too!

 

MAPS testing -

 

It is that time a year again for our second round of MAPS testing. Our class will test on Friday the 17th and the 24th from 11-12. Please help remind your child to have a big breakfast and bring a healthy and fulfilling snack. Thank you for your support at home!

 

Math-

 

Students have now learned two methods for solving multi-digit multiplication, partial product, and the traditional/standard method. They are free to use whichever method they find the most success with.  Please see the link from the last post on how to solve problems using the partial product method. The traditional/standard method I have been calling the "old school" method as I told them this is how your parents and I learned how to solve these problems. :) They seem to think its funny.... If you have any questions about either method please let me know.

 

 

Week of January 7th

Just a few updates as we get started with the New Year:

Math:
You may be wondering "What in the world is partial product multiplication." This is one method we use to help students learn how to solve multi-digit multiplication problems. We spent the past two days learning how to solve problems this way. Many students thought it was fun! Below is a link of a brave teacher who put herself on youtube showing the method. The way I taught the students is very similar. One thing that she did that I did not do was have them write the equations on the side, however this could be helpful for some students. Next week, students will learn how to solve these types of problems using the traditional method. The idea of teaching them several methods is that students can then use the strategy they find they are the most comfortable and successful with.

How to solve problems using partial products

 

Reading:

Reading expectations have now jumped from 25 minutes to 30 minutes. Many students are already reading beyond this requirement which is great! Keep the pages turning!

 

 

School Supplies:

Many students are running low on essential school supplies such as pencils, erasers, dry erase markers, etc. Students came home with a supply list on Thursday with highlighted items that they need replenished. Thank you for your help with restocking, it will help make the rest of the year go by smoothly.

 

 

Next week we will get back to our normal schedule. Look for students to come home with their new word study sorts, typical math and reading homework.