Week of 8/13 and 8/21

Greetings Parents,
 
What's in the Friday Folder?
The blank Extra Practice sheets attached to their lesson exit tickets are NOT homework. I'm sending them home to show you the work they should be able to do. If there exit ticket feedback shows corrections, you are welcome to work with them and support them in practicing the skills and concepts. They do not need to bring these back to me when completed. If they want to get my feedback on their practice, I'm willing to look at it. 
 
 
What We're Learning
The skills and concepts we are starting the year focus on Place Value Concepts. Your student is learning about place value concepts and patterns of numbers as they relate to place value. Your student will explore decimals to the thousandths. They will compare, order, and round decimals. 
 
The vocabulary terms for this chapter are: period, base, exponent, power, thousandth, and thousandth place. 
 
How You Can Support the Learning
  • You can help your student see how these concepts are relevant when looking at population data. Help your student find the population of your town, city, or country then write down the number in word form and expanded form. Compare the population with another city or town. 
 
  • Decimals can be found in measurements and prices. Help your student find gas prices for one gallon of gas from three different gas stations in your area. Have your student write each price in word form and expanded form. Ask your student which form they pefer to use when comparing prices. 
 
  • You can also find the results of a local or national race. Compare the finish times of the top three finishers. Round the finish times to the nearest hundredth of a second. Then round the finish times to the nearest tenth of a second. Determine if using rounded times would affect the first, second, and third place winners. 
 
By the end of this chapter, your student should feel confident with place value for whole numbers and decimals. Encourage your student to practice these skills in the real world. 
 
Thanks for checking in and supporting your student in the math growth this year.