The small groups that are in Chapter 4 and 5 have finished the chapter and fill finishing taking the test.  The group that is in Chapter 6 will finish up this week.  

 

This week we are going to add some Math fluency practice.  The students will be working on their multiplication facts in order to be more fluid when working math problems. 

 

Every Friday, Mrs. Cundari will be coming into our class to teaching us strategies on solving math word problems. 

We will continue cruising through Chapter 4, 5 and 6 in small groups.  

This week we will be adding a rotation of math fluency. 

 

If students are needing extra practice, they can always access Big Ideas and work on Skills trainer at home.  

Welcome back to you all!  I hope that you had a wonderful time celebrating the Holidays!

 

In Math we will continue with small groups. There are currently 3 groups:

Chapter 4, Percents and Decimals

Chapter 5, Algebraic Expressions and Properties

Chapter 6, Equations

 

After Chapter 5 the students will be reviewing all of the math material from Chapter 1 through 5 and take a Benchmark test so that I can assess to see what skills each students needs some extra practice on. 

 

We will be starting rotations where the students will move through 3 stations:

- small group with me to learn the current lesson

- math fluency, working on math facts both accuracy and speed

- word problems working on the preview math skills that they have learned this year. 

The students will finish either working on Chapter 4, rates and ratios and Chapter 5 Algebraic Expressions.  

 

If you are looking for something for your kids to do over break have them, get on Big Ideas and work on the skills trainer. 

I hope that you had a fantastic week with your family and friends!

 

This week we will continue working in our small group instruction for Chapter 4, rates and ratios and Chapter 5, Algebraic Expressions and Properties.  

 

The students will finish their rate and ratios scavenger hunt and share with their peers this week. 

We will continue working in small groups based on the needs to the student.

Currently we are on Chapter 3, rates and ratios and Chapter 4, percents and decimals.  The goal is to have students finished with Chapter 4 before break. 

 

The students will also finish their rates and ratios scavenger hunt project. 

 

 

Some ideas when you are doing your Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping! 

 

Dear Family,
When you shop at the grocery store, and you place your items on the checkout 
stand, you usually don’t ask, “Does it matter if the price of milk is added before 
the price of bread?” This is because you know that the order you add the items 
doesn’t matter—but you may not realize you are using one of the mathematical 
properties of addition!
You and your student can have fun relating the day-to-day mathematics you use to other number properties. For example, you can ask your student:

“Does it matter if the cashier adds three cans of peas one at a time or 
multiplies the price of one can by three?” Your student may answer, “The total 
is the same either way.”

“If you take three apples from the display and put two back, is that the same 
as taking two apples from the display and putting three back? How does that 
make subtraction different?” Your student may answer, “Order does matter 
with subtraction. You can’t put back more than you took originally!”

“Does it matter if you multiply the price of an item you buy by the quantity or 
if you multiply the quantity by the price?” Your student may answer, “The 
total price is the same either way. Order doesn’t matter when you multiply.”

“Does order matter with division? If you divide the price of a pack of pudding 
cups by the number of pudding cups will you get the same answer if you divide 
the number of pudding cups by the price?” Your student may answer, “No, the 
answers are different, so order does matter with division.”
Your student will be studying concepts like these in math class. See if you and your student can find other examples of mathematical properties or formulas in your day-to-day life.

Happy Shopping

We are on Chapter 3, Rates and Ratios and some groups are on Chapter 4, Percents and Decimals. 

 

The students are to work on Skill Trainer keeping on the math skills that we have learned. 

 

When the students have completed their class assignment and skill trainer, they will continue working on their Rate and Ratios Scavenger Hunt project. 

All the students are finishing up Chapter 2 assessment on fractions and decimals, and then we are moving into Chapter 3, Rates and Ratios. 

 

If students would like extra practice with, they use the Skills Practice on Big Ideas. 

 

The project that the students are working on after their assignment and skill builders practice is complete is create a sports team of any kind and create statistical data. They will then look at the data and create ratios with scavenger hunt questions, that a partner will have to find. 

 

In math this week, we will get back into our small group instruction and finish up Chapter 2, fractions and decimals, and continue with Chapter 3 rates and ratios. 

 

The new project will be working with rates and ratios and incorporating art into math.  The students will create a team and create a logo and flag.  The students will need to create data for their team and represent the information into rates and ratios.  

We will have math on Monday and Tuesday this week, and then the rest of the week will be Outdoor Education. 

 

The students have been working so hard on their Fall Project and so on Monday and Tuesday all the kids will share their projects, and we will have an opportunity to celebrate their hard work. 

Use the link below to learn how your child can log into Big Ideas at home to help support Math skills. 

 

This week we will finish up with Chapter 2, Fractions and Decimals, with all the groups.  The students will take a Benchmark Assessment to celebrate their knowledge of Chapter 1 and 2, and then we will move into Chapter 3 Rates and Ratios. 

 

Keep encouraging your child to work on the Skill Builders for Chapter 1 and 2.