Weekly Math
Every Friday your child should bring home a math practice paper. The math worksheet will be a review of concepts already covered in the classroom. Students should be able to do the work independently. However, if you notice your child is struggling with a concept, please help him/her. Math practice is due back on Thursday. If your child doesn’t return it by Thursday, he/she will receive a pink “missing/incomplete assignment” sticker for not being responsible and automatically miss Friday Rewards. Students who do not complete the work or meet grade level expectations will revisit the concepts during Friday Rewards.
Weekly Math due 3/30/17 (Lesson 56: Write Fractions as Sums & Lesson 61: Add Fractions Using Models)
Math in Focus Chapter 9: Angles
Next Week we will be starting Chapter 9: Angles. In this chapter, students learn that angles can be seen everywhere around them. Angles are formed when two rays or sides of a figure meet. In this chapter, students learn how to measure angles with a protractor and estimate angle measures. Students will also be introduced to the degree symbol and what degree measure represents. They will learn to draw angles to 180 degrees using a protractor.
Another important concept in this chapter is turns and their relation to angle measure. A 1 degree angle is introduced as 1/360 turn about the center of a circle. Students relate right angles to fractions of a turn: a 1/4 turn is the same as a right angle (or 90 degrees), a 1/2 turn is the same as two right angles (or 180 degrees), and so on.
These angle concepts culminate in students applying the angle addition property to solve problems. Students use the part-whole concept to solve equations of the forms a+b=? and a+?=b, where a and b (or “?”) are the measure of adjacent angles.
The Chapter 9 Parent letter was sent home today in the Friday Folders. This time there is a Chapter 9 Wrap-up attached. The chapter 9 Wrap up highlights the concepts that students should be able to do once we have completed the Chapter. There are also some videos to explain these concepts.
Bingo For Books!
Our Bingo for Books event was previously cancelled due to our school not having power. This event is rescheduled for Thursday, April 27th. More details coming soon…stay tuned.
Daddy Daughter Dance
Don’t forget to send in your Daddy-Daughter Dance RSVP’s in SOON! No RSVP’s will be taken after March 31st. Do not miss out on this event! New Venue! Awesome DJ! Delicious Food! Fond Memories with your Daughter(s)!
Make sure to RSVP by next Friday so you don’t miss out on this fun night out!
Guest Readers
We were lucky enough to have a couple of guest readers come in and read to our class this week! Mrs. Metzger is the principal of Bennie Elementary. She chose to read The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka
Dr. Pittman is the Curriculum Director for Allen Park Public Schools. He read the book, Two by Catherine Otashi
The students enjoyed both guest readers!