Friday, March 26, 2010

Math homework over vacation!

Math: Page 373 Numbers 8, 9, 12 and 16.

For each problem choose to show your work with either a number line or fraction bars!

Enjoy your break!!!

Math homework over vacation!

Thursday, March 25, 2010

homework

Math: For those of you who were not here today please read the examples on page 370 and 371.
Then do try it page 370 a-d.

You can also download the attachments titled renaming fractions and renaming mixed fractions subtracting from my webpage.

The homework was to finish the renaming fractions problems.

We will work on the "renaming mixed fractions subtracting" worksheet in class.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Late Homework Post

Math page 373 2-5 and number 22 and 24. Number three is very tricky. Give it a shot!

Friday, March 19, 2010

Dear Parents

Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to drive on the field trip today. I know the students enjoyed the play.

Also, thank you for being so flexible. We were expecting to return to school around 1:30 from everything we were told.

Practice problems for benchmark

page 103 11-15   20-25

page 105  6-11 221  1-7

page 223   2-15

look over division problems we did in class.  (word problems)

page 325     2-9

page 273  2-23



Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Upcoming Events and Benchmark on Mon.

Friday March 19    Field Trip to see the W. of Oz

Monday March 22  Californian Overnight Boat Trip  returning Tues. March 23 at around 12:45.

Monday March 22 Benchmark Test

Concepts Covered On the test include:

Division of whole numbers and decimals

Prime Factorization and exponents

Fractions

Mean, Median, and Mode

Geometry:  degrees in Triangles and Quadrilaterals

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

homework

Vocab.:  Please finish unit 16.

Math:  page 349  #'s 8-10

 Please make sure to :

Write a story

Show a picture

Write an equation


Monday, March 15, 2010

Homework

Vocab.: Please finish the second exercise for unit 16


Math: Please finish the fraction worksheet we started in class today. We will discuss it tomorrow, so be sure to have questions ready to ask. If you were not in class today please download more unlike fractions.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

homework

Math:   page 292     32-43     47-49  Use the G.C.F.  to simplify each fraction.


Vocab.:  Quiz tomorrow

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Homework

Vocab.:  Please study for Friday's quiz.


Math:  For those of you who were absent please download candy bar sharing and give the problem a try.  Use pictures to help you think about what the equations would be.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

homework

Vocab.:  Please finish the third exercise in your vocabulary books.  

Math:  We worked on ordering fractions using 4 strategies today to help build fraction sense.

Please order the following fraction in order from least to greatest and then explain the strategies you used in about 10 sentences for each group.  Have your notes by your side as you are doing this activity.  Here are the fraction sets.


(8/9,  11/13,  7/3,  1  3/5,   8/10  )  

(5/8,  2/5,  3/7,  4/9,  9/8  )     

Monday, March 8, 2010

homework: Reminder Year Book Baby Pictures due this Friday!

Vocabulary:  Please read over the definition and do page 130 and 131

Up Coming 5th grade Events:  March 19 Field Trip to See the Wizard of Oz

Boat Trip March 22 and 23

 


Friday, March 5, 2010

Weekend Homework

Math: Prime factorization was the topic today in class. We practiced how to find the p. factorization of a number. We also worked on how you could use p. factorization to find the Greatest Common Factor of a number.

The homework was page 275 1-5. Students who were in class had a chance to start this. Some students did finish in class.

Have a great weekend.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

homework and bring a sack lunch

Please bring a sack lunch.  We will be at Marshall Middle School and not be able to get lunch from the cafeteria at E.B.S


Math :  Page 260 40-45

Also find a five digit number that is divisible by 2 ,3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10.  Explain why?

Vocab:  Please be prepared to take the vocab. quiz.  We will try and squeeze it in at the end of the day if at all possible.

Wheel Rotation tomorrow:  8:55-9:55  then 10:00-11:00  then after Marshall Middle School the last rotation will be from 2:00-3:00

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Homework and Gift Cards

Vocabulary:   Please study and be prepared for our unit 14 quiz on Friday.  


Math: Finish the divisibility worksheet I gave you and explain your thinking.  If you were absent please download it from my website.



Reminder: Gift Cards due this Friday!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

homework

Math:  Page 257  11-17    and Page 271  number 1 and 2

Vocab:  Please finish third exercise

Monday, March 1, 2010

Homework

Math:   page 267    29-33 and 38-40
page 269    10-12 and  29-31


Vocabulary:  Unit 14  Please finish the first two exercises

Announcement:  Gift Card orders are due March 5th