Math Workshop Update
Last
week in math we started our unit on decimals.
We have talked about the connection between decimals and
fractions. Making this connection helps
the kids understand that they are not learning something completely new. Last week we started with tenths. By the end
of the week the kids were able to write the decimal form and the fraction form
in tenths. They also have an understanding of how many more tenths would make a whole when looking at a picture. For example in the picture for 0.3, it would take 0.7 more tenths to make one whole.
Book Clubs
Before vacation we introduced several books for the upcoming Book Clubs that would be taking place during RTI. We watched book trailers on each of the book choices. After listening to the trailers, the kids were able to make a decision about the book that they were most interested in.
Book Club groups were created based on student interest. On the Friday before vacation, groups met and created a calendar for when they would meet as a group and for what they would read before their first meeting.
Last week we had our first Book Club meetings. It was really fun to see so much enthusiasm around the books. It was clear through the discussions that the kids were really thinking about their books and determining what they thought would make for a good discussion.
Our goal over the next few weeks with these Book Club books is to be responsible for our reading and come to our Book Club meetings prepared. We are also working on jotting down some "talk-worthy" questions or thoughts around the reading. We have talked about how having these thoughts will make the discussion much more interesting.
* Book Club books can be read for Reading in the Edges homework!! *
Earthquake Experts
Thanks
to all of the parents that sent in materials for our Earthquake unit in
science!
Last
week we continued to read about earthquakes and how scientists measure
them. As readers we talked about how we
could best organize the information that we were learning about
earthquakes. We used a Facts, Questions,
Response (FQR) chart to record our information. It helped us to organize our new learning and
think about we were still wondering about earthquakes and how they are measured.
After
learning about the seismograph, we got a chance to create one. Then we braced ourselves for the LL38
Earthquakes. The seismograph recorded
the magnitude of the earthquakes that took place.
Here
are some pictures of the kids using the seismographs that they created!
This
week we will learn how architects construct buildings so that they can
withstand an earthquake. The kids will
get a chance to create their own buildings and see how they stand up to an
earthquake.
I
hope everyone has a great week!
~Jen
Good Evening Math for this week....
Name: ___________________ Week
of: May 4th
Good Morning Math
Directions: This week you have multiple choice questions
for your Good Evening Math. Each day has
3 questions to answer. Make sure you check to make sure you answer all 3
questions, since some go onto the next page!
You need to make sure you show your work for each question OR explain
how you got your answer next to each question.
If you choose not to show your
work or explain how you got your answer, you will redo the problems.
MONDAY
1. ) Brady saw that people were sitting in 6 10 of the chairs in
the library. What decimal is equal to the fraction of library chairs that had
people sitting in them?
A. 0.06
B. 0.6
C.
0.610
D. 6.10
2.) A stack of 7 pennies has a height of 1 centimeter. Nick has a
stack of pennies with a height of 4 centimeters. Which equation can be used to
find the number of pennies, n, in Nick’s stack of pennies?
A. n
=7+4
B. n
=7–4
C. n
=7×4
D. n
=7÷4
3.) Three
friends each played the same computer game. The table below shows the fraction
of the game each of them has completed.
|
Name
|
Fraction Completed
|
|
Akira
|
½
|
|
Duan
|
|
|
Connor
|
|
Fraction of Computer Games
Completed
Which
of the following statements is true?
A.
Akira has completed less of the game than Duan has.
B.
Connor has completed more of the game than Duan has.
C.
Akira and Connor have completed the same amount of the game.
D.
Connor and Duan have completed the same amount of the game
TUESDAY
1.) Lily is going to give away all the pieces of candy in a bag.
She can give an equal number of pieces of candy to 5, 3, or 2 people. Which
number of pieces of candy could be in Lily’s bag?
A. 12
B. 20
C. 30
D. 45
2.) The table below shows the number of art pieces owned by a
museum.
Art Pieces Owned by a
Museum
|
Type
|
Number Owned
|
|
Paintings
|
3,741
|
|
statues
|
579
|
How
does the value of the 7 in the number of paintings owned by the museum compare
to the value of the 7 in the number of statues owned?
A. It
is 10 times greater.
B. It
is 70 times greater.
C. It
is 100 times greater.
D. It
is 700 times greater.
3.) Mr. Carson drove 1,027 miles in April. He drove 988 miles in
May. Mr. Carson used the expression below to find how many more miles he drove
in April than in May.
1,027 – 988
How
many more miles did Mr. Carson drive in April than in May?
A. 39
miles
B. 139
miles
C. 161
miles
D.
1,961 miles
WEDNESDAY
1.) Aaron’s pet hamster weighs 3 10 of a pound.
Which decimal is equal to the weight, in pounds, of Aaron’s pet hamster?
A.
0.103
B.
0.3
C.
0.310
D.
3.10
2.) Kelly chose a mystery number. Her mystery number is a factor
of 38. Which number could be Kelly’s mystery number?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 8
3.)
There are 31 days in the month of
January. Michelle did 45 push-ups each day of the month. She used the expression
below to find the number of push-ups she did in January.
31
× 45
How many push-ups did Michelle do
in the month of January?
A. 125 push-ups
B. 279 push-ups
C. 1,395 push-ups
D. 1,406 push-ups
THURSDAY
1.) A post office delivered eighteen thousand ninety-six pieces of
mail in a week. What is this number of pieces of mail written in expanded form?
A. 18 +
1,000 + 90 + 6
B. 18 +
1,000 + 900 + 60
C.
10,000 + 8,000 + 90 + 6
D.
10,000 + 8,000 + 900 + 60
2.) Use the
equation below to answer the question.
7 × 3,092 = ___
Which
expression could be used to correctly fill in the _____?
A. (7 ×
30) × (7 × 92)
B. (7 ×
30) + (7 × 90) + (7 × 2)
C. (7 ×
3,000) + (7 × 90) + (7 × 2)
D. (7 ×
3,000) + (7 × 900) + (7 × 20)
3.) Stephanie flew 2,448 miles from Los Angeles to New York City.
What is the number of miles Stephanie flew rounded to the nearest thousand?
A.
2,000
B.
2,400
C.
2,500
D.
3,000
Reading in the Edges for this Week....
Name:
____________________________ Week
of: ___________________
Reading “IN THE EDGES”
|
Date/Day:
_____________________________________________
Book Title:
_________________________________________________
Amount of Time: 1-15 min 16-30 min 31-45 min 46-60 min Other
(circle one)
|
Date/Day: _____________________________________________
Book
Title:
_________________________________________________
Amount
of Time (circle one): 1-15 min 16-30 min 31-45 min 46-60 min Other
Date/Day: _____________________________________________
Book
Title:
_________________________________________________
Amount
of Time (circle one): 1-15 min 16-30 min 31-45 min 46-60 min Other
Date/Day: _____________________________________________
Book
Title:
_________________________________________________
Amount
of Time (circle one): 1-15 min 16-30 min 31-45 min 46-60 min Other
My child did do this reading throughout the
week. Parent
Signature: ____________________
