Reading Update

Third Grade Third graders are to finished reading Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. They have no homework. Fourth Grade Students finished reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. They have no homework. Fifth Grade Fifth grade students have no homework.

Math Update

Third Grade Third grade students have no homework. Fourth Grade Fourth graders Have no homework. Fifth Grade Fifth graders have no homework.

Math Update

Third Grade Third grade students were gone on a field trip to the MIA and did not have math this week. Students are continuing to work on story/word problems using this same technique. The thinking problems for this week are to find at least one way to use the following 5 numbers:5, 7, 12, 6, 1 to make -3; 5, 11, 4, 9, 6, to make 13. The more ways they can find to solve this problem, the more their thinking will be challenged. Fourth Grade Fourth graders are doing an alternative activity for 4.1 and 4.2 this week. They used a menu of their choice in class and ordered to their's hearts/stomach's content. They had to figure the tip at 15%, 18%, and 20% and the tax at 6%. They are to come up with 3 totals for the total meal, being careful not to pay tip on the tax or tax on the tip. The thinking problems for this week are to find at least one way to use the following 5 numbers:5, 7, 12, 6, 1 to make -3; 5, 11, 4, 9, 6, to make 13. The more ways they can find to solve this problem, the more their thinking will be challenged. Fifth Grade Fifth graders did not have math this week due to a field trip. The thinking problems for this week are to find at least one way to use the following 5 numbers:5, 7, 12, 6, 1 to make -3; 5, 11, 4, 9, 6, to make 13. The more ways they can find to solve this problem, the more their thinking will be challenged.

Reading Update

Third Grade Third graders began reading Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. They are to read to Chapter 19, page 93 and write at least a 4 sentence paragraph that is a text-to-self, text, or world connection. Fourth Grade Students began reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Their homework is to read to chapter 22. They are to make a list of unfamiliar vocabulary as they read. Students took on literature circle jobs and are assigned to do those jobs for this chapter and the one we read in class. Fifth Grade Fifth grade students red aand discussed a short story and a poem in class. There is no homework.

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Reading Update

Third Grade Third graders began reading Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. They are to read to page 36 and write at least a 4 sentence paragraph that is a text-to-self, text, or world connection. Fourth Grade Students began reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Their homework is to read to chapter 16-18. They are to make a list of unfamiliar vocabulary as they read. Students took on literature circle jobs and are assigned to do those jobs for this chapter and the one we read in class. Fifth Grade Fifth grade students evaluated the Trial of the Big Bad wolf. They did an evaluation of the projects done this year. There is no homework.

Math Update

Third Grade Third grade students are still using Hands on Equations, a way of using manipulatives and algebra problems. Students are now working on story/word problems using this same technique. The thinking problems for this week are to find at least one way to use the following 5 numbers:3, 7, -2, 6, 9 to make 12; 5, -7, 4, 2, 6, to make -9. The more ways they can find to solve this problem, the more their thinking will be challenged. Fourth Grade Fourth graders did Bits and Pieces III 3.4 and a quiz this week. That is the homework. The thinking problems for this week are to find at least one way to use the following 5 numbers:3, 7, -2, 6, 9 to make 12; 5, -7, 4, 2, 6, to make -9. The more ways they can find to solve this problem, the more their thinking will be challenged. Fifth Grade Fifth graders are working in Wrapping and Filling. We went over quiz #2 and completed 4.1. That is the homework. The thinking problems for this week are to find at least one way to use the following 5 numbers:3, 7, -2, 6, 9 to make 12; 5, -7, 4, 2, 6, to make -9. The more ways they can find to solve this problem, the more their thinking will be challenged.

Math Update

Third Grade Third grade students are using Hands on Equations, a way of using manipulatives and algebra problems. They are to finish their packet. The thinking problems for this week are to find at least one way to use the following 5 numbers:-3, 7, 2, 5, 8 to make -6; -5, -9, 4, 21, 1, to make 18. The more ways they can find to solve this problem, the more their thinking will be challenged. Fourth Grade Fourth graders did Bits and Pieces III 3.1 this week after a quiz. That is the homework. The thinking problems for this week are to find at least one way to use the following 5 numbers:-3, 7, 2, 5, 8 to make -6; -5, -9, 4, 21, 1, to make 18. The more ways they can find to solve this problem, the more their thinking will be challenged. Fifth Grade Fifth graders are working in Wrapping and Filling. They had Quiz #2 and 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 for this week. The thinking problems for this week are to find at least one way to use the following 5 numbers:-3, 7, 2, 5, 8 to make -6; -5, -9, 4, 21, 1, to make 18. The more ways they can find to solve this problem, the more their thinking will be challenged.

Reading Update

Third Grade Third graders finished reading The Green Book by Jill Paton Walsh. They will start a new book next week. Fourth Grade Students began reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Their homework is to read to chapter 17. They are to make a list of unfamiliar vocabulary as they read. Students took on literature circle jobs and are assigned to do those jobs for this chapter and the one we read in class. Fifth Grade Fifth grade students presented the Trial of the Big Bad wolf. Next week we will begin something new. There is no homework.