Jan. 2, 2018

Parents,

The math homework on 4.8 is on division using partial quotients. This is a different strategy of division using multiplication to find the quotient. A video below explains the process. You may also check out the lesson on Think Central or in their math book.

The following below is what you can see on this week's G Force Gazette.

Neighborhood News

• Happy New Year!
• Please sign and return your child’s progress report that went home before the holiday break.
• Our SMART goal this year is to increase multiplication fluency so that every student has mastered their multiplication facts. This week we will be targeting sixes. We will be monitoring their daily progress.
• Please encourage students to take reading counts tests as they complete their books throughout the year. Reading counts points are being calculated for neighborhood recognition.
• If you need to contact any of us, the quickest way is probably through email. Our emails are as follows: charles.utter@am.dodea.edu; kali.hamill@am.dodea.edu and judith.ward@am.dodea.edu.
• If your child will be absent from school, please let the office know with a call, email, or note. You can email the school at CESattendance@am.dodea.edu
• New DODEA rules prohibit food for birthdays so please do not send in cupcakes or other food for your child.

Weekly Homework:

Monday:

• No School - New Year’s Day

Tuesday:

• Math homework pg.245 - 246 to practice concepts learned in class
• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts on 6’s

Wednesday:

• Math homework pg.251 - 252 to practice concepts learned in class
• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts on 6’s

Thursday:

• Math homework pg.263 - 264 to practice concepts learned in class
• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts on 6’s

Friday:

• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts on 6’s

Important Dates

Jan.1st

No School - New Year’s Day

Jan. 2nd

PEA Membership Meeting

Jan. 3rd

Wednesday Early Dismissal

Educational Targets:

Math:

Students are continuing chapter 4 on division. We should get through lessons 4.8 through 4.12 this week not being responsible for 4.10. They will be working on division using partial quotients, investigating model division with regrouping, division by one-digit numbers, and problem solving using multistep division problems.

Science/ Social Studies:

Students will continue working on the Alien PBL Project.

Language Arts:

Their reading comprehension skill this week is working on fact and opinion with the reading story, Marven of the Great North Woods. The grammar skill is singular possessive nouns and they are utilizing explanatory writing by describing how to make a perfect snowman.