May 21, 2018

Parents,

The homework tonight is on lesson 8.4 on multiplying a whole number by a fraction or a mixed number. There are several ways to solve these types of problems. My strategy is demonstrated below with the video. This week's G Force Gazette is below, as well.

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Weekly Homework:

Monday:

• Math homework pg. 479 - 480
• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts if you don’t have them memorized

Tuesday:

• Math homework pg. 485 - 486
• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts if you don’t have them memorized

Wednesday:

• Finish Math Review For Test
• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts if you don’t have them memorized

Thursday:

• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts if you don’t have them memorized

Friday:

• No School

Important Dates

May 23rd

Normal Wednesday

Early Dismissal

May 24th

Math Test Chapters 8 and 9

May 25th

No School - Professional Development Day

May 28th

No School - Memorial Day

Educational Targets:

Math:

Students will finish up unit 7 on chapter 8 doing lessons 8.4 and 8.5 on multiplying a fraction or mixed number by a whole number and problem solving that involves comparison problems with fractions.

Science/ Social Studies:

We will finish a culminating project on regions that include the major geographic features, resources, industry, and an important historical event. They will finish transfer their research to their poster.

Language Arts:

Since the groups are done with their literature circle jobs and have finished reading the book, each group will select a project to complete about the story to work on as a group. They will also be required to still complete work on this week’s grammar skill on adverbs. The reading comprehension skill this week is still drawing conclusions. For writing, some students are finishing up the publishing of their poetry books while others are selecting a writing choice activity to work on.