Sept. 26, 2019

Parents,

The homework tonight is pg. 109 - 110 on the partial quotient strategy. The lesson is 2.4 where students have used this strategy last year but with 1-digit divisors. This lesson requires them to use 2-digit divisors. There is a video below, if needed.

Reminder: Our 5th grade Open House is tomorrow at 10:15. Please make it if you can. 

Sept. 25, 2019

Parents,

The homework tonight is pg. 104 - 105 on lesson 2.3 on division using two digit divisors. They are asked to use a specific strategy in solving them by drawing base ten blocks. (The flat is drawn and represented with a square, the longs are lines, and the cubes are small circles.) There is a video below that can assist you, if needed.

Sept. 24, 2019

Parents,

The math homework tonight is on lesson 2.2 on division and checking their answer using multiplication. The homework is pg. 97 - 98. The video below will assist you, if needed.

Reminder: Our 5th grade Open House is this Friday from 10:15 - 10:55.

Sept. 23, 2019

Parents,

The students learned to do division using the normal algorithm that you were taught when learning it. The homework is pg. 91 - 92. There is a video below, if needed. Have a good night.

Reminder: Our Open House is this Friday from 10:15 - 10:55 

Sept. 20, 2019

Parents,

There is homework tonight on lesson 1.12 on algebra: finding numerical values using parentheses, brackets, and braces. The homework is on pg. 77 - 78. Have a good weekend. The video below will assist you, if needed.

Sept. 19, 2019

Parents,

Students completed lesson 1.11 on evaluating numerical expressions where they took yesterday's lesson and have to solve for the numerical expressions. Their homework is pg. 71 - 72. I am providing a video below if you need assistance. Have a good night.

Sept. 18, 2019

Parents,
The homework tonight is on lesson 1.10 on numerical expressions where they have to complete pg. 65 - 66 in their math book. There is a video below to assist you, if needed. Have a good night.

Sept. 17, 2019

Parents,

The students completed math lesson 1.9 on problem solving using two step operations with multiplication. The homework is pg. 59 - 60. The video below will assist you, if needed. Have a good night.

Sept. 16, 2019

Parents,

Happy Monday. I hope you had a good weekend. The math lesson today was on lesson 1.8 on relating multiplication to division. The homework is pg. 53 - 54 in their math book. The video below can assist your child with the homework, if needed. Thank you.

Reminder: Our 5th grade Open House is scheduled for Sept. 27th at 10:15.

Sept. 12, 2019

Parents,

Welcome to the blog if this is your first time checking it out. If you click on the links, you can check out our schedule, specials, lunch, and FOSS, our new science curriculum that started last year. I will also do my best to provide a daily math video covering our lesson taught that day to assist parents in helping your child with his/her math homework, if needed. Below you will find lesson 1.7 from Go Math from today's lesson. Thanks and have a good night.

June 10, 2019

Parents,

There is no more homework for the rest of the remaining school days. Students should still read at least 20 minutes every night and should continue to read over the summer.

Math:

Students are doing an "Escape Math Activity" tomorrow.

Science/ Social Studies:

Students are finishing up their Smithsonian PBL. They will be presenting them tomorrow for parents and the school board.

Important Dates

Tuesday June 11th
Smithsonian Region Museum Presentations
9:00 - Utter's Homeroom Parents
9:30 - Hamill's Homeroom Parents
10:00 - Ward's Homeroom Parents

Wednesday June 12th
Normal Early Dismissal

Thursday June 13th
Last Day of School - Dismissal at 12:25


New: Please make sure your child knows their multiplication facts. It is critical for 5th grade. Read over the summer.

Grading:

This year your child will have letter grades on their report cards.  It is important for you to review the papers that come home with your child on a regular basis. If your child has a C or below on an assignment, please help reinforce the concepts and have your child redo the assignment.  Sometimes you may also see a 1-4 score on your child’s paper. This type of score reflects a rubric score for the assignment. See the grade equivalents below:

4-A, 3-B, 2-C, 1-D or Below

Interims will keep you informed of your child’s current grades. The first interim, however, will be very general since only a few grades will be given by that date.

Homework:

Please check your child’s homework notebook for daily homework assignments.  The basic nightly routine will be 20 minutes of reading AND a math assignment.  The math will be the homework pages in the math workbook that correlate with the daily lesson OR a Think Central assignment.  Your child should have the pages written down in their notebooks. Mr. Utter will also post daily assignments with how to videos on the G-Force blog.

Snack:

Fourth grade students have a very early lunch this year, so we will not have a snack time.  Our time is limited in the afternoon due to recess and specials. Please make sure your child eats a sufficient amount of lunch to get them through the school day.

FYI...

• Looking for extra math practice? Please go to the following site to assist you in parent math newsletters, extra practice for the math units we are working on, games, and many other useful resources to help your child with math concepts. (https://sites.google.com/view/midatlanticmathresource This site is found on the Crossroads homepage.

• If you need to contact any of us, the quickest way is through email. (NOT through Class Dojo).Our emails are as follows:
• charles.utter@am.dodea.edu; kali.hamill@am.dodea.edu and judith.ward@am.dodea.edu.
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• 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
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• New DODEA rules prohibit food for birthdays so please do not send in cupcakes or other food for your child.