First week of November!

• I hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween!
• Great costumes today! We are very lucky to go to such an amazing school with such creative administrators!
• Grade 3/4- The grade 3/4's will be having a quiz on Tuesday.  I will be assessing fractions and place value to 1000 for the grade 3's and fractions, decimals, and relating decimals to fractions for grade 4.  The students have been working really hard and I am very proud of them.  Please keep practicing adding and subtracting facts to 18 nightly.  We will be starting multiplication in November!
• Grade 6-We will be having a quiz on Tuesday. It will be on improper fractions, mixed numbers, ratio, and percent.  We have continuously been reviewing concepts from September as well which were representing large numbers and integers.  They all have been working hard and are asking questions when they do not understand a concept.  This is such an important skill to have and I am so proud of them.

Week of October 19-21

• I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful October weekend!
• This is a short week because of the teacher's convention on Thursday and Friday (no school for students on these days).
• Gr. 3/4 - We will continue with our work from last week which includes representing fractions, comparing and ordering fractions with the same denominator (gr.3) and same numerator/denominator (gr.4). The fours have also been working with decimals to hundredths. We will also be continuing to work with numbers up to 1000 (3) and 10 000 (4).  It is very important for ALL students to be reviewing their adding and subtracting facts to 18 on a nightly basis.
• Gr. 6- We will continue to work with improper fractions/mixed numbers, ratio, and percent this week.  I need students to continue reviewing their math facts on a nightly basis.
• A great website to practice facts is www.playkidsgames.com, click on math games, then math fact practice.  The students are familiar with this site from class.
• Have  a wonderful week!

Week of Oct. 13-16

• Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I hope you all are enjoying your long weekend.
• Grade 3/4 - We will be continue to work on fractions this upcoming week with  the focus being comparing fractions. The grade 4's will start to investigate decimal numbers to hundredths and how decimals relate to fractions.  I would like everyone to continue working on their adding and subtracting facts to 18 on a nightly basis.
• Grade 6- We will continue to work on converting improper fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa this week.  We will also be starting to compare and put the improper fractions and mixed numbers in order.  I would like the students to continue to practice their multiplication and division facts on a nightly basis.  
• A huge thank you to everyone  who voted for our school during the "Adopt a School" contest!
• Have a wonderful week everyone.

Oct. 5-9

• I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!
• I will be sending quizzes home on Monday to grade 3/4 and grade 6 students.  Parents, please sign and return to school on Tuesday.  
• Grade 3/4- the students have been working very hard and my expectation for their math homework is nightly fact practice 10 min.  We are starting to look at fractions this week.  It is important to understand where we use and see fractions in our everyday lives.
• Grade 6- we are shifting gears and starting to look at mixed numbers and improper fractions this week.  I briefly introduced the topic at the end of the week to the students and they seemed to grasp the concept.  We will be starting with a lot of hands on practice with manipulatives to show what a mixed number actually is (whole number and a proper fraction).  
• Please vote for our school on the Indigo -Adopt a School contest!
• I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families.  I am very thankful for your children!  I love my job and they are a joy to teach.