I hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day weekend! It is a very fitting time as we are currently learning about the Industrial Revolution when those long laboring hours started thanks to electricity...
Important upcoming dates: Book fair preview: My PM class will preview the bookfair books on Friday, September 6th and will have a chance to purchase books on Thursday, September 12th. Curriculum Updates: Blue Math: Students in blue math are working on 5th grade unit 1. So far in this unit, we have learned how to multiply whole numbers using the area model and the standard algorithm and reviewed place value. We have also learned how to divide whole numbers using long division. We will continue to practice long division this week. Later in this unit, we will be learning the order of operations. We will also work on multiplying powers of ten. I strongly encourage you to practice math facts nightly with your child. Memorization of multiplication and division facts makes life so much easier :). This unit has 4 prioritized standards. In order to have a guaranteed and viable curriculum, students will be monitored until they reach mastery on these important standards. We will discuss priority standards more at curriculum night. The test over this unit is tentatively scheduled for September 27th. Yellow Math: Students in yellow math are working on 6th grade unit 1. So far in this unit, students have reviewed how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers as well as how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals. Last week, we reviewed fraction operations beginning by reviewing adding and subtracting fractions and multiplying and dividing fractions. This covers 4 units that they learned last year while taking 5th grade math. It is a challenging unit if students have not mastered these skills last year. Please make sure you are reviewing with your child to ensure they are confident in these skills. We will also learn how to find the greatest common factors and the least common multiples between two or three numbers. This unit has 2 prioritized standards. In order to have a guaranteed and viable curriculum, students will be monitored until they reach mastery on these important standards. We will discuss priority standards more at curriculum night. The test over this unit is tentatively scheduled for September 18th. Social Studies: We have started the year off with a social studies unit where we are learning about the Turn of the Century. We have learned about a second wave of westward expansion, the industrial revolution, and immigration patterns. We will also learn how America grew as a world power throughout this time period. The overarching question for this quarter will be "How did electricity influence the economy at the Turn of the Century?". Students will work on answering this question using a podcast project in groups. The test over this unit is September 6th. ** Update as of 9/5: The test will be moved to Tuesday, September 10th.
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