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Math Project12/18/2017 Each student in my class will be creating a math project to show what they know about adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing with decimals. The projects will be due in January, so you will have time to learn more about decimals. I wanted to tell you about them now, so that you can be thinking about what your project will show. You may choose one of the following projects: 1) Planning a Vacation 2) Split the Bill 3) Build your Dream Home 4) Feeding a Family 5) A Thanksgiving Dinner The details of each project, along with a rubric for it, can be found at the link below. Read through your choices, ask questions, and then let me know by Friday, December 21,which one you plan to complete. I will print out one copy of your instructions and rubric for you. After you have chosen your project - start planning. Even if you don't have all of the math figured out yet, you will do a much better job if you spread out the work. Parents and older siblings can help with the planning and research, but you need to do all of the math yourself. You also must turn in work papers that clearly show the math you did. The final projects must be turned in by Friday, January 26. You will present your project to our math class the following week. Week of December 1112/10/2017 Important Information:
Thursday, December 14 at 2:30:5th Grade Band and Orchestra Concert Friday, December 15 at 8:45 and 1:00:K-3rd Grade Christmas Program January 9: Geography Bee 8:30 DROP OFF and PICK UP With the change of weather comes a reminder about where to drop off and pick up your children at school. Please refrain from stopping and parking in the middle of 38th Street or in the crosswalk, but pull along the curb to drop off your kids. Thank you. Also, Mrs. Meier's ask that parents don't use the teacher parking lot along the south and west side of the school (in the back) to drop off or pick up unless your child is attending "Morning Math Club". Again, thank you. Please pass this information to anyone who is responsible for your child's transportation. Your help is much appreciated!!! ELA-We are working on a unit in Wonders that explores the question "How can learning about nature be useful?" The literature we are looking at this week focuses on fantasy and expository text. We will be learning summarizing, using context clues, and determining the theme of a story. For grammar we will be learning about verb tenses. The focus in spelling this week is open syllables. The first syllable ends in a vowel and the second syllable also begins with a vowel. Example: dial, ruin Math-We will continue to working on decimal place value, comparing, ordering, rounding decimals to the thousandths place, and adding and subtracting decimals.We will be starting to multiply decimals and whole numbers. Science-Students are working on coding with Ms. Ziegler. Social Studies- Students are continuing the European Explorers unit of study. Students will be researching an explorer, creating a booklet, and a brochure. Week of December 412/3/2017 Important InfoTuesday, December 5 ... PTA Meeting at 8:30am.
The Holiday Meal is scheduled for Thursday, December 7th. Menu: Turkey Gravy with Mashed Potatoes Stuffing Cranberries Green Beans Cinnamon Apples Dinner Roll Gingerbread Cookie Milk December 7: Barnes and Noble Night 4:00-8:00 TOYS for TOTS collection starts NOW and runs through December 8! January 9: Geography Bee 8:30 ELA-We are continuing to work on a unit in Wonders that explores the question "What can learning about different cultures teach us?" The literature we are looking at this week focuses on realistic fiction and expository text. We will be making predictions , inferences, and determining the theme of a story. For grammar we will be learning about action verbs. The focus in spelling this week is closed syllables. When a syllable ends in one or more consonants and has a short vowel, it is a closed syllable. Math-We will continue to working on decimal place value, comparing, ordering, rounding decimals to the thousandths place, and adding and subtracting decimals.We will be starting to multiply decimals and whole numbers. Science-Students are working on coding with Ms. Ziegler. Social Studies-We are continuing our European Explorers unit of study. We will be looking at the reasons why Europeans were exploring the Americas during the 1400s-1800s, and we will be learning general information about 17 explorers. We will have a test on Friday. Ms. MartinThis is my 13th year teaching in Billings Public Schools. I was born and raised in Billings and attended Billings Public Schools! I love spending time with my family. My daughter graduated from U of M and I love to go and visit her and watch the Grizzly football games. Sorry Cat fans! My son graduated from Billings Public High School and is playing golf for MSU-Billings. If I am not with my family, you can usually find me walking my golden retrievers Lola and Winston.
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