Another three day weekend and four day week! This week will be crazier than the last! We will be out on Monday and NRT testing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Please try to have your child here at school every day the entire day so that they will not have to make up the test at a later time. The kids will be going to the book fair this Wednesday as well, so if you wish for your child to purchase a book, please send money with them on Wednesday, preferably in an envelope marked with their name.
In Math this week we will be finishing up our fractions unit! Yes the five long weeks of studying fractions are now coming to a close and there is light at the end of this tunnel! The first thing we will focus on is teaching the students how to write a mixed number and that there is such thing as 4 1/4 or 5 1/2. This week the students will learn how numbers can be broken up on a number line and how the space between 1 and 2 can actually mean 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 1 3/4, and then 2. We will relate this to money ($1.25, $1.50, $1.75, and $2.00) and Linear Fractions as a whole. We will teach the students the "swishes" method so that they can properly identify the spot on the number line and write the mixed number.
We will postpone science this week due to NRT testing all week. Your child SHOULD have 9 green weather tools flashcards, 5 yellow water cycle flashcards, and 4 blue cloud flashcards in their red HW folder. Please start flashing those cards to get them ready for the upcoming Science Test. Email me if your child cannot find their cards to study. It would also be helpful to read the WHITE SBISD Study Guide at home for nightly reading. Pages 38-42.
Thanks!
Ms. S
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