Homework for Week of December 18-22

Students should choose at least 2 afternoons during the week and one weekend day to do a whole session of xtramath.org with the Beat the Teacher section.  They can choose which nights they would like to go on and they can always do extra days.  It is very important for students to know their math facts.  If your child does not have access to xtramath then they can practice with flashcards or with a game if you have one that practices the facts.

Reminder the Fourth Grade Book Swap is happening on Friday.  Bring in up to 3 used books any day this week which are grade level appropriate and in good condition and you can choose some new books on Friday.

Monday (Day 1):
Read for 15 min
Math - Area of Irregular Rectangles#1
No Spelling

Tuesday (Day 2):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Area of Irregular Rectangles #2
No Spelling

Wednesday (Day 3):
Read for 15 minutes
Math -  Review Sheet for Math Test (test is tomorrow)
No Spelling

Thursday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes
Math -xtramath
No Spelling

Friday (Day 5):
Have a great break and read if you can!

4th Grade Book Swap

Reminder:

Homework for Week of December 11-15

Students should choose at least 2 afternoons during the week and one weekend day to do a whole session of xtramath.org with the Beat the Teacher section.  They can choose which nights they would like to go on and they can always do extra days.  It is very important for students to know their math facts.  If your child does not have access to xtramath then they can practice with flashcards or with a game if you have one that practices the facts.

Monday (Day 2):
Read for 15 min
Math - Traditional Method Sheet
Spelling - Cut words and Regular Sort

Tuesday (Day 3):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Traditional Method Sheet #2
Spelling - Regular Sort and Record

Wednesday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Error Analysis
Spelling - Spelling City

Thursday (Day 5):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Multi Step Problem Sheet
Spelling - Blind Sort

Friday (Day 6):
Read for at least 30 minutes over the weekend

Go on xtramath.org

Feed the Hungry

2018 STA Holiday Food Drive

In lieu of teachers gifts for the December holidays, Stratham teachers would greatly appreciate a donation to St. Vincent dePaul in order to to help feed the hungry in the Seacoast Region.  Checks should be made out to St. Vincent de Paul. (please send donations in by December 20th!)

Again this year, the nonperishable food collection portion of the STA Holiday Food Drive will be moved into the leaner times of late winter. We will hold the Spring Food Drive in March.  Please look for forthcoming details.

Thank you for your generosity,

The Stratham STA

Erosion Prevention

Students worked with their groups to test out their erosion prevention plans.  We knew we would know the method was successful if they had less sediments in our collection dish than last week's experiments.  Some of the teams were more successful than others, but we were able to think of ways we might be able to modify our designs.  

Erosion Experiments

Last week we studied how erosion happens with water. Everyone had a job to do and then they recorded observations in their notebooks.  We then shared what we noticed as a class.

Then we looked at what can happen when a flood occurs.

This week we will be trying to find ways to prevent erosion or the amount of damage caused by erosion.

Homework for Week of December 4-8

Students should choose at least 2 afternoons during the week and one weekend day to do a whole session of xtramath.org with the Beat the Teacher section.  They can choose which nights they would like to go on and they can always do extra days.  It is very important for students to know their math facts.  If your child does not have access to xtramath then they can practice with flashcards or with a game if you have one that practices the facts.

Monday (Day 3):
Read for 15 min
Math - Area Model Practice Sheet
Spelling - Cut words and Regular Sort

Tuesday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Multiplication Wrestling Sheet
Spelling - Regular Sort and Record

Wednesday (Day 5):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Partial Products
Spelling - Spelling City

Thursday (Day 6):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Partial Products
Spelling - Blind Sort

Friday (Day 1):
Read for at least 30 minutes over the weekend

Go on xtramath.org

Methods for Long Multiplication

Here is a great game for practicing multiplying by multiples of 10.  Click here. Then just click play and see how high you can get.

Here is a video on the Area Model (sometimes called the Box Method).  You only need to watch until the 4 minute point.  Click below.


This is the best video I have been able to find for the Partial Product Multiplication Method.  Click here.  I would like to see the multiplication on the right side (she shows on the left).  I hope this helps.  There will also be a sheet in your child's binder.

Here is a link to two Traditional Method videos. Click below
When multiplying by one digit

When multiplying by two digits

Homework for Week of November 27- December 1

Students should choose at least 2 afternoons during the week and one weekend day to do a whole session of xtramath.org with the Beat the Teacher section.  They can choose which nights they would like to go on and they can always do extra days.  It is very important for students to know their math facts.  If your child does not have access to xtramath then they can practice with flashcards or with a game if you have one that practices the facts.

Monday (Day 4):
Read for 15 min
Math - Multiplication Fact Practice Sheet
Spelling - Cut words and Regular Sort

Tuesday (Day 5):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Extended Multiplication Sheet
Spelling - Regular Sort and Record

Wednesday (Day 6):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Estimating Products
Spelling - Spelling City

Thursday (Day 1):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Area Model Multiplication
Spelling - Blind Sort

Friday (Day 2):
Read for at least 30 minutes over the weekend

Go on xtramath.org

Math Facts

We are moving on to more of our math units where students need to know their math facts well, so they can focus on the new concepts.  Multiplication and division facts are the facts many of the students need to practice the most.  Students can go on xtramath as often as they would like and flashcards can be helpful.  I am sending home paper copies of some of the games we have played at school and they can be played at home.

Here are a few other ways for the students to practice their math facts:

Freerice is a website where the U.N. will donate 10 grains of rice for every correct problem.  It's a great way for kids to practice their facts while helping others in need.

Quick Math is a great app for practicing math facts.  The students use their finger to write the answers on the screen.  There is also a Quick Math Pack which includes 4 of their app.  

 Math Duel - Students can practice all the operations and play by themselves or against someone. Their opponent can be doing a different operation, so it is great if they have a sibling in a younger grade.  

I hope these help if you are looking for some ways for your child to practice their math facts.  Please have your child share with me any great game, websites, or apps they have enjoyed for practicing math facts.

Homework for Week of November 20th

Students should choose at least 2 afternoons during the week and one weekend day to do a whole session of xtramath.org with the Beat the Teacher section.  They can choose which nights they would like to go on and they can always do extra days.  It is very important for students to know their math facts.  If your child does not have access to xtramath then they can practice with flashcards or with a game if you have one that practices the facts.

Monday (Day 2):
Read for 15 min
Math - Practice Math Facts

Tuesday (Day 3):
Read for at least 30 minutes over the break
Math -  Practice Math Facts


Happy Thanksgiving!

Homework for Week of November 13-17

Students should choose at least 2 afternoons during the week and one weekend day to do a whole session of xtramath.org with the Beat the Teacher section.  They can choose which nights they would like to go on and they can always do extra days.  It is very important for students to know their math facts.  If your child does not have access to xtramath then they can practice with flashcards or with a game if you have one that practices the facts.

Monday (Day 3):
Read for 15 min
Math - Prime/Composite
Spelling - Cut words and Regular Sort

Tuesday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Multiplicative Comparison Sheet
Spelling - Regular Sort and Record

Wednesday (Day 5):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Multiplicative Comparison Number Stories
Spelling - Spelling City

Thursday (Day 6):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Review for Chapter 3 - Test next week
Spelling - Blind Sort

Friday (Day 1):
Read for at least 30 minutes over the weekend

Go on xtramath.org

Math Videos

There are great videos to help with almost all our math concepts.  Some you need to log in to watch, so I will be sending home a sheet with your child's access code.  I would suggest using their google username and password when you have to set it up for a few less passwords to remember.

Multiples

Determining if a number is prime or composite

Multiplicative Comparison

Multiplicative Comparisons with Number Stories

Volunteers Needed: Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair will be at SMS November 27-December 1!

Shopping Hours:
11/27 - 8:30-4:00
11/28 - 8:30-4:00
11/29 - 8:30 - 6:30
11/30 - 8:30-4:00
12/1 - 8:30-11:00

We are looking for volunteers to help with:
- Set up on Nov. 21 from 12:00-3:00
- Cashiers and restocking shelves during the school day 8:30-12:00 and 11:45-3:10 time slots.
- Packing the fair on Friday from 11:00-2:30

If you can help at the fair please use this link below to sign up. We hope to see you at the fair. The profits we make from the fair go back into SMS classrooms and the library. Thank you for all your support! 

Click Here

Important Dates

November and December are busy months.  Here are some of important dates:

November 8 - Early Release for Parent Conferences- students dismissed at 12:50.
November 8 - Book orders due- If you are ordering you can send in a check payable to scholastic or    place your order online here with our class code GN3C3

November 9 - Teacher Day - No school for students

November 10 - Veteran's Day - No school

November 13 - Picture retakes

November 27- December 1 - Scholastic Book Fair (If you would like to volunteer at the fair click here)

December 13 - Early Release - students dismissed at 12:50

December 25 - January 1 - Winter Break

Homework for Week of November 6-10

Students should choose at least 2 afternoons during the week and one weekend day to do a whole session of xtramath.org with the Beat the Teacher section.  They can choose which nights they would like to go on and they can always do extra days.  It is very important for students to know their math facts.  If your child does not have access to xtramath then they can practice with flashcards or with a game if you have one that practices the facts.

Book Groups continue this week.  The kids have a calendar with the reading assigned to their group.

Early Release - 11/8 for Parent/Teacher Conferences

Monday (Day 6):
Read for 15 min (Book Group Reading)
Math - Factor Sheet
No Spelling

Tuesday (Day 1):
Read for 15 minutes (Book Group Reading)
Math - Multiple Sheet
No Spelling

Wednesday (Day 2):
Read for at least 30 minutes over the weekend (Book Group Reading)

Go on xtramath.org

Thursday (Day ):
No School

Friday (Day ):
No School

Old York Field Trip

We had a fabulous day learning about Colonial times.  The students cooked, learned about textiles, played games, and went to a one room schoolhouse.  Here are some pictures from the day:

 

Thank you so much to all our chaperones.  I appreciate all your help throughout the day.