"Floating" Magnets

Last week we finished up our experiments with magnets.  Students used ring magnets to see if they could make them float on their pencils using what they had learned about how they attract or repel.  Here are a few pictures from the experiment.

Homework for Week of April 4-8

Students should be going on xtramath.org at least two afternoons during the week and one day over the weekend.

Remember to turn in Lowell Mills field trip permission slip.

Monday (Day 2):

Read for 15 minutes
Math - 6-1 Sheet

Spelling - cut out and sort words (do not need to write down)

Tuesday (Day 3):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - 6-3 Sheet
Spelling -Spelling City

Wednesday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - 6-3 Sheet

Spelling - Speed Sort (record two times in your assignment books)

Thursday (Day 5):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - 6-4Sheet
Spelling - Spelling City

Friday (Day 6):

Read for 30 minutes
Go on xtramath.org

Long Division

Here is a few videos to help remind the students how to do the different methods for long division.  Please do not show the kids how to do the traditional method until after it has been shown in school.  We like to show a few different methods and have the students understand the Partial Quotients method so they can understand the traditional method when we get to it.  We should be getting to all of these methods over the next few weeks.

Area Model: (I am going to have them do the subtraction on the side, so they have plenty of room.)

Partial Quotient Method:

Traditional Method:  They really only need to watch to the 8 min mark.

Homework for Week of March 28 to April 1

Students should be going on xtramath.org at least two afternoons during the week and one day over the weekend.

Remember to turn in Lowell Mills field trip permission slip.

Monday (Day 3):

Read for 15 minutes
Math - 5-13 sheet (test on unit 5 is tomorrow)

Spelling - cut out and sort words (do not need to write down)

Tuesday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Division Fact Sheet
Spelling -Regular Sort and record on paper

Wednesday (Day 1):
Read for 15 minutes
Math -Division Fact Sheet

Spelling - Speed Sort (record two times in your assignment books)

Thursday (Day 2):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Division Fact Sheet
Spelling - Spelling City

Friday (Day 3):

Read for 30 minutes
Go on xtramath.org

Homework for Week of March 21-25

Smarter Balance testing on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Students should be going on xtramath.org at least two afternoons during the week and one day over the weekend.

Monday (Day 4):

Read for 15 minutes
Math - Sheet 5-12
No Spelling 

Tuesday (Day 5):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Sheet 5-13
No Spelling 

Wednesday (Day 6): 
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Mixed Number Sheet

No Spelling 

Thursday (Day 1):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Do self assessment for Unit 5 and start to practice any of the topics you need to. (Test Tues)
No Spelling

Friday (Day 2):

Read for 30 minutes
Math - xtramath.org at least once and look over review sheet (Test Tues)

Homework for Week of March 14-18

Early Release - Thursday - Students are dismissed at 12:50
Teacher Day - Friday (no school for students)

Smarter Balance testing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Students should be going on xtramath.org at least two afternoons during the week and one day over the weekend.

Monday (Day 6):

Read for 15 minutes
Math - Sheet 5-8
St. Jude Math-a-thon Sponsor Envelopes are due tomorrow

No Spelling 

Tuesday (Day 1):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Sheet 5-9
No Spelling 

Wednesday (Day 2): 
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Sheet 5-11

No Spelling 

Thursday (Day 3):
Read for 30 minutes
Math - xtramath.org at least once
No Spelling

Friday (Day ):

Homework for Week of March 7-11

Students should be going on xtramath.org at least two afternoons during the week and one day over the weekend.

Monday (Day 1):

Read for 15 minutes
Math - Sheet 5-7

Spelling - cut out and sort words (do not need to write down)

Tuesday (Day 2):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Sheet 5-6
Spelling -Spelling City

Wednesday (Day 3): 
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Sheet 5-5

Spelling - Speed Sort (record two times in your assignment books)

Thursday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Changing Improper Fractions/Mixed Number Sheet (look at sheet in binder if you need help)
Spelling - Spelling City

Friday (Day 5):

Read for 30 minutes
Go on xtramath.org