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.