**Notice to Parents** Due to I-Ready and NWEA MAPS testing this week, our instructional time has been off slightly. Therefore, homework is being distributed on Thursday for lessons 9-12, and will be due next Friday, September 9.
Monday - Students will complete an I-Ready Diagnostic Assessment. This assessment helps students (and their teacher) better understand what they know, and at what learning level they are currently on. Tuesday - Students will review their Mid-Module Assessment. Wednesday - Friday, September 9 - Continued instruction on Module 1 - Place Value and Decimal Fractions. We are moving into operations with decimals, including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Links to math tips for parents are below: Topic D - http://www.lpssonline.com/uploads/G5M1Deditedfinalversion.pdf Topic E - http://www.lpssonline.com/uploads/G5M1Eeditedfinalversion.pdf Topic F - http://www.lpssonline.com/uploads/G5M1Feditedfinalversion.pdf
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Homework packets are distributed each Monday, and are due on Friday. Students should complete 15 minutes of work on their daily math lesson homework each night. Many students will be able to finish all of the problems in the packet during that time, while others will finish between half, and all of them. Your student should not be saving all of the work up for one evening.
Homework is not excepted early. It must be turned in on the Friday of each week unless otherwise noted. Word problems can be challenging, take this problem we saw in class a few days ago:
One strategy we will be using this year is RDWW, which stands for:
In order to solve this problem, I first read and re-read the problem looking for important information... 1) Canada's population is 1/10th as large as the U.S., 2) Canada's population is about 32 million. Next, I want to create a drawing that will illustrate the problem. (Note, this does not mean that I need to draw a map of Canada and the United States, or a maple leaf flag,) I just need to do a simple drawing that illustrates how the information that I am given relates to each other in a pictorial format. The drawing below uses something called a tape drawing, a simple illustration that helps me see that the population of Canada is 1/10th of the size of the U.S. My illustration will be helpful because it shows very clearly that I know that the population of Canada must be smaller than the population of the U.S. Additionally, the illustration helps me recognize that in order to find the population of the U.S. I will need to multiply by 10, which leads me to my third step, writing an equation:
32,000,000 x 10 = 320,000,000 or 32 million x 10 = 320 million For the fourth step, writing a sentence/statement, I will need to look back to the question to make sure that I use the words directly from the prompt. There are about 320 million (320,000,000) people who live in the United States. There are seven zeros in my answer. I know that the million period, which is noted by the comma after six zeros, would have had a 32 to its left in the population of Canada. When I multiply by 10, the decimal point, which comes after the final zero (but is not written in this whole number because as a mathematician I want to be efficient and not waste time writing it) moves one more space to the right, leaving me with seven zeros in 320 million. By following the RDWW Strategy, students will be learning to reason precisely and logically. This skill will come in handy for the rest of their lives, both as mathematicians, and in any given field. This assignment is a fun way for students to get to know each other, and for Mr. Crum to get to know all of the students. Please pay careful attention to the details of the assignment, and the grading rubric. Students will receive a copy of the assignment in class. If the copy is lost, students will be responsible for making another copy with the attached document. Welcome to 5th Grade!
Students and parents, please be aware that there will be weekly homework packets for math. Each packet will have problems that go with the day's lesson. Each day's problems should be able to be completed in 10-15 minutes, and will provide students with a great opportunity to immediately practice what they have learned that day. Parents, please note, there will ALWAYS be some homework. It is recommended that you take a few minutes each day, or at least once a week, to have your student explain what they have been learning in math class this week. One of the skills 5th grade math students are working on is clearly describing their thinking. I encourage you to ask your student questions. Remember, math isn't just about GETTING the correct answer, it is about logically solving problems using the tools we have. I look forward to working with these students this year! Sincerely, Mr. Crum |