We had a very successful Intersession and practiced a lot of skills such as adding/subtracting fractions, simplifying fractions, dividing by two digit divisors, polygons, and many others. Now it is time to get back to the regular school day and finish covering the Math skills for the year. Then, we will have plenty of time to remediate skills and practice before the SOL Test in the Spring. Everyone is reminded to keep studying notes EVERY night for at least 15 minutes or more. Use your old graded papers to review your skills we have covered, and make sure you bring your Math journal to class EVERY day!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Intersession Starts Monday!!!!!!!!
I just thought I'd post a reminder on here to let you know that next week in an Intersession week. Be ready to review and practice a LOT of Math skills!!!!!!! Remind your parents that school gets early during Intersession.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Third Nine Weeks Started Today!
Today was the first day of third nine weeks. We are in "crunch time" now for the SOL Tests! Study EVERY SINGLE night (15 minutes or more for Math and 20 minutes of Reading Time). Everyone started off today with 150 Team Day Points. Make sure you don't lose points. You have to have 110 at the end of the nine weeks in order to participate in Team Day.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Inauguration Day AND A Snow Day!
Well, we finally got some snow! I sure hope all of my students are having fun on their first snow day of the year! It sure is a beautiful sight to see! Today is also Inauguration Day for President Barack Obama.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Team Day Was Today (2nd Nine Weeks)
Well, today our 5th-grade students had a ball! We had team day! One room had crafts, the Wii, and board games. The other room had Rock Band, more games, and snacks! Those students who are earned 110 points for the nine weeks were able to attend and those who didn't have 110, had detention and worked. We hope to have MORE people next nine weeks! We only had 14 who didn't do homework, broke rules, etc. so maybe next time we won't have any and we can THREE rooms of fun! We start them off at the beginning of the nine weeks with 150 points and give them ways to earn more points, so some had over 200! Others were in the negative numbers!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Benchmark Math Test Tomorrow Or Wednesday!
Make sure you study your notes and you are ready to take the 2nd Nine Weeks Benchmark Test in Math. It counts as a test grade in the Grade book and on the Hall of Fame chart. Your scores are also seen by Mrs. Tucker AND the Dr. Davis! DO YOUR BEST !!!!!!!!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Parts of a Circle VIDEO
Here's a video that reviews the parts of a circle that we learned about in class earlier this week. Make sure you can identify a radius, diameter, chord, center, and circumference. To watch the video, just click on the "play" arrow.
Funny Polygons Video To Watch
Today in class we talked about Polygons. In 5th-grade you need to know triangles, quadrilaterals (which includes squares, rectangles, kites, rhombus, parallelograms, and trapezoids), pentagons, hexagons and octagons. Here's a funny little video that reviews some of those AND includes some that we don't have to know in 5th grade (such as the heptagon, nanogon, and decagon). Just push the "play" arrow and ENJOY!
Simplying Fractions VIDEO
Here's a video you can watch to review how to simplify fractions. It's easy and fast. It's a good review for you to review this skill that we practiced in class!Just click on the "play" arrow and ENJOY!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Working Hard!!!!!!!!
Today was our second day back from Christmas Break and we are moving right along. Today we covered Circles in Math and in Reading we are working on the novel, Sarah, Plain and Tall. Tomorrow in Math we are going to talk about the 2-D Plane Figures. Please make sure you are studying your notes and old papers EVERY SINGLE NIGHT from now until SOL Tests!!!! If you need help, see me in the mornings and I will schedule time to help you one-on-one!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR: A New Year & New Goals
I am hoping that each of my students will set some new goals for themselves as we start this new year. I know that I have taken time to set some new goals for myself because it always helps to grow and work towards becoming a better person. I know one goal that I hope they have all set is to work hard in class and to make those perfect SOL scores on the tests this year! You guys can do it because you're very talented and smart!!!!! Looking forward to seeing everyone again on Monday!!!!
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