Posted by MrLynch | Posted in Weekly Newsletter | Posted on September 4, 2015
This is another four day week here at TBS. I hope that everyone enjoyed the long Labor Day weekend. Picure Day is on Wednesday. Students should look all pertty like and such. Or at least not covered in mud.
Parent Open House is at 7 PM on Tuesday night. I’ll have appetizers and free giveaways that night for all who attend. Ok, those are both lies, but come anyway. I might give out mints. Probably not, but you never know.
Last week students were introduced to the Egg Drop 2015. This will take place on Tuesday, September 22 a little after 1 PM. Parents are invited to come watch. I throw egg containers off roof. Students hope they don’t break. I hope they do. Thus, the battle begins.
If you’re wondering what we’re doing in math, here ya go:
Unit 1: Place Value, Multiplication, and Expressions
Understand the place value system.
Recognize that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left.
Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.
Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths.
Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.
Write and interpret numerical expressions.
Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and evaluate expressions with these symbols.
Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them. For example, express the calculation “add 8 and 7, then multiply by 2″ as 2 × (8 + 7). Recognize that 3 × (18932 + 921) is three times as large as 18932 + 921, without having to calculate the indicated sum or product.
Upcoming Events
Grade 5 Parent Open House – Tuesday, September 8 @ 7:00 PM
School Picture Day – Wednesday, September 9
Winding Trails – Thursday, September 17
Egg Drop – Tuesday, September 22 @1:00ish PM
Bike Ride to School (optional) – Thursday, September 24 @ 7:00 AM
