WELCOME BACK!!

Hope everyone had a restful break

because

We have lots to learn

from now until the end of the year!

Yellow__> We have started multiplying fractions. Right now we're using models to find the products by shading in the fractions. The overlapping areas are helping students find the product. Students are trying to figure out how the multiplication is working. Don't show them how to find the answer using the algorithm!!

Red --> We're concluding adding and subtracting fractions. Students will be having their test by the end of this week! Then they'll begin multiplying fractions.

Blue --> We're adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. Use least common multiples to find like denominators. A multiple is a number that is the product of a given number and another number. Remember when simplifying fractions, find the Greatest Common Factor. A factor is a number that is multiplied with another number to get a product.

Important Dates to Remember

Thursday, January 14 ~ Early Release 11: 45

Friday, January 15 ~ No School ~ Teacher Workday

Monday, January 18 ~ Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Tuesday, January 19 ~ No School ~ Teacher Workday

Wednesday, February 3 ~ Field Trip ~ NC Symphony & Art Museum

Friday, February 5 ~ Awards 9:00

Friday, February 12 ~ No School ~ Teacher Workday

Monday, February 15 ~ No School ~ Teacher Workday