Cake Fest is Friday, April 15

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xtramath.org ~ Students need to be working on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. Right now only 21 students have mastered their addition facts, 10 students have mastered their subtraction facts, 2 students have mastered their multiplication facts, and 1 student has mastered their division facts. One student has mastered multiplication twice ~ the first time in under three seconds and the second time in under two seconds. She is now working on division for the second time!

mobymax.com ~ Students should also be working on this. At the beginning of the school year students took a placement test. They have been working and moving up all year! Let's keep growing!

ixl.com ~ Parents you paid a subscription for this at the beginning of the year. When on this website, your child can tell you what we are working on in class and then work examples. Their goal is a score of 100.

Ask your child about Math SuperStars. This is given to them on Monday and is turned in to me on Friday. It is great word problem practice.

Also, ask them how many stars they have earned. They received an email from me last week stating their total for the end of the 3rd quarter.

All math groups are working on measurement ~ both customary and metric systems. Geometry is next.

We will then be reviewing for End of Grade. This review will consist of all 5th grade math standards and a practice EOG.

Some Measurement Activities to try at Home:

1). Unpopped vs. Popped

  How do popped and unpopped popcorn "measure up" when compared? Ask an adult to help you pop one-third cup of popcorn. Allow the popcorn to cool before measuring it again.

One-third cup of unpopped popcorn ________ cups of popped

        popcorn

2). Uncooked vs. Cooked

  Does pasta get heavier when it is cooked? You can compare the weight of uncooked and cooked pasta. Use a scale to measure two ounces of elbow (or any other type) macaroni. Cook and drain the macaroni. Cool completely and weigh the macaroni on the scale again.

Two ounces of uncooked macaroni equals _______ ounces of cooked macaroni.

**Both of these activities were taken from the book A Taste of Math. Written by Sue Mogard & Ginny McDonnell

 Important Upcoming Dates

• Friday, April 29 --> Teacher Workday
• Thursday, May 5 --> Progress Reports
• Friday, May 20 --> Science EOG
• Monday, May 23 --> Reading EOG
• Tuesday, May 24 --> Math EOG
• Monday, May 30 --> Holiday
• Friday, June 3 --> Last Day of School ~ Early Dismissal

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Cake fest is April 15th. For more information visit ncsptocakefest.weebly.com   You can also purchase tickets from this website.

5th grade will be donating a "Picnic by the Pool" basket. More information will be going home about this.

Remember: Math SuperStars are sent home on Monday and due back on Friday.

Yellow and Red Groups are working on line plots and measurement. This includes both customary and metric units.

Blue group is working on dividing fractions.

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Every Monday all 5th graders are given a Math SuperStars. These are to be worked on at home and are due back to me by Friday. Your child can earn stars for every problem answered correctly. Encourage your child to complete this weekly!!

Yellow Group ~ We have completed multiplying and dividing fractions and moving into measurement! Measurement includes solving problems involving information presented in line plots. This information will be given in both whole numbers and in fractions. Students will be converting among customary and metric measurement systems and using those conversions in multi-step real world problems. We will also be recognizing volume measurement. Doesn't all of this sound fun?

Red Group ~ We are in the process of completing multiplying and dividing fractions. Then we will begin measurement. Fifth grade measurement involves line plots, customary and metric unit conversions, and volume. All of these are applied to word problems.

Blue Group ~ We are dividing fractions. We'll be using visual models along with expressions to solve these problems.

Upcoming Dates to Remember

March 23 ~ Early Release

March 24 - April 1 ~ Spring Break

April 8 ~ Field Trip to Wilmington

April 14 ~ Awards Assembly 9:00