This week we will have Math on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday due to field trips. 

 

In small groups we will be finishing, Chapter 6 and Chapter 7.  

We will continue on Rocket Math multiplication and then move into math fluency with Division in Rocket Math. 

 

Then we will have the next two weeks off for Spring Break.  Thinking ahead when we return the week of April 7, we will be taking the CMAS math assessment on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  

 

If you are looking for math practice over Spring Break, students can get on to Big Ideas and practice skills on Skills Trainer. 

We will finish up Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 this week in small groups, and we will also do a CMAS practice to prepare for the assessment after Spring Break.  

 

Students are always encouraged to practice skills at home with Big Ideas using the skills trainer to work on any math skills that they feel would benefit them in their math skills. 

 

Mrs. Cundari will be coming in on Friday to teach us a new problem-solving math skill. 

In our small groups, we are in Chapter 6 and Chapter 7. 

 

I am amazed how well the students are flowing through the rocket math levels and even more impressed how they are carrying over their math fluency into their daily math.  Keep rocking kids. 

 

Mrs. Cundari last week taught the students the strategy of how to make a table when problem solving. 

In our small groups we are finishing up for Chapter 5 and Chapter 6, and then we will move forward to the next consecutive chapter. Chapter 7 we are learning about geometry and the formulas for area, surface area, and volume. 

 

Rocket Math working on Math Fluency is going amazing.  I am seeing the carrying over when we work in small groups as the students are recalling multiplication facts much quicker. 

 

Mrs. Cundari will be coming in on Friday to continue teaching strategies for solving math problems.  Last week we used the Working Backwards strategy. 

We will continue in small groups with one lesson in Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 and continue working on Chapter for 7. 

 

The students are flying through the Rocket Math practice, and they are carrying over their math fluency in the daily small group when we are working problems together!

 

Mrs. Cundari will come into class on Friday to continue working math problem story problems. 

In small groups we will continue working on the skills for Chapter 5, 6 or 7 depending on which group your child is in. 

Chapter 5, Algebraic Equations

Chapter 6, solving Algebraic Equations

Chapter 7, Area, Surface Area, and Volume

 

The students are continuing their practice through Rocket Math and working on their Math Fluency. 

 

Mrs. Cundari is coming in on Fridays to teach students how to solve math story problems and using specific strategies. 

For Math, we will be continuing our work with small groups:

Chapter 5, Algebraic expressions

Chapter 6, Equations

Chapter 7, Area and Surface Area and Volume

 

We started Math Fluency Practice with last week and the students are loving the process of this multiplication practice. 

 

Mrs. Cundari will be coming in on Friday to add more strategies to solving word problems. 

 

The small groups that are in Chapter 4 and 5 have finished the chapter and fill finishing taking the test.  The group that is in Chapter 6 will finish up this week.  

 

This week we are going to add some Math fluency practice.  The students will be working on their multiplication facts in order to be more fluid when working math problems. 

 

Every Friday, Mrs. Cundari will be coming into our class to teaching us strategies on solving math word problems. 

We will continue cruising through Chapter 4, 5 and 6 in small groups.  

This week we will be adding a rotation of math fluency. 

 

If students are needing extra practice, they can always access Big Ideas and work on Skills trainer at home.  

Welcome back to you all!  I hope that you had a wonderful time celebrating the Holidays!

 

In Math we will continue with small groups. There are currently 3 groups:

Chapter 4, Percents and Decimals

Chapter 5, Algebraic Expressions and Properties

Chapter 6, Equations

 

After Chapter 5 the students will be reviewing all of the math material from Chapter 1 through 5 and take a Benchmark test so that I can assess to see what skills each students needs some extra practice on. 

 

We will be starting rotations where the students will move through 3 stations:

- small group with me to learn the current lesson

- math fluency, working on math facts both accuracy and speed

- word problems working on the preview math skills that they have learned this year. 

The students will finish either working on Chapter 4, rates and ratios and Chapter 5 Algebraic Expressions.  

 

If you are looking for something for your kids to do over break have them, get on Big Ideas and work on the skills trainer. 

I hope that you had a fantastic week with your family and friends!

 

This week we will continue working in our small group instruction for Chapter 4, rates and ratios and Chapter 5, Algebraic Expressions and Properties.  

 

The students will finish their rate and ratios scavenger hunt and share with their peers this week. 

We will continue working in small groups based on the needs to the student.

Currently we are on Chapter 3, rates and ratios and Chapter 4, percents and decimals.  The goal is to have students finished with Chapter 4 before break. 

 

The students will also finish their rates and ratios scavenger hunt project. 

 

 

Some ideas when you are doing your Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping! 

 

Dear Family,
When you shop at the grocery store, and you place your items on the checkout 
stand, you usually don’t ask, “Does it matter if the price of milk is added before 
the price of bread?” This is because you know that the order you add the items 
doesn’t matter—but you may not realize you are using one of the mathematical 
properties of addition!
You and your student can have fun relating the day-to-day mathematics you use to other number properties. For example, you can ask your student:

“Does it matter if the cashier adds three cans of peas one at a time or 
multiplies the price of one can by three?” Your student may answer, “The total 
is the same either way.”

“If you take three apples from the display and put two back, is that the same 
as taking two apples from the display and putting three back? How does that 
make subtraction different?” Your student may answer, “Order does matter 
with subtraction. You can’t put back more than you took originally!”

“Does it matter if you multiply the price of an item you buy by the quantity or 
if you multiply the quantity by the price?” Your student may answer, “The 
total price is the same either way. Order doesn’t matter when you multiply.”

“Does order matter with division? If you divide the price of a pack of pudding 
cups by the number of pudding cups will you get the same answer if you divide 
the number of pudding cups by the price?” Your student may answer, “No, the 
answers are different, so order does matter with division.”
Your student will be studying concepts like these in math class. See if you and your student can find other examples of mathematical properties or formulas in your day-to-day life.

Happy Shopping

We are on Chapter 3, Rates and Ratios and some groups are on Chapter 4, Percents and Decimals. 

 

The students are to work on Skill Trainer keeping on the math skills that we have learned. 

 

When the students have completed their class assignment and skill trainer, they will continue working on their Rate and Ratios Scavenger Hunt project.