Parents,

Please make sure you see the newest Valentine’s Day party letter that is going home today. It has important changes that you will need to be aware of. Below is a copy in case your child loses it.

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Valentine’s Day plans have changed!  We will now have  parties beginning at 1:30 PM and ending at 2:20 PM.  Doors will open to parents at 1:30 PM

• Parents may donate food for the parties but everything needs to be prepackaged and sealed. No homemade goods, etc.
• Parents wanting to attend the parties will park in the upper lot behind the MS (across the street from our campus sign by the pecan tree) to avoid jamming up our parking lot used for afternoon pick up.
• Parents will be allowed to leave with their child at the end of the party

Don’t forget to have your Valentine Box at school by Friday, February 11!

A note will be sent home today regarding Valentine’s Day.  Our class list is printed on the back.  Please look for this in your child’s homework folder.

Math Learning Goals:  Fractions

4.4H- Solve with fluency 1- & 2-step problems involving multiplication and division including interpreting remainders. (R)   

4.3A- Represent a fraction a/b as a sum of fractions 1/b. where a and b are whole numbers and b>0, including when a>b (S)

 4.3B- Decompose a fraction in more than one way into a sum of fractions with the same denominator using concrete and pictorial models and recording results with symbolic representations (S)  

Math Homework: Due Thursday

Math homework will be sent home on Friday, Jan. 28th and due back the following Thursday, February 3rd.

Dear Parents/Guardians, It’s time for another in- class talent show! Next week, (Jan 31-Feb 4th) all 2nd-5th graders will have an in-class talent show DURING their music period. We have been talking about this in class, but I wanted to let you know the details as well. I want to encourage every child to participate. It would be great if they sang or played an instrument, but not every child is comfortable performing like that. Other options are researching a composer and telling 3-5 facts about that composer. They could do the same with a particular instrument. A student could also choose a modern group to research or a musical. The student can just write the facts down and read them or they may make a poster or print a picture to go with their facts. If they choose to sing or dance, please make sure the song is appropriate. It needs to be something they prepared. They are more than welcome to perform with a friend or practice a routine with a group (from their class) if they would rather do that! They are welcome to bring a CD or you can email the link to their song the day before class. I will have Youtube available as well, but would prefer the link to be sent in prior to the day your child has music. I would rather not take song requests that day. Please make sure the song is appropriate and no one would be offended by the lyrics. I will try to listen to the song before class but my time is limited so I am asking for your help with this. Everytime they get in front of the class, it will get a little easier. So many skills are being developed during this fun time and they don’t even know it! Thank you again for the privilege of teaching your child and for your help and support with activity! Brittany Fuller [email protected]

Important Dates:

Wednesday, January 26th – Early Release at 11:30 

Math Learning Goals: Multi-Step Problem Solving

4.4H- Solve with fluency 1- & 2-step problems involving multiplication and division including interpreting remainders. (R) 

Math Homework: Due Thursday

Math Homework was sent home on Friday, January 21st and will be due back Thursday, January 27th.

Important Dates:

Monday, January 17th.  Martin Luther King Jr. Day!  Enjoy the long weekend!

Math Learning Goals: Review for Common Assessment and Area/Perimeter

4.5C- Use models to determine the formulas for the perimeter of a rectangle (l + w + l + w or 2l + 2w), including the special form for perimeter of a square (4s) and the area of a rectangle (l x w)

 4.5D- Solve problems related to perimeter and area of rectangles where dimensions are whole numbers ®

4.4H- Solve with fluency 1- & 2-step problems involving multiplication and division including interpreting remainders. (R)  

We will review for our January Common Assessment on Tuesday and take our January Common Assessment Online Wednesday.  We will also be working on Area and Perimeter this week.

Math Homework: Review for CA 

A review for our Common Assessment will be sent  home on Friday, January 14th and will be due back on Wednesday, January 19th.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Monday, January 17th Student Holiday -MLK Day
• Wednesday, January 26th Early Release 11:30

Math Learning Goals:  Multi-Step Problem Solving/Area and Perimeter

 4.4D- Use strategies and algorithms to multiply (S)

 4.4F- Use strategies and algorithms, including the standard algorithm, to divide up to a 4-digit dividend by a 1-digit divisor (S)

4.4H- Solve with fluency 1- & 2-step problems involving multiplication and division including interpreting remainders. (R)   

4.5C- Use models to determine the formulas for the perimeter of a rectangle (l + w + l + w or 2l + 2w), including the special form for perimeter of a square (4s) and the area of a rectangle (l x w)

4.5D- Solve problems related to perimeter and area of rectangles where dimensions are whole numbers (R)

Math Homework:

Math homework was sent home on Friday, January 7th and will be due the following Thursday, January 13th.

Longhand division math homework will be sent home today and is due back this Friday.

Welcome Back!  Students will return to school on Tuesday, January 4th.

Math Learning Goals:  Division with Interpreting Remainders

4.4 D- Use strategies and algorithms to multiply (s)

4.4 F- use strategies and algorithms including the standard algorithm, to divide up to a 4-digit dividend by a 1-digit divisor (s)

4.4 H Solve with fluency 1- 2 step problems involving multiplication and division including interpreting remainders(R)

Math Homework: Due Friday!

Math Homework over Longhand Division (5 problems only) will be sent home on Tuesday, January 4th and will be due this Friday, January 6th.