January Film Club

Parents- please make sure you check this months film before you let your students watch it. I chose “To Kill a Mocking Bird” and it contains some sensitive subjects. We will discuss why the film makers use certain words, etc. and why it is not appropriate to use those words today. Some of those words include racial slurs.

Merry Christmas!

Just wanted to thank everyone for all of their wonderful, thoughtful gifts! I hope you all have a wonderful break!

Just a reminder that their Dec. reading calendars are due when we come back! : )

Wednesday

Tomorrow is a short day.

Students are encouraged to wear their new school shirts and a holiday hat!

Assignment changes this week….

There are a few changes in their home assignments this week.

1) There is no Vocab. test this week.

2) The spelling test is on Wednesday.

3) There is no mathbox homework. However, I want them to practice their multiplication facts over the next two days. You can use the Rocket Math Multiplication flash cards I sent home a while back or something else!

Make Every Drop Count!

Parents- this worksheet was due today! I only had 4 students turn it in! Ask your children about it if you haven’t seen it. If they lost it, then they just take the 0. I don’t have any more copies to give them.

Concern for your students

Hi parents!  There are a few things that I am concerned about for about half of the class- I will try to touch on everything here:

1. Remind your children that throwing snowballs, whitewashing, etc. will result in in-school suspension! We have had some trouble with this today. Also, no sliding down the hill. We’ve had students get seriously hurt that way!

2. Much of the class has not been turning in their mathbox homework and monthly reading calendars since the last report cards!  Please remind your children to turn those in! It is hurting their grades!

3. I am not sure what is going on- maybe it’s the holidays?  But, there are quite a few  not getting their work done due to missing school or  because they simply choose to talk  instead of doing their work. I have a lot of missing work from last week that was supposed to get finished during the weekend. They know who they are and  will be making them up at recess’ and fun fridays, if not at home.

Parents- you have always been supportive of your children and of the teacher! Thankyou for all you do! Please continue to help them out. Please be patient with me. I honestly can say I am having a hard time keeping up with all the students that have been out of class! I understand that they are  generally good reasons for absences, but with 30 students it has been a pretty big task to keep everyone caught up!

Math Box- Dec. 7- 23rd

MATH HOMEWORK BOX
Multiplying Larger Numbers
December 7-23

TECHNOLOGY:

Go to school web site: http:// schools.jordandistrict.org/foothills/html/links.htm
Click on the CLASSROOMS button
Click on 4th Grade
Click on Math links
Click on Basic Facts

From the Basic Facts button go to the following activities:

1. CyberChallenge: scroll down and choose “magnificent multiplication” and race the clock

2. BBC: scroll down and click on “game”
-click the top choice (Game 1)
-click A with grid numbers
-choose your skill level

3. Times Table Tester: click easier, harder, or megahard
-Solve the problem and then select “check”

DICE:

4. Roll and Roll and Roll: Roll the dice and take each number and write it down to make a two digit number. For example, if you rolled a 2 and a 5, you would write down 25. Roll one die again and multiply this number by the two digit number. For example, if you rolled a 9 then you would multiply 25 by 9. Solve 7 problems and then check with a grown-up or on a calculator.

Challenge: roll the dice to create 3 or 4 digit numbers

COWBOY CARDS:

5. Flip, Flip, Flip: Turn over two cards and write down the numbers to make a 2 digit number (i.e. a jack and an ace would be the number 11). Then turn over another card and multiply that number by the first number. Solve 7 problems and then check with a grown-up or on a calculator.

Challenge: flip over 3 or 4 cards to create larger numbers

MULTIPLICATION BY ONE DIGIT NUMBERS:

6. Miles Per Gallon: Find out how many miles per gallon three different cars can get. (The cars could be yours or cars advertised, etc.) Ask your child to find out how far each car can travel on 8 gallons of gasoline. The child should multiply the number of miles per gallon by the number 8. Have your child compare the three distances to see if there is a big difference in mileage.

7. Apartment Rents: Help your child find an advertisement for an apartment that rents for less than $1,000 a month. Ask the child how much it would cost to rent the apartment for 6 months. The child should multiply the monthly rent by 6. Your child can try the activity again with other apartments and compare the six-month rents.

8. On Sale: Look for advertisements showing toys on sale in quantities. Ask your child how much 4 cars (or other toy) would cost at the regular price. For example, 4 cars (toys) for $3.25 each = $13.00. Ask how much money would be saved by buying the cars on sale. (4 cars for a $10.00 would be a savings of $3.00).

9. Estimation with Money: While you and your child are shopping or looking through grocery store advertisements, point to an item that costs less than $1.00. Ask your child to estimate the cost of two of the items. Your child should round the price to the nearest ten cents, then multiply by 2. For example, if an item costs from $.85 to $.89, your child should round the price up to $.90 then multiply 2 X $.90=$1.80. If an item costs from $.81 to $.84, your child should round the price to $.80, then multiply 2 X $.80= $1.60.
Encourage your child to both round and multiply the numbers mentally.

10. School Lunch: Have your child estimate the cost of school lunches for a week, a month, and for 6 months. Then have your child find the actual cost of school lunch for a week, a month, and for 6 months.

MULTIPLYING BY TWO DIGIT NUMBERS:

11. Multiplying a Dozen: Your child can practice multiplying by 12 when he/she is at the grocery store with you. Have your child count the number of egg cartons stacked in row or in a display. Ask your child to figure out how many eggs there are altogether by multiplying 12 by the number of cartons he/she counted.

12. Days Old: Help your child think of someone who is over 10 years old. Ask your child to figure out how many days old this person is by multiplying the age of the person by 365. If your child would like an extra challenge, he or she could also figure leap years into the calculation.

13. Multiplying Money Amounts: Look for a store advertisement and find 3 items that could be used for a school party, such as paper plates, paper cups, and plastic forks. Ask your child to figure out what it would cost to buy 15 packages of each of the 3 different items. For example, if a package of paper plates costs $2.89, the child would multiply $2.89 by 15.

14. Multiplying by Tens: Use a watch or clock with a second hand to measure how many times your child normally breathes in one minute. Then ask the child to figure out how many breaths he/she takes in 10 minutes by multiplying the number of breaths in one minute by 10. Next, ask the child how many breaths he/she takes in one hour, or 60 minutes.

WORKSHEETS

Rocket Math Practice

Parents,

I have sent home an envelope with Rocket Math flashcards to help your kids learn their math facts. All the instructions are in there. Ask your kids about it!

This weeks homework

Hi parents! Just a few things for this week-

1. November reading calendars are due by Friday!

2. Any students not finished with their Science water cycle book have been asked to finish it as homework! Please ask your children about it!

3. For Fun Friday we are making gingerbread men ( out of paper). They will need to bring things to decorate it with- stickers, buttons, glitterglue, yarn, etc.

4. And as always  don’t forget to do your Math Box!