Ms. Marcous-Grade 5 Math

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Welcome to Grade 5 announcements:
May, 2012
Students enjoyed the role playing court scene at the Old State House in 
Hartford. The Room of Oddities was also a big hit!  The oddities inculded 
many rare insects and mammals.  
Period 2 students only will have a test on Wednesday, May 16th.
April, 2012
So much happening in 5th grade. A field trip to Hartford will take place on 
Friday, May 4th.  D.A.R.E continues each Tuesday.  In math students have been 
introduced to the Four Fours Project.  Manipulation of the number 4 is taking 
place so that students can solve problems 1-100!
March, 2012
D.A.R.E is beginning tomorrow March 27th!  Classes  will  continue on 
Tuesdays through May 22nd.  D.A.R.E will be presented as a decision making 
model to help students make better choices.  Students will discuss the 
ability to define the problem that they may encounter; assess their choices; 
respond to information gathered; and evaluate if a good choice has been made.

A math test will be given on Wednesday, April 4th.  Students can study for 
this test by practicing long division (example:  372 divided by 9). Also the 
homework that is assigned this week, Practice Test # 1-15, mirror the types 
of questions that can be found on the test. Students will be working on these 
types of questions in class to become familiar with the vocabulary as well as 
computation needed to solve problems.
Also, you may want to view the Parent Information Topic 4 link for more 
examples of items that may appear on the test.

March 19, 2012
CMT sessions are complete!  Students are back to a regular schedule.  Check 
homework link to see assignments.  Students have been learning/practicing the 
traditional method of long division in class. This week's homework deals with 
estimation and division and problem solving with division.

March 12, 2012
Students have finished the math portion of the CMT.  This week they will be 
working on the Reading, Language Arts, and Science portions.  Continue to 
make sure that your child gets to bed early and has a good breakfast!  
Morning snack is working very well.  Students enjoy a quick snack before the 
testing begins.

March 1, 2012
Mrs. Gwinnell, our new assistant principal, visited the 5th grade students 
today!  She explained to students that the CMTs will begin on Monday, March 
5th. Her message was simple: eating a good breakfast, getting to bed early, 
and arriving to school on time would allow students to do their best on 
testing days.  Students will also be allowed to have a quick snack before 
they take a test.

February 22, 2012
Students will have a short test on February 28th.  Information concerning 
topics to be covered (fractions, geometry) is in the math Learning Journal.

February 13, 2012
Students are working hard on a CMT review.  This week we will review Venn 
Diagrams ranging from "easy" to "what a challenge".  In addition lessons with 
coordinate grids will take place.  Time to get out the Battleship game!
We have just about mastered writing multiplication story problems and will 
move on the division story problems.

January 31, 2012
Conferences are going to be held on February 16, 2012.  Parents will be 
notified if the team of 5th grade teachers feel that a conference is 
necessary at this time.  
Students showed great effort during the district assessments last week!  
Everyone did his or her best!

January 23
This week students will be reviewing the rubric for Strand 25 (Mathematical 
Applications), and completing a couple of these types of questions in class.  
We will also continue to learn more about fractions including strategies for 
finding equivalent fractions.

January 17
A test on Topic 3 will be given on January 18th.  Students brought home books 
this evening 1/9, to complete work on page 84.  This will serve as a review 
of the sections of Topic 3 that will be on the test. (Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 
3.4 and 3.7.)  We will continue to review these sections in class as well. 
Students are so well prepared bringing in pencils, pens, and erasers!

Happy New Year!  Students returned to school well prepared with pencils and 
pens. There will be a quiz on area, perimeter, and measurement on Thursday, 
January 5th.  Students should study information in their Learning Journal to 
prepare for this short quiz.

December 19th, 2011
Still shopping for the holiday season?  Don't forget to restock your child's 
suppy of pencils, red pens, and erasers.  A good, handheld pencil sharpener 
would be fantastic!
Best wishes to all for a healthy and restful winter break!

December 12th, 2011
Students will be having a quiz on Friday, December 16th.  It will include 
concepts and vocabulary from the last 9 vocabulary words posted in the 
learning journal.  Exponential notation, standard notation, and expanded 
notation are some of the concepts that will be included.
Good luck the the 5th grade students who are perfoming tomorrow night!

December 5th, 2011
Students should continue to study words for Topic 3 that are in the Learning 
Journal.  We will continue to add vocabulary and concepts to this section; 
the study of Topic 3 should be ongoing.

November 21, 2011
Wishing everyone a terrific Thanksgiving Day!

November 4, 2011.
Esteem Day: 
 Look for an informational handout that went home with students today.

On November 17th all fifth grade students will be participating in Esteem 
Day.  This is a day long interactive presentation with students from Canton 
High School.

Parents are invited to view a performance by the 5th grade studens and the 
Esteem Day Leaders on November 17th at 6:00 P.M. in the Porter gym.  This 
performance demonstrates what children have learned throughout the day.

Parents please plan to arrive at Porter with your child at 5:55 P.M. Students 
should report to the cafetorium while parents find a seat in the gym.  
Parents:  Please take possession of your child's/children's coats before they 
leave for the cafetorium.

October 24, 2011

There will be a test on Topic 2 on Friday, October 28th.  Homework this week 
will serve as a study guide for this test.  These questions mirror questions 
that might be on the test.  In addition, students did a wonderful job 
creating a vocabulary section in the math learning journal!  Students should 
study these words for Topic 2 each evening this week.

Reminder:  Math books need to be covered by Wednesday, October 26th.

If you would like email notification of upcoming tests please click on 
the NewsFlash link.  Register your email address and you will receive 
notification!

October 17th
Students are working on rounding numbers and using compatible numbers to 
answer estimation questions.

October 10th, 2011
Checking the Parent Portal for grades?  Please do not be alarmed if you see 
an assignment but your child does not have a grade attached to that 
assignment.  In the case of the recent test given on Friday, October 7th, 
some students did not finish the test in the class period and will be 
afforded additional time on Tuesday, October 11th.

If you would like to have a "test alert" sent to you via email, please see 
the NewsFlash tab.  You can register there,and information concerning 
upcoming tests will be emailed to you.

"On Time" homework return has been fantastic!  I am so proud of each and 
every 5th grade student for his/her efforts with homework!

October 4th, 2011
Period 4 students will be able to take home the study guide on Wednesday, 
October 5th.  Students have been working hard in class to review for this 
test.

October 3, 2011
Students in Period 2 and 3 math class brought home a study guide today.  
Students in period 4 math class will bring the study guide home on Tuesday.  
Students should use this study guide to review for the test that will take 
place Friday, October 7th.  Homework that is assigned this week will serve as 
a review for this test as well.  Also, students have done a terrific job with 
homework completion!

9/28/2011
Grade 5 will be conducting conferences on October 26th and 27th this year.  
If we feel that a conference with your child is warranted, then you will be 
contacted.  However, if you would still like to schedule a conference, then 
please email your child's homeroom teacher.  Homeroom teachers will gather 
information from the academic areas concerning your child and present it at 
the conference.  If your child is in my homeroom, please click  on the 
link "Conference Information" to find 
additional information concerning dates and times to sign up for conferences.

9/21/2011
Students will be arriving home today with a study guide for a short quiz that 
will be given on Friday, September 23rd.  The quiz will include changing 
decimals to fractions, and fractions to decimals.  Students will be asked to 
change numbers given in Standard Form to Expanded Form and Word Form.

9/12/2011

A note about the Thursday Paper manila envelope that will come home with 
your child/children:

The Thursday envelope is a tool to enhance communication with parents.  Each 
Thursday your child/children will bring home this envelope that might be 
filled with newsletters from the teachers, grade level, school, and PTO. If 
you have signed up for electonic communication these items will be sent 
electronically.  
The Thursday envelope will also contain corrected homework and daily work, as 
well as results of various assessments.

We hope that each week you will look forward to emptying this envelope and 
reviewing the information with your child/children.  Please help your 
child/children remember to return the empty envelope to school each Friday!

Though we did have a late start to the school year, the students have made a 
wonderful transition to the middle school!

Ms. Marcous

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