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Week of May 9th-13th:

• This week we will look at input/output tables and find patterns. We will relate these patterns to ordered pairs and graph them.

Week of May 2nd-6th:

• This week we will finish up coordinate planes, where students will need to be able to find data in quadrant 1 of a coordinate plane and use that data to answer questions. We will also take our GMAS over math.

Week of April 25th-29th:

• This week we will take our last fluency test and then will work on geometry. Students will need to understand the hierarchy of two dimensional shapes and be able to sort and classify polygons. We will also talk about coordinate planes, where students will need to be able to find data in quadrant 1 of a coordinate plane and use that data to answer questions.

Week of April 18th-22nd:

• This week we will finish up measurement conversions and then will work on line plots. Students will need to be able to set up a number line with fractional numbers and plot the data points. They will also need to be able to solve and answer questions using the line plot data.

Week of April 12th-15th:

• This week we will take our 3rd and final iReady Diagnostic. We will work on that for 1/2 of class on both Wednesday and Thursday. The rest of the week we will work on measurement conversions.

Week of March 28th-April 1st:

• This week we will test on unit 3. We will also have a review day over math skills from the entire year!

Week of March 21st-25th:

• This week we will finish up unit 3 by finishing division with whole numbers and unit fractions. We will then spend time reviewing for the unit test on Monday March 28th. This covers material all the way back to January, so reviewing and working on the study guide will be essential to doing well!

Week of March 14th-18th:

• This week we will move into division of fractions. In 5th grade, students will need to divide whole numbers by unit fractions and divide unit fractions by whole numbers. This skill will be heavily based on using models to understand and solve, with real world examples to go along with the numbers.

Week of March 7th-11th:

• This week will be another short week, with a half day and a day off. We will finish up with multiplying fractions--- now looking at multiplying fractions based on real world problems, including factors that are mixed numbers or whole numbers. We will continue to practice and then students will take our comp check on Lesson 22.

Week of February 28th-March 4th:

• This week we will move on to the last part of Unit 3. We will work on understanding multiplication as scaling. Students will need to recognize three things: 1) that when multiplying by a proper fraction, the product will be a smaller amount than the other factor; 2) when multiplying by something equivalent to 1 whole (4/4, 3/3, 10/10 etc.) that the product will be exactly the same as the other factor; and 3) that when multiplying by an improper fraction or mixed number, the product will be a larger amount than the other factor.

Week of February 21st-25th:

• This will be also be a short week, but we will finish up the second part of Unit 3. Students will take our comp check on Lesson 20 (the second part of multiplying with fractions- finding area) and then we will review for the 2nd mid-unit test and take that this week. That test will cover fractions as division and multiplying with fractions. There are practice assignments in google classroom, as well as gimkit games, and they always have the option to take home workbook pages.

Week of February 14th-18th:

• This will be a short week, but we will pack a lot into it! We started multiplying with fractions at the end of last week and will continue this week. It is broken up into two lessons, so we will take our comp check on the first part and then continue on with deepening those skills. A big part of this skill is that students will have to be able to recognize fraction multiplication when looking at various models. The computation comes a bit easier and we have talked alot about how they can use that to help with the models. There are practice assignments in google classroom, as well as gimkit games, and they always have the option to take home workbook pages.

Week of February 7th-11th:

• We will move back into fractions this week. We will start off with reviewing fractions as division in real world problem settings. Writing down the equation/fraction and labeling it will be an important step for this skill! Students will also need to convert improper fractions to a mixed number for some problems. This is a skill we practiced quite a bit in Unit 2, so please go back and have them review that.

Week of January 31st-February 4th:

• We will finish up dividing with decimals this week. Students learned to divide decimals by whole numbers, divide decimals by tenths, and divide decimals by hundredths. Reviewing the strategies at home each night will be helpful. Students should understand inverse relationships between multiplication and division, as well as understand how to identify if a model on a hundred grid is correct. We will use partial quotient also. Keep practicing the multiplication basic facts and continue reviewing place value with decimal numbers --- knowing those by memory makes these 5th grade skills easier.

Week of January 24th-28th:

• We will begin our lesson with dividing with decimals this week. Students will learn to divide decimals by whole numbers, divide decimals by tenths, and divide decimals by hundredths. Reviewing the strategies at home each night will be helpful. Students will need to understand inverse relationships between multiplication and division, as well as understand how to identify if a model on a hundred grid is correct. We will use partial quotient also. Keep practicing the multiplication basic facts and continue reviewing place value with decimal numbers --- knowing those by memory makes these 5th grade skills easier.

Week of January 18th-21st:

• We will finish off with multiplying decimals this week. Students have learned to multiply decimal times whole, decimal times decimal less than 1, and decimal times decimal greater than 1. Reviewing the strategies at home each night will be helpful. Students will need to understand partial products as well as area model. Also keep practicing the multiplication basic facts --- knowing those by memory makes these 5th grade skills easier.

Week of January 10th-14th:

• We will finish off with multiplying decimals to the hundredth place times whole numbers and then move in to multiplying decimals times decimals. Reviewing the strategies at home each night will be helpful. Students will need to understand partial products as well as area model. Also keep practicing the multiplication basic facts --- knowing those by memory makes these 5th grade skills easier.

Week of January 4th-7th:

• This week we will begin Unit 3. This unit will finish up decimals and fractions. We will start off with multiplying decimals to the hundredth place times whole numbers. Reviewing the strategies for whole digit multipication will be beneficial, as we will move quickly. Also keep practicing the multiplication basic facts --- knowing those by memory makes these 5th grade skills easier.

Week of December 13th-17th:

• This week we will finish Unit 2 by taking the i-Ready Unit Test on Monday and Tuesday. Then we will do some fun math holiday activities to finish out the week!

Week of December 6th-10th:

• This week we will finish Unit 2. We will finalize adding and subtracting fractions early this week and then spend the remainder of the week reviewing previous skills (decimal place value including: rounding, comparing, number forms, powers of 10, and value of digits in different places) as well as adding and subtracting with decimal numbers.

Week of November 29th-December 3rd:

• This week we will finish subtracting fractions with unlike denominators and will do the comprehension check on Thursday. The new big skill to know will be regrouping to subtract. We will learn and practice that Monday and Tuesday. Also, finding least common denominator and then using that to make equivalent fractions before subtracting as well as simplifying proper fractions to lowest terms and go from improper fractions to mixed numbers. All of these skills are used in the 4-square model to keep organized while solving addition and subtraction problems with fractions.

Week of November 15th-19th:

• This week we will finish adding fractions with unlike denominators and will do the comprehension check on Tuesday. The big skills to know will be finding least common denominator and then using that to make equivalent fractions before adding as well as simplifying proper fractions to lowest terms and go from improper fractions to mixed numbers. All of these skills will be used in the 4-square model to keep organized while solving addition and subtraction problems with fractions. We will move to subtraction this week also, where the skills will be exactly the same.

Week of November 8th-12th:

• This week we will continue with adding fractions with unlike denominators. The big skills to know will be finding least common denominator and then using that to make equivalent fractions before adding. We will learn simplifying this week, as well as going from improper fractions to mixed numbers. All of these skills will be used in the 4-square model to keep organized and solve adding (and eventually subtracting) fractions with unlike denominators.

Week of November 1st-5th:

• This week we will continue on with the rest of Unit 2. We will finish subtracting decimal numbers. Students will need to be able to solve problems using standard algorithm as well as with base ten models and number lines. They will take their comp check on Tuesday. We will start adding fractions with unlike denominators this week as well.

Week of October 25th-29th:

• This week we will continue on with the rest of Unit 2. We started adding decimal numbers last week and this week we will finish that and also work on subtracting decimal numbers. Students will need to be able to solve problems using standard algorithm as well as with base ten models and number lines. We will also have our fun MATH OR TREAT day on Friday, to practice all math skills from the beginning of the year to current skills! Thank you to everyone who donated!

Week of October 18th-22nd:

• This week we will review for and take our Unit 2 mid-unit test over decimal place value including: rounding, comparing, number forms, powers of 10, and value of digits in different places. Friday we will begin the second part of Unit 2, starting with adding decimal numbers.

Week of October 11th-15th:

• This is a very short week, but we will be working hard on finishing up the halfway point of Unit 2. We will work on rounding decimal numbers this week. As has been the theme all this unit, using their place value charts will really help them with this skill. We will also look at how using a number line can help with this skill. Students did receive their study guide for the mid-unit test. Doing that completely and asking any questions will help out a lot with them seeing where they may still be having some confusion with the skills we've learned.

Week of October 4th-8th:

• We will continue with forms of numbers, where students will have to read and write decimal numbers using standard form, word form, and expanded form, both with decimal parts and fractional parts (so 0.1 = 1/10 & 0.01 = 1/100 & 0.001 = 1/1000). Using a place value chart to write their numbers is the best way to practice this skill, in order to make sure digits are in the correct places and things are being read correctly. All of those things help ensure students understand how to find the correct answer to what is being asked.

Week of September 26th-October 1st:

• We briefly moved in to working with powers of ten toward the end of last week. Students will be multiplying and dividing with powers of ten in both standard form, expanded form, and exponential form. (so 10³ = 1,000 = 10 x 10 x 10). We will continue on with that skill this week with lessons, assignments, and a comprehension check Wednesday. We will then move on to forms of numbers, where students will have to read and write decimal numbers using standard form, word form, and expanded form.

Week of September 20th-24th:

• We began Unit 2 last Friday, with an introduction lesson reviewing place value and them getting their vocabulary and unit 2 standards page. We will contine on this week working on what is one of the most challenging skills in 5th grade ... understanding that one place value to the right is 10 times bigger than the place to the left, and the opposite--> that one place value to the left is 1/10 the value of the place to the right. Some students did have some trouble remembering the order of place for whole numbers. They will be gluing in a chart in their INB. Please have them review each night and practice reading numbers correctly. We will also try and move in to working with powers of ten toward the end of the week. Students will be multiplying and dividing with powers of ten in both standard form, expanded form, and exponential form. (so 10³ = 1,000 = 10 x 10 x 10)

Week of September 13th-17th:

• This week we will finish with Unit 1. We will work on reviewing volume, and multi-digit multiplication and division. Knowing their basic multiplication facts, as well as knowing a strategy that works for them fully for multiplying and dividing, is VITAL to doing well with these skills in 5th grade. Please make sure your 5th grader is studying their fluency nightly, as well as make sure they are reviewing the steps for multiplication and division strategies we have learned. Students should be looking over their notes in their INB and workbook pages they bring home every night. They have the opportunity to take home practice pages nightly.

Week of September 7th-10th:

• This week we will continue with Unit 1 of our new math program. We will move in to multi digit division, where the 5th grade standard is to divide 4 digit dividends by 2 digit divisors. Knowing their basic multiplication facts, as well as knowing a strategy that works for them fully, is VITAL to doing well with this skill in 5th grade. Please make sure your 5th grader is studying their fluency nightly, as well as make sure they are reviewing the steps for division strategies we will learn. Students should be looking over their notes in their INB and workbook pages they bring home every night. They have the opportunity to take home practice pages nightly.

Week of August 29th-September 3rd:

• This week we will continue with Unit 1 of our new math program. We will move in to multi digit multiplication, where the 5th grade standard is to multiply 3 digit by 2 digit numbers. Knowing their basic multiplication facts, as well as knowing a strategy that works for them fully, is VITAL to doing well with this skill in 5th grade. Please make sure your 5th grader is studying their fluency nightly (both multiplication and addition to start), as well as make sure they are reviewing the steps for area model strategy (AKA box method) and partial product strategy. Students should be looking over their notes in their INB and workbook pages they bring home every night. I can send home practice for them if you would like. Just message me!

Week of August 23rd-27th:

• This week we will continue with Unit 1 of our new math program! We will finish up learning about volume. Students will need to be able to find volume by counting unit cubes as well as by using the formula. We will end the week with a quiz over volume. Students should be looking over their notes in their INB and workbook pages they bring home every night.

Week of August 16th-20th:

• This week we will jump right in to Unit 1 of our new math program! We begin the year learning about volume. Students will need to be able to find volume by counting unit cubes as well as by using the formula. We will explore with unit cubes to get some hands on practice, as well as with drawn models. Students have learned abour perimeter and area in the past, so this is a continuation of those skills.

Week of August 9th-13th:

• We will continue setting up our interactive notebooks (INBs) and learning different parts of how math class will work, all while setting up rituals and routines. The INBs will be very important for this school year and you should see them come home daily! They will be valuable tools for studying each skill. The biggest thing right now is making sure your child has their multiplication tables (through 9's) memorized and they have a good understanding of whole number place value through millions. It will be very important for all of the new math skills they will learn this year! They will be bringing home a graded fluency test from last week. Please sign and return to school.

Week of August 5th-6th:

• We will spend this short week setting up our interactive notebooks (INBs) and learning different parts of how math class will work, all while setting up rituals and routines. The INBs will be very important for this school year and you should see them come home daily! They will be valuable tools for studying each skill. The biggest thing right now is making sure your child has their multiplication tables (through 9's) memorized and they have a good understanding of whole number place value through millions. It will be very important for all of the new math skills they will learn this year!