Accelerated Math 3-5

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Math in Focus

Grades 3-4

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Big Ideas

5th Grade

This year 5th graders will be using the Big Ideas Advanced 1 orange book. This curriculum will continue into middle school!

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Homework

The purpose and intention of math homework is for practice. Math, much like playing a sport, requires upkeep and practice so skills are not lost or forgotten.

Homework is an extension of the school day. Assignments are given to reinforce, practice and enrich materials covered in class. Homework will be graded as a completion, it will be reviewed in class and students are expected to make corrections and self-assess. This self-assessment and correction process helps with metacognition.

Due to curriculum changes, there may be nights where no formal homework is assigned. On nights where there is not formal homework, students should login to IXL to practice their math skills.

If your child has a question about homework, please help, but try to encourage them to work independently. If your child requires a great deal of help, please let me know how I can help them.

**On any night that a formal homework assignment was lost or left at school please do the following: jot a note into the assignment notebook and have your child do 20-30 minutes of alternative practice on IXL or an on-going challenge.

Please note that this incident will result in a grade reduction of 10% for the night and the missing worksheet will need to be completed the following night.

With our Math in Focus curriculum, I will not be able to email homework or post copies of homework online.

*Please see individual math grade level pages for more homework specifics.

Math Tests

Third and Fourth graders receive Study Guides to help them prepare for their tests and we review them in class. Fifth grade students will be responsible for taking notes while we review. In addition, all of the students should look over their spiral notebooks.

Whenever we correct math pages I encourage students to mark corrections and make notes with their colored pens so they can review these notes for their test.

Tests and quizzes will always be announced at least a day or two ahead of time to allow proper studying. I also allow corrections of test questions that are missed at ½ credit back toward the test grades that are a C- (71%) or below. Correction credit will not exceed a C (72%) If your son or daughter is naturally getting an A, B or C on a math test, there is no need to do any additional corrections.

Grading Scale

99-100% A+

92 - 98% A

90 - 91% A-

88 - 89% B+

82 - 87% B

80 - 81% B-

78 - 79% C+

72 - 77% C

70 - 71% C-

68 - 69% D+

62 - 67% D

60 - 61% D-

59% and below U, unsatisfactory

PARCC Practice

http://www.parcconline.org/practice-tests

Online Access to Math in Focus

https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do

DynaMath

We will not be using DynaMath this year. There will be plenty of other challenges and resources we will utilize.

All of the students complete the magazine DynaMath every month. Usually they work on it at school for about 2 weeks, and then they have about 2 weeks to finish it at home. They may use a calculator to solve any of the problems. In 3rd grade, it can be pretty challenging, so if you would like to help them, that would be fine. By 4th and 5th grades, they should be completing it on their own.class password: rubberduck18

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Continental Math

**We will not be competing in Continental Math**

The Continental Math Competition is focused on problem solving. There are 3 tests for 3rd grade, and 5 tests for 4th and 5th grades. Each test has 6 problems and the students with the highest cumulative score for each grade level are awarded certificates and/or medals at our Awards Assembly at the end of the year. There will be practice problems given out every few weeks for the students to work on independently or at home. The first competition will not begin until November for 4th and 5th grades and January for the 3rd grade class.

iXL

*Monthly IXL Logs will not be issued to lessen screen time. IXL will be occasionally used for quick practice, review of concepts and challenges.

It is expected that students are getting on iXL every week for practice. I assign 10 specific skills that need to be completed for the month. Students MUST attempt at least 28 problems for each skill and then record their SmartScore in the column on the far right of the skill sheet (___/100). Their SmartScore MUST be 80/100 or higher. This skill practice will prepare us for the PARCC tests in the near future. It is very important that you monitor your child’s iXL practice. **Many students have worked ahead in iXL. I am proud of their hard work and dedication. If any monthly assigned skills are already completed, enrichment students have permission to cross off the assigned skill and write in a grade level above skill of their choice to replace the completed one.

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