Feb 17-20

• We have a shortened/busy week! Because of so much illness, I moved the chapter 9 test. Our chapter 9 test is now tentatively set for Tuesday, February 24th. This week we will review multiplying fractions and mixed numbers. Our field trip to Leidos is Friday! 

• IXL Chapter 9 practice:

  • VXF

  • 5DT

  • NKU

  • RB9

  • AHX

  • LPC

  • 8DG

  • Y74

  • UP5

  • K69

  • 2KU

  • HDJ

  • UAY

  • 8KV

  • ZDL

  • 38Y

  • S6G

  • F66

• REMINDER: IXL is a supplemental program that we use for extra practice on the skills we are working on in class. Students are encouraged to spend time in IXL, especially on skills they are struggling with.

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

Feb 9-13

Now that we know how to multiply a whole number with a mixed number, this week we are going to multiply fractions with fractions and also multiply mixed numbers. With multiplying fractions, we are simplifying before we solve. Please work with your student to be proficent with multiplication facts. Our chapter 9 test is tentatively set for Wednesday, Feb 18th with a review on Tuesday, the 17th. 

• IXL Chapter 9 practice:

  • VXF

  • 5DT

  • NKU

  • RB9

  • AHX

  • LPC

  • 8DG

  • Y74

  • UP5

  • K69

  • 2KU

  • HDJ

  • UAY

  • 8KV

  • ZDL

  • 38Y

  • S6G

  • F66

• REMINDER: IXL is a supplemental program that we use for extra practice on the skills we are working on in class. Students are encouraged to spend time in IXL, especially on skills they are struggling with.

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

Feb 2-6

This week we will begin working in chapter 9, Multiplying Fractions. We will start by multiplying fractions with whole numbers. Then, we will move to multiplying fractions with fractions. We still have a strong focus on simplifying our final answer by finding the GCF. Our chapter 9 test is tentatively set for Wednesday, Feb 18th with a review on Tuesday, the 17th. 

• IXL Chapter 8 practice:

  • VXF

  • 5DT

  • NKU

  • RB9

  • AHX

  • LPC

  • 8DG

  • Y74

  • UP5

  • K69

  • 2KU

  • HDJ

  • UAY

  • 8KV

  • ZDL

  • 38Y

  • S6G

  • F66

• REMINDER: IXL is a supplemental program that we use for extra practice on the skills we are working on in class. Students are encouraged to spend time in IXL, especially on skills they are struggling with.

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

Jan 26-30

This week we will wrap up chapter 8! Students have been working hard finding the GCF, LCD, adding and subtracting fractions, and adding and subtracting mixed numbers with regrouping. We will continue working on these skills this week and do a test review Thursday, Jan 29. Our chapter 8 test is Friday, Jan 30. 

• IXL Chapter 8 practice:

  • A76

  • 9JR

  • R7P

  • BMQ

  • KNQ

  • D9N

  • QA6

  • VSP

  • FHD

  • FAA

  • UVY

  • TCD

  • W9K

• REMINDER: IXL is a supplemental program that we use for extra practice on the skills we are working on in class. Students are encouraged to spend time in IXL, especially on skills they are struggling with.

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

Jan 20-23

This week we will continue adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers. We will do this all week while also reviewing estimating fractions, finding the LCD, and also putting our answers into simplest form. Our chapter 8 test is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan 27th with a review on Monday, Jan 26th. 

• IXL Chapter 8 practice:

  • A76

  • 9JR

  • R7P

  • BMQ

  • KNQ

  • D9N

  • QA6

  • VSP

  • FHD

  • FAA

  • UVY

  • TCD

  • W9K

• REMINDER: IXL is a supplemental program that we use for extra practice on the skills we are working on in class. Students are encouraged to spend time in IXL, especially on skills they are struggling with.

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

Jan 12-16

This week we will continue working in chapter 8, Adding & Subtracting Fractions. Specifically, we will be adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators. Students will use strategies they learned last week to find the LCD (lowest common denominator) and the GCF (greatest common factor). 

• IXL Chapter 8 practice:

  • A76

  • 9JR

  • R7P

  • BMQ

  • KNQ

  • D9N

  • QA6

  • VSP

  • FHD

  • FAA

  • UVY

  • TCD

  • W9K

• REMINDER: IXL is a supplemental program that we use for extra practice on the skills we are working on in class. Students are encouraged to spend time in IXL, especially on skills they are struggling with.

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

Jan 6-9

• This week we will start working in chapter 8, Adding & Subtracting Fractions. Fractions make up a large part of 5th grade math. We will be working with fractions for the entire nine weeks. This week we will be identifying prime and composite numbers, putting fractions into simplest form, finding the lowest common denominator of two or more fractions, and estimating fractional amounts. 

• IXL Chapter 8 practice:

  • A76

  • 9JR

  • R7P

  • BMQ

  • KNQ

  • D9N

  • QA6

  • VSP

  • FHD

  • FAA

  • UVY

  • TCD

  • W9K

• REMINDER: IXL is a supplemental program that we use for extra practice on the skills we are working on in class. Students are encouraged to spend time in IXL, especially on skills they are struggling with.

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

Dec 15-19

• Monday we will work on our chapter 7 review. Tuesday, students will take their chapter 7 test. This is the last grade for the semester. Some of the word problems can be challenging so please spend time discussing the importance of taking your time to think through and work through a problem. 

• IXL Chapter 7 practice:

  • H2N

  • S6M

  • WD7

  • CZ9

  • MTQ

  • 8HB

  • RTS

  • 6B5

  • 8FT

  • NKE

  • 5WW

• REMINDER: IXL is a supplemental program that we use for extra practice on the skills we are working on in class. Students are encouraged to spend time in IXL, especially on skills they are struggling with.

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

Dec 8-12

• This week we will begin working in chapter 7, dividing decimal numbers. Our goal is to finish up chapter 7 before winter break. Our test is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, Dec 16th with a review on the previous day. 

• IXL Chapter 7 practice:

  • H2N

  • S6M

  • WD7

  • CZ9

  • MTQ

  • 8HB

  • RTS

  • 6B5

  • 8FT

  • NKE

  • 5WW

• REMINDER: IXL is a supplemental program that we use for extra practice on the skills we are working on in class. Students are encouraged to spend time in IXL, especially on skills they are struggling with.

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

Dec 1-5

• This week we will wrap up chapter 6 and do some review throughout the week. Our chapter 6 test is scheduled for Friday, Dec 5 with the review on Thursday, Dec 4. The study guide and answer key will post in Google Classroom Monday afternoon. 

• IXL Chapter 6 Practice:

  • • S9K

    • WJ6

    • G66

    • R7T

    • U46

    • 6VP

    • AJA

    • ASM

    • H5H

    • 35K

    • ZS5

• REMINDER: IXL is a supplemental program that we use for extra practice on the skills we are working on in class. Students are encouraged to spend time in IXL, especially on skills they are struggling with.

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

Nov 24-25

• Monday we will continue to practice whole number division with a 2-digit divisor. Tuesday we will have quiz over chapter 6, Division With Whole Numbers. 

• IXL Chapter 6 Practice:

  • • S9K

    • WJ6

    • G66

    • R7T

    • U46

    • 6VP

    • AJA

    • ASM

    • H5H

    • 35K

    • ZS5

• REMINDER: IXL is a supplemental program that we use for extra practice on the skills we are working on in class. Students are encouraged to spend time in IXL, especially on skills they are struggling with.

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

Nov 17-21

• This week we are starting Chapter 6, Division With Whole Numbers. We will start with learning the parts of a division problem, when we use division, and division patterns. Division can be a challenge so it's important to me that we spend time understanding what the numbers mean. 

• IXL Chapter 6 Practice:

  • • S9K

    • WJ6

    • G66

    • R7T

    • U46

    • 6VP

    • AJA

    • ASM

    • H5H

    • 35K

    • ZS5

• REMINDER: IXL is a supplemental program that we use for extra practice on the skills we are working on in class. Students are encouraged to spend time in IXL, especially on skills they are struggling with.

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

Nov 10-14

• This week we will wrap up chapter 5, Decimal Multiplication. Our chapter review is Monday and Wednesday. The test is scheduled for Thursday, Nov 13

• IXL chapter 5 practice: 

  • • BB1 - BB4

    • CC1 - CC9

    • DD1 - DD9

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

• Looking ahead, chapter 6 covers Division With Whole Numbers

Nov 3-7

• This week we will continue working in chapter 5, multiplying decimal numbers. Our chapter 5 test is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, Nov 13th with a review on Wednesday, Nov 12th. 

• Please continue to have your child work on their multiplication fluency. They can get great practice in IXL. 

• IXL chapter 5 practice: 

  • • BB1 - BB4

    • CC1 - CC9

    • DD1 - DD9

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

Oct 27-31

• We will begin chapter 5 this week. Chapter 5 covers multiplying decimal numbers. 

• Please continue to have your child work on their multiplication fluency. They can get great practice in IXL. 

• IXL chapter 5 practice: 

  • • BB1 - BB4

    • CC1 - CC9

    • DD1 - DD9

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

Oct 20-24

• This week we will continue working in chapter 4, multiplying multi-digit whole numbers. Our chapter 4 test is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, Oct 28th with a review on Monday, the 27th. This could change depending on where we are at the end of the week. 

• IXL chapter 4 practice: A2, D1, D2, D4, D6, D7, D9, D10, D11, D12, D13, D16

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step

  • Practice in IXL - (another BIG help)

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website

Oct 13-17

• This week we will begin chapter 4, multiplying multi-digit whole numbers. Up until now students having been using the box method to multiply multi-digit numbers. This week we will begin using the standard algorithm of multiplication. 

Sept 29 - Oct 3

• Next week we will wrap up chapter 3 just in time for Fall Break! Our chapter 3 test is scheduled for Tuesday, with a review on Monday. For the rest of the remainder of the week we will review Order of Operations and Rounding. Friday we are super excited to participate in Rock Your School Day!

Sept 22-26

• We are adding and subtracting decimals in Chapter 3. This week students will get to use restaurant menus to choose meals for the week and add up their total costs, split total cost with a friend, and a figure out what to do with a few hidden expenses. This is just for fun. We won't really be ordering food! We will also be reviewing Order of Operations and rounding decimal numbers. 

• Chapter 3 test is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept 30th with a review on Monday, Sept 29th. The study guide and answer key to the study guide will post Monday afternoon in Google Classroom. 

• IXL Chapter 3 practice: AA 1-14 and HH 1-3

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  • Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  • Remind them to slow down and do each step. Even when you feel like you can confidently skip steps, don't! We will get there eventually but we aren't there yet. 

  • Practice in IXL

  • Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website. 

Sept 15-19

• This week we will begin Chapter 3, Adding & Subtracting Decimals. We will start by estimating decimal numbers and then moving on to adding and subtracting. Near the end of the week we will solve problems related to money. 

• Our Chapter 3 test is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, Sept 30th with the review on Monday, Sept 29th. This date could change based on where we are in our lessons. 

• IXL Chapter 3 practice: AA 1-14 and HH 1-3

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  1. Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  2. Remind them to slow down and do each step. Even when you feel like you can confidently skip steps, don't! We will get there eventually but we aren't there yet. 

  3. Practice in IXL

  4. Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website. 

Sept 8-12

• Last week we reviewed number properties and began learning the Order of Operations. This week we will continue evaluating numerical expressions using Ordre of Operations. You may remember this as PEMDAS. We will also create numerical expressions. 

• Our chapter 2 test is scheduled for Friday, Sept 12th with a review on Thursday, Sept 11th. The study guide and answer key are posted in Google Classroom. 

• A few tips for helping your child be successful in math:

  1. Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

  2. Remind them to slow down and do each step. Even when you feel like you can confidently skip steps, don't! We will get there eventually but we aren't there yet. 

  3. Practice in IXL section H, lessons 1-11. 

  4. Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website. 

Sept 2-5

• We finished up chapter 1, which was a review of whole number and decimal place value. This week we are digging into chapter 2, Numerical Expressions. We will spend the first part of the week reviewing number properties. Each property, along with a description and example of each, will be glued into the vocab section of math binders. Additionally, we will have three vocabulary words:  

  • 1. evaluate

    2. order of operations

    3. numerical expression 

• For the second part of the week we will begin learning the steps of Order of Operations or, PEMDAS. This skill can be a challenge for many students. Some things you can do to help your student be successful with Order of Operations:

  • 1. Encourage them to keep their work neat and organized (this is a BIG one)

    2. Remind them to slow down and do each step. Even when you feel like you can confidently skip steps, don't! We will get there eventually but we aren't there yet. 

    3. Practice in IXL section H, lessons 1-11. 

    4. Watch videos posted to Google Classroom or the 5th grade website. 

• Our first test is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, Sept 11th. Our test review is scheduled for Wednesday, the 10th. This date could get moved depending on how we're doing with this skill. 

Aug 25-29

• This week we are continuing to work in chapter 1. We are digging deeper into decimal numbers. We're working with decimal place value, writing decimals in standard/word/expanded form, rounding and comparing/ordering decimals

• Important Dates:

Tuesday, Aug 26 - quiz over lesson 1.5

Tuesday, Sept 2 - review for Chapter 1 test

Wednesday, Sept 3 - Chapter 1 test

• Reminders:

  1. A copy of the Chapter 1 quiz study guide and answer key to the study guide will post in Google Classroom at 3:00pm, Aug 22nd

  2. A copy of the Chapter 1 test study guide and answer key to the study guide will post in Google Classroom at 3:00pm, Aug 27th

  3. In preparation for quizzes/tests, students may review notes, watch videos located in Google Classroom and the 5th grade website

  4. Access their Big Ideas book online to work through practice problem

  5. Homework should be written in the planner each day, Monday-Thursday

Aug 18-22

• This week we will continue working through chapter 1. We will work with place value of whole numbers and decimal numbers to the thousandths place. We will also begin converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions. 

• Friday students will have an open note, multiple choice vocabulary quiz. Students have the words, along with definitions and flashcards, in the Vocab section of their math binder. 

Aug 11-15

• This week we are completing our iReady diagnostic math assessment. We are also building our math binders and starting chapter 1 in the Big Ideas textbook. Chapter 1 is a review of decimal and whole number place value. We're adding one more decimal place, the thousandths place. 

• All students will join our Google Classroom this week. Here, students can find their daily assignments, supplemental videos, math games, daily homework, and instructions for accessing the Big Ideas textbook online. 

• Please take a moment to check out the Math Resources tab. Here you can find videos that supplement what we are doing in class.

• Vocabulary:  decimal fraction, decimal number, decimal system, place value, tenths, hundredths, thousandths, ten-thousandths, base, exponent, period, power

• Math homework will begin Monday, Aug 18th.

Aug 4-8

• This week we will spend the first part of the week going over student expectations in math class. We will also spend time building our math binders. Later this week we will begin reviewing place value, including whole numbers and decimals. 

• Please take a moment to check out the Math Resources tab. Here you can find videos that supplement what we are doing in class.

• Vocabulary:  decimal fraction, decimal number, decimal system, place value, tenths, hundredths, thousandths, ten-thousandths, base, exponent, period, power