Whoo Hoo!! Think Through Math and Sumdog!!

Hi Kids,


Show your family Think Through Math and let them see your avatar:)

Hi Parents,

I wanted to share a great math resource with you. It's called Think Through Math and students can work on concepts at home, online! The best part about the program is that I get progress reports on how well students are doing and which skills have been mastered. I've heard a lot of parents saying they wished there was something that their child could work on from home and here it is! 

All of the kids were able to log in today to get their initial placement.  The program is tailored just to your child and their needs; they work at their pace. They can also get live help from a teacher if they are stuck.  They love the fact they can  build their own avatar with the points they earn. They were having fun competing with their friends today.  What I love about it is, that no matter what the level of the student, they can compete or work together and no one knows who is where.   To log in they can search TTM in the search bar and find it that way, or they can go directly to the site which is http://lms.thinkthroughmath.com They all know their username and password, but in case they forget:

Username: 6 digit school id # (lunch number) and last name   example: 123456baril
Password: 8 digit birthday   example:  02012004

I will also be giving students their Sumdog.com logins this week or the first part of next. Several of the kids are familiar with Sumdog.  They will be able to keep their same login info from last year if they have one. This sight is more game like and they have been really wanting to use it this year.

Have FUN kids!  Practice those facts!!

Hi to both my classes!

I just need to tell you how proud I am of you guys.  You have really worked hard the past  few weeks and we got a lot done.  Just think how much you learned about multiplication and weathering and erosion and natural resources.  Some of you even taught me a thing or two.  You all rock and I am so glad I am your teacher.  YOU are the reason I go to Smith each day. Love you all!!

Congratulations to our newly elected class President,  Saxton D. and our Vice President Ella I.   I know they will do a great job leading us this semester.  Congratulations also to Kensie F. and Creed L. who were elected  as our STUCO reps.  It was such a tight race and I know everyone tried so hard and that's what is important! 

Here are a few videos on some of the topics we have been working on in class.  Make sure you practice, practice, practice and then practice some more.review, review, review, and then practice some more.  If you prefer the traditional way of multiplying, "the grown up way",  you can do that but you MUST understand the methods in the video and be mistake free when doing multiplication the grown up way. 

MULTIPLICATION
Partial Products using Window Pane or Box Method

MULTIPLICATION

 

Partial Products using Bow Tie or Criss Cross Method

 

 

MULTIPLICATION

 

Estimating Products

 

Field Day Fun

I just thought I would share some field day pics. It was a fun day and the kids were excited the weather held out.

STAAR Test and Fried Chicken

What is great after a two day STAAR test?  Fried Chicken of course!!

Happy Friday

Hi there!  Remember we have a Science CBA on Monday.    It will cover types of energy, circuits, electromagnets, conductors and insulators, and types of force.    I know you all will do just fine with a little studying and maybe a few fun activities:

Here are some activities for you

Circuits and conductors--- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/circuits_conductors.shtml

Changing Circuits---  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/changing_circuits.shtml

Friction ---  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/friction.shtml


Here is a snap circuit lesson from Madison H.  She even has a dimmer switch.  Go Madison!!

 Madison shares her thoughts on open and closed circuits.

 

And here is a little lesson about heat energy from Avery H.;)  She did it on an airplane believe it or not!  

Now that's using your noodle, Avery.

Who Says Minecraft isn't Educational??

Check this out!  Brett is applying what he learned in Science to his Minecraft game.  I love this Brett!!

Time to get back into the swing of things after all that turkey! It was so great to see everyone's cute or handsome faces today. Speaking of faces, I'd like to introduce you to the newest face in our classroom.



Baby Robo

This little sweetie is awaiting a name which will be chosen on Tuesday.   Some of the names on the list are Fluffy, Junior, Chubbs and Justin Jr. Technically, he is called a Roborovski hamster and they apparently are the smallest and fastest hamsters.  We need to be careful!!

Remember we have a Science CBA on Wednesday and a Math CBA on Friday.  You can find a few science videos here Water cycle ,  Tides , Air Masses and Fronts , Seasons , and  Day and Night. 

 You may want to play around with this activity: Earth, Sun and Moon
Read the directions at the top and it will guide you through.  

Here are some of the latest math videos.

Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

Equivalent Fractions Using Push and Lasso

Equivalent Fractions Using Lasso Method

Comparing Fractions with Like Denominators or Like Numerators

Mrs. Corder's Wreath Word Problem