What time is it?

5th grade students learned to use military time (the 24 hour clock) to calculate elapsed time.  Students practiced calculating beginning, ending and elapsed time.  In the second semester, we'll finish the Measurement chapter with the Customary system.  Having learned Dimensional Analysis the students will find it easier to navigate conversions within that system.  Then it's fun with Fractions and Geometry.  Keep your Math Facts fresh and enjoy the wonder of the Christmas season!

Meters, Liters and Grams and the Metric System

5th grade Students begin Chapter10 this week with the Metric System.  They're using their knowledge of base 10 with the Decimals chapters to learn how to change units in the Metric System.  The Teachertube video helped them get in the spirit of meters, liters and grams.  http://www.teachertube.com/video/meters-liters-and-grams-325805

Remember: King Henry Died Drinking Chocolate Milk.....so King Henry Doesn't Usually Drink Chocolate Milk.

5th grade Students Thankful for Decimal Division

5-1 Math students created a special Thanksgiving prayer card decorating the turkey using decimal division.  They reflected on what they are thankful for and are excited to present their cards on Thanksgiving.  Have a blessed and restful break.

Congratulations to the All Saints Team 1 Academic Bowl Team (Aidan R., Maddie M., Jacob S., Sabina B., Kent B., and Greg S.) for winning the District Competition on November 5, 2015 at Marquette.  Both All Saints teams will move on to Regionals in early December.

7/8 Mid-level Academic Bowl Districts

This Thursday, November 5th, the 7/8 Mid-level Academic Bowl team will travel to Marquette for the 3 round District competition.  It will begin at 3:30pm and finish around 5:30pm.  Good luck to both Mid-level teams!  Remember to wear your black team polos and khaki bottoms.

Decimals

Students in 5-1 Math are working in chapter 3 learning about decimals and operations of addition and subtraction.  They have learned the difference between value and place value, how to order and compare decimals to the thousandths place.  Now we are on to Addition and Subtraction.

Ch. 2 Dividing Whole Numbers

5th grade began Chapter 2 this week starting with a refresher over single digit divisors and moving into 2 digit divisors.  We continue to stress the application of our fundamentals through Problem Solving with word problems.  Everyone is remembering to write units!!  We are also stressing showing our work very clearly and neatly with the problem.

5th grade Chapter 1 Test - Tues., Sept. 15th

Reminder:  5th grade will have their first Chapter test next Tuesday over place value, standard, expanded, word and exponent form, powers of 10, properties, multiplying with multiple digits, numerical expressions, problem solving and evaluating expressions using order of operations.

5-1 Math Class Hard at Work

5th grade Math Groups Have Begun!

5th grade Math groups have started meeting with their teachers.  Students in the 5-1 class meet with me and have been setting up their composition notebooks and diving right into Chapter 1.  We came up with our Avatar names for the math facts leaderboard.  It's going to be a great year!