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February 6, 2010
News Briefs.
Countdown to the 2010 This countdown includes weekends, holidays, and breaks! (Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear...)
"Funky Friday" OAT Reviews. Students are well on their way to being prepared for their Ohio Achievement Tests. Parents, thank you for all you are doing to help your child with these important weekly reviews!
Help at home. I have developed and posted online study tables for your child to have fun preparing for the 5th Grade Ohio Achievement Tests! I have taken much care to make sure the Ohio standards are listed, along with an explanation about what they mean, and a complete list of websites that offer tutoring and fun games for mastery of the concepts! Please make sure that you monitor your child's safe use of the Internet as they enjoy the links on this site. Nettling Newsline Math Study Table Nettling Newsline Science Study Table Nettling Newsline Reading Study Table
Math
Fraction computation. We are now adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions and mixed numbers. At first students can be confused when multiplying fractions because they are so used to multiplication resulting in a number that is greater than what they started with. We initially use an area model to show it:
2/3 of 3/4 means 2/3 x 3/4
Two thirds (yellow, going horizontally) of three fourths (red, going vertically) is shown, and the result is where they overlap (orange), equaling six twelfths (which simplifies to one half). From this they move on to develop the math algorithm for multiplying fractions. A very special thanks to all the parents, grandparents, friends, and siblings who have been lending assistance each evening to help us learn our math!
Science
Space. We read our textbook and picture books, we watched Brainpop animated videos, Bill Nye The Science Guy videos, and awesome PowerPoints, and each student created a poster and their own PowerPoint as well. We'll take a couple more days to correct our Page Keeley probes, in which we wrote our ideas about what we THOUGHT was going on in space before we explored the facts!
Electricity. We took our test, and are ready to move on to electricity! This unit is an especially fun science unit because we do most of our exploration in science labs. Ben Franklin will come up a lot in class in the next few weeks!
Reading, Writing, and Social Studies.
The Road to the American Revolution. As we read Sign of the Beaver, we learned a lot about colonial living and continued transculturation that took place as more settlers merged onto the lands once solely occupied by Indians. We will begin to learn how the English colonies become rooted in conflict with the English homeland. We will enjoy history simulations, and read Jean Fritz's biographies about the American Revolution and the famous Longfellow poem The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. We will create our own "American Revolution Who's Who" poster which will become one page of their Great American Scrapbook. Ben Franklin will play a key role in this lesson, just as in science! |
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Thanks for all you do to send your child to school ready to learn. Mrs. Nettling
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Following
directions in math. At the end of each unit in math, we take tests
that not only assess what we have mastered and cue us in on what
reteaching needs to take place, they also include some practice items
for the OATs. They help us realize
the importance of reading the directions. How often is a mistake on a
math test actually a mistake in reading and following the directions? We have worked on this since the beginning of
school using my acronym RTD2 (borrowed from the popular Star Wars
character Artoodetoo). Reading The Directions 2
times is not enough on its own, however. We also need to think about the numbers, and
figure out exactly what is being asked of us. To be successful at this,
students are circling the direction words, underlining other key words
that tell them what to do, and numbering when there are multiple parts for
which to respond. 
