Today students have a good bit of work to do at home…<\/p>\n
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IF they didn’t take advantage of their time wisely on Friday and today.<\/p>\n
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First, we talked at great length today about the Distributive Property of Multiplication over Addition. \u00a0Understanding this property is so unbelievably important to understanding how the multiplication algorithm works, and eventually to understanding things in algebra. \u00a0For these reasons, we will be harping on this for a while yet. \u00a0If you’ve forgotten, it’s the property that states:<\/p>\n
7 x (4 + 4) = (7 x 4) + (7 x 4)<\/p>\n
So we did quite a few examples using this, and talking about how it will make multiplication of larger numbers much easier\/understandable for us.<\/p>\n
The students have a page of these problems to do. \u00a0We did many examples in class today that they should have also brought home that should make their homework a snap.<\/p>\n
DPoMoA_Worksheet<\/a><\/p>\n In Language Arts, we read a short story about the Arctic Tundra, and also talked some about how our Science Unit this quarter will be on Animals and Ecosystems. \u00a0Students answered some difficult comprehension questions in their groups, and practiced using evidence from the text to support their answers. \u00a0I was very impressed with how well they worked together, going so far as to take turns presenting evidence and opinions in some groups.<\/p>\n In Language Arts, students have their short story summary that they started last Friday, as well as their Antonym Story to finish. \u00a0They were given a good amount of time Friday to work on these, so I don’t expect it to be too big of an issue.<\/p>\n Fix_the_Story_with_Antonyms<\/a><\/p>\n In science, students have a short passage about fungi to read and answer some questions.<\/p>\n Gr5_Wk15_Fungi_are_Alive<\/a><\/p>\n We then went into the computer lab, and spent some time logged into the website, learning about the posting system and messageboard. \u00a0We unfortunately did not have time to go over everything we needed to before we had to leave for specials, so we will be going again tomorrow if we can squeeze in the time, and I will be sending home more information tomorrow.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n so, tl;dr<\/p>\n one math worksheet using the distributive property of multiplication over addition<\/p>\n DPoMoA_Worksheet<\/a><\/p>\n one summary of a short book they picked out<\/p>\n antonym story sheet finished<\/p>\n Fix_the_Story_with_Antonyms<\/a><\/p>\n fungi reading done, and questions answered<\/p>\n Gr5_Wk15_Fungi_are_Alive<\/a><\/p>\n If they used their time wisely Friday and today, it shouldn’t take more than 20-30 minutes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And as always, students should read and get a signature!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a good one,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n -Mr. Potter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today students have a good bit of work to do at home… IF they didn’t take advantage of their time wisely on Friday and today. First, we talked at great length today about the Distributive Property of Multiplication over Addition. \u00a0Understanding this property is so unbelievably important to understanding how the multiplication algorithm … Continue reading Homework Aug 4(Mon)<\/span>