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<\/a><\/p>\nMaybe I’ll be able to sleep again someday…..<\/p>\n
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So we fell back into our routine fairly well, although we still have some things to work on with calling out and talking.<\/p>\n
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Today we introduced the idea of multiplying decimals. \u00a0We are going about this in the way we have done our multiplication in the past: area models! \u00a0For homework tonight, the students have just 3 multiplication problems to do, however I expect to see good area models with these, and for them to be double checked.<\/p>\n
Here is an example of how I would expect the problem to be done:<\/p>\n
ExampleDecimalMultiplicationSep9<\/a><\/p>\n And the three problems to be done are:<\/p>\n 19.01 x 22<\/p>\n 40.15 x 8<\/p>\n 32.50 x 15<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In Language Arts we read another chapter of the Mysterious Benedict Society, and it’s really starting to get good. \u00a0We have a few in the classroom who have checked out the book and read ahead, and some who have even moved on to the second book in the series. \u00a0Very good stuff.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We then printed our sneaker stories so we can take a good last look at them and do some final editing.<\/p>\n Students have a story elements sheet that should have been completed yesterday in class, but if they have any left, should be done tonight. \u00a0As they complete this they should be thinking about whether they have truly incorporated these elements into their story. \u00a0They also received a word ladder to do tonight.<\/p>\n StoryElementsSep9<\/a><\/p>\n Coming up, we will be creating a brochure for the biome of our choice. \u00a0To prepare for this, students spent some time doing \u00a0preliminary research on biomes on the computers.<\/p>\n Speaking of biomes, students have a very simple biome identification sheet to do for homework tonight.<\/p>\n BiomesSep9<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n We got to finally go out and measure our plants today, and BOY are they getting huge. \u00a0They had a very wet weekend, and it has really boosted our growth. \u00a0We have some corn stalks that are up to 70 cm! \u00a0 Since we didn’t get to measure them since last Thursday, tomorrow we’ll be talking about how to average our data. \u00a0With that plus our biome pamphlet, we’ll have math, science, and Language Arts all rolled into one! Hooray!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n so, tl;dr<\/p>\n 3 decimal multiplication problems, done with area models<\/p>\n 19.01 x 22<\/p>\n 40.15 x 8<\/p>\n 32.50 x 15<\/p>\n One word ladder<\/p>\n story elements sheet<\/p>\n StoryElementsSep9<\/a><\/p>\n biome worksheet<\/p>\n BiomesSep9<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tomorrow we have a VERY full day. \u00a0Be ready to learn!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n -Mr. Potter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Long time, no see! I’m very sorry for my long absence both from the classroom and from updating this site. \u00a0I just had a brand new addition to the family, and had to take care of some things! Maybe I’ll be able to sleep again someday….. So we fell back into our routine … Continue reading Homework Sep 9 (Tues)<\/span>