Wrap Up Notes Dec 18, 2021

Dear parents and guardians,

 

I hope this note finds you and your families safe and sound. 

Your generosity and kindness are immense. My students and I are very fortunate to have you! Our Winter Holiday Lunch party was a memorable one. The children truly enjoyed everything: Pizza and utensils from Adair, oranges from Hudson, chips from Duncan, Christmas cookies from David, ginger bread cookies from Evelyn, brownies and cupcakes from Marisol, grapes & Christmas wind-up toys from Dante, onion rings & Takis from Hernan, carrots from Lily, ornament crafts from Royal, candies, estimating jars and origami paper from Scarlett. I'm including some pictures here from yesterday's celebration. I understand a couple of students may have left your Christmas present in class - I'll save it for you.

Thank you Mrs. Villanueva and Mrs. Mack for helping our class with serving food and facilitating the fun games. You saved my day! Thank you Mrs. Mena for picking up the pizzas for us so we had warm pizza on time.

I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Mrs. Waters

22 Christmas Presents Wrapped & Ready!

Rummikub Time

"Thank you Mrs. Waters for the Book!"

Raegan won the Estimating Jar A

Scarlett announced: Royal won the Estimating Jar B

I know the answer!

Ready Go, Math Around the World!

Week 16

Dear families,

We have one more week to go before our Winter Holiday.  Our Superstar Showcase will be on Wednesday Dec. 15th between (10:15 - 11:00am). Please check the Zoom invitation on Living Tree soon.

This week's learning focus areas are as follows:

1. Extend, review, assess and reteaching unit 7 Number  Pairs Relationships
2. Introduce unit 8 Time academic vocabulary
3. Reading an analog clock: hour, half hour, and quarter hour, to nearest Five minutes and minute
4. Students will determine solutions to problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals
5. In science students will be learning about natural resources and energy conservation.

On Friday, students may wear PJs and we will have a Winter Holiday Lunch Party between 11:00am - 1:00 pm.  We will have pizza, drinks, fruits, sweets  and snacks. And there will be a holiday movie, craft and games that day too. Each student will receive a present from Santa since they worked so hard this semester and have shown great progress. I am very proud of each of you.  I will be sure to take some pictures of the event to share with you later.

Please don't worry too much if you haven't completed your project yet. Please keep in mind what counts the most is that you have participated and done as well as you can.  Keep trying and good luck!

Enjoy the last school week of 2021!

With Love,

Mrs. Waters

 

Function Machine

Marisol is working on her number patterns. 

Week 15 Announcements

Dear families,

This week we will move to Unit 7 in math. In this unit students will learn the following skills:

1. Represent real-world relationships using number pairs in a table and verbal descriptions to solve problems in real-world contexts.
2. Identify and describe numerical patterns in a table in order to extend the numerical relationships represented.
3. Represent real-world relationships using verbal descriptions, as well as interpret verbal descriptions of real-world relationships to represent them symbolically
4. Explore numerical relationships with whole numbers involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division
5. Understand that a numerical pattern represents a sequence of numbers that follow a rule 
6. In Science students will explore the characteristics of natural resources that make them useful in products and materials such as clothing and furniture and how resources may be conserved.

We will also have math district learning assessment on Thursday.

Have a great Week!

Mrs. Waters

Week 14 Announcements

This week students will solve one-step multiplication and division problems using strategies based on objects, pictorial models, arrays, area models, equal groups, properties of operations, and recall of facts. Students will also represent and solve one-step multiplication and division problems using arrays, strip diagrams, and equations. Students will also learn to describe a multiplication expression as a comparison.  Students will determine the unknown number in a multiplication or division equation relating three whole numbers when the unknown is either a missing factor or product.

We will also continue working on the Superstar Showcase Project(s). I will provide the feedback on your finished portion of your projects.  Please have them ready by this Thursday. If you wish to combine two projects into one and need some support, be sure to share your ideas with me in class. 

I sent a note on LivingTree on the Friday Nov.19th.  Below is an image of the post just in case you guys haven't seen it.

I've also attached some images of sample problem solving strategies here for your reference.

                                             Paper Mosaic Project Sample

                                             Real Life Mosaic Flower Pot

Week 13 Announcements

Dear families,

This week our learning focus will be as follows:

1. Commutative property of multiplication
2. Associative  property of multiplication
3. Distributive property of multiplication
4. Multiply a two digit by a one digit number by using standard algorithm and other strategies
5. Describe a multiplication expression as a comparison for example 3x24 represents 3 times as much as 24
6. Observe, measure, record and compare day to day weather changes in different locations
7. Spiral Up unit 5 multistep addition and subtraction word problem solving

We will also have lunch in classroom on Friday between 11:40 - 1:00pm. 

Have a great week!

Mrs. Waters

 Sample Multi-step  + - Word Problem

                                                     Origami fun

 

Week 12 Announcements

Dear Families,

For week twelve we will continue learning about multi -step word problem solving on addition and subtraction. Sample questions please see attached google slice.

Multi-step Addition and Subtraction Problems   https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UpzA7pVeyDW9hxBqefpF-M1sWHT4miYSeR2eByQFSMo/edit?usp=sharing

Have a great week!

Mrs. Waters

Week 11 Announcements

Dear Families,

We had a good time for the Book Character Day on Friday. As a part of our Sinclair traditions, we dressed up for our characters and had a parade. We shared some sweets thanks to Dante, Lily and Raegan  (Halloween tattoos, M&Ms and Candies Treats). 

This coming week in math class we will be working on 2 digit multiply by 1 digit, then focusing on representing and solving one and two step problems involving addition and subtraction. In science we will be comparing day to day weather changes in different locations. Students will be able to learn how to conduct their own weather project.

Be safe at Trick or Treat! 

Mrs. Waters

Mosaic Pumpkin

Week 10 Announcements

Dear families,

Last week we studied the concept of multiplication and its various representations.  This included repeated addition, equal groups, skip counting, skip jumping on a number line, arrays, and area models. This week we will be diving in to find the quotient and study how to use fact families to find an unknown number.  

Week 10 focus:

1. SEL - Bully Free
2. Use a variety of strategies  to develop fluency and automaticity with multiplication and division facts
3. Find the fact families
4. Determine the unknown number in a multiplication or division equation relating three whole numbers when the unknown is either a missing fact or product.
5. Science - Explore different forms of energy, including light, sound and heat in everyday life
6. Thursday - WITs, writers in school
7. Friday-- Character Day

Cheers 

Mrs. Waters

 

Cute Crazy Hair

Fructus Toosendan from Our School Garden

Week 9 Announcements

Dear families,

Last week we reviewed the data unit.  We are moving into the multiplication and division unit this week. Please have your child practice reflex math only at home at this point if he (she) is still working on add and subtract for numbers less than 20.

Week 9 focus is as follows:

1. SEL - Growth Mindset
2. Math -  Use a variety of strategies  to develop fluency and automaticity with multiplication and division facts
3. Use divisibility rule to determine even or odd numbers
4. Science - Explore different forms of energy, including light, sound and heat in everyday life
5. Fun Friday - Crazy Hair Day
6. Friday Ice-cream treat for students who have achieved 18 lessons or more
7. Student's conferences

Keep up keep your good work and never give up!

Mrs. Waters

Week 8 Announcements

Dear families,

The cycle 1 report card and graded work went home last Friday. Please return the CFA #2 with a parent's signature this week. 

Our FunRun Fundraiser was a great success. We are super lucky to have such generous and supportive parents and friends of the school. You are amazing!

Thank you to those of you that returned the after school Math tutorial form. The first day of after school tutorials is Tuesday Oct.12. Please send your child's after school tutorial form if you haven't done so. Please let me know if you have any questions.

 Week 8 focus is as follows:

1. SEL (Social Emotional Learning) - Cooperation,  Prioritization, Being Proactive, and Being Responsible
2. Math - summarize data with multiple categories using a frequency table, dot plots, pictographs, or bar graphs with scaled intervals
3. Math - solve one and two step problems using categorical data represented with a frequency table, dot plots, pictographs, or bar graphs with scaled intervals
4. CFA #3 Friday
5. Science - Explore and recognize that a mixture is created when two materials are combined
6. Science - Explore different forms of energy, including light, sound, and thermal in everyday life
7. Fun Friday - Silly Socks Day
8. Cycle 1 Super Stars will have Friday lunch with Mrs. Waters: Hudson, Marisol, John Henry, Royal, Scarlett, Adair, and Siya.

Math Magicians are the best!

Hudson saves the day!

Fun run!

 

Week 7 Focus

Dear families,

I hope you all had a restful three day weekend!

Thank you for your generous support of our school Funrun Boosterthon Fundraising event. Our class families are incredible. Hats off to you!

Our coming week is only four days long. Our main focus areas are as follows:

1. Math Unit 2 CFA
2. Using frequency tables ,bar graphs, picture graphs and dot plots to summarize data.
3. Apply mathematical process standards to solve problems by collecting, organizing, displaying, and interpreting data.
4. Review Math Unit 2 
5. Science: construct maps, graphic organizers, simple tables, charts and bar graphs using tools and current technology to organize, examine and measure data.
6. Introduce Freetime Cafe to class for faster learners.
7. Sending home after school tutorials invites this Wednesday
8. RTI intervention parent letter will go home this Wednesday

 Have a great week!

Mrs. Waters

Growth Mind Set

 

Week Six Focus

I hope you all have a great weekend. This coming week will have the following events:

1. Monday  September 27th Mr. Mashburn will begin our school wide Zoom Open House between 4:30 - 5:00pm and then we will have our own Zoom Open House which will be hosted by Ms. Wilson and I between 5:00 - 5:30. 
2. Monday morning kicks off our annual Boosterthon.
3. Tuesday September 28th is individual picture day. All students will take pictures for the year book as well.

Our academic focus areas are as follows:

1. Spiral up addition word problem solving 
2. Solve with fluency one step problems involving subtraction within for numbers less than 1000 using strategies based on place value
3. Be able to represent numbers on a number line as being between two consecutive multiples of 10, 100, 1000, and 10,000
4. Spiral up on rounding, estimating sums and differences
5. Strengthening computational skills such as making ten and compensations
6. In Science students will measure and record temperatures of objects in degrees Celsius
7. Our project based learning this week is "Build Your Own Wagon".
8. We will still be doing the long Term Project on "Patterns in Nature" which will be moved to November and December.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. Your child is responsible for making up any assignments missed. Be sure your child gets a good night's sleep and is at school on time in the morning. If possible, please try to set up dental or medical appointments after 1:00 pm.

Thank you for all your support and understanding. 

Mrs. Waters