Welcome back from spring break!! Yesterday morning the kids were full of energy and stories to share out regarding their spring adventures. Therefore we spent the morning holding a share time where I gave every student an opportunity to talk about their adventures. We had Disney Hawaii, Disney World, Disneyland with earthquakes and a Disney Cruise. We also had many kids have non-Disney vacations. Not one person complained about the rain and they all seemed grateful to have some time away.
Big news before covering what has been going on:
This Thursday we are having our Intel Field Trip. We will leave Dublin Elementary at 9:45’ish. Unless we upset the 680 North Gods we will return prior to 2:51. So students do not need to show up early nor will they be returning after our regularly scheduled school day. However students do need to bring a bag lunch on Thursday. We are eating outside in a nice courtyard that Intel has. We do not have access to their cafeteria.
If your family has a strong desire to own Intel swag (i.e things they give away for free at any technology convention) students can bring money. They have an Intel gift store with nothing but branded merchandise.
As a preparation for the field trip we began watching on the Friday prior to spring break a great video called “Silicon Valley.” The movie is part of PBS’s American Experiences and can be streamed for free. Just click here if you have a desire to learn about the orchards and farms that covered what is now the world’s technology hotspot. The founders of Intel, Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, are featured prominently and we have been stopping frequently to discuss or take note regarding what brought about such drastic changes to Silicon Valley.
We also spent some time looking at their museum’s interactive webpage. Today we practiced reading their number line and interpreting the data. We are sharing as a class on our website, some of the facts that we find most interesting. Therefore if you have time ask your son or daughter about what they have learned about computing, the military & NASA’s role, and the people that shaped the industry’s development.
Spending time preparing for Friday’s end of the unit math test. Students will be assessed, using some Common Core type questions (open ended and also knowledge of multiple strategies) in:
- Fractions -- adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing
- Making common denominators
- Switching between improper fractions and mixed numbers
- Simplifying Fractions
- Orders of Operation when solving equations
- How to write algebraic expressions based on realistic scenarios (variables and writing subtraction and/or division in the correct order)
- How to solve realistic scenarios using fractions
- Knowing how to convert a division problem into a fraction and vice versa
- The relationship of fractions with decimals and with percentages.
- How to convert any fraction into a decimal and vice versa.
- The students spent over a week creating study guides for the six chapters that cover all the information above.
- They were given time prior to spring break to begin using the study guides.
- They were given an hour on Monday and 45 minutes on Tuesday (furthermore they were given 30 minutes to work on IXL regarding skills being assessed on Friday).
- I modeled and explained how they should study using their math notebook which they can have with them on Friday during the test.
- The math homework this week is extremely light so they can focus on “studying” and preparing for the ten things mentioned above.
- Except for today, I have also made myself available during the review times. I am working with small groups on issues that are challenging to them.
Here are the notes for the chapters. Some are prior years however they are equally relevant.
Other things of note, I’m looking for an Alameda County Library book that I allowed the students to borrow or read regarding Lewis and Clark. The book is titled Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes. The library allowed me to check them out for 6 weeks. The students returned 10 of the 11 books that I checked out however this one is still missing. They are charging me 25 cents per day so if you see it please return to school ASAP.
Next Tuesday after school is our plan out session for the end of the year activities. If you can’t be there, we will have potential “project managers” for various activities so they will be the ones reaching out for help/assistance.
We have been doing a ton of things just this week and we have our first attempt at Common Core baselining for this year coming up therefore I’ll send another communication on Wednesday.
For now remember that your child needs that bag lunch on Thursday for our field-trip.
Kind regards,
Mr. Hubbard
If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Homework for the week:
Thursday - bring a bag lunch for the field trip. We leave at 9:45 and return at 2:51
Math:
Review for Friday’s test -- see posting above for what to know;
Review should entail updating math notebook, writing definitions/examples that help, utilizing the study guides that were created and put onto our math websites.
Review notes from box.net; Ixl.com, and khanacademy.com
**The studying and preparing for Friday’s test should “easily” ential 30+ minutes reviewing the following 10 concepts:
- Fractions -- adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing
- Making common denominators
- Switching between improper fractions and mixed numbers
- Simplifying Fractions
- Orders of Operation when solving equations
- How to write algebraic expressions based on realistic scenarios (variables and writing subtraction and/or division in the correct order)
- How to solve realistic scenarios using fractions
- Knowing how to convert a division problem into a fraction and vice versa
- The relationship of fractions with decimals and with percentages.
- How to convert any fraction into a decimal and vice versa.
Twirling Windmills due on Wednesday
Hexagon Puzzle due Thursday
Reading and Written Response due Wednesday
Non-Fiction Reading and Response to be handed out on Wednesday and due on Friday.
Free Write due on Friday:
This week’s topic was chosen by Dennis S. who used his points from Scootpad to earn the right to create the topic.
Fiction --- What would you do if we really had a zombie apocalypse?
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