Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Team Mindcraters Daily Update - 12-9-14

Parents,

Students started multiplying 2 x 2 digit numbers for the first time today.  They are off to a great start!

Thanks for supporting your child and communicating with me about your child's Math homework.  Most of the kids did a great job on it today.  I realize that, for many of you, the ways that students do math today seems very different than when you (or I) were in school.  Modern ways of teaching math put greater emphasis on building a strong conceptual foundation for understanding rather than rote memorization of a series of steps to calculate a problem. This helps students make connections to other related concepts such as geometry and algebra that they will learn later on in school. More importantly, it help kids actually understand what they are doing when they multiply or divide.  If your child struggles with their homework, please just send me a note or an e-mail and I will make time to help them with it during math as we did in class today.

Reminders:
  • Secret Santa is Thursday - forms and money should be sent in by then
  • Order Forms for "Santa's Slime Shop" need to be turned in this week.
HOMEWORK

READING 
  • 66% AR by Friday
MATH:
AM Practice

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES:
The test on factors of production will be December 16.

USEFUL LINKS:

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Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade