Check Out Our Research!

Congratulations to Dylan and Yasmeen! They were the 1st two winners from my weekly multiplication drawing. The more one minute quizzes you pass, the more chances you have of getting your name picked.


I've decided to add iPad games to the list of rewards. I've had a chance to play with it and there are many great apps out there. So if your name gets picked next Friday, you can choose to play some games on the iPad!


Keep practicing those multiplication facts!

Invention, Technology, and Change Notes

I am so pleased with the I-Search Plans that I've seen. Many students are asking when can they start jotting down notes! I'm sending home the Invention, Technology, and Change Notes as a guide to begin taking notes. I've explained that it is only a guide. They may add or use any part of the page for their notes. Please be sure to keep all papers together in the green I-Search folders. (It is all part of the grade.)

Save a Cereal Box!

We will begin a research process called I-Search. A Parent Letter and Rubric will be sent home this week. We will be working on the research in class but we will need some of what is started in class to be completed at home. The final product will need to be completed at home using a cereal box. I will send home more information on that after the Thanksgiving break. Your child will be choosing an inventor or individual who has made an impact on communities.

Wallwisher is Pretty Cool!

I have unsuccessfully been trying to show my students how to get on Wallwisher in school. I will have to check with technology and see if our tech issues can be resolved. I would like for my students to try Wallwisher at home. (With your approval, of course!) I will be on Friday evening @6:30. Here are some things to remember: You will have to hit your refresh button every now and then. Students can drag sticky notes around the wall so that it is a little more organized. Any old sticky can be removed by hitting the little x. Remember to scroll to the left or down just in case there are some sticky notes hiding. Only appropriate notes will be approved! Use your initials when posting.

It's Time!

It's time to start practicing multiplication facts. I recommend that your child visit one of the links on my blog to practice math facts. You can also purchase a set of flash cards. If you've noticed, my door is covered with the 3's facts along with the answers. My students must give me a multiplication fact as they leave my classroom. This is something you can do at home. We will soon begin our 1 min tests. I will start with the 2's, 5's, 10's, 11's, 9's and so on. I am not going in order. I do it this way because these are the facts that are easier for students to remember. It is easy for them to see a pattern. Ask them to show you the 9's trick that I've showed them using their fingers. See if they remember the 2nd trick. (9x7= one less than 7 which is 6, 6 plus what number equals 9? 6+3=9, See the answer? 63)