Updates

A few important announcements:

We do not want to sound at all negative (that is a really bad photography pun), but many students still have not returned their pictures and/or payment for pictures. Please check around the house, and try to round up the pictures if you do not plan on buying.

On Wednesday the 2nd of December from 8-9:00 A.M. , there will be a Technology Coffee Talk for 5th grade parents held in room 102. If you are not a tech-savvy person, please don't be afraid to attend. These talks are intended for all levels of proficiency.

Progress reports should be coming home the during the first week of December. (Our goal is December the 2nd.)

The Chets Creek Giving Tree will be on display starting December 1st. The school is asking for donations of non-perishable food items and/or new toys that will be gifted to families in need.

We should be ready to take the NTP Quiz II by Wednesday. Student Sheet #11 (Clock Fractions) will play a very important role on this upcoming test. Students will be asked to show addition of fractions without common denominators on a clock model. For example, I might ask a student to add 1/4 + 1/3 on a clock. 1/4 would be shown as 3/12. and 1/3 would be shown as an additional 4/12, for an answer of 7/12. Student sheets 12 and 13 should be understood pretty well. The Roll Around the Clock game will need to be mastered as well.

Be sure that you are able to show 1/12, 1/6, 1/4, 1/3, 5/12, 1/2, 7/12, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, and 11/12 on a clock face. Again, this is found on Student Sheet 11.