Don't bother trying this now that I've shared it with you...

But seriously, how cute is this?



Happy Day off!

-Miss K  :)

Professional Development!

Hey kiddos!  I am sitting in a training session on how to use technology in the classroom.  I am looking forward to learning new stuff to make class more exciting and fun!  I hope that you are all enjoying your day off and that you encourage your parents to go vote.  For the first time in my life, I actually voted in the morning!  That time change sure helped!

Have a wonderful day!  I am excited to see you tomorrow.  We have a fun little activity planned and will continue to work on adding and subtracting decimals!  Remember:  Line up the dot, Give it all you got, and let the dot drop!

-Miss K  :)

Have fun everyday!

Take the time to enjoy life!  Dance while you do the dishes!

-Miss K  :)

Adding and subtracting decimal values.

These two videos really say it all!





Complete the two "professor" sheets if you didn't finish them in class!

Enjoy the day off tomorrow and remind your parents to vote!

-Miss K  :)

:)

It's the weekend AND we get an extra hour of sleep?


Have a great weekend!  See you Monday!

-Miss K  :)

Murmuration

Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.


Those are all birds...  Starlings...  Wow!

-Miss K  :)

Pop Quiz tomorrow?

Now, normal teachers don't tell their students when they will be taking a pop quiz, but I'm pretty sure that you have learned that I am NOT a normal teacher...

Tomorrow we will have a small, in-class, graded assignment (basically a pop quiz) on our decimal topics so far.

You should know how to...

*write a decimal in word form and vice versa:

ex:  four and twenty-two thousandths = 4.022  OR 12.07 = twelve and seven hundredths

*Shade in a 10ths or 100ths grid to represent or read a decimal:

ex:  =0.74

*estimate with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

exs: 

For addition and subtraction, round the numbers to the highest common place value.

ex:  24.67 + 8.04  (the ones place is the highest common place value)

         25   +   8  = 33

For multiplication, round EACH number to it's own highest place value.

ex:  213.94 x  7.04

         200   x   7  = 1400

For division, round the DIVISOR first and then find a compatible number for the dividend.

ex:  55.827 / 8.09

       56 / 8 = 7 

*Round decimal values to a given place value.

ex:  14.567 = 14.6  or 254.839 (hundredths) = 254.84

*Compare decimal values.

ex:  12.5 > 12.49  or 0.354 < 0.4

*Put decimal values in order.

Line up the decimals, annex zeros as needed and compare.

You should complete the review worksheet for homework tonight.  (correction on number one- Only the 4 should be underlined)  Study for the pop quiz tomorrow and don't forget to act surprised when I tell you about it tomorrow.  :)

-Miss K  :)

Estimating with Decimals!

Notes from class and in your packet!

Tonight's homework is to complete the word problems at the end of the packet.  (Be careful.  Many problems are multistep!)  Your signed test and corrections are due tomorrow too!

-Miss K  :)

11.1.11

That's lots of 1's!  Happy November First!

We completed the second (and last) CML in class today, so we don't have any new information for me to post...

Homework is to get your tests signed and complete any necessary corrections by Thursday, November 3rd.  If you need an additional corrections sheet, click on this link and print one out!

Have a great night everyone!

-Miss K  :)

Pumpkin carving... quickly!

-Miss K  :)

Happy Halloween!

Be safe, have fun!  You should have completed your hw in class today, but if not, you need to finish the comparing and ordering worksheet.


Good luck getting your power back if it is out!!!


Have a great night!


-Miss K  :)

Rounding Decimals!

Rounding Decimal Numbers

hundreds	tens	ones		tenths	hundredths	thousandths	ten-thousandths	hundred-thousandths	millionths	ten-millionths
	3	4	.	0	5	9	2

How do we round a decimal number?  Let’s use an example to help illustrate the process…

Example:  Round 34.0592 to the nearest hundredth.  (The number is written in chart.)

Step 1:  Identify the place value that we are rounding to and place a square around that digit.

              34.0592

Step 2:  Look at the digit to the right of the boxed number and determine if the number is a low number or a high number.

               34.0592                                                           low numbers  high numbers

                                                                                         0   1   2   3   4      5   6   7   8   9

Step 3:  If the number to the right is a low number, the boxed number stays the same.  If the number to the right is a high number, the boxed number is rounded up one.

                                                                                                                9 is a high number, so we change

34.0592                                                        the 5 into a 6

Step 4:  Drop all the digits to the right of the boxed number. 

                34.06

Tonight's homework is to complete both sides of the rounding worksheet.  You should have come close to finishing during class!

Want to practice?  Try playing this game!

Have a great weekend!  Enjoy the snow if it comes!

-Miss K  :)

Decimal introduction

We began working with decimals today.  Identifying place values, writing numbers in standard and word forms,  using decimal models and we just started comparing decimal values!  That's a lot!!!

Decimals information from Math is Fun!

Want to do a little bit of decimal practice?  Try this from the Spy Guys!


Tonight's homework is to complete both sides of the decimal worksheet.  Here's one side in case you lost the paper.  (I can't get the other side digitally- sorry)

I hope that the HW goes well for you!  See you tomorrow!

-Miss K  :)

The Trailer for the New Lorax Movie!

It comes out in March!  We should all go!!!

-Miss K  :)

Pre-Test today

Thanks for your hard work on the pre-test!  I hope that you enjoyed the introductory video on our next unit!  We start decimals tomorrow, but there is no homework tonight!

-Miss K  :)

Nothing tonight!

Have a good night kiddos!

-Miss K  :)

Sometimes, you just gotta dance!

-Miss K  :)

Another entry in the ongoing list of cool things that I can't do...

-Miss K  :)

Venn Piagram

From Twenty Two Words

-Miss K  :)

Test, Part 2 tomorrow

As you know, you have the second part of our test tomorrow.  You will need to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions as well as work with proportions.

Worksheets to help you practice!  Click this LINK to go to a site filled with printable worksheets to help you practice.  Scroll down to the section that you want to practice like adding or dividing and print out a worksheet.  You will get an answer key with it so you can check your work!

Videos to help you practice!  Adding and Subtracting Fractions Post.  Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Post.

Problems from class to help you practice:

Quick hint:  Numbers 1 and 5 are multiplication, 2 and 6 are subtraction, 3 and 7 are addition and 4 and 8 are division.

Use your proportion worksheet from class today to review those types of word problems.

Practice Adding.

Fraction Games.

Fraction Resources.

Study, study, study!!!

-Miss K  :)

From Sesame Street in 1984

No Google, Facebook or Blogs then either!

-Miss K  :)

Fun!

-Miss K  :)

No pink!?!?!?!?

-Miss K  :)

Test Today

No official homework, just study adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions and proportions in preparation for Tuesday's Test!  Have a great weekend!

-Miss K  :)

Study, study, study

Printable copy of the extra study guide.  Click the link and print!

Answers to that study guide below!

 Many thanks to my 8th period helpers for working on this answer key!!!  Be sure to use all of your other resources to help you study tonight!  Complete that note sheet to use tomorrow!

-Miss K  :)