News from Room 52

Unit 5 is coming to a close today!  The kids have done a great job with multiplying and dividing fractions! 

Next week, we will begin mini-unit D in our math curriculum.  At the end of of the mini-unit, the students should be able to:

• recognize and perform rotations, reflections, and translations.
• perform translations and reflections on a coordinate grid.
• use a table and equations to plot points.
• use negative numbers on a number line and coordinate plane.
• identify visual, numeric, and geometric patterns.

After mini-unit D is complete, we will move right into mini-unit E.  At the end of this mini-unit, the students should be able to:

• compare prisms and cylinders and find the surface area of prisms.
• compare pyramids and cones and find the surface area of pyramids.
• represent three-dimensional figures in two-dimensional drawings.

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We are doing a two week unit on the American Revolution.  We have been touching base on some events leading up to this.  Some of the major events we have been or will be talking about are the Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, Battle at Lexington & Concord, and the Declaration of Independence.  We really had fun playing a game called King’s M&M’s which is a simulation to represent the Stamp Act is and this also brought great discussion.

The students will be presenting a project on Wednesday, May 14^th.  They have a choice to do a report on a historical figure during the American Revolution, write a song about the American Revolution in general or a specific event, or they could find at least ten quotes used during that time and explain what they mean.  On Friday, May 16^th, we will have a test.  They will receive a study guide so they know what will be on the test. 

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