In math, we have been learning about the areas of parallelograms, quadrilaterals, triangles, and polygons. Students have been doing great in finding the area when all sides are given, or partial information is given! We will have a test the week following Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Please work with students on multiplication skills! Having a basic foundation of skills is incredibly necessary to continue learning in math.
A note on math homework and weekly IXLs.
It is important for students to practice their math homework because it will set them up for further success as they learn new skills. Practice makes progress! They always have access to email me or to watch Mr. Morgan's videos on YouTube.
Currently, in Unit 1, if students don’t do homework, they stay in for recess. As we move into Unit 2, a 3-strike policy will be in effect for math homework. If students miss 3 nights of homework in one unit, they will owe me an hour after school and will need to be picked up at 3.
For weekly IXLs, they are assigned on Mondays and they go until the following Sunday. This gives students 7 days to complete them. These IXL skills are a different form of practice, but still follow what students are learning or should have been previously taught. If I find that these are going undone, then I will ask students to stay after for Homework Haven, which runs from 2-4 on Thursdays after school.
