Friday

Students took their spelling and reading tests this morning. Then in math we did a math in a minute, multiplication and division test. We have started doing division.  However, this is different.  Just like in our partial product multiplication, our partial product division strategy separates the numbers into place values and then divides them.  For example, if a student was to divide 42 by two they would separate the 42 into 40 and 2.  Then they would divide the 40 by 2 which is 20, and then divide the 2 by two and get a 1.  Finally students would add the 20 + 1 and get 21.  It is a different way to do it, but it is not difficult, once you under stand the steps.

Then students participated in the AR incentive activity.  The first thing was to take some clay and mold it into the head of a president.  We did have to have a discussion about how to be a leader and how to take turns.  Then students went outside into our beautiful sunny afternoon and played on the little push seat scooters.  They had a great time.

I am still doing conferences with any parents that wish to set up a time to come in.  My email is cwinward@wssd.k12.id.us