We
had a very special guest at RBE today! Emily Arrow came to put on a wonderful
performance! We all LOVED IT! For those of you who may
not be familiar with Emily, she used to be an elementary music teacher. She now
turns popular picture books into songs. We have been avidly watching her YouTube videos at the end of the day to be prepared for her arrival!
Friday, December 9, 2016
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Dear
Families,
This
week we have started using standard algorithm to solve long division problems. This
week I will be assigning homework over the material covered in class. Long
division is often a hard concept for students to learn quickly because there
are so many steps involved. For the next week we are going to be reviewing it
again and again to ensure students have a solid grasp on it. That being said,
many students may feel frustrated with the topic or their homework. All I ask
is that they are trying their best and are staying positive!
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
This
week we have started our long division unit by exploring the different
strategies we already know. The first question was: There is a water bottle vending machine in the teacher's lounge.
This morning the delivery man was filling the machine and he said it can hold up
to 156 water bottles. I noticed that the water bottles came in packages of 6.
That got me wondering....how many packages can the machine hold?
To answer this questions the students were paired up with a partner and discussed the different strategies they came up with. A few of them were:
· repeated adding/skip counting
· trial and error multiplication
· number lines
· drawing all 156 bottles first, grouping them into groups of six, then counting the number of groups.
· arrays
· repeated subtraction
· long division
After students discussed their strategies they wrote them on a big piece of chart paper and we had a "gallery walk.. Students left thoughtful comments to their peers about their thinking and their strategies and then we shared!
To answer this questions the students were paired up with a partner and discussed the different strategies they came up with. A few of them were:
· repeated adding/skip counting
· trial and error multiplication
· number lines
· drawing all 156 bottles first, grouping them into groups of six, then counting the number of groups.
· arrays
· repeated subtraction
· long division
After students discussed their strategies they wrote them on a big piece of chart paper and we had a "gallery walk.. Students left thoughtful comments to their peers about their thinking and their strategies and then we shared!
Thursday, November 3, 2016
November 7-29th RBE will be collecting food items that will be
donated to Meals on Wheels. Meals on Wheels is an
agency in Columbia that helps people get food to eat when it is difficult for
them to get it on their own.
4th grade
is in charge of donating canned peaches and individual boxes of raisins. If you
have any you would like to donate send them in with your child! Thank you!
Thursday, October 27, 2016
This
week we have started our division topic. Our objective for the day was “we can use and draw models to solve division problems.”
Yesterday
we started off by illustrating and sharing our thinking on big chart paper to the question:
We have 24 books and want to put the
same amount on each shelf. My book case
has 6 shelves.
How many books should I put on each shelf?
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Here is a message our music teacher, Mrs. Sharp, wanted me to pass along!
Dear
Parents,
Each
day in music, classes can earn one beat of rhythm for their positive behavior.
When 8 beats are completed, the class earns a celebration. I’m happy to report
that Ms. Kempa’s class has completed their song!
On
Monday, October 24th, the students may bring an individual snack and a stuffed animal
that fits in their backpack, to music. We will have a short extra recess at the
beginning of music. Then we will watch a video and enjoy their snacks. Please
allow them to bring a snack and small stuffed animal to school on Monday, the
24th. Thank you! Mrs. Sharp
Eileen
Sharp
k-5
Music Specialist
Rock
Bridge Elementary
“Our
kids are worth whatever it takes” Spence Rogers
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Room 25 is currently working on
memorizing our multiplication facts. The timed tests are every Tuesday and
Friday. Here is a schedule of the dates and of which test. If a student does
not pass, they will have to retake the previous one the next test date. Practice makes perfect! Although we review facts at school, it doesn't hurt to practice at home too!
Sept. 23rd 4x
Sept. 27th 5x
Sept. 30th 6x
Oct. 4th 7x
Oct. 7th 8x
Oct. 11th 9x
Oct. 14th 10x
Oct. 18th 11x
Oct. 21st 12x
Friday, September 16, 2016
Thursday was
International Dot Day! To celebrate we read The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. The
story encourages everyone to harness their creativity and challenges us to make
just a dot and see what it can create. To celebrate we made our own dot
drawings and also had the chance to create 3D dots on the iPads!
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