Voting Tomorrow

Voting Day in Monroe – Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Tomorrow, voting on our town budget will take place in our gymnasium from 6:00am-8:00pm.  As you know, this can cause congestion during arrival and dismissal times with the added traffic due to voting.  If you choose to pick your child up tomorrow, please be patient and allow extra time for the pick-up and drop off process, especially if you plan on voting at the same time.  If you don’t plan on voting at Fawn Hollow during arrival or dismissal, we strongly recommend sending your child home on the school bus to allow ample parking for voters.

Our dismissal procedures for student pick-up will begin at 3:25 in the APR. Please use the front door to access the building and remain in the foyer until a staff member admits you to the APR.  Parking in front of the school is not permissible due to bus arrival.

Thank you for honoring our voting day procedure.

Top 10 Math Websites

It can be difficult for parents to keep math on the front burner, especially when it is hard to know exactly what their child should be learning. Here are some of the best websites to help your child maintain their math learning and have fun at the same time!

1. www.mathforum.com This online community includes teachers, students, researchers, parents and educators who have an interest in math and
math education. The site includes Ask Dr. Math, Problems of the Week, discussion groups and much more.

2. www.AAAmath.com Customized by grade level and topic, AAA Math features explanations of various mathematical topics, practice problems and fun, challenging games.

3. www.coolmath.com This fully interactive site and allows the user to sharpen basic math skills, play games and explore new math concepts.

4. www.figurethis.org Created by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, this site helps families enjoy mathematics outside school through a series of fun and engaging challenges.

5. www.mathcats.com Math Cats provides playful explorations of important math concepts through games, crafts and interactive projects. Includes a magic chalkboard and an art gallery.

6. http://www.mathsisfun.com This website is for parents, students, and teachers. It is complete with lessons and activities on numbers, geometry, measurement, algebra, etc.

7. http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ Ask Dr. Math is a question-and-answer service for math students and their teachers. A searchable archive is available by level and topic, as well as summaries of Frequently Asked Questions (the Dr. Math FAQ).

8. www.mathleague.com The Math League, designed for students in fourth grade through high school, specializes in math contests, books and computer software. The “Help Facility” is handy reference guide for math topics complete with examples, definitions and explanations.

9. http://chilimath.com/ A great resource that covers key concepts in Algebra, with material that ranges from introductory to advanced. Detailed examples and diagrams help to build confidence in students, as they develop their mathematical skills.

10. www.funbrain.com/numbers.html This site includes 17 original games based on soccer, car racing and much more Other games include Math Baseball, where a child can score runs with correct answers and Operation Order, where students can build pyramids with their
knowledge of algebra

Next Math Unit

We are starting our next Math Unit or Module tomorrow - Fraction Equivalence, Ordering, and Operations.

The following is an overview - hope this helps:

In this unit, students build on their Grade 3 work with unit fractions as they explore fraction equivalence and extend this understanding to mixed numbers. This leads to the comparison of fractions and mixed numbers and the representation of both in a variety of models. Benchmark fractions play an important part in students’ ability to generalize and reason about relative fraction and mixed number sizes. Students then have the opportunity to apply what they know to be true for whole number operations to the new concepts of fraction and mixed number operations.

Terminology 

• New or Recently Introduced Terms 
• Benchmark (standard or reference point by which something is measured)
• Common denominator (when two or more fractions have the same denominator) 
• Denominator (e.g., the 5 in 3 5 names the fractional unit as fifths) 
• Fraction greater than 1 (a fraction with a numerator that is greater than the denominator) 
• Line plot (display of data on a number line, using an x or another mark to show frequency) 
• Mixed number (number made up of a whole number and a fraction) 
• Numerator (e.g., the 3 in 3 5 indicates 3 fractional units are selected) 

Familiar Terms and Symbols 

• =, <, > (equal to, less than, greater than) 
• Compose (change a smaller unit for an equivalent of a larger unit, e.g., 2 fourths = 1 half, 10 ones = 1 ten; combining 2 or more numbers, e.g., 1 fourth + 1 fourth = 2 fourths, 2 + 2 + 1 = 5) 
• Decompose (change a larger unit for an equivalent of a smaller unit, e.g., 1 half = 2 fourths, 1 ten = 10 ones; partition a number into 2 or more parts, e.g., 2 fourths = 1 fourth + 1 fourth, 5 = 2 + 2 + 1) Equivalent fractions (fractions that name the same size or amount) 
• Fraction (e.g., 1 3 , 2 3 , 3 3 , 4 3 ) 
• Fractional unit (e.g., half, third, fourth) 
• Multiple (product of a given number and any other whole number) 
• Non-unit fraction (fractions with numerators other than 1) 
• Unit fraction (fractions with numerator 1) 
• Unit interval (e.g., the interval from 0 to 1, measured by length) 
• Whole (e.g., 2 halves, 3 thirds, 4 fourths)