Marchel's fifth grade class!

Here is Khan Academy’s math website to help out.   https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/arith-review-multiply-divide/arith-review-mult-digit-div-2/v/dividing-2-digits-no-remainder

Hello again, We will have a Valentine’s Day themed box contest.  Students can decorate their boxes in the categories below. The boxes can’t be any bigger than 20 inches high or 12 inches wide. Students need to be able to carry as well. No names on box. Have them bring on Valentine’s Day.  I will … [Read more…]

After reading a chapter of our book Pax, the class listened and concentrated fairly well but some people were still talking. There is quite a lot of talking on the transition into math. MRS. Marchel was talking to MRS. Orme and there was a lot of talking. a lot of people are doing good in … [Read more…]

Today in math we looked at decimal shift patterns in multiplication of whole numbers and division with tenths, hundredths and thousands. Students also used base ten with exponents. I think most understood the shift process, but you might want to ask them to try to clarify for you. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/cc-5th-place-value-decimals-top/cc-5th-mult-powers-of-10/e/understanding_moving_the_decimal   Hope this helps!

Hi all, Please be aware of the take home papers that your student brought home today. One is on our Multicultural Night on March 23. We need help. If you can assist please fill out the form and send back. I am not sure of what our country is that we will represent. I will … [Read more…]

During the Winter break I have the students do a technology project. They can select their favorite Christmas song or carol and create a movie. They need to either rip from a CD or download a song and save it.  Print off the lyrics and them select appropriate pictures from Bing,  Goggle or pictures they … [Read more…]

Hello, This week for math we are working on dividing fractions, and flipping the reciprocal. I think people are having a little bit of trouble with flipping the reciprocal. I think this because when it’s math time and we are working on our white boards for dividing fractions, I look around and I see that … [Read more…]

Hello, This week, in Mrs. Marchel class, our class had a pretty good week. The math was kind of hard for us to understand. We had to learn how to compare fractions and put into a matrix. Mrs. Marchel showed us how to relate the numbers in the fraction by finding the common denominator. I … [Read more…]

Today in class was a good day. We are learning about how to multiply fractions. Most people in the class are getting how to do it  a hour lesson. Also we learned to go back into chapters and answer a question about what’s important.  Today we got one marble in music but we lost it … [Read more…]

In class this week we have learned about how to multiply fractions.  Some people don’t get it   One reason is that  some people are not paying attention. But  after Mrs. Marchel, had a talk with the class, we started to listen. Now I think we have got it down. One thing we did well … [Read more…]