Monday, March 13, 2017


  Hi All,

A few updates for this week:

First, we will be celebrating “Pi Day” tomorrow, 3-14. Ask your kid what we did and what Pi is all about.

Second, we are having a Unit 4 math test on Friday. I’m sending home a blank copy of the pretest as a tool for review. The final test is formatted in the same way as the pretest. I’m attaching the answers to this post, so if you have any questions, please feel free to refer to the answer sheet.

Third, report cards will go home on Friday. Please return signed envelopes next week so that we may reuse them for the last report card in June.

Fourth, we will be reading biographies for 3 more weeks, including this one. Encourage your child to read several books, and about different people. 

Finally, have a great week. Enjoy the daylight!
Unit 4 Pretest

Regards,
Carroll Mayer



Sunday, March 5, 2017

Hi All,

I hope you've had a great weekend!

First of all, thanks to our chaperones, David, Heather, Victoria. We had a great field trip to Cabrillo College and some terrific examples of the educational opportunities this great school has available.

This week the kids will begin a biography unit in RTI. Each student will be reading their own biography, many more than one. I have quite a few in the classroom, and our school library has more.  However, your child may want to visit the public library or purchase other alternatives. This unit will continue for 4 weeks.

On that note, I'm also sending home a Scholastic book order. There are biographies available through Scholastic, as well as many other great books!

We will be working on our current math unit, addition and subtraction of big numbers, for 1-2 more weeks. Then, we'll be moving into Geometry.

Our trimester ends this Wednesday, March 8th, and report cards will go home on Friday the 17th.

Take care,
Carroll Mayer