Corn Husk Dolls & Fractions Tests!

Today for our Block period (this only affects third and fourth period for first years) ALL of First Year Math went up to the Upper School Meeting Hall to participate in the Corn Husk Doll Making Art Project -- all gearing up for the MLK Jr Day Celebration next Monday. It was a BLAST! Take a look at the photos I snapped below! :)

Check out more about MLK Jr Day here: http://www.cfsnc.org/whats_new/index.htm

Yesterday, however, we read about PYTHAGORAS. The kids absolutely loved it! And you should have heard them coming home needing to find out more about a five pointed star... Hm... What was that?

A pentagram!

The biggest piece of news, however, is that our Fractions Test is THIS Friday!

This Friday?!!

Yup. And here's what your children should know how to do on this test:

• Identify the numerator and denominator of a fraction
• Shade (draw) a fraction, identify a fraction from a drawing
• Label a fraction proper, improper or mixed
• Add and subtract fractions with like denominators
• Reduce fractions to lowest terms
• Find equivalent fractions
• Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators
• Compare fractions by finding common denominators
• Convert improper fractions to mixed number and mixed numbers to improper fractions
• Add/Subtract Mixed Numbers (including BORROWING!)
• Multiply & Divide Fractions
• Multiply & Divide Mixed Numbers
• Cross cancel (pre-reduce) where you can when multiplying & dividing

You should have seen last Friday TONS of Review sheets come home. As always, this is an opportunity for some great review, and to earn some stickers! Each correct problem? Sticker!

I would recommend taking a look at all of these skills (and those sheets) with your children. This test can be a doozy--nothing to be scared of, it's just kind of big. :)

Whew, what a post!

Your children will not see me tomorrow (Block Schedule) -- which is why I'm recommending that they look over their stuff with you guys tonight and tomorrow night and Thursday night. Onward!