Last Week!

We will be busy this last week of 5th grade as we connect fractions/decimals/percents. While we will not have a quiz, we will be practicing these skills with some hands-on activities. Throughout the year, we have stressed the importance of using math resources. This is an important student skill for all types of learning. Our "math notes" section of our binders will come home on Thursday. Please encourage your child to keep it as a reference. Summer packets will also come home Thursday. It is organized into 8 "skill sets" that will give your student practice and keep those skills "bubbling" over the summer. I encourage you to preview the packet together with your student, and come up with a plan that fits your summer schedule.

On Monday, all 5th graders will take the Iowa Algebra Aptitude test - an internal assessment of students' readiness for abstract thinking and reasoning. Placement decisions for on-level or enriched math will take place over the next two weeks. All parents will receive a placement letter with our recommendation. Factors determining placement are skill base, problem solving ability, responsibility, grades, and ERB scores. Students in the 6th grade on-level class will the book we have currently; the enriched class will use Course 2 in the series (the current blue 6th grade book).

Please feel free to call or email if you have any questions at all! Have a wonderful summer, and be on the lookout - you never know when you'll find a math moment!