Monday, February 27, 2012

We have a lot going on at HES this week. Please read on for more information!

*It's Read Across America week and we have a special schedule to join in on the fun...
Monday, February 27-Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book: Wear pajamas
Tuesday, February 28-The Cat in the Hat: Wear a hat
Wed., February 29-My Many Colored Days: Wear lots of colors
Thursday, March 1-Fox in Socks: Wear mismatched socks
Friday, March 2 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR. SEUSS!!!

*In addition, the students at Highland will be hosting an event to inform our families and community of ways to stay healthy and safe! Please join us on Thursday, March 1st from 5:00-6:30 pm for a fun night of learning and a healthy meal provided by the Family Resource Center.
Class 1 We are moving on to decimals! We will be relating fractions to decimals on Monday. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday we will be comparing decimals.
Class 2 will continue to work on fractions. We will be multiplying whole numbers and fractions on Monday and Tuesday. If we have enough time, we will review on Wednesday and have a test on Thursday.
Class 3 (Mrs. Bryant’s group) this group will continue to work on multiplication and division skills. (Mrs. Bowles’ group) will be moving onto fractions. FOR ALL CLASSES…This week’s math marathon skill is over multi-step problems.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Check out our new site to know...Dreambox. This is a super cool site to help us with our math skills. Parents, if you would like, I can set this up to send you emails letting you know about the progress of your child while using this site. Just let me know if you're interested!
Next Week in Math!!!
Class 1 We are moving on to decimals! We will be relating fractions to decimals on Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday we will be comparing decimals.

Class 2 will continue to work on fractions. We will be multiplying whole numbers and fractions on Tuesday and Wednesday. If we have enough time, we will review on Wednesday and have a test on Thursday.

Class 3 (Mrs. Bryant’s group) this group will continue to work on multiplication and division skills. (Mrs. Bowles’ group) will be moving onto fractions.
FOR ALL CLASSES…This week’s math marathon skill is over rounding. Next week we will focus on prime and composite numbers and factors and multiples.

Don't forget...There will be no school on Monday, February 20th!