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Happy Valentines Day to all!  Thank you all for all of your sweet gifts for Valentine's day.  You know how to make a lady feel special!  I hope the kids had fun at our party on Friday!  They always enjoy getting a little free time to play and be silly.

We continued working on fractions last week.  When we are identifying fractions, we are only defining them in words.

I compared fractions to puzzles and pizzas.  We learned that the LESS parts there are, the BIGGER the pieces.

Also, we learned that the MORE parts there the SMALLER the pieces.

Example: This shape would be defined as FIVE-EIGHTHS shaded.

Also, we are only focusing on halves, fourths, and eighths.

This week we will continue to practice identifying shaded parts of a shape, defining a partitioned shape as equal or unequal parts, and describing a fraction that is more than one whole.

Example:

I want them to recognize that four parts equal their whole.

Back by popular demand...Homework will be done online again this week. Once we worked out the log in kinks, everyone seemed to like it.  At the end of the week, anyone who has not been able to log on and complete the assignment, will do so in class.  I gave each student a piece of paper to keep in their red folder with their log in details.  Again, let me know if you are having any issues getting in.

Another note, it is supposed to be a cold yucky week this week.   Please remember to send the students with jackets and any other cold weather gear.  We will go outside if at all possible!

Have a great week!!