Ms.

Lis Classroom Newsletter

If you ever need to contact me, the best way is through email:
lij@mtree.k12.ar.us
You may also contact me by school phone, 358-2214, Monday
Friday (8:00am-8:45am). These times will also be open if you
need to request a conference, but please contact me ahead of
time to schedule.

Reminders
1. Tues, 4/21 Author M. Finklea Visit (8 am)
2. Fri, 4/24 5th & 6th Grade Weekly Quiz
3. Fri, 4/24 Spring Pics
4. Tue, 5/12 Thurs, 5/14 5th & 6th Grade PARCC EOY
5. Mon, 5/18 Library Visit
6. Mon, 5/25 Memorial Day No School
7. Mon, 6/1 Fri, 6/5 Early-Out (1:15 pm)
8. Tues, 6/2 Fun Day
9. Wed, 6/3 Awards Day
10. Fri, 6/5 Last Day of School

Marked Tree Elementary School

Marked Tree, Arkansas
April 20, 2015

SPRING PICS

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This Week in 5th Grade Math
This week, students will learn how to find the area of rectangles with
fractional side lengths.
!

Example Find the area of the following rectangle. (Length = 1 / Width = 1 )

This Week in 6th Grade Math

=1+

3 3
9
+ +
4 4 16

= 1 +

12 12
9
+ +
16 16 16

= 1

33

16

= 3

1 !

16

This week, students will learn that a ratio table, equation, or double number line diagram can be used to create ordered pairs. These ordered
pairs can then be graphed on a coordinate plane as a representation of the ratio.