We just began using the online math program called IXL in the classroom and students should have logged in from home at least once. We began on Thursday and already our class has completed over 5,000 math problems! I encourage you to log in under your child's name to check out their progress.
Here is a student's blog post that has a great description of IXL from the student's perspective:
We started IXL math, and it’s more fun than you think. You get your own log in and password, after you log in you can do many things, like math or games! If you practice 5 minutes or more, you get awards. The awards can be icons or new fun games! I practiced on IXL 5th grade level and I got tons of awards, and I won games! The levels go from preschool to 8th grade, and you can pick any level, not just your grade level.I think IXL is a fun way to practice math, not like xtra math.com which keeps on doing the same math problems over and over again. IXL lets do what ever you want, and you can go onto higher levels when ever you want, you don’t have to pass a special test. Lastly, it lets you create your own user name icon, so that is always fun!
We are learning about:
- Geometry
- The circulatory system
- Personal narrative
- Inferring
Some activities we did this week:
- Practiced measuring angles
- Learned about adjacent and opposite angles
- Created "a movie behind our eyelids" during writing
- Experimented with three different leads for our personal narratives
- Put "said to bed" and came up with more effective words for said
- Began Zach's Lie as our new read aloud
- Practiced inferring using magazine articles
- Inferred character traits based on evidence and our schema
- Watched a Bill Nye video on the heart
Notes and reminders:
- Student helpers needed this Wednesday, December 5th at 6:15
- Chorus concert this Wednesday, December 5th at 6:30
- It was great to see so many of you at the Book Fair. Thanks for all of your help!
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