Bridges: Fractions and Decimals

In Bridges we have been working on Fraction and Decimal equivalencies. We have also been thinking about decimals on a number line and rounding decimal numbers to the nearest whole number, tenth and hundredth.

Students are encouraged to think about fractions as division problems in order to help them translate fractions into decimals. For example 1 divided by 8 = 0.125. so 1/8=0.125.

Here are some games to continue practicing ordering and rounding decimals:
Town Creator - Rounding
Decimal Sharks - Rounding
Decimal Art - Ordering
Decimal Jeopardy - All Topics

Writing Opportunities

Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders can get ready to write!  At Randall we sponsor three opportunities for writers and poets to share their best works with a wider audience.  All entries can be turned in to Ms. Ishikawa (through teachers or the office).  Students can submit writing done in class or at home, as long as it meets the requirements of the contest.  Some of the contests offer prizes, and all work will be published in a Randall Anthology!

• Here are links to parent information about this year's writing contests for Grades 3-5 in English, Arabic, Hmong, and Spanish.  
• Here are the rules and entry form for the Nettesheim contest for 3rd through 5th-grade kids (picture book).  
• Here is the flyer with links to information for the Yahara contest for 5th-grade kids (poetry, essay, cartoon, or story).  

Reading Quarter 2

In Quarter 2 we are focusing on Reading Literature standard 5.2
"I can summarize the text and determine the theme of a story based on how the characters overcome/respond to challenges."

Here are some clips from our teaching and examples of the work we have been doing.

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Bridges: Workplaces, Decimals

Here are the directions and workplace pages for the last three workplaces we have introduced in class. If you have a deck of cards at home (take out face cards and 10s), you could play Target One or Draw and Compare Decimals. Ask your children how to play, they should know.

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Bridges: Working with Decimals, TRY THIS PRACTICE AT HOME

Here are some examples of the Problem Strings we have been doing in class around adding and subtracting decimals.

TRY THIS PRACTICE AT HOME!

(You could change numbers so that they are just right, or a slight challenge for your child)

Middle School Information-- James C. Wright

Attention 5^th Grade Scholars & Families – James C. Wright Middle School invites you to apply to become a JC Wright Panther next year!  That’s right – if you would like to join our fantastic group of dedicated scholars then JC Wright is the place for you! 

Since we have limited space we can only accept 90 scholars at 6th grade.  Selection is completed via an electronic lottery system.  The application process will open on December 4th – January 31st. More information will be sent home soon.

Vision Screening

VISION SCREENING  

All 3^rd & 5^th graders at Randall will receive a routine vision screening at school on Monday, Nov. 12. 

If your child normally wears glasses, they should definitely wear them this day.

Nurse Lovell and volunteers from the UW School of Nursing will conduct the screenings.  If any 

child does not pass, he/she will be retested in a few weeks (to make sure the results were valid) - - 

if that child still does not pass, then Nurse Lovell will send home a letter with the results and 

recommendations.  So, if you do not hear from the Health Office by the end of December, that 

means your 3^rd or 5^th grader passed their screening.

Cindy, “Nurse Lovell” (204-2301 or 204-3305)   

EXAMENES DE LA VISTA 

Todos los alumnos de 3ro y 5to grado de Randall tendrán examen de vista en la 

escuela el 12 de diciembre. 

La enfermera, Nurse Lovell junto con alumnos de la escuela de enfermería de la 

Universidad de Wisconsin harán los exámenes.  Si su hijo(a) no pasa el examen, se

le pondrá otro en unas cuantas semanas. Si acaso no pasa esta segunda prueba, la 

enfermera le notificará y le hará recomendaciones por medio de una carta antes 

de diciembre.  Si no recibe carta quiere decir que todo ha salido bien con los 

exámenes de vista de alumnos de 3ro y 5to grado.

Si tiene preguntas o comentarios comuníquese a la escuela con la enfermera, 

Cindy al 204-2301 (Franklin) o 204-3304 (Randall) o con Yvonne 204-2263 o 204-3328.   

¡Gracias!

Tag nrho cov kawm qib 3 thiab qib 5 hauv Randall yov muaj tshuaj qhov muag tim tsev kawm 

ntawv rau hnub Monday, 11 hlis tim  12.  Yog koj tus me nyuam muaj tsom qhov muag, nws yov 

tsum nqa nws lub tsom qwhov muag tuaj hnub ntawd.

Kws tshuaj mob Nurse Lovell thiab cov kawm uas kws tshuaj mob pem UW yog cov yov kuaj 

qhov muag zaum no.  Yog koj tus me nyuam kuaj tsis dhau, nws yov tau rov kuaj dua ntxiv li ob 

peb lim tiam tom qab(ua kom paub meej) - - yog tus me nyuam haj tseem tsis dhau thiab, ces 

Nurse Lovell mam li xa ib tsab ntawv los qhia niam txiv txog qhov kuaj zoo li cas thiab seb yov 

kom niam yov tau ua cas ntxiv.  

Yog koj tsis hnov kws tshuaj mob hais li cas tom qab xaus lub 12 hlis ntuj, qhov ntawd txhais

tau tias koj tus me nyuam qhov muag tsis muaj teeb meem.

Cindy, “Nurse Lovell” (204-2301 or 204-3305) 

Science: Variables

We finished up our Variables Unit with a chart of our outcomes, a review of the terms and ideas we covered, and a physical graph showing our data and outcomes for the changed variable of length.