The Mathematical Magicianshttp://garrisonmill.typepad.com/hazlett/Mrs. Hazlett & Mrs. Nelson 403 Gold Rush Road, Whistle Stop, GA 30004enMon, 23 Jan 2012 11:39:02 PSTTypePad http://www.typepad.com/EducationnoMrs. Hazlett & Mrs. Nelson 403 Gold Rush Road, Whistle Stop, GA 30004Mrs. Hazlett & Mrs. Nelson 403 Gold Rush Road, Whistle Stop, GA 30004hazletthttp://feedburner.google.comGreyhound Galahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hazlett/~3/8CkjeX0wKtg/greyhound-gala.htmlGarrisonmillMon, 23 Jan 2012 11:39:02 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452aade69e2016760f6451d970b

Dear Parents,

I just wanted to let you know that, as a gala auction item, Mrs. Nelson and I are offering "Mini Golf and a Treat."

This will be for the auction winner plus a guest. Approximately 2 hours of fun miniature golfing and special treats at Mountasia off of Barrett Parkway.  Date and time to be worked out between teacher and parents.

The Gala Auction will be held February 4, 2012 at Olde Towne Athletic Club from 7 to 11 PM. Tickets are on sale at http://gmefoundation.org - $35 and $45 at the door or you can Download 2012GALATicketformto purchase tickets in advance. Visit the website for a sample of items to bid on. All proceeds go back to GMEF.

The proceeds will be used to improve our school by providing funding for programs such as technology, educational curriculum and facility improvements. The GMEF will accumulate and distribute resources beyond those provided by Cobb County or the PTA, in order to further enhance, foster and enrich the educational experiences of all students at Garrison Mill.

Thank you for your support!

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Science Fair Project

Dear Parents,

It was such a pleasure to witness the amount of knowledge the students gained through the learning process while completing their science fair projects. The students clearly demonstrated a thorough understanding of the scientific process and science inquiry standards. We are blessed to have parental support of this process. We would like to thank Mrs. Haas in the Media Center for giving up her space for two days and the independent judges from Lasstier Science Honor Society who spent hours judging the projects. Students will be given their rubric back on Monday. 

Congratulations to Ashton and Kate for winning with their magnificent scientific procedures! ALL of the students did a great job! We are very proud of you.

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As we prepare for the New Year expectations, please take time to complete the Fact Fluency Tests that are posted as assignments in the Skills Tutor area of the Weblink Notebook. This is a mandatory assignment.

All students are to complete all four Fluency tests (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). They may complete it at school or home. It is DUE by 8am on Tuesday the 17th of January. ALL Students are held accountable for this in technological format regardless if they also test with paper and pencil by choice.

Third Nine Weeks:

Geometry:

M5G1 Geometry: Figures/Congruence
Students will understand congruence of geometric figures and the correspondence of their vertices, sides, and angles.
 


 
M5G2 Geometry: Pi
Students will understand the relationship of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is pi (3.14).
 

 

 

 

M5P1 Process Skills: Solve Problems

Students will solve problems (using appropriate technology).

Element: M5P1.a

Build new mathematical knowledge through problems solving.
Element: M5P1.b
Solve problems that arise in mathematical and in other contexts.
Element: M5P1.c
Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems.
Element: M5P1.d
Monitor and reflect on the process of mathematical problem solving.

 

 

 

M5P2 Process Skills: Mathematical Arguments
Students will reason and evaluate mathematical arguments.
Element: M5P2.a
Recognize reasoning and proof as fundamental aspects of mathematics.
Element: M5P2.b
Make and investigate mathematical conjectures.
Element: M5P2.c
Develop and evaluate mathematical arguments and proofs.
Element: M5P2.d
Select and use various types of reasoning and methods of proof.
 


 
M5P3 Process Skills: Mathematical Language
Students will communicate mathematically.
Element: M5P3.a
Organize and consolidate their mathematical thinking through communication.
Element: M5P3.b
Communicate their mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peer, teachers, and others.
Element: M5P3.c
Analyze and evaluate the mathematical thinking and strategies of others.
Element: M5P3.d
Use the language of mathematics to express mathematical ideas precisely.
 


 
M5P4 Process Skills: Mathematical Connections
Students will make connections among mathematical ideas and to other disciplines.
Element: M5P4.a
Recognize and use connections among mathematical ideas.
Element: M5P4.b
Understand how mathematical ideas interconnect and build on one another to produce a coherent whole.
Element: M5P4.c
Recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics.
 


 
M5P5 Process Skills: Mathematical Communication
Students will represent mathematics in multiple ways.
Element: M5P5.a
Create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas.
Element: M5P5.b
Select, apply, and translate among mathematical representations to solve problems.
Element: M5P5.c
Use representations to model and interpret physical, social, and mathematical phenomena.
 


            

]]>As we prepare for the New Year expectations, please take time to complete the Fact Fluency Tests that are posted as assignments in the Skills Tutor area of the Weblink Notebook. This is a mandatory assignment. All students are to...http://garrisonmill.typepad.com/hazlett/2012/01/happy-new-year.htmlTESTING - PARENTAL SIGNATURE REQUIRED ON STUDY GUIDEhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hazlett/~3/t4BL4rnmZbc/testing-parental-signature-required-on-study-guide.htmlDenise HazlettWed, 07 Dec 2011 13:30:58 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452aade69e20162fd7f8b0e970d

Dear Parents,

This is the moment you have all been waiting for...Happy Holidays! :)

The parental ban on helping students with Math homework has been lifted!

We are able to form groups, move students, reteach and assess, categorize, redirect, discuss with students and otherwise determine strengths from weaknesses in other formats now.

There is a study guide coming home today for the final test in the second nine weeks on Monday December 19th and you may help your child as much as you would like. It has a teaching section at the top and you can study with your child if you would like to help them do their homework.

Regardless if they receive help or not, it must be signed and turned in as they are handed their post test for the second nine weeks on Dec. 19th.

It will be a fair trade; study guide for test.

NO OTHER HOMEWORK will be given between now and then in Math Class. It is their sole responsibility to study and practice fractions.

Most of the students are self sufficient in this area, so do not be pressured into doing this with them unless it is your personal desire.

Thank You,

Mrs. Hazlett

 

 



 

 

]]>Dear Parents, This is the moment you have all been waiting for...Happy Holidays! :) The parental ban on helping students with Math homework has been lifted! We are able to form groups, move students, reteach and assess, categorize, redirect, discuss...http://garrisonmill.typepad.com/hazlett/2011/12/testing-parental-signature-required-on-study-guide.htmlField Trip on December 6th to the Symphonyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hazlett/~3/qQTk0rfLk7A/field-trip-on-december-6th-to-the-symphony.htmlDenise HazlettWed, 30 Nov 2011 11:54:35 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452aade69e2015437a1aa40970c

The fifth grade will be traveling to the Cobb Energy Center (Cumberland) to see the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. We will leave at 10:45am and return to the school at 2pm.

The students will eat lunch at school around 10am before we leave.

DRESS CODE:

Young Ladies....Dress pants or skirt or dress. Comfortable shoes.

Young Men....Nice pants, collared shirt tucked in, nice shoes.

 

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Parents,

If you have an hour of time that you could volunteer on Saturday morning for the GM Foundation Pancake Breakfast, please email me. We are still in need of volunteers to make this a smooth and successful fundraiser.

You can sign up yourself also: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/pancake108 

 

]]>Parents, If you have an hour of time that you could volunteer on Saturday morning for the GM Foundation Pancake Breakfast, please email me. We are still in need of volunteers to make this a smooth and successful fundraiser. You...http://garrisonmill.typepad.com/hazlett/2011/11/volunteers-needed-for-gm-pancake-breakfast-saturday-morning-7-11.htmlPOST TEST DATE for Math = MONDAY 12/19/11http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hazlett/~3/-nvpcVBgWx0/post-test-date-for-math-monday-121911.htmlDenise HazlettMon, 28 Nov 2011 14:09:42 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452aade69e2015393b6f856970b

The 5th grade 2nd Nine Weeks Post Test will be given on Monday the 19th of December. The school wide Spelling Bee will be held at 9:15 am on Tuesday the 20th.

 

]]>The 5th grade 2nd Nine Weeks Post Test will be given on Monday the 19th of December. The school wide Spelling Bee will be held at 9:15 am on Tuesday the 20th.http://garrisonmill.typepad.com/hazlett/2011/11/post-test-date-for-math-monday-121911.htmlReminder of standards for Post Test Monday 12/20/11http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hazlett/~3/kKvt_eAth4o/reminder-of-standards-for-post-test-monday-122011.htmlDenise HazlettSun, 27 Nov 2011 09:32:41 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452aade69e20162fcfe6337970d

2nd Nine Week Standards

The Post Test for the 2nd nine weeks will be Monday 12/20. We have studied Fractions and are into Multiplying and Dividing Fractions now. We have started parts of the Data section also as a review through other subjects of study. This is a difficult area for students in fifth grade. We will review fractions continuously throughout the entire year.
Please continue to use the Skills Tutor at Home. Most students are finishing up the assignments posted there. Individual assignments will follow when all students have completed the first round.

 Fractions

  • Find equivalent fractions and simplify fractions
  • Compare fractions and justify the comparison
  • Add and subtract common fractions with unlike denominators
  • Find common denominators using different models
  • Use fractions and decimals interchangeably

 Multiplication and Division of Fractions

  • Estimate products and quotients
  • Understand division of whole numbers can be represented as fraction (a/b = a ÷ b)
  • Model the multiplication and division of common fractions
  • Use variables to represent unknown quantities in algebraic expressions
  • Substitute of numbers for the unknown in simple  algebraic expressions

  Data

  • Analyze data presented in a graph
  • Compare and contrast multiple graphic representations (circle graphs, line graphs, bar graphs, line plot, Venn diagrams, pictographs) for a single set of data
  • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each
  • Collect, organize, and display data using the most appropriate graph
  • Determine the mean, mode, range and median of a set of data
  • Apply percents to circle graphs
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November 26

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and got to spend some valuable time with family and friends.  It's back to business on Monday at Garrison Mill.

Reminder - Immigration Day on Tuesday.  Students should come dressed, but can bring a change of clothes for after the simulation.  Please send food items in that morning with the students.  Any paper products or water can be sent in on Monday.  Family trees are due Monday and students should be ready to recite their poems on Tuesday.  Many students have already completed their poem recitation.

Social Studies - students will be choosing their unit assessment for industrialization/immigration on Monday.  We will be working in the computer lab this week for those students that choose the performance task.  Any student that chooses the test will have review sessions this week. 

Reading and ELA - we will begin the book "Out of the Dust" as a group this week.  Students will also be working on informational writing.

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Friday the 18th - Room 403 Class Presentation at 12 Noon

Luncheon by Reservation Only 12:15 Cafeteria/ Pay at Door

SOCIAL STUDIES REMINDERS: Mrs. DeLass will Blog pertinent information on the 5th grade Ellis Island Simulation Day.

Poem is to be memorized and orally delivered individually to a teacher on November 29th during the Immigration Day.

Family Trees are to be done and in school on November 28th per Mrs. DeLass.

Please come to school dressed on the 29th in your immigration clothing. You may bring clothes to change into after the morning festivities for the remainder of the day if you choose.

SCIENCE CLASS COMMUNICATION: Please check into Mrs. Longyear's BLOG for all science communication needed.

 

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