Adding Fractions

Adding fractions is a pretty straightforward operation, if you follow the rules. But the key is to make sure the denominators are the same. That way, our point of reference is the same and we can now work the problem.
Here is the Rule for adding fractions:
If needed, we have to build each fraction so that the denominators are the same.
Then, we add the numerators.
The denominator of your answer will be the same denominator of the built-up fractions.
As always we have to reduce or simplify the answer, if required.
Note: We Do Not Add denominators!

At Workshop!

Cleo wants you to know that Mr. Wagnon is at a workshop this week and will be back Friday.

Hopefully the workshop will give my owner new strategies to use in the classroom and maybe give him some ideas on how to keep me engaged in doing something besides sleeping.

Constitution Day September 17th

Thirty-nine of the 55 Delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787. The Congress, by joint resolution, has designated September 17th as “Citizenship Day” and the week beginning September 17th and ending September 23rd of each year as “Constitution Week”. Public Law 108-477 contained in the recent Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 states that “each educational institution that receives Federal funds for a fiscal year shall hold an educational program on the United States Constitution on September 17 of such year for the students served by the educational institution.

Mr. Wagnon's Reading Class

Mr. Wagnon's reading class is reading "The Diver and the Dolphins" it comes from the book "Dolphin Adventures".
"Dolphin Adventure"A True Story is about a diver named Wayne Grover and how he helps a dolphin family. He was diving one day and a wild dolphin family came to him. Wayne saw that the baby dolphin was hurt. He helped get the hook out of the dolphin's flesh.
Then, sharks attacked. After the battle and the sharks were far away, the hook was out. Then, the dolphins swam away. Wayne wondered what would happen to the baby dolphin. Would the baby get tracked down and eaten by sharks, would it bleed to death, or would it survive? I liked the fact that it had dolphins and humans working together, and that Wayne Grover helped a dolphin.
Hopefully after completing this story students will have a better love for helping animals.

Math - What we are learning!

In math we are working on decimals. When we have completed our unit on decimals students will:
Ø Understand place value from thousandths to one million.
Ø Model and explain multiplication and division of decimal fractions
Ø Apply the rules for multiplication of decimal fractions.
Ø Use formulas to represent the relationship between quantities.
Ø Uses variables for unknown quantities.

You can review your child at night to make sure they are understanding what is being taught in math.

GO SOUTHEAST RAIDERS!!!

Our students support our feeder school "Southeast Whitfield Raiders"... We hope to see you all at the Southeast game on Friday nights. GO RAIDERS!

Early Dismissal September 17th

Early dismissal provides an opportunity for parent conferences and professional learning. September seventeenth will be designated as a professional development day.

We will schedule conferences at a later date.
Elementary students will be dismissed at 11:50 a.m.