Hello, and welcome to Mrs. Hurlburt's page!
Here you will find a list of home learning assignments. Assignments will usually be posted on Friday afternoons for the upcoming week. Please note that assignments are subject to change, however. Students are responsible for copying their home learning assignments into their agenda books on a daily basis.
Home learning assignments are assigned on a daily basis Monday through Thursday. Since organizational skills are so important in all facets of our lives, assignments will be numbered consecutively. This makes it easier for your child to keep them in order. Assignments are checked for completion and effort. Your child is responsible for completing assignments and turning them in on time. I encourage you to check your child's notebook regularly to make sure that he/she is keeping it organized and is not missing home learning assignments. Every missing assignment counts as a zero. Late assignments are not accepted except in cases of emergency. Assignments left at home receive no credit. If a student receives a zero on an assignment, he/she will have one day to bring in the completed assignment for partial credit.
Completing homework is essential for your child's success in this class. It is a learning experience that is designed to reinforce the lesson taught in class. Typically, completing the assignment on a daily basis ensures a better grade on the weekly test or quiz. In addition to the weekly tests/quizzes, a home learning average is computed three times each quarter and counts as a double grade. This grade is very important to each student's average in the course.
No extra credit work is available for this class.
Full credit for assignments is only given if the student submits the assignment with the proper heading, follows directions, turns in the assignment at the date/time it is due, and shows all work for the assignment.
I look forward to working with you and your child this year. Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have questions or concerns about your child's progress.
In my class attention is given to both reading and writing as it relates to mathematics. At the intermediate level, students are solving problems involving more words than numbers in many instances. They must be able to comprehend the problems and understand what is being asked. Writing about math helps students clarify their thinking and provides insight into students' views of math. Writing samples are valuable tools for me in assessing your child's understanding of concepts and helps me to analyze where errors may occur.
Please encourage your child to read - both for information and for pleasure! This will support your child's efforts in math and encourage growth in all academic disciplines. Following is a list of books (involving many different math concepts) that I recommend. Happy reading!
Anno's Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book by Muriel Feelings
Moira's Birthday by Robert Munsch
Grandfather Tang's Story by Ann Tompert
How Much is a Million by David M Schwartz
If You Made a Million by David M Schwartz
Number Art: Thirteen 123s from Around the World by Leonard Everett Fisher
Esio Trot by Roald Dahl
The Table where Rich People Sit by Byrd Baylor
Tomorrow's Alphabet by George Shannon
The Mudflat Olympics by James Stevenson
The History of Counting by Denise Schmandt-Besserat
Highest, Longest, Deepest: A Fold-out Guide to the World's Record Breakers Simon & Schuster 1996
Architecture Shapes by Michael J. Crosbie
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table by Cindy Neuschwander
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by Cindy Neuschwander
Reflections by Ann Jones
The Librarian who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky
Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
The Rajah's Rice: A Mathematical Folktale from India by David Barry
Weighing the Elephant by Ting-Xing Ye
Thank you for your support!
***Parents - I am registered with the "Adopt a Classroom" program. If you are interested, you can go to www.adoptaclassroom.org and follow the "Donor" links to make a donation to our class. Thank you!***
3rd Quarter Assignments
Monday, January 23 - No School - Teacher Planning Day
Tuesday, January 24 - #1 - Practice It 4-9
Wednesday, January 25 - #2 - Apply It 4-9, problems 1, 2, 4, 6
Thursday, January 26 - #3 - CANCELLED
Friday, January 27 - In class: Quiz on 4-8 and 4-9, Similar Figures and Indirect Measurement
Monday, January 30 - #4 - Practice It 5-1
Tuesday, Jan. 31 - # 5 - Worksheet: Ordered Pairs
Wednesday, Feb. 1 - #6 - WB p. 218, Write About It
Thursday and Friday, Feb. 2 and 3 - No home learning
Monday, Feb. 6 - #7 - Worksheet 5-2 Practice B
Tuesday, Feb. 7 - #8 - Worksheet: Puzzlers, Twisters, Teasers
Wednesday, Feb. 8 - #9 - Practice It 5-3
Thursday, Feb. 9 - #10 - Workbook p. 249, problems 1-6
Friday, Feb. 10 - In class: TEST on 5-1 - 5-3
