1. Welcome to Ms. Sherrill’s Math Class TONIGHT IS GENERAL INFORMATION IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS THAT PERTAIN TO ONLY YOUR CHILD, PLEASE EMAIL ME: SIERRA.SHERRILL@WESTGATESCHOOL.ORG ADDITIONALLY, CONFERENCES WILL BE HELD ON 10/1 & 10/2 AND WE CAN DISCUSS YOUR CHILD THEN Dear parents, Welcome to curriculum night. I am so pleased to have you here and discuss all of our learning opportunities. I believe that a good learning experience is built on a cooperative relationship between parents and teachers. Please let me know if there’s anything I can ever do to help you or your student. I am originally from the southern Denver Metro area, and have lived here my whole life. My boyfriend, Andrew, and I recently moved into our first house in Northglenn with our dog, Ellie. I just graduated in May with a Masters in Elementary Education. Ms. Sierra Sherrill

2. Goals My goals are:  to enable your child connect math to the every day world  to have your child explain their learning by showing their work and explaining how they got their answer

3. Math Units – 1 st Quarter Number Sense and Algebraic Concepts  Read and represent numbers to the thousandths’ place  Even and odd numbers  Compare numbers  Order numbers  Expanded form  Round numbers to 10 and 100

4. Computation  Addition and subtraction  up to 3 digit  Fact families  Regrouping  Missing addends  Repeated addition and subtraction  Estimating sums and differences  Subtract across zeroes  Multiplication  Arrays  X 2-digit numbers  X 3-digit numbers Math Units – 2 nd Quarter

5. Math Units - 3 rd Quarter Computation & Measurement  Division  Divide by 1-digit or 2-digit numbers  Fractions  Mixed numbers  Fractions and mixed numbers on number line  Comparing equivalent fractions  Fractions of a dollar  Fractions of a group  Adding and subtracting fractions  Measurement  Nearest ¼ inch, ½ inch, inch, foot  Nearest mm, cm  Temperature to nearest degree  Ounces, pounds, tons  Area and perimeter  Cups, pints, quarts, gallons, teaspoons, tablespoons

6. Geometry, Time & Money, Graphing/Data Analysis  Geometry  Parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting  Right, acute, obtuse angles  Symmetry  Area and perimeter of irregular shapes  Faces, edges, vertices of 3D shapes  Volume  Congruent figures  Time & Money  Adding and subtracting dollar amounts  Counting dollar amounts  Rounding to the nearest dollar  Multiplying dollar amounts  Time to the quarter hour/minute  One hour ago/from now  Elapsed time  Writing dates  Graphing/Data Analysis  Bar graphs  Pictographs  Surveys  Probability Math Units – 4 th Quarter

7. Other Important Math Concepts  Word problems  Explaining answers  Working in groups

8. Practice at Home!  Computation!!! – Quiz/help your child: flash cards and math apps/games on iPads/tablets  IXL  Telling Time  Cooking  Help find the connections within every day life and math

9. Questions??