Beta

Math – Ms. Andrea’s math group is deep into our graphing unit! We made T charts for our favorite weekend day and types of weather in Austin per month. We also made a tally chart and practiced reading a pictograph in which one picture represented 2 students. Next, we shifted our focus to surveys. After learning what they are, the Betas polled their peers, recorded data and analyzed their results. We devoted time to analyzing various graphs and drawing all sorts of information from them. And, we learned LOTS of new graphing games! Ms. Kelly’s crew has been hard at […]

Math – Ms. Andrea’s math group wrapped up our unit on $ & financial literacy by counting & comparing sets of coins, solving coin riddles and story problems, and learning & playing a lot of new games! We also worked on balancing scales, by counting the coins on one end of the scale and building the same amount on the other end using a different combination of coins. Our Beta 1s have become expert coin counters. On Thursday they ROCKED their unit assessment. Way to go, Betas! Ms. Kelly’s crew continues to practice mapping fractions greater than one on number

Math – Ms. Andrea’s math group was reintroduced to the dime and the quarter! We practiced skip counting by 10s (easy peasy), and learned a new version of the Macarena, quarter style! “25, 50, 75, $1” – repeat & add hand movements! Then we played store and took turns buying items and paying for them using a combination of coins. After that – you guessed it – game day! We learned a new one and brought out several others. These guys and gals are doing an excellent job of counting mixed coins!! 🎉 Ms. Kelly’s crew kicked off the week

Math – Ms. Andrea’s math group launched our unit on money & personal finance by taking a pre-test and being formally reintroduced to the penny and nickel. We practiced identifying the heads & tails sides of both coins, skip counting by 5s, counting combinations of pennies and nickels, sorting coins and learned a few new games. At the end of the week we practiced paying for items using a variety of combinations of pennies and nickels and held our first money game day! Ms. Kelly’s crew kicked off an exciting new unit—fractions! We started with the fundamentals: What exactly is

Math – Ms. Andrea’s math group is wrapping up their geometry unit by partitioning shapes into equal parts. This lead us into an introduction of fractions – primarily halves and fourths. We started with the basics, fairly sharing cookies, a sandwich and pizza. At the end of the week we learned the terms numerator and denominator and practiced counting sets objects, coloring a “special” # of them, and turning that into a fraction. Ms. Kelly’s crew tackled the challenge of finding the area AND perimeter of rectilinear shapes with missing sides—no easy task, but they rose to the occasion! Their