It’s hard to believe that this is the last week of the 3rd 9-week grading period!   As  I looked at our blue indicator sheet today, it made me realize that we are moving right along with our math.  We will finish with probability this week/early next week and then we have one  more strand to [...]

As we approach our first Saturday school tomorrow , I thought I would try to focus my thoughts on things that have made me smile lately…   (in no particular order) *The Braves are playing at the Convo again tonight.  GO BRAVES! *The sun has been shining and all of the snow has melted. *My missing [...]

Congratulations to all of my fifth grade students.  Your efforts during the World Maths Day event helped to break last year’s record!  The new record set was 479,732,613 correct answers in a 48 hour time period!  You competed with 1,133,246 students in 235 countries around the world to help break last year’s record!  Laurelville fifth [...]

Today in Math class, each student spent the entire math period competing in the World Maths Day Challenge.    By the end of the school day, our fifth grade students had answered 32,928 correct math problems! (only 1,790 short of making the top 50 classes in the world!)  As Dylan Hedges put it, “This is where [...]

TODAY is the day!  World Maths Day officially began this morning at 6:00!  At one point around 7:00, there were over 36,000 users in the game.  Get your math brain and quick fingers working and GET IN THE GAME!