Friday, October 26, 2012

Star Student of the Week 10/26

Christopher earned Star Student this week for many reasons. I tell the students every day that they should always do their best and keep improving. Christopher has proven that he is willing and able to do his best, and has improved tremendously. He is a friend to all of his classmates, and we all view him as an inspiration. Way to Rock it Out, Chris!

Monday, October 22, 2012

Math HW 10/22

**PLEASE SHOW YOUR WORK**

1) Snicker Elementary School has 630 students. If 437 students are girls, how many are boys?


2) The new stadium has 60,000 seats. The old stadium had 45,500 seats. How many more seats than the old stadium does the new stadium have?

3) Janie is driving 600 miles from North Carolina to New York. She has already driven 237 miles. How many miles does she have left to drive?

4) Marshall sold his three cars. He receive $12,350 for the first, $9622 for the second, and $15,890 for the third. Did he make more or less than $37,500?

5) Shawn sold 184 baseball cards in June. He sold 92 more than that in July. How many cards did he sell in all?

6) Jean's goal was to study 300 minutes for her math exam on Friday. She studied 53 minutes on Tuesday and 189 minutes on Wednesday. How many minutes does she need to study on Thursday to meet her goal of 300 total minutes?

7) Ken, Tom, and Ria were in a race. Ria placed ahead of Tom, and Tom did not place third. In what order did they finish?

8) Ty owns 2 pairs of pants, 4 shirts, and 2 belts. How many combinations of outfits can Ty wear? (REMEMBER the magic trick we learned in class!)

**CHALLENGE** Yes, you MUST try! Show your work, please!

Rachel bought 5 packs of gum. Each pack has 6 sticks of gum in them. How many sticks of gum did she buy altogether?


Friday, October 19, 2012

Star Student of the Week 10/19

Joshua earned Star Student this week by showing his ambition to succeed in Fourth Grade! He is always offering his help to his classmates and is always wanting to do the right thing for the class. Joshua has proven that he is a RoCk StAr! Awesome job!

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Math HW for 10/18

1) 5,060 - 3,798

2) $900.000 - 654.78

3) 20,000 - 17, 354

4) 300,000 - 123, 456

5) At baseball camp, Nick used the computer for 2005 minutes. Hailey used it for 978 minutes the first week and twice as many minutes the second week. Who used more minutes? How many more?

6) The camp director bought a new laptop for $875.69. She also bought a case of blank CDs for $29.95. She gave the cashier one thousand dollars and four cents. How much change did she get?

7) In the first month of camp, 1006 emails were sent and received by the campers. In the second month of camp, 677 emails were sent and received. About how many fewer emails were sent and received the second month of camp?

**REMINDERS** Testing tomorrow: 50 facts, spelling, grammar, and reading.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Math HW 10/17

As promised, short and sweet! Please make sure to show ALL of your work. Thanks! =]

1) Robert bought a pair of socks for $4.89 and two pairs of shoelaces for $3.45 each. If he gives the cashier a twenty dollar bill, how much change does Robert get back?

2) Renzo started a school fundraiser to raise money for children in foster care. The chart below shows how much each class raised in his school. Answer the questions below using the chart.

Class Names
Money Raised
Ms. R’s Class
$2,435.46
      Ms. C’s Class
$2,554.34
      Mr. Z’s Class
$1,624.87
      Mr. X’s Class
$1,235.87

     a) How much did all of the teachers raise together? Please show your work.


     b) How much more money did Ms. R's class raise than Mr. X's class? Please show your work.


     c) How much did Mr. Z's class and Ms. C's class make altogether?


3) $20.00 - $9.99

4) 345,543 - 278,978

5) 623, 432 - 123, 987

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Math HW for 10/16

1) 544, 214 - 454, 846

2) 955,443 - 866,564

3) 716 - 65

4) 8,453,352 - 5,678,463

5) $ 0.81 - $0.56

6) $4.47 - $0.86

7) $3,651.82 - $1,840.91

8) 7,584,394 - 2,658,458

9) 57,984 - 28,695

10) 345,234,213 - 256,345,336

11) It costs $435.95 to fly from Albion to Los Rios. From Los Rios to Palmer, the flight costs $692.65. How much more does the flight to Palmer cost?

12) Tommy buys a fishing lure for $7.89 and a can of worms for $2.97. How much change does he get from $15.00?

13) Ms. Guarino spent $13.48, $19. 76, and $9.88 on gasoline last month. How much money did she spend on gasoline?

14) Trevor found 224 clams. He sold 195 clams to a fish store and kept the rest. How many clams did Trevor keep?

** CHALLENGE** Yes, you MUST try your best!

15) Mr. Ryan spent $6.07. He bought 2 containers of milk at $1.10 each, 3 pounds of apples at $0.59 per pound, and 5 pounds of bananas. How much did the bananas cost per pound?

Friday, October 12, 2012

Star Students of the Week! 10/12

Joey earned Star Student this week by showing his determination to be a great student. Here in fourth grade, we like to refer to Joey as "a ray of sunshine" because he is a pleasure to be around and to work with. Awesome job, Joey!

Friday, October 5, 2012

Star Student of the Week! 10/5

Nicholas earned Star Student this week by showing us how important working hard in school is to him. He is ALWAYS on task, and has an outstanding positive attitude every day in school. Hey Nick- You're a ROCKSTAR!