MATH







Welcome to // Fifth Grade Everyday Mathematics //

Much of what you have learned up to now in // Everyday Mathematics // has been basic training in mathematics and its uses. This year, you will extend the skills and ideas you have learned, and you will also study other ideas in mathematics—many of which your older brothers and sisters, or even your parents, may not have learned until high school. The authors of // Everyday Mathematics // believe that today’s fifth graders can learn more and do more than fifth graders in the past. Here are some of the things you will be asked to do in // Fifth Grade //Everyday Mathematics: Practice and extend your knowledge of numbers and their properties, as well as your ability to use measurements and estimation. Review and extend your skills in doing arithmetic, using a calculator, and thinking about problems and their solutions. You will work with and learn the notations for fractions, decimals, percents, large whole numbers, exponents, and negative numbers. Continue your work with algebra, using variables in place of numbers to represent and analyze situations. Refine your understanding of geometry. You will define and classify geometric figures more completely than before. You will construct figures and transformations. You will find the perimeter and area of 2-dimensional shapes, and the volume and surface area of 3-dimensional figures. You will study the history, people, and environment of the United States through numerical data. You will learn to interpret many kinds of maps, graphs, and tables and use them to solve problems. You will use data that comes from questionnaires and experiments to explore probability and statistics. We want you to become better at using mathematics so you may better understand your world. We hope that you enjoy the activities in // Fifth Grade Everyday Mathematics //and that they will help you appreciate the beauty and usefulness of mathematics inyour daily activities.

Taken from //Everyday Mathematics, Student Math Journal, Volume 1, Introduction//

**We are using** **a program called XtraMath to help our fifth graders master addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. We are asking them to go on the site everyday and practice until they have mastered their facts. You will recieve a handout that explains what to do in order for your child to use this site, http://www.xtramath.org, in a few days. Thank you for your cooperation.**