Math Place Values

I thought some of you would be interested!  Enjoy!  Math is fun!!!

Name	number of zeros	groups of (3) zeros
Trillion	12	4 (1,000,000,000,000)
Quadrillion	15	5
Quintillion	18	6
Sextillion	21	7
Septillion	24	8
Octillion	27	9
Nonillion	30	10
Decillion	33	11
Undecillion	36	12
Duodecillion	39	13
Tredecillion	42	14
Quatttuor-decillion	45	15
Quindecillion	48	16
Sexdecillion	51	17
Septen-decillion	54	18
Octodecillion	57	19
Novemdecillion	60	20
Vigintillion	63	21
Centillion	303	101

Give me 5! Friday Newsletter, Issue 2



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The importance of Punctuation and Spelling in Pictures! Enjoy!

 

CNN Student News Link

http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/

Here is the link for CNN Student News.  We watched the August 27 episode today in class.  If you want to watch it again for tomorrow's News quiz, you are welcome.  Enjoy!

Jiya's Big Decision

Jiya faces a HUGE decision.  He has to choose between staying with Kino and becoming his brother or accepting the Old Gentleman's offer to become his son.

Comment on this entry and present arguments of what you would do if you were Jiya.  I encourage you to respond with others to try to bring them over to your side.

Greg's popsicle stick catching 40 winks!

We miss you Greg. Hope to see you tomorrow. HW will be posted on RenWeb.

1001 page views!!!

Congratulations 5th grade! It's 11:04 p.m. Sunday night and our blog just broke the 1000 pageview mark!  You have earned yummy brownies Tuesday!  Can't wait to see you all tomorrow morning!

What is your learning style?

Hi 5th Grade,

I hope you are enjoying your weekend.  Remember my challenge Friday afternoon?  Take this weekend to rest, play, spend time with family and friends and worship God!  

As promised, I told you that I would post something interesting on the blog this weekend.  Here it is.  Click on the below link and take the Learning Styles quiz.  I encourage you to do this with your parents and learn about your learning style(s) together and then to talk about it.  

Then, leave a comment and tell all of us what you learned!  Encourage your parents to leave comments too!

Have a wonderful, restful and blessed Saturday and Sunday.  Can't wait to see you Monday morning!

http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz

Chapel Reflection

Please leave a comment to the following questions.  I encourage you to comment on your classmate's comments as well.  Thank you for your willingness to dialogue and discuss.


What is worship? 

Why do you love to worship?

Video: Pearl S. Buck

Here is the video we watched today in class on Pearl S. Buck.  What do you think are the most important details?  That is, which details do you think allow you to understand our novel, The Big Wave, better?

VIdeo: How to play Scrabble

Hi 5th Grade,

Hope you enjoyed your second day of school.  I'm super excited that we were able to start our Scrabble program.  Scrabble is a super fun way to improve your vocabulary, spelling, and math skills.  Below is a tutorial video on how to play and score.  Enjoy!

Math Bonus!

Hi 5th Grade,

We had a great first day of school.  I enjoyed getting to know you and teaching you.  Looks like we're going to have an awesome year!

For bonus, see if you can figure out these sequences...

1.  What are the next 3 numbers in the sequence?

1, 4, 9, 16, 25...


2.  What are the next 3 numbers in the sequence? 

1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21...

FAQ Mr. Goh - PART 1

Hi 5th Grade,

I will be blogging this week to answer some VERY IMPORTANT frequently asked questions (FAQ) you've been dying to ask me all summer.

1.  What is Mr. Goh's favorite food?  

My favorite food is grilled cheese.  I like all sides of my white bread buttered and any cheese will do, as long as it is gooey and melted.  When I first got married, my wife asked me what special meal I wanted for my birthday.  I told her grilled cheese and she thought I was crazy.

2.  What are Mr. Goh's classroom rules?

Quite honestly, I'm not big into rules.  But, as a teacher, I would like my students to be respectful and responsible.  In terms of respect, if we - and this includes myself - can respect God first, others second and ourselves third, everything will be just fine!  In terms of responsibility, I've always liked the famous line from the movie "Spider Man."  Spider Man a.k.a. Peter Parker says "With great power comes great responsibility.  This is my gift, curse.  Who am I?"  I think each of us, teacher and students alike, have the power to impact the lives of the people around us.  As result, we all have a responsibility to try to impact lives positively for Christ. This can be through simple things like a smile or an encouraging word, or a selfless act of service.  I think we are often blind to the opportunities we have every day to love others.  

3.  What are Mr. Goh's favorite sports?

Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course, Sai Kung, Hong Kong

Growing up I loved to play all sports.  In high school, I was on the tennis team from my freshman to senior year.  I also played tons of basketball and baseball.  When I was in college, my older brother took me golfing and from that moment I was hooked.  I quit all other sports and became a golf junkie.  I love to golf.  Nuff said.  I wish I started when I was younger but this past year, I shot par for the first time and have actually had 2 eagles in a round.  If you have no idea what I just said, no worries.  I will be coaching the golf team this year at SRCS.   

4.  What is Mr. Goh's advice for me to have a successful year in 5th Grade?

Overall, I would encourage you to try your very best in everything you do, and to always have a good attitude.  Don't be afraid to make mistakes, take risks and don't be too hard on yourself.  None of us knows everything.  None of us is good at everything.  

More specifically, I would encourage you to set realistic, yet ambitious, goals for each subject and then plan carefully how you will accomplish these goals.  For example, if you got a B last year in Math but want to get an A, you would plan to complete all your math problems every night and to review the chapters lessons continually until the unit test.  You would resolve to ask me lots of questions of the concepts that you don't understand and to do extra problems in the areas that you are weakest.

Welcome to 5th Grade!!!

Hi 5th Grade,

I am super excited to be your teacher this year.  We will have so much fun learning together and I am looking forward to getting to know every single one of you.  I will be posting on the class blog regularly, so be sure to check often. 

Our first blog goal is to reach 1000 pageviews.  I will bring in a tasty treat when we get there!  

Check out the following link to find out more about what you will be learning this year.  

http://www.sevenriverscs.org/class_fifth_grade.aspx

Mr. Goh