Sept 6, 2011

Welcome to Ms. Wu’s math class!Please do the following quietly:1.Put up name tent.2.Work individually on the warm-up in pen. 3.Start grading HW 1.4.

• What do you think of when you hear 500 square feet?

• How big is 500 square feet? What does it look like?

The Log of Wood

• Three brothers buy a log of stinkwood. Their mother says that she will take over a fifth of the log. The brothers share the remaining wood equally. What fraction of the original log does each brother get?

• Draw a picture and solve the problem.

Exit Expectations

1. Return materials to original location, return any borrowed items, and clean up area.

2. Wait for me to dismiss, not the bell.3. Push in chairs before you leave the room.