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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]5th grade math at Janney this year:  (from the objectives on the report card and mirrored by our experience in doing homework nightly).

-multiplying numbers by powers of 10
-writing and rounding decimals
-multiplying and dividing multi-digit whole numbers to hundreths
-adding and subtracting fractions by finding a like denominator
-solving addition and subtraction word problems
-multiplying and dividing fractions of a whole.  Diving wholes by fractions.  
-solving real-world word problems, including area using mult of fractions of mixed numbers 
-defining volume, using cubes to measure volume.

[b]No negative number work.   None at all.  My kid had no idea what negative numbers are.[/b] [/quote]

Re: negative numbers, I'm parent to a much younger kid, but I'm a little surprised.  My kid's not strong in math herself thus far, but she had classmates in our EOTP school working on negative numbers last year in K.

From what I understand from the parents, often it was the kids themselves who were curious, so the parents taught them the concept.  So I'm surprised the notion of negative numbers hasn't come up yet for 5th graders.[/quote]

It's [b]not in the common core curriculum until after 5th[/b].  These DC public schools follow that curriculum RELIGIOUSLY.  What you see above is the Janney 5th grade math curriculum.  If kids are interested in more this year, they can join math club at lunch.  Otherwise, that's what they get. [/quote]

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