Mathematics

Winnetka teachers follow the California’s Common Core Content Standards for Mathematics. These standards are aligned with college and work expectations, are inclusive of rigorous content and the application of knowledge through high-order skills, and are based on evidence and research. Eurika is the basic textbook series that is used in all grade levels at Winnetka; however, teachers incorporate supplemental materials and technology to reach the new standards as needed.

In Kindergarten, the focus is on two critical areas: (1) representing, relating, and operating on whole numbers, initially with sets of objects; and (2) describing shapes and space.

In Grade 1, the focus is on four critical areas: (1) developing understanding of addition, subtraction, and strategies for addition and subtraction within 20; (2) developing understanding of whole number relationships and place value, including grouping in tens and ones; (3) developing understanding of linear measurement and measuring lengths as iterating length units; and (4) reasoning about attributes of, and composing and decomposing geometric shapes.

In Grade 2, the focus is on four critical areas: (1) extending understanding of base-ten notation; (2) building fluency with addition and subtraction; (3) using standard units of measure; and (4) describing and analyzing shapes.

In Grade 3 the focus is on four critical areas: (1) developing understanding of multiplication and division; (2) developing understanding of fractions, especially unit fractions (fractions with numerator 1); (3) developing understanding of the structure of rectangular arrays and of area; and (4) describing and analyzing two-dimensional shapes.

In Grade 4 the focus is on three critical areas: (1) developing understanding and fluency with multi-digit multiplication, and developing understanding of dividing to find quotients involving multi-digit dividends; (2) developing an understanding of fraction equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, and multiplication of fractions by whole numbers; (3) understanding that geometric figures can be analyzed and classified based on their properties, such as having parallell sides, perpendicular sides, particular angle measures, and symmetry.

In Grade 5 the focus is on three critical areas: (1) developing fluency with addition and subtraction of fractions, and developing understanding of the multiplication of fractions and of division of fractions in limited cases; (2) extending division to 2-digit divisors, integrating decimal fractions into the place value system and developing understanding of operations with decimals to hundredths, and developing fluency with whole number and decimal operations; and (3) developing understanding of volume.