Weekly Update 2.13.24
By carrievaughan In News & Updates On February 13, 2024
Be on the Lookout…
- Tuesday folders come home today. Please review work samples.
- Mrs. Vaughan was out this morning so we did not have time to do our multiplication fluency quiz. We will do them WED and THURS this week with makeups on Fri.
- An information sheet about class valentine exchange and AT home Valentine box creation involving some math skills is due tomorrow. word-love
- There is no school Mon Feb 19th (Presidents Day) and Tue Feb 20 (Teacher Workday).
- On Tuesday April 9th. We will be visiting the Museum of Natural Science and Museum of History in downtown Raleigh. The best part (other than getting 2 museums in 1 trip, is that the cost is only $6!). Please send payments and permission forms in ASAP. If you would like to be a chaperone (we will need many), please send Mrs. Vaughan a message in Talking Points stating so.
This week in Literacy:
Throughout the month of February our class will recognize the contributions of prominent Black Americans through stories, research, music, and art. Keep that conversation going at home asking them about who they learned about each day!
In Module 3 we will focus on reading classic chapter books. As a class will will dive deep into Peter Pan by JM Barrie and use this text to explore text dependent questions, character traits, point of view, theme, and more! Please check for any classics you can get your hands on to share at home. A list of some great classics can be found here.
This week in Math: Unit 6, Area and Perimeter. This has students use their knowledge of multiplication and addition in a new way. Cheat sheets (blue) are located in student agendas.
NC.3.MD.5 Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling without gaps or overlaps and counting unit squares.
NC.3.MD.7 Relate area to the operations of multiplication and addition.
NC.3.MD.8 Solve problems involving perimeters of polygons, including finding the perimeter given the side lengths, and finding an unknown side length.
This week in social studies: local history
3.H.1.1 Explain how the experiences and achievements of women, indigenous, religious, and racial groups have contributed to the development of the local community.
3.H.1.2 Explain the lasting impact historical events have had on local communities.
3.H.1.3 Use primary and secondary sources to compare multiple interpretations of various historical symbols and events in local communities.
