Weekly Update 1.28.20
By carrievaughan In News & Updates On January 27, 2020
Be on the Lookout for…
- Today is the first day of 3rd quarter!
- Tuesday Folders will not come home this week. Please look for work samples next week.
- There is no school for students on Wednesday, January 29th for a teacher workday.
- Your child’s next multiplication quiz will come home today in agendas. Please keep the sundae page in plastic- you may remove quizzes as they come home to post on the fridge or to study from.
- A scholastic book flyer packet came home last week. They are due TOMORROW by noon! Web address: scholastic.com/bookclubs Class activation code: GPPF6 These are so great for motivating readers! Please let me know if you have any questions or need recommendations!
- Friday, February 14th we will have a small Valentine exchange in the afternoon. I will send a printed list of names in folders next week. We have 20 students and 1 teacher. I can’t speak for the kids but the teacher loves sour candy, peppermint patties, and slim jims 🙂
This week in Literacy:
Students are taking the end of 2nd quarter reading assessment this week. These results will be shared
We will continue “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park. This story piggybacks off other stories we have read about war stricken places where obtaining drinking water is a daily struggle.
Our Famous Person Teaparty is FRIDAY January 31st. Students will be expected to look and act like the person they have chosen, so please do what you can to help with this. Please DO NOT spend a bunch of money on this. Handmade or re-purposed items to resemble their person are plenty. The focus will be on their mannerisms and research! The Ducksters site and the Brainpop site will be our primary resources if you want to access from home. This event is for students only, but I will take lots of pictures and all paper and digital products will be saved on Google Drive so you can share with loved ones. Please visit this link to help make this an unforgettable morning.
This week in Math:
Students are beginning a fun and challenging unit on Area and Perimeter which puts their multiplication fact knowledge to work! This is a concept that students enjoy but can get easily confused with if they rush or mix up concepts. Area is the space INSIDE something and we teach it 2 ways. A basic quadrilateral is solved by multiplying Length X Width to get Area. Students will also use unit squares to count area, particularly for odd-shaped polygons. Please see tutorials and practice with games as needed. word- area
Your child should have an icecream sundae sheet in their agenda to keep track of their successes with these 1 minute timed quizzes. There are 16 questions on each quiz and students pass with a 15/16 or better. If they do NOT pass, there will be a makeup opportunity each Friday during arrival. All quizzes will come home the day they are taken and will be located inside the plastic X sundae page. Please do what you can to help prepare your child for these fun and important assessments!
This quarter in Science: Our next science unit is: Objects In the Sky
| 3.E.1 | Recognize the major components and patterns observed in the Earth/Moon/Sun system. |
| 3.E.2 | Compare the structure of the Earth’s surface using models or three-dimensional diagrams. |
