Weekly Update 1.3.23
By carrievaughan In News & Updates On January 3, 2023
Happy New Year!
- No folders this week, but please check your child’s agenda for math homework and a science study guide for the unit test next Mon, Jan 9th.
- Students have an at-home science project to complete over the next few weeks. I am attaching a copy of the slide that is in their Google Classroom here. Projects are due IN PERSON (with slides completed and turned in prior to) on Fri, Jan 13th. We will play games in class on Dec 13th! Thank you for your support with this fun end to our science unit. Please let me know of any questions you may have!
Our class started a read aloud this week of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone. If your child has their own copy of this story or wants to get one, they are welcome to bring them in!
In Unit 3 of our Frogs Module, students will focus on becoming good researchers by reading and rereading to find answers to questions. We will work on locating and using a variety of text features, then use new found knowledge to eventually create a research piece and Freaky Frog trading card!
This week in Math:
Timed multiplication quizzes begin next week!! Your child will 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!
Students will be working with geometry vocabulary and concepts over these next 2 weeks. This topic is fun but vocabulary is KEY to understanding. For this reason, students will keep a geometry cheat sheet inside their agendas. word-quadrilateral
This week in science: 3.P.1 Understand motion and factors that affect motion.
3.P.1.1 Infer changes in speed or direction resulting from forces acting on an object.
3.P.1.2 Compare the relative speeds (faster or slower) of objects that travel the same distance in different amounts of time.
3.P.1.3 Explain the effect of Earth’s gravity on the motion of any object on or near the Earth.
3.P.3.1 Recognize that energy can be transferred from one object to another by rubbing them against each other.
