Weekly Update 2.26.19
By carrievaughan In News & Updates On February 26, 2019
Be on the Lookout for…
- Tuesday Folders will come home today. They are full of school and class information. Work samples will come home next week.
- On Wednesday, March 6th from 9:20-12:00, all 3rd graders will participate in an learning reenactment of immigrants entering Ellis Island. Thank you to Ms. Black, Ms. Wilson, Ms. Jackson, Ms. Cirigliano, Ms. Pontius, and Ms. Lustig for volunteering for this event.
- Scholastic student orders are due Wed the 27th. This is our only order for the quarter. We will have one more this year in May in preparation for the long summer. To place an order, visit here and use code: GPPF6
- We have a Camp Flintlock field trip Friday, March 15. This is an ON CAMPUS field trip. If you would like to volunteer to chaperone and help with a station that day, please message me. You would be needed from 9:00-1:30 that day.
- Here is a checklist to help your child have a great experience:
- Check the weather; wear appropriate clothing.
- If the day is expected to be hot then pack a water bottle.
- Have them bring a small bag or backpack to carry items they expect to make and/or purchase
- Watch the 5 minute field trip video at http://www.campflintlock.com/pages/fieldtrips/fieldtrips.html
- Discuss what is appropriate for your child to spend at the Camp Store. We have over 100 items (no candy or food). Dollar Items (Arrowheads, Writing Quills, Buffalo Teeth, Lucky Rabbit Feet), Writing Supplies (Ink $3, $5 and $8 per bottle), Silk Fans and Sandalwood Fans ($3), Silk Parasols ($8 each), Musical Instruments (Flutes $3, Tin Whistles $10, Fifes $12 and $19, Drumsticks $5 a pair), Furs (Daniel Boone Coon Hats $10, Fox Tails $6 & $12, Rabbit Furs $10), Games (Cup and Ball $5, Graces $23), Flint and Steel Kits ($16) For a more complete listing of our merchandise and pictures use this link http://www.campflintlock.com/pages/store/store.html. word- Flintlock
This week in Literacy:
Students are zoning in on Text Features and Structure this week. This includes previously covered topics of: description, sequence, cause and effect, problem and solution, and compare and contrast. We are also continuing nonfiction and are enjoying a variety of short texts displaying nonfiction tools to help support our learning.
Students will be spending a big chunk of the next few months reading The Wild Robot. They are really loving it and are learning to look into more challenging stories for deeper understanding and bigger problems. Students do not need their own copy, but may enjoy getting one of this, or it’s sequel- The Wild Robot Escapes.
This week in Math:
Students are continuing a lengthy, but exciting Fractions unit. Lots of vocab is important in understanding this concept. Here is a parent guide for helping you and your student understand our main learning outcomes
word- partition
Current vocab: numerator, denominator, unit fraction, partition, number line, visual model
Concepts to review: place value, addition with regrouping, subtraction with borrowing, rounding to the nearest 10 and 100, quadrilateral, parallelogram, trapezoid, rectangle, square, rhombus, arrays, repeated addition, area, perimeter, rectilinear area, commutative property (flip flop rule), number line, product, distributive (break apart method), associative property, graphs, pictographs, bar graphs
Timed multiplication quizzes continue week!! Students took 12’s today and will have makeup days Thursday AND Friday. NEXT week, we will begin MIXED quizzes for students ready to earn extra toppings for their sundaes. Your child should have an icecream sundae sheet and data table 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 Social Studies: We are participating in an Immigration Unit to reach SS objectives in the following areas.
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3.H.1 – Understand how events, individuals and ideas have influenced the history of local and regional communities. 3.H.2 – Use historical thinking skills to understand the context of events, people and places. |
We have started a research unit about immigration in Social Studies. We will be reading, writing, and researching in class about this topic.
Students are being asked to research their family history for our culminating activity. Students will need your help to find this information about the history of their family and ancestors. A packet is going home today so you will have two weeks to work on finding this information. This packet is due by Tuesday, February 19th. This will give you two weekends to help you complete your research with your child.
On Wednesday, March 6th children will be “dressing” as an immigrant from their individual countries based on their family history research. Please do not go out and buy anything for this, just items from home will do. This is an opportunity for your child to be creative. This will be a simulation of students entering The United States through Ellis Island as many immigrants did. We understand that not all families immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island. However, we chose this avenue since it was the largest immigration station in the United States during this time period. Students will also be asked to bring a pillow case that includes some of their personal belongings from their voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Please avoid electronic devices as a personal belonging, as they were not yet invented in the year 1910.
Be on the lookout for a message from your child’s teacher for information about opportunities to volunteer. We will need 4 volunteers for each classroom. A volunteer meeting will be held on February 13 from 1:50-2:30 in Mrs. Stanton’s room.
As a part of this day students will be performing with Mrs. Huddle patriotic songs in the gym. We invite all parents to attend this special performance at 1:50 in the gym.
