Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Snapshot 4-23-18

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Dear Parents,

Week of: April 23, 2018
 
Please see the list of dates below for what we have going on at school over the next few weeks.
Upcoming Dates
Monday, April 23
Field Trip to Planetarium
*Permission Form Sent Home Friday in Agendas
Monday, April 23
Afterschool tutorials until 4:00
Math Mastery 4 - 5
Tuesday, April 24
Environment Research project due
*Project needs to include checklist with rubric, citations on a separate sheet of paper, research notes/final copy and type of project chosen
Tuesday, April 24
NO MORNING TUTORIALS FOR MOLIX
Afternoon tutorials until 4
Radical Readers 4 - 5
Friday, April 27
PRIDE Parties
*for those with less than 8 marks from the 5th Cycle
Monday, April 30
Afterschool tutorials until 4:00
Math Mastery 4 - 5
Tuesday, May 1
Afternoon tutorials until 4
Radical Readers 4 - 5

Upcoming Assignment due dates
Monday, April 23
Math Homework: Countdown to the Math STAAR Series 3 P7 {front}
Mixed Math: D2 {back}
Tuesday, April 24
Environment Research Project
Math Classwork: Flocabulary Bar Graph Read and Respond;
Flocabulary Bar Graph Quiz; Picture Graphs (At the Pie Shop and Bug Hunt)
Thursday, April 26
Math Classwork: Bar Graph from Math Salamander
Magnet: Motivation Math pgs 287-288
Tuesday, May 8
Science Classwork: Flocabulary Parts of a Plant Read and Respond; Flocabulary Parts of a Plant Quiz; BrainPOP Jr. Life Cycle of a Plant Quiz
Monday, April 30
Science Homework: Unit 16 Guided Practice {front}
Unit 16 Check for Understanding {back}

*BLOG EDIT:
Math Homework: Countdown to Math STAAR Series 4 P1 {front}
Redwood Amusement Park {back}
Image result for phillip martin graphTHIS WEEK IN MATH:
We will continue Data Analysis.   Then we will begin reviewing skills from the year.  Your child will be learning:
·         that organizing data in a frequency table makes it easier to see patterns in data.
·         a dot plot organizes data on a number line and is useful for visually showing how data is distributed.
·         pictographs and bar graphs make it easy to compare data.
·         the key for a pictograph determines the number of pictures needed to represent each number in a set of data.
·         the scale in a bar graph determines how long the bar needs to be to represent each number in a set of data.

For examples of the types of graphs we will be using, see the parent letter that is being sent home with your child on Wednesday of this week. Please see the new resources listed below to support your child’s mastery of these skills.
Math Resources to Help at Home
Data Analysis
Creating & Interpreting Pictographs - Step-by-step interactive video by StudyJams.com demonstrates how to create a pictograph.  Includes practice problems!
Double Bar Graphs - Practice questions over double bar graphs
CK12: Bar Graphs - In this concept, students interpret bar graphs and fill in missing parts of bar graphs using given facts.
CK12: Pictographs - learn to interpret mathematical relationships shown in pictographs and solve problems using pictograph data.
Frequency Tables Practice - Practice questions involving frequency tables.

STAAR Review
IXL Math Practice – Has online practice questions for all TEKS in third grade math.
Test Prep Review – Practice Questions over various math objectives
FREE Apps



  

 

Venus Fly TrapTHIS WEEK IN SCIENCE:
In science this week, we will continue our Unit on Organisms and Ecosystems. We will continue discussing and viewing different ecosystems and their characteristics. We will present our Environment Research Project in class on Tuesday, April 24. Throughout this unit, we will be looking at:
       different soils and their impact on the growth of a plant;
       investigating how plants undergo a series of orderly changes;
       compare soils for their ability to grow plants;
       the certain characteristics of an environment that help organisms survive;
       all of an organism’s needs and how they are met by its habitat;
       describing the physical characteristics of an ecosystem

Environment Research projects are due Tuesday, April 24. We used class time Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this past week to work on projects. Anything that was not finished has been sent home for completion. Students will need to bring their project type they chose (brochure, poster or diorama), research notes or their final draft of research notes, their checklist and attached rubric, and their citation page that is on a separate piece of paper.

Requirements, rubrics, citation examples, and vocabulary words were sent home last Thursday, April 12. Additional copies of these, as well as suggested websites, can be found on the Environment Research Project post on our class blog page.

RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE
NASA's Climate Kids - Plants & Animals – Read these 10 interesting things about ecosystems that are found all over the world! Navigate through the different activities on the plants and animals page to learn about a slew of other topics!
PBS Kids Nature Games – Navigate through the different nature games on PBS Kids. The kids have been shown where to find this link to PBS Kids on our class blog page and how to find our embedded Symbaloo.
BrainPOP Plants – View the different videos on plants, such as parts of a plant, plant adaptations, and plant life cycles. Play games or do activities that correspond with each video.
More websites and links can be found on our class blog page on our Symbaloo. This is embedded on the Technology Station page.


Thank you so much for your dedication to helping your child learn.

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