Skip the Summer Slide!

IT'S SUMMER!!! I hope everyone's summer is filled with lots of lounging, pigging out and family time. Of course, don't forget to practice your math skills every so often, as well. Skills that are not reinforced over the summer and often be forgotten. This is called the summer slide. While this is most often used for reading, the same is true for math.

The beginning of 4th grade will move quickly, just like it did in 3rd grade! At the end of this 3rd grade year, we looked ahead at some of the 4th grade skills that would be taught within the 1st cycle. Those skills are:

• Review of Place Value and Place Value Relationships with Whole Numbers
• Introducing Place Value and Place Value Relationships with Decimals
• Adding and Subtracting Decimals (with and without equal decimal values)
• Multiplying a 2 Digit Number by Another 2 Digit Number

Listed below are different websites, online games and practice pages that can be used over the summer to keep up those math skills you worked so hard on throughout the school year!

*Practice your multiplication skills and celebrate 4th of July with this patriotic multiplication worksheet from Education.com! These problems are written in standard algorithm. Remember to check your math using one of our other methods of multiplication. For more fun games, activities, and worksheets, check out these multiplication resources on Education.com's website!

*In this blog post from Math Geek Mama, she talks about different ways to practice math skills using ... LEGOS! She even has topics split up so it is easier to find what you are needing practice or reinforcement on! Click here to check out different links and see ideas on who to use legos to practice key math skills.

* Be sure to use websites like Education Galaxy and Istation Math to continue practicing your math skills. 

*Remember to use the links on our Step Up to 4th Grade Symbaloo! You can click here to access our Step Up to 4th Grade Symbaloo.

Ways to Prepare for 3rd Grade

Hello, Future 3rd Graders!

I cannot wait to meet each and every one of you in August! As you prepare for 3rd Grade, please see the letters that 3rd Grade Teachers have sent home. You can download each of the letters by clicking the corresponding links below.

Ways to Prepare for 3rd Grade Math
Ways to Prepare for 3rd Grade Reading & Writing

You can also visit Mrs. Fendley's Class Blog page for more reading and writing resources!

Have a GREAT summer and see you in August! 😊

Snapshot 6-4-18

June 4, 2018

Dear Parents,

Reading Pledges were sent home in Tuesday folders this past week! Students who return the pledge will receive a treat. We get a shout out on the announcements when we all return it! Please keep the SUMMER READING LOG! Those reading logs can be turned in in the fall as a ticket to an ice cream party with the principals!

Thank you all for a great year! I have loved every minute of having your kids in class with me this year. Thank you for trusting me with your babies and letting me teach them. They are going to soar in 4^th grade because of all of their hard work, determination, and their support system at home.

Upcoming Dates
Tuesday, June 5	Science Assessment
	Talent Show
Wednesday, June 6	3rd Grade Awards *Beginning around 8:30 a.m.
Friday, June 8	Last day of School *Early release at 1:15
Saturday, June 9	SUMMER VACATION STARTS!!! Have a GREAT summer! J

 THIS WEEK IN MATH:

We will finish out the year with our STEP UP TO 4^TH GRADE Unit. We will continue to look at different multiplication models such as area (or box/window) model, lattice, partial product, and standard algorithm. Area (box/window) seems to be the favorite of the week, while lattice seems to be a bit more challenging.

 Some of the areas we will be focusing on this week are:

·         2 Digit by 2 Digit Multiplication

·         Multiple Step Word Problems Involving Multiplication And Division

MATH RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE

Khan Academy - 2 Digit by 2 Digit Multiplication – This video on 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication from Khan Academy is a good way to see how to multiply 2 digit by 2 digit numbers.

Math Playground - 2 Digit by 2 Digit Multiplication – Practice 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication on Math Playground using the standard algorithm method. You can also view the area model on our class blog page here.

Soft Schools - Learning Multiplication – Playing on Level 2 of the Learning Multiplication game will give students 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication problems. Level 1 would be a good review of 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication problems. Level 3 is a mixed practice that includes numbers through the hundreds place.

Education Galaxy – As students log into their accounts on Education Galaxy, they can choose the option to go up 1 level and work through 4^th grade materials. In the purple section titled “My Study Plan”, there are several different topics to practice. The TEKS accompany these skills.

IXL - Multiple Step Word Problems – Work through different multi-step word problems in IXL. Since we do not have a subscription, you are only able to work through a set amount of problems a day before it closes out. I can’t remember the exact number, but I want to say it’s around 10 or so. Still great practice!

These links can be accessed on our Step Up to 4^th Grade Symbaloo here. As we continue through the unit, more links will be added.

THIS WEEK IN SCIENCE:

In science this week, we will finish our Unit on Organisms and Ecosystems by continuing to review for our last test of the year. This will be a cumulative test that covers everything we have learned this semester in science. Our year end test will include information from the following units:

●       Force, Motion, and Energy

●       Sun and Solar System

●       Earth and Its Resources

●       Organisms and Ecosystems

SCIENCE RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE

We have been reviewing in class by playing different games in each of these areas. In addition to these games, links from all of these units can be found by clicking on the matching Symbaloo.

Force, Motion, and Energy

Sun and Solar System

Earth and Its Resources

Organisms and Ecosystems

Once we finish our last science test of the year, we will quickly look at how liquids are turned into solids for food sources. Examples of this are butter, margarine and ice cream. Students will be researching how liquids are turned to solids by using different videos and websites. A link with the different videos and websites they will be using is here.

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