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Week of: January 16, 2018
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Dear Parents,
We have a lot coming up these next few weeks of school! Please see the
list of dates below for what we have going on at school over the next few weeks
as well as dues dates for next week’s scheduled homework.
Upcoming Dates
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Monday, January 15
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NO SCHOOL - MLK
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Tuesday, January 16
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7s Timed Test
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Wednesday, January
17 &
Friday, January 19
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Midyear MAP Testing
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Monday, January 22
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Tutorials begin
(3:30 – 4:00)
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Monday, January 22
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Explorers begin
(4:00 – 5:00)
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Tuesday, January 23
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9s Timed Test
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Tuesday, January 23
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Social Studies Units
7 & 8 Assessment
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Wednesday, January
24
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Class Group
Pictures
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Upcoming Assignment due dates
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Tuesday, January 16
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Math classwork: Pooling Our Savings
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Friday, January 19
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Math classwork: Motivation Math pages 313 - 314
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Friday, January 19
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Science Classwork: Forces Venn
Diagram in science notebooks
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HOMEWORK: Tuesday, January 16
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Math and Science
homework due!
Math: Countdown to the Math STAAR, Series 1 P3
and P4 {front
and back}
Science: Unit 5 Guided Practice/Science Vocabulary
Builder {front
and back}
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*number of classwork assignments may change throughout the week based on
classroom needs
THIS WEEK IN MATH:
We have started one digit by two digit
multiplication. Students are learning how to compensate and adjust
numbers when multiplying in order to use mental math successfully during
multiplication. It is important to note
that students will still be expected to show their computation on their
paper. This strategy just makes the math
a lot easier for them to do successfully.
Using base ten blocks, we will explore how to use the distributive
property to break apart two digit numbers into the values of their ones and
tens, multiply each by the initial factor and then add these partial products
together to find the complete product.
Students will also be rounding, multiplying, and then comparing their
estimated answer to the actual answer to check their answer to see if it is
reasonable.
A Guided Practice
page (459, 460, 461, 462) was sent home Friday, January 12 for extra practice at
home. It is not for a grade, but all the extra practice will help! Pages 459
and 460 give an example and step by step look at how to solve those problems
the way we did in class with the same examples we used and wrote down in math
notebooks. We worked on problems 1-3, 6 and 17 as a group in non-magnet. In
magnet, we worked on problems 1, 2 and 6 as a group, then students practiced 3
and 17 on their own. There will be a homework on this
skill next week that looks very similar to the Guided Practice using the
strategies from page 460.
**Showing Work:
Please double check to make sure your child is showing their work on their math
homework.
Students have gotten
much better at showing work on classroom assignments, but a reminder from home
will help to reinforce that justifying our answers is an expectation.
Math
Resources to Help at Home
Students in third
grade must master their multiplication facts with automaticity. This
means they are to recall these facts quickly. Each Tuesday, we have a two
minute test over the facts we have studied for the previous week. We will have our timed multiplication
test Tuesday, January 16 over 7s through the twelfth multiple. Next
Tuesday, January 23, we will test over 9s.
SKILL PRACTICE
WEBSITES
2-digit
by 1-digit Multiplication - In this MathPlayground.com racing
game, how quickly your child answers the multiplication question determines how
quickly their canoe will go.
Equations - Your child will find the missing
factor for the given equation in this MathPlayground.com racing game. How
quickly your child answers the questions determines how quickly their otter
will swim.
Division Math Practice – In this drag racing game, your child can practice
division facts while racing against the computer or other players.
Free
Training Tutorial - Division - This link will
take you to the division page. If you would like to practice other skills with
your child, you can search through them on the website’s home page.
Regrouping is
definitely a skill that needs to be reviewed often in addition and subtraction.
Many of our students are showing a need for this. Under
Subtraction, there is a two-digit with regrouping basketball game that would be
a great practice if your child wants to strengthen this skill.
That Quiz - Under Integers, click Arithmetic.
Adjust length, level, and time as needed. Click the box for
multiplication to let your child practice their facts.
Multiplication – Lots of free and entertaining games to practice
multiplication facts.
Education Galaxy – Use the skills practice section for math to
practice multiplication facts.
Turtle
Diary Division Games - Use these games to
practice division and multiplication facts. Change the topics or grade level to
review different skills, or bump up to a more challenging level!
THIS
WEEK IN SCIENCE:
In science this week,
we will continue discussing force. Last week, we looked at pulling and pushing
objects and how gravity affects the force used on an object. This week, we will
continue looking at pulling, pushing and gravity, but we will add magnetism to
the types of forces we are studying.
PRACTICE AT HOME:
One of the activities
we did in class last week was walking around the room and placing a sticky note
on objects that we thought used a push or pull, then we discussed it as a
group. This could be done as just a discussion on the way home from school, with
different objects around the house, at the grocery store, etc. The kids notice
several of our science topics at lunch and can’t wait to share their
observations!
Extra practice has
been assigned in Flocabulary if you would like to have your child do that at
home. You can access Flocabulary through the GISD
Ready Hub. We will be watching
the Force and Motion video in class before beginning our science lessons. The
Force and Motion assignments are the video, read and respond, and the quiz. The
extra practice assignment will be open from Monday, January 8 through Friday, January 19. SHOUT OUT TO THOSE WHO HAVE DONE EXTRA PRACTICE! WAY TO
GO!
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE
Science
Kids - Force in Action– Using a car on a
track, test out different slopes, weights and parachutes to see what it takes
to get the truck to the end of the ramp. There is even a place to record your
observations on a table! You can find the full list of science games on their homepage
{here}.
Study
Jams - Force and Motion – Play the video on
force and motion, and test yourself over various force and motion questions.
There are also other videos and slide shows that talk about other related to
force and motion (Newton’s laws, simple machines, gravity and inertia) that you
can find {here}.
Education Galaxy – On the top right, have your child go up one
level on the drop down menu. Then go to My Study Plan and choose science.
Practice Force.
Discovery
Education – There is a large
supply of video, interactive learning,
questions, and an interactive glossary
for vocabulary that is always helpful for whatever we are learning in science.
All content in this resource is searchable.
Thank you so much for your dedication to helping your child learn.
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