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Week of: February 26, 2018
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As
we move into the 5th cycle, please help us to encourage your child to turn in
their assignments by the due date. Due dates are listed in class as well as
through snapshot to help in that communication between home and school. As a
reminder, late work receives a 10 point deduction for each day it is late.
After the 3rd late day (for a total of 30 points off of the final graded
score), it is up to teacher discretion as to accept the assignment or not. You
child works very hard to complete their assignments and keep track of their
assignments. Please help remind them to turn their assignments in so their work
can be acknowledged! Turning assignments in BEFORE the due date is always welcomed and encouraged! There were several students who received punches on their PRIDE cards today for buckling down during station time and completing quality work before that station was over! Way to go kiddos! J
Please see the
list of dates below for what we have going on at school over the next few
weeks.
Upcoming Dates
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Monday, February 26
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Tutorials
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Last Day of Explorers
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Tuesday, February 27
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Tutorials
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Friday, March 2
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Dr. Seuss Day
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PRIDE Parties
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Monday, March 5
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PTA Board meeting
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Monday March 12 - Friday March 16
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SPRING BREAK!!!
Enjoy the week off!
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Upcoming Assignment due dates
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Monday, February 26
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Social Studies Classwork: Ruby Bridges Flocabulary: Quiz and Read and
Respond
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Friday, March 2
*moved back 1 day
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Math Classwork:
Non-Magnet: Motivation Math pp.
49 Independent Practice over Fractions.
Math Classwork:
Magnet: Motivation Math pp.
49-50 Independent Practice and Assessment over Fractions.
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Friday, March 2
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Science Classwork: Soil Formation Stories
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HOMEWORK: Wednesday, February 28
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Math homework: Countdown to STAAR Series 3 p1
Mixed Math C-6 {front and back}
Science homework: Bottle Terrarium {link on blog page}
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*number of classwork assignments may change throughout the week based on
classroom needs
THIS WEEK IN MATH:
We are continuing
this unit with understanding how to compare fractions with either like
numerators or like denominators and reasoning about their relative sizes. Students will need to draw models or use
tools to compare fraction amounts. We
will also be working on recognizing and creating equivalent fractions and
representing these fractions with models and locating them on a number line.
We are learning the
following concepts:
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when two fractions have the same denominator, the fraction with the greater
numerator is the greater fraction.
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fractions are equivalent when they are represented by the same point on a
number line.
Please see the new
resources listed below to support your child’s mastery of these skills.
Math
Resources to Help at Home
ABCya
Equivalent Fractions Bingo– Choose the
equivalent fractions and try to score BINGO!
Math
Playground: Triplets - Sort the
fractions and models into groups based on equivalence.
Free
Training Tutorial - Fractions has plenty of games
to hone your skills
Sheppard
Softward - Equivalent
Fractions Matching
Education Galaxy– Fractions would be a great practice. This can be found under “My Study Plan”
Battleship Numberline - GameUp – BrainPOP - In this free
online math game, students explore fractions, decimals, and other
number concepts by estimating their place on a number line.
Math
Playground Puzzle Pics– Match the fraction
with its picture or location on the number line.
Place the puzzle piece on the fraction picture in the grid. Watch as the mystery picture appears
Fractions
on a Number Line - Drag and drop the fractions in the correct order on
number line.
IXL
Fractions On a Number Line – What fraction does
the number line show?
Fractions – In this game, your child will click on the
fraction that shows how much pizza was left.
Fraction
Games – Check out these 8
different games on fractions through Education.com’s website! There are even
some of the games that look at converting proper and improper fractions that
can be used as an extension at home.
Fraction Fling – This ABCYa game has you look at a fraction on
the screen and match the correct corresponding numerical fraction. This is
great for practicing matching models with the fractions.
Splash Math – Have you child practice identifying, modeling,
comparing and showing equivalent fractions through different games on Splash
Math.
Xtra Math – I love the work I am seeing on some of these!
Your child has their own account where they are able to log in and practice
math facts at home! I currently have it set up to practice only multiplication
facts as we work on the last few factors for our timed tests. It starts by
giving a placement quiz and then working on the facts that your child struggles
with. The goal is to get smiley faces (which means the question is answered in
3 seconds or less, close to the average amount of time it would take on our
timed tests).
SKILL PRACTICE
WEBSITES
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 our Unit on Earth and its Resources. We will be looking at
soil and how different materials decompose and make up parts of our soil.
Study
Jams - Soil – View the slide
show on soil and test yourself on what was discussed! This Study Jam talks
extends on some of the concepts we will discuss in class and is great for
looking ahead at what is to come in upper grades! You can also look at other
Study Jams on landform, rock and mineral related topics {here}.
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.
SoilTris
Game – 4TH
GRADE SKILL: Drag and drop blocks to create the ideal soil profile which is
illustrated on the left hand side of the screen. Learn about the different
elements that soil contains and the balance that is needed with these elements
to generate the best result for soil.
A-Maze-ing
Underground – The soil is alive
with so many things that affect the health and strength of plants. Play this
Pac Man® like game to create the perfect balance of nutrients for a acorn crop.
While underground, take pictures of the things you see for bonus points. You
can look at these photos and related information when the game ends.
Where
in the Soil World Are You? – Look at different
types of soil and guess the clues on each page. See if you can figure out what
each kind of environments the soils support by reading the clues and
investigating the different soil layers.
What's
The Dirt On Soil - Put the soil
layers in order and learn about each soil layer in this interactive Discovery
Education game. This is one of the fun games that can be found in the Techbook
on Discovery Education’s site.
Thank you so much for your dedication to helping your child learn.
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