Recycled Art Project

We have started our Natural Resources Unit in Science! For science homework over the next 2 weeks, we will be making some trash art at home! I've had some really neat projects come in from pre-k, kinder, 1st and 2nd graders and can't wait to see what you make!

All you have to do is gather some items that you would normally throw away and create something with them. It could be an animal, a tool, a storage container of some kind, whatever you want!

You can even go above and beyond and write a little explanation about what you made, the materials you used, and how those materials started out before being process (like a cardboard box that started as a tree!).

Here are some examples from previous years of what you could do!

Snapshot 3-26-18

Here is this week's snapshot if  you are unable to get the e-mails. You can download the *.pdf file by clicking beneath the snapshot picture the below. All snapshots will be available in *.pdf form on the "Weekly Snapshots" page {here} once they are sent out and posted! Click {here} to download this week's snapshot! Week of: March 26, 2018

Dear Parents,

Please see the list of dates below for what we have going on at school over the next few weeks.

Although Explorer classes have ended, tutorials are continuing and pick up is at 4pm.

Upcoming Dates
Monday, March 26	After School Tutoring
Tuesday, March 27	After School Tutoring
Friday, March 30	NO SCHOOL

Upcoming Assignment due dates
Monday, March 26	Math Homework: Countdown to the Math STAAR Series 3 P3 {front}; Mixed Math: C8 {back}
Wednesday, March 28	Math Classwork: Motivation Math pp. 257-258
Monday, April 2	Recycling Projects Due A note will be sent home Monday about our recycling projects.

*number of classwork assignments may change throughout the week based on classroom needs. Any assignments that are added throughout the week will be listed on students’ Kiddom page that they are able to access at school and home. They have been doing such a great job with this in class! A direct link to Kiddom is on our class blog page. Students have been using this in class.

THIS WEEK IN MATH:

Geometry & Measurement continues this week with a focus on area of rectangles:  Your child will be learning how to:

• determine the area of a rectangle using multiplication
• decompose figures formed by rectangles into non-overlapping rectangles to determine the area of the original figure using the additive property of area

Please see the new resources listed below to support your child’s mastery of these skills.

Math Resources to Help at Home

GEOMETRY PRACTICE- (THIS WEEK’S SKILLS IN GREEN)

Dunk Tank– Interactive Game from PBS Kids over Area of Squares and Rectangles

Area & Perimeter Games– A variety of games for practice with area and perimeter from Splashmath

IXL Perimeter of Rectangles– Practice determining the perimeter of different rectangles

Perimeter Shape Game– Shoot the shapes with a specified perimeter

Area Shape Game– Shoot the shapes with a specified area

Area and Perimeter– An interactive math lesson from MathPlayground

Geoboard– Explore Area & Perimeter with an interactive Geoboard from MathPlayground

Area Blocks– Cover your grid with shapes with the correct area and perimeter & race your opponent

Classifying 2-Dimensional Shapes– Interactive video classifies quadrilaterals by attributes

I Know It: Quadrilaterals - Identify the quadrilateral based on it’s attributes - Interactive Quiz

Quadrilateral Shape Game - In this Sheppard Software game, students shoot different types of quadrilaterals as they are told to reinforce vocabulary

3-Dimensional Figures - Slideshow that gives real world examples of 3-dimensional figures

Faces, Edges, & Vertices - Interactive website explores attributes of 3-dimensional figures and includes practice problems for your child and grades them on their responses.

Telling Time to the Nearest Minute - Demonstrates how to tell time on an analog clock.

 

THIS WEEK IN SCIENCE:

In science this week, we will continue our Unit on Earth and its Resources. We will be moving on from looking at looking at rapid changes in Earth’s surface and the effect that Earth’s rapid changed have to conserving our resources. We will be looking at

●       how natural resources are useful at home, school and in the community

●       ways that we can save natural resources at home, school and in the community

●       the 7 different types of natural resources and how they are used by humans

●       the characteristics of natural resources and ways we can conserve them

RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE

NASA's Climate Kids – Navigate through the different activities on the energy page to learn about fossil fuels, what materials are helpful or harmful to our environment, what we can do to help the Earth, about renewable energy, going green, and recycling!

PBS Kids Science Games – Navigate through the different activities on the PBS Kids Science page to play games about the environment! 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 Natural Resources – Place this sorting game on BrainPOP (big BrainPOP, not BrainPOP, Jr) and match resources into categories. This goes right along with what we will be doing on Monday.

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.

Snapshot 3-19-18

Here is this week's snapshot if  you are unable to get the e-mails. You can download the *.pdf file by clicking beneath the snapshot picture the below. All snapshots will be available in *.pdf form on the "Weekly Snapshots" page {here} once they are sent out and posted! Click {here} to download this week's snapshot!

Dear Parents,

Week of: March 19, 2018

    

Please see the list of dates below for what we have going on at school over the next few weeks.

Although Explorer classes have ended, tutorials are continuing and pick up is at 4pm.

To help shorten up our Snapshot and help keep better track of all our cool links, all links to websites from previous snapshots have been added into a Symbaloo. Here is the link for our Symbaloo with all websites we have used so far.

Upcoming Dates
Monday, March 19	After School Tutoring
Tuesday, March 20	WE DAY FIELD TRIP for those that turned in their permission slips *please remember to wear blue and have lunch packed in a clear zip lock baggie
	After School Tutoring
Wednesday, March 21	Fundraiser Pick Up
Monday, March 26	After School Tutoring
Tuesday, March 27	After School Tutoring
Friday, March 30	NO SCHOOL

Upcoming Assignment due dates
Thursday, March 22	Science Homework: 10 Facts on your Force of Nature *Website links can be found on our class blog page. The kids know where to look for this information.
Friday, March 23	Math Classwork: Measurement Rules front and back Math Classwork: Perimeter of a Shape on the front                         Farm Perimeter on the back
Wednesday, March 28	Math Classwork: Motivation Math pp. 257-258
Monday, March 26	Math Homework: Countdown to the Math STAAR Series 3 P3 {front} Mixed Math: C8 {back}

*number of classwork assignments may change throughout the week based on classroom needs

We have also been playing around with a new resource called Kiddom in class. It lets the kids see their scores on assignments, what TEKS are addressed in those assignments, what standards they need to work on and their overall grade in the class. It also lets them see their growth throughout the cycle. It also lets them track their assignments, what they are missing and when assignments are due. It is a great tool for helping our kiddos be accountable for their work and due dates! Students have now all been set up in Kiddom and know their log in information.

 

THIS WEEK IN MATH:

Geometry & Measurement continues this week with a study of perimeter and area. 

Your child will be learning:                     

●       to find the perimeter of a polygon or a missing length when given the perimeter and remaining side lengths.

●       to use multiplication to determine the area of a rectangle.

Please see the new resources listed below to support your child’s mastery of these skills.

Math Resources to Help at Home

PERIMETER & AREA - THIS WEEK’S SKILLS

IXL Perimeter of Rectangles– Practice determining the perimeter of different rectangles

Perimeter Shape Game– Shoot the shapes with a specified perimeter

Area Shape Game– Shoot the shapes with a specified area

Area and Perimeter– An interactive math lesson from MathPlayground

Geoboard– Explore Area & Perimeter with an interactive Geoboard from MathPlayground

Area Blocks– Cover your grid with shapes with the correct area and perimeter & race your opponent

GEOMETRY & MEASUREMENT REVIEW

Classifying 2-Dimensional Shapes– Interactive video classifies quadrilaterals by attributes

I Know It: Quadrilaterals - Identify the quadrilateral based on its attributes - Interactive Quiz

Quadrilateral Shape Game - In this Sheppard Software game, students shoot different types of quadrilaterals as they are told to reinforce vocabulary

3-Dimensional Figures - Slideshow that gives real world examples of 3-dimensional figures         Faces, Edges, & Vertices - Interactive website explores attributes of 3-dimensional figures and includes practice problems for your child and grades them on their responses.                                        Telling Time to the Nearest Minute - Demonstrates how to tell time on an analog clock.

FRACTIONS REVIEW

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.

SKILL PRACTICE WEBSITES - These are all review of math fact practice

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 moving on from looking at soil and soil formation to looking at rapid changes in Earth’s surface and the effect that Earth’s rapid changed have. We will be focusing on earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides, while also discussing other changes such as tsunamis.

RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE

Study Jams - Earthquakes – Watch the video 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}.

Study Jams - Volcanoes – Watch the video 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.

The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top – Travel on the Magic School Bus through a volcanic maze and learn different volcano facts along the way!

BrainPOP Forces of Nature - The Forces of Nature page on BrainPOP’s sight has a ton of different videos and games involving forces of nature, which is what we are studying right now! It discusses volcanoes and earthquakes like what we are focusing on, while including other geological (tsunamis) and meteorological (floods and wildfires) changes that we have discussed in class!

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