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Week of: April 16, 2018

Dear Parents,

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

Upcoming Dates
Monday, April 16
Unit Math Curriculum Assessment
Book Fair Opens
After school Tutorials
Math Mastery
*for those who are attending
Tuesday, April 17
College Shirt Day
Tutorials
Radical Readers
*for those who are attending
LAST DAY FOR CORRECTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS TO BE TURNED IN
Thursday, April 19
Open House
Friday, April 20
End of 5th Cycle
*all corrections and assignments need to be turned in by TUESDAY, APRIL 17 to allow for grading time
Environment Research Project sent home if not completed
Tuesday, April 24
Environment Research project due
Friday, April 27
PRIDE Parties

Upcoming Assignment due dates
Monday, April 16
Math Homework: Countdown to the Math STAAR Series 3 P6 {front}
Mixed Math: D1 {back}
Monday, April 16
Math Classwork: Motivation Math Page 272 – 273 (non-magnet page 272)
Tuesday, April 17
Math Classwork: Motivation Math page 217 - 218 (non-magnet page 217)
Math Classwork: Flocabulary and Pearson Assignments
Science Classwork: Chapter 4 Test in Pearson
Monday, April 23
Math Homework: Countdown to the Math STAAR Series 3 P7 {front}
Mixed Math: D2 {back}
*number of classwork assignments may change throughout the week based on classroom needs
**If you have any questions about classwork that needs to be corrected, reworked or turned in, please let me know. There are days that I do not get to my computer to check email, Remind or Class Dojo until 5 or later, so I may not be able to respond until quite late in the evening.
Image result for phillip martin graphTHIS WEEK IN MATH:
We are focusing this week on Data Analysis.   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.



THIS 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 begin our Environment Research Project in class. 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

We will begin the class portion of our Environment Research projects this week. We will have class time Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to work on these. Any part of the project that is not completed by the end of the class period on Friday, April 20 will need to be completed at home and returned by the due date, Tuesday, April 24.

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 - Ecosystems – 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 Plum Landing – Navigate through the different activities on the Plum Landing page of PBS Kids Science page to play games about different ecosystems! 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 Habitats – View the different videos on various habitats and play games or do activities that correspond with each habitat. There are habitat scenes, matching games, puzzles, a food chain game, and a search and spot.
Desert Ecosystem Game – I may or may not be addicted to adding animals to my ecosystem and trying to keep it in a healthy balance. The game will cycle through 12 days and show you which plants and animals are still surviving in their ecosystem, which plants and animals are not doing so well, and which plants and animals have perished.
World Biomes – Learn about different types of biomes including the location, plant life, and animal life. Choose from 5 different aquatic biomes and 9 different terrestrial biomes. There are also word searches, crossword puzzles and fill in the word games to print and play.
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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