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!
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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, April 16
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Unit Math Curriculum Assessment
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Book Fair Opens
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After school Tutorials
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Math Mastery
*for those who are
attending
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Tuesday, April 17
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College Shirt Day
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Tutorials
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Radical Readers
*for those who are
attending
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LAST DAY FOR
CORRECTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS TO BE TURNED IN
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Thursday, April 19
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Open House
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Friday, April 20
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End of 5th Cycle
*all corrections
and assignments need to be turned in by TUESDAY,
APRIL 17 to allow for grading time
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Environment Research Project sent home if not
completed
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Tuesday, April 24
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Environment Research project due
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Friday, April 27
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PRIDE Parties
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Upcoming Assignment due dates
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Monday, April 16
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Math
Homework:
Countdown to the Math STAAR Series 3 P6 {front}
Mixed Math: D1 {back}
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Monday, April 16
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Math Classwork: Motivation Math Page 272 – 273 (non-magnet page
272)
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Tuesday, April 17
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Math
Classwork: Motivation
Math page 217 - 218 (non-magnet page 217)
Math Classwork: Flocabulary and Pearson Assignments
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Science Classwork: Chapter 4 Test in Pearson
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Monday, April 23
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Math
Homework:
Countdown to the Math STAAR Series 3 P7 {front}
Mixed Math: D2 {back}
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*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.
THIS WEEK IN MATH:
We are focusing
this week on Data Analysis. Your child will be learning:
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that organizing data
in a frequency table makes it easier to see patterns in data.
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a dot plot organizes
data on a number line and is useful for visually showing how data is
distributed.
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pictographs and bar
graphs make it easy to compare data.
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the key for a pictograph
determines the number of pictures needed to represent each number in a set of
data.
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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!
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.
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:
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different soils and
their impact on the growth of a plant;
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investigating how
plants undergo a series of orderly changes;
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compare soils for
their ability to grow plants;
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the certain
characteristics of an environment that help organisms survive;
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all of an organism’s
needs and how they are met by its habitat;
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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.
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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