Snapshot 5-21-18

                                                                                        Week of: May 21, 2018

Dear Parents,

Can you believe we just have 12 more days of school!?! These are going to come up on us quickly! We will not have any more homework in Math, Science or Social Studies for the remainder of the school year. 3rd grade will also be using our after school tutorial time as after school work time instead. This means that students who stay after school these last 3 after school days will be working on incomplete assignments, missing assignments, make up work, corrections or replacement assignments instead of remediation. If your child needs to stay after school to complete any work, please let me know so I can make the proper dismissal changes and inform the office of who will be staying with us after school. 

Upcoming Dates
Monday, May 21	After School Work Time dismissal – 4:00
Tuesday, May 22	After School Work Time dismissal – 4:00
Thursday, May 24	Field Day! 3rd Grade will have field day from 12:00 – 2:00
Friday, May 25	No School
Monday, May 28	No School – Memorial day
Tuesday, May 29	After School Work Time dismissal – 4:00 *this will be the last day for staying after school
Thursday, May 31	PRIDE Parties
Friday, June 1	Career Day
Wednesday, June 6	3rd Grade Awards *Beginning around 8:30 a.m.

Upcoming Assignment due dates
Monday, May 21	Math Homework: Countdown to the Math STAAR Series 4 P2 {front} Toy Shop {back} Science Homework: Unit 19 Guided Practice and Unit 19 Check for Understanding
Thursday, May 24	Extra Credit for Math, Science and Social Studies due by midnight. These will not be reopened after this date.
Thursday, May 24	Due date for all work that is missing, incomplete or reworks that have been handed out

 THIS WEEK IN MATH:

We will continue our STEP UP TO 4TH GRADE Unit, our last unit of 3rd Grade. Students will be reviewing concepts that students typically struggle with, such as interpreting word problems and measurement skills.

 Some of the areas we will be focusing on this week are:
·         Decimals in Place Value
·         Comparing Decimals
·         Adding and Subtracting Decimals
·         2 Digit by 2 Digit Multiplication

         MATH RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE

Sheppard Software - Decimals - Sheppard Software features decimal games that involve decimal models, relating fractions and decimals, adding and subtracting decimals, comparing and ordering decimals, decimal place value, rounding decimals, decimal patterns, and comparing decimals and fractions (this one if for 6^th grade and up).

Math Games - Comparing Decimals – In this comparing game on Math Games.com, students compare different decimals with place values in the tenths and hundredths place. This is good practice for thinking of decimals as parts of a whole and relating them to fractions as we did last week in class.

Study Ladder - Adding and Subtracting Decimals – In this interactive game on Study Ladder, students add and subtract decimals through word problem type problems. This is a 6^th Grade level game and is good practice for those who are ready to really step it up!

Math-Play - Decimals - Math-Play has a couple of adding and subtracting decimal games. There is a Soccer themed game, Baseball themed game, Basketball themed game, and board game.

Khan Academy - 2 Digit by 2 Digit Multiplication – This video on 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication from Khan Academy is a good way to see how to multiply 2 digit by 2 digit numbers.

Math Playground - 2 Digit by 2 Digit Multiplication – Practice 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication on Math Playground using the standard algorithm method. You can also view the area model on our class blog page here.

Soft Schools - Learning Multiplication – Playing on Level 2 of the Learning Multiplication game will give students 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication problems. Level 1 would be a good review of 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication problems. Level 3 is a mixed practice that includes numbers through the hundreds place.

These links can be accessed on our Step Up to 4^th Grade Symbaloo here. As we continue through the unit, more links will be added.

 

THIS WEEK IN SCIENCE:

In science this week, we will continue our Unit on Organisms and Ecosystems. We will finish up the unit by looking at changed in ecosystems. We will be discussing the following this week:

●       Predicting how changes in a food chain affect the ecosystem

●       Describe how organisms respond to different environmental changes

●       Understand how environmental changes affect an environment

●       Understand the flow of energy in a food chain

SCIENCE 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 – Still one of my favorite games! 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.

These links can be accessed on our Organisms and Ecosystems Symbaloo here. As we continue through the unit, more links will be added.

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