Week 25

Dear families,

We have two weeks to go before Spring Break. This week we will start a new unit in math on 2D and 3D figures. In science we are learning about the solar system. We will focus on the following:

1. Essential Vocabulary: solids, cone, cylinders, spheres, triangular and rectangular prisms, cubes, attributes, quadrilateral, rhombuses, parallelograms, trapezoids, rectangles, squares
2. Sort Polygons - regular vs irregular polygons
3. Define two dimensional figures and three dimensional figures
4. Hands on activities: create your own 2D and 3D figures
5. Classifying and sorting 2D and 3D figures by attributes
6. Daily Drill: build numerical fluency, automaticity
7. Spiral Up  multi-step problem-solving skills
8. Identify the relative size and positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun in the Solar System
9. Identify the orbits of the Earth and Moon in relation to the Sun
10. Construct a model of the Sun, Earth, Moon relationship and identify the limitations of a model
11. Project Based Learning: Compassion Project, Healthy Me Project

Have a great week!

 Partner Reading Science Nonfiction: Landslide and Mudslide

Game Time: Let's do it!

Future Engineers

Did I get this right? Hum...

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

                                                  "I'm not done yet!"

Week 24

Dear families,

I hope you all enjoyed the three day weekend. Monday is the President's day holiday. Only the teachers will be at school. Maybe you can read a story or enjoy the outside with a little bit warmer weather.

This week we will focus on the following:

1. Be able to explain the similarities between finding the perimeter of a rectangle and finding the area of a rectangle by creating a graphic organizer to compare and contrast
2. Find missing sides when given the perimeter of an irregular polygon 
3. Solving multistep word problems involving perimeter or area of a rectangle
4. Decompose figures into non-overlapping rectangles to find the area
5. Review finding the composite area by combining the areas of two non-overlapping rectangles
6. Identify the opportunities in the real world when one would need to determine the perimeter or area: building a fence around a garden, laying grass on an area, laying tile on a floor, etc.
7. Take CFA #9 on Thursday
8. Explore the Solar System: the Sun

Have a great week!

Mrs. Waters

Geo Boards are great for practicing finding areas or perimeters!

Thank You parents for Tom's Coffee !

Thank you Scarlett, we love your book: Love is my Favorite Thing!

                  Hudson's Fun Birthday on Valentines Day

Landforms

                                    Marisol is Amazing 

Week 23

Dear families,

Thank you for coming to our school Fund Raising night. I'm so grateful for your kind and generous support. We are a greater school because of you. 

Tomorrow is Valentines Day.  I wish you all have a special loving time with your families.

This week we will focus on the following:

1. Spiral up using partitioning to solve fraction problems
2. Spiral up finding perimeter of a polygon and missing lengths
3. Identify congruent figures by recognizing the same size and the same shape figures
4. Determine the area of rectangles using multiplication
5. Find the area of a composite figure
6. Landform formation, comparing land forms
7. The 3rd Grade students will take TEA's Stand Alone Field Test on Thursday

Have a great week!

Mrs. Waters

                                                  Show Time
                          

Fraction House I

Fraction House II

 Auction Night

You Guys Rock! Thank you:)

Wordle Example

Week 22 Announcements

Dear families,

I hope everyone stayed warm and safe in the last few days.  Hope you have played Wordle, watched the Winter Olympic Games,  improved your chess skills or caught up a little on reading.

This week's focus will be as follows:

1. School Wide Livestream Book Reading from Kindred Stories
2. Vault App Lessons - Understanding Money
3. Find the perimeter of a polygon and find missing lengths
4. Determine the area of rectangles using multiplication
5. Investigate rapid changes in the Earth's surface such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and landslides
6. Math CFA #8  Thursday Feb 10
7. Class pictures Friday Feb 11
8. Cycle 4 Progress Report 

Have a great week!

Mrs. Waters

How many feet in a yard?

Learning About Financial Literacy

Our Dragon Masks!

Real World  Activities & Real World Skills

Measuring Length

Astro Bus is so Cool

Alyssa's Six Digits Shoe Box Abacus 

Paper Lanterns!

                                   Everyone got a red envelope from Culture Club