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

Week 21 Announcements

Dear families,

Last week we started the mid year Renaissance 360 Universal Screener. Some students received their report last Friday.  The remainder of my students will take the test this coming week. Please anticipate a report this week.  I'm very proud of my students' achievements.

Tuesday Feb 1st is the Lunar New Year Day. We will hold a small celebration with some crafts and treats. Parents, please wrap all treats individually if you plan to drop off some this Tuesday. We'll also be making an ancient calculator, or abacus which will be introduced Monday. Please send a clean shoe box or shoe box lid with your child if you have one Tuesday. 

This week's focus will be:  

1. Review Math CFA #7
2. Introduce financial math literacy
3. Make an abacus
4. Linear measurement activity
5. Review properties of polygons
6. Find the perimeters of various polygons such as triangles, rectangles, squares, pentagons and hexagons
7. In science we will be investigate rapid land changes on the earth's surface  - including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and landslides.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Waters

                                        Parent playing bagpipes

The Zoom Spelling Bee 

Fractions on Number lines

                             Using Fraction Strips to Solve Problems

World Class Brownies made by Anthony's Dad

 

Happy Chinese New Year!

                                        

Week 20 Announcements

Dear families,

This week we will be learning/reviewing the following skills, and we'll have CFA #7 on Thursday or Friday.

1. Represent equivalent fractions by using a variety of objects and pictorial models, and number lines.
2. Compare fractions with the same denominator by using symbols, words, objects, pictorial models, and number lines.
3. Compare fractions with the same numerator by using symbols, words, objects, pictorial models, and number lines.
4. Solve multistep word problems involving partitioning an object or a set of objects among two or more recipients
5. In science: exploring decomposition of plants and how they become part of soil, soil formation and and types of soil.
6. CFA #7 will be taken this week

Have a great week!

Mrs. Waters

                            Interactive Equivalent Fraction Game

Week 19 Announcements

Dear families,

I hope your four day weekend was great.

This week we will be learning the following skills:

1. Represent equivalent fractions by using a variety of objects and pictorial models, and number lines.
2. Compare fractions with the same denominator by using symbols, words, objects, pictorial models, and number lines.
3. Compare fractions with the same numerator by using symbols, words, objects, pictorial models, and number lines.
4. Solve multistep word problems involving partitioning an object or a set of objects among two or more recipients
5. In science: exploring decomposition of plants and how they become part of soil, soil formation and and types of soil.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Waters

Week 18 Announcements

Dear families,

I hope everyone is staying healthy and sound.

This week we will be learning the following skills:

1. Representing fraction of halves, fourths, and eights on number lines, area models and strip diagrams
2. Determining the corresponding fractions using pictorial models including strip diagrams , area models and number lines 
3. Explaining the unit fraction using area models, strip diagrams and number lines
4. Solving problems involving partitioning an object or a set of objects among two or more recipients
5. In science: exploring endangered species

Have a great week!

Mrs. Waters

Week 17, Welcome Back

Dear families,

Happy New Year! Are you ready for our Spring semester? I hope you all had a joyful and safe holiday break. I stayed home the entire holiday just to be careful. Hopefully 100% of us are ready to be back in class!

This coming week we will be focusing on the time unit in math and natural resources unit in Science. 

1. Use the number line to locate and label times
2. Relate time shown on a digital clock to an analog clock and vice versa
3. Find the elapsed time by using pictorial models or number lines
4. Find the ending time by using pictorial models or number lines
5. Find the starting time by using pictorial models or number lines
6. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes
7. Spiral up on multistep problem solving 
8. Explore the characteristics of natural resources and how resources may be conserved
9. Introduce the next Superstar Showcase Project

Have a great week!

Mrs. Waters

Wrap Up Notes Dec 18, 2021

Dear parents and guardians,

 

I hope this note finds you and your families safe and sound. 

Your generosity and kindness are immense. My students and I are very fortunate to have you! Our Winter Holiday Lunch party was a memorable one. The children truly enjoyed everything: Pizza and utensils from Adair, oranges from Hudson, chips from Duncan, Christmas cookies from David, ginger bread cookies from Evelyn, brownies and cupcakes from Marisol, grapes & Christmas wind-up toys from Dante, onion rings & Takis from Hernan, carrots from Lily, ornament crafts from Royal, candies, estimating jars and origami paper from Scarlett. I'm including some pictures here from yesterday's celebration. I understand a couple of students may have left your Christmas present in class - I'll save it for you.

Thank you Mrs. Villanueva and Mrs. Mack for helping our class with serving food and facilitating the fun games. You saved my day! Thank you Mrs. Mena for picking up the pizzas for us so we had warm pizza on time.

I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Mrs. Waters

22 Christmas Presents Wrapped & Ready!

Rummikub Time

"Thank you Mrs. Waters for the Book!"

Raegan won the Estimating Jar A

Scarlett announced: Royal won the Estimating Jar B

I know the answer!

Ready Go, Math Around the World!