Wed 10/31 HW

Happy Halloween!  I know I have been pumping the kids up with candy (hehe!) but please don't let them bring candy tomorrow.  I said one tiny piece is ok, but not a ton please.  November 1, one of those days that's realllllly fun to be a teacher. ;)

ELA:  spelling contract (I would do it tomorrow night-have fun tonight!!  hehe!!)

Math:  Review Page (I only sent home homework because we have a quiz tomorrow, otherwise I would have skipped it.  It's only 15 questions, and 5 of them are thinkers.)

SS:  Study! (hopefully you have been studying the whole week so tonight you can have more time to trick-or-treat!)

Science minded thinkers:  I need your help!!!

The Atlanta EPA will be coming out to our school to talk to our students.  Each class will be responsible to generate 2 questions to be asked at the presentation.  They are discussing the local environment and recycling.  Please submit questions to me via email!!!

Reflections:

I am so proud of my students who entered in submissions to this year's contest.  My class had the highest participation!  :)

Chick Fila Night was great!!!

Avi, Thomas R. and I

Connor and Thomas R again

Kate and Rebecca and a jailbird from Mrs. Davis' class

Carson, Emmett and little Harrison

Sydney and I

Justin and I

Mitzi and I

Tues 10/30 HW

ELA:  spelling contract - may pick an assignment from Monday or Tuesday night

Math:  pg. 138 f/b (just add the zeroes!)

SS:  study SBA tonight.  Test Friday!!!

Please remember, no costumes or hats or anything tomorrow!  :)

I will post chick fila pictures later this week, but thank you to everyone who came out!! 

HW 10/29

Spelling Contract - the kids just have to make sure to write the words on the contract itself because I gave them time in class today to do this evening's assignment. 

Math:  distributive property page front and back

Study for ss - announcement - Test is Friday!  Enjoy extra studying time!!!!

See you tonight at Chick Fil A!!!!!!!!!!!  I will be selling calendars from 5:15-6:15!!!!!! 

Here is a throw back of Ms. Hoger and I from a few years ago!  (Look at how tiny the Michaelis boys are in the bottom corner!!)

Thank you for your patience while I was gone! I am so proud of how wonderful the children were!!!

As my way to say thank you, I brought back each child a rock from Israel as we just finished our study of rocks and minerals.  I also dated the rock and wrote "Israel" on it, just like Bud's grandfather did in "Bud, Not Buddy." 

I also brought back cans from Palestine to show the kids the Arabic writing on the cans as well as salt from the Dead Sea!  They loved it!!

Today we had the privilege to hear one of my Serafin alumna students share her beautiful writing with the class.  We were very impressed by Naomi's imagery and sensory details, among other fantastic writer's crafts that she included!  Kids start to fall in love with writing here!!! 

Our writing focus is, "Capture the Moment"  by describing the event to the reader rather than just telling them.  To practice, we conducted scientific research using the finest materials (Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids) to write to capture the moment!   ;)

Spelling

Everyone has the same words this week.  They coordinate with our affixes of the week, which are -tion and -sion. 

We will have an affix or two of the week to increase our word wizardry!  Please point out words to your kids all week with the suffix -sion/-tion. 

Spelling Words - Week 12

combination
action
vision
motion
section
nation
permission
confusion
question
attention
vacation
production
quotation
tension
sensation
adaptation
conclusion
capitalization
imagination
division

We are beginning flexible reading groups. We are working on determining our own needs for vocabulary acquisition.  More will be announced as we progress through our guided reading groups. 

10/18 HW

• Groovy 70's and sunglasses day is tomorrow!
• ELA
• Read!
• Math
• Study facts
• Review study guide - unit test tomorrow

Parents, please note I am leaving tomorrow.  I will be out of school 10/19, and the week of 10/22-10/26.  Mrs. Hutchens is sending home a note tomorrow with the students.  Please send in all notes rather than e-mailing. 

Next week, the students will be learning about Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and Mary McCleod Bethune.  The study guide is posted on the blog already, and they will receive their copy on Monday.  The test is Wednesday, Oct. 31.  If you want to keep some consistency while there is no homework next week, reviewing the study guide wouldn'y hurt. 

Remind your kids that they are amazing and brilliant, and they will do a wonderful job on the ITBS as long as they try their best!  Have them in bed early and eat a healthy breakfast!  The kids can eat a portable breakfast in the classroom next week if yall do not have time to eat at home!  We won't have snack until 10:30, so they will be hungry!! 

I will miss yall!!!  Have a wonderful week!!

10/17 HW

• Twin day is tomorrow!
• ELA
• Read :)
• Math:
• Finish the study guide
• Sorry for mistakes!!  I hope yall were able to figure those out!!
• Science:  study for test!

I added a bunch of cool new sites to the PortaPortal - click on Guest Access:  jserafin


Keep studying multiplication facts:  the third grade standard is 50 problems in 2 minutes.  We will be taking a weekly quiz on facts for the rest of the year.  Monthly we will have one large multiplication fact time test. 

New SS Unit to begin 10/22

During the afternoons of ITBS week, we will begin our new Social Studies Unit, Individual Freedoms.  Depending on how much the students can cover with Mrs. Eelman while I am gone, we will test tentatively on Wednesday, Oct. 31.  I will base it on the students' needs once I return!

Social Studies Lesson Plan          Individual Freedoms             

Standards:

 SS3H2 The student will discuss the lives of Frederick Douglass (civil rights), Susan B. Anthony (women’s rights), and Mary McLeod Bethune (education), who expanded people’s rights and freedoms in a democracy.

b. Explain social barriers, restrictions, and obstacles that these historical figures had to overcome and describe how they overcame them.

SS3CG2 The student will discuss the character of Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and Mary McLeod Bethune.

a. Describe how these different historical figures displayed positive character traits of cooperation, diligence, courage, and leadership.

b. Explain how these historical figures used positive character traits to support their beliefs in justice, tolerance, and freedom of conscience and expression.

c. Explain how the historical figures chose when to respect and accept authority.

Essential Questions:

How did Douglass, Anthony, and Bethune expand the civil rights and freedoms of people in our country?

How did Douglass, Bethune and Anthony show positive character traits such as diligence, justice, and respect for authority?

How did geography influence the actions and accomplishments by Mary McLeod Bethune?

How did Mary McLeod Bethune use productive resources that in her occupation and her life’s activities?

How did geography influence actions taken by Susan B. Anthony?

How did Susan B. Anthony use productive resources in her occupation?

How did the actions of the government impact Susan B. Anthony?

How did geography influence actions taken by Frederick Douglass?

How did the actions of the government impact Frederick Douglass? 

Name _____________________ Date________________

Individual Freedoms Study Guide          Test is _____________________.

Slavery

Who did the Constitution exclude from having equal rights?

 __________________, __________________, and __________­­­______

slavery_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

freedom_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

enslaved_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What was life like for a slave in the US?

Which area of the US believed in slavery?________________________

Resources

Name the three types of resources.

 _______________, ________________, and __________________.

Capital resources_________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

Human resources_________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

natural resources_________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

entrepreneur__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

interdependence_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

trade________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Frederick Douglass

civil rights______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

prejudice_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

liberty_________________________________________________________

justice_________________________________________________________

Frederick Douglass_______________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

segregation___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

abolitionist__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Underground Railroad______________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Abraham Lincoln_________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________ Civil War_______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Who won the Civil War? _______________________________

Amendment­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_____________________________________________________

What Amendment to the Constitution made slavery illegal? __________________

freedom of conscience and expression_________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony_________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Susan B. Anthony was a member of the ________________________ religion.  What did this religion believe about women?_____________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What rights did women have at this time?_______________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How were women thought of at this time in history?_______________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

suffrage_______________________________________________________

Elizabeth Stanton________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

registration____________________________________________________

What amendment gave women the right to vote?_____________________

What year was the amendment passed?________________

Did  Susan B. Anthony ever see the amendment pass?  Why not?______________

______________________________________________________________

Mary McCleod Bethune

Mary McCleod Bethune_____________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

volunteerism__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Great Depression_________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

authority_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

respect for and acceptance of authority________________________________

______________________________________________________________

What positive character traits did each person demonstrate through his/her life and work?

Paul Revere ____________________________________

Frederick Douglass _______________________________

Susan B. Anthony_________________________________

Mary McCleod Bethune______________________________

How did Frederick Douglass become legally free?

How was Frederick Douglass an entrepreneur? 

What organization did Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form to promote the fair treatment of women?

What crime was Susan B. Anthony tried for in New York?

Complete the chart about the 4 types of productive resources:

          Resource                                  Definition                       Example

10/16 HW / Announcements

ELA:

• Role model brainstorm - parents, you can help your kids think of ideas :)

Math:

• Study facts
• Begin study guide #1-10

Science:

• Study for test!!!!  (Study guide with answers was posted last week!!)

Misc: 

• ITBS snacks - Mrs. McCormick will be sending out an email to sign up to send in a daily snack and drink for the kids to have after testing each day.  Healthy snacks please (no cookies, candy or potato chips please).  I'd prefer fresh fruit (apples, tangerines, bananas, etc.), granola bars, fruit snacks, cheese sticks, etc. 

In the event your child does not bring home his/her study guide, here it is:

Name: ____________________________ Date: ____________

Math Unit 2:  Study Guide

1.      Complete the following equations. Know all of your facts.  See attached page!

6 X 7 = _________                    9 X 5 = _________

4 X 6 = _________                    0 X 8 = _________

2 X 10 = ________                    3 X 1 = _________

2.     Fill in the blanks.

5 X _____ = 20         20 ÷ 5 = _____

7 X _____ = 28         28 ÷ 7 = _____

3.     List 4 multiplication problems that have a product of 30.  You may use the commutative property. 

_______________________       _______________________

_______________________       _______________________

4.  Write a repeated addition expression and a multiplication expression that represents each problem.  Then solve the problem.  Be sure to show your work.

Ms. Lacy has 3 packs of crackers.  Each pack comes with 4 crackers in it.  How many crackers are there altogether?

Repeated addition: ______________________________

Multiplication: ______________________________

Now solve the problem.  Be sure to show your work.

Ms. Lacy has _______________ crackers.

5)  Draw an array that represents 6 X 7.

The product of 6 X 7 is _________.

6)  Write a multiplication story for 3 X 5.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Illustrate 3 X 5.

7.    Write a repeated addition expression and a multiplication expression that represents each problem.  Then solve the problem.  Be sure to show your work.

Ms. Lacy has 3 packs of crackers.  Each pack comes with 4 crackers in it.  How many crackers are there altogether?

Repeated addition: ______________________________

Multiplication: ______________________________

Now solve the problem.  Be sure to show your work.

Ms. Lacy has _______________ crackers.

8.     Write a division expression that represents the problem.  Then write a subtraction expression related to the problem.

Mrs. Abbott shared 24 chips equally with three of her friends.  How many chips did each person get?

          Division: _____________________________

Repeated subtraction: ______________________________

          Now solve the problem.  Be sure to show your work.

          Each person got ___________ chips.

9) Complete the following pattern below.

          5, 10, ___, 20, ___,25, ____

What is the rule for this pattern?__________________________

Explain how you know:

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Directions:  Choose the numerical expression that shows how to solve the following problems. 

10. Brad figured out how many groups of 7 are in 28 by subtracting 7 from 28 until he got to zero.  What division problem could she use instead?

a.    7 ÷ 28                                           c. 28 ÷7

b.    28 ÷ 28                                         d. 28 ÷4

11.  16 students in an art class are split into groups of four.  How many groups are there?

a.  16 X 4

b.  16 ÷ 4

c.  4 ÷ 16

d.  16 + 4  

12.  Seth wrote a 28 page science report.  He wrote 4 pages each night.  How many pages did he write each night?  Choose the numerical expression that shows how to solve this problem.

a.  28 X 4

b.  28 ÷ 4

c.  4 ÷ 28

d.  28 + 4  

13.  Margaret bought stickers for her 8 friends.  Each friend received 9 stickers.  How many stickers did Margaret buy all together?

a.  8 ÷ 9

b.  8 x 9

c.  72 ÷ 8

d.  72 x 8

14.  If the diner serves 8 milkshakes a day, how many milkshakes will be served in 4 days?

Choose the numerical expression that shows how to solve this problem.

a.  8 X 4

b.  8 ÷ 4

c.  4 ÷ 8

d.  4 + 8  

15.  Which story problem could you use to write to show 4 x 6?

a. Billy bought 4 bags of bagels.  His friend gave him 6 more bags.  How many bags    of bagels does he have now?

b. Barry had 6 bagels and gave 4 away.  How many bagels does Barry have left?

c.  Tony had 4 bags of bagels with 6 bagels in each bag.  How many bagels does Tony have in all?

d.  Shelley had 6 bagels. Brian had 4 bagels.  How many do they have in all?

16.  If 30 trees are arranged into equal row of 6 trees, how many rows will there be?

          a. 5

          b. 6

          c. 3

          d. 4

17. Mr. Davis bought three boxes of pens on Monday and six more boxes on Wednesday.  Each pack comes with six pens.  How many pens did he buy altogether?

Mr. Davis bought _________________ pens.

Explain your reasoning.

__________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

18.  Christina wants to give 3 cookies to each of her friends that are coming to her birthday party.  She thinks that 6 friends will be able to come.  Which of the equations below will help Christina find her answer?

a.  3 + 6

b.  3 + 3 + 3 +3 +3 +3

c.  3 x __ = 6

d.  3 + 3 + 3

19.  My string is stretched to 36 centimeters long.  That is 6 times as long as it was when I first got it.  How long was my string before it was stretched?

a.  5 cm

b. 4 cm

c. 6 cm

d. 3 cm

20.  Please use the bar graph below to answer the questions.

a.     How many more students like the color yellow than red?  ___________

b.    How many students voted in all?  _____________________________

c.    What interval was used for this scale? _________________________

d.    Write two statements about this graph.

1.     ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

2.    ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

21.  I have 30 marbles.  I want to give them to 6 friends.  How many marbles will each person get?

Circle the operation:  Multiplication or division

Write the numerical expression:  ________________________

Solve the problem:

Answer:  _________________________

22.  Use the pictograph below to answer the questions.

a)     What information has been collected? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b)    How many students does each turkey represent? ________________________

c)    How many students like macaroni and cheese best? ______________________

d)   How many more students like macaroni and cheese instead of pizza? __________

e)   How many students like hamburgers, chicken, and pizza combined? ___________