Announcements/Next week's curriculum notes!

• You may still turn in Six Flags reading logs on Monday! So far, only 8 kids have taken advantage of this!
• This week was very off given our 4 day week and checkpoints testing.  Next week will return to somewhat normal, although we have two days of checkpoints testing and still no TAG while schoolwide testing is taking. 
• Food drive is still going on until Wednesday! We would love to double the 100 items we have now!!

For ELA, both groups are still in novels.  We will finish Jigsaw Jones with green, and work to finish Dear Mr. Henshaw with pink group.   

Pink group:

Dear Mr. Henshaw

Spelling Words                 

some

sum

tale

tail

plains

planes

close

clothes

blew

blue

piece

peace

night

knight

peddle

pedal

sight

site

stake

steak

Vocabulary Words

Segment Four (pp.99-134)

antique – an object of an earlier period; especially : a work of art, piece of furniture, or decorative object made at an earlier period

flitting – to move or progress in a quick irregular manner  

grove – a small wood; especially : a group of trees without underbrush <an orange grove>

quivering - to move with a slight shaking motion

villains - evil people

demonstration – an act, process, or means of showing the truth of something

invention – something created

Green:

Jigsaw Jones

The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster

Week 2 – Vocab remains the same!

Spelling Words

forest

warn

morning

court

port

forks

form

fourth

war

storm

horse

porch

poured

worn

important

Vocabulary Words

constrictor –a type of snake that

kills their prey by wrapping their bodies around them and squeezing

evidence –    facts or signs that help one find out the truth or come to a conclusion

journal –       a record that is kept

on a regular basis

phony –        not genuine; fake

research –   careful study of a

subject or problem

suspect –     to think that someone

is or maybe guilty without proof

Science - Heat Unit - 5 days:  Test on Friday

Heat                              5 days

Standards:

S3P1: Physical Science: Students will investigate how heat is produced and the effects of heating and cooling, and will understand a change in temperature indicates a change in heat.

SCI.3.S3P1.a: Categorize ways to produce heat energy such as burning, rubbing (friction), and mixing one thing with another.

SCI.3.S3P1.b: Investigate how insulation affects heating and cooling.

SCI.3.S3P1.c: Investigate the transfer of heat energy from the sun to various materials.

SCI.3.S3P1.d: Use thermometers to measure the changes in temperatures of water samples (hot, warm, cold) over time.

EQ:

How does heat move?

How can you generate heat?

How is a change in heat measured?

How do you conserve heat?

Math Time Practice Websites:

Time/ Elapsed Time

Websites:

• http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/elab2002/grade_3/018.html
• Print “Recording Sheet – Online” – [http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/elab2002/resources/s_pdf/grade_3/3018.pdf]
• http://www.time-for-time.com/swf/myclox.swf
• Interactive Analog clock – shows digital time
• http://www.haelmedia.com/html/mc_m4_002.html
• Interactive Analog clocks show two different times, kids click on the elapsed time (multiple choice).
• http://www.quia.com/mc/66516.html
• Interactive matching.  Cards show two different digital times, and other cards show amount of time.  Match two cards. 
• http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/draggames/sthec3.html
• Telling time.  Match digital times with analog clocks.

Math Section:

• We are on section two of our math unit, measuring and converting units.  Students need to measure to the nearest 1/4 and 1/2 inch, so please practice at home as this can be difficult, especially depending on the ruler!
• We will be converting units:  they will have this simple quiz on Wednesday (remember, no TAG again this week), then a longer measurement quiz on Thursday. Length Conversions: Customary (Standard) Measures
• 1 foot = 12 inches

  1 yard = 3 feet = 36 inches

  1 mile = 5,280 feet = 1,760 yards

  Abbreviations

  yard = yd.

  mile = mi.

  foot/feet = ft. or 1 apostrophe after the number*

  inch/inches = in. or 2 apostrophes after the number*

  *this is used for height:  to say someone is five feet and 2 inches, you write 5’ 2”

  
  

  How to Convert:

  ·       To find out how many inches are in a number of feet, multiply by 12

  ·       To find out how many feet are in a number of inches, divide by 12

  ·       To find out how many feet are in a number of yards, multiply by 3

  ·       To find out how many yards are in a number of feet, divide by 3

  * To go from a bigger unit to a smaller unit, multiply!

  *To go from a smaller unit to a bigger unit, divide!

Basic Quiz: 

1 foot = _____ inches

1 yard = _____ feet = _____ inches

1 mile = _____ feet

Bonus:  1 mile = _____ yards

• Then we will move into perimeter and area!