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Monday, February 17th
- No School (Mid-Winter Break)
Tuesday, February 18th
- No School (Mid-Winter Break)
Wednesday, February 19th
- ReadWorks article, “When Trees Get Thirsty” and questions due
- Mackinac Zoom Tour
- Guyot Special Class: Media Literature (Library)
- Kalis Special Class: Physical Education (Gym)
- Warneck Special Class: Media Technology (Computers)
- PTA Reflections Celebration at APCA at 6:30pm
Thursday, February 20th
- MSTEP Homework Packet #9 due
- Guyot Special Class: Music
- Kalis Special Class: Media Technology (Computers)
- Warneck Special Class: Art
Friday, February 21st
- MSTEP Week 13 Vocabulary Quiz & Crossword due
- Edmentum Trophies due (1 Reading, 1 Math, 1 Language Arts)
- Guyot Special Class: Physical Education (Gym)
- Kalis Special Class: Art
- Warneck Special Class: Media Literature (Library)
English Language Arts
**ReadWorks**
This week’s ReadWorks article is “When Trees Get Thirsty”. It was assigned on Tuesday, February 11th and will be due on Wednesday, February 19th.
Please encourage your child to read the article, use the digital tools to mark up the text, and find evidence when answering the questions. We are also requiring students to complete any short answer questions using complete sentences by restating the question in their answer. As a class, we will practice test taking strategies while reviewing the answers to the questions together. Students earning less than an 80% will then be provided an opportunity to revise their answers. We are trying to not only encourage students to be more thoughtful when answering questions the first time, but also allowing students to use the modeled strategies in future ReadWorks article assignments. Students that pay attention during the review will do well with this weekly assignment.
**Weekly Homework**
Below is your child’s weekly homework assignment. If your student happens to misplace this assignment, one will always be posted in the blog to print an additional copy. In addition, students are strengthening their time management skills. Please do not wait until the last minute to complete this.
This homework assignment was sent home Friday, February 14th. Please stress the skills of reading the passages and looking back in the story to answer the questions. Feel free to “mark-up the text” to show evidence of answers. We are requiring students to complete any short answer questions using complete sentences by restating the question in their answer. Thank you!
**Edmentum**
This year’s focus for Edmentum is earning trophies. Students are encouraged to earn 1 trophy in the area of reading, 1 in the area of math, and 1 in the area of language arts. Trophies are earned by completing a Progress Check with 80% or higher. Students were also shown how to check if they met their trophy goal. Please encourage your child to focus on one trophy at a time. This will help them be more successful on the Progress Check. Please do not assist your child with this task. This program is set at your child’s level. If they get answers correct when assisted by an adult, the questions will become too difficult too quickly which will raise a student’s frustration level. When students struggle, not only are we building grit, but also the program will adjust to a lower academic level.
Each month, one student from each class is recognized for accomplishing the most trophies. Grades 2-5 also compete in monthly trophy challenges. Grade levels can earn rewards, such as board game time, Blookit time, pj day, hat day, extra recess, etc.
**MSTEP Preparation**
At the end of each week, third graders should bring home 10 M-STEP vocabulary words to study at home and an extra credit crossword puzzle. On the following Friday, the students will be quizzed on these words. If students complete and return the extra credit crossword puzzle before they take the quiz, they will earn 1 extra credit point on the quiz. Students can utilize Reading A-Z (Vocabulary A-Z) to help them study their words independently.
MSTEP Vocabulary & Crossword Week #13
Math Chapter 12: Understand Time, Liquid Volume, and Mass
Dear Family,
In this chapter, your student is learning how to understand time, liquid volume, and mass. The lessons address how to tell time to the nearest minute and measure elapsed time. The lessons also address how to understand, estimate, and measure liquid volumes in metric units and masses of objects.The vocabulary terms for this chapter are: elapsed time, time interval, liquid volume, liter (L), milliliter (mL), mass, gram (g), and kilogram (kg).
Do you and your student enjoy biking or walking outside? The next time you and your student head outdoors, bring along a notepad, a wrist watch (with an analog face), and a 1-liter water bottle.
• Start your adventure by telling and measuring time. If you have begun walking or biking, ask your student to make note of your starting time using the wrist watch. Ask, “What is another way to say the time?” Your student can reply, “___ minutes after ___” or “___ minutes before ___.”
• After time has elapsed, ask your student to look at the watch once more. Ask, “How long have we been biking (or walking)?” Encourage your student to use the analog clock to count the minutes or to use a number line to find the elapsed time.
• Take out your 1-liter water bottle. Ask, “Which units should you use to measure the liquid volume of this bottle, liters or milliliters?” Encourage your student to explain his or her reasoning. During your outdoor adventure, keep an eye out for containers or areas that hold liquid, such as rain barrels or ponds. Continue asking your student to choose a unit of
measure.
• Point out different objects such as picnic tables or leaves. Ask, “Which units should you use to measure the mass, grams or kilograms?” Ask your student to explain his or her reasoning. Then challenge your student to estimate the mass!
By the end of this chapter, your student should feel confident with the learning targets and success criteria. Encourage your student to think of other contexts for estimating and measuring time, liquid volumes, and masses. Build your student’s understanding of time, liquid volume, and mass during your next outdoor adventure!
Donation Requests
Did you know the Art teachers are always taking donations of: newspapers, empty egg cartons, empty/clean yogurt cups? Feel free to send in these items any time.
Pictures of the Week
