Week of December 16, 2019

Upcoming events:
12/16-12/19 - i-Ready Math Testing continues
12/17 - SAC meeting 6 pm Media Center
12/19 - Cox/Townsend Holiday class party
12/20 - 1/6 - Winter Break

Resources this week:
12/16 - Art
12/19 - P.E.

Math:
This week in math the students will continue finding possible whole number side lengths of rectangles using the associative property.  They will find possible side lengths of rectangles with areas of 24, 36, 48, or 72 square units.  The students will begin to solve word problems involving area and find the area of a rectilinear figure by decomposing into rectangles or completing composite figures to form rectangles.


Things to practice at home:
Solve 2 step word problems involving the four operations.
Practice multiplication facts 2-12
Use knowledge of place value to round numbers to nearest 10's and 100's.
Add and subtract numbers within 1000.
Practice composing rectangles with different areas.
Math helpful videos:

Science:

This week in science the students will continue to learn about light.  They will learn how light can be reflected and refracted.  They will also learn how light can be absorbed by objects.

Week of December 9, 2019

Upcoming events:
12/2 - 12/19 - i-Ready Reading and Math Diagnostic window
12/9 - 12/13 - Progress Monitoring Assessment Reading
12/11 - All Pro Dads at 7:45 am Media Center
12/11 - Early Dismissal 
12/11 - Holiday Shop at Five Below 4-8 pm
12/17 - SAC meeting Media Center at 6 pm
12/19 - Winter Holiday Party
12/20 - 1/6 - Winter Break

Resources this week:
12/10 - Music
12/11 - P.E.
12/13 - Music

Math:
This week in math the students will continue to interpret area models to form rectangular arrays.  They will find the area of a rectangle through multiplication of side lengths.  the students will analyze different rectangles and reason about their area.  The students will apply the distributive property as a strategy to find the total area of a large rectangle by adding two products.  They will demonstrate the possible whole number side lengths of rectangles with areas of 24, 36, 48, or 72 square units using the associative property of multiplication.  The students will find areas by decomposing into rectangles or completing composite figures to form rectangles.  

Example of using the distributive property to find the total area of a rectangle:

Example of area word problem with rectangle with area of 36 square units:

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Things to practice at home:
Solve 2 step word problems involving the four operation (multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction.
Use place value knowledge to round numbers to nearest 10's and 100's.
Practice identifying mathematical patterns (example: 42, 46, 50, tell the next 4 numbers in the pattern).
Continue practicing multiplication facts 2-12
Practice creating rectangles with areas of 24, 36, 48, or 72 square units.  Label side lengths of the rectangles.
Helpful math videos:

Science:
This week in science will continue to learn that light travels in a straight line until it strikes an object or travels from one medium to another.

Week of December 2, 2019

Upcoming events:
i-Ready Reading and Math Diagnostic window 12/2 - 12/19
12/5 - End of Module 3 Assessment



Resources this week:
12/3 - P.E.
12/6 - Media/Art


Math:
This week in math the students will understand area (the amount of space inside the boundary of a flat 2-dimensional object) as an attribute of plane figures.  They will decompose and recompose shapes to compare areas.  The students will find the area of a rectangle through multiplication of side lengths.
  

Things to practice at home:
Continue practicing multiplication facts 2-10
Solve one and two-step word problems involving the four operations (multiplication, division, subtraction and addition).
Tell time and practice solving elapsed time problems
Round numbers to nearest 10's and 100's 
Add and subtract numbers within 1000
Helpful math videos:

Science:
This week in science the students will continue identifying ways that energy has the ability to cause motion.  They will recognize that objects not in motion have stored or potential energy related to their position.  The students will explain how objects can undergo a change in motion.

Week of November 25, 2019

Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!!

Upcoming events:

11/27 - 11/29 No School Thanksgiving 

Resources this week:

11/25 - Music/Art

Math:

In math the students will continue to identify patterns in multiplication and division facts using the multiplication table.  They will identify patterns and explain them using properties of operations.  The students will solve two-step word problems involving all four operations and assess reasonableness of solutions.


Things to practice at home:
Solve addition and subtraction problems within 1000
Practice rounding numbers to nearest 10's and 100's
Solve word problems involving the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).
Practice multiplication facts 2-10
Tell time and solve elapsed time word problems.

Science:
This week in science the students will continue learning about energy and will identify ways that energy can cause motion.

Week of November 18, 2019

Upcoming events:
11/19 - SAC meeting 5:30 pm/Parent Academy 6:00 pm
11/21 - Thanksgiving lunch for 1st, 3rd, and 5th
11/27 - 11/29 - No School Thanksgiving 

Resources this week:
11/18 - Media
11/20 - P.E.

Math:
This week in math the students will interpret the unknown in multiplication and division to model and solve problems.  They will apply the distributive property and the fact 9=10-1 as a strategy to multiply.  The students will identify and use arithmetic patterns to multiply.  They will reason about and explain arithmetic patterns using units of 0 and 1 as they relate to multiplication and division.  The students will identify patterns and explain them using properties of operations.  The students will solve two step word problems involving the four operations and assess the reasonableness of solutions.

Example of pattern in multiples of 9.  Students use simplifying strategy for adding 9's.  Students will notice patterns in ones and tens place for products of 9.

Things to practice at home:
Practice multiplication facts 2-10
Solve one and two step word problems involving the four operations (multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction).
Round numbers to nearest 10's and 100's
Solve addition and subtraction problems within 1000
Practice telling time and solving elapse time problems.

Science:
This week in science the students will identify basic forms of energy and identify basic forms of energy such as light, heat, sound, electrical, and mechanical energy.  They will explain the form of energy different objects might use.

Week of November 11, 2019

Upcoming events:
11/11 - No School Veterans Day
11/12 - Jacksonville Zoo field trip
11/12 - Science Fair projects due
11/13 - Early Dismissal
11/13 - All Pro Dads at 7:45 am
11/15 - Science Night

Resources this week:
11/12 - P.E.
11/13 - Music
11/15 - Art

Math:
This week in math the students will begin to understand the function of parentheses and apply to solving problems.  They will model the associative property as a strategy to multiply.  The students will continue using the distributive property as a strategy to multiply and divide and interpret the unknown in multiplication and division to model and solve problems.

Example division problem using the distributive property and number bond to divide.

Things to practice at home:
Use the distributive property to solve multiplication and division word problems.
Practice multiplication facts 2-10
Solve word problems involving the four operation (multiplication, division, subtraction, and addition)
Practice solving numbers to nearest 10 and 100
Solve addition and subtraction problems within 100
Helpful math videos:

Science:
This week in science we will conclude our studies on Properties of Matter.

Week of November 4, 2019

Upcoming events:
11/8 - BSE Veterans Day Program 
11/11 - Veterans Day (No School)
11/12 - Science Fair projects due
11/12 - Zoo Field Trip 


Resources this week:
11/6 - Art
11/7 - P.E.

Math:
This week in math the students will apply the distributive and commutative properties to relate multiplication facts 5 x n + n to 6 x n and n x 6 where n is the size of the unit.  They will multiply and divide with familiar facts using a letter to represent the unknown.  The students will count by units of 6 and 7 to multiply and divide using number bonds to decompose.  They will use the distributive property as a strategy to multiply and divide the units of 6 and 7.

Example problem using properties to relate multiplication facts 5 x n + n to 6 x n and n x 6.

Things to practice at home:
Add and subtract numbers within 1000.
Practice multiplication facts 2 to 10
Round 2, 3, and 4 digit numbers to nearest 10's and 100's.
Tell and write time and solve elapsed time word problems.
Solve word problems involving the four operations (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing).
Helpful math videos:

Science:
This week in science we will continue to discuss the changes in water as it is cooled and heated.

Week of October 28, 2019

Upcoming events:
10/28 - "Turn your back on Drugs" wear shirt backwards
10/29 - Picture Retakes
10/29 - "Team up Against Drugs" wear favorite team attire
10/30 - Early Dismissal at 1:15 pm
10/30 - "Join the Fight Against Drugs" wear camouflage
10/31 - End of Module 2 Assessment (Study guide went home 10/25)
10/31 - "Use your head don't use drugs" crazy hair or hat 

Resources this week:
10/28 - Music
10/29 - Art
10/31 - Music
11/1 - P.E.

Math:
This week in math the students will continue to decompose to subtract three-digit measurements with a zero in the tens and ones place.  They will estimate differences by rounding and apply to solve measurement word problems.  The students will estimate sums and differences of measurements by rounding, and then solve mixed word problems.  The students will begin Module 3 focusing on multiplication and division with units of 0, 1, 6-9 and multiples of 10.

Example word problem:

Millie's fish tank holds 403 liters of water.  She empties out 185 liters to clean the tank.  How many liters of water are left in the tank?
a.  Estimate how many liters of water are left in the tank by rounding.
b.  Estimate how many liters are left by rounding in a different way.
c.  How many liters of water are actually left in the tank?
d.  Is your answer reasonable?  Which estimate was closer to the exact answer?

Things to practice at home:

Practice multiplication facts 2-10
Continue working on rounding numbers to nearest 10 and 100
Add and subtract numbers within 1000 focusing on numbers with 0 in the ones and tens place.
Solve word problems involving the four operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
Tell and write time and practice solving elapsed time problems
Helpful math videos:

Science:
This week in science the students will describe the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and cooling, by using familiar scientific terms such as melting, freezing, boiling, evaporation, and condensation.

Week of October 21, 2019

For making our BSE Boosterthon FUNRUN a great success!!

Upcoming events:
10/21 - BSE Canned Food Drive to benefit The Salvation Army
10/21-10/25 - Book Fair
10/23 - Red Ribbon Week Activities begin
10/23 - wear red to kick off activities
10/24 "Too Bright for Drugs" wear neon colors and/or sunglasses
10/24 - Parent Academy 6:00 pm
10/25 - "Sock It to Drugs" wear crazy socks
10/25 - Fall Carnival
10/28 "Turn your Back on Drugs" wear shirt backwards
10/29 - Picture Retakes
10/29 "Team-up Against Drugs" wear your favorite team attire
10/30 - Early Dismissal at 1:15 pm
10/30 - "Join the Fight Against Drugs" wear camouflage
10/31 "Use your head-don't use drugs" crazy hair or hat

Resources this week:
10/21 - Art
10/22 - Media
10/24 - P.E.

Math:
This week in math the students will add measurements using the standard algorithm to compose larger units.  They will estimate sums by rounding and apply to solve measurement word problems.  The students will decompose once to subtract measurements including three-digit minuends (the quantity or number from which another is to be subtracted)with zeros in the tens or ones place.  They will decompose twice to subtract measurements including three-digit minuends with zeros in the tens and ones places.

Example of rounding numbers to add:

Example of decomposing a number to subtract:

Things to practice at home:

Continue to practice multiplication facts 2-10.

Practice telling time and solving elapsed time word problems using a number line.

Round numbers to nearest 10 and 100.

Add and subtract numbers within 1000.

Solve word problems using the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).

Helpful math videos:

Science:

This week in science the students will identify properties of matter used to describe objects, such as size, shape, color, texture, and hardness.  They will begin to classify objects according to similar properties.

Week of October 14, 2019

Our Boosterthon Fun Run drive will continue this week.  Thank you to all families for your support and help in working to achieve our school goal!!

Upcoming events:
10/14 & 10/15 - District ELA Assessment
10/16 - District Math Assessment
10/16 - All Pro Dad at 7:45 a.m. Media Center
10/17 - Soaring Eagles FUNRUN 3rd grade at 9:45 - 10:45
10/18 0 No School Teacher Planning

Resources this week:
10/15 - Music/P.E.

Math:
This week in math the students will solve real world problems involving all four operations with grams, kilograms, liters, and milliliters.  They will begin to round two-digit and three-digit measurements to the nearest ten on the vertical number line.  The students will also use the vertical number line to round numbers to the nearest hundred.  They will begin to add measurements using the standard algorithm to compose larger units.  



Example problem using place value knowledge and vertical number line to round numbers:

Things to practice at home:
Practice rounding numbers to nearest 10 and 100.
Add and subtract numbers within 1,000.
Continue practicing multiplication facts 2-10.
Solve word problems involving all four operations (addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication).
Practice using a number line and clock to solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes.
Helpful math videos:

Science:
This week in science we will continue learning about the properties of matter.

Week of October 7, 2019

Upcoming events:
10/8 - Boosterthon Fun Run Kickoff
10/15 - SAC Meeting Media Center 6 pm
10/16 - All Pro Dads Media Center 7:45 am
10/17 - Boosterthon Fun Run

Resources this week:
10/7 - P.E.
10/10 - Art

Math:
This week in math the students will build and decompose a kilogram to reason about the size and weight of 1 kilogram, 100 grams, 10 grams and 1 gram.  They will develop estimation strategies by reasoning about the weight in kilograms of familiar objects to establish benchmark measures.  The students will solve one-step word problems involving metric weights within 100 and estimate to reason about solutions.  The students will decompose a liter to reason about the size of 1 liter, 100 milliliters, 10 milliliters, and 1 milliliter.

Example word problem involving metric weights:

Things to practice this week:
Continue to practice multiplication facts 2-10
Practice solving 2-step word problems involving the four operations (multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction).
Solve elapsed time word problems and practice telling time on a number line.
Add and subtract within 1000.
Helpful math videos:

Science:
This week in science we will begin our unit on Properties of Matter.

Week of September 30, 2019

Upcoming events:
9/30 - PTA membership deadline
10/2 - General PTA meeting 9 am
10/2 - National PTA School of Excellence Celebration 6 pm
10/8 - Boosterthon Fun Run Kickoff

Resources this week:
9/30 - Music
10/2 - Art
10/3 - Music

Math:
This week in math the students will be counting by fives and one on the number line as a strategy to tell time to nearest minute.  They will begin to solve real world word problems involving time intervals within 1 hour by counting backward and forward using the number line and clock.  The students will tell and write time as the number of minutes past the hour and will measure elapsed time beyond one hour.

Example word problem using clock and number line to solve:

Things to practice at home:
Continue practicing multiplication facts 2-12.
Practice telling time on the clock and discuss elapsed time (how much time has passed from the beginning of an activity to the end).
Solve two step word problems involving the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).
Add and subtract within 1000.
Helpful math videos:

Science:
This week in science we will conclude our unit on the Practice of Science.

September 23, 2019

Upcoming events:
9/25 - Early Dismissal at 1:15 p.m.
9/25 - PTA Spirit Night
9/26 - Field Trip to Catty Shack - Cox homeroom/Townsend 9/27 (bring bag lunch)
9/30 - Eagle of the Month Ceremony
9/30 - End of Module 1 Assessment
10/2 & 10/5 - (Jacksonville Library Mandarin Branch will host a Science Fair Help program to help students choose a topic for their science projects.)

Resources this week:
9/24 - Art
9/25 - Media
9/27 - P.E.

Math:
This week in math the students will continue to apply the distributive property of multiplication to decompose units in division problems.  They will begin to solve two-step word problems involving multiplication and division, and assess the reasonableness of answers.  The students will solve word problems with all four operations (multiplication, division, subtraction, and addition) and determine if using estimation strategies help in solving real world problems.  We will be concluding our studies of Module 1 and begin to review for our end of module assessment. The students will begin Module 2 by relating skip counting by 5's on the clock and telling time on the number line.  

Example two-step word problem:
There are 4 boxes with 6 binders in each box.  Three brothers share the binders.  How many binders does each brother get?

The students will begin to use a number line to solve elapsed time word problems.

Example of elapsed time word problem:

The school ballet recital begins at 12:17 p.m. and ends at 12:45 p.m.  How many minutes long is the ballet recital?

Things to practice at home:
Continue practicing multiplication facts 2-12.  Use flash cards, make groups of objects, skip count to find product of 2 factors.
Practice solving multiplication and division word problems.
Use the distributive property of multiplication (break apart strategy) to solve multiplication facts.
Practice telling time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals.
Fluently add and subtract within 1000.
Begin to round numbers to the nearest 10's and 100's.
Helpful math videos:

Science:

This week in science we will perform a scientific investigation using scientific tools to make observations and inferences.