Week of February 25, 2019

BSE Scholastic Book Fair begins this week!!!

Upcoming events:

2/25 – Class Photos

2/25 – 3/1 – Book Fair

3/ 4 - End of Module 5 Assessment

3/6 – Early Dismissal

Resources this week:

2/26 – P.E./Media

Math:

This week in math, the students will decompose whole number fractions greater than one using whole number equivalence with various models.  They will compare fractions with the same numerator pictorially.  The students will compare fractions with the same numerator using <, >, or = and use a model to reason about their size.  They will partition various wholes precisely into parts using a number line.

Example of decomposing whole number fractions greater than one:

Example of comparing fractions with the same numerator pictorially:

Things to Practice at home:

Practice multiplication and division facts to help develop fluency.
Provide opportunities to partition objects and compare fractional parts at home.
Use addition and subtraction strategies to add and subtract 2, 3 and 4 digit numbers.
Use number lines, number bonds and fraction strips to compare fractions and find equivalent fractions.
Practice 2 and 3 step word problems using the 4 operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).
Helpful math videos:

Science:

This week in science the student will continue learning about gravity and its effects on objects. 

Week of February 18, 2019

Upcoming events:

2/20 – Early Dismissal
2/21 - General PTA Meeting and Program 6pm
2/25 - Class Photos
2/25 - 3/1 - Book Fair

Resources this week:

2/19 - Art

2/22 – Music/Art

Math:

This week in math the students will continue to generate simple equivalent fractions by using visual fraction models and the number line.  The students will practice expressing whole numbers as fractions and recognize equivalence with different units.  They will express whole number fractions on the number line when the unit interval is 1.

Example problem of recognizing equivalence with different units:

The zipper on Robert’s jacket is 1 foot long. It breaks on the first day of winter. He can only zip it 8/12 of the way before it gets stuck. Draw and label a number line to show how far Robert can zip his jacket.
a. Divide and label the number line in thirds. What fraction of the way can he zip his jacket in thirds?
b. What fraction of Robert’s jacket is not zipped? Write your answer in twelfths and thirds.

     

                                                                           

Things to practice and review at home:

Help your child develop an understanding of fractions as numbers by providing opportunities to discuss parts of whole at home.

Practice identifying number patterns using multiplication, addition or subtraction strategies.

Continue to review  multiplication and division facts 2 to 10

Practice solving two step word word problems involving all four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).

Please review homework daily and create additional problems to review concepts and skills.
Helpful math videos:

Science:
This week in Science the students will continue learning about stars.  They will identify gravity as a force that pulls objects towards each other and down towards the center of Earth.                                                   

                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                             

                       

Week of February 11, 2019

Upcoming events:
2/14 - Valentine's Day (students will exchange cards)
2/15 - No School
2/18 - No School

Resources this week:
2/12 - Music
2/14 - P.E.


Math:
This week in math, the students will practice placing various fractions on a number line. They will compare fractions and whole numbers on the number line by reasoning about their distance from 0.  The students will recognize and show that equivalent fractions refer to the same point on the number line and generate simple equivalent fractions by using fraction models and the number line.


Example of number line with endpoints of 1 and 4.  Partitioned into thirds with all fractions from 1 to 4 labeled.

Example problem of comparing fractions on a number line:
Third grade students are growing peppers.  The student with the longest pepper wins the Green Thumb award.  Jackson's pepper measured 3 inches long.  Drew's measured 10/4 inches long.  Who won the award?  Draw a number line to help prove your answer.

Example of identifying equivalent fractions of a number line:

Things to do at home:

Continue practicing multiplication and division facts.

Practice partitioning objects at home and recognizing equivalency.

Solve 3 and 4 digit addition and subtraction problems.

Review strategies used to round numbers to nearest 10's and 100's.

Practice solving 2 step word problems involving the 4 operations (addition, subtraction and division)

Helpful math videos:

Science:

This week in science the students will continue learning about stars by focusing on tools scientists used to study stars and space.  We will learn about the different telescopes used by scientists.

Week of February 4, 2019

Upcoming events:
2/5 - Mid-module assessment
2/6 - Early Release Day
2/8 - Sweetheart Family Dance 6:30 pm Cafeteria

Resources this week:
2/4 - Music
2/6 - P.E./Art

Math:
This week in math the students will begin to place unit fractions on a number line with endpoints of 0 and 1.  They will place whole number fractions and unit fractions between whole numbers on the number line.  The students will compare fractions and whole numbers on the number line by reasoning about their distance from 0.

Example problem of putting fractions on a number line:

Hannah bought 1 yard of ribbon to wrap 4 small presents. She wants to cut the ribbon into equal parts. Draw and label a number line from 0 yards to 1 yard to show where Hannah will cut the ribbon. Label all the fractions, including 0 fourths and 4 fourths. Also, label 0 yards and 1 yard. 

Things to practice at home:

Continue practicing multiplication and division facts 2-10

Add and subtract 2 and 3 digit numbers.

Practice partition things at home (food, cakes, cookies,  pack of eggs, pack of crayons, pack of pencils).

Work on solving 2 step word problems involving all four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).

Practice rounding numbers to the nearest 10's and 100's using place value strategies.

Math helpful videos:

 

Science:

The students will continue learning ways scientists classify stars.  They will begin to explain ways that stars are different.  The students will learn about tools scientists use to observe stars safely.  

Week of January 28, 2019

Upcoming events:
2/6 - Early Release
2/8 - Sweetheart Family Dance 6:30 pm Cafeteria
2/20 - Early Release
2/21 - General PTA meeting and Program 6:00 pm
2/25 - Class Photos
2/25 - 3/1 - Book Fair

Resources this week:
2/29 - P.E./Media

Math:
This week in math the students will build non-unit fractions less than one whole from unit fractions.  They will begin to identify and represent shaded and non-shaded parts of one whole as fractions.  The students will represent parts of one whole as fractions using number bonds and build and write fractions greater than one whole using unit fractions.  They will compare unit fractions by reasoning about their size using models.

Example of using number bond to represent parts of a whole:

Example of using a number bond to build fractions greater than one whole:

Things to practice at home:

Continue to review multiplication and division math facts.

Practice partitioning items at home (pieces of paper, portions of food, packs of crayons) into equal parts.

Review rounding numbers to nearest 10's and 100's.

Practice solving 2 step word problems using the 4 operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).

Create math patterns and practice solving pattern problems (9, 18, 27, _, _, ).

Helpful math videos:

Science:

The students will begin to investigate that the Sun is a star based on its properties.  They will explain how energy from the Sun can be beneficial and/or harmful.  The students will learn that stars give off heat and light, however, all but the Sun are so far away that we cannot feel their heat.

Weeks of 1-14 and 1-21, 2019

Upcoming events:

1/14 – Report Cards go home

1/19 – End of Module 4 Assessment

1/21 – No School - Martin Luther King Day

Resources this week:

1/16 – Music

1/19 – P.E.

1/21 – Art

1/23 – Early Dismissal

1/25 - Music

Math:

In math, we will complete our Module 4 lessons finding areas by decomposing into rectangles or completing composite figures to form rectangles. We will begin Module 5 by actively partitioning different models of wholes into equal parts (concrete models, fraction strips, and drawn pictorial area models on paper).  The students will identify and count equal parts as 1 half, 1 fourth, 1 third, 1 sixth, and 1 eighth. They will represent and identify fractional part of different wholes.  They will partition a whole into equal parts and define the equal parts to identify the unit fraction numerically.

Example problem of finding the area by using the break apart strategy of the  composite shape below:

The students may decompose the shape by using the following method:
 (2 x 2) + (2 x 4 )=

                                     4  +   8 = 12

             The area of this shape is 12 square units

                        

  

 

Things to practice at home:
Help your child partition things at home into equal parts (exa. pack of crayons, pieces of food, paper)
Practice adding and subtracting numbers within 1000.

Continue to review multiplication and division facts 2 to 10  

Practice solving two step word problems involving all four operations (multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction)

Help your child create and extend math patterns and solve (exa.  5, 8, 11, 14, _, _) 

Helpful math videos:

Science:

In Science the students will complete our unit on Energy by learning about energy transfer and transformation and how friction causes heat.  The students will review radiant energy and sources of heat. They will begin to learn about the properties of stars and compare and contrast properties of stars such as size, brightness, and color. 

Week of January 7, 2019

Upcoming events:
1/7 - Teacher Planning
1/8 - Classes resume
1/9 - Early Dismissal

Resources this week:
1/8 - Music
1/9 - Art
1/10 - P.E.

Math:
This week in math the students will continue to analyze different rectangles and reason about their area.  They will apply the distributive property as a strategy to find the total area of a large rectangle by adding 2 products.  The students will demonstrate the possible whole number side lengths of rectangles with areas of 24, 36, 48, and 72 square units using the associative property.

Example of using the distributive property to find area of large rectangle:

Things to practice at home:

Continue to practice math facts 2 - 10 at home.

Practice solving word problems using the 4 operations.

Round numbers to nearest 10's and 100's.

Practice adding and subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers.

Practice telling time using analog clocks and solving elapsed time problems.

Helpful math videos:

Science:
The students will continue studying about the different forms of energy. They will continue learning about energy transfer and transformation.  The students will discuss friction and heat.