Investigators 3/17/2023

Next Friday, March 24th, is parent-teacher conferences. These a NOT mandatory conferences. Spots are limited, so please only sign up if you were requested to by the teachers or if you have concerns. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E44A8A822A2FB6-investigator3

 Hello All,

In our Math Rotations this week we have been working on: 

Mental Math:In this rotation, students have been working on their assigned pages in their “Go Math” workbooks, Multiplication Facts and Strategies AND Multiply 2-Digit Numbers AND Divide by 1-Digit Numbers

At the Teacher’s Desk: In this rotation, students have been working creating their Math Games with their Math Groups.

Technology: In this rotation, students have been working on their “Go Math/Think Central” assignments or IXL on their Chromebooks. 

Have Fun With Games/Red Bin Work: In this rotation, students have been working on playing games with their Math Group or answering fact fluency questions in order to take their turn in the games played on Fun Fridays.

The standards that were used were: 3.OA.C.7,3.OA.A.3 4.NF.A.1

In Social Studies we have been working on explaining how specialization and division of labor increase productivity (e.g., assembly line). Using visual data and informational text or primary accounts to compare a major Michigan economic activity today with that same or a related activity in the past. Explaining how changes in the United States economy impacts levels of employment and unemployment (e.g., changing demand for natural resources, changes in technology, changes in competition). Describing how global competition affects the national economy (e.g., outsourcing of jobs, increased supply of goods, opening new markets, quality controls).

The standards that were used were: 4. E1.0.5, 4.H3.0.5, 4.E3.0.1, 4. E2.0.1

Thank you,

Ms. Chantel

This week in ELA we continued on with our folktale, fairy tale, and fable unit. This week we read more examples of each and filled out graphic organizers on the story elements. We started new spelling lists that we will finish up next week. Ms. Jamie was able to complete a little over half of the running records. These will be finished up early next week, just in time for report cards to come home!  Standards covered: RL.3.2, RL.3.3, Rl.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.6 This week in science we began our earth systems unit. We found the perfect Magic School Bus episode (which matched Ms. Jamie's book character costume) to introduce the unit. We first began by talking about how the earth changes naturally. We brainstormed ideas like water moving, gravity, natural disasters, and weather. We also learned about the 4 layers of earth (crust, mantle, outer core and inner core) . Ask me what layer of earth is the largest!  Standards covered: 4-ESS1-1, 4-ESS2-1-2 -Ms. Jamie