Investigators 5/26/2023

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 Hello All, 

My last day of school will be this Friday, May 26th and Ms. Rachel will be subbing for the remainder of the school year. Students are familiar with her and she is AWESOME!!!

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

Mental Math: In this rotation, students have been working on their last Mental Math booklet called “Multiplication” with various multiplication skills and strategies. 

At the Teacher’s Desk: In this rotation, students have been working at my table on completing story problems, multiplication fact fluency, Time and Money, Elapsed Time, and Division.

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.A.1, 3.OA.A.3, 3.OA.C.7, 3.NBT.A.3, 4.OA.A.1, 4.OA.A.2, 4.NBT.B.4

In Social Studies we have been working on identifying public issues in the United States that influence the daily lives of its citizens. Giving examples of how conflicts over core democratic values lead people to differ on resolutions to a public policy issue in the United States. Using graphic data and other sources to analyze information about a public issue in the United States and evaluate alternative resolutions.

 The standards that were used were: 4. P3.1.1, 4.P3.1.3, 4.P3.1.2

Thank you,

Ms. Chantel

This week in ELA we met one one one with the teacher to review our NWEA reading scores. We reflected on our goals and how we feel our reading has grown this year. We have also started a new poetry unit. Last week we introduced cinquain poems and this week we have been working on alliteration poetry. We also completed a spelling unit this week and will start our last spelling list for the year next week.  Standards covered: RL.3.1-10, RI.3.1-10, RF.3.3-4, RL.4.1-10, RI.4.1-10, RF.4.3-4,  L.3.2, L.3.4, L.3.5, L.3.6, L.4.2, L.4.4, L.4.4, L.4.6 In Science this week we started a new physical science unit. We are first looking at force and motion. We reviewed balanced and unbalanced forces. The students read a story where a seal was having trouble getting on top of a floating block of ice in the ocean. The students were able to cut out a seal and block of ice out of paper and use some cardboard to experiment how the seal could balance forces on the ice. We will continue with more patterns of motion next week.  Standards covered: 3-PS2-1-4, 4-PS3-1 -Ms Jamie