Snapshot #24 (Week of 4.8.19)

LORRAINE LAPADAT
Apr 3, 2019
2 min read

Mathematics:

Topic 13: Fraction Equivalence & Comparison

Equivalent fractions using models to name the same part of the whole
Equivalent fractions represented on a number line
Use fraction strips to compare fractions with like denominators
Use fraction strips to compare fractions with like numerators
Use fraction strips to compare fractions with benchmark numbers 0, 1/2, 1
Use a number line to compare fractions as greater than, less than or equal to
Use fractions to represent whole numbers
Use fractions to construct arguments while solving word problems

Reflex Math Program: Students should be achieving a green light everyday- Monday-Friday if not 100%. Some students may have time to complete this assignment at school. If not, please add this for homework.

Practice once a week, if you are at 100% for the year.
Keep practicing once a week if you are 100% to stay sharp☺ Some kids are forgetting this step, and they are losing ground.We have students who haven’t logged in since Early March.

Language Arts

Reading Street Story: Good-Bye 382 Shin Dang Dong

Students will be learning about:

Comprehension: Sequence & Monitor and clarify
Conventions: Adverbs
Spelling: Unit 5 Week 3 Vowel pattern for /o/
Vocabulary: Compound Words
Writing: Opinion Writing & Narratives

Content Integration:

Social Studies: Mapping Skills & Cultures

Junior Achievement Program

Jr. First Lego League to begin soon

30 Book Challenge: Please update the list each week to capture all of your students' reading adventures!

Brain Boosters

Third graders attend special classes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for Brain Boosters. Students rotate through the following classes this year:

Creativity Computer Lab taught by Mrs. Lindsay Christensen
Playworks (P.E. based program) taught by Mrs. Leesa Mansouri
Music taught by Mrs. Katie Rasmussen
Library taught by Mrs. Annette Evans

Please look at the following schedule to determine when your students' brain booster occurs. Make sure students bring/wear appropriate shoes during Playworks and return library books on the correct day.