Math and Science Week of March 25-29th

Dear Parents,

In Math this week, we will be studying measuring again.  Instead of using the United States Customary System with inches, feet, yards, and miles, we will now be measuring in The Metric System.  The students will become familiarized with words like millimeter, centimeter, meter, and kilometer.  We will be measuring things all around the room using The Metric System and trying to apply it to our real world.  It is rather confusing for a third grader to switch back and forth between The Customary System and The Metric System.  Any real world applications that you can use from home would be awesome!  I remember being in Canada two Summers ago thinking, "I know it says 30 more Kilometers until Banff, but what does that mean?"  "How far is 30 Kilometers, and how fast are we really going?!!!"  We will only study the metric system for two days but will follow it up with  a quiz next Monday.  On Wednesday,  I am going to introduce area.  Now that our students know how to find the distance around an object (Perimeter), I am going to teach them how to find the measurement INSIDE an object (Area).  We will measure in square centimeters, to coincide with our study of the metric system earlier this week.

I decided not to grade last week's Fast Facts test since we hadn't done one in two weeks, but this week will be for a grade for sure!  :))))


In Science last we we learned about the relationship between the sun, the moon, and the earth.  The students constructed a small 2-D model in class to show this representation.  This week we will move into the planets and the correct order of the planets.  I will teach them a fun acronym to help them remember the correct order of the planets from the sun.  It is...."My very excellent mother just served us nachos!"  Here are two fun videos we will watch about the planets.

Students will be placed in groups Wednesday and Thursday to work on a planet project together.  Your student will be given a study guide AND flashcards this week to prepare them for the Solar System Science Test next week.  Please help your child study!!!

Love,
Mrs. S