Math and Science Week of February 18th-22nd

Parents,

Well we made it through that crazy week last week with two benchmark tests and a Valentine's Day party!  This week on Wednesday will be 3rd grade's planning day and all 3rd grade teachers will be out.  The kids will be going to the book fair this Wednesday as well, so if you wish for your child to purchase a book, please send money with them on Wednesday, preferably in an envelope marked with their name.

In Math this week we will be finishing up our fractions unit!  Yes the five long weeks of studying fractions are now coming to a close and there is light at the end of this tunnel!  The first thing we will focus on is teaching the students how to write a mixed number and that there is such thing as 4 1/4 or 5 1/2.  This week the students will learn how numbers can be broken up on a number line and how the space between 1 and 2 can actually mean 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 1 3/4, and then 2.  We will relate this to money ($1.25, $1.50, $1.75, and $2.00) and Linear Fractions as a whole.  We will teach the students the "swishes" method so that they can properly identify the spot on the number line and write the mixed number.

Our Multiplication Fast Facts are going well.  This week we will have students on 5 different levels.  The test this coming Friday on the 22nd will be taken for a grade so please study with your child!

In Science, We have moved on to weather.  Last week we focused on Weather tools and the students and I made a flip chart together of 9 major tools that meteorologists use to predict the weather.  They are as follows:
1. Weather Balloons
2. Thermometer
3. Barometer
4. Hygrometer
5. Anemometer
6. Wind Vane
7. Rain Gauge
8. Weather Satellites
9. Weather Radars/Maps

This is vocabulary that they will most certainly need to know for a future test.  This week we will be finishing up studying the Water Cycle and begin studying Types of Clouds.  Flashcards will be made here at school and will be coming home in the latter part of the week. 

A Weather Test is coming your way!!!

Thanks for reading,
Mrs. S