Homework for Week of January 29- February 2

Students should choose at least 2 afternoons during the week and one weekend day to do a whole session of xtramath.org with the Beat the Teacher section.  They can choose which nights they would like to go on and they can always do extra days.  It is very important for students to know their math facts.  If your child does not have access to xtramath then they can practice with flashcards or with a game if you have one that practices the facts.

Monday (Day 6):
Read for 15 min
Math - Review sheet for Unit test (due Wed) - Test Wed
Spelling - Cut words and Regular Sort

Tuesday (Day 1):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Review sheet for Unit test (due Wed) - Test Wed
Spelling - Regular Sort and Record

Wednesday (Day 2):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - xtramath
Spelling - Spelling City

Thursday (Day 3):
Read for 15 minutes
Math -  Choose a few skills under "Understanding Fractions" in 3rd grade for ixl.com
Spelling - Blind Sort
First grade market is tomorrow (everything is $1 and donations will go towards building a well in Africa)

Friday (Day 4):
Read for at least 30 minutes over the weekend

Go on xtramath.org

UNH Stembassadors

Yesterday afternoon we had a great time working on building an amusement park ride with two UNH engineering students who are part of the Stembassador program.  Here are some of pictures of the different teams working together on building a prototype. 

States Still Needed for Postards

Here are the states we are still looking for postcards:

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arkansas
• Delaware
• Iowa
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

Day 6 PE

Ms. Locke is planning to take the kids outside on any Day 6 when the temperatures are okay to be outside.  Your child should come with snow pants, boots, coat, hat, and mittens so they can participate in the PE activity.

Homework for Week of January 22-26

Students should choose at least 2 afternoons during the week and one weekend day to do a whole session of xtramath.org with the Beat the Teacher section.  They can choose which nights they would like to go on and they can always do extra days.  It is very important for students to know their math facts.  If your child does not have access to xtramath then they can practice with flashcards or with a game if you have one that practices the facts.

Monday (Day 1):
Read for 15 min (Check book group calendar)
Math - Traditional Division #1
Spelling - Cut words and Regular Sort

Tuesday (Day 2):
Read for 15 minutes (Check book group calendar)
Math - Traditional Division #2
Spelling - Regular Sort and Record

Wednesday (Day 3):
Read for 15 minutes (Check book group calendar)
Math - Multi-step Division
Spelling - Spelling City

Thursday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes (Check book group calendar)
Math - Division Review
Spelling - Blind Sort

Friday (Day 5):
Read for at least 30 minutes over the weekend (Check book group calendar)

Go on xtramath.org

Upcoming PE Unit

Here is a copy of a notice Ms. Locke will be sending home about an upcoming PE unit.

Building Electrical Circuits

Last week we continued our energy unit in science and worked on building electrical circuits.  We will continue working on them this week.  Students worked with partners to find ways to light their light bulb when they were given a battery, 2 wires, and a light bulb.  We had about half of the groups figure it out last week and I am sure the rest will figure it out tomorrow.  Students had to record in their science notebooks ways that worked and ways that didn't.

This was our first group to figure out how to build a circuit.