Homework:
LA- No homework- MAP Testing
Religion- Ch.7 Test is on Thursday, January 22
2nd Trimester Service Hours + Reflection is due Wednesday, February 11. *See more details below.
Social Studies- Letting Swift River Go project due the morning of Wednesday, January 15.
Math - SS #49, SS #50, SS Quiz Friday, and 3 Reflex Sessions (giving time in class for Reflex!)
This week we are taking the reading MAP test. We split the test up into about 40 minutes testing sessions and then we take a brain break in the gym or outside. This test requires a lot of stamina and can be quite taxing, therefore I am not assigning homework this week. With any extra time toward the end of the week, we will start our human body unit!
The Human Body: Systems and Senses is our next unit and I am very excited! It is challenging but so very interesting. In second grade, the class had a unit titled The Human Body: Building Blocks and Nutrition. Prior knowledge plays an essential role in reading comprehension. Not only does it help when making inferences, for example, but also with understanding more content specific vocabulary.
Homework: No homework- MAP testing
3rd Grade Math Update 📐
Following our awesome Gingerbread House activity, we will continue to work on area and perimeter for a bit longer! This week in math, our third graders are focusing on understanding the difference between area and perimeter. Students are learning to determine when to calculate area and when to calculate perimeter, and to understand that these measurements describe different attributes of a shape.
After identifying which measurement is needed, students are practicing how to apply the correct formula. We are emphasizing:
Area = Length x Width and is always measured in Square Units
Perimeter = L + W + L + W or (2 x L) + (2 x W) and is always measure in linear Units
We are wrapping up this chapter and preparing for our upcoming assessment. However, due to Math MAP testing, we will not take the chapter test until after the Reading and Math MAP tests are complete. This gives students plenty of time to review, practice, and prepare without added pressure during standardized testing. A study guide will be provided soon! You may print it or use Google Slides to work through it with your child at home. Thank you for your continued support!
Homework: 1/12 - 1/16
SS 49
SS 50
3 Reflex Sessions by Friday (giving time in class as well)
SS Quiz Friday
In Social Studies, the students will complete their assignment on the the story, Letting Swift River Go by Jane Yolen. In this lesson, Students will be able to:
Explain how the building of the Quabbin Reservoir changed the lives of the people in the Swift River Valley.
Identify reasons why communities might need to move or relocate.
Describe how different groups of people can be affected when human settlement changes.
To go along with the story, students will choose one of the following assignments. This will be completed in class. *See below images.
Important Announcements:
Letting Swift River Go project due Wednesday, January 15. *Students were given ample amount of class time to complete.
We will continue Ch. 7 "God's Faithfulness and Our Unfaithfulness" in our Word of Life workbook. In this chapter, students will:
understand that even when Israel complained and was unfaithful, God was faithful to His covenant.
know that the Ten Commandments help them grow in virtue and avoid vice.
understand that when the Kingdom of Israel, established by God, failed to be faithful to their covenant with God, they were divided and driven into exile.
Words to Know: idol, vice, Kingdom of Israel
Important Announcements:
Ch.7 Test will be on Thursday, January 22.
*Study Materials: Ch.7 Review, Words to Know, Doodles, Highlighted Text, Activities in the chapter (page 79, 80, 82, 85)
2nd Trimester Service Hours and Reflections: Each student is asked to complete two service hours per trimester. Their 2nd Trimester Service Hours and Reflections are due Wednesday, February 11. This will be completed on Google Classroom. Optional: complete log on paper.
Several schools collect food for low-income students who might not otherwise have food over the weekends. The program is called Blessings in a Backpack. There is a link below that you and your student(s) can sign up for. The volunteers simply walk around to each item putting it in a bag. One location is Alex R. Kennedy Elementary which is close to Ascension.
Link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4EA9A92EA5F4C25-51271874-blessing#/
