Welcome to Mrs. Masi's Neck Of The Woods!
Contact Information:
email: vanessa.masiakowski@leanderisd.org
School Phone Number: (512) 570-5500
Conference Time: 2:00-2:35
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Important Dates:
May 22- Red Carpet Walk and Learning Celebration
May 25- No School
May 29- Last Day of School
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May 11-15
Math: We are going to review multiple digit subtraction this week. Specifically, we will work on regrouping numbers.
Writing: This week we will research the accomplishments of famous historical figures.
Reading: We will continue to work on research skills this week in class.
Science: Our class will focus on changing states of matter this week in science.
Social Studies: Our social studies focus will be conservation this week.
May 4-8
Math: Our class will focus on solving word problems- both single step and multiple step problems.
Writing: Our focus this week will be the challenges that the historical figures we are researching faced.
Reading: We will work on research skills this week in class.
Science: We will investigate various forms of matter this week.
Social Studies: This week we will learn about human impact on environments.
April 27-May 1
Math: We will wrap up our investigation of fraction this week in class.
Writing: Students will begin to research and write about the childhood of their historical figure.
Reading: We will read a biography in class and use research skills to find specific information.
Science: Our class will investigate the properties of ice cubes.
Social Studies: Students will create projects based on particular environments.
April 20-24
Math: Our class will analyze data and graphs in math this week.
Writing: My writers will revise and publish their “I Survived” drafts this week.
Reading: My readers will get to read from a variety of texts and respond to prompts to demonstrate understanding.
Science: This week we will wrap up our study of the planets and other items in the solar system.
Social Studies: We will continue to focus on various environments within the state of Texas.
April 13-17
Math: We will continue to create and compare fraction during math class.
Writing: Students will begin drafting narratives about natural disasters this week.
Reading: Our class be reading and comprehending fables during reading time this week.
Science: My scientists will learn about objects in the solar system this week- the moon, planets, comets, asteroids, etc.
Social Studies: We will focus on various environments within the state of Texas.
April 6-10
Math: Equivalent fractions will be our focus in math this week.
Writing: We will continue to focus on responding to texts with complete sentences and details that thoroughly answer questions.
Reading: Once again, we will spend the week reading stories and answering questions with accuracy. This is in preparation for the upcoming STAAR test.
Science: Our class will learn about characteristics of the sun and stars this week.
Social Studies: Our focus this week is map skills.
March 30- April 3
Math: Our class will spiral back to fractions in class this week. We will also focus on solving word problems.
Writing: We will focus on responding to texts with complete sentences and details that thoroughly answer questions.
Reading: We will spend the week reading stories and answering questions with accuracy.
Science: We will learn about temperature and the sun this week in science.
Social Studies: Our focus this week is map skills.
March 23-27
Math: This week we will wrap up and assess our understanding of polygons, 3D shapes, and area and perimeter.
Writing: Students will write about the setting of various stories and they will also compare texts in writing this week.
Reading: Our focus this week will be testing as a genre. We will read selections of text that are test formatted. We want students to be prepared for the upcoming STAAR test.
Science: Our week will be spent ireviewing force and motion in class.
Social Studies: We will spend the week learning about the physical environment of a community.
March 9-13
Math: Finding the area and perimeter of polygons will be our learning focus this week.
Writing: As writers, we will spend the week responding to prompts that are similar to what students will see on the STAAR test.
Reading: Our focus this week will be testing as a genre. We will read selections of text that are test formatted. We want students to be prepared for the upcoming STAAR test.
Science: This week will be spent reviewing force and motion concepts.
Social Studies: Our learning focus this week includes personal economics- buying, saving, and spending money.
March 2-6
Math: Our learning target is to identify the features of 3D geometrical figures.
Writing: Our class is going to publish our original poetry pieces this week.
Reading: This week will will compare two texts about the same topic. We will use our comprehension strategies to answers questions.
Science: My scientists will work through the engineering design process this week as we strive to solve a problem involving magnetism.
Social Studies: This week we will work on creating visuals that represent the culture of C.C. Mason.
February 23-27
Math: My mathematicians will explore polygons this week in class! This includes triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and octogons.
Writing: My writers will continue to produce poems- specifically color poems and some rhyming poetry.
Reading: My readers will continue to explore poems (and the elements of poetry) in class this week.
Science: We will continue to investigate magnetic forces this week in science.
Social Studies: Our focus this week is on the impact of artists within a culture.
February 16-20
Math: We will review multiplication and division skills prior to taking our Unit 5 assessment over these skills.
Writing: We are beginning our poetry unit! This week we will focus on elements of poetry, as well as haiku and cinquain poetry.
Reading: We will be reading and analyzing poetry in class this week.
Science: Our class will wrap up learning about about friction and then we will move on to investigating magnetism.
Social Studies: Our focus this week is on the impact of authors within a culture.
February 9-13
Math: We will review division, area, and equations this week in class.
Writing: Our learning focus this week is writing persuasive texts using correct sentence structure such as copitalization, punctuation, and grammar.
Reading: Our focus this week includes identifying the main idea of a selection.
Science: Our class will investigate how objects start and stop using various forces.
Social Studies: We will investigate features of culture this week in social studies.
February 2-6
Math: Our class will focus on finding the area of rectangles this week in class. We will use tactile learning techniques as well as multiplication to find the area.
Writing: This week we will publish our persuasive texts about endangered animals. We will type our drafts to improve our typing skills.
Reading: We will practice comprehension strategies as we listen to fiction and nonfiction texts.
Science: We will continue to investigate forces this week.
Social Studies: We will learn about heroes within the community this week in class.
January 26-30
Math: We will focus on division this week. Specifically, we will be finding the missing factor in equations.
Writing: My writers will finish composing their persuasive texts, and they will begin the publishing process this week.
Reading: Our focus this week is the organization of nonfiction texts. We will note how authors use text features and specific styles that are different from fictional texts.
Science: Our class will explore pushing and pulling forces in science this week.
Social Studies: We will learn about heroes who serve- specifically those in the armed forces.
January 19-23
Math: Our class will continue to learn strategies to solve division problems.
Writing: We will use graphic organizers to gather information prior to drafting a persuasive text.
Reading: Our class will identify details and facts within a text.
Science: My scientists will investigate motion and energy as we explore pendulums and ramps.
Social Studies: Our class will learn about various heroes in class this week as an introduction to influential humans throughout history.
January 12-16
Math: Students will be learning about the connection between multiplication and division.
Writing: Our class will learn how to compose opinion texts this week. Students will learn a formula to help compose their opinion texts.
Reading: Main idea is our focus topic this week. We will spend time identifying the main idea of nonfiction texts.
Science: We will be learning about mechanical energy and how it applies to our lives.
Social Studies: Our class will learn about various heroes in class this week as an introduction to influential humans throughout history.
January 5-9
Math: We are going to review measurement and fractions, and then we will assess what we know.
Writing: Students will get to compose creative fictional stories during our writing time.
Reading: We will be reading books that persuade readers to make good choices about our environment.
Science: My scientists will focus on motion and movement this week.
Social Studies: Our class will learn about various heroes in class this week as an introduction to influential humans throughout history.
December 15-19
Math: Mrs. Masi’s class will continue to practice fractions this week.
Writing: Students will get to compose creative fictional stories during our writing time.
Reading: Our class will be reading various genres- fiction, nonfiction, and reader’s theater as we wind down our first semester.
Science: Students will be assessed over all they have learned about animals and ecosystems this grading period.
Social Studies: We will continue to learn about cultural winter celebrations.
December 8-12
Math: This week we will focus on liquid measurement. We will investigate units of measurement and solve word problems that involve measurement.
Writing: We will write biographies about environmentalists this week in class.
Reading: A new skill we will practice this week is gathering info from infographics. We will grow our reading comprehension skills by using text evidence.
Science: We will investigate how animals survive in various ecosystems.
Social Studies: Our focus this week includes learning about cultural winter celebrations.
December 1-5
Math: This week we will learn about measuring weight and mass. We will learn about units of measuring mass like grams and kilograms. We will also learn about fractions at the end of the week.
Writing: Students are going to get to write autobiographies this week in writing!
Reading: My third graders will continue reading biographies in class. We will focus on contributions to society.
Science: Our class will learn how animals survive in various environments this week in class.
Social Studies: We will review personal economics in class and review key vocabulary associated with earning and spending.
November 17-21
Math: Students will learn to tell time on an analog and a digital clock this week. We will learn to tell hours and minutes.
Writing: This week we will compose texts that focus on gratitude. As we write, we will focus on capitalization, punctuation, and correct grammar.
Reading: My third graders will be reading biographies in class. We will learn how to identify hardships and accomplishments.
Science: Animal groups are the focus in class this week. We will identify environments that are suitable for particular animals.
Social Studies: Earning and spending within the community is our learning target in class this week.
November 10-14
Math: This week we will wind down adding and subtracting three digit numbers (as well as rounding to the nearest tens and hundreds). We will take an assessment on these skills at the end of the week.
Writing: My writers will finish, revise, and publish their altered fairy tales this week.
Reading: Folktales will be the focus of our lessons this week. We will continue to identify plot elements and we will identify the theme of our tales as well.
Science: We will learn about food chains in class this week, and how they impact various environments.
Social Studies: Our class will be thinking about personal finance this week in class. We will discuss earning and spending.
November 3-7
Math: Our focus this week is subtraction. Specifically, we will work on subtraction with regrouping.
Writing: This week students will work on composing altered fairy tales. We will focus on transition words and sensory language as we write.
Reading: In class, we will read altered fairy tales and focus on plot elements such as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and solution.
Science: Students will get to compare our environment to a forest environment next week in class.
Social Studies: We will be reading biographies about inventors who have made positive impacts on communities this week.
October 27-31
Math: This week we will round three digit numbers to the nearest tens and hundreds place.
Writing: Our focus this week will be writing about the literary elements of fictional stories- specifically the setting and character traits.
Reading: Our class will be reading fables this week and we will be focusing on the moral of the story along with the theme.
Science: Weather is our focus this week- both tracking weather and using our math skills to find the difference between temperature.
Social Studies: We will continue to investigate entrepreneurs in history.
October 20-24
Math: Our class will be working on adding and subtracting three digit numbers this week.
Writing: My writers will compose a reader’s theater based on a favorite fairy tale.
Reading: Our focus this week in reading will be the elements of drama.
Science: My scientists will be investigating fossils in class.
Social Studies: We will continue to learn about influential entrepreneurs.
October 13-17
Math: Students will learn how to round to the nearest 10 and the newrest hundred this week..
Writing: Our focus is adjectives and adverbs so we can improve our sentence structure.
Reading: Our class will learn more about the features of informational texts this week.
Science: We will begin a new science unit about living organisms.
Social Studies: This week we will learn about influential entrepreneurs.
October 6-10
Math: Multiplication strategies continues to be our focus this week.
Writing: This week we will publish our informational texts using Google Slides.
Reading: Our class will learn more about the features of informational texts this week.
Science: My class will show what they know about natural disasters and landforms this week through various assessments.
Social Studies: We are going to focus on the characteristics of good citizenship in class.
September 29- October 3
Math: This week we will continue to explore several strategies when solving multiplication problems.
Writing: My writers will research American symbols and landmarks this week. Then we will compose drafts about symbols and landmarks.
Reading: We will be studying nonfiction text features this week.
Science: Our class will compare rapid and slow changes on our planet.
Social Studies: Students will focus on charitable organizations this week.
September 22-26
Math: Our focus this week is to explore several strategies when solving multiplication problems.
Writing: This week we publish our informational texts. We will be creating Big Books about landforms.
Reading: Plot is the focus this week in reading.
Science: Our learning focus this week is all about changes to the surface of the earth.
Social Studies: Branches of government and their purpose is what we will focus on this week.
September 15-19
Math: Students will learn how to use arrays as a way to solve multiplication problems.
Writing: My writers will begin drafting informational texts about landforms this week.
Reading: Students will focus on story elements as we do “book talks” this week in class.
Science: My scientists will get to use the engineering design process this week in science
Social Studies: Our focus this week will be branches of government.
September 8-12
Math: Instruction will be based on one more week of addition and subtraction strategies.
Writing: Graphic organizers are the focus this week as we begin to research landforms and take notes.
Reading: Our class will review story elements and character traits this week.
Science: Students will get to investigate the effect of wind in science this week.
Social Studies: We will begin to study local and national government in class.
September 1-5
Math: Our class will continue to work on addition and subtraction strategies.
Writing: Students will get to publish their personal narratives this week.
Reading: Character traits will be the focus this week as we read fictional texts.
Science: My scientists will investigate how land can change over time.
Social Studies: Our class will learn about Founding Fathers this week in class.
August 25-29
Math: Subtraction is our target skill this week.
Writing: Drafting!!! Students will compose drafts of stories about specific landforms.
Reading: We will focus on character feelings and motivations within fiction text.
Science: Our conversations will focus mainly on landforms.
Social Studies: Third graders will continue to discuss the characteristics of good citizenship.
August 18-22
Math: Learn addition and subtraction strategies to solve math equations and word problems.
Writing: Generate ideas for stories and compose drafts of personal narratives with a focus on special memories.
Reading: Learn about fictional text characters and the traits they convey to the reader.
Science: Our class will explore soil samples and identify physical properties of the land around us.
Social Studies: We will begin to identify the features of our classroom and local community.
August 13-15
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