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We are in our final week of school, can you believe it?? I am so sad that we are not able to be together this week but I will be sending out invitations to our virtual class party! Our party will be on Thursday, 5/21 at 10:30! It will be summer/tropical themed so think what you wore for Hawaiian Day and come dressed for our theme if you'd like. We will be sharing our favorite moments from the year, chatting with each other about summer plans, and doing a virtual awards ceremony!!! Afterwards, the awards presentation will be emailed out so that you can have paper copies of certificates! Once I have dates/times for school items pickup, I will let you know right away. Also, those of you that paid for our field trip before spring break, please know that a refund will be issued to you for however many attendees you paid for. :) Week 8 starting May 18, 2020 Monday - Grammar - Daily Gram - day 171 - Spelling - Marking wkst - List 33 - Reading - Plot Mountain wkst pg 55 and Story Timeline pg 56 in Stuart Little packet - Math - Estimate and Adding Large Number Amounts: Watch this review video on estimating or rounding large numbers and then try again on your own. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-third-grade-math/imp-addition-and-subtraction/estimate-to-add-multi-digit-numbers/v/estimating-adding-large-numbers-by-rounding - Read - 20 minutes daily Tuesday - Grammar - Daily Gram - day 172 - Spelling- Complete list in cursive. Use your best handwriting. - Reading - TEST on Stuart Little pg 32-33 - Math - Elapsed Time: Knowing how much happens between two or more events is very important. It allows us to plan our day and make sure we are on time for things like appointments, games, and school. Review what you know on elapsed time via the videos at the link and then try the practice. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-third-grade-math/time#elapsed-time - Science - Use your knowledge about the 6 simple machines to build one of your own. Choose 1 simple machine to build. Maybe you want to build your own car out of legos or draw one. Maybe you want to build a lever or a pullet to left a basket of heavy books. Think about it and get permission. Then, go to work. Have fun! - Read - 20 minutes daily Wednesday - Grammar - Daily Gram - day 173 - Spelling - ABC order wkst; 30 phonogram oral review with cards or the app. Then do a written review. - Reading - My Life Making Connections pg 69 wkst - Math - Practice your math facts at: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic-home/multiply-divide#mult-facts Math cont. - Picture Graphs: Representing data and information is very important in Math. we can do this using line plots, stem-and-leaf plots, bar graphs, and picture graphs. Watch the videos and Creating, Reading, and Interpreting Picture Graphs at the link below and see if you can get 100% on the practice! https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-third-grade-math/represent-and-interpret-data/imp-picture-graphs/v/creating-picture-and-bar-graphs-2-exercise-examples Math cont - http://saxon.content.hmhco.com/html/basic_fact_sheets/index.html Do some math facts! - Read - 20 minutes daily Thursday - Grammar - Daily Gram - day 174 - Spelling - Rules wkst; Use this week’s list to complete. - Reading - Take a picture of reading log and send it to your teacher. - Math - Two-step Word Problems: Sometimes in Math we have to complete more than one step before we find the final answer. The videos at the link on 2-step Word Problems will help break down the techniques and strategies for you. When you are ready practice it on your own. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-third-grade-math/arithmetic-patterns-and-problem-solving/imp-one-and-two-step-word-problems/v/setting-up-2-step-expressions?modal=1 - Science - Watch this video to learn about Rube Goldberg machines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzyn-JHAtfI Now watch this video for an example of a kid making his own Rube Goldberg machine using the 6 simple machines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHwDf8njVfo Now you get to create your own Rube Goldberg machine! Decide on an easy task that you want done, make a plan, get permission and then go to work! Try to incorporate as many of the simple machines that you can. I would love to see your Rube Goldberg machine! - Read - 20 minutes daily Friday - Grammar - Daily Gram - day 175 - Spelling - Write a short paragraph using 5 spelling words or more! Be creative! Highlight each spelling word you use. Be sure to include a catchy title! Tell us what you are most looking forward to in the fall! Have a safe summer! - Reading - Tell your teacher via email about your favorite book you read this quarter. Great job! Now start your Summer Reading log to turn into your 4th grade teacher in the fall! Have a great summer! - Math - Write a short paragraph telling me your very favorite thing you learned this year in Math. It can be from before Spring Break or during our Distance Learning at home. It can even just be your very favorite activity we did. - Have a wonderful summer! Stay in touch and be safe. I miss you all! Look for a special gift from me in your bags once you are able to pick them up. :D Mrs. Willis
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Check out this video on PBS kids about different simple machines. Can you find examples of simple machines in your home?? https://www.pbs.org/video/science-trek-simple-machines/  Hi Families!
Here we are, week 7 already! Only two more weeks of school left and you will be 4th graders! Parents - I wanted to share that, while Friday, May 22 is still our confirmed last day of school, there will be a day in the next week or so when you will be able to come drive through to pick up all of your student's belongings as well as their yearbook (if they ordered one). Once we know when yearbooks will be in, I will let you know the plans for picking up classroom belongings. :) Below are your lessons for Week 7 and, as always, watch for Stuart Little videos as well as some other additional videos on Simple Machines this week. Week 7 starting May 11, 2020 Monday - Grammar - Daily Gram - day 166 - Spelling - Marking wkst - List 32 - Reading - Read Stuart Little chapters 13-15 by Thursday. Do Dictionary Detective wkst chapters 13-15. https://www.thefreedictionary.com - Math - Recognizing Math Patterns: In Math, there are many time when patterns come up and it is out job to find them. Watch the 3 “Math Patterns” videos at this link and try to two practices. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fourth-grade-math/imp-factors-multiples-and-patterns#imp-math-patterns - Read - 20 minutes daily Tuesday - Grammar - Daily Gram - day 167 - Spelling- Complete list in cursive. Use your best handwriting. - Reading - Read Stuart Little chapters 13-15 by Thursday. Do Vocabulary Study chapters 13-15. - Math - Classifying Triangles: Think back to a few weeks ago when you watched the videos on angles. Do you remember when you learned about acute, right, and obtuse angles? Did you know that we can classify, or group, triangles using these terms? Watch the videos on Classifying Triangles and practice to see if you can do it too! https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fourth-grade-math/plane-figures#imp-classifying-triangles - Science - Watch this video to learn about 6 simple machines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSfNYpCprw4 - Read - 20 minutes daily Wednesday - Grammar - Daily Gram - day 168 - Spelling - ABC order wkst; 30 phonogram oral review with cards or the app. Then do a written review. - Reading - Read Stuart Little chapters 13-15 catch up day - Math - Practice your math facts: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic-home/multiply-divide/division-facts/e/dividing-by-8 Math cont. - http://saxon.content.hmhco.com/html/basic_fact_sheets/index.html Do some math facts timed tests. - Read - 20 minutes daily Thursday - Grammar - Daily Gram - day 169 - Spelling - Rules wkst; Use this week’s list to complete. - Reading - Understanding the Story wkst for Stuart Little - Math - Review: Division with Remaiders: It’s been a little while, so let’s do some review with dividing with remainders videos for a refresher then practice. Try the quiz at the end of the lesson to see if you can recall this important concept! https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fourth-grade-math/division#4th-remainders - Science - Use this website for some interactive demos on simple machines. There are two demos. One is called “Label It” and the other is called “Work Smarter.” Do both demos and have fun testing your knowledge about simple machines. https://www.science4us.com/elementary-physical-science/force-and-motion/simple-machines/ - Read - 20 minutes daily Friday - Grammar - Daily Gram - day 170 - Spelling - Write a short paragraph using 5 spelling words or more! Be creative! Highlight each spelling word you use. Use some quality adjectives. Be sure to include a catchy title! - Reading - Chapter Summary wkst for Stuart Little chapters 13-15 - Math - Illustrate/draw a picture to show this math word problem: You and 3 of your very best friends are going to share 45 pieces of delicious candy. How many pieces will each of you get? Don’t forget to count yourself! - Read - 20 minutes daily - Don’t forget to record your books you finish on your book log! To my kiddos - I miss you all, so very much and hope you are staying well! I am still very sad we have not been able to finish out our year the way we were expecting but I am still here if you need me and am so proud of each of you!! Mrs. Willis Today is the start of week 6! Just a few more weeks are left in the school year and I thank you all for the wonderful patience you have had with these unforeseen circumstances as we learn at home. This week's Zoom call on Wednesday will be a chance for students to share with each other their posters for their chosen biography person. They could have printed and filled out the pdf I emailed or created their own rendition with a sheet of paper. If your student was not able to complete a poster, that is okay too! They are welcome to join in the call and learn about the people their classmates chose!
Our weekly video of Stuart Little will be up on Tuesday too! As always, if you need anything, please do not hesitate to reach out! Week 6 starting May 4, 2020 Monday
Hi Families!
We are on Week 5 of our distance learning and I hope you all are doing well and are hanging in there! This Wednesday, on our 10:30 Zoom Call, we will be working on a Spalding story together. It is a short paragraph that I will include below and will be reading aloud to the students. We will then be discussing some elements of the story together via the chat box. Spalding Story #28 The Gila monster gets the first part of its name from a river in Arizona. When I asked my dad about the second part of the name, he said, "Well Ava, I guess it comes from its looks." I have never seen one though my family often camps in the desert. That's because Gilas are underground most of the time. Pictures show a large head, bowed legs, and a short tail. The body is scaly and black with pink, yellow, or orange markings. They aren't pretty, but they do fine in the desert. They can go months without eating by storing fat in their tails. It is one of the few poisonous lizards in the world. I don't think I want to see one. Together, we will be talking about text structure and point of view, characters, and main ideas and details of the story. 🙂 Below is our breakdown for this week's lessons: Week 5 starting April 27, 2020 Monday
Stuart Little chapters 7 and 8 will be up on the website on Tuesday! I don't know about you guys but I am excited to try some no bake, homemade play dough! We even have some neon colors here to try out!
Week 4 starting April 20, 2020 Monday Grammar - Daily Gram - day 151 Spelling - Marking wkst - List 29 Reading - Read Stuart Little chapters 7-8 by Thursday. Do Dictionary Detective wkst chapters 7-8. https://www.thefreedictionary.com Math - Identifying Perfect Squares and Square Roots: This lesson is a challenging one but hang in there. Try it and see how you do! Watch the videos via the link below and test out your knowledge in the practice area. Just watch the first 3 videos on “Intro. to Square Roots”, “Understanding Square Roots”, and “Square Roots of Perfect Squares.” https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/pre-algebra-exponents-radicals/pre-algebra-square-roots/v/understanding-square-roots Read - 20 minutes daily Tuesday Grammar - Daily Gram - day 152 Spelling- Complete list in cursive. Use your best handwriting. Reading - Read Stuart Little chapters 7-8 by Thursday. Do Vocabulary Study chapters 7-8 Math - Using the Order of Operations: Watch the videos “Intro. to Order of Operations” and “Order of Operations Example” and then try the Practice: Order of Operations. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/pre-algebra-arith-prop/pre-algebra-order-of-operations/v/introduction-to-order-of-operations Math cont. - Challenge: Write a math problem with multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction and see if a family member can solve it by following the order of operations. Science - Learn about the rock cycle by visiting this link to Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/mit-k12/mit-k12-ea/v/rock-cycle If your parents will help you, you could try making your own rocks as demonstrated in the video. Read - 20 minutes daily Wednesday Grammar - Daily Gram - day 153 Spelling - ABC order wkst; 30 phonogram oral review with cards or the app. Then do a written review. Reading - Read Stuart Little chapters 7-8 catch up day Math - Practice Math Facts at: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic-home/multiply-divide/mult-facts/e/multiplication_0.5 Read - 20 minutes daily Thursday Grammar - Daily Gram - day 154 Spelling - Rules wkst; Use this week’s list to complete. Reading - Understanding the Story wkst for Stuart Little Math - Reading and following a Recipe: Read through this awesome article on how cooking really is Math and Science combined. https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/get-cooking
Read - 20 minutes daily Friday Grammar - Daily Gram - day 155 Spelling - Write a short paragraph using 5 spelling words or more! Try some prepositional openers. Be creative! Highlight each spelling word you use. Be sure to include a catchy title! Reading - Chapter Summary wkst for Stuart Little chapters 7-8 Math - With your parents permission and help, try following this recipe for home-dame play dough. https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/no-bake-playdough-recipe Read - 20 minutes daily - Don’t forget to record your books you finish on your book log! Week 3 starting April 13, 2020
On Thursday, I will be recording a live video as we go on a hunt for rocks throughout our neighborhood! Wyatt is a HUGE fan of rocks so he will be showing us where to find rocks of all shapes and sizes. Will some be sedimentary? Maybe Igneous? We will have to find out!! Monday
Alright kiddos, today starts our Distance Learning Journey together! Here are your lessons for today:
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Mrs. Willis Families, If you would like to participate at home (NOT required), this week we are doing a fun SPIRIT week! The schedule is below:
Monday (Today) - CRAZY HAIR DAY Tuesday - SUPERHERO DAY Wednesdeay - HAWAIIAN DAY Thursday - JERSEY/SPORTS DAY Friday - PAJAMA DAY Watch for pictures later today on how we are taking Crazy Hair Day seriously at the Willis house! :) |
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