3/4 Week 35

by | May 31, 2019 | In The Loop

History & Geography

Our weekly objectives were to:

  • List the events that led to the War of 1812
  • Describe the roles of the War Hawks, Oliver H. Perry, Francis Scott Key, and Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812.
  • Explain the outcome of the War of 1812.
  • Explain how the United States gained Florida.
  • Understand the significance of the Monroe Doctrine.
  • Compare the personalities and the presidencies of James Monroe and Quincy Adams.
  • Explain the phrase ¨the rise of the common man.¨
  • Describe the effects of the Indian Removal Act.
  • List two ways the early Presidents helped our nation.

 

 

Mathematics w/Laura

Chapter 12 Measurement
  • Measure length …. millimeters, centimeters, meters, kilometers
  • Measure mass/weight … ounces, pounds, tons
Prodigygame.com practice for at least 45 minutes each  week.
Puzzles available for extra credit and Friday (Math) Bingo
Remember:  MATH …. It’s everywhere
Week of June 3, 2019 – June 7, 2019
Chapter 12 Measurement
  • Measure mass/weight … grams, kilograms
  • Measure capacity … ounces, pints, quarts, gallons
Prodigygame.com practice for at least 45 minutes each  week.
Puzzles available for extra credit and Friday (Math) Bingo
Remember:  MATH …. It’s everywhere

La lectura

We read a very entertaining Tall Tale this week: McBroom y el vendaval. We talked about how a tall tale portrays the adventures of a fictional character using humorous exaggerations. A tall tale relates a series of extraordinary events and challenges that are handled in inventive ways.

Our objectives for this week were to:

  • develop an understanding of what coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, and interjections are and how they are used. (and, but, or = coordinating)
  • become familiar and comfortable with abbreviations for units of measurement (without periods) and other abbreviations (with periods) and acronyms.
  • to identify author’s purpose.
  • to summarize and illustrate passages read.

 

Ciencias

The students began presenting their science projects on Friday.  They did a great job preparing for their no-notes presentations!  It was obvious that they put in the work and prepared.  We have three more presentations to finish up on Monday.

Specialists

Art with Ms. Kelly

I want to say a special THANK YOU to Stasia Cook (Alora’s mom) who helped out in ALL the classes on May 8th so that the students could complete their special Mother’s Day flower/hand collages.

Alexander Calder  

We were inspired when Eli brought in some of his “gadget sculptures” that he made at home from hardware, office supplies, and cardboard boxes. He even made a little “paint brush” machine! This is similar to how Alexander Calder began creating art as a child – “tinkering” with scraps of wire and scrap materials. We looked at some of Calder’s famous mobiles, sculptures, and wire art, and then read Sandy’s Circus by Tanya Stone. This describes how Alexander (Sandy) made his famous “Cirque Calder “sculpture using wire, leather, cloth, etc. The circus sculpture is in Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

The students then made a fish (or seahorse or stingray) using wire coat hangers, pipe cleaners, beads, buttons and straws. It was fun watching the kiddos make these very creative sea creatures!

Math and Art

Thank you Ms. Laura for inspiring the students as they made Tessellation Art and a Letter Design with Radial Symmetry. These wonderful Math/Art designs have been on the bulletin board at school. Remember, Math and Art are everywhere!

Color Wheel Flowers: We reviewed the Color Wheel and the students made beautiful multi-colored sunflowers from a variety of papers.

In June we’ll make summer-themed art as we look forward to summer vacation!

Character Ed with Ms. Jennie
The 4th Annual Bake Sale was a huge success! We raised $470!! Thank you so much to all of you who donated baked goods and to everyone who showed up and bought something. And a very special thank you to Jorge for baking and donating the delicious bread – always a huge hit! All the kids did a great job in planning, setting up, making signs, and running the event. The 3rd/4th grade class had their first chance to be behind the cash registers this year and so a special thank you to Eli, Kate, Ramon, Pierce, Marisol, and Miria, as well as Rafa and Jack from 5/6, for handling people’s money. And thank you for the girls who stayed afterwards to clean up and count the cash (Mariela, Naomi, Emilie, Marisol, Kate). The money will be donated to Ryan’s Well Foundation and go towards water projects in Africa!
Poetry Party in Character Ed next week. Remember to bring in a copy of a favorite poem, an inspirational quote, or a poem you have written to class. Please try and have it on an 8.5×11 sheet of paper so we can compile all of them into a school book. This is going to be fun day of celebration and sharing.