Science Materials Needed

2/25

Announcements

Science Materials Needed:

We will be designing and building lunch boxes in Science. We need the following materials by Tuesday, March 11th. Please do not bring in any materials that may have contained nuts. Thank you for your help!

· bubble wrap

· food containers

· foam

· cotton balls

· plastic

· aluminum foils

· newspaper

· wood

· Styrofoam

· foam peanuts

· cardboard

· small boxes

Parent-Child Collaborative Book Report:

Collaborative Book Report

Here is a list of people that each student was assigned for their Collaborative Book Report.

Sydney: Betsy Ross

Elle B: Abraham Lincoln

Brandon: Elvis Presley

Asia: Daniel Boone

Lindy: Leonardo da Vinci

Rohin: Alexander Graham Bell

Gabriella: Nelson Mandella

Matthew: James Cook

Sophie D: Princess Kaiulani

Adam: J.K. Rowling

Sammy: Jackie Robinson

Gwyndolyn: Martin Luther King, JR.

Arvin: Steve Jobs

Krishan: Davy Crockett

Abigail: Helen Keller

Charlie: George Patton

Kiana: Walt Disney

Siddhartha: Isaac Newton

Gonzalo: Napoleon

Sophie V: Albert Einstein

Elle W: Johnny Appleseed

Students signed up for their book report presentations. Presentations will take place the week of March 3rd from 1:00-2:00. Below is the list of presentations for the week.

Monday, March 3rd: Gonzalo, Matthew, Abigail, Sammy

Tuesday, March 4th: Asia, Elle W, Lindy, Kiana

Wednesday, March 5th: Brandon, Adam, Gwyndolyn, Gabriella

Thursday, March 6th: Krishan, Charlie, Siddhartha, Rohin, Arvin

Friday, March 7th: Sydney, Sophie V, Elle B, Sophie D.

Students were assigned their book report. Please review the book report with your child and come up with a plan. Below are the important due dates for the assignment.

1/30 Contract and Book Due

2/13 Book should be finished by this day

2/27 Project should be completed by this day (Students do not need to bring in their projects until the day of their presentations!)

3/3 Presentations start

Scholastic Books:

If you would like to purchase books from Scholastic, please order online using our classroom code,LBMQN. You can also use this link, https://orders.scholastic.com/LBMQN. When you order books using our classroom code, we earn free books for our classroom library.

Volunteering:

If you are interested in volunteering to help out in the Computer Lab or help with copying, please sign up using Volunteer Spot. The emails with the links have been sent out. Click the link to volunteer in the Computer Lab. http://vols.pt/kYvRpE

Newsletters:

Below is a link to the Math and Reading Newsletters. You will find information regarding what students are learning and activities you can do with your child at home.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/2.0/parent-newsletters.aspx

Class Updates

We had a wonderful day at the National Building Museum. Students got to build their own buildings and create their own city. Many students are bringing home their buildings if they made the trip home on the bus. Thank you to the chaperones for their help today!

In the All Purpose Room, students mapped out their very own city. We will continue doing this tomorrow.

Homework

Reading: Read for 20 minutes

Writing: Bring in a photo of your favorite memory

Book Report due Thursday, February 27th (You do not need to bring in your project until the day of your presentation)

2/24

Announcements

National Building Museum Field Trip:

We are going to the National Building Museum tomorrow. Students will need to bring a lunch. No glass please! They may bring their lunch box.

Science Materials Needed:

· bubble wrap

· food containers

· foam

· cotton balls

· plastic

· aluminum foils

· newspaper

· wood

· Styrofoam

· foam peanuts

· cardboard

· small boxes

Parent-Child Collaborative Book Report:

Collaborative Book Report

Here is a list of people that each student was assigned for their Collaborative Book Report.

Sydney: Betsy Ross

Elle B: Abraham Lincoln

Brandon: Elvis Presley

Asia: Daniel Boone

Lindy: Leonardo da Vinci

Rohin: Alexander Graham Bell

Gabriella: Nelson Mandella

Matthew: James Cook

Sophie D: Princess Kaiulani

Adam: J.K. Rowling

Sammy: Jackie Robinson

Gwyndolyn: Martin Luther King, JR.

Arvin: Steve Jobs

Krishan: Davy Crockett

Abigail: Helen Keller

Charlie: George Patton

Kiana: Walt Disney

Siddhartha: Isaac Newton

Gonzalo: Napoleon

Sophie V: Albert Einstein

Elle W: Johnny Appleseed

Students signed up for their book report presentations. Presentations will take place the week of March 3rd from 1:00-2:00. Below is the list of presentations for the week.

Monday, March 3rd: Gonzalo, Matthew, Abigail, Sammy

Tuesday, March 4th: Asia, Elle W, Lindy, Kiana

Wednesday, March 5th: Brandon, Adam, Gwyndolyn, Gabriella

Thursday, March 6th: Krishan, Charlie, Siddhartha, Rohin, Arvin

Friday, March 7th: Sydney, Sophie V, Elle B, Sophie D.

Students were assigned their book report. Please review the book report with your child and come up with a plan. Below are the important due dates for the assignment.

1/30 Contract and Book Due

2/13 Book should be finished by this day

2/27 Project should be completed by this day (Students do not need to bring in their projects until the day of their presentations!)

3/3 Presentations start

Scholastic Books:

Volunteering:

Newsletters:

Below is a link to the Math and Reading Newsletters. You will find information regarding what students are learning and activities you can do with your child at home.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/2.0/parent-newsletters.aspx

Class Updates

In Writing, students continued finishing up their Brave Irene opinion pieces and country research projects. Some students began writing our next narrative piece. Students will be using their five senses to write a narrative on their most memorable memory.

In Reading, we read An Angel for Solomon Singer. Students identified the problem and solution in order to determine the theme of the story.

Students went to Computers today.

In Math, students took a practice math MSA.

In Science, we learned about the history of the light bulb. Students discussed the positive and negative effects of the light bulb and electricity.

Homework

Reading: Read for 20 minutes

Writing: Bring in a photo of your favorite memory

Book Report due Thursday, February 27th (You do not need to bring in your project until the day of your presentation)

Bring a lunch tomorrow for our field trip

2/21

Announcements

Parent-Child Collaborative Book Report:

Collaborative Book Report

Here is a list of people that each student was assigned for their Collaborative Book Report.

Sydney: Betsy Ross

Elle B: Abraham Lincoln

Brandon: Elvis Presley

Asia: Daniel Boone

Lindy: Leonardo da Vinci

Rohin: Alexander Graham Bell

Gabriella: Nelson Mandella

Matthew: James Cook

Sophie D: Princess Kaiulani

Adam: J.K. Rowling

Sammy: Jackie Robinson

Gwyndolyn: Martin Luther King, JR.

Arvin: Steve Jobs

Krishan: Davy Crockett

Abigail: Helen Keller

Charlie: George Patton

Kiana: Walt Disney

Siddhartha: Isaac Newton

Gonzalo: Napoleon

Sophie V: Albert Einstein

Elle W: Johnny Appleseed

Students signed up for their book report presentations. Presentations will take place the week of March 3rd from 1:00-2:00. Below is the list of presentations for the week.

Monday, March 3rd: Gonzalo, Matthew, Abigail, Sammy

Tuesday, March 4th: Asia, Elle W, Lindy, Kiana

Wednesday, March 5th: Brandon, Adam, Gwyndolyn, Gabriella

Thursday, March 6th: Krishan, Charlie, Siddhartha, Rohin, Arvin

Friday, March 7th: Sydney, Sophie V, Elle B, Sophie D.

Students were assigned their book report. Please review the book report with your child and come up with a plan. Below are the important due dates for the assignment.

1/30 Contract and Book Due

2/13 Book should be finished by this day

2/27 Project should be completed by this day (Students do not need to bring in their projects until the day of their presentations!)

3/3 Presentations start

National Building Museum Field Trip:

We are going to the National Building Museum on February 25th. Students will need to bring a lunch. No glass please! They may bring their lunch box.

Scholastic Books:

If you would like to purchase books from Scholastic, please order online using our classroom code, LBMQN. You can also use this link, https://orders.scholastic.com/LBMQN. When you order books using our classroom code, we earn free books for our classroom library.

Volunteering:

Newsletters:

Below is a link to the Math and Reading Newsletters. You will find information regarding what students are learning and activities you can do with your child at home.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/2.0/parent-newsletters.aspx

Class Updates

In Writing, students continued finishing up their Brave Irene opinion pieces and country research projects.

In Reading, we finished reading Lily and Miss Liberty. We identified the point of view of Lily and compared it with our point of view.

Students went to Guidance today.

In Math, students identified where the whole should be on number lines that had a fraction labeled.

Third grade chose their groups for our upcoming field trip to the National Building Museum.

Homework

Reading: Read for 20 minutes

Writing: Bring in a photo of your favorite memory

Book Report due Thursday, February 27th (You do not need to bring in your project until the day of your presentation)

Current Event due Monday, February 24th for Kiana, Sydney and Gwyndolyn

Announcements

My apologies for last night's homework. I accidentally sent home the incomplete version of the worksheet. Students are bringing home the correct one tonight to complete for homework. If they were able to figure out last night's homework, they do not need to complete tonight's homework.

Students are bringing home graded work today. Please discuss the grades with your child, sign the communication log and send the graded work back to school. Below is a list of graded assignments that were sent home.

· Math Week 2 Formative

Parent-Child Collaborative Book Report:

Collaborative Book Report

Here is a list of people that each student was assigned for their Collaborative Book Report.

Sydney: Betsy Ross

Elle B: Abraham Lincoln

Brandon: Elvis Presley

Asia: Daniel Boone

Lindy: Leonardo da Vinci

Rohin: Alexander Graham Bell

Gabriella: Nelson Mandella

Matthew: James Cook

Sophie D: Princess Kaiulani

Adam: J.K. Rowling

Sammy: Jackie Robinson

Gwyndolyn: Martin Luther King, JR.

Arvin: Steve Jobs

Krishan: Davy Crockett

Abigail: Helen Keller

Charlie: George Patton

Kiana: Walt Disney

Siddhartha: Isaac Newton

Gonzalo: Napoleon

Sophie V: Albert Einstein

Elle W: Johnny Appleseed

Students signed up for their book report presentations. Presentations will take place the week of March 3rd from 1:00-2:00. Below is the list of presentations for the week.

Monday, March 3rd: Gonzalo, Matthew, Abigail, Sammy

Tuesday, March 4th: Asia, Elle W, Lindy, Kiana

Wednesday, March 5th: Brandon, Adam, Gwyndolyn, Gabriella

Thursday, March 6th: Krishan, Charlie, Siddhartha, Rohin, Arvin

Friday, March 7th: Sydney, Sophie V, Elle B, Sophie D.

Students were assigned their book report. Please review the book report with your child and come up with a plan. Below are the important due dates for the assignment.

1/30 Contract and Book Due

2/13 Book should be finished by this day

2/27 Project should be completed by this day

3/3 Presentations start

National Building Museum Field Trip:

We need supplies for our upcoming field trip! Students are bringing home a list. I have also included it here. Please bring in all materials by Friday, February 21st. Supplies Needed for Field Trip

We are going to the National Building Museum on February 25th. The cost is $13. I will be needing four chaperones. If you are interested in chaperoning, please complete the permission slip and return to school ASAP. Chaperones will be randomly selected.

Scholastic Books:

Volunteering:

Newsletters:

Below is a link to the Math and Reading Newsletters. You will find information regarding what students are learning and activities you can do with your child at home.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/2.0/parent-newsletters.aspx

Class Updates

In Writing, students continued finishing up their Brave Irene opinion pieces and country research projects.

In Reading, we continued reading Lily and Miss Liberty. We compared Lily and Miss Liberty to Anna, Grandpa and the Big Storm since the books are written by the same author.

Students went to Art today.

In Math, students placed fractions with different denominators on the same number line.

In Social Studies, students identified ways to transport bananas from Costa Rica to Maryland. Students viewed a map and learned about the pros and cons of each transportation method to determine the most efficient way to transport bananas.

Homework

Math: Worksheet

Reading: Read for 20 minutes

Spelling: Test Tomorrow

Book Report due Thursday, February 27th

Current Event due Monday, February 24th for Kiana, Sydney and Gwyndolyn

2/19

Announcements

· Math Week 2 Formative

Parent-Child Collaborative Book Report: