March 19-23, 2012

This week we have Mrs. Atkins as our returning guest on the blog…

Watch her video on the left!

1.  Create a flow map to represent the sequence of events that occur in the following activity. Oh, and have lots of fun doing it!! Your teachers sure did :) 

Now all you have to do is follow the directions that appear in front of you on the screen!

2. Continue working on your Book Report!

3. Both assignments are due Friday, March 23.  

Thanks for having me as a guest this week on the blog! I miss all of you, and I’m already looking forward to the next time we’re together again!!

March 12 - 16th, 2012



·         Students did a fantastic job on CSAP testing this week.  I’m proud of their hard work and dedication to doing their best!  Thank you to all the many parents that provided healthy snacks.  Also, a big thanks to Mrs. Ranta for organizing snacks for us.

• Report Cards were sent home on Friday. Please sign and return the envelope. You may keep the report for your records.

·         Talent Show, Friday, March 16th.      

·         Spring Break:  March 26^th- 30th, 2012.

·         Comp Day, No School on April 2^nd.

·         Needed:  A good home for our birds over spring break!

MATH

Memorize the following basic measurements:

12 in. is 1 foot
3 feet is 1 yard
36 in. is 1 yard
5,280 feet in one mile
10 mm is 1 cm
100 cm is 1 m
1,000 m is 1 km
2 cups in 1 pint
2 pints in 1 quart
4 cups in a quart
4 quarts in a gallon
16 cups in a gallon
8 cups in 1/2 gallon

Practice some measurement conversions.

Be able to convert yards to feet...   6 yards = _____feet....6 x 3 = 18 feet

Be able to convert feet to yards...    24 feet = _____yards...24 divided by 3 = 8 yards

Be able to convert inches to feet...24 inches = ____feet...24 divided by 2 = 2 feet

Be able to convert feet to inches...6 feet = _____inches...6 x 12 = 72 inches

Be able to do basic metric conversions as well!

Review the math vocabulary from last weeks Blog one more time. 

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

Be able to identify perpendicular lines, parallel lines, and intersecting lines. 

Be able to identify and describe the basic geometric shapes: polygons, rhombuses, trapezoids, right triangles, and equilateral triangles.
Know the basic 3-d shapes: cone, sphere, cube, rectangular prisms, pyramids, cylinder, etc...

Be able to identify acute, obtuse, right, and straight angles.