February 25th - March 1st, 2013

·         No word work/spelling tests for the next three weeks due to TCAP testing and preparation.

·         Early Release Day:  Wednesday, February 27^th, 1:10 dismissal.

·         Report cards will be sent home Friday, March 8^th.

TCAP Dates and times:  Each day testing from 10:45-12:15

              Tuesday, March 5 – Writing

              Wednesday, March 6 – Writing

              Thursday, March 7 – Reading

              Friday, March 8 – Reading

              Monday, March 11 – Writing

              Tuesday, March 12– Reading

              Wednesday, March 13 – Math

              Thursday, March 14 – Math

              Friday, March 15 – Math

Mrs. Lopez has sent home an email regarding snacks for TCAP. Thank you ahead of time to all the parents that have signed up to contribute a healthy snack during our two weeks of testing or donations of money to purchase these snacks.

• Spring Break:  March 25^th – 29th.
• No school: Monday, April 1st.

With a tape measure or yard stick, measure the heights of five different people.

You can measure parents, siblings, friends, or family members.

You can even measure yourself.

Make a chart to show the heights, in order from tallest to shortest. Your chart should include:

- Each person's name and a picture of each person's face. (Faces can be neatly drawn, or

photographed.)

- Each person's height in inches, as well as feet and inches. (For example, you might list

someone as 5', 9” tall and 69” tall)

- Each person's signature, to verify that you have measured them carefully and accurately.

(Everything else should be in your own handwriting.)

At the top of your chart, list the tallest person. Below that, list the second tallest. Then, list the

third tallest, and so on.

Yards, Feet, and Inches

Memorize this: There are 12 inches in a foot.

There are 3 feet in a yard.

There are 36 inches in a yard.

Complete the table. Then, use the table to fill in the blank lines below.

1 yard	2 yards	3 yards	4 yards	5 yards
3 feet			12 feet
36 inches	72 inches	108 inches

 

1. ____ yards = 6 feet = ____ inches

2. 4 yards = ____ feet = ____ inches

3. 180 _______= 5 _______ = _______ feet

4. 3 _______ = 1 _______ = 36 _______

5. 9 feet = 108 ______ = 3 _______

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6 yards = ____ feet = ____ inches

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Name: __________________________________________

Name: __________________________________________

Please complete the two measurement assignments:

Measurement Project

February 19th-22nd, 2013

• No School this next Monday, February 18th in celebration of President’s Day.
• Report cards will be sent home Friday, March 8^th.
• TCAP Dates and times:  Each day testing from 10:45-12:15

              Tuesday, March 5 – Writing

              Wednesday, March 6 – Writing

              Thursday, March 7 – Reading

              Friday, March 8 – Reading

              Monday, March 11 – Writing

              Tuesday, March 12– Reading

              Wednesday, March 13 – Math

              Thursday, March 14 – Math

              Friday, March 15 – Math

Mrs. Lopez will be sending home an email regarding snacks for TCAP. Thank you ahead of time to all the parents that have signed up to contribute a healthy snack during our two weeks of testing or donations of money to purchase these snacks.

• Spring Break:  March 25^th – 29th.
• No school: Monday, April 1st.

1.  Due to the short week, no REACTION SHEET or reading log was sent home.  Please just fill in reading on a piece of notebook paper and turn that in next Friday, February 22nd.

2 Please read the following text and create a tree map and either a double bubble or bubble map.  You will be turning in two thinking maps on the reading selection.

Spitting to Survive

by

Liana Mahoney

Spit keeps our mouths moist and softens our food

when we chew. Without spit in our mouths, we

would have a hard time talking. We would find it

even harder to swallow. But for some animals, spit

works better after it has left the mouth. Some

animals are experts at surviving because they are

expert spitters.

Llamas are animals often found in petting zoos and

farms. These animals seem to like their personal

space. A llama that feels threatened or annoyed will

spit slimy gobs at you to get you to leave it alone.

Sometimes llamas even spit on each other to steal

food! This trick usually works, because llama spit

includes food from the llama’s stomach, and it can

be quite smelly. When a llama spits on another

animal, the animal usually loses its appetite and

walks away, leaving its food behind.

The archer fish is a very skilled spitter. This fish is like a

submarine with a loaded weapon. It takes aim and

spits jets of water at insects and other small creatures

to knock them into the water. Then it gulps them

down quickly. To create such a forceful stream of

water, an archer fish closes its gills, and uses its

tongue to form a tube in its mouth. Then the fish

sticks its snout out of the water and aims. Aim!

Launch! Lunch!

Spitting cobras are also known for their expert aim.

These snakes spray poisonous venom from their fangs

to protect themselves. Scientists believe that these

snakes actually aim for the eyes! When the cobra’s

venom gets into the eyes of an animal, the venom

causes terrible pain, and even blindness. This gives

the snake plenty of time to get away.

Spitting is considered to be rude behavior in people.

But for some animals, spitting can be a smart way to

get lunch –or a clever way to avoid becoming

lunch!

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Name: _______________________

Spitting to Survive

by

1.

Liana MahoneyList the three ways spit helps humans.

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

2.

Which animal creates a forceful stream of water to capture insects?

a.

humans b. archer fish

c.

spitting cobras d. llamas

3.

Name two reasons a llama might choose to spit.

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

4.

How does a spitting cobra use its spit to protect itself?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

5.

What is the author's purpose for writing this passage?

a.

to tell funny stories about animals b. to teach the reader how animals survive

c.

to express opinions about animalsd. to show how animals are different

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2.  Math:  Please answer the following math word problems.

1. Mom runs 2/3 of mile every day for 3 weeks.  How many miles did she run altogether?

2. Dad ordered a pizza for supper. Ron ate 1/3 of the pizza and Harry ate 1/5 of the pizza.  How much of the pizza did they eat altogether?  How much of the pizza was left for their little brother Herman?

3. Mrs. Germano needs to buy some more paintbrushes.  Each brush costs $0.68.  She needs to buy 9 brushes.  About how much money will Mrs. Germano spend on the new brushes. (Hint: about is code for....?)

4. Marissa has 16 baskets.  Each baskets has 28 bracelets.  How many bracelets does Marissa have altogether? 

5. Marcus collects bottlecaps.  He has 2,673 bottlecaps.  He wants to put them equally into 7 plastic storage bins.  How many bottlecaps will be in each bin?  Will there be any leftovers?

6. Karen and 4 of her friends want to share 8 apple pies.  How much pie will each girl get?

7. Bob has 781 baseball cards.  He gives 495 baseball cards to his best friend.  How many does he have left?

8.  Harvey wants a new skateboard that costs $129.00.  He has saved $36.57 so far.  He gets another $50.00 in his birthday cards.  How much more money does he need to get the skateboard?

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February 11th - 14th, 2013

Valentines Day Parties, February 14^th, 2:30-3:30. If students are planning on bringing in valentines for friends this day, they must bring in a valentine for each member of our class.  Please see the list of students added to a note in the Friday folder last week regarding the party. Students may create a valentine bag or box to bring to school on the 14^th.  Prizes will be awarded to the top three creative boxes. A note regarding neccessary supplies and help for the party has been sent home in Friday folders.

No School:  Friday, February 15th (comp day) and Monday, February 18th (President's Day).

Early release day:  Wednesday, February 27th, 1:10.

• TCAP Dates and times:  Each day testing from 10:45-12:15

              Tuesday, March 5 – Writing

              Wednesday, March 6 – Writing

              Thursday, March 7 – Reading

              Friday, March 8 – Reading

              Monday, March 11 – Writing

              Tuesday, March 12 – Reading

              Wednesday, March 13 – Math

              Thursday, March 14 – Math

              Friday, March 15 - Math

1.  Try the following addition of fractions with like denominators game.

`http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-4/add-and-subtract-fractions-with-like-denominators

2.  Complete the following math fraction problems. These are due on Thursday!

1.  Mary and 4 of her friends want to share 6 pizzas.  How much pizza will each girl get?

2.  Bob and his 2 brothers want to share 8 cherry pies.  How much pie will each boy get?

3.  John eats 1/2 of a PBJ every day for 9 days.  How many sandwiches did he eat all together?

4.  Clarissa eats 1/3 of a Snickers bar every day for 10 days.  How many Snickers bars did she eat in all?



Feb 4th- Feb 8th

Science Project:  A final project in our Solar System unit is due Thursday, February 7th and is as follows: Students will design a spacecraft to land on one of the planets of their choosing. The goals of the mission are:

1. Land safely
2. Travel to different parts of the planet
3. Gather samples to bring home 
4. Return samples to earth

The spacecraft must also take into account:

1. The conditions on the planet (temperature, gravity, atmosphere, surface features)
2. Distance from the sun (how long will it take to get there?)
3. How long will a day last on the planet? (rotation)
4. What is the size of the planet? (how long will it take for them to explore the planet?)

Students are expected to continue working on their multiplication tables at home until completely mastered!  Many students have studied for the in class test, and then have forgotten their facts during math!  As we work on division and fractions in our math unit, a complete recall of multiplication facts is critical for success!

Valentines Day Parties, February 14^th, 2:30-3:30. If students are planning on bringing in valentines for friends this day, they must bring in a valentine for each member of our class.  Please see the list of students added to a note in the Friday folder regarding the party. Students may create a valentine bag or box to bring to school on the 10^th.  Prizes will be awarded to the top three creative boxes. A note regarding neccessary supplies and help for the party has been sent home in Friday folders.

No School:  Friday, February 15th (comp day) and Monday, February 18th (President's Day).

Writing:

Look at the picture below and write! 

100+ words, please!



Science: Remember a great deal of work for your space mission must be completed at home. Supplies, research, planning and samples must be gathered as homework. A written assignment will include details about your mission. Please see the list in the news above for a resource. This project is due Thursday, February 7th.

Math: Look at the data set below:

5, 8, 3, 4, 5, 7, 2, 5, 10

Find the:

Mean: _______

Median: _______

Mode: ________

Range: ________

January 28th- February 1st, 2013

• Science Project:  A final project in our Solar System unit is due Thursday, February 2nd and is as follows: Students will design a spacecraft to land on one of the planets of their choosing. The goals of the mission are:
1. Land safely
2. Travel to different parts of the planet
3. Gather samples to bring home 
4. Return samples to earth
• The spacecraft must also take into account:
1. The conditions on the planet (temperature, gravity, atmosphere, surface features)
2. Distance from the sun (how long will it take to get there?)
3. How long will a day last on the planet? (rotation)
4. What is the size of the planet? (how long will it take for them to explore the planet?)
• Students are expected to continue working on their multiplication tables at home until completely mastered!  Many students have studied for the in class test, and then have forgotten their facts during math!  As we work on division and fractions in our math unit, a complete recall of multiplication facts is critical for success!
• Valentines Day Parties, February 14^th, 2:30-3:30. If students are planning on bringing in valentines for friends this day, they must bring in a valentine for each member of our class.  Please see the list of students added to a note in the Friday folder regarding the party. Students may create a valentine bag or box to bring to school on the 10^th.  Prizes will be awarded to the top three creative boxes.
• Early release:  Wednesday, January 30th at 1:10.
• Science Fair:  Wednesday, January 30th.
• No School:  Friday, February 15th (comp day) and Monday,February 18th (President's Day).

1. Play the following game on Range, Median, Mode:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/data/mode_median_mean_range/play.shtml

2.  Science:  Remember a great deal of work for your space mission must be completed at home. Supplies, research, planning and samples must be gathered as homework.  A written assignment will include details about your mission. Please see the list in the news above for a resource.  This project is due Thursday, February 7th.

3.  Math: click on the following link:

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/dictionary.html

Look up the following math words.  Draw a picture of each word and write a short definition.

point

ray

line

line segment

perpendicular lines

parallel lines

intersecting lines

parallelogram

rhombus

trapezoid

range

median

mode