Week of March 27th

Happenings in
Spice World
Our Learning Additional Notes
Writing and Reading: On Monday, students finished sharing Mrs. Reeb shared the new
the lessons they prepared as we did our final review for Bluebonnet books with our class.
STAAR Writing. Despite the length, they powered through Check out the list of novels that
the assessment on Tuesday! We discussed when and why earned a spot onto the 2017-18
you infer while reading and applied our inference skills to list!
Eve Buntings Train to Somewhere (the kids loved this story
<3). Our favorite quote from the story was, Sometimes Reminder: Due to severe allergies, I
what you get turns out to be better than what you wanted know several students and parents
have requested that their child miss
in the first place. We watched a short TED Talk about outdoor activities. In order to support
Invisible Children and listened to a podcast about Dylans our specials teachers and library,
Chocolate Bar fundraiser. Students took note of the actions please send an email directly with
these individuals were making and thought about how they your permission to miss outdoor
could make a positive difference in the world. Pairs chose activities.
literary non-fiction stories where the main characters took If you would like your child to miss
action, and they used their questioning skills to post recess, please email Mrs. Pruitt
inference questions throughout their book. They will share at maria_pruitt@roundrockisd.org
their stories as a read aloud this week! If you would like your child to miss
Math: Students have been calculating perimeter and area outdoor PE activities, please email
Mrs. Marshall
with titles, graphing paper, and their own tools. Set up with at susan_marshall@roundrockisd.o
various challenges, they have proven that they understand rg
they can solve for both with missing side lengths and
irregular shapes. We also discussed why we measure
perimeter in units and area in square units. They felt
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advanced using the symbol .
Social Studies: Students read about the annexation of Texas
this week and asked many great questions behind the
reasons why. They had the chance to explore Minecraft
Practice at Home
Friday afternoon as we prepare to design our own worlds
showcasing Texas in the 1600s, 1800s, and present day.
Unit of Inquiry: Working in pairs, students were given conflict
One session of XtraMath per night
is required to be completed
scenarios and devised two ways to resolve the situation Monday-Thursday. Students may
using conflict management tools. Pairs presented to the complete Jam Sessions on
class and reflected on conflict and resolution. We also TenMarks as well.
discussed the definition of certain emotions before
individuals journaled about a recent conflict they Encourage your child to write as
experienced or witnessed from that day. We hope to do much as they read at home!
this more often.

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Friday, April 14 Student & Staff Holiday- NO SCHOOL
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Monday, May 8 STAAR 3rd & 4th Grade Math
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