Starke's Social
September 16, 2016
Star Student- Anna Sanchez
Blue Ribbon Character Writing Award- Ella Gingerich
Specials Schedule
Scholastic Order
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SCHOLASTIC ONLINE CODE: MFLVM
Important Dates
September 16- Midterm Progress Report Sent Home
September 26- Fall Festival Volunteer Forms Go Home
September 27- Fall Pictures
September 28- Scholastic Book Order Due
What's Going on in the Classroom?
Math- We are still learning to add two and three digit numbers this week! The kids are really coming along and beginning to apply their strategies to adding numbers with decimals (money). They are about to complete a performance task that requires them to shop for school supplies, round the values, add the rounded values, and then compare the rounded total to their actual total! If they have extra money, they must add items, but if they have gone over their budget then they must take off and subtract values. This real life task requires them to perform so many skills, and I look forward to seeing how the kids perform during this task!
Language- This week we learned about subject/verb agreement. They took a quiz to assess this skill on Friday, so it should come home graded next week.
Writing- We continued learning about how to write a paragraph with a topic sentence, three supporting details, and a concluding sentence. This week, they finished up any missing writing assignments and began thinking about how to write a board game introduction!
Reading- We began focusing on setting this week. The students are learning to identify the time and place of a story, as well as describe the details of the environment in the story that led them to drawing that conclusion.
Science- We continued learning about the food chain! We are learning what would happen if an organism were removed from the food chain. We are also learning a song to help us learn the vocabulary from this unit! The song is attached below. The kids are having a ton of fun learning through music! We will have a unit test in the middle of next week (probably Wednesday), and a study guide will come home on Monday. Happy studying!
Ou Food Chain Song- It's the Food Chain Ma'an
It’s the Food Chain Ma’an
Background Instrumental: Gold by Kiiara
Lyrics Written by Mr. Starke
Vocals by Mr. Starke
It’s called the food chain
And it starts in the sky
The sun shinin’ down
I’ma teach you why
It’s givin’ energy
To all things life
So you betta get yours
Cuz I’m gettin’ mine
It starts with the producers
Makin’ food
Then come the consumers
Bein’ rude
Just like the caterpillar
Nibblin’ on them leaves
He’s just an herbivore
Tryin’ to get some energy
Then comes the wren
He’s what we call an omnivore
Snatchin’ up that caterpillar
Eatin’ everything and more
He’s ready for his breakfast
Yummy yum
No, he better think fast
Here he come
Hawk’s swoopin’ down
He’s what we call a carnivore
Flyin’ off with wren
Eatin’ meat n’ nothing’ more
***Beat Break***
It’s called the food chain
And it starts in the sky
The sun shinin’ down
I’ma teach you why
It’s givin’ energy
To all things life
So you betta get yours
Cuz I’m gettin’ mine
It’s called the food chain
And it starts in the sky
The sun shinin’ down
I’ma teach you why
It’s givin’ energy
To all things life
So you betta get yours
Cuz I’m gettin’ mine
Endin’ with decomposers
Diggin’ deep
Dirty as a land rover
Under feet
One example is the worms
makin’ nutrients
Just as important
Decomposin miscreants
It’s the food chain
Each link is important
If you take one out
The rest aint supported
We gotta keep it real
Keep our earth real clean
It’s the food chain ma'an
and it even needs me
It’s called the food chain
And it starts in the sky
The sun shinin’ down
I’ma teach you why
It’s givin’ energy
To all things life
So you betta get yours
Cuz I’m gettin’ mine
Homework Options and Links to Websites
1. Read Every Night
2. Practice Math Facts with Flash Cards
3. Practice Spelling Words- New words and words missed from the previous week.
4. http://xtramath.org- Website or App for practicing math facts- Login information was sent home on Friday, August 26. Let me know if you lost the login information.
5. http://www.commoncoresheets.com/- Website to print off worksheets for any skill you want to practice. You can even choose the grade level to meet your child's needs.
6. http://www.k12reader.com/subject/reading-skills/reading-comprehension/- Website to print off reading comprehension passages, spelling, language, and writing worksheets. You can choose the grade level and skill you would like your child to practice.
7. http://www.k5learning.com/reading-comprehension-worksheets- Website to print off reading comprehension passages, spelling, language, writing, and math worksheets. You can choose the grade level and skill you would like your child to practice.
8. https://www.spellingcity.com/- Website to practice spelling at any level on your computer, laptop, or iPad.
9. http://www.adaptedmind.com/- Math and Reading Practice
Another Message from Kid President
One thing I will never forget from this video is that the average person says more than 16,000 words in a day. "That's a lot of chances to make the world more awesome! So don't just sit there! Let's start using "gooder" words!"
"Also, boring people just talk! Awesome people just DO!" So go do it!