Siskinites Weekly Post March 3rd, 2017

Room 6 Headlines Conferences News: It's time to sign up for Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences. The BEST way to do this is by using the Sign-Up Genius tool at this link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e48ada92fa7f58-parent1 It's first come first serve, so please be sure to look at this link soon to see what times are still available. If you cannot use the Sign-Up Genius tool, you can let Christine know your 1st, 2nd and 3rd preferred times and she will sign you up for whatever is available. Christine Coleman’s contact: ms.christine@gmail.com 415.209.8506 Asian Art Museum Trip 3/10/17 Update: Currently, we only have enough drivers for the third grade to attend this trip! We only have 8 seats, all provided by third grade parents. Please let Alicia know if you are available to drive.

Room 6 News: Math 4th graders have begun a division and multiplication unit unit with larger numbers. Again, students are learning multiple strategies to use solve equations as well as the American standard algorithm. We will continue practicing in applying what we've learned in geometry through a Geometry Town design and building project. Students have a list of geometric criteria for their plan as well as a budget! 3rd graders continue practicing the relationship between multiplication and division facts! They are practicing multiplication and division facts using arrays, cubes, and games. They also continue to practice and apply geometry concepts through a "Dream Home" design project. Science Swishy circuits light up a room 6! Young engineers and scientists continue to investigate many physical science concepts building circuits with organic conductors and insulators! They are building circuits without wire! The artistic squishy circuits won't last long, so students are documenting their projects with photographs, journal entries, and imovies.

All Aboard! Thank you Erika, Alicia, and Andrea for helping the third and fourth grade create such amazing auction items!!! I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT THE BENEFIT ON MARCH 11! LET THE BIDDING BEGIN!

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History 3rd grade students finished to writing their Venn diagrams about Early and Present Sausalito History using their knowledge from field trips, class discussions, and Sausalito history books. They are reading, and writing about their two favorite characters in the Sausalito history, and their next step will be to write an interview with one of their favorite characters. In their final Timecast project, they will record the interview. Each 4th grade student is taking on the role of “a teacher” as they each research a significant event in California's history from the mission system through the Mexican American War. After students complete their research, an expository paragraph, and an info poster about their topic for the timeline, they will teach the rest of the fourth graders what they learned. The essential question that they will answer with their research is: In what ways did the historical events you read about for the Expert Jigsaw influence or change the course of California's history: its people, economy, environment, the government? Their work will added to the always expanding historical timeline hanging from the ceiling in our classroom. Reading Homework As you read with your child at home, think about adding these prompts to deepen your book talks and support what your child is learning at school. In fiction: I think the lesson in the story is___ because the author wrote… the character said… the character did.. the thought... I think the main character is (character trait) because... author wrote… the character said… the character did.. the thought... In nonfiction In paragraph __(number) the author states___.... This makes me think... This shows that... The photo (any informational text feature; illustration, chart, graph, diagram, caption, etc.) shows that… For example the author says… According to the article or story by (author’s name)…

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Field trips and special school and classroom events

March Depart/Return Destination Transportation Content

3/03/17 Monday

At School Trout Egg Delivery

Monday 3/6/17

9:00-12:00 California Film Institute’s environmental film festival

Bus LIVE! JONATHAN BIRD’S BLUE WORLD Special guest Jonathan Bird in person for a live presentation featuring underwater film clips

3/10/17 Friday

9:30-2:00 Asian Art Museum2

Carpool World culture and language: Heroes and Sheroes Storytelling. Students will listen to Asian tales beneath artwork from Asia. They will recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

3/13/2017 Breakstone 3/31/2017 Feldman

9:30-1:20 SHS Historical District Tour

Walking Third grade students will tour Sausalito's historic Downtown and New Town districts and draw from historical and community resources to organize the sequence of local historical events and describe how each period of settlement left its mark on the land.

April Depart/Return Destination Transportation Content

4/4/17 (Tuesday)

8:30-12:20 Program 10:00

Lake Lagunitas Bon Tempe Reservoir

Carpool Trout Release Program with MMWD and Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Trout in the Classroom Program-lifecycle study and environmental stewardship

4/15/17 (Saturday)

TBA around 1:30-4:00

Japantown Center SF Pagoada Main Stage

Parents must attend

Sister City Drumming Performance at the Annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Japantown

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Homework Assignments • Assigned on Friday and due one week later! • Have your child choose an online math option at least three times a week!

Mandatory Homework •Please remind your child put their name on their work •Please have your child write in complete sentences including •Responses to Scholastic News activities •Encourage capitalization and end of sentence punctuation! •Have your child read their written work aloud when editing to listen for clarity and content

Family Project: Read and discuss Schlastic News

Cursive: letter: “mixed” Rap and Rhyme Word Family of the Week: “ump”

Reading log and discussion questions: Read 30 minutes nightly and choose three discussion questions to answer. Fourth graders: Choose at least two discussion questions to write and record in your “homework” Reading log

Scholastic News: Read and complete response sheets

Differentiated “Assign Myself” HW: online math at least 3 times a week

Optional Assignments

Spelling: Spelling Beat contest

Math: Prodigy https://prodigygame.com/Play/ XtraMath https://xtramath.org Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/ TERC Investigation https://www.pearsonrealize.com Username: student Google address Password:third12345 OR fourth12345 Go to class; Go to assignments Or Explore!

Reading K-3rd grade:

Bookflix http://auth.grolier.com/login/bookflix/login.php Password: wcacademy Username: wcacademy Scholastic News online: 3siskin; 4siskin

Reading 3rd-8th grade:

Trueflix http://trueflix.scholastic.com Password: wcacademy Username: wcacademy

Keyboard skills:

Dance Mat Typing http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr

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Reading Workshop What are students doing and learning?

• How to cite text as evidence Nonfiction Reading Strategies: boxes and bullets • Non-fiction text features • California Weekly (4th grade): CA Dreamer Expert Jigsaw • Reading Willows Book Club Meetings: Sign of the Beaver and Chasing Vermeer • Fables: Aesop and modern tales • Character analysis

• Zia Novel Study • Nonfiction trade books

• Reading and recording main idea and important supporting details with 5 Fingers!

What are students doing and learning?

•Stretching out facts with Power Partner sentences that adds supporting details • The Art of Informational Writing • Non-fiction text features • Spelling Beat • Grammar Grid • Five Finger Main Idea and Supporting Details

Writer’s Workshop

Math Workshop What students doing and learning? Third Grade • Multiplication games •Estimation strategies • Cube patterns, arrays, and multiples of 10 - Multiplication and division • Practicing the relationship between multiplication and

division • Geo Dream Home Project Fourth Grade • Multiplying larger numbers • Geometry Town Project •Add & subtract angles •Use a protractor to measure & sketch •Measurement word problems conversions area and square units: inches, feet, yards

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Science What are students doing and learning?

• Physical Science • Engineering Process

What are students doing and learning? The Driving Question: What voices from the past deserve to be heard again? •Sausalito and Marin city residents and business people during the 18th and 19th century (3rd) • Explorers and early settlers of California (4th) • Mission and Rancho periods (4th) •Timeline of California and local history that represents major events, influential people, and other important dates from the time of the first Californians, the Native American tribes, through the 21st century.

Social Studies

Farm to the table with Barbara What are students doing and learning?

Too much mud! See you soon…

Life skill tool of the month

S What are students doing and learning? The third and fourth grade Siskinites shared the stage for two weeks at assembly. They made their teacher sooooooo proud in everyway! They used every life skill and shined as a class!