Togas!

Don't forget that your child needs to provide a bed sheet for our Roman Holiday by Wednesday, January 22nd so that we know if we have enough togas for everyone.
Thanks!

Study guide!!!

                     Ancient Rome Study Guide

Wetzel’s Homeroom February 6^th

Whalen’s Homeroom February 7th

 

Ancient Romans worshipped many gods and goddesses

 

Pompeii was buried when Mt. Vesuvius erupted

 

Patricians- were members of powerful and wealthy families

 

Plebeians- ordinary working Romans

 

The city center was called the forum.

 

A dictator for life during the last days of the Roman Republic was Julius Caesar

 

Roman Senators killed Julius Caesar

 

Octavian’s name was changed to Augustus after he took power

 

Well-built roads connect the provinces to Rome

 

Roman Empire surrounded the Mediterranean Sea

 

At the Coliseum Romans watched fights between gladiators and wild beasts

 

At Circus Maximus Romans watched chariot races.

 

Legendary twin brothers who founded Rome- Romulus and Remus

 

Romans persecuted Christians because Christians refused to worship Roman gods

 

First Christian Roman Emperor-Constantine

 

Rome defeated Carthage in all 3 Punic Wars

 

What were at least 3 reasons for the fall of Rome?

 

1. Greedy, selfish emperors;
2. provinces unprotected from attack;
3. corrupt generals;
4. murder of senators and powerful Romans;
5.  civil wars that destroyed towns and farms and disrupted trade;
6. lack of food and people without jobs and homes;
7. army made up of foreigners and soldiers were poorly treated;
8.  Barbarians attacked and drove Romans out.

 

 

Welcome to 2014!!

As a reminder to all 3rd grade families- we have some additional school supplies that are now due for the 2nd part of the year...

If your last name starts with A-L: please provide 2 large snack items such as pretzels, goldfish, or crackers.

If your last name starts with M-Z: please provide 5 boxes of tissues.

Anyone that is willing to provide more sharpened pencils- it would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thank you and Happy New Year!!!!
Ms. Wetzel
Ms. Whalen

Reminder

Hello!

Just sending out a reminder that we will be having a parent/teacher meeting right after school this Thursday to plan the Roman Holiday party that will happen in January.  Hope you can make it!  If you cannot, please let me know if you are interested in volunteering time, crafts, food, games, ideas, etc.

Have a great evening!
Billy Jo

Parent meeting

Dear Parents and Guardians,

 

      We would love for you to join us for a short planning session for our Roman Holiday on Thursday December 12th directly after school.  We need parents to lead crafts, games and contribute food. The Holiday celebration will be after the Winter Break and at a date to be determined. Planning, attending and contributing counts toward your volunteer hours.  If you can not attend the planning meeting, please let us know how you would like to help. This is a very special day for our students and parent help is essential.  It’s guaranteed to be a memorable event!

 

Thanks

Ms. Wetzel

 

Science assessment dates!!

I am pushing back the science assessment to Dec 2nd for Ms. Whalen's class and Dec 3rd for Ms. Wetzel's class.

Sorry for the confusion!!
Ms. Whalen

Upcoming science test

Monday, November 25^th (Ms. Whalen’s)

or Tuesday November 26^th (Ms. Wetzel’s)

The parts of the eye will  be tested. Students need to study from their eye map.

Know these definitions:

- Spectrum: all the colors (ROYGBIV) that come together to make up white light

- Prism: a transparent object that is used to separate white light into the spectrum of colors.

- Refract: to bend

- Reflect: to bounce back

- Transparent: You can see clearly through it and light can pass through it. (A window, eye glass lens, glass, water.)

- Translucent: You can not see clearly through it, you can see shadows of objects. Light can pass through it. (Most colored glass or glass with a design, fluorescent light covers, some shades, gauzy curtains).

- Opaque: You can not see through it. No light can pass through it. (Person, car, tree, wall, desk, chair.)

- Convex: curved outward- Larger view, used in stores to see around corners. Used in microscopes.

- Concave: curved inward- smaller view, objects appear upside down. Used in telescopes.

 

Know this information:

- Light travels in a straight line.

- Light travels in waves.

- Light is energy.

-We can only see things when light hits an object and bounces off it. The light from the object then travels through our pupils which creates an upside-down image on our retina. The image then travels on the optic nerve to the brain, where it is turned right side up again.

- Dark objects absorb more light than light colored objects. This is why dark clothing is hotter in the summer. It is collecting more energy from the light.

-The best object to reflect something would be a flat mirror. It creates an exact reflection, only backwards.

-Light is bending and slowed down when it is refracted.

-A transparent object, such as water or a lens, is used to refract light.

-When light is blocked by an opaque object, a shadow of the object is formed.

-White light is made up of a spectrum of colors (all the colors of the rainbow).

- A prism or a drop of water can be used to break up white light into a spectrum.

- ROY G BIV- Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet