Study guide

Study guide for Social Studies Quiz –

Friday January 30th

 

During the Ice Age, Beringia was the land bridge that connected Asia with North American. These people that lived there were hunters and gatherers. One animal they hunted was the woolly mammoth.

 

The Inuits live in Canada near the Arctic Ocean.

 

The Mound Builders lived in the Midwest and may have been killed by diseases from the Europeans.

 

The Anasazi lived in cliff dwellings, high above the ground, to protect themselves from their enemies. 

Thank you!!

We'd like to thank all of you that made our Roman Holiday such a huge success. This was honestly one of our favorites.  From the creative crafts, to the amazing games and delicious food, it was truly a holiday to remember.

In sincere appreciation, 

Ms. Wetzel & Ms. Whalen

Writing this week

Hello all!
We are continuing on with our opinion writing. Now we are transitioning into writing papers in which we attempt to persuade our reader to our opinion. In order to do this, we start our writing with Pro/Con lists about the topic. Then we use our top three reasons from the longer list to write our paper.

This week we will be writing about which makes a better pet, a cat or a dog. The students will begin by creating a Pro/Con list for both animals. You can help by helping them think through all the pros and cons for each animal. You might consider the costs, the companionship, and the responsibilities that come with pet ownership.

Thank you, as always, for your help.
Ms. Whalen and Ms. Wetzel

Snacks/tissues/ziplock/expos

Welcome back!!! We hope you had a wonderful winter break and are ready to get started again.


This is just a reminder that a few more school supplies are now due. If your last name starts with...

•  A-L: please provide at least 2 large snack items such as pretzels, goldfish or crackers.
• 
  
• M-Z: please provide ONE of the following items...
• 2 packages of Expo markers
• 5 boxes of tissues
• 2- 100 count (or so) box of sandwich baggies

Thanks!!!
Ms. Whalen and Ms. Wetzel

Roman Holiday

Hello 3rd Grade Parents and Guardians,

3rd Grade "Roman Holiday" is Friday 1:15-3:30, 

January 9th.     Your student will need to bring a costume for the celebration.  We have found that a flat sheet and belt over their clothes works just fine.  They can also wear sandals if they would like.  Please send these in on Wednesday or Thursday.  

Please put the costume in a bag with your student’s name on it, and send to school with them on Wednesday or Thursday. 

 

We are still in need of volunteers and snacks for our Roman Holiday program.  If interested please respond to either this notification or contact Ms. Wetzel.

Please feel free to come for all or part of this celebration.

Thanks

Study guide for science

The Ear and Sound Study Guide

Assessment on Friday, December 19th

You need to be able to fill out the parts of the ear.
Sound is vibrations that travel in waves.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone with his assistant Mr. Watson. The first words spoken were “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.”


The “outer ear” is made up of the Pinna and the auditory canal.
The “middle ear” is made up of the ear drum, hammer, anvil, and stirrup. 
The “inner ear” is made up of the cochlea and the auditory nerve.


The reason you feel dizzy after spinning for a period of time is that your brain is confused. It is receiving two messages from your body. One- your semi-circular canals have liquid in them that continues to move after you stop which tells your brain that you are still moving. Two- your legs tell your brain that you have stopped moving. You become dizzy and may fall.


There are many ways to keep your ears healthy. Some of them are…
• Let a doctor remove your earwax when necessary.
• Don’t listen to loud noises for long periods of time.
• Wear hearing protectors like ear plugs or ear muffs if you are going to be around loud noises.
• Don’t ever place sharp things into your ears.


You hear sound…do your hand motions with this to help you remember.
 first- you hit a drum
  Then- vibrations occur
  Your pinna “catches” the sound
  It goes into your auditory canal
  and your eardrum begins to vibrate which vibrates up against the
  hammer, and then the
  anvil, and then the
  stirrup.
  Then it vibrates up against the cochlea which has
  a liquid that begins to move and
  tiny hairs that catch the message. The message is given to
  the auditory nerve which sends it to
  the brain stem/ medulla
  it ends up in the cerebrum and you hear sound.


You should also be able to sign your name with sign language.

Study guide for social studies!

Just click here for Ancient Rome study guide.


It was posted a while ago- so I wanted you have an easy link to it :)