Week of March 1, 2021

Happy Monday Everyone,

     I would like to thank everyone for a successful Safari Sprint Fundraising. We have exceeded all of our goals. All of the money raised will be put to great use by our wonderful PTO.

3/1

Class Pictures

3/2-3/3

Math PMA #3 Sessions 1 and 2

3/4 Thursday

Fractions Test

3/5 Friday 

Play Day

March 8th - 12th

Spring Break

3/19 Friday

End of 3rd Quarter

3/22 Monday

Teacher Planning Day - No School for Students

School-To-Home Folder

*Rocks Quiz

*Fractions Sheets-Classwork

    This week in math we will complete our work on fractions. Our test will be on Thursday. Students will also take the Math PMA #3. The PMA will be on Tuesday and Wednesday. When we return from Spring Break we will begin our work in decimals. 

*40 minutes

*Teacher Assigned Lesson: Decompose Fractions

*At Least One Lesson from Student Path

     This week in science we will begin our study of space. During this unit we will learn the difference between Earth's rotation and Earth's revolution and the impact both have on our daily lives. In third grade students learned about constellations. In fourth grade students will learn why the positions of those constellations appear to move across the sky and why we see different constellations throughout the year. We will also learn about the phases of the moon. And finally we will learn about the impact that space exploration has had on our state. 

     For our study of moon phases students are required to describe the changes in the observable shape of the moon over the course of a month. Students will be working on a month long project to observe the moon. Students are coming home today with a moon calendar. Students just need to use a pencil to shade the the shape of the moon each day for the month of March. Since the moon rises at different times depending on the phase, I will have a calendar in the room that students are welcomed to copy. Students can also use the following website https://stardate.org/nightsky/moon 

     Students can still earn extra credit for bringing in items related to our study of rocks and minerals. I am now opening it up to items related to space. This can be items from trips to the Space Center and books on space that students have read. 

Monday: Math i-Ready-40 minutes, Teacher Assigned Lesson: Decompose Fractions at least one lesson from student path FSA Practice Sheets Pages 7 and 8 (due Friday).

Tuesday: Science Complete Unit 3 Lesson 1 Sum It Up and Brain Check pages 118-122

Wednesday Math Study for Fractions Test

Thursday Science Digital Lesson Unit 3 Lesson 1: How Does Earth Rotate and Revolve in Space

Friday i-Ready, FSA Practice and Science Digital Lesson due

Have a Wonderful Spring Break. See everyone on March 15th!!

Aesha Johnson

 

Week of 2/22/2021

                                       

Welcome to a New Week,

     I would like to thank everyone that has given to the Safari Sprint. We have surpassed our school goal of $40,000 and have set a new goal of $50,000. Both classes on our team has passed their goals!! We will have our run on this Friday. Johnson's Homeroom will run 9:35-10:00 and Peters Homeroom 10:05-10:35. Please see the calendar below for the spirit days for this week. 

2/22 Monday

Pajama Day

2/23 Tuesday

Wild Sock Day

2/24 Wednesday

Soccer Jersey Day

2/24 and 2/25

ELA PMA #3 Sessions 1 and 2

2/26 Friday

Science Test Unit 4 Rocks and Minerals

2/26 Friday

Safari Sprint: Wear Running Shoes

3/2-3/3

Math PMA #3 Sessions 1 and 2

3/5 Friday

Fractions Test

March 8th - 12th

Spring Break

3/19 Friday

End of 3rd Quarter

3/22 Monday

Teacher Planning Day - No School for Students

     This week in math we will finish up our study of fractions. We will take our test on Module 5 next week. 

*40 Minutes

*Teacher Assigned Lesson: Adding an Subtracting Fractions

*At Least One Lesson from Student Path

     This week in science we will finish up our study of the different types of rocks and the rock cycle. We will finish up unit 4 with a look at the resources found in Florida. We will also look at the differences between renewable and nonrenewable resources. 

Monday: Math i-Ready-40 minutes, Teacher Assigned Lesson: Add and Subtract Fractions at least one lesson from student path FSA Practice Sheets Pages 5 and 6 (due Friday). Math Complete lesson 34 homework sheet

Tuesday: Science Complete Lesson 5 Sum It Up and Brain Check pages 220-222

Wednesday Science Digital Lesson Unit 4 Lesson 5: Which Resources Are Found in Florida?

Thursday Science Study for Rocks and Minerals Test

Friday i-Ready, FSA Practice and Science Digital Lesson due

Have a Wonderful Week,

Aesha Johnson

Week of 2/15

 

Happy Monday Everyone,

     I hope everyone had a wonderful three day weekend and enjoyed Valentine's Day. We had so much fun on Friday afternoon. Thanks again to everyone that made boxes. They were so creative!!

     

     Thank you to everyone that has registered for this year's Safari Sprint. As of Sunday 2/14, 87% of Team Johnson's students have registered. Those students will be receiving a homework pass that can be used for either teacher. Currently Team Johnson is in 3rd place out of 30 classrooms!! You guys are amazing!! Thank you so much for your work in raising money for our school. 

2/15 Monday

President's Day - No School

2/16 Tuesday

Jags Gear Day: Wear Your Jaguar Gear

2/17 Wednesday

Tie Dye Day: Wear Tie Dye

2/18 Thursday

Sports Gear Day

2/19 Friday

Surfing/Beach Day

2/22 Monday

Pajama Day

2/23 Tuesday

Wild Sock Day

2/24 Wednesday

Soccer Jersey Day

2/24 and 2/25

ELA PMA #3 Sessions 1 and 2

2/26 Friday

Science Test Unit 4 Rocks and Minerals

2/26 Friday

Safari Sprint: Wear Running Shoes

3/2-3/3

Math PMA #3 Sessions 1 and 2

3/5 Friday

Fractions Test

March 8th - 12th

Spring Break

3/19 Friday

End of 3rd Quarter

3/22 Monday

Teacher Planning Day - No School for Students

School-to-Home Folder

*Minerals Quiz

     This week in math we will continue working on interpreting data on a line plot. Students have used line plots in previous grades to display data. This year students will be presented with data (usually in fractional amounts). Students will have to answer questions about the data. In order to answer the questions students will have to add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers. We will also continue working on our skills for adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers. 

*40 Minutes

*Teacher Assigned Lesson: Classify Triangles

*At Least One Lesson from Student Path

     This week in science we will finish up our study of the different types of rocks and the rock cycle. We will finish up unit 4 with a look at the resources found in Florida. We will also look at the differences between renewable and nonrenewable resources. 

Tuesday: Math i-Ready-40 minutes, Teacher Assigned Lesson: Classify Triangles at least one lesson from student path FSA Practice Sheets Pages 3 and 4 (due Friday). Math Complete lesson 28 homework sheet

Wednesday Science Digital Lesson Unit 4 Lesson 4: How Can Rocks be Classified?

Thursday Science Complete worksheet on types of rocks

Friday i-Ready, FSA Practice and Science Digital Lesson due

Have a Wonderful Week,

Aesha Johnson

Week of February 8, 2021

Happy Monday,

     We will have our Valentine's Day Celebration this Friday 2/12 in the afternoon. Thank you to the parents that volunteered to provide snacks for our festivities.

     

2/8 Monday

Valentine's Boxes and Cards Quarantine Begins

 

2/9 Tuesday 

3rd Quarter Progress Reports

2/10 Wednesday

Math Quiz on Fractions

2/12 Friday

Valentine's Card Exchange

2/15 Monday

President's Day - No School

3/2-3/3

PMA #3 Sessions 1 and 2

March 8th - 12th

Spring Break

3/19 Friday

End of 3rd Quarter

3/22 Monday

Teacher Planning Day - No School for Students

*Science Sheet on Weathering and Erosion

     This week in math our module on fractions continues. Students will take a quiz on the work that we have done on fractions on Wednesday 2/10. This week we will continue working on addition and subtraction of fractions and mixed numbers. Students will also begin working on building line plots with fractional units. They will also answer questions based on those line plots. Line plots are a concept that students would have worked with in both second and third grade. Their work in those previous grades would have used whole numbers and been centered around data collection. 

     This week students will be receiving an FSA Review Packet. The questions in the packet will review concepts that we have already covered this school year. Students will be assigned pages to complete each week. The assigned pages will always be due on Friday. Students may seek your help when completing problems. They may also look back in their journals for assistance. Please have your child mark any problems that they find difficult or have questions about. They should either come in before school and I will go over it with them or they can ask on Friday's when we check the work from that week. 

Teacher Assigned Lesson: Classify Quadrilaterals

     This week in science we will begin learning about the classification of different types of rocks. Students will learn about igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock groups. Students will also learn how the rock cycle causes one type of rock to change into other types of rocks. 

     Students can earn extra credit on their science grade if they bring in minerals or rocks and present it to the class. They can also bring in a book on rocks and minerals to present. 

Monday: Math i-Ready-40 minutes, Teacher Assigned Lesson: Classify Quadrilaterals at least one lesson from student path FSA Practice Sheets Pages 1 and 2(due Friday). Math Complete lessons 24-25 homework sheet

Tuesday: Math Complete Lessons 1- Review Quiz on Wednesday

Wednesday Science Digital Lesson Mineral Streak Lab - What Are Properties of Minerals?

Thursday Math Lesson 27 Homework

Friday i-Ready, FSA Practice and Science Digital Lesson due

Have a Wonderful Week,

Aesha Johnson

 

                                   

Week of February 1, 2021

Happy First Week of February,

     Hard to believe we are now enter into February!! The year is flying by so fast. Thank you to everyone for participating in this years Literacy Week. 

     We will celebrate Valentines Day on Friday February 12th. Students are invited to make a Valentine Box and bring in cards for their classmates. Due to Covid-19 safety protocols, students must bring in their cards and boxes no later than Monday February 8th. The cards and boxes will sit untouched to quarantine for the week. Be on the look out for a class list from each homeroom teacher. I have created a Sign Up Genius for my homeroom for a few needed items. If you are interested in helping out please click on the link below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054FA5A622A75-valentines  

2/8 Monday

Valentine's Boxes and Cards Quarantine Begins

 

2/9 Tuesday 

3rd Quarter Progress Reports

2/12 Friday

Valentine's Card Exchange

2/15 Monday

President's Day - No School

March 8th - 12th

Spring Break

3/19 Friday

End of 3rd Quarter

3/22 Monday

Teacher Planning Day - No School for Students

 

     

     This week in math we will complete our work on comparing fractions. On Tuesday we will begin working on adding and subtracting fractions. This will be different from our previous work of adding and subtracting fractions with fractions that had common denominators and were less than one whole. We will begin using whole numbers, mixed numbers and unlike denominators. Students will learn a variety of strategies to master this standard.

*Teacher Assigned Lesson: Identify Angles

*Complete at least 1 lesson from Learning Path

*40 total minutes

     This week in science we will begin learning about minerals. Students iwll learn that minerals are different from rocks. Minerals are the building blocks of rocks. Some rocks only contain only one mineral and some rocks contain many different kinds of minerals. Students will also learn the properties geologists use to identify minerals. We will also discuss how minerals are used in our everyday lives. This is a short lesson that we will spend just this one week covering. Students will take a quiz on Friday covering lesson 1 (weathering and erosion) and lesson 2 (minerals).

Monday: i-Ready-Complete 40 minutes, Teacher Assigned Lesson-Identify Angles, At least one lesson from learning path. Math-Complete Lesson 15 Homework Sheet

Tuesday: Science: Lesson 2 Digital Lesson

Wednesday: Science: Complete sheet on minerals.

Thursday: Math: Complete Lesson 19 Homework Sheet

Friday: i-Ready due