Rosa Lee Carter
Elementary
Ashburn, VA
December 1, 2015
grace.adams@lcps.org
Ms. Adams’s Classroom Newsletter
I hope that everyone had a very refreshing
Thanksgiving Break. The students of Room 32 came
back to school on Monday happy and eager to keep
learning. We have such a fabulous group of students!
Even though there are only three weeks of school
in December, we are looking forward to a lot of great
activities to pack in before break! Please remember that
although the weather is getting colder, we will still be
going outside for recess unless the temperature is
below freezing. Make sure your student is dressing
warmly in preparation for that weather!
Throughout the month, we will be extending our
multiplication unit by looking at its inverse—division.
We are exploring how multiplication and division are
related, and how knowing your multiplication facts can
actually help you solve division problems! As with
multiplication, it is extremely important that your child
is practicing their division facts. Knowing the facts to 12
will help your child succeed in our division unit. Please
refer to the division flash cards I sent in the Weekly
Update, or use other division games to have your child
practice these facts. Happy studying!
December 4th: Chili Bowl at Rock Ridge High
School
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December 11 : PTO Winter Festival
December 15th-16th: PTO Holiday Shop
December 17th: Room 32 Holiday Party
December 21st – January 1st: Winter Break
Contact me at: grace.adams@lcps.org
Math:
 Division
o Dividing numbers 0-12 using a
variety of models
o Finding remainders
o Patterns between multiplication
and division
 Patterns and Graphing
o Identify and Continue Patterns
o Collect and Organize Data
o Construct and Interpret Line
Plots, Bar Graphs, Picture Graphs
and Line Plots
Science:
 Machines
o Simple and Compound Machines
o STEM Activity
 Resources
o Earth’s Resources
o Nonrenewable, Reusable and
Natural Resources
o Energy Resources
 Sun, water, wind, and
fossil fuels
Language Arts:
 Write complete and descriptive
paragraphs
 Complete a piece of fiction writing
 Edit for grammar, punctuation, and
spelling
 Revise writing for style and content
 Identify main idea and supporting details
o Identify problem and solution
Tips for reviewing at home
There are many resources available for your
child to continue practicing content at home.
These can seem overwhelming without a
purpose to use them for! Here are some ideas
on how to use those extra resources to
support your child at home. 
1. RAZ Kids: RAZ Kids is an online reading
program that chooses books for individual
reading levels. Many of you are familiar
with this program, but did you know that it
helps students practice comprehension?
Use the quizzes at the end to practice
retelling the story and monitoring for
understanding.
2. MobyMax: MobyMax is an online resource
for many subject areas, including reading
and math. Did you know that this website
includes many different math content
areas—excellent for review of topics? This
resources is an opportunity for your child
to brush up on adding money or
subtracting with regrouping skills, as well as
math content we are currently working on
(multiplication and division). Log-in
information and the link can be found on
my website.
Pictured Above: Room 32 was wowed by
Mr. Hanke’s demonstrations of the center of
gravity. Mr. Hanke is a science teacher at
Rock Ridge High School who shares his
expertise and passion for science with our
third grade students. This was his second
visit, and we look forward to inviting him
back to our classroom! 