AMERICA
LAND AND
PEOPLE!
Middleburg
Community Charter
March 28, 2016
Ms. Browning and Ms. Morgan’s Class Newsletter
Language Arts
Please practice your world study
words this week. They are on our
website and in the student agendas.
The word study assessment will
be on Friday, April 1st.
Social Studies
We will be exploring America this
quarter. This includes famous
Americans, holidays and government.
Math
We are continuing to investigate the
ways people measure. We will review
length and weight, and introduce
capacity, temperature and time. Some
words to know are: inch, foot,
centimeter, cup, pint, quart, liter,
pounds, grams, kilograms,
thermometer, minutes, hours, digital,
and analog.
Contact Information:
Karah Morgan
Karah.morgan@lcps.org
Taryn Browning
Taryn.browning@lcps.org
Science
We are investigating soil and energy.
Energy is the sun’s ability to produce
light and heat. Energy sources include
sunlight, water and wind. We have
renewable and non-renewable energy.
We will also focus on fossil fuels such as
coal, oil, natural gas, and wood.
Project-based learning
For this week’s home assignment, please
review our new 4th quarter PBL project below.
A detailed rubric, broken down into
parts/assignments, will be sent home with
next week’s newsletter.
Project Name: Opposite Day
You wake up one morning and all of the adults have
turned into kids. The kids are now the adults and
are left in charge of running the town. You need to
reestablish your community.
Considering the individual rights, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness, and equality under
the law, how would you make, carry out, and
protect your citizens and their property?
In school, you will be working as a group. The
mayor will assign each government member a focus
for the rebuilding. For example, community leaders
will focus on healthcare, agriculture/produce,
construction, education, law enforcement,
commerce, etc.
At home, within your assigned field (example: law
enforcement), you will be delegating government
responsibilities, explaining the purpose of the laws,
and how the government protects a citizen’s rights
and property.
Grasshopper and Frog Newsletter --Page 2
The Arts
In Music last quarter we read, Over
in the Meadow, by Ezra Jack Keats.
This quarter we will be reading,
singing and performing our favorite
parts from different books with the
words, “Over in the …” for various
habitats.
This Week’s Highlights
Monday
Welcome back!
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Reminders to Students
Friday
Word Study Assessment
 Don’t forget your take-home folder
and agenda!
Upcoming Events
 Please remember to take your
jackets and water bottles home.
Say Cheese! Spring School Pictures –
Monday, April 4th!
 PLEASE pack enough snack
each day so that you do not eat
your lunch during snack time.
We want to make sure you are
getting enough to eat during
lunch time.
Please check the LCPS MCCS
website (2/3 classes) for
additional information and
reminders – this includes a list
of this week’s word study
words!!!