Ms. Collins’ Science &
Math Newsletter
March 23, 2015
SCHOOL EVENTS
IN THE CLASSROOM…
Friday, March 27th
 3rd 9 Weeks Report Cards Go Home
 March Against Drugs Day
March 23rd – 27th
(Wear Red)
Monday, March 30th
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Tumbling Show (2 Performances)
(K, 1st, & 2nd Grades - 9:00 AM)
(3rd, 4th, & 5th Grades - 2:00 PM)
SCIENCE
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Tuesday, March 31st
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Measurement & Data Test
Wednesday, April 1st
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Kentucky Horse Park Literacy
Program Field Trip (4th Grade)
Thursday & Friday, April 2 & 3
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NO SCHOOL (SPRING BREAK)
Tentative - Pending Board Approval
on 3-23-15
Tuesday, April 7th
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Energy: Light, Heat, & Sound Test
MATH
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Thursday, April 9th
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OES Living Wax History Museum
(5-7 PM)
OES Drama Club Play
NOTE: Test dates, project deadlines, etc. are
subject to change due to possible school
programs, weather, and student progress. Check
my website for a more updated list of events and
dates.
SCIENCE
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CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions and/or concerns regarding
your child, you may contact me by a note or a phone
call at (606) 674-2722 between the times of
1:20-2:10 PM. You may also contact me by email at
kimberly.collins@bath.kyschools.us.
HOW TO ACCESS MS. COLLINS’
WEBSITE
You can access science and math study guides,
games, websites, videos, songs, a list of upcoming
school events and activities, etc. on my website by
typing in the address below.
http://www.bath.kyschools.us/olc/teacher.aspx?s=155
Lesson 15-1: Solving Perimeter and Area
Problems
Lesson 16-3: Understanding Angles and
Unit Angles
Lesson 16-5: Measuring Angles
Lesson 16-6: Adding and Subtracting
Angle Measures
Understanding, Measuring, Adding, &
Subtracting Angles Quiz (Lessons 16-3,
16-5, & 16-6)
Lesson 15-3: Solving Problems Involving
Money
Lesson 15-4: Solving Problems Involving
Line Plots
March 30th - April 3rd
Friday, April 10th
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Lesson 1: What Is Sound?
Lesson 2: What Are the Properties of
Waves?
Lesson 3: How Do Sound Waves Travel?
Lesson 1: How Does Light Behave?
Real World Science: Light Video,
Science Up Close: Shadows Throughout
the Day, & BBC Science Clips: Light and
Shadows & How We See Things
Lesson 2: How Can Heat Be
Transferred?
Lesson 3: How Is Heat Produced and
Used?
Kentucky Horse Park Literacy Program
Field Trip (April 1st)
Spring Break (No School Thursday &
Friday) - Pending Board Approval 3-23-15
MATH
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Measurement and Data Review (Study
Guide & Jeopardy Game)
Measurement and Data Test
Kentucky Horse Park Literacy Program
Field Trip (April 1st)
Spring Break (No School Thursday &
Friday) - Pending Board Approval 3-23-15
Spring MAP Math Testing is coming in April.
Has your child been practicing on Moby Max
or studying their math facts and practice
notes at home?
SCIENCE & MATH
VOCABULARY
Does your child know the meaning of the
following words?
Energy: Light, Heat, & Sound
Unit
1. vibration
2. pitch
3. intensity
4. wavelength
5. frequency
6. amplitude
7. reflection
8. absorption
9. transmission
10. light
11. refraction
12. heat
13. conduction
14. convection
15. radiation
16. energy transfer
17. waste heat
Measurement & Data Unit
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length
inch
foot
yard
mile
capacity
cup
pint
quart
gallon
weight
ounce
pound
ton
conversion
teaspoon
tablespoon
fluid ounce
millimeter
centimeter
decimeter
meter
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kilometer
milliliter
liter
mass
gram
kilogram
second
minute
hour
perimeter
area
width
degree
vertex
right angle
straight angle
protractor
adjacent
line plot
scale
interval