Ms. Collins’ Science &
Math Newsletter
September 21, 2015
SCHOOL EVENTS
IN THE CLASSROOM…
Friday, September 25th
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Adaptations Test
Tuesday, September 29th
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Feed the Mind - 4th Grade Literacy Field
Trip to Rupp Arena
Tuesday, October 13th
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Fall Open House Parent-Teacher
Conferences (4-6 PM)
Thursday & Friday, October 15th & 16th
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NO SCHOOL (FALL BREAK)
NOTE: Test dates and project
deadlines 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.
NEW MATH PROGRAM:
ENGAGE NEW YORK
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We have started a new math program
this year (Engage New York). Parents can
find another math newsletter that
better explains what the students are
learning about in class on my website in
the "Math Resources" section.
Parents can also access links to Engage
NY websites to help students with math
homework, etc. on my website in the
"Math Websites" section of my "Math
Resources" page.
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
CONTACT INFORMATION
September 21-25, 2015
SCIENCE
Lesson 2: How Do the Behaviors of
Animals Help Them Meet Their Needs?
Habitat Rummy (PROJECT WILD)
Lesson 3: How Do Living Things of the
Past Compare With Those of Today?
Adaptations Review (Jeopardy Game &
Study Guide)
Adaptations Test
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MATH
Lesson 5: Compare Numbers Based On
Meanings of the Digits Using >, <, or = to
Record the Comparison
Lesson 6: Find 1, 10, and 100 Thousand
More and Less Than a Given Number
Lesson 7: Round Multi-Digit Numbers to
the Thousands Place Using the Vertical
Number Line
Lesson 8: Round Multi-Digit Numbers to
Any Place Using the Vertical Number Line
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September 28 - October 2, 2015
SCIENCE
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MATH
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Ms. Collins’ Contact Information
School: 606-674-2722 ext. 3304
Planning Time: 9:45 – 10:40 A.M.
E-mail: kimberly.collins@bath.kyschools.us
Ms. Pratt’s Contact Information
School: 606-674-2722 ext. 3308
Planning Time: 9:45 – 10:40 A.M.
E-mail: tanya.pratt@bath.kyschools.us
Lesson 1: How Does Your Body Get
Oxygen and Nutrients?
The Digestive System
The Respiratory System
The Circulatory System & Pulse Rates
Experiment
Lesson 2: How Does Your Body Think and
Move?
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Lesson 9: Use Place Value Understanding
to Round Multi-Digit Numbers to Any
Place Value
Lesson 10: Use Place Value
Understanding to Round Multi-Digit
Numbers to Any Place Value Using Real
World Applications
Lesson 11: Use Place Value
Understanding to Fluently Add MultiDigit Whole Numbers Using the Standard
Addition Algorithm, and Apply the
Algorithm to Solve Word Problems Using
Tape Diagrams
Lesson 12: Solve Multi-Step Word
Problems Using the Standard Addition
Algorithm Modeled With Tape Diagrams,
and Assess the Reasonableness of
Answers Using Rounding
SCIENCE & MATH
VOCABULARY
Does your child know the meaning of the
following words?
Adaptations
Unit
1. basic needs
2. adaptation
3. natural
selection
4. instinct
5. hibernation
6. migration
7. learned
behavior
8. fossil
9. extinction
The Human
Body Unit
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
tissue
organ
esophagus
stomach
diaphragm
artery
capillary
vein
spinal cord
bone
joint
muscle
Numbers & Operations in Base-10
Unit
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
digit
place value
value
standard
form
word form
expanded
form
compare
greater than
(>)
less than (<)
equal to (=)
greatest
least
rounding
estimating
ones
tens
hundreds
thousands
tenthousands
hundredthousands
millions
22. standard
algorithm
23. algorithms
24. multiplication
25. factors
26. product
27. partial
products
28. multiples
29. powers of
ten
30. quotient
31. divisor
32. dividend
33. remainders
34. Commutative
Property of
Addition
35. Associative
Property of
Addition
36. Identity
Property of
Addition
37. Distributive
Property