Feb 6 newsletter

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Williams Wonderful Week
Week of February 6 -10, 2017
Look what we’re studying!
Math – Metric Measurement
Math Homework: Back of this sheet
Coming Soon…
Wed. Feb. 8 – Metric Vocab Quiz
Metric Measurement Vocabulary
Words
1. Length – the measurement of how long something is; measured
in meters, decimeters, millimeters, centimeters, kilometers.
10 centimeters = 1 decimeter
10 millimeters = 1 centimeter
100 centimeters = 1 meter
1,000 meters = 1 kilometer
Wed. Feb. 8 - 10s timed test
Thurs. Feb. 9 - Metric unit test
This week’s College and Career Readiness
Standards for math:
3.MD.2 – Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects
using standard units of grams kilograms and liters. Add, subtract,
multiply, or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or
volumes that are given in the same units, to represent the problem.
3.MD.3 – Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to
represent a data set with several categories. Solve one-and two-step
“how many more” and “how many less” problems using information
presented in scaled bar graphs.
Announcements
We eat lunch at 11:40 – join us any day!
Mrs. Williams’ homeroom class
Valentines party will be Feb. 14 at 1:00
pm.(for students only) Students may
bring valentine cards for each
classmate. Please make sure your child
only signs the card beside the word
“from:”, it is not necessary to put
anything in the “to:” portion.(This will allow
for faster delivery!) We have 23 students in
our class. Individually wrapped candy
or other edible items will also be
allowed!
Feb. 20 is a school holiday!
2. Capacity – the volume of a container measured in liquid units;
measured in liters or milliliters.
1,000 milliliters = 1 liter
3. Mass – measure of the amount of matter in an object; measured
in grams or kilograms.
1,000 grams = 1 kilogram
Prefix
Meaning
Unit of length
milli centidecikilo
one thousandth
one hundredth
one tenth
thousand
millimeter (mm)
centimeter (cm)
decimeter (dm)
kilometer (km)
* for the vocabulary quiz you will need to
know the definitions as well as the
information on the charts above!
Contacting Mrs. Williams:
1. Email: [email protected]
2. Blue communicator folder or planner with a note.
3. Northside’s phone number: 601-932-7971
4. Remind 101