PLEASE read to find out about our exciting learning adventures this week! Fill out the comment form below with your child for 5 extra DOJO points!!! MATH:- standard measurement units
- metric measurement units
- capacity
- temperature
- time
- perimeter and area
SCIENCE: FORCES & MOTION
- Currently we are at the beginning of our "INVENTIONS & ENGINEERING" science unit.
- Our literature studies and writing (starting next week) will also tie into this unit.
- Forces & motion (including gravity) are our current focus.
- Academic Science Vocabulary: force, motion, push, pull, friction, gravity, speed, position, relative position, magnetism, work
- Next week we will use this knowledge to learn about SIMPLE MACHINES.
- Building on our forces, motion, and simple machine studies, we will begin our own engineering adventures by researching, building, and advertising our OWN INVENTIONS! These inventions will be much-needed items for our future SPACE COLONY!
- More to come on the Mission 125 engineering explorations and invention fair!!! Stay tuned!
| LITERACY:- Comprehension: Our whole-class read-aloud is currently Magic Treehouse: Monday With a Mad Genius. It focuses on adventures with one of the greatest artists and inventors of all time--Leonardo DaVinci.
- Comprehension Carousel:
1) What is the author TELLING us (on the pages, directly)? 2) Find interesting or difficult words (vocabulary) in the text. 3) What does the author want us to UNDERSTAND (NOT directly in the text, we must find evidence in the text and INFER meaning)? 4) Does the author play with FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE and how does that enhance the text (adjectives, vivid verbs, similes, metaphors, repeated catch- phrases, etc.) - Accuracy: Does it look right, sound right, and make sense? Do I need to "flip" the vowel sound or "chunk" the word?
- Fluency: Matching our voices to the words describing feelings and voice in the text (whispered, shouted, angrily, excitedly, etc.)
- Expanding Vocabulary: using context clues and schema to infer meanings of unknown words; checking our inferred meanings in the dictionary
- INVENTION-Themed Differentiated Book Clubs: Starting next week, students will be in small group book clubs. Each book club will center around the topic of inventions and inventors (to tie in with our science unit), but will be different books based on goals and strategies appropriate for each group of students in the book clubs. We will be practicing our book club jobs and continually examining and answering the 4 "comprehension carousel" questions listed above.
GRAMMAR:- adjectives (juicy describing words)
- vivid verbs (using synonyms to turn boring action verbs into VIVID verbs)
WRITING:- 6 Traits-WORD CHOICE & VOICE: Using figurative language to enhance our writing like real authors ((adjectives, vivid verbs, similes, metaphors, repeated catch-phrases, onomatopoeia)
- Our current writing project is: "If I Lived in a Snow Globe"
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 Congratulations, Indian Trail!! Through your generosity, we as a school community have collected $1,348.85 for Kids Who Care this week!!! The students of Indian Trail have acted as a team, not competitively or for rewards, to help others in need.
This amount will do great things for the students in Staten Island as they go forward this school year. It will provide many necessary supplies to help them be successful.
Thank you so much for giving so generously and working so hard. Today is an amazing day to be an Indian Trail Tiger! You have truly shown that you are...KIDS WHO CARE!!
Kick off iRead 2013 with NEW BOOKS from
Scholastic Book Clubs!! Orders are due 1/21/13. Teacher Recommended Books from January Flyers:
 We have an exciting leadership opportunity with our Kindergarten buddies! The 100th day of school is coming up on February 8th. Miss Weinstein and Mrs. Petlak have been brainstorming what we could do together for this special day. We decided that our 3rd grade students will have the opportunity to VOLUNTEER to be on the 100th day planning committee for our buddies.
IF your child decides to volunteer for this leadership team, they must COMMIT to planning with Mrs. Petlak and Miss Weinstein each day during recess between now and 2/8/13. During that time, they will be working to create games, activities, and crafts that we will participate in with our buddies on the 100th day of school. Please SIGN UP below if you and your child understand the commitment and your child would like to be a part of our committee! THANK YOU!
| | Wear your IT Tigers apparel as we come together as a school community for the final day of Kids Who Care donations. We’ll all be anxiously awaiting the grand total announcement at the end of the day. Don't have any official IT spirit wear? Just wear blue, white and orange to sport your Tiger Pride!
Don’t forget to attend the Kids Who Care Family breakfast at 8am! Join us in the lunchroom for hot chocolate, coffee, juice, and bagels. Suggested donations are $1-2 per item, but we encourage you to give any amount that will help us reach our $3,000 fundraisinggoal.
Our total so far is ..... $578.24.
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Click HERE or on the image below to be redirected to Thursday's satellite learning assignment.
 We’re fans of helping Hurricane Sandy victims.
Wear your favorite sports-themed shirt on Thursday.
Please help us reach our goal of $3,000 by Friday.
Don't forget to attend our family breakfast on Friday morning at 8:00am--all proceeds go to Kids Who Care.
| | Parents of Mission 125 Astro-Cadets:Today your child should have come home excited to tell you about the newest addition to our mission website: SATELLITE LEARNING STATION (online homework). To view and complete your tonight's online homework, click HERE or on the picture to the left of this text. More information about Satellite Learning Assignments will be coming soon. This is an exciting and effective method of taking learning "to infinity and beyond" the classroom....to your home! |
 Dear Parents,
Mr. Keer has asked that we communicate this upcoming drill with you. We will be conducting a hard lockdown drill on January 16th at 10am. Thank you for supporting the safety of our children while they are in our care at school!
 ...for our "hats off" to people who are rebuilding areas affected by Hurricane Sandy.
We have collected $119.48 in donations thus far. Please help us reach our goal of $3,000 by Friday.
And don't forget to attend our family breakfast on Friday morning at 8:00am--all proceeds go to Kids Who Care.
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