Mr.

Brians Class

March 15, 2015

Important Dates

STAR OF THE
WEEK

March 23

Math Night (6:00-7:30)

Enzo Rivoli

March 26

Dress down Day

March 27-April 5

Spring Break

Dear Families,
Your children are working toward understanding issues that lead to innovations and how innovations help lead to
change in society and the environment. Students are working on planning and creating an invention or innovation in
class that will help solve societal issues. We will continue on this path this week and also do some research on
great inventors of our time. Please start collecting empty paper towel rolls and toilet paper rolls for another
project that we will be doing in the classroom. Thank you for your support!

Literacy

Ask and answer who, what, when, where, how, and why to demonstrate understanding of
details in text

Identify the main purpose of text

Math

Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools (meters and cm)

Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication

Fluently add and subtract within 10 using mental strategies

Unit 4 How We Organize Ourselves

Central Idea: Innovations change society and the environment.
1. What issues might lead to innovations?
2. How do innovations lead to change in society and/or the environment?
3. What makes some innovations better than others?
4. What are potential consequences of innovations?