Physical Characteristics of Organisms

Hey Parents, this week we have been really working hard to understand how living things survive in their habitat.  The students have been working on their invasive species projects at home, and I can’t wait to see them come in on Oct. 11th! 

Yesterday and today we worked in our wetland habitat here at school to capture some aquatic organisms and started studying what we caught, what physical characteristics each living thing had, and how it helps it to survive out there in our wetland.  We are comparing those organisms to our African Dwarf frogs, snails, and goldfish in our classroom aquarium.  Please ask your student to describe what a physical characteristic is, and what an ecosystem is.  See if they can tell you!

Some vocab words to re-enforce with them are:

Physical Characteristics

Ecosystem

Habitat

Units of Study

  Language Arts:

We have been focusing on writing with sensory details to help our reader visualize what’s going on in our personal narratives.

Math:

Unit  2 Multiplication with Whole Numbers

Science:

Organisms in Our Environment

Social Studies:

Geography

Upcoming Important Events:

MEAP Testing  Begins                    

Oct. 8th        

Invasive Species Projects

Due Oct. 11th

Sooper Yooper Author Visit (4th Grade)

Oct. 16th

Supplies to Donate:

MEAP Snacks (anything easy to handout)

Large White Construction Paper

Mechanical Pencils