Mrs.

Bing's 3rd Grade Class

SPRING 2023

SPRING NEWSLETTER

CONTACT INFORMATION

Email: abing005@odu.edu
Phone: 757-555-1234
Room number: C5

Dear parents &

guardians, IN THIS NEWSLETTER
We are reaching the end
of the school year! Our
Virginia SOL Science
students have been
doing so well throughout
Standard: 3.6
the year and we are going
to keep it up as we keep ACROSS THE
going. CUIRRICULUM

Throughout the duration INQUIRY BASED

of the next few weeks, we
LEARNING
will be learning about
plant growth and
investigating how 5E Model
different types of soil
affect plants.
Parents Corner
 VIRGINIA SOL SCIENCE STANDARD
3.6 The student will investigate that soil is important in
ecosystems. Key ideas include:

a) soil, with its different components, is important to

organisms; and
b) soil provides support and nutrients necessary for plant
growth.

STUDENTS WILL BE TERMS WE WILL DISCUSS

asking questions and defining soil silt

problems nutrients loam
planning and carrying out sand organisms
investigations clay
analyzing and interpreting data
obtaining, evaluating, and
IN THIS LESSON
communicating information
Students will act as scientists
and conduct an experiment to
see what kind of soil is the best
for plant growth. They will work
in groups dividing the work
among each other. Over the
course of two weeks, they will
take care of their plants and
monitor their growth. At the end
of the lesson, they will give an
oral report of the results.

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 ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

MATH VA SOL
HEALTH VA SOL

3.2 b) Determine when and how
much water to drink to keep the
body hydrated.
ENGLISH VA SOL
3.1 The student will use effective
communication skills in group
activities.
chance and list possible
a) Listen attentively by making
eye contact, facing the speaker,
asking questions, and
summarizing what is said.
3.7 The student will estimate and
use U.S. Customary and metric
units to measure
a) length to the nearest 1 2 inch,
inch, foot, yard, centimeter, and
meter
3.14 The student will investigate
and describe the concept of
probability as a measurement of
outcomes for a single event.

b) Ask and respond to questions

from teachers and other group
members.

c) Explain what has been learned.

d) Use language appropriate for

context.

e) Increase listening and speaking

vocabularies.

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 References
https://www.doe.virginia.gov/home/showpublishe
ddocument/23725/638043832162230000

https://ngss.nsta.org/Practices.aspx?id=3

https://www.nsta.org/nstas-official-
positions/parent-involvement-science-learning