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Weekly activities and lessons to keep your child thinking and progressing, so they are prepared for the upcoming school year. |
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"Hard work is a two-way street. You get back exactly what you put in." |
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The McManus Files
Issue VI
Happy Tuesday,
I hope you are enjoying these beautiful days of summer. There is so much going on and the Olympics are just adding to the fun. In this Gold Medal issue, you will find a few challenging math problems, two GREAT book recommendations and some projectile fun with marshmallows. Please, don't miss the section on the Olympics. Enjoy!
Please share this flyer with your friends and encourage them to join our mailing list by following the links on this page.
Mr. McManus :-)
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Inquiry Quest...
Spotting Fake News
In the age of expanding online information, there’s a new phenomenon sweeping the virtual newsstands: fake news.
Research: What is "fake news"?
Why we need to be aware of it?
Fake news happens just as often as real news does. Getting duped, or tricked by fake news is one of the inherent risks of consuming information on the Internet. Learn about this means of propaganda so you can begin to identify and question it.
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5 Daily Writing Prompts...
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These prompts and questions will help jump-start your daily writing. Just as it's important to read for at least 30 minutes each day, you should also write for 30 minutes a day. Don't worry about your organization or spelling, just write!
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"Today seemed like the perfect day, until..."
Would you rather be able to speak 10 foreign languages or talk to animals?
What would you do with these
extraordinary skills?
"I couldn't believe I had washed up on a desert island. Luckily, I still had my…"
What is your favorite place in the world? Where is it? Why is it so special?
Use descriptive language to explain how it makes you feel.
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Coming Soon!!
The launch of the NEW
McManus Tutoring
website.
Read about the services provided by the group of tutors and their expertises.
We are very excited to share this resource with our digital community. :-)
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MARSHMALLOW CATAPULT
Everybody loves this simple design project! No glue, paint or messy stuff required (perhaps just a few marshmallows flying around the house.)
Get the full instructions here. It's so easy! You could make more than one catapult and have marshmallow catapulting contests. Better yet, how can you improve the design to make the catapult better??
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This design activity for the kids is my favorite type of design because it costs next to nothing. You'll be surprised at how far these contraptions can launch a marshmallow or pom pom.
Check it out and get the instructions here.
Once you have your launchers ready, go outside and test them out. Come up with a hypothesis of what you think will happen, estimate the distance and perform some tests. Then, measure the distance. For example, what if there were two marshmallows in the launcher? Do big marshmallows work, too? Give it a try and have fun!
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The House in the Gerulean Sea
by T.J. Klune
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A thoroughly enchanting novel that follows lovable Arthur, the caretaker of magical misfit orphans from around the world. Full of whimsy, romance, and a touch of intrigue, The House in the Cerulean Sea will make you smile from the first page to the last.
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Problem of the Week
Solve the problem and complete Parts A & B
Tobias has an after school job building 3 legged stools and 4 legged tables. Last month he made a total of 72 legs and he built 3 more stools than tables. How many stools and tables did he build last month?
Part A: What is your answer to the problem?
Part B: Explain your thinking in complete sentences. How did you come up with your final answer?
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Three things to check to see if your child is ready for their upcoming grade's math curriculum. Foundation in the basic facts and having a general understanding of concepts being taught in the classroom will create a tremendous advantage for any student.
• Understanding and mastery of multiplication facts from 0's - 12's is a powerful indicator of a child's future success in 4th, 5th and 6th grade math. If a child cannot complete this worksheet in less than 5 minutes, they need to practice.
• Two-Digit multiplication is a natural place to assess a child's readiness for upper grade math. This skill requires a knowledge of place and place value as well as basic multiplication facts. Try this worksheet to see if this is an area that needs more practice.
• Addition with regrouping is an essential and very systematic concept for students to learn. For students to be successful, they must be secure in their understanding of place value as well as the basic facts of addition. Assess readiness with this worksheet.
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READING STRATEGY
REVIEW
When reading fiction, remember to look for clues that will help you (the reader) better understand the book's theme and the author's message.
One reading strategy to identify:
Memory Moment
This is when you are reading and the author interrupts the action to flashback to the past and share a memory.
The reader should stop and ask themself:
Why might this memory be
important?
The answer will tell you about the theme, conflict, or might foreshadow what will happen in the story.
Don't forget to write down your thinking to the above anchor question.
What does this make you wonder about?
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McManus Tutoring has openings for new clients. |
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If you feel your child might benefit from a group or individual tutoring program to close the gap created during summer vacation and to prepare them for the next phase of their education, please contact McManus Tutoring.
This fall, we are all returning to in-person classes for the first time in a year and a half. Besides the emotional impact of the pandemic, a full-time academic schedule will be an adjustment. Extra preparation over the summer will build self-confidence while reinforcing basic skills to start the new year.
Programs are structured so that students develop independence, accountability, and self-possession and they develop a repeatable structure that can be used to build success in the future.
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How many solutions can you find? |
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Using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and the + and - signs create a problem whose answer is 100. |
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Great Summer Read #2
Impyrium
by Henry H. Neff
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This book was a pleasant surprise. It is quick, funny, magical, filled with action and feeling. Harry Potter fans will love discovering this exciting new world and its characters. I highly recommended this series! I wish I could unread it just so I could read it and experience it again. Luckily, there are eight books in the series. |
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Are you ready for the sporting event of the year? It may be a year late, and it may be a quieter event with no spectators allowed, but that doesn't mean that the Summer Olympics will be any less exciting.
The Tokyo Olympics are running from July 23-August 8, 2021.
The Olympic Games, both summer and winter, are a wonderful opportunity to get excited about sport, friendly competition, national pride and counting medals!
"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph, but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have fought well."
Olympic Creed
Activity Village has a huge collection of activities to get the students interested and involved. Choose from general Olympic coloring pages, learning resources and fun printables, drill down to find your favorite sports, use the occasion to study the Ancient Olympics, or print out flags and decorate the house to support your favorite athletes! There is something for everyone on this site.
Here is a link to the Official Kids Guide to the Tokyo Olympics by SportsEngine and NBCUniversal. It has hundreds of pages of puzzles, games, activities and Olympic information.
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