Good morning 3L! It was great seeing you yesterday on our class zoom! We have our small group zooms and they will start at 10 a.m. today.

Reading

30 minutes

• Independent book
• Science weather books on Epic
• Online databases from library
• Poetry both digital and text

Poetry Lesson #8

In Mrs. Mangan’s poetry lesson today, she will be sharing a new poetic device called Onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is when words are exactly how they sound like “Vroooom” or “Boing”. Listen to this lesson, and think about how you might incorporate this device into your own poetry. Write some poetry and then upload it to Seesaw.

Examples in kids’ writing

Math

This is a lesson on word problems using gram units. You will be expected to draw a bar model, label it correctly with all parts (known and unknown information) and then solve for it. The examples are provided for you in the lesson and then one problem from your workbook pages is solved so you know what is expected of you.

Here is the link for the workbook pages. Remember, one is solved for you so you know what is expected on the next five word problems.

Math workbook pages 15-16 (Due Friday)

When making bar models, the print option is another option. If you choose this way, please be neat and include all steps to the process. Then take a picture and insert your image into the E- learning slideshow under math.

Workbook pages 15-16 to be printed

Science:

• Complete your weather journal for today using one of these websites: Wunderground and  News 12

Reading on Epic:  If you haven’t logged on to Epic yet, please follow these directions and do so now. Go to https://www.getepic.com/students and use the code “sik2466”. Click on your mailbox to see the books I’ve shared with you. Read the book Tracking The Weather – Read carefully and take notes on new words/phrases; surprising facts; questions you still have; wonderings. You should record these notes in the science section of your E-Learning Slides. 

SMART FACT

On this day in the year 1972, NASA launched the Apollo 16 Spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the fifth mission to land men on the moon and return them to Earth. If you are interested in learning more about space, check out NASA Kids Club. You won’t be disappointed! 

Words Their Way

You have been assigned a new sort for this coming week. You will need to log onto “Words Their Way”, which you can access through Heathcote Gateway and continue working on the spelling unit for this week. Click on the link and sign onto your account.

Words Their Way

Heathcote Community Service Project – Show them WE CARE!

We would like to welcome all our 3rd grade friends and family to extend our deepest gratitude to those working hard to save lives at our local White Plains Hospital! Our Heathcote Community Service Committee is working alongside Friends of White Plains Hospital for an Art Drive so we can all express our appreciation! Your small gesture will bring smiles to all those working hard to help others in need!

Here’s how you can participate:

This week from April 10th – April 17th, you can create a special handmade drawing, painting, or sketch for all the care providers at White Plains Hospital.

When completed, place it in a ziplock bag and drop your creation off at 51 Lawrence Road. There will be a donation bin located at the front door.

Ongoing Project – COVID-19 Time Capsule

One activity that many students completed during “Wellness Week” was a COVID – 19 Time Capsule. If you didn’t, here is a great opportunity to reflect over how this historical event is impacting you. We are living through history and during times like these, it might be interesting to take notes about your experience and reflect on what you are going through so that years from now, you can look back on this time capsule and realize you have experienced a very historic moment in our world’s history!

COVID-19 Time Capsule

Specials Page

Ms. Cameron’s Page

Join Ms. Cameron’s Google Classroom- Code: i22zv35

Ms. Bescherer’s Music Page

Mr. Borgia’s Page

Join Mr. Borgia’s Google classroom – Code: 53xc6jm

(Remember – joining Mr. Borgia’s Google Classroom is the same way you joined Ms. Cameron’s, but with a different code)

Sr. Johnson’s Page – Make sure you log in

Strings – Dr. Schultz

Band – Mr. Weber

By the end of today I need to complete:

• Words Their Way due tomorrow
• Read 30 minutes – science books on epic count towards 30 minutes of reading
• Write a poem using onomatopoeia and share on Seesaw
• Math workbook pages 15-16 (due Friday)
• Fill in Weather Journal for Thursday
• Read the weather book titled “Tracking the Weather” and take notes on a Science slide.

Good morning 3L! I hope you had fun practicing with the pdf I shared with you yesterday and using the tool “Kami” that Mr. Casal introduced us to! We have our class zoom at 11 a.m. today.

Reading

30 minutes – You can count the science articles as part of your 30 minutes of reading!

• Independent book
• Science articles
• Online databases from library
• Poetry both digital and text

Poetry Lesson  #7: Alliteration

Watch the video below to hear about using alliteration in poetry. Alliteration is a poetic tool that creates a repetitive sound and rhythm.  Then try to find some poems that use this technique, and try writing some poems that incorporate alliteration! Take a picture of it and record yourself reading it on Seesaw.

Here is a great resource to look at examples of alliteration:

Examples of Alliteration

Math: Grams

In this video brought to you by ME, you will learn about what a gram feels like and then how to add or subtract using the unit that measures mass called grams. Watch this video and then click on the links below to practice!

This interactive Pan Balance is the tool that was utilized in the video. Take a moment to practice measuring common day objects with gram units.

Interactive Pan Balance

Click on the link below to access the Workbook pages that support this lesson. Copy and paste these pages to your April E-Learning Slideshow.

Workbook pages 13 – 14

Here are the pages if you wish to print them out. You must take a picture and then upload it to your slideshow to receive credit.

Workbook page 13 – You don’t have to do the top of the page as you will need to use a pan balance and gram units to measure your objects.

Workbook page 14

Below is a link to the answer key for workbook pages 11 – 12 from yesterday. Note: in word problems you must show your work and include bar models.

Answer key to workbook pages 11-12

Cursive Handwriting

Click on the links below to view the tutorials for our capital letters W and X.

Capital W

Capital X

Click on the links for the pages below. Print them out, practice writing the letters, take a picture of your work and then upload it to your April E-Learning Slideshow.

Cursive Capital Letter W

Cursive Capital Letter X

Science

1. Continue recording the weather in your Weather Journal. Either print out the journal from your science folder or use this link (Weather Journal) to do it digitally. Your choice!
   • Here are the weather websites: Wunderground and  News 12
2. Read the headings “The Daily Forecast” and “The Importance of Weather Forecasts” in the PebbleGo Next article that you started yesterday: Forecasting Weather. (If this link does not work for you, try going to the library databases, clicking on PebbleGo Next and searching, “Forecasting Weather” to get to the article.)
3. Scientists collect data and use sophisticated equipment to predict the weather. Read this to learn how animal behaviors and nature can be good predictors of weather too! National Geographic for Kids: Predict the Weather

Complete the Stop and Think questions. Copy and paste the last three slides into the Science section of your April E-Learning Slideshow and

Words Their Way

You have been assigned a new sort for this coming week. You will need to log onto “Words Their Way”, which you can access through Heathcote Gateway and continue working on the spelling unit for this week. Click on the link and sign onto your account.

Words Their Way

Heathcote Community Service Project – Show them WE CARE!

We would like to welcome all our 3rd grade friends and family to extend our deepest gratitude to those working hard to save lives at our local White Plains Hospital! Our Heathcote Community Service Committee is working alongside Friends of White Plains Hospital for an Art Drive so we can all express our appreciation! Your small gesture will bring smiles to all those working hard to help others in need!

Here’s how you can participate:

This week from April 10th – April 17th, you can create a special handmade drawing, painting, or sketch for all the care providers at White Plains Hospital.

When completed, place it in a ziplock bag and drop your creation off at 51 Lawrence Road. There will be a donation bin located at the front door.

Ongoing Project – COVID-19 Time Capsule

One activity that many students completed during “Wellness Week” was a COVID – 19 Time Capsule. If you didn’t, here is a great opportunity to reflect over how this historical event is impacting you. We are living through history and during times like these, it might be interesting to take notes about your experience and reflect on what you are going through so that years from now, you can look back on this time capsule and realize you have experienced a very historic moment in our world’s history!

COVID-19 Time Capsule

Specials Page

Ms. Cameron’s Page

Join Ms. Cameron’s Google Classroom- Code: i22zv35

Ms. Bescherer’s Music Page

Mr. Borgia’s Page

Join Mr. Borgia’s Google classroom – Code: 53xc6jm

(Remember – joining Mr. Borgia’s Google Classroom is the same way you joined Ms. Cameron’s, but with a different code)

Sr. Johnson’s Page – Make sure you log in

Strings – Dr. Schultz

Band – Mr. Weber

By the end of today I need to complete:

• Words Their Way due Friday
• Read 30 minutes
• Cursive practice pages
• Write a poem using alliteration and share on Seesaw
• Math workbook pages 13-14
• Read PebbleGo Next article and National Geographic
• Complete 3 Stop and Think questions
• Fill in Weather Journal for Wednesday

Good morning 3L! It was so great seeing you today! Below you will find your assignments for April 14th. We have our technology zoom class with Mr. Casal today at 11 a.m. Please make sure to sign on prior to that time and be ready for our session. You will ONLY be allowed on if you have your first and last name assigned to you. You will be placed in a waiting room and once I see you in there, I will allow you to join. See you at 11!

Reading – ELA

30 minutes of reading. It can focus on:

• Independent book
• Library resources such as “One Story..”
• Poetry both digital or text

Poetry Lesson #6: Rhyme

Watch the video above to hear about using rhyme in a poem to create rhythm. Then try to find some poems that use this technique, and try writing some rhyming poems of your own! Take a picture of it and record yourself reading it on Seesaw.

Math

In this lesson, Mrs. DeGrazia teaches us about word problems that involve mass using kilograms.

Math Workbook pages 11-12

Science

The slideshow is in your science folder.

Don’t forget to record the weather in your weather journal. Make sure to use the different websites provided below:

Wunderground

News12

Take a moment to continue playing various games using the vocabulary cards you printed out yesterday.

Weather Vocabulary Matching Game

Words Their Way

You have been assigned a new sort for this coming week. You will need to log onto “Words Their Way”, which you can access through Heathcote Gateway and continue working on the spelling unit for this week. Click on the link and sign onto your account.

Words Their Way

Heathcote Community Service Project – Show them WE CARE!

We would like to welcome all our 3rd grade friends and family to extend our deepest gratitude to those working hard to save lives at our local White Plains Hospital! Our Heathcote Community Service Committee is working alongside Friends of White Plains Hospital for an Art Drive so we can all express our appreciation! Your small gesture will bring smiles to all those working hard to help others in need!

Here’s how you can participate:

This week from April 10th – April 17th, you can create a special handmade drawing, painting, or sketch for all the care providers at White Plains Hospital.

When completed, place it in a ziplock bag and drop your creation off at 51 Lawrence Road. There will be a donation bin located at the front door.

Ongoing Project – COVID-19 Time Capsule

One activity that many students completed during “Wellness Week” was a COVID – 19 Time Capsule. If you didn’t, here is a great opportunity to reflect over how this historical event is impacting you. We are living through history and during times like these, it might be interesting to take notes about your experience and reflect on what you are going through so that years from now, you can look back on this time capsule and realize you have experienced a very historic moment in our world’s history!

COVID-19 Time Capsule

Specials Page

Ms. Cameron’s Page

Join Ms. Cameron’s Google Classroom- Code: i22zv35

Ms. Bescherer’s Music Page

Mr. Borgia’s Page

Join Mr. Borgia’s Google classroom – Code: 53xc6jm

(Remember – joining Mr. Borgia’s Google Classroom is the same way you joined Ms. Cameron’s, but with a different code)

Sr. Johnson’s Page – Make sure you log in

Strings – Dr. Schultz

Band – Mr. Weber

***BY THE END OF TODAY I NEED TO COMPLETE…***

• Words Their Way-Due Friday
• Read 30 mins
• Write a poem using rhyme and share on Seesaw
• Math Workbook pages 11-12
• Read Pebble Go Next article and play Weather Vocabulary Matching Game
• Fill in Weather Journal for Tuesday

Welcome back 3rd graders! I hope you enjoyed all the wonderful activities provided during wellness week! I cannot wait to see your smiling faces and begin working on some units that are new and exciting. We will be embarking on the third unit in science that will focus on weather. There are some engaging and exciting experiments that you can partake in to enrich your learning and reinforce your understanding of the work! We will be continuing our study of poetry and next Monday, Mrs. De la Garza will be joining us on our zoom meeting to read some wonderful poetry. Maybe we can choose one of our own written poems to share as well! This week you will also begin working with our special area teachers including Mr. Casal. We have a zoom with him tomorrow. Today our class zoom will be at 11 a.m.

Reading – ELA

30 minutes of reading. It can focus on:

• Independent book
• Library resources such as “One Story..”
• Poetry both digital or text

Poetry Lesson #5: Repetition

Today you will be learning about how repetition in a poem can create a rhythm or emphasize an idea. After you watch the lesson create your own poems trying to use repetition. Take a picture of the poem and read it aloud on Seesaw for us all to see and hear.

Math

Mrs. DeGrazia is going to introduce us to a new unit in math: Mass and Weight. Watch her video that introduces

The link below is the slides for the workbook pages. Copy and paste them into your slideshow and then create “shapes” so you can record your answer. Watch my video at the top to be reminded of how to do that!

Workbook pages 7-8 & 10

If you would like to print them out then here are the links for that. You MUST take a picture and upload it to your April E-Learning Slideshow. Title and date the slide with the assignment name.

Workbook pages 7-8

Workbook page 10

Science

A copy of this weather journal is in your SCIENCE folder in your Google Drive. Please make sure to print out the weather journal BEFORE our class zoom so that we may work on that together. Our zoom session will be on science and then a google slideshow will be shared with you after. On that slideshow, there will be a link to a “Brainpop” video on “Weather”. That has also be assigned to you on your Brainpop account. After our zoom session, watch the video, take the review quiz and read the related passages that have been assigned.

Weather Journal

Weather Vocabulary Matching Game

Words Their Way

You have been assigned a new sort for this coming week. You will need to log onto “Words Their Way”, which you can access through Heathcote Gateway and continue working on the spelling unit for this week. Click on the link and sign onto your account.

Words Their Way

Heathcote Community Service Project – Show them WE CARE!

We would like to welcome all our 3rd grade friends and family to extend our deepest gratitude to those working hard to save lives at our local White Plains Hospital! Our Heathcote Community Service Committee is working alongside Friends of White Plains Hospital for an Art Drive so we can all express our appreciation! Your small gesture will bring smiles to all those working hard to help others in need!  

Here’s how you can participate:

This week from April 10th – April 17th, you can create a special handmade drawing, painting, or sketch for all the care providers at White Plains Hospital.

When completed, place it in a ziplock bag and drop your creation off at 51 Lawrence Road. There will be a donation bin located at the front door.

Ongoing Project – COVID-19 Time Capsule

One activity that many students completed during “Wellness Week” was a COVID – 19 Time Capsule. If you didn’t, here is a great opportunity to reflect over how this historical event is impacting you. We are living through history and during times like these, it might be interesting to take notes about your experience and reflect on what you are going through so that years from now, you can look back on this time capsule and realize you have experienced a very historic moment in our world’s history! 

COVID-19 Time Capsule

Specials Page

Ms. Cameron’s Page

Join Ms. Cameron’s Google Classroom- Code: i22zv35

Ms. Bescherer’s Music Page

Mr. Borgia’s Page

Join Mr. Borgia’s Google classroom – Code: 53xc6jm

(Remember – joining Mr. Borgia’s Google Classroom is the same way you joined Ms. Cameron’s, but with a different code)

Sr. Johnson’s Page – Make sure you log in

Strings – Dr. Schultz

Band – Mr. Weber

 

 

 

Wow! I love hearing your beautiful poetry and adorable voices sharing your poetry on seesaw. Your heart maps are melting my heart! The colors, the people, the places and the many things you hold dear to your heart are all so beautiful! Thank you for sharing!!

Today is Heathcote Spirit Day! Wear your Heathcote Colors!

Wear your best Heathcote spirit wear today and dance to your favorite song! We may not be able to celebrate together but we can in spirit!

A little happiness to brighten your day! Hope you enjoy this video that we all made for you! Miss you so very much!

 

I’ll see you at our small group sessions today. I will share the link with you prior to your session. Please be patient as I am doing a couple of groups today and may be running a bit late. Each session is a half hour. Please have your reading passages printed out and a highlighter and pencil ready to go. Can’t wait to see you!

I hope you all had a wonderful experience seeing your special area teachers. I spoke with them and they were thrilled to see all of your smiling faces! Apologies for the challenge with the links.

Below is our link for the question padlet. Feel free to post any questions you may have! 

Question Padlet

Remember to plan out your day. Do an assignment. Take a mental break (go outdoors, listen to music, play a board game – whatever you need.) Then come back and tackle another assignment. That seems to be the best approach and one where you can get the most out of your day!

Read for 30 minutes of an independent book!

Mrs. Sorenson wanted us to remind you about all the reading opportunities (Reading Materials) she has on her E-Learning page. Please remember on the Library Databases you can read ebooks from the library’s catalog.

Poetry Lesson #4

Notice how line breaks are purposeful and meant to draw your attention to certain words and force you to pause in your reading. As you look through poetry and even write your own, note how line breaks you see or line breaks you create help the reader focus on the important ideas, words or patterns in your poetry. Grab a pencil, record some poetry and then share what you have written on seesaw! I can’t wait to read it!

Math

Mrs. Boyer has shared with us a review of Composite Figures! Watch the video to be reminded of the strategy.

Composite Figure Practice Slides

Copy and paste the slides from the link above to your E-Learning Slideshow. Take a screenshot of the slides and upload them to seesaw so you can talk over them and explain your thinking.  I can’t wait to hear your work! Good luck 3L!

Social Studies: Document Analysis

A first hand account is when someone who lives in a particular time writes about his/her own experience of an event. Some examples may be diaries, telegrams or letters. Remember that many people attending the same event, may retell the event differently from another person’s experience of that exact same event. Therefore, listening to and reading about the same event from many different sources helps us to understand history more fully!

Below is a video of a document being analyzed. Watch the video and then the link below is for you to analyze your own document. Add those slides to your E-Learning Slideshow.

 

Document Analysis – Student Work

You should now be finished with your Cultural Universals Slideshow! I’ll be looking through them and making suggestions or corrections as needed.

Science-  INTRO TO WEATHER

Use one of the weather links below to check your local weather forecast. Do you see some of the features mentioned in the videos from yesterday?  How does that compare to the weather in places around the country? Choose two US Cities to quickly compare to Scarsdale. Write a few sentences telling what you noticed. Take a picture, label weather, date and put under science.

News12 Weather 

The Weather Channel

Optional Coloring

Relax, unwind and color away! A great stress reliever for me is to take out a coloring page and enjoy some quiet time to myself!

You are…

Specials Page

Ms. Cameron’s Page

Join Ms. Cameron’s Google Classroom- Code: i22zv35

Ms. Bescherer’s Music Page

Mr. Borgia’s Page

Sr. Johnson’s Page – Make sure you log in

Strings – Dr. Schultz

Band – Mr. Weber

Just a reminder that today is your special area classes for music, library and Spanish. The zoom times are as follows:

• Music with Ms. Bescherer – Thursday April 2nd @ 9:30
• Library with Ms. Sorenson – Thursday April 2nd @ 10:45
• Spanish with Senor Johnson – Thursday April 2nd @ 2:00

Below is our link for the question padlet. Feel free to post any questions you may have! 

Question Padlet

Remember to plan out your day. Do an assignment. Take a mental break (go outdoors, listen to music, play a board game – whatever you need.) Then come back and tackle another assignment. That seems to be the best approach and one where you can get the most out of your day!

Poetry Lesson 3:

Font and Punctuation – the importance of these two devices helps us know how to read the words and emphasize certain phrases! Listen to this lesson and then explore different poetry books or websites to find poems that use this poetic device.

When you have finished, grab a pencil and paper and begin writing some poetry. Share your poetry to Seesaw and then you can also upload some poems to your new April E-Learning Slideshow. Below are some links to poetry websites that you may want to explore.

On-line Poetry Resources: 

Poets.org

Familyfriendpoems.com

Poetry Foundation

Poetry4Kids

And one for fun: 

Read, Write, Think (this is a great site to create your own digital magnetic poems – you may need to download Adobe Flash for this program)

Math

Continue work on “Level One” questions – Finish problems 7 and 8. Add them to your April E-Learning Slideshow.

Area and Perimeter Word Problems

SCIENCE- INTRO TO WEATHER

A sneak peek to our weather unit in science. Just a quick reminder when you click on the links below: click “I am a student” and our password is: LUCIANO3.

Scholastic: Mapping the Weather

Scholastic: What’s the Temperature?

Social Studies

This week you should finish up the Cultural Universals Slideshow by completing the sections: Economics and Cultural Arts by Friday April 3rd.

No Words Their Way this week!!! 

Specials Page

Ms. Cameron’s Page

Join Ms. Cameron’s Google Classroom- Code: i22zv35

Ms. Bescherer’s Music Page

Mr. Borgia’s Page

Sr. Johnson’s Page – Make sure you log in

Strings – Dr. Schultz

Band – Mr. Weber