Wednesday, April 29 ~ E-learning

Good Morning 3D! Today is Wonderful Wednesday!

Please watch the video first, then read the blog for closer details.

Remember to plan out your schedule for the day with breaks.  Try to plan around a 9-3 school day, so you can finish your work early. Also, use the checklist at the end of our post to make sure you completed your assignments for the day. If you have any problems completing anything please leave us a comment on your E-learning slides to keep us posted about any conflicts. Last, it is VERY important you watch all videos that we post since these are our lessons to help you complete assignments.

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

REMINDERS:

  • Mrs. Gelosa and Mrs. Dolma are commenting and checking assignments on your E-learning slides daily. Please read the comments and “reply” as needed. I will write a recap on Friday for you to review.
  • Bring your poem in the pocket tomorrow

Zoom today: 

Come with a joke today. We will have 5 students share a joke to celebrate Camilla and her sister around 11:30 or so after our tech lesson. 

Casal tech/Camilla’s birthday/ poetry festival/small group w DeGrazia – 11- 12pm

Today I will see students #15, 16, 17, 18 ,19 after our whole class zoom.

OPEN LIBRARY– 2pm

 

Go to the Heathcote Poetry Festival link and enjoy reading your friends’ poems in K-5. Have fun visiting all the classrooms.

Heathcote Art and Poetry Festival Link

 

READING AND WRITING: BOOKCLUBS

Today, after doing your agreed upon reading, you will be posting on your Book Club’s Padlet page. Watch the video today to hear about the Dos and Don’ts of writing on Padlet. I put this slideshow in your reading folder too for you to refer to during bookclubs.

While you are commenting on each other’s posts, please be sure to be respectful. These comments are meant to help each other, ask questions and push each other in a positive direction.  These are our friends we are talking to, so remember the golden rule- do onto others as you would like done to you. If you would not like it said to you, don’t say it to someone else. 

Some ways to disagree respectfully include:

I disagree because…

Please explain further because I see it a little differently.

Can you provide more text evidence because I thought about it in a different way?

Bookclub padlets are in you reading folder or you can post here: Bookclub padlet

WORDS THEIR WAY: WORK ON SPELLING ASSIGNMENTS

Please look at your new sort for this week. Complete a few activities per day (about 15 min).  Leave the writing sort for Friday, otherwise it will erase your data.  You may have to repeat blind and speed sorts more than once to receive 100%.Check all assignments on Friday, then submit all. www.pearsonrealize.com. DUE FRIDAY

CURSIVE: Lowercase m and y

If you need to complete these two pages by Friday, that is fine:)

Please watch the two videos to help with your formation of m and y. You may need to watch the videos more than once and then skywrite.

video for m

video for y

Please print and complete m and y cursive pages: Take a picture and insert in E-Learning Slideshow under cursive.

Cursive Masters m and y

MATH: CAPACITY AND WORD PROBLEMS

Watch this video below. You will learn how you can find the capacity of many containers as well as a mini challenge for you to think about.

 

Watch this video below to see some different strategies on solving word problems with capacity.

Copy and paste these slides to your April E-Learning Slideshow under math.

You can draw bar models, draw pictures, write a number sentence or use a combination of the three to solve these two word problems. Think through your work and make sure you show how you solved the problem.

Two Word Problems

If you prefer to draw the bars and write the number sentence on paper, be neat and show all your work. Take a picture and submit into seesaw or put in your e-learning slides under math.

SCIENCE: Weather & Climate Part Two

  • Go to Weather and Climate part 2 – This is also in your science folder 
  • Watch assigned book(s) on Epic – What is Climate? By Ellen Lawrence
  • Post on the padlet complete each category (4)
  • Optional read : What is Climate? By Bobbie Kalman

SMART FACT

On April 29, 2004, the National World War II Memorial opened in Washington, D.C., to thousands of visitors, providing overdue recognition for the 16 million U.S. men and women who served in the war. The memorial is located on 7.4 acres on the former site of the Rainbow Pool at the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. Numerous communities and artists have designed and built memorials to commemorate events in history. If you were to design a memorial to help people in the future learn about this time that we are living through right now, what might it look like? Share your design and thinking on SeeSaw. 

 

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

    • Words Their Way-Due Friday 
    • cursive m and y
    • Read 30 mins and decide on how much you are reading with bookclub members
    • Watch the video and post on your Bookclub padlet
    • Reflex Math- 3 green dots by Friday
    • Watch math lesson videos and complete 2 word problems
    • Read What is Climate? on Epic and write on “Take Note” padlet (complete all 4 categories)
    • Find a poem in the pocket to share for Thursday’s zoom

 

Tuesday, April 28 ~ E-learning

Good Morning 3D! It is Terrific Tuesday!

Please watch the video first, then read the blog more closely for details.

Remember to plan out your schedule for the day with breaks.  Try to plan around a 9-3 school day, so you can finish your work early. Also, use the checklist at the end of our post to make sure you completed your assignments for the day. If you have any problems completing anything please leave us a comment on your E-learning slides to keep us posted about any conflicts. Last, it is VERY important you watch all videos that we post since these are our lessons to help you complete assignments.

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

REMINDER: Mrs. Gelosa and Mrs. Dolma are commenting and checking assignments on your E-learning slides daily. Please read the comments and “reply” as needed. I will write a recap on Friday for you to review.

ZOOM SCHEDULE: Look in your SS folder for updated zoom schedule for this week and plan accordingly

Zoom today:

ART -10:20-10:40

OPEN LIBRARY– 2pm

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAMILLA!

BRING A JOKE FOR CAMILLA’S BIRTHDAY ZOOM CELEBRATION AFTER MR. CASAL’S LESSON ON WEDNESDAY.

Questions? Continue to add to our class PadletE-Learning Questions

REMINDER:

Heathcote’s Poetry Festival is starting on Wednesday. All poems need to be on our class padlet for others to view tomorrow.  Please check your email everyday. I will email you if you need to do anything further.  Also, Thursday is poem in your pocket day. Please find a poem you loved from a book or on a website, put it in your pocket, and we will read them on Thursday’s zoom.

READING/WRITING: BOOK CLUBS

Participating in a virtual book club can look and feel a little different than the book clubs that you were in at school. Watch the video to see how you can still be an active participant in these new book clubs, and how much of the good book club habits you gained at school can be applied to your clubs now at home. 

Today you will continue your book club reading, as well as complete one activity from the Reading BINGO board. Be sure to complete your activity on paper first, and then take a picture/or video of your work to show us on Seesaw. When you record on Seesaw, tell us what book you are reading, and introduce the activity that you chose. 

WORDS THEIR WAY: WORK ON SPELLING ASSIGNMENTS

Please look at your new sort for this week. Complete a few activities per day (about 15 min).  Leave the writing sort for Friday, otherwise it will erase your data.  You may have to repeat blind and speed sorts more than once to receive 100%.Check all assignments on Friday, then submit all. www.pearsonrealize.com. DUE FRIDAY

MATH: MEASURE CAPACITY IN LITERS

There are two systems that are used for measurement, a customary one used in the United States, and the metric system used in most of the world and also in the sciences in the United States.  We will continue to look at the metric system used for capacity.

Watch the video below to understand more about capacity and units of measurement; liters and milliliters. 

NOTE: This is not from our school so parental settings will need to be adjusted if they are turned on.

Watch today’s video to measure and estimate the capacity of containers in liters.  Is it less than or more than 1 liter?

Today explore your kitchen and find containers of liquid.  Can you find containers 1 liter or more and can you find containers less than 1 liter? Post your containers and explanations on Seesaw.

Copy and paste option: WORKBOOOK P40

Print option: capacity wb 40

SCIENCE: WEATHER AND CLIMATE

  • Yesterday you created The Storm Spotter’s Guide and have until the end of today to complete it and post your new learning (along with a photo/video of the guide) on SeeSaw. 
  • In addition, there are a few videos I assigned for you on Epic: two to review the Water Cycle and one to preview Weather and Climate. All of the videos are relatively short (so you can enjoy them more than once) and packed with information! Remember to look in your mailbox.

SMART FACT

On April 28, 1916, Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of the car company that bears his name and is known for stylish, high-performance cars, was born in Italy. His first business was making tractors. He decided to make sports cars when the Ferrari that he owned had mechanical difficulties. The very first Lamborghini 350 GTV was released in 1963 and the company’s logo was established as bull. Take this logo quiz to see how many companies you can easily recognize. 

Something Special:

The Blue Angels and The Thunderbirds  will be flying over Westchester today.

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

    • Words Their Way-Due Friday 
    • Read 30 mins – Book Club- Bingo Board- post on Seesaw
    • Last day to post Poetry Google Drawing to our class padlet.
    • Reflex Math- 3 green dots by Friday
    • Watch math lesson videos and complete Math Workbook pages 40
    • Find containers greater than 1 liter and less than 1 liter and post a video/picture explaining what you notice on Seesaw
    • Watch the Mystery Doug Video – Entire activity is due today
    • Take a video/picture and discuss the clouds you learned in your “Storm Spotter’s Guide” and post on Seesaw 
    • Find a poem in the pocket for Thursday

 

 

Monday, April 27 ~ E-learning

Good Morning 3D! I hope you had a wonderful, restful weekend.  Today is marvelous Monday!

Please watch the video first, then reread the blog post for closer details. NOTE: On this morning message video, I mis-spoke and said the Generation Genius video instead of Mystery Science video for today’s science work.

Remember to plan out your schedule for the day with breaks.  Try to plan around a 9-3 school day, so you can finish your work early. Also, use the checklist at the end of our post to make sure you completed your assignments for the day. If you have any problems completing anything please leave us a comment on your E-learning slides to keep us posted about any conflicts. Last, it is VERY important you watch all videos that we post since these are our lessons to help you complete assignments.

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

REMINDER: Mrs. Gelosa and Mrs. Dolma are commenting and checking assignments on your E-learning slides daily. Please read the comments and “reply” as needed. I will write a recap on Friday for you to review.

ZOOM SCHEDULE: Look in your SS folder for updated zoom schedule for this week and plan accordingly

Zoom today:

11am- 12pm -Whole class- book clubs

2pm– drop in library

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions

READING/WRITING: POETRY FESTIVAL

Steps to publish your poem for Heathcote’s Poetry Festival:

  1.  Complete your Google Drawing Checklist
  2. Receive feedback from your teacher and make the necessary corrections to your Google Drawing and poem
  3. Watch the video below for directions to publish your poem on padlet 
  4. Click on the 3D Poetry Padlet for the Art & Poetry Festival to post your poem (If you are publishing a haiku, cinquain, or acrostic please explain that under your initials. Also remember initials and number. For ex. ab 01)
  5. Wait for it to be approved on padlet

Directions to posting poem to class padlet: Watch video after you completed steps 1-2 above.

Today during zoom we will go over book clubs.  I have made new book clubs and I assigned books on Epic for each club. We will go over everything today at 11am.  Then I will send further information in your reading folders to help guide you and your book clubs members. You will make reading assignments for 20- 30 minutes after our lesson today.

MATH: COMPARING CAPACITY

Watch this video first to recap our work from last week and move into our new unit of study. Can you guess what that might be?

Watch this video below to learn about another measurement called capacity.  Capacity is the amount of liquid a container can hold.  You will watch a demonstration how different containers can have different shapes and sizes and a variety of capacities.

Look around your house for different containers. Can you find the capacities and can you compare them?  Show us what you learn today and post it on seesaw. Remember to ask an adult if it is ok to do this and be mindful with your water.

Complete workbook pages 37-39:

Copy and paste: WB pages 37-39

Print option: capacity wb37-39

 

SCIENCE: Weather and Climate due Wednesday

Please watch the video in its entirety so you’ll be prepared with all that you need to enjoy this learning opportunity with Mystery Doug. You’ll learn how to spot a storm and create a booklet that highlights different types of clouds. This is a two day assignment, it is due on Wednesday

In this Mystery, students learn how to make predictions about the weather by observing clouds and their changes. In the activity, Storm Spotter’s Guide, you will create a small book to record your notes, identify different types of clouds, and think about wind direction to figure out if a storm is heading your way.

Steps to complete:

  • Weather & Climate Part One Slides are in your science folder. 
  • Print booklet : mystery-science before watching the video
  • The link to watch Mystery Doug “Stormy Skies” is on the slides.
  • Watch video and Doug will prompt step by step along the way (he will show you how to make the Storm Spotter’s guidebook)
  • Notice at the end of the video he will prompt you with a picture, you will guess, then check your answers with “Here’s what we think…”
  • Post a video of your Storm Spotter’s Guide on Seesaw

SMART FACT

On this day in 1810 Ludwig van Beethoven composed his famous piano piece Für Elise. It is probably the most famous piano piece ever composed.  If you are not familiar with the beautiful 

music, click here to enjoy: Beethoven Für Elise

 

SPELLING: WORDS THEIR WAY

Please look at your new sort for this week. Complete a few activities per day (about 15 min).  Leave the writing sort for Friday, otherwise it will erase your data.  You may have to repeat blind and speed sorts more than once to receive 100%.Check all assignments on Friday, then submit all. www.pearsonrealize.com.

 

 

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

    • Words Their Way-Due Friday 
    • Read 30 mins – Book Club introduction during zoom lesson
    • Post your Poetry Google Drawing to our class padlet.
    • Watch math lesson videos and complete Math Workbook pages 37-39
    • REFLEX MATH- 3 green dots by Friday
    • Attempt the capacity container activity and upload a video/picture of you doing that to Seesaw
    • Watch the Mystery Doug Video – Entire activity is due Wednesday
    • Make a video and discuss the clouds you learned in your “Storm Spotter’s Guide” and post on Seesaw by Wednesday 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, APril 24 ~ Elearning

Good morning 3D! FUN FABULOUS FRIDAY! I hope everyone is doing well! Today is a great day to catch up on any work that needs to be completed and/or corrected, so make sure to check your April E-Learning Slideshow.

Please watch the video, then read the blog post more carefully for details.

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. Try to plan your day like a school day 8:30-3pm, so you have the afternoon and evenings free.

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Mrs. Sorenson will be having OPEN LIBRARY every afternoon from 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm. Drop in to consult with Miss Sorensen about anything – book recommendations, help with using a database, tips for research, etc.

REMINDER: Mrs. Gelosa and Mrs. Dolma are commenting and checking assignments on your E-learning slides. Please read the comments and “reply” as needed.

ZOOM SCHEDULE:

 9:30-9:45- Johnson/Spanish Live Optional game no Zoom with whole 3rd Grade. See google classroom

10:30-10:50 –Weber/Instrumental

No formal zoom for our class today unless you need extra help. Please ask for a zoom session by 10:30 on the padlet and I will email a zoom link and time by 11am.

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions

ELA- PUBLISH POETRY FOR POETRY FESTIVAL

Please watch the video below to learn how you can use the checklist below to help you publish your poem.

Print option:Google Doc Checklist

Use this checklist if you want to copy and paste the check marks: Google Slides Checklist 

Please complete the checklist today before you share the final version of your Google Drawing. Be sure to “check off” each item as it is completed. You have two options today. One option is to digitally use your checklist. I have shared this document with you in your WRITING folders too. You can also print the Google Doc provided and check each item off with a pencil or pen. However you complete it, be sure to share the final version of your poem with me by the end of the day. 

Reading – 30 minutes

  • Independent book
  • Science and Poetry collection on Epic
  • Library Databases

Math: MASS AND WEIGHT

In this lesson, you will see the importance of reading a word problem carefully, drawing and labeling the known and unknown information on a bar model (part – part – whole OR comparison) and then adding or subtracting kilograms and grams.

Please complete page 26 today.

Copy and paste option:Workbook page 26 Slides

Print option: Workbook page 26

REFLEX MATH DUE TODAY– 3 green dots

SCIENCE 

The weather forecast for today is a high of 49 degrees F and a 90% chance of rain. If you are curious about how those clouds in the sky form or why it rains, then this is the experiment for you! Read the directions carefully, gather the necessary supplies and get to work on creating your own water cycle in a bag. When you are done, take a photo and upload it to SeeSaw to record your learning and share with us. 

How to Make a Water Cycle in a Bag 

Materials needed: 

You need just a few common household items to create your water cycle display:

  • Plastic zip lock-style bag
  • Permanent marker(s)
  • Water
  • Blue food coloring
  • Clear tape

Virtual Field Trip to The Weather Channel

  • Travel to Atlanta, Georgia  to meet Kyle from The Discovery Channel and Mark, a Meteorologist with The Weather Channel. On this trip you will learn about Extreme Weather and see what happens behind the scenes of the shows on The Weather Channel. 
  • This is a recording of a live trip that happened several years ago, so you are not able to send questions or comments. 
  • The video is approximately 1 hour in length and very interesting! Try watching it in two parts – 30 minutes each time. Take notes on surprising facts, new weather instruments and questions you have. 

Words Their Way ~Spelling

Today, WTW is due. Make sure to click on all the boxes and hit SUBMIT ALL!

www.pearsonrealize.com.

Amazing Learning Opportunity

Youth Passion Project – This is a series of courses that are being offered to students in our district and being taught by Scarsdale High School students! Check out their catalog with you parents and sign up for a class or two! 

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

  • Words Their Way-Due today – click on all the boxes and hit submit all 
  • Read 30 mins 
  • Finish up the Google Drawing of your poem in your writing folder 
  • Complete the Google Drawing Checklist (either digitally or printed out)
  • Watch math lesson and complete Math Workbook page 26
  • Reflex math- 3 green dots
  • Virtual Field Trip to the Weather Channel
  • Science experiment “How to make a water cycle in a bag”
  • Check out the Youth Passion Projects- optional
  • Look at comments on slides to complete any missing work

Zoom schedule will be in your SS folder by Sunday. We will zoom with our class Monday at 11am. See you then. Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday, April 23 ~ Elearning

Good Morning 3D!

Please watch the video first, then read the blog for closer details.

 

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. Try to plan your day like a school day 8:30-3pm, so you have the afternoon and evenings free.

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Mrs. Sorenson will be having OPEN LIBRARY every afternoon from 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm. Drop in to consult with Miss Sorensen about anything – book recommendations, help with using a database, tips for research, etc. I updated our zoom session chart with her zoom link and password in your SS folder.

REMINDER: Mrs. Gelosa and Mrs. Dolma are commenting and checking assignments on your E-learning slides.

ZOOM SCHEDULE: Please look in your SS folder for the updated zoom schedule for the week of April 20th. Our class will zoom today at 11am. We will have Mrs. Stile visit to read Heathcote’s book of the month today.  Please be prompt and ready by 11am. I will start letting students in by 11:50ish.

I will see students #8, 13, 14, 15,  for a small group today after our zoom.

Mrs. Stile/ small group: 11:00am-12pm

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions

 

ELA- POETRY: GOOGLE DRAWINGS

Today, poets, your job is to select your favorite poem from the last few weeks of our poetry unit. Pick one that you are proud of and want to share for our Heathcote Virtual Art and Poetry Festival. Watch the video, and create your own Google Drawing in your Writing folder of your Drive to publish your poem.

You have both today and tomorrow to create your drawing. Please be sure that your spelling and punctuation are correct. Include your first name or your initials only.

Please complete 30 minutes of independent reading. If you would like, check out  Storyworks, Scholastic News, Epic and True Flix on the library databases. The book, “What is a Thunderstorm?” was assigned to you on Epic. Please complete this reading. 

MATH- ADDING AND SUBTRACTING COMPOUND UNITS

Today we will continue to look at compound units kg and g.  You will learn a few strategies to help you add mass in kg and g or subtract g from k.  Please look closely at the different strategies mentioned in the video and decide which method works best for you.

NOTE: If regrouping while subtracting is difficult for you, please continue to practice this skill separately. Maybe practice subtraction problems without the units ahead of time. For ex, 127-38 or 456- 76. It is important to understand the renaming process.

**NOTE: math video corrections:

  • #14 b answer is 5kg 100g and
  • #15 I transcribed the problem wrong. The correct problem is 32kg -25kg 750g=6kg 250 g.

Please show your work on a separate sheet of paper and add to your E-Learning slides under math. Remember to be neat and label the pages and problems, so we can refer to your work and guide you if needed. 

Workbook copy and paste option: WB 22-23 Show your work on a separate sheet of paper

Print options: WB 22-23 Show your work on a separate sheet of paper

 

SCIENCE: WATER CYCLE DAY 3

Today’s lesson includes a book to read on Epic titled, What is a Thunderstorm?, a song to reinforce the important weather vocabulary and a really fun vocabulary game that your whole family might enjoy!

In your Science folder are the slides to today’s science activities. It is called, Water Cycle 3.

Heads Up Weather Game- Print these pages to get started on the fun! 

WORDS THEIR WAY: WORK ON SPELLING ASSIGNMENTS

DUE FRIDAY

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

    • Words Their Way-Due tomorrow
    • Read 30 mins 
    • Read “What is a Thunderstorm?” on Epic
    • Work on Poem Google Drawing in Writing folder
    • Math Workbook Pages 22-23
    • REFLEX – 3 green dots by tomorrow
    • Play Weather Heads Up 
    • Complete 4 Stop and Think Questions (Either directly in the slides or copy and paste into your April E-Learning slideshow. 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, April 22 ~Elearning

Good Morning 3D! Happy Earth day!

Please watch the video first, then read the post for a closer look about the activities for today:

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. Try to plan your day like a school day 8:30-3pm, so you have the afternoon and evenings free.

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Mrs. Sorenson will be having OPEN LIBRARY every afternoon from 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm. Drop in to consult with Miss Sorensen about anything – book recommendations, help with using a database, tips for research, etc. I updated our zoom session chart with her zoom link and password in your SS folder.

REMINDER: Mrs. Gelosa and Mrs. Dolma are commenting and checking assignments on your E-learning slides.

ZOOM SCHEDULE: Please look in your SS folder for the updated zoom schedule for the week of April 20th. Our class will zoom today at 11am with Mr. Casal to talk about our poetry festival next week. We will also celebrate Eli’s birthday so please come with a joke. We will have 5 different people share a joke today.  I will meet with a small group today or with anyone that needs help with yesterday’s assignments or today’s assignments. Please come with questions prepared if you need help.

I will see students #9, 10, 11, 12 for a small group today after our zoom if time permits with our tech lesson. If not, then I will meet with these students on Thursday.

Mr. Casal/Eli’s bday/ possibly a small group: 11:00am-12ish

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions

Happy birthday Eli! Come with a joke to help celebrate.

READING/WRITING ~POETRY: Acrostic Poems

Poetry for Heathcote Art & Poetry Festival

Today you are being asked to choose a poem that you already wrote (not a published poem from a website) that you would like to share and present on Heathcote’s Virtual Art and Poetry Festival. You have been writing a collection of poems over the last two weeks, so this shouldn’t take too long to choose. Once you have chosen your favorite poem, you will learn how to create a “Google Drawing” in your “Writing Folder” on your drive. You will learn about inserting pictures, drawings and other creative and colorful options that relate to the poem’s meaning. At the same time, our class will learn how to include your poems in a google shape of your choosing. Most importantly, your writing MUST be readable – meaning color and font choice should be carefully chosen.

This assignment will be due Friday, April 24th . Poems will then be inserted onto padlets that will be assigned to our class by Tuesday April 28th. The poetry festival will be live on April 29th for all to see.  We will go over all of this during today’s tech zoom session with Mr. Casal.  Please keep in mind our zoom session may run a little longer than usual today.

 

Please watch the video below to learn about acrostic poems.

WORDS THEIR WAY: WORK ON SPELLING ASSIGNMENTS

DUE FRIDAY

MATH: PRACTICE AND REVIEW MASS

Here are some notes to review in a slideshow. You do not need to print, copy or paste. It is for you to reread and to have notes to remember the concepts learned. EP Friendly Notes for Mass

Complete three workbook pages today: Please note we added slides on that enlarge the scales to help read the tick markings better.  If you are printing, you can open the google slides link below and view the images from there.  We hope this helps.

Copy and paste option: Extra Practice PP 126-128

Print option: EP pages 126-128  Skip #4 on page #128

SCIENCE: WATER CYCLE PART 2

  • Watch Mrs. Boyer’s video below first to know your science work for the day
  • The Water Cycle Part Two Slides are in your science folder. 
  • Complete 4 stop and think questions: copy and paste in slides under science
    • EXPERIMENT ALERT: On the last slide in your science folder and/or in the Generation Genius video you will have an experiment to do today.
    • Take a picture of your water cycle experiment and put it in your slides under science by today or tomorrow
    • Here are the materials needed: 

 

Watch the Generation Genius Science video (link is in your water cycle slides in your science google drive folder). Dr. Jeff and his sidekicks will teach you all about the movement of water throughout the water cycle. There are 4 Stop and Think questions. Copy and paste the slides to the science section of your E-Learning slides. Finally, there’s a very cool experiment for you to try.

SMART FACT

The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, when a United States senator from Wisconsin organized a national demonstration to raise awareness about environmental issues. Rallies took place across the country and, by the end of the year, the U.S. government had created the Environmental Protection Agency. By 1990, Earth Day was an event celebrated by more than 140 countries around the globe. Click on this National Geographic link to learn how you can help to make a difference

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Today is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day! We have so many ways for you to celebrate! 

You can pick and choose activities to do the rest of the week or over the weekend. These activities are optional, but fun!

How Earth Day started/ Earth Day info :

https://videos.discoveryeducation.com/watch/kpPRMBpEb5G9e6Dxg81KzN?

Questions: Use Padlet? Stop and Think? or Slides?

  • In what ways do humans affect the environment?
  • What are some problems placing the environment today?
  • Why is it important to protect the world around you?
  • How can you promote environmentalism in your own community?
  • What can you do to help the environment?

Scholastic News:Earth Day Challenge 

https://sn3.scholastic.com/issues/2019-20/041320/take-the-earth-day-challenge.html

Check out this curated collection that will take you on a super cool ocean exploration through art, a read aloud, video and more.

Smithsonian Collection: Our Big Blue World 

Earth Day Habitat/Art projects Video (17 mins)

Happy Earth Day Coloring Sheet

Earth Day Word Search

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

    • Words Their Way-Due Friday
    • Read 30 mins 
    • Read “Acrostic Poems” on Epic
    • Write an acrostic poem and post to Seesaw
    • Math Extra Practice Pages 126-128
    • Reflex Math- 3 green dots by Friday
    • Watch the Generation Genius Water Cycle Video
    • Complete 4 Stop and Think Questions 
    • Complete water cycle experiment- take a picture
    • Optional: video tape your experiment and post on Seesaw

 

Tuesday, April 21 ~ E-learning

Good Morning 3D!

Please watch the video first, then read the post more carefully.

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!

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Ms. Bescherer’s Google Classroom Code: mam7gxd

REMINDER: After completing your work everyday.  PLEASE press share and include my email (ldegrazia@scarsdaleschools.org), so I can review and comment on your slides promptly. Mrs. Gelosa and Mrs. Dolma will begin to help me grade starting this week.

ZOOM SCHEDULE: Please look in your SS folder for the updated zoom schedule for the week of April 20th. Our class will zoom today at 11am.  Mrs. de la garza will do a poetry share with our class and I will meet with a small group tomorrow or with anyone that needs help with yesterday’s assignments or today’s assignments. Please come with questions prepared if you need help.

Mrs. Sorenson will be having OPEN LIBRARY every afternoon from 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm. Drop in to consult with Miss Sorensen about anything – book recommendations, help with using a database, tips for research, etc. I updated our zoom session chart with her zoom link and password in your SS folder.

I will see students #5, 6, 7, 8 for a small group today after our zoom

Mrs. Bescherer: 9:30-10:00

whole class poetry share/small group: 11:00am-12pm

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions

Eli’s birthday is Wednesday so please come with a joke tomorrow to help celebrate.

READING/WRITING ~POETRY: CINQUAIN

Today you will be learning about how to write a cinquain poem. Watch the video and read about cinquain poetry in Epic. I have assigned the book, “Cinquain Poems” to you, so please check the mailbox at the upper right hand corner and read the text. https://www.getepic.com/app/read/35365

Use these guidelines to help you write your syllable cinquain poem.

Then, try to write a cinquain poem of your own and remember to center your words! Put the finished product on Seesaw. Can’t wait to see your cinquain poems!

Other Poetry Websites: 

  • Go to EPIC  https://www.getepic.com/students and use the code mru9731. if you have not logged in yet.  Use the new collection of poetry books in your mailbox in Epic.

Please complete 30 minutes of independent reading.  Don’t forget about Raz Kids, Storyworks Jr., Scholastic News, Epic, True Flix, and e-books on the library databases.

MATH- SUBTRACTING KG AND G

In this video you will learn how to subtract kilograms from grams.  You will learn three different strategies to solve these problems. Listen carefully to each strategy and you will choose which method works best for you.

Complete workbook page 21 today. There’s also a challenge that is optional.

Copy and paste option: Workbook p21

Print option: WB p21

Optional math challenge: DMC #12

WATER CYCLE- PART ONE

I have put the slideshow into the SCIENCE folder in your drive. There you will find the links to the Interactive Water Cycle, the PADLET for notes and the Vocabulary matching activity. Please copy and paste the vocabulary matching activity to the Science section of your April E-Learning Slideshow for feedback.

 

SMART FACT

On this day in 1956 : Elvis Presley had his first number one hit with “Heartbreak Hotel” which topped the Billboard charts.  Click on this link to see The King of Rock & Roll sing his #1 song live.

SPELLING: WORDS THEIR WAY

Please look at your new sort for this week. Complete a few activities per day (about 15 min).  Some students are not redoing the blind sorts, please make sure you are completing for 100% completion. Leave the writing sort for Friday, otherwise it will erase your data.  Check all assignments on Friday, then submit all. www.pearsonrealize.com.

Optional Games for different sorts:

WTW sort 19

WTW sort 27

WTW sort 43

 

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

    • Words Their Way-Due Friday
    • Read 30 mins 
    • Read “Cinquain Poems” on Epic
    • Write a Cinquain poem and post to Seesaw
    • Math Workbook page 21
    • Reflex Math- 3 green dots by Friday
    • Optional math challenge for the week
    • Read about the Water Cycle using the Interactive Water Cycle Model
    • Fill out the Take Note Padlet
    • Complete Vocabulary Matching Game 

 

 

 

Monday, April 20 E~learning

Good Morning 3D! I hope everyone had a restful weekend.

Please watch the video first, then read the blog for further details.

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!

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Ms. Bescherer’s Google Classroom Code: mam7gxd

REMINDER: After completing your work everyday.  PLEASE press share and include my email (ldegrazia@scarsdaleschools.org), so I can review and comment on your slides promptly. Mrs. Gelosa and Mrs. Dolma will begin to help me grade starting this week.

ZOOM SCHEDULE: Please look in your SS folder for the updated zoom schedule for the week of April 20th. We will zoom today at 11am.  Mr. Casal will start the first 15 minutes to explain gmail.  Students will have email accounts starting this week.  Afterwards, we will look over our weather chart and analyze our work that we did and compare it to the 10 day forecast.

I will see students #1, 2, 3, 4 for small group today after our zoom

whole class: 11:00am

Spanish: 1:40-1:55

NOTE: I organized your SS google drive folder. I put everything in your March folder and the April work that we need is not in a folder yet. We will learn how to keep this organized when we move into May. We will discuss this in our zoom today too.

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet. Please note I cleared all past posts, so you will have a new padlet for this month: E-Learning Questions

READING/WRITING: POETRY~ Haiku

Today you will be learning about a form of traditional Japanese poetry called, haiku. After you watch the video please explore haiku poetry written by children and try your hand at writing haiku yourself. Be sure to publish your poetry on Seesaw and read it aloud for us to hear. Can’t wait to see your haiku!

Syllable Finder: This is a handy website that can help you figure out how many syllables are in the word you want to use in your haiku poem.

Other Poetry Websites: 

  • Go to EPIC  https://www.getepic.com/students and use the code mru9731. if you have not logged in yet.  I have a new collection of poetry books for you to read too.

Please complete 30 minutes of independent reading.  Don’t forget about Raz Kids, Storyworks Jr., Scholastic News, Epic, True Flix, and e-books on the library databases.

Your science reading today can count towards your 30 minutes if you did not complete Tracking the Weather.

MATH: Converting Metric Units

In this lesson, you will learn how to convert a mass that is measured in both kilogram and gram units to only gram units. You will also learn how to convert a mass that is measured in only gram units to include both kilograms and grams.

Please complete workbook pages 18-20. Read the directions carefully.

Copy and paste option: Workbook 18-20

Print option: WB 18-20

Answer key for last weeks bar modeling. Please review: Answer key pp15-16

 

SCIENCE: Tracking the Weather Instruments

Please watch the video below first before starting today’s science assignment.

Last week you were asked to read, “Tracking The Weather”, on Epic. If you did not do this, click on your mailbox to see the books I’ve shared with you. There is a collection of weather books. Read the book “Tracking The Weather.” 

Use this book to help you complete this graphic organizer on Weather Instruments (TO PRINT)

**I put a Weather Instruments graphic organizer in your Science Folders if you want to edit with Kami. Your edited version will be automatically saved in the same folder.**

Need help with Kami? Check out the tutorial Mr. Casal created on the Heathcote Tech blog: Kami-PDF Extension

Smart Fact

On this day in 1929, plans were announced to build the tallest building in the world in New York for the Bank of Manhattan which would be 63 stories high. There’s another famous tall building in Manhattan that a giant ape climbed in a famous Hollywood blockbuster movie. Do you know the name of the building and how tall it is? Check out this movie trailer to see this Hollywood legend scale the skyscraper. 

 

SPELLING: WORDS THEIR WAY

Please look at your new sort for this week. Complete a few activities per day (about 15 min).  Some students are not redoing the blind sorts, please make sure you are completing for 100% completion. Leave the writing sort for Friday, otherwise it will erase your data.  Check all assignments on Friday, then submit all. www.pearsonrealize.com.

Optional Games for different sorts:

WTW sort 19

WTW sort 27

WTW sort 43

 

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

  • Words Their Way-Due Friday
  • Read and Write Haiku poetry- post on seesaw
  • Read 30 mins
  • Math Workbook pages 18-20 
  • REFLEX MATH- 3 green dots by Friday
  • Re-read or finish reading “Tracking the Weather” in Epic
  • Fill out Weather Instruments Graphic organizer
    • Share on your E-Learning Slideshow, Seesaw or if you use Kami. Kami will save it in your Science folder (please let me know if you use Kami under science e-slides, so I know to look in your science folder)

Friday, April 17 ~ E-learning

Good Morning 3D!

Please watch the video below first, then read the blog for closer details for the assignments today.

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!

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Visit Dr Schultz’s google classroom for her new assignment: Let’s Learn about the Viola

 

REMINDER: After completing your work everyday  PLEASE press share and include my email (ldegrazia@scarsdaleschools.org), so I can review and comment on your slides promptly.

No formal zoom sessions today for our class:  

If anyone feels they need a zoom session with me today, please let me know on padlet by 10:30. I can organize small groups by a need basis and can figure out a schedule by 11am or so.

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions

 

READING/WRITING: POETRY CENTERS

Watch Mrs. Mangan’s video below and enjoy exploring poetry in a different way today! Get inspired by a beautiful piece of poetry and create some art that shows what you see in your mind. Or go outside and find something that inspires you in nature to be descriptive and create your own poetry. Please complete at least one of these activities today. Post a picture of your artwork or nature item, and then use the microphone to read aloud the poem to go with it. 

Here are the slides from the video to help guide you better: poetry slides

Other Poetry Websites: 

  • Go to EPIC  https://www.getepic.com/students and use the code mru9731. if you have not logged in yet.  I have a new collection of poetry books for you to read too.

Please complete 30 minutes of independent reading.  Don’t forget about Raz Kids, Storyworks Jr., Scholastic News, Epic, True Flix, and e-books on the library databases.

Your science reading today can count towards your 30 minutes:)

CURSIVE IS DUE TODAY: LOWERCASE q and n

Math: Mass and Weight ~ Compound units with Kg and G

Today in the video you will learn you can weigh objects in compound units, kilograms and grams. You will see examples of enlarged scales and discuss the value of each unlabeled mark. This video will help you understand how to read different weighing scales. Also, you will look at a balance scale instead of a weighing scale to measure the mass of an object.

Copy and paste option: Workbook p17

Print option: WB 17

Below visit Thinking Blocks to revisit bar modeling strategies. You can select a model to challenge yourself to different word problems. Read the word problems, label the bars, create the actual bar models and solve the problem.  This great website guides you and gives you hints along the way to be successful solving word problems by drawing a bar model .

Thinking blocks

*Math workbook 15-16 due today with bar models.

SCIENCE: WEATHER AND CLIMATE

Weather Forecasting: What is Weather? Part Four

Please watch Mrs. Boyer’s video to explain today’s science work. This lesson is all about Data Analysis. Looking at the information you recorded this week on your weather journal and comparing it to the professional forecast ( 10 day forecast) . You will need your completed weather journal to do this work. 

 

Copy and paste these Stop and Think questions to your E-Learning Slides, answer in complete sentences with details.

On Epic I only see 7 students that read Tracking the Weather. Remember this was your assignment yesterday. Please finish this book and take notes today.

SMART FACT

On this day in the year 1964 The Ford Motor Co. unveiled its new Mustang model at the New York World’s Fair. The Mustang was championed by Ford Division general manager Lee Iacocca, with a suggested retail price of $2,368. The car was a great success and sold over one million cars in its first 18 months. In the Disney movie Tomorrowland (have you seen it?), there’s a 10 minute prologue set at The New York World’s Fair 1964  that was held in Queens, NY that year.  

Last day for Heathcote Community Service Project – Show them WE CARE!

Ongoing Project – COVID-19 Time Capsule

COVID-19 Time Capsule

 

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

      • Words Their Way-Due today
      • Write a poem from nature and/or make an art image from an existing poem  & share on Seesaw
      • Read from Epic Poetry Collection
      • Cursive q and o
      • Math Workbook pages 15-17
      • Explore Thinking Blocks
      • REFLEX- 3 green dots 
      • Read from Epic Weather Collection 
      • Stop and Think questions
      • Fill in Weather Journal for Friday

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, April 16 ~E-learning

Good Morning 3D!

Please watch the video first, then read the blog closely for extra details.

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!

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Visit Dr Schultz’s google classroom for her new assignment: Let’s Learn about the Viola

 

REMINDER: After completing your work everyday  PLEASE press share and include my email (ldegrazia@scarsdaleschools.org) , so I can review and comment on your slides promptly.

ZOOM SESSIONS in SS FOLDER with the provided links.  

Spanish live game Gimkit @9:30. Code will be available 9:15 from Senor.

Today’s zoom sessions include Spanish at 9:30 (see senor’s google classroom) and our whole class will zoom @ 11am with Mr . Casal. 

Bring your weather journal to our 11:00 zoom to review.

I will pull a small group after today’s session: #11, 16,17,18, 19 today.

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions

 

READING/WRITING: POETRY ~ ONOMATOPOEIA

Please watch Mrs. Mangan’s video on onomatopoeia. You will learn how onomatopoeia brings words to life.

Poetic Device: Onomatopoeia

Read 10 minutes or so for poetry

These poems each include at least one onomatopoeia; words that imitate the sound of the object or action they refer to. Read the poems in this website to find some examples. Examples in kid’s writing

Congrats! Our class read 480 books in Epic so far:)

Other Poetry Websites: 

  • Go to EPIC  https://www.getepic.com/students and use the code mru9731. if you have not logged in yet.  I have a new collection of poetry books for you to read too.

Please complete 20 minutes of independent reading.  Don’t forget about Raz Kids, Storyworks Jr., Scholastic News, Epic, True Flix, and e-books on the library databases.

Your science reading today can count towards your 30 minutes:)

MATH: MASS AND WEIGHT ~WORD PROBLEMS GRAMS

Watch Mrs. Luciano’s video below. 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.

Complete workbook pages 15-16. If you need more time, this can be due on Friday.  I am expecting bar models, show your algorithm work, and answer statement.

Copy and paste option:Workbook p15-16

NOTE: #9 is long division…you can skip or if you want to challenge yourself…go for it:)

When making bar models, the print option is always easiest. If you do not have ink to print, you can certainly do the digital bars similar to how Mrs. Luciano shows you in the video.  However, another option would be to write on a blank paper and make your own bar models, show your work, and include your answer statement. If you choose this way, please be neat and number your problems so I can easily follow your work. Then take a picture and insert your image into your E-learning slideshow under math.

Print option: WB 15-16

SCIENCE: WEATHER AND CLIMATE

  • 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 mru9731. Click on your mailbox to see the books I’ve shared with you (WEATHER COLLECTION). 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!  

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

 

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

    • Words Their Way-Due Friday
    • Write a poem using onomatopoeia and share on Seesaw
    • Read from Epic Poetry Collection
    • Math Workbook pages 15-16 – Due Friday
    • REFLEX- 3 green dots by Friday
    • Read from Epic Weather Collection and take notes- “Tracking the Weather”
    • Fill in Weather Journal for Thursday
    • Check out NASA KIDS CLUB- optional