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

 

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