Month: May 2020

Friday, May 29th

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Happy Friday! Today’s  Zooms:

  • 10:00 3M Book Clubs
  • 11:30 Instrumental Music
  • 2:30 Library

Notes About Next Week

  1. Monday is a wellness day. All activities will be provided by the district. Your parents will be getting an e-mail about the menu of activities available to you. Have fun and be well!
  2. Tuesday we will not have a Zoom class due to the fact that I am spending the day cleaning out our classroom and packing up your materials for you to take home  🙁 But you will still have Coach at 9:30.
  3. Thursday’s class Zoom is moved to 1:00.

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

 

 

Virtual Classroom Day!

Today is going to be a fun day. The third grade team has created a virtual classroom where all the links for your lesson work is on these slides. Be sure to watch the introductory video to learn how to access and navigate this new classroom. 

  1. Check your S.S. folder in Drive for slides called, “Grade 3 Classroom.”
  2. You will notice there are 5 rooms. One introductory room and one classroom for each teacher. There are links inside each of the rooms to various activities. Click everywhere! You’ll be surprised how many links are hidden 🙂
  3. There are two REQUIRED activities today:
    • 1st REQUIRED: The S.S. lesson in the first room. Click on Mrs. DeGrazia to hear her message. Watch the 3 videos on the board and then complete the Seesaw assignment called, “Postcard to a Tourist or to Your Teacher…”
    •  2nd REQUIRED: The math lesson in Ms. Luciano’s Room about Pictographs. Watch the lesson (in her smartboard) and then complete the math workbook pages (on her bookshelf.)

The rest of the activities are yours to choose. Maybe go on a scavenger hunt? Can you find these items? There are many more than what is listed. Have fun!

  • A survey
  • A singing snowman
  • A Mardi Gras celebration
  • Elephants
  • Harry Potter
  • Pictograph games
smart fact

On this day in 1953 : Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal become the first explorers to reach the top of Mount Everest. Due to the amount of time it took to descend the mountain it was June 2nd before the rest of the world were told about the conquest. Michele Koppes is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia who uses glaciology and geomorphology to study climate and changing landscapes (that’s all sophisticated science talk for studies of the physical features of the earth). Watch this video and hear how Michele explains HOW Mt. Everest was formed – fascinating science! 

***By the end of the day I must complete…***

  • S.S. 
    • Watch 3 videos about the Bronx
    • Complete the Seesaw assignment writing a postcard convincing the person to visit the Bronx by describing three landmarks
  • Math
    • Watch the lesson on Pictographs
    • Complete workbook pages 138-139
  • Choice 
    • Enjoy various videos, books, games, articles and songs embedded into the virtual classrooms
  • Unfinished work: Today is the day to complete the work unfinished from the week
    • Check Seesaw for any drafts that may need revisions
    • Check Seesaw for any activities that were not completed
    • Look in your May E-Learning Slideshow for corrections on math work or comments from me about missing assignments.

 

Thursday, May 28th

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Today’s Zooms: Please check your S.S. folder for the new Zoom schedule for this week. It is for a “B” Week.

  • 10:00: 3M Zoom w/ Ms. Stile for Book of the Month
  • 11:30: Weinberg Nature Center Virtual Field Trip
  • 2:30 Library

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

READING: BOOK CLUBS & BINGO

Continue reading your agreed upon book amount and create a NEW BINGO board activity. Please be sure to tell us what book you are reading and which activity you chose. Post your activity on the Seesaw assignment assigned to you.

WRITING: IMAGINATIVE NARRATIVE # 6

Writers, today’s work is all about the setting of your fantasy story. From focusing on this lesson you will learn the many ways in which the setting is important. Use that understanding to build your setting and grow your thinking. 

MATH: Creating a Bar graph 

Today you will be learning the components of a bar graph. Watch the lesson to learn all about how to create a complete bar graph. Then complete the workbook pages and read a graphing book on Epic. 

  1. Complete Workbook Pages 140-141
  2. Go onto Epic to see a Graphing and Data Collection that has been shared with you. Please read the text, Bar Graphs, by Crystal Sikkens today. 
  3. Want more graphing?
SOCIAL STUDIES: The bronx- Part 2

Learn more about the Bronx and its cultural universals. The Bronx is very diverse with cultures and the neighborhoods are all so different.  Learn more about the landmarks that you can find in the Bronx.

  • Watch the video to learn more about the cultural universals of the Bronx
  • Watch Edgar Allan Poe and NY Botanical Garden videos (slide 34) The Bronx Slides
  • Complete the Seesaw activity or print out and put on May E-learning slideshow

Smart fact

On this day in 1935 Babe Ruth hit the 714th and final home run of his career at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh while playing for the Boston Braves against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shortly afterwards he announced his retirement. How did Babe Ruth get his nickname? Exactly how many records did he break? Well you can find all that out and more by reading this brief biography on George Herman Ruth Jr (that was his real name).

 

**BY THE END OF TODAY, I NEED TO HAVE COMPLETED…***

  • ELA – Fantasy Book Clubs
    • Read 20-30 minutes of your book club book
    • Complete a NEW and DIFFERENT Bingo board activity than you have done before, regardless of book
  • Writing – Imaginative Narrative #6
  • Math: Creating a Bar Graph
  • Social Studies: The Bronx Part 2
    • Watch the lesson video to learn more about the cultural universals of the Bronx
    • Watch Edgar Allan Poe and NY Botanical Garden videos (slide 34) The Bronx Slides
    • Complete the Seesaw activity or print out and put on May E-learning slideshow

Wednesday, May 27th

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Good Morning 3M! Happy birthday to TL and AL!

Today’s Zooms: Please check your S.S. folder for the new Zoom schedule for this week. It is for a “B” Week.

  • 10:00: 3M Zoom- Birthday Celebration!
  • 2:30 Library
  • 4:00: HE Multicultural Committee Virtual Tour of India
  • SPACE LAUNCH LIVE @4:33pm SpaceX Crew Dragon lifts off live today with two astronauts aboard, heading to the International Space Station. All the information you need to watch this historic launch can be found here: CBS NEWS 

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

Cursive practice:

Now that you have completed all of the letters, it is time to practice full words. Give these two sheets a try and then upload to your E-Learning Slideshow or Seesaw.

Cursive Word Practice– to print

 

READING: FANTASY BOOK CLUBS

Please continue to read the agreed upon amount of your book club book. You should be jotting today in as many categories as possible. Please, as always, use your initials and add the date of your jot.

Book Club #1 Padlet
Book Club # 2 Padlet
Book Club #3 Padlet
Book Club #4 Padlet
Book Club #5 Padlet
WRITING: FANTASY

A famous author once said that as a writer, you should know your main character so well that at any given time, you’d know how much change he/she has in their pocket. We may not know the answer to that question, but today we are going to dig deeper into our main characters and get to know them better. Much better! 

  • Watch the introductory video
  • Build your main character using looseparts **I will show you examples at our Zoom if you want to wait.**
  • Record your new thinking about your character in your notebook
  • Photograph your build and share it on SeeSaw 

Developing Characters Slides with Instructions 

math: Reading a bar graph

Watch today’s lesson today to learn about the parts of a bar graph and how to read the graph to interpret data. Then complete the workbook pages and check out the video on Bar Graphs on BrainpopJr. 

 

social Studies: The Bronx

Watch today’s video on the Bronx to learn about the location, some attractions, and a famous street called Arthur Avenue.  Today is day 1 to learn about this diverse borough. We will continue tomorrow to learn more about the Bronx’s cultural arts. The Bronx is home to many cultural institutions all of which are worth a visit.  

smart Fact

On this day in 1933 Walt Disney’s short film “3 Little Pigs” was released (Academy Award Best Animated film 1934). Today, Pixar is famous for their imaginative shorts that use advanced technology to create their animations. Watch this clip, Three Little Pigs, to see how the art of animation has changed (yet the art of storytelling remains at the core). 

**BY THE END OF TODAY, I NEED TO HAVE COMPLETED…***

  • ELA – Fantasy Book Clubs
    • Read 20-30 minutes of your book club book
    • Padlet post – make sure you are posting across all the columns and responding to your partners’ ideas, questions and jots.
  • Writing – Imaginative Narrative #5
    • Watch the introductory video
    • Build your main character using loose parts **I will show you examples at our Zoom if you want to wait.**
    • Take a picture and upload to your Seesaw assignment. Be sure to explain your choices. 
  • Math: Reading a Bar Graph
    • Watch the math lesson tutorial
    • Complete workbook pages 142-143
    • Watch the Brainpopjr. video and complete one or both of the quizzes attached
  • Social Studies
  • Cursive Handwriting
    • Print out the worksheets and complete them using your best handwriting
    • Take a picture and upload to your May E-Learning Slideshow or Seesaw 

Don’t forget to watch the Space Launch of SpaceX Crew Dragon at 4:33 p.m.

 

 

Tuesday, May 26th

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Good Morning 3M! I hope you had an amazing weekend!

Please watch my introduction video before you get started today 🙂

Tuesday’s Zoom Schedule: Look for a new schedule in your S.S. Folder called, Zoom Sessions  for 3Mangan B Week

  • 3M Class Zoom: 10:00
  • No Art Class today 
  • Library: 2:30

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

reading: Book Clubs & Bingo

Continue reading your agreed upon book amount and create a NEW BINGO board activity. Please be sure to tell us what book you are reading and which activity you chose. Post your activity on the Seesaw assignment assigned to you.

Writing: Imaginative Narrative #4 

Third grade writers this is where it gets really interesting! Watch the introduction video and choose your seed idea carefully as you will be spending a lot of time growing this idea into a full fantasy story.

These slides are in your writing folder too: Imaginative Narrative #4: Choosing a Seed Slides

  • Watch the introductory video
  • Watch Imaginative Narrative Part 3 Planning Video 
  • Create a detailed story mountain for your fantasy story **We will do this together at our Zoom. You might want to wait until our class to get started on this.**
    • Choose the graphic organizer that works best for you OR use your digital notebook in your writing folder
  • Share your story mountain on Seesaw or in Digital Notebook in your Writing folder

Math: Data Analysis Day One

  • Watch the introductory video – it helps explain what is expected of you, so make sure you watch the entire video
  • Complete the Seesaw Activity that has been assigned to you
    • Be sure to write 4 ideas in each section of the See Think Wonder Chart

Social Studies: How are the 5 boroughs connected?

What’s a “borough” anyway? It’s like a smaller city within our massive metropolis. NYC has five of them—the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island—each with dozens of neighborhoods lending their own local flavor. Today, please watch the introduction video to learn about the five boroughs that make up NYC.  How do we connect the boroughs?

  • Watch the introduction video
  • Click the link on slide 11 to listen to “My Subway Ride” read aloud
  • Complete the Seesaw activity on identifying bridges and 1 tunnel

 

science: Mystery DouG
  • Did you miss the live session on Thursday? Check it out here: Mystery Science Live
  • Are unicorns real? Watch to find the answer: Are Unicorns Real?
    • You’re not going to want to miss the Bonus on this episode! 
Smart Fact

On this day in 1967 EMI Records released “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” a few days early in the United Kingdom; it would go to number one for 15 weeks in the US and 22 weeks in the UK. Do you know the famous band that sang this song? I’ll give you a hint, they caused something known as The British Invasion in the U.S. If this is the first time you are hearing about The Beatles, then watch this clip to hear a little more: The Beatles Iconic Performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. 

 

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

  • Reading
    • Book Clubs: Read your agreed upon book club amount- 20-30 minutes of reading on Epic
    • Complete a DIFFERENT Bingo board activity than one you’ve chosen before- post on Seesaw
  • Fantasy Writing
    • Choose a seed idea to be your fantasy story
    • Create a DETAILED story mountain either by using digital notebook, post its or your own notebook **We will do this together at our Zoom. You might want to wait until our class to get started on this.**
    • Post it to Seesaw
  • Math
    • Watch math lesson video
    • Numberless graph on Seesaw- complete See Think Wonder chart with 4 ideas in each section
  • Social Studies
    • Watch intro video
    • Listen to “My Subway Ride” read aloud
    • Identify bridges and tunnels on Seesaw activity

Friday, May 22nd

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Happy Friday! Today is a BUSY Zoom day:

  • 10:00 3M Book Clubs
  • 11:30 Instrumental Music
  • 1:45 Music
  • 2:30 Library

 

 

 

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

READING: FANTASY BOOK CLUBS

Please continue to read the agreed upon amount of your book. We will be having our book club discussion at our class Zoom today. As always, if you feel like you would like to continue the conversation beyond our class time, connect with your group. Feel free to add to your Book Club’s Padlet page as you make new discoveries.

Be ready to discuss with your group:

  • What makes your text a fantasy?
    • magic?
    • an epic quest?
    • a magical sidekick?
    • powers?
  • What can you “borrow” from the author for your own fantasy writing?
    • Setting?
    • Character traits?
    • Character relationships?
    • Problem?
writing: Fantasy

Feel free to use today as a catch up day. If you had trouble completing any of the work from this week, today is the day to complete it.  See your Writing folder for all of these activities.

  • Fantasy setting and character brainstorm
  • Pixar Study- communication and sounds
  • Paper Bag Princess story mountain, Padlet and Reflection
math: “Time” for some fuN in the sun!
  • Before we get you out in the sun for a fun time project. Polish up your skills on IXL. Complete the tasks, T 1-5. Remember to log in through the Heathcote Gateway, as there is a special log in for Scarsdale students.

  • Watch the video to learn about sundials:

    • Here’s one way to make a Sundial. Check out the step by step directions. When you make one, show us on your slideshow or Seesaw. Can’t wait to check them out! 

  • Have you visited London? Do you know about the famous clock, Big Ben. Watch the video “Keeping the Time” to learn about the Victorian and modern technology which contributes to Big Ben’s accurate timekeeping. Minor weather temperatures can impact the clockwork’s metal and pendulum. Observe the bells as they toll at 118 decibels, which is almost as loud as a jet plane.
    1. Go to www.scarsdaleschools.org/discoveryeducation: 
    2. Sign in with your username and password as usual. 
      • This will lead you to a page with your name on it with assignments.
      • You will see the Memorial Day videos from yesterday assigned to you and a new video today, “Keeping Time.” 
      • If you are having difficulty logging in today, you can just click this link:  Keeping the time with Big Ben . However, if everyone can try logging in to Discovery Education first, it will be a nice way for us to share future assignments/videos as we approach June.
social studies: Memorial Day

Assigned to you on Brainpop is a video and quiz on Memorial Day. Enjoy learning about the different ways we can honor the men and women who sacrificed their lives for us. 

  1. Log in to Brainpop through the Heathcote Gateway
    • Be sure to use the “G-Suite For Education button”
  2. Look for the Memorial Day Assignment 
  3. Watch the full video. You may need to watch it more than once. 
  4. Complete the Review Quiz
memorial day obstacle course

Want to get outside and run around? Feeling like a physical challenge? Check out this Obstacle Course and have some fun while exercising and being creative!  Can’t get to it today, try it this weekend with your family for some three-day weekend fun!

Smart fact 🙂

On this day in 2003 In Fort Worth, Texas, Annika Sörenstam became the first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years. WOW! 58 years of male dominated golf – that’s a lot of time to wait to recognize great female athletes. These two posts represent a small number of amazing women athletes who are inspiring young women everywhere. In 2018, Good Morning America and ESPN compiled this list of 25 Most Famous Women Athletes (at that time) and UplifterInc.com created The Definitive Guide to Female Athlete Role Models in 2020. We hope you know more than what appears here and share their stories with us! 

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

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs
      • Read your agreed upon book club amount
      • Come ready to discuss the questions listed in the blog post above
      • Complete BINGO board assignment- there were many missing yesterday
    • Fantasy: Complete any unfinished work- 8 of us need to complete this 
  • Math
    • IXL T 1-5
    • Watch math video about Sundials and try making your own!
    • Explore Big Ben on Discovery Education
  • Social Studies 
    • Sign in with G Suite on Brainpop
    • Complete Memorial Day Assignment (Movie and Quiz)
  • Just for Fun 
    • Create an fun Memorial Day obstacle course!

Thursday, May 21st

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Today’s Zooms: Please check your S.S. folder for the new Zoom schedule for this week.

  • 2:30: Library

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

READING: BOOK CLUBS

Continue reading your agreed upon book amount and create a NEW BINGO board activity. Please be sure to tell us what book you are reading and which activity you chose. Post your activity on the Seesaw assignment assigned to you.

WRITING: FANTASY

Today is the second day of your work with these slides. Feel free to re-watch Ms. Boyer’s lesson to remind yourself of the assignment.

  • Day 1--This was yesterday’s work– 7 of you still need to complete this part. 
    • Watch the introductory video
    • Check your writing folder for the Slides called, “Luciano-Mangan Imaginative Narrative #3″ Complete your work in these slides, as they are in your folders, not shared.
    • Read/Listen to The Paper Bag Princess
    • Complete the Story Map for The Paper Bag Princess on Slide #5
  • Day 2--Complete TODAY–
    • Return to the “Luciano-Mangan Imaginative Narrative #3″ slides in your writing folder
    • Re-read or re-listen to Paper Bag Princess if necessary
    • Add your thinking to the Elements of Fantasy Padlet 
      • Record your first name and 3M on your jot.
      • Connect your ideas to others that are similar
    • Answer the reflection questions on Slide #8. This is important as it will help you to reflect on this mentor text to examine ways in which it can help you to improve your writing.
MATH: time word problems

Today we are going to be tackling word problems that focus on time intervals. You will be using an open number line to figure out how much time has passed, the start or the end time of situations. Make sure you have pencil and paper so that you can try these strategies out as we move through this tutorial. I encourage you to review over parts of this video tutorial by pressing pause and going back over it. Good luck mathematicians! 

Copy and Paste to Slideshow: Workbook page 121 – 122

Print Option: Workbook pages 121 – 122

Extra Math Resources for Time:

SOCIAL STUDIES: memorial Day

On Monday the country will be celebrating Memorial Day. For many they call this day the “start of summer” or think of it as an enjoyable day off from school and work to bbq with your families. But the day is much more than that. 

  1. Watch the short introductory video.
  2. Read the article, “Celebrating Memorial Day” to see how Americans honor the brave men and women who died while serving their country. 
  3. Complete the 4 questions on the Seesaw activity that is assigned to you called, “Celebrating Memorial Day.” There are 4 separate slides to allow you plenty of room to answer your questions in a detailed, complete way. 
    • Note: The Memorial Day Videos mentioned in the intro video are having technical difficulties. I will try to have them working for you by tomorrow 🙂
Smart Fact

On this day in 1904 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was formed in Paris. The National Soccer Hall of Fame is located in Texas and houses all that is related to soccer here in the United States only.  Sadly there is no International Hall of Fame, but if there was Pele would take center stage. He is one of the greatest players of all time. He once said, “I was born for soccer, just as Beethoven was born for music.” Did you know his real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento? You can learn more about this football genius by watching the film, Pele, Birth of a Legend.  

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

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs
      • Read your agreed upon book club amount
      • Complete a DIFFERENT BINGO board activity than one you’ve chosen before
    • Fantasy: 2 Day Assignment
  • Math
    • Watch math lesson video
    • Complete Workbook pgs. 121- 122
    • Participate in Khan Academy, IXL or play some time games for practice
  • Social Studies 
  • Complete unfinished work from yesterday
    • Padlet jot
    • Math workbook pgs. 119-120
    • Paper Bag Princess Story Mountain
    • Primary Task Cards Recording Sheet

Wednesday, May 20th

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Today’s Zooms: Please check your S.S. folder for the new Zoom schedule for this week.

  • 10:00: 3M Zoom **Please bring your 3 primary sources to share**
  • 2:30 Library

Today you do not have a special in the afternoon besides Library. Please take the time to work on the activities provided to you by the Specials  Teachers. As well as Mr. Synowiez’s Seesaw activity. All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

Reading: fantasy Book Clubs

Please continue to read the agreed upon amount of your book club book. You should be jotting today in as many categories as possible. For the setting category, push yourself beyond a one word answer. Try telling me why you think the setting is important, or why you think the author chose that setting.

You should be jotting in as many of the categories as possible. Please, as always, use your initials and add the date of your jot.

Book Club #1 Padlet
Book Club # 2 Padlet
Book Club #3 Padlet
Book Club #4 Padlet
Book Club #5 Padlet
Writing: fantasy

Authors often learn from other writers and use specific pieces of writing as their mentor text. Today you will explore a story that will become a mentor text for us, map it out on a story mountain and look closely at the elements of fantasy writing. This is a two day assignment, as there are several parts. 

  • Day 1
    • Watch the introductory video
    • Check your writing folder for the Slides called, “Luciano-Mangan Imaginative Narrative #3″ Complete your work in these slides, as they are in your folders, not shared.
    • Read/Listen to The Paper Bag Princess
    • Complete the Story Map for The Paper Bag Princess on Slide #5
  • Day 2
    • Re-read or re-listen to Paper Bag Princess if necessary
    • Add your thinking to the Elements of Fantasy Padlet 
      • Record your first name and 3M on your jot.
      • Connect your ideas to others that are similar
    • Answer the reflection questions on Slide #8
math: conversions

In this lesson you will be learning how to convert time from hours to minutes and minutes to hours. You will need a pencil and paper to actively participate in the lesson and complete some of the work alongside this tutorial. There may be times you will want to watch parts of the tutorial again, as this can be challenging work.

In this lesson you will be learning how to convert time from hours to minutes and minutes to hours. You will need a pencil and paper to actively participate in the lesson and complete some of the work alongside this tutorial. There may be times you will want to watch parts of the tutorial again, as this can be challenging work. 

Copy and Paste Slides: Workbook pages 119-120

Print Option: Workbook pages 119 – 120

Extra Math Resources for Time:

social studies: Secondary Sources

There has been a lot of talk about primary sources the last few weeks. But what about secondary sources? Aren’t they pretty great too? Watch today’s video to explore what makes secondary sources so useful. 

Complete the Task Cards project we started last week. Read each card, determine whether it is a primary or secondary source and record your answer on the Recording Sheet. Then check your answers by scanning the QR code using a smartphone camera. Show us your Recording Sheet either on your May E-Learning Slideshow or on the Seesaw assignment. 

If you have your old recording sheet, feel free to just add to that one instead of starting a new one. 

just for fun 🙂

This year, Mo Willems became the Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence at Home. He did a 15 day series of drawing tutorials starting in March. If you missed any of Mo Willems’ Lunch Doodles, check them out here! 

Mo Willems’ Lunch Doodles

Show off your Pigeon, Gerald or Piggie! I can’t wait to see your drawings!

May is all about kindness! He has started a new series, Thank-You Thursdays. I know it is Wednesday, but click here to check out what it is all about!

smart Fact

On this day in 1927 Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, NY, flying the “Spirit of St. Louis” on an epic flight from New York to Paris. It was a milestone in flying aviation history. He completed the 33-hour, 30-minute flight and landed at Le Bourget Airport, Paris on the evening of 21 May. The Spirit of St. Louis is an artifact that is housed in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Watch this video to see Charles Lindbergh’s plane being lowered to the floor of the museum to be inspected and a plan made for preservation. 

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

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs
      • Read your agreed upon book club amount
      • Post to Padlet as many thoughtful jots as possible
        • Use text evidence
        • Comment on each other’s jots
        • Use capitals, periods and full sentences
        • Write your initials and the date
    • Fantasy: 2 Day Assignment
      • Day 1-
        • Watch the introductory video
        • Read/Listen to The Paper Bag Princess
        • Complete the Story Mountain for The Paper Bag Princess on Slide #5
      • Day 2-
  • Math
    • Watch math lesson video
    • Complete Workbook pages 119-120
    • Participate in Khan Academy, IXL and play some time games for practice
  • Social Studies 
    • Bring 3 primary source objects to TODAY’S 10:00 Zoom
    • Watch the lesson video about secondary sources
    • Complete the source task cards #17-32
    • Post your Recording Sheet to Seesaw or Slides
  • Complete unfinished work from yesterday
    • BINGO board activity
    • Math Workbook Pgs. 117-118
    • Fantasy Noticings

Tuesday, May 19th

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Today’s Zooms: Please check your S.S. folder for the new Zoom schedule for this week.

  • 9:30: Coach Synowiez
  • 10:00: 3M Zoom
  • 2:30 Library

Please watch all of the videos that are provided, including the introduction. These lessons provide the new learning that will help us all continue to grow. They will also help answer any questions you might have.

You have a new May E-Learning Slideshow in your S.S. Folder. It is a purple themed slideshow and covers the next two weeks.

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

READING: BOOK CLUBS

Continue reading your agreed upon book amount and create a NEW BINGO board activity. Please be sure to tell us what book you are reading and which activity you chose. Post your activity on the Seesaw assignment assigned to you.

Bingo Board Challenge:

Since we have been thinking so much about setting with out work with fantasy, why not try a setting-based activity today?

5. Build the setting for the story. Use Legos, PlayDough, looseparts, blocks, whatever materials you have access to. 
10. Create a map of the setting in whatever medium you’d like: watercolors, colored pencils, chalk, pencil, markers, etc. 

23. Sketch your favorite scene with as many details as you can. Write at least one paragraph telling why it is your favorite.

writing: Fantasy

You don’t always need a long time to tell a great story. Today we are looking at a few Pixar animated shorts to study how much detail can be packed into just a few minutes. Watch these films and think about the communication that is happening in each one. How are the characters communicating with one another? How do we know? Think body language, facial expressions, sounds (how might you describe this sound?). How can this help to inform your fantasy writing? 

When you are done watching all of the short films, complete slides 6-9 that are placed in your Writing folder called, Pixar Study. You can add your thinking right on those slides, as they are in your own folder. Or, copy and paste them into your E-Learning Slideshow.

Math: elapsed time

Watch the video below to learn about elapsed time. Elapsed time is the amount of time that passes from the beginning of an event to its end. You will find the duration of a time interval using a clock face and a timeline as a tool. Timelines are a way to visualize what is happening as the hour and minute hands move around the clock face. You will also understand elapsed time better when going from A.M. to P.M. or from P.M. to A.M.

On workbook page 118 you may need extra space to make a timeline to help you visualize the amount of time that has passed.

Want something more? Check out these time resources:

social studies: All about me

  1. Watch the lesson about our exciting assignment today. 
  2. Collect at least one:
    1. Photograph
    2. Document
    3. Artifact 
  3. Bring these items to share at tomorrow’s Zoom.
smart fact

On this day in 2007 United States treasure hunters discovered a shipwreck off the coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The ship had a record haul of over $500 million worth of gold and silver. A shipwreck expert guessed that the wreck was that of the Merchant Royal that sank in 1642 off the Islands of Scilly. Treasure hunters travel far and wide to find what they are looking for. Nicholas Cage plays Ben Gates, a historian and treasure hunter in the movie National Treasure. It’s worth watching and so good, they made three!   

 

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

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs
    • Fantasy
      • Watch intro video
      • Watch all of the Pixar short films and look for how characters are communicating
      • In the slides in your writing folder called, Pixar Study, answer the questions on slides 6-9.
  • Math
    • Watch math lesson video **Watch very carefully, this gives useful strategies**
    • Complete Workbook pages 117-118
    • Participate in Khan Academy practice or other extra practice
  • Social Studies 
    • Watch the lesson on the All About Me mini-project
    • Collect the 3 primary sources
    • Bring the 3 items to our class Zoom at 10:00 TOMORROW
  • Complete unfinished work from yesterday
    • Padlet post
    • Primary Source Scavenger Hunt
    • Math Workbook pages 115-116
    • Fantasy Brainstorming

 

Monday, May 18th

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Today’s Zooms: Please check your S.S. folder for the new Zoom schedule for this week.

  • 10:00: 3M Zoom
  • 2:00 Spanish
  • 2:30 Library

You have a new May E-Learning Slideshow in your S.S. Folder. It is a purple themed slideshow and covers the next two weeks.

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

reading: book clubs

Today during your break out session, you will be discussing your book choice and make a plan for your reading for the week.  As a club, we have to remind ourselves of our responsibilities to our book club partners:

  • Make sure you create a clear plan of reading assignments. During our class zoom we will be doing breakout rooms. You can schedule your reading assignments at our class time.
  • Work hard to complete the Padlet posts, writing thoughtful jots that reflect your deep thinking around fantasy. You will write your initials and the date. 
    Book Club #1 Padlet
    Book Club # 2 Padlet
    Book Club #3 Padlet
    Book Club #4 Padlet
    Book Club #5 Padlet
  • And MOST IMPORTANTLY: you are a positive participant throughout the book club experience. You practice:
    • Communicating with your book group about assigned reading
    • Good active listening skills
    • Complete your assignments, which include the assigned reading, no more and no less
    • Engage in positive book discussions
    • HAVE FUN!
writing: Fantasy

Famous authors engage in a process of Brainstorming and Collecting Ideas. That’s what today’s work is all about. While you may have a certain character or storyline in mind, it’s important that you continue to collect new ideas before settling on the final one. Today you will be using two graphic organizers focused on characters and settings. These will help you to stretch your creative muscles and formulate new ideas that will be collected in a notebook. 

First, watch this overview video and you will learn how important Brainstorming is to writing your best story.  

In your Writing folder on Drive you have the graphic organizers that Ms. Boyer’s mentions, as well as the Digital Notebook. To record your ideas for the day, please copy and paste from those slides into your own E-Learning Slideshow or print using this link: Graphic Organizers to print

If you prefer to record your ideas on Seesaw, there is an assignment for you called, “Fantasy Brainstorm 5/18.” You can record your ideas there if you would like.

Math: Telling time

Today you will practice reading an analog clock to the hour and to 1 minute.  Watch the video to learn different ways to read an analog clock.  Maybe you can go outside today and draw a clock using sidewalk chalk.  Can you make your clock into quarters?

CHALLENGE: Try all 3 different activities today (hop, run around your house, sit without talking) to feel how long 1 minute is.  Set a timer to 1 minute to help you. Was 1 minute longer than you expected?

Workbook Pages to complete:

Extra Ways to Practice Time 🙂 

  • Have fun and practice different times by looking at an analog clock and digital clock
  • Have fun playing this game with a sibling or family member. The game focuses on reading analog clocks to the hour and half hour.  You will need a die and 2 game pieces to play.
  • Here is a printable analog clock to help you understand the different parts of a clock:

Extra Time Games 🙂

social studies: primary source scavenger hunt

  • Today you will be investigating a text called, “Using Primary Sources” that has been assigned to you on Epic. Take your time, enjoy the book and along the way study the different types of primary sources that are explained to you.
  • When you are finished with the text, go back into it and go on a primary source scavenger hunt! Using the chart provided on Seesaw and on Slides, fill out as many spaces you can, determining whether the primary source you found was a photograph, document or artifact. Then answer the question, “Which one of these primary sources would you most like to see in real life and why?”

Slides to copy into your own slideshow if you don’t want to do it on Seesaw: Slides to Copy

Fill out the chart using this Seesaw assignment or by copying and pasting the slides into your new May E-Learning Slideshow.

 

smart Fact

On this day in 1980 Mount St. Helens located in the Cascade Range in Washington State,  erupted and blasted 1,300 ft off it’s top that sent hot mud, gas and ashes running down it’s slopes. The explosion sent plumes of dark gray ash some 60,000 feet in the air which blocked out the rays from the sun making it seem like night over eastern Washington. Learn more about molten rock and lava by watching this brief video.

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

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs (All of this will be discussed at our Zoom today)
      • Continue reading your fiction book or start a new Fantasy text with your group
      • Jot in as many of the categories that you can on the Book Club Group Padlet 
        • Write your initials and the date on each jot
    • Fantasy Writing  
      • Watch, What is Imaginative Writing? Video 2
      • Brainstorm using the graphic organizers for character and setting to start collecting ideas
      • Show your ideas either on the new May E-Learning Slideshow or on Seesaw
  • Math
    • Watch the video on Time to learn different ways to read an analog clock
    • Hop, run around your house, sit without talking with a timer to see how long 1 minute feels
    • Practice and explore with the extra time resources today
    • Complete workbook pages 115-116
  • Social Studies 
    • Watch the lesson on Using Primary Sources
    • Read the book “Using Primary Sources” assigned to you in Epic
    • Either complete the activity using Seesaw OR copying and pasting the slides to your May E~Learning Slideshow

 

Friday, May 15th

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Friday Zoom Schedule:
  • Today we have a 3M Zoom at 10:00 to break into our book clubs. We will finish up the current book and move onto a fantasy text. Take a peek at the Fantasy Collection I assigned to you on Epic and come to class today with an idea for your next book.
  • 11:30 Instrumental Music
  • 2:30 Library 

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

ELA- fantasy & BOOK CLUBS

 

Book Clubs 

Today we will be meeting at our Zoom to talk with your book clubs. If you would like to continue the conversation in a separate Zoom or Facetime call you are welcome to, as long as it is OK with your families and this is an on-topic conversation. Let me know if you would like me to join your conversation to help.

Come ready to talk and jot about the following ideas:

  • What happened in the part you read yesterday?
  • What was your favorite part of the book?
  • What character can you connect with? If you can’t, why not?
  • What role do the secondary characters play? Advisors, Sidekicks or Challengers?
  • What is confusing to you? What questions do you have?
  • What is a prediction you can make for today’s reading?

Fantasy

  • Read the story, “The Wishing Tree.” The Wishing Tree
  • Answer the 5 questions on Seesaw. Note- Each question is on a different page.
    • Use capitals and periods
    • Check for spelling
    • Use text evidence whenever possible
    • Read your work before submitting

 

Math- Paper Airplane measurement

Check out the “Paper Airplane Guy” to get some inspiration. He will show you how to build some paper airplanes and show you a real paper airplane competition.

  1. Test out your skills building 2 paper airplanes. Which type went the furthest? How far did it go?
    • Instructions on how to build different paper airplanes: Fold ‘N Fly
    • Fill out the data tables while you test our your 2 planes:
    • Need a meter stick? Here is the printable one if you need it 🙂 Meter stick Printable
    • Place these completed slides into your May E-Learning Slideshow or Seesaw

Need some more math for the day?

SOCIAL STUDIES: analyzing artifacts

Today you will be combining your knowledge of Ancient Greece and primary sources to analyze an artifact. Watch the video below to show the process. 

In order to complete the artifact analysis sheet you can choose one of the following:

  1. Edit with Kami (Look in your S.S. folder for this document.) **Let me know that you have done this so I know to look in your S.S. folder** 
  2. Copy and paste the slide into your own May E-Learning Slideshow: Slides to Copy or Analysis Sheet- To Print
  3. Complete the Seesaw assignment
Smart Fact

On this day in 1618 German astronomer Johannes Kepler discovers the third of his three planetary laws- his “harmonics law”. Kepler’s third law (the Harmonic Law), relates the orbital period of a planet (that is, the time it takes a planet to complete one orbit) to its mean distance from the Sun. This law states that the closest planets travel at the greatest speeds and have the shortest orbital periods. If this is his third law, what are the first and second you ask? Watch this NASA video to learn about Kepler and his “out of this world” discoveries. 

 

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

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs
      • Read the agreed upon amount
      • Optional- Arrange a time to meet with your club (We will do this at our Zoom as well.)
    • Fantasy
      • Read, “The Wishing Tree”
      • Answer the 5 questions on the Seesaw activity
  • Math
    • Watch the Paper Airplanes video
    • Visit the Website Fold ‘N Fly
    • Create at least 2 paper airplanes
    • Measure your airplanes’ flying distance and record the results on the data sheet slides
    • Copy slides into your May E-Learning Slideshow or print and share in Seesaw with your results
  • Social Studies 
    • Watch the lesson on analyzing artifacts
    • Analyze the gold artifact
    • Record your thinking on the analysis sheet  (Link in blog, Seesaw or in S.S. folder on Drive)
    • Post your work to Seesaw activity, copy slides into E-Learning Slides or edit with Kami
  • Complete unfinished work from yesterday
    • Bingo Board
    • Math Workbook Pages 178-180
    • Ancient Greece Artifacts