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Monday, March 30, 2020
Updates and announcements
I hope everyone had a
productive week! Based off Ms. Vaughn’s and my conversations with you all, it
sounds like packets are going smoothly. We will be doing packets for one more
week, then moving to Google Classroom.
Packets can be turned in
through Google Classroom once we get it up and running, so hold onto them for
now.
Please have students sign in and complete Xtramath everyday. If you do not have their login information, I can get that to you.
This week’s packets can be done
almost completely on a separate sheet of paper. If your child is able to read
the passages on a device, only a few pages need to be printed.
We are going to hold our first
Zoom video meetings with the class! On Tuesday at 1:30, we will have a show and
tell with the whole class. Students can share a pet, their garden, or something
they’ve been working on (to give a few examples). Students can expect to meet Cosmo,
Gustav, and Miss Priss as part of my show and tell. On Friday at 1:30, I will
lead a math tutoring session. These Zoom meetings will be about a half hour in
length. I will send the link invitations later today both through email and posted
on my blog.
Gustav supervising my work (he is unimpressed)
Cosmo slacking on the job (he's a terrible supervisor)
Gustav enjoying some freshly laundered towels (which now need another laundering...)
Half of our beautifully landscaped yard (!!!) (the weeds have already started growing back)
The other half of our yard...We are from the northwest and love seeing green things, so we let the little weeds go for a little too long.
My converted work space (usually our teaching studio and my practice room)
My violin and an alto trombone on the couch where parents usually sit during private lessons (I can't seem to get all the trombones we have out of my work space at the same time...)
Our week in learning
In Literature, students will continue reading
“Wrinkle in Time”. Students will read through chapters 3 and 4, identify
vocabulary words, write summaries, and complete journal entry #2 on Friday.
In Grammar, students will answer questions about
historic texts and scientific and technical texts. Students will also apply
their knowledge of nonfiction texts and analyze informational texts.
In
science, we are continuing our study of the skeletal system. Students will read
about the job of the skeleton and fill out a diagram to help them locate major
bones. A fun and optional additional activity would be playing Simon Says using
the bones (for example, Simon says touch your patella.) Students will also
learn about the four different kinds of movable joints, as well the importance
of healthy bones and what they can do to keep their bones strong as they
grow.
This week in History, students
will read about the goal of the Union to capture the Confederacy’s capital,
Richmond, as well as the tactics and shortcomings of General McClellan.
Students will also learn about the Emancipation Proclamation and a shift in the
northern mindset following the Proclamation. You and your child may access our
textbook online at https://www.coreknowledge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CKHG_G5_U11_CW_SR.pdf
In math, students will
interpret line plots, calculate the volume of three-dimensional figures formed
with visible cube units, and calculate the volume of three-dimensional figures
with given dimension values.
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Additional Resources
We request that students stay up to date on their Xtramath and continue to do this every day. If you need help logging in, let me know and I will send your personalized instructions sheet.
Students can also work on Khan Academy. Students should know their username and everyone's password is "chargers".
Students can also work on Typing Master: https://online3.typingmaster.com/login?id=pp8gsu2q7
If your child forgot their login, please email me and I can get that to you.
A Wrinkle in Time Resources
Students can also work on Khan Academy. Students should know their username and everyone's password is "chargers".
Students can also work on Typing Master: https://online3.typingmaster.com/login?id=pp8gsu2q7
If your child forgot their login, please email me and I can get that to you.
A Wrinkle in Time Resources
Accessibility
If your family does not have a copy of A Wrinkle in Time,
please use the PDF linked below. All students are welcome to read along with
the audiobook if they find that helpful.
The book is also available for purchase as an eBook from Amazon or
Barnes & Noble.
If your family has a library card with any of the local public
library systems, you have access to a large eLibrary! Digital versions of A
Wrinkle in Time (text and/or audiobook) may be available for download
(links below).
Other Resources
Our Literature lessons in class rely heavily on discussions of the
characters, events, themes, and virtues that appear in our books. We encourage
you to read and discuss A Wrinkle in Time with your child to help
support their learning and enjoyment! To that end, linked below is a Scholastic
Reading Guide for A Wrinkle in Time. It includes discussion questions
for each chapter as well as enrichment activities and general notes on the
book’s plot, setting, themes, and characters.
Outside Reading Book Resources
One way to
find reading levels of books is to use the website below. It allows you to put
in the Lexile or reading score of a book and find books of similar difficulty
in various subjects.
The Lexile
score for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis is 970L.
This is
the website where you can use that number to find books that your children
would find interesting in that range: https://fab.lexile.com/
FAQ
FAQ
Q. Where and when should we turn in our child's packet?
A. In a few weeks, we will give directives for an online turn in or physical drop off. We are still working out that plan as a network.
Q. Where and when should we turn in our child's packet?
A. In a few weeks, we will give directives for an online turn in or physical drop off. We are still working out that plan as a network.
Monday, March 23, 2020
Updates and announcements
Welcome to our first week of
remote learning! In an effort to keep some normalcy, I will be posting my blog
with similar updates at the same time every week. As promised, there are some
cat pictures at the end of today’s post.
Expect a call from either Ms.
Vaughn or I sometime this week. We will start calling tomorrow, Tuesday, in
order to give families time to get acquainted with the packet.
Starting on Monday, all teachers will be available
to answer your questions. You are welcome to reach out to any of the six
teachers for help. We ask that if you reach out to your homeroom teacher,
please email BOTH the lead and assistant. We will share the email thread and
whichever teacher is “on duty”, they will get back to you quickly by replying
to everyone in the thread. This will help us as teachers keep our ducks in a
row. Ms. Vaughn and I will be available in shifts throughout the day between
7:30 and 4:00.
Please keep in mind that most of the packet can be
completed on a separate sheet of paper. Examples of how to do this are on the
answer keys in the pack of the packet. The packet contains all of the readings
and worksheets, which is why it is lengthy. There are also many online
resources for reading the history text (in the blurb below) and some PDF
versions of “A Wrinkle in Time” (links in the packet).
Our week in learning
In Literature, students will start reading “Wrinkle
in Time”. Students will read through chapters 1 and 2, identify vocabulary
words, write summaries, and complete journal entry #1 on Friday.
In Grammar, students will answer questions about
articles, persuasive text, and historical texts.
In
science, we are beginning our unit on the human body and its major systems.
Tuesday’s work will be focused on the major systems and a very brief overview
of what each system does. Thursday’s work will be an introduction to the
skeletal system and a deep look at the function of the bones.
This week in History, we will
continue our unit on the American Civil War and learn how the War began with
the battles of Fort Sumter and Bull Run. We will discuss the Union’s strategy,
put forth by General Scott, and its attempted execution in the east by General
McClellan. We will discuss figures such as General Robert E. Lee and the
different goals of the Union and Confederacy that determined many of their
actions early in the War. You and your child may access our textbook online at
https://www.coreknowledge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CKHG_G5_U11_CW_SR.pdf
In
math, students will review dividing fractions in word problems. Students will
also review line plots, which were covered in fourth grade. This will serve as
a short introduction to our unit on Data Analysis.
Miss Priss helping with a conference call
Cosmo <3
Gustav enjoying some belly rubs
Cosmo cuddling with his tail
Miss Priss and Gustav getting along (and judging me for the picture)
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Monday, March 2, 2020
Updates and announcements
I hope everyone had a lovely
weekend! We got a head start on pulling weeds from our yard-which will be our
exciting ongoing spring break plans.
With the upcoming standardized
tests our class will be taking, it is incredibly helpful to know about planned
absences in advance. This is especially true if your child will be absent on
the day of a test or for multiple days surrounding a test.
We have our Secret Garden party
on Friday!
Our week in learning
Students will learn about the idiom “Well begun is
half done.”
The roots test over #51-75 will be on 3/4.
Students learned about the poem “Jabberwocky” last
week. Students may learn the poem and recite it for extra credit before the end
of the quarter.
In Literature, students will finish the Secret
Garden! There are periodic journal entries which are numbered, but do not
happen after every chapter. Students will do journal entry 18 this week. We
will begin the fourth quarter with “A Wrinkle in Time”.
In Grammar, students have a writing workshop all
day Monday, then we will evaluate their essays as a class using an AZMerit
style rubric on Tuesday. Students will be led through guided lessons on reading
comprehension regarding poetry, drama, and finish by analyzing fiction.
We
will finish up the quarter with students presenting their George Washington
Carver paragraphs to their classmates. This will be a great chance for students
to practice their public speaking skills, as well as for students to deepen
their knowledge by hearing responses to the prompts they didn’t choose to write
on. They will be given a separate grade for presentation and for their
writing.
This
week in History, students will finish learning about the precursors to the
American Civil War. Topics include the political differences that began
separating the United States into North and South and the life of Abraham
Lincoln before he was President. Students have a quiz on Friday covering the
material for chapters 1-8. This quiz will cover items related to the American
Civil War before the War began. You and your child may access our textbook
online at https://www.coreknowledge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CKHG_G5_U11_CW_SR.pdf
In math, students will finish our unit on
percentages. We will catch up on our AZMerit packets as needed through the end
of the week.
When a “test b” (multiplication test) is assigned
for homework, it contains questions very similar to a quiz the following day.
We take a lot of low-stakes math quizzes in fifth grade. All math workbook
assignments are half of every type of problem. Please keep in mind that
students may do test corrections on any math quiz for partial credit (fill in
the blank sheets, not multiple choice homework sheets).
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