4/30/20 Assignments for Thursday

I hope all is well with you!

If you haven't had a chance to put your answers in the Google Forms from Monday-Wednesday, please try and do that today.

We will be having our Google Meet tomorrow at 2:00. Please remember to go to Social Studies/Science/STEM Google Classroom.

Here are the assignments for Thursday:

Math 

1. Weekly Review Q2:5 Thursday

Google Form for the answers

2. Engage NY: Problem set 4, 5, and 6 All 3 lessons due by Friday)

Video: Lesson 6

Video: Lesson 5

Video: Lesson 4

Language Arts
1. Nonfiction: Q3:1  Turtles and Tortoises: Thursday
Google form for the answers

2. Google Classroom: Reading
How Do You Get to School: Please read the article and then take the quiz in Google Classroom.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

4/29/20 Assignments for Wednesday

Hi All!

Hope everything is going well!

Don't for forget we have a Google Meet at 10:00 today.

Here are your assignments for Wednesday.

Math

1. Wednesday Weekly Math Review -Q2:5

Google Form for the answers

2. Engage NY: Problem set 4, 5, and 6 All 3 lessons due by Friday)

Video: Lesson 6

Video: Lesson 5

Video: Lesson 4

Language Arts

1. Wednesday Turtles and Tortoises -Q3:1

Google Form for answers

2. Google Classroom Reading: Domino Designer

After reading the article please click on the link in Google Classroom to take the quiz.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Hope to see you today at 10:00!

4/28/20 Assignments for Tuesday

Here are your assignments for Tuesday.

Language Arts

1. Nonfiction: Connections Between Sentences-Q3:1

Google Form for the answers

2. Clean Start: Please read the article Clean Start that you will find in Google Classroom Reading. Tomorrow, you will have questions to answer about this article.

Math

1. Weekly Math Review-Q2:5

Google Form for the answers

2. Engage NY Lesson 5 Problem Set

Video Lesson

Math Videos

Here are a lot of videos to help you with multiplication and division. If your parents have shown you the standard algorithm (how they learned) there are some videos to help with that as well.

You might need to watch the videos several times. If you are still struggling, please let me know.

Multiplication

Khan Academy: 2 digit by 2 digit

Khan Academy: 4 digit by 1 digit

Khan Academy:  3 digit by 3 digit (Just watch the first part to see the area model).

Division

Division Using Multiplication Clusters

Division Using Multiplication and Subtraction

Division Using Multiplication and Subtraction

Division Using Partial Quotient 

Khan Academy Partial Quotient

Introducing Long Division

Practice Long Division

Khan Academy (Standard Algorithm)

Khan Academy (Standard Algorithm)

4/27/20 Assignments for Monday

Here are the assignments for Monday.
Please make sure that you are spending 1-2 hours a day working on something. If you finish with the assigned work, you can always work on Imagine Math, ZEARN, Freckle, or Prodigy. You can also go to Epic and read any of the stories that interest you.

Language Arts 

1. Turtles and Tortoises: Q3:1

Please answer the first question on the Google Form about making predictions about the article. Read the article and then finish answering the questions.

Google Form for Monday: Q3:1

2. Google Classroom: Reading

Please click on the assignment for the StoryWorks article: The Write Stuff. After reading the article, there is a Google Form in Classroom that has questions about the article.

Math

1. Weekly Math Review-Q2:5

Please answer the questions for Monday, and put your answers in the Google Form.

Google Form for Monday: Q2:5

2. Engage NY Lesson 4

After watching the video, please complete Lesson 4 Problem Set.

Lesson 4 video

4/24/20 Assignments for Friday

I hope everyone is still hanging in there! I miss you all.
Here is a recap of the assignments that should have been done this week.

Math
Weekly Math Review-Q2:4 (Monday-Thursday)
Google Forms for the answers:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

Engage NY Module 4: Problems Sets 1-3
Problem Set 1
Problem Set 2
Problem Set 3

When finished, if you want to check your work, click on the links below. Please make sure you have attempted to do the work first.
Answer Key
Problem Set 1
Problem Set 2
Problem Set 3

Please make sure to take the Benchmark Quiz in Imagine Math.

Language Arts
Nonfiction: Review-Q4:4
Google Forms for the answers.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

If you are finished with all of the above. Please go to Epic and read something that is of interest to you. Then, since it's Friday, you can play any of the math games we have done this year.
Enjoy your weekend, and I will see you Monday at 10:00 for our Google Meet!

4/223/20 Assignments for Thursday

I hope everyone has had a chance to finish the Google Forms for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. If not, please take some time and do that now (see previous emails or blog posts). When ready, here are the Google Forms for the assignments for Thursday.

Language Arts
Nonfiction:Review-Q4:4
Here is the link to the Google Form

Math
Weekly Math Review-Q2:4
Here is the link to the Google Form

Please don't forget to do the benchmark test in Imagine Math.
If you have any questions please send me an email.

4/22/20 Assignments for Wednesday

I hope everyone has had a chance to finish the Google Forms for Monday and Tuesday. If not, please take some time and do that now (see previous emails or blog posts). When ready, here are the Google Forms for the assignments for Wednesday.

Weekly Math Review-Q2:4
Please fill out this Google Form with your answers.

Nonfiction: Review-Q4:4
Please fill out this Google Form with your answers.

4/21/20 Assignments for Tuesday

Here are the Google Forms for your answers to today's assignments.

Language Arts: Monday Nonfiction Review-Q4:4
Click here for the Google Form

Math: Weekly Math Review-Q2:4
Click here for the Google Form

You also want to get the Problem Sets completed from Engage NY. In yesterday's post, you will find the videos that go with lesson 1 and 2. Below is the video for lesson 3.
Engage NY Problem Set 3 Video

If you have not completed the Benchmark test in Imagine Math, please try and do that today.

Please email me if you have any questions.

4/20/20 Assignments for Monday

Language Arts
After reading both articles A Day in the Life of a Zoo Atlanta Zookeeper,  please fill out this form to answer the questions from Monday.

Math
Imagine Math: Please take the Benchmark test in Imagine Math

Weekly Math Review-Q2:4
After answering the questions on the sheet. Please click here to place your answers in this form.

Math: Lesson 1 Problem Set
Please click here to watch the lesson for Problem Set 1 in geometry.
After watching the video, complete both sides of Problem Set 1. Go back and watch the video as often as needed.

Math: Lesson 2 Problem Set
Please click here to watch the lesson for Problem Set 2 in geometry.
After watching the video, complete all three pages of Problem Set 2. Go back and watch the video as often as needed.

For the playlist in YouTube, you can also click here.

Mrs. McCafferty has her own Google Classroom. Make sure to try and check it once a week.

Here is the link to her Google Classroom- https://classroom.google.com/u/0/c/NzA3NzYyNjM5MTla 

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4/16/20

It was great to see so many of you today!
Here is a recap of what we talked about. Everyday, you will spend 1-2 hours a day working on something for ELA and math.
For math, please watch a video that goes with the problem set you are doing. Try and do 3 lessons a week. There is also the Weekly Math Review packet. Start with Q2:4. Try and do this on Monday-Thursday. I will have videos available for how to answer the questions so you can check your work.
For reading, please start with A Day in the Life of a Zoo Atlanta Zookeeper. If you turn to the next page, you will see what you can do on Monday-Thursday. One thing that is important is that your are highlighting your evidence in the text.
I also put that writing assignment in Google Classroom: Writing. That assignment is writing a letter to my mom who is in a nursing home and not allowed to have an visitors.
If that is not enough to do, there is also the other 3 sets of activities in your folder. You can also go to ZEARN, Prodigy, Freckle, and Imagine Math.

Online Practice for Math and ELA

Here is a site that you can use to practice some skills you have already learned. You will have to sign in using your Google account, and then add yourself as a player. Make sure to set your grade level. If you are struggling, add another player and take it down a grade level.

Here is the site: Brainzy

News from the District Nurse

Here is a message from the district nurse. 

Just to let everyone know, I am setting up a google classroom so families can connect with me if needed & I can post information easily.

Pennfield School Nurse Office, Class Code vqss6du

Please share the class code with your students/families, as I don't want to add each individually.

Thank you & Stay well.

Karen Lukowski RN

News from our librarian

Here are some things that Mrs. Van wanted to share with you. Make sure to check out the link at the bottom. It's for the month of April.

April in Poetry Month. I had planned on doing "Poem in your pocket day" and to show kids one of the most popular sites I have used with kids- Kenn Nesbitt's https://www.poetry4kids.com/

There are some really funny poems. It is fun to click around.

I know we don't want to overwhelm families. But here are some of my favorite things I have seen on my Twitter feed and Facebook groups...

Kate Messner has a HUGE collaboration of authors and illustrators here:

https://www.katemessner.com/read-wonder-and-learn-favorite-authors-illustrators-share-resources-for-learning-anywhere-spring-2020/  

Jarrett Lerner has some amazing fun activities that kids can print and do here:

https://jarrettlerner.com/activities/  

Kate DiCamillo has a YouTube series for writing together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA1CTuZ27Bs 

Dan Gutman is reading My Weird School daily on his Facebook page. Each week he reads a new book starting Monday and ending Friday. He even reads and answers students questions.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Author/Dan-Gutman-60020139122/ 

RJ Palicio is reading Wonder Live on Wednesdays. She started last week. Twitter https://twitter.com/rjpalacio/status/1242105455947767808

Dav Pilkey drawing at home with new material every Friday.

https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/dav-pilkey-at-home/  

Try this out:)

Friday Video Conference Using Google Meet

We are having another video conference on Friday. Instead of using Zoom, we are going to try Google Meet. It works the same way. All you have to do is click on the link below. You can also call the number and then add the pin if you are using your phone.
I hope to see you all there!
Here is the information to join:
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Join Hangouts Meet

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Join by phone

‪+1 336-864-0760‬ PIN: ‪517 134 265‬#

Science Experiments

This is a great site for science experiments you can do with things you would find around your house.
Check it out here.