Fortnite Readers: 2020

Hi. Miss you guys!

Hope you've had time to get your supplies and the tote bag I left for you last month! I'm so glad that I purchased those items early for you-who knew any of this would happen? What an experience we've had this year! It seems like something out of a movie, but look how far we've come! We ALL learned and grew tremendously! I'm very proud of you. You each have a certificate in your channel in teams. Hope to see you soon next school year! Enjoy your summer-be safe!

Beat the summer slide with Imagine Math!
Free access for grades 3-8 for ESOL Levels 1-4 from 6/8-7/31
*New ELL links on the portal

WAY TO GO M-DCPS!

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

WHAT YOU WONDER, WANT, WISH WEDNESDAY! A.K.A. HAPPY LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! PARTY DAY!

HAPPY LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! PARTY DAY! LET'S GET READY TO CELEBRATE!

Some wants and wishes:

Wish for Coronavirus to end
Wish we had an in person party! LOL
Wish for peace and kindness
Wish for Flash’s superpowers
Wish for Moxie Roblock
Wish for vacation when Covid19 is goes away
Wish for a mini dirt bike
Wish/want to go to the beach
Wish for a puppy
Wonder if we will start fourth grade online

THANK YOU to everyone who celebrated with us! It was great "seeing" eveyone again! Remember, if your camera broke on the device that the school provided for you-please alert them. Thank you.
If fourth grade begins virtually, please have the camera on daily for credit in addtion to summer schhool if you are contacted to join. I appreciate everyone's hard work and dedication to learning during this time-can you believe how much you've learned? Teachers, parents, principals, superintendents, government officials, and even world leaders! We've all learned-even McDonald's, BK, and ChicFilA learned! Everyone even learned ways to shop! lol

Happy Birthday to all of the Quarentine babies and to those with summer birthdays! See, Amanda, you still get your birthday-not like the girl in Staying Nine! lol My niece, CiCi's birthday was yesterday! That's Buddy and Max's sister and Connor and Megan's cousin! Max has asked about you gusys and said hi to everyone. If I can ever get him to join a meeting-feel free to jump in! Remember, I'll still say hi and post things on the blog now and then. It'll still be here for you next year! Let's enjoy our summer! 💥Love you guys LOTS! 😀

TELL A JOKE TUESDAY!

You guys told some pretty funny jokes all morning!

I couldn't remember them all, but if you want them posted here-let me know!

How do aliens celebrate parties? They PLAN-IT
What do you call a pile of cats? A meow tain
Why did the kid cross the playground? To get to the other slide
What do you call a sleeping dinosaur? A dino SNORE

Monday, June 1, 2020

MUSIC MONDAY!

Happy share your favorite music day!

Share your favorite song! Pick one. I'm picking one that I've liked since I was a kid! The Unicorn Song - based on a poem by Shel Silverstein.

The Unicorn Song - The Irish Rovers Liked it most of my life!

Unicorn PDF
The Irish Rovers, The Unicorn Sono

The Unicorn Song, The Irish Rovers, Poem by Shel Silverstein

Thomas liked Vamos a la Playa
Thomas shared his app-Rivet has many interesting books.
Rivet app

Rodrigo and everyone like this classs enjoys this one!
I Got a Pea, Bryant Oden Use your skills-Homophones, rhyme, context clues!

The Bazillions Class favorites: Silent e, Similes and Metaphores, Try Triangle, Polygon

U2, MLK Another Class favorite about Martin Luther King. Still Stands true!
U2 Sunday, Bloody Sunday A class/teacher favorite Against prejudice! Still important now.

Monday, May 25, 2020

Please have assignments submitted by Wednesday! Reading Tests in Teams, Spelling sentences, Brain Pop activities: Prefixes, Prefixes, Suffixes, Rootwords, Main Idea, Pronouns, Adjectives, Gradebooks will be closed Friday by all of your teachers in order to close for the end of year and report cards. We are at the end!

For those who are up-to-date:

Reading/LA Unit 6, Week 4

Respect for Animals

Genre: Expository Text (Nonfiction)

Reading Writing Workshop: Butterflies, Big and Small

Anthology: Alligators and Crocodiles; The Monkey and Crocodile

vocabulary: endangered, fascinating, illegal, inhabit, requirement, respected, unaware, wildlife

Spelling: r-controlled vowels again 1. cellar 2. later 3. circus 4. prepared 5. author 6. restored 7. severe 8.perfect 9. actor 10. silver 11. doctor 12. sister 13. report 14. third 15. Coronavirus *(tricky)😷

Grammar-

Suffixes: -able, -ment again!

Adverbs: Words that compare verbs (New-first time this year discussed and demonstrated in class, but never assigned by MDCPS! You will use these a lot in your writing in fourth grade!)
Tom Lehrer Ly Song

KHAN Academy: adverbs

Adverb song Grammaropolis for kids

School House Rock: Lolly, Lolly, Get your Adverbs Here

Math

Finish chapter 12 and those still missing chapter 11! Send mid chapters and chapters-finish BrianPops: Area, Perimeter, Area of Polygons, Points/Lines/Segments/Rays, Plane Shapes, Choosing an Operation

Getting Ready for Fourth Grade

Reteach - lessons from third to prepare for fourth-make sure you know these concepts!

Reteach lessons as you need print or write answers to practice-not graded. Bring your "A Game"! (metaphorically speaking)
Getting Ready for Fourth continued-print as needed-KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!
Getting Ready for Fourth-tests to practice. Get Ready for Fourth! Reteach TESTS-not graded-Get Ready-KNOW!

Math Antics: videos and worksheets to get ready for fourth grade!

Content Science/SS:

Science:

Finish BrainPop activities from April-May!

Energy activities

Heat

Plant parts, plant life cycle, seed plants, plant adaptations,

classifying animals, birds, fish, anphibians, reptiles, mammals, invertebrates, classifying animals birds fish reptiles mammals amphibians invertebrates

SS:

Goods/Services

Coronavirus

Needs/wants

Recycle, Repurpose, Reuse

Susan B. Anthony

Suffrage

Mindfulness
freshwater habitats
prefixes

Memorial Day is a day to remember the people we know and all the people we don't even know who gave their lives for us to live in our free country!

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

BE AT THE SCHOOL BY 10:00 TO RETURN LIBRARY BOOKS/PICK UP PERSONAL BAGGED ITEMS!

I hope everyone enjoyed the treats that I sent for you!

Drop off library books
Make a sign for the drive through pick up line-Name/Teacher
Drive through to get items -I left something for you in your bag.
Turn in any missed assignments
Continue to work on missed assignments-get work in by Friday (Check assignments on the blog-missed work in the gradebook, Teams, and Braipop)
Enjoy your weekend
Reflect on the Memorial Day holiday-remember the people who died for our free country.
Be prepared for next week-final stories!
Finish the week
Finish the year!

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Week of 5/18-Please turn in all work missing from reading, spelling, math, and brainpop-all subjects. We're nearing the end!

Can you believe it? This is our last full week in May-next week will be Memorial Day! Everyone usually uses that as a day of celebration for a day off, when really, it is one of the country's most somber days. It is a day of remembrance for all who died keeping America safe for all of us. The people who risk their lives and work hard to keep us safe really believe in a safe, free country/world. They are selfless-not selfish! They do this for those they know and more surprisingly, those they don't! So, next Monday, the country takes time to remember their sacrifices for our safety and freedom!

Week of 5/18 (School Week 37) - Make sure all assignments are turned in! Your superintendent tweeted that he wanted all students to turn in all work. Follow him on Twitter for the latest updates. Please read the feedback in portfolios. Some of you post without reading or making adjustments. At this point, the quality of your work should be that of a person demonstrating readiness for 4th grade - this is not the time to be laissezfaire. Always do your best as many of you already do!
Check assignments per subject: Reading, Math, Science, SS in Teams and BrainPop.

Reading/SS Unit 6; Week2:
Genre: historical fiction again.
Anthology-Nora's Ark, The Wind and the Sun
Reading Writing Workshop-The Big Blizzard
Focus on the Main Ideas of the stories and the themes (The author's message). The history is true, but the characters are fiction. Every class has loved these stories-you will, too! When we finish this, there's only one more set to go and we're at the end of the year! Last one: Unit 6; week 4
"How do weather conditions change what we do?" Your last journal topic was to tell about an experience you had with weather. Now, we are back to weather-getting ready for fourth grade.

Games: spelling, vocabulary, grammar
Brainpop/easy quiz Catch up your work! It's the end. *videos: Vermont Flood of 1927-real footage Vermont's Super Flood-footage Vermont's Great Flood documentary 21 minutes-great info! *The 1947 New York Blizzard - real footage

Local historical weather: 1992 Hurricane Andrew as it happened part 1
School was cancelled; some destroyed! Two of my principal's did not live in their destroyed home for one year! My old school took five years to reopen! The gym was destroyed. Only the floor remained.
Hurricane Andrew clips: before/during/after footage
Hurricane Andrew- Now and Then photographer interview
Andrew sounds, people's stories of home destruction, etc. Andrew-25th anniversary special
Hurricane Andrew movie Yep, I was in the closet at 4:00 in the morning!
Miami Waterspout 1997

Brain Pop:
Natural Disasters
Spelling: el/le
able, purple (an adjective), 3 riddle, 4 handle, 5 puzzle, 6 castle, 7 eagle, 8 little (also an adjective),
9 pickle, 10 towel, 11 nickel, 12 camel, 13 travel, 14 tunnel, 15 squirrel
Mon. - Write sentences for numbers 1-4 Tues. numbers 5-8, Wed. 9-12, Thurs. 13-15 Make them fourth grade ready! Watch capitals, punctuation, spelling, and sense.
Vocabulary argue, astonished, complained, conditions, forbidding, forecast, relief, stranded
Here's a trick -silly video
Get in your sentences. Some of you are missing many weeks!

Math

Math Antics activities-points, lines, and planes
Continue to review concepts in chapter -12 as needed -
Turn in Chapters 11 and 12!!!!!!!!!!!
Practice with Math Antics turn in activities. Write: number 1___, 2____, etc. Challenge.Know this before you go forth to fourth! Write your answers in Teams or portfolio.

Angles basics activity-Math Antics-Know/do! Some of you already do that-it's easier than sending pictures-especially if you are using dojo portfolios! Don't do all at once!
Review concepts through third to make your foundation strong for fourth-a lot more work, a lot quicker! Reteach-Get Ready for Fourth!
Get Ready for fourth-Practice as needed-not graded.
BrainPop: Choosing an operation
Math Antics: https://www.mathantics.com/lesson/what-is-arithmetic Know this!   Arithmetic exercises    Properties, Operations, Fact Families

Science
Turn in all assignments. The year is coming to an end. Don't keep those Zs!
Finish plants, habitats/ecosystems
Biology for kids
NBC LEARN-What do you think? Could you do this? I've eaten mealworms nicely flavored and even chocolate covered! LOL Zoo Miami even had chefs prepare them in delicious meals! Yep, ate them, too.
Begin Animals Do BrainPop quizzes for grades: Classifying animals   Birds   Fish Amphibians Reptiles   Mammals   Invertebrates
Metrozoo/ZooMiami flamingos in bathroom sheltered during Andrew Cool picture!

Benji the therapy dog! lol

Animals roaming during Covid19 lock down -we had peacocks by the pool! lol

Next up, we connect science with reading (animials): Unit 6; Week 4 We will read and finish the year!

Sunday, May 10, 2020

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! AND A SPECIAL HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO THE NEW MOMS IN OUR CLASS!

We have a new brother and a new sister born in during the last two weeks! Congratulations!
Covid19 can't keep these babies down! lol Go get 'em!

The Mother's Day Song by Bryant Oden Songdrops (I Gotta Pea)

Remember, this week is continued from last week. The main focus was the iReady tests on Wednesdays and Thursdays available 8 A.M. to 8 P. M. Remember to do your best! This week's special feature is iReady Mathematics. Make sure to have paper and pencils with erasers to solve problems prior to clicking. The same rules apply. Families should follow the same guidelines. I am still able to watch you live online. I can see the percentages done and he amount of time you're taking plus, we receive reports. MDCPS will be using your scores as a guide for your support during these next few years. Just take your time and apply what you've learned. Strive to be the best you that you can be and then strive to do even better! Progress is Gradual not immediate. Stay focused. Find a quiet place, work up to 50% on Wednesday and finish the rest on Thursday. Turn off the TV. Don't text during testing times. Give each other respect and peace. Remember, we will meet on Tuesday. I already taught and reviewed these two weeks. Reread the stories. Be prepared. Watch the videos, turn in assignments. Play the reading, grammar, spelling, vocabulary games and work each math lesson with the interactive rabbit. Pause as needed. Content has been via BrainPopJr. Check your lessons. Some of you are still missing lessons! Some are missing chapter 12 Mid Chapter check. Some are missing reading tests and spelling sentences. Make sure you write actual sentences. At this point, you should be demonstrating fourth grade readiness.

Reading: Unit 5; week 5
Context Clues (Remember Henry P. Baloney by Jon Scieszka)
Open Syllables/Affixes (prefixes/suffixes): open, favor, frozen, tiger; unzip, rewrite, sadly, careful
Reading Writing Workshop: Here Comes Solar Power Link to the story
Another Link if you can't get in
Anthology: It's All in the Wind; Power for All You Tube link to story
Remember when you read to use SPADE:

Survey the text (Look it over) -------------Before reading
Predict what you will learn or read------- Before reading
Analyze/Annotate (Think and jot down info)--During reading
Disect (Take apart questions-make sure you understand)----After reading
Evidence---Answer questions with evidence from the text----After reading

Read/Reread the stories about alternate energy-have you made connections?
Vocabulary: energy, renewable, natural, replace, pollution, sources, produce, traditional
Spelling: two syllable words and open syllables- 1.silver, 2.paper, 3.notice, 4.polar, 5.open, 6.favor, 7.frozen, 8.tiger, 9.below, 10.silent 11. open, 12. music, 13. basic, 14. label, 15. pilot Sentences: Mon. 1-3, Tues: 4-6, Wed: 7-10, Thurs: 11-15✏ Friday: Sentences due
Complete BrainPop assignments/BrainPopJr: Reading: Prefixes past due and Prefixes due Friday from BrainPop BrainPop Prefixes: Movie, Review, and Quiz prefixes
Math: Continue Chapter 12 (Make sure you turned in mid chapter check due 5/8; mid chapter 11 check-due 4/24 or 4/27 and chapter test due 5/1; Chapter 12 test is due 5/15)
Prepare for iReady End of Year assessment.

Regular weekly lessons:

iReady: 15 minutes reading/15 minutes math -Remember clever.com as an option to get in.
iReady: Wednesday: end of year test-AP3-Day 3 -Math -about 30 minutes/stop at 50%/!!!!!
iReady: Thursday: complete math AP3 test continue with Day 4-complete test
iReady: Day 3 begin Math -time for 30 minutes/50%

Math chapter 12, See videos/lessons below-very tricky/challenging-Know for 4th grade!

Last week: 4/27 Monday:12.1 - Plane Shapes; 4/28 Tues: 12.2-Angles/Plane Shapes; 4/29 Wed 12.3- Polygons; 4/30 Thurs: 12.4 Sides of polygons; 5/1 Friday: MID CHAPTER CHECK!

Begin 12.5 QUADRILATERALS! WooHoo!

Week of 5/11:

Monday 5/11 -12.5/12.6-Classify/Draw Quadrilaterals, 5/12Tues-12.7-Triangle Tuesday! Bring a something triangular to the meeting!); 5/13 Wed-12.8-Classify Plane shapes (SORT!); 5/14 Thurs-12.9 relate shapes, fractions, and area Review as needed-: 5/15 Friday Chapter test - due by 5/18!

Continue assignments-watch videos-Really watch and pay attention. Learn. Get ready for 4th!

Week 1 videos: WATCH and learn! Pay attention! It's not as easy as it looks!!!!!
All of chapter 12!
Math Antics: Angles VERY IMPORTANT!
Math Antics: Angles and Degrees-3rd, 4th 5th+ (Circles and Pi are in 4th!) Past 6 mins is over 3rd!

Geometry: points, lines, planes (12.1-12.4)
Phineas and Ferb Across the 2nd Dimension Perry music video - Phineas and Ferb in 2D! LOL
Polygon song -using prefixes! Learn them! Know these prefixes! Math life will be easier for you!
Brain Pop assignments: Plane Shapes
Math Antics - Geometry Points, Lines, & Planes -End of 3rd-4th/5th grade! Challenging!
BrainPopJr=Points, Shapes, Lines, Rays

Week 2 videos:
Quadrilaterals and triangles: (12.5-12.7)
Math Antics: Quadrilaterals 12.5-12.6
I am a Parallelogram song -cute-get ready for 4th! All chapter 12!
It's a Rhombus! song 12.5-12.6
Trapezoid song! 12.5-12.6
The Greedy Triangle - A Math Adventure 12.7
The Greedy Triangle-Interactive reader 12.7
The BazillionsTriangular Triangles song 12.7
Math Antics: Triangles 12.7
Sir Cumference and The Great Knight of Angleland (Many more Sir Cumference books for 4th!)
Shapes song 12.8-12.9
Math Antics Polygons 12.8-12.9

Science and SS -Brain Pop Lessons: Finish plants and habitats/environment- Next up: animals
BrainPopJr Trees BrainPopJr Plant adaptations
Brain Pop Jr: SS: Community Helpers

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Get Ready for the New Zoom Starting 5/31! Better! Safer!

The personal free Zoom accounts were not as safe. Be prepared to upgrade-all students will need to upgrade their accounts 5/31! Yay for everyone! 👏 Thanks Z👀m!

Click to see what’s coming in Zoom! Everyone MUST upgrade! Bye old Zoom!

We will continue meetings and I hope all have already downloaded the app so that we can switch from TEAMs video conferencing to Zooming! Let me know if you’re ready - I gave everyone enough time to get it! I can block behavior and shouting on Zoom, so you need to be self controlled. I don’t want to lock anyone out of a meeting. I let everyone join in all the lessons. We’ve had many Science/SS (Content Area) students join in on reading and math lessons/activities/discussions and we love it! They participate and are well behaved.

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Star Wars Day - May the 4th Be With You!

Beginning 5/4-Unit 5, Week 5, Geometry-Chapter 12, Content: Sci/SS: Environment, Habitats

Star Wars Day - May the 4th Be With You!
Wear/Share something Star Wars to/in the 10:30 meeting!

Reading: Unit 5; Week 5
Context Clues (Remember Henry P. Baloney by Jon Scieszka)
Open Syllables/Affixes (prefixes/suffixes): open, favor, frozen, tiger; unzip, rewrite, sadly, careful
Reading Writing Workshop: Here Comes Solar Power
Anthology: It's All in the Wind; Power for All You Tube link to story
Remember when you read to use SPADE:

Survey the text (Look it over) -------------Before reading
Predict what you will learn or read------- Before reading
Analyze/Annotate (Think and jot down info)--During reading
Disect (Take apart questions-make sure you understand)----After reading
Evidence---Answer questions with evidence from the text----After reading

Read the stories about alternate energy-Are you already making connections?
Vocabulary: energy, renewable, natural, replace, pollution, sources, produce, traditional
Spelling: 1.silver, 2.paper, 3.notice, 4.polar, 5.open, 6.favor, 7.frozen, 8.tiger, 9.below, 10.silent 11. open, 12. music, 13. basic, 14. label, 15. pilot Sentences: Mon. 1-3, Tues: 4-6, Wed: 7-10, Thurs: 11-15✏ Friday: Sentences due
Complete BrainPop assignments/BrainPopJr: Reading: Prefixes past due
Math: Begin Chapter 12 (Make sure you turned in mid chapter 11 check-4/24 or 4/27 and chapter test 5/1)
Prepare for iReady End of Year assessment. Find a quiet place, login, join meeting, begin test while in meeting
iReady: 15 minutes reading/15 minutes math
iReady: begin end of year test Day 1-Reading -Time for 30 minutes/stop at 50%
iReady: continue with Day 2-complet reading test
iReady: Day 3 begin Math -time for 30 minutes/50%

Math chapter 12, See videos/lessons below-very tricky/challenging-Know for 4th grade!

Monday:12.1 - Plane Shapes; Tues: 12.2-Angles/Plane Shapes; Wed 12.3- Polygons; Thurs: 12.4 Sides of polygons; Friday: MID CHAPTER CHECK!

Begin 12.5 QUADRILATERALS! WooHoo!

Week of 5/11:

Monday 12.5/12.6-Classify/Draw Quadrilaterals, Tues-12.7-Triangle Tuesday! Bring a something triangular to the meeting!); Wed-12.8-Classify Plane shapes (SORT!); Thurs-12.9 relate shapes, fractions, and area Review as needed-Friday: Chapter test - due by 5/18!

Continue assignments, watch videos-Really watch and pay attention. Learn. Get ready fof4th!

Geometry: points, lines, planes (12.1-12.4; 12.8 & 12.9)
Shapes song
Math Antics Polygons
Phineas and Ferb Across the 2nd Dimension Perry music video - Phineas and Ferb in 2D! LOL
Polygon song -using prefixes! Learn them!
Brain Pop assignments: Plane Shapes
Math Antics - Geometry Points, Lines, & Planes -End of 3rd-4th/5th grade! Challenging!
BrainPopJr=Points, Shapes, Lines, Rays

Quadrilaterals and triangles: (12.5-12.7)
Math Antics: Quadrilaterals
I am a Parallelogram song -cute-get ready for 4th!
It's a Rhombus! song
Trapezoid song!
The Greedy Triangle - A Math Adventure
The Greedy Triangle-Interactive reader
The BazillionsTriangular Triangles song

Math Antics: Triangles
Math Antics: Angles
Math Antics: Angles and Degrees-3rd, 4th 5th+ (Circles and Pi are in 4th!) Past 6 mins is over 3rd!
Sir Cumference and The Great Knight of Angleland (Many more Sir Cumference books for 4th!)

BrainPopJr Trees BrainPopJr Plant adaptations

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

CONTINUE TO CATCH UP ON YOUR ASSIGNMETS!

Some of you have not been submitting assignments. Brain Pop assignments should be familiar and comfortable for you.

Please catch up on your assignments. There's reading, ss, science and math activities. Do the later assignments and work your way up to the one's that are due this week. Do not begin the assignments for next week. Progress reports will be locked in the gradebook, but you will still have time to complete your tasks before the school year ends. Can you believe that it's May already this weekend? Remember to tell your families, "See you next month." when you get ready to go to bed. LOL When you wake up, it'll be May already!

Portal/Dojo issues

The district is aware of the issues. I have alerted you in Teams and here, in the blog, and through Dojo-even though it is not the most reliable-which also omits the translation options. Please make sure that you are in the meetings keeping updated. Assignments have been posted here as a check point of items to do and pacing suggestions. Yes, I understand that every household is different and I try very hard to make sure students have ample time to complete tasks.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools has been monitoring tasks, meetings, apps, time spent on app and meetings as well as products. Again, if you have a Z and complete the assignment later, I will change the Z to your grade. I have been graciously accepting all formats as long as it is completed. Many of you have been on time with EVERYTHING, and I thank you; however, as students lag behind, I continue to check all of the formats of late submissions. For example: someone is late in math chapter 11; lesson 2, or the mid chapter check and one sends it in portfolios, another in messages, or another sends theirs in Teams, and others are behind in spelling sentences, while some are delayed in brainpop, and others in reading reflections. It is in everyone's best interests to complete tasks in a timely manner especially during the lessons, examples, discussions, videos, texts, for the week(s) of meetings and lessons. It's more beneficial for you. Plus, if you have questions, I can group you together to review. We will be beginning Math Chapter 12, Geometry, next week. Imagine trying to finish Time/Measurement in Chapter 10 and trying to post the assignments in the midst of new assignments. Chaos! Right? And no one would enjoy taking a chapter 10, 11, 12 test together. Some of you have done that, some have submitted nothing, while some have everything up to date to the very day! Keep up the great work, and if you are falling behind, catch up! You can do it! I've tried to simplify the tasks as much as possible and make the submissions available with great comfort and ease for you. As you are catching up, please note that if you post something at 11:40, you will not see a grade change at 11:45-and probably not even the same day. Keep working, keep meeting, keep trying, ask questions, connect with friends-that is why I gave many opportunities to exchange information. 😊

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Intermittent portal interruptions

The district is aware of the portal interruptions. Students can continue to do BrainPopJr assignments and their half hour of iReady lessons if not previously done. Reminder: students have accessed these apps along with MyOn and others via clever.com.

Grades will be completed for the progress reports. Please check the gradebook for missing assignments. Some students have not missed a beat and have participated in every event/assignment, some are intermittent, and then some have not been involved. The good news is that students will be able to complete assignments without a penalty before the quarter ends. 😄😄😄😃

Please check BrainPopJr under EACH SUBJECT AREA for the assignments. G Reed's Class has been cancelled now that Miami-Dade has incorporated Brain Pop into Clever and the MDCPS student portal! This is also great news as assignments can be found in the subject area sections. This makes it easier to monitor both classes and teacher assignments for all involved.

Parents, please help with your child's readiness and involvement in the class meetings. Some students have been in bed, eating, gaming, chatting, watching TV, or other disturbance. Others have turned off the camera and/or microphone without participating. I've conducted many meetings and repeated meeting information and/or lessons as needed because students are not participating, or arrive to the meeting as it is ending. The district and administration are monitoring the meetings, involvement, lessons, time spent on apps in addition to graded assignments. I provide a weekly overview of the tasks and allow students two weeks for completion.

iReady should only be done 15 minutes per subject per day totallying 30 minutes daily. Some students are going well beyond and failing lessons. They are keeping with 45 minute guideline as provided initially during the school closure even after I've provided the updates and even spoken with individual students. Others, have not continued with iReady lessons. All students need to participate in iReady as this year, they will be taking the final assessment at home! Students need to have a very quiet place away from distractions. They will need to complete the tests over a period of days. Both subjects require two sittings each. Please have your child practice the protocol so that it will be comfortable for them and that they understand the seriousness of their testing environment. They will need to keep time as not to go beyond the recommended time guidelines. Students should recall the 50% mark from all previous tests. This was reviewed in the meeting. Thank you for your support in educating your children. Keep well and safe.

Sunday, April 26, 2020

Catch up! Unit 5, Week 4; Chapter 11, Plants, Suffrage

Thank you to all who are right on task and have submittted all work samples. Please submit all work for credit. I am still accepting Chapter 10 in Math if not previously submitted. Chapter 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4 11.5 (Last week)

*All Brain Pop Jr assignments are liste in each subject area in BrainPop In portal, or clever.com*

Week of April 27 (Due by May 1) Spaghetti and Meatballs for All -Watch and review the pages in the back. Try to solve the area and perimeter problems Ms. Comfort had at the party.
11.6,
Mid chapter check due!
11.7
11.8
11.10
chapter 11 Review/Test (submit by Friday, May 1).
Previous Weeks of April 10 and April 17
Reading: Brava, Tavo - Submit responses/reflections: Tell how Tavo changed from the beginning to the end of the story. 1.In the beginning of the story, Tavo's perspective (point of view ) was ____, but 2. By the end of the story, Taavo's point of view was _____________________
The New Hoop - submit each of the character's points of view.
Did you make any connections during your readings? Did the story help with your Earth Day project?

Submit spelling sentences from last week.
Complete Brain Pop assignments from previous weeks. Thank you.

Week of April 27 Due Friday, May 1. Elizabeth Cady Stanton,

Spelling -

1. tries 2. tried 3. trying 4. dries 5.dried 6. drying 7. hurries 8. hurried
9. hurrying 10. studies 11. studied 12. studying 13. plays 14. played 15. playing

Vocabulary 1 citizenship 2.continued 3. daring 4. horrified 5.participate 6. proposed 7.unfairness 8. waver
Mon. Write sentences for numbers 1-4; Tues Write sentences for 5-8,
Wed. Write sentences for 9-12; Thus. Write sentences for 13-15 Due Friday, May 1
Send pictures in Dojo, or use Word to post in Teams.

Math Chapter 11
You're going to learn a lot on this chapter! 😉 Tell me if you are able to see assignments in your online book. If not, continue to post your pictures. This allows me to provide you with better feedback when I actually see your work. (I see what you did there). lol

For those who need to see the day of each lesson:

11.1 Perimeter of rectangles! ▯▭ M
11.3 Finding the unknown T
11.4 Area! Interactive Workbook - the Rabbit! Remember, you can pause anything and work on it to try! Wed.
11.5 Measuring Area Thurs.
11.6 Modeling Area Friday, April 24
Mid Chapter check Friday, April 24
11.7 Problem solving area of rectangles Monday/Tuesday
11.8 Area of combined rectangles Tuesday/Wednesday
11.9 Same perimeter, different areas **** Make sure you know it! ***challenging! Wed/TH
11.10 Sane area, different perimeters ***** Make sure you know the difference! **** TH/FRI
chapter 11 test Due 5/1 Friday!

Content: Science/SS WATCH: Movie of the week on BrainPopjr.
Dr. Jeff-Generation Genius Plants

Brain Pop Video, activity, All tests are due by Friday, May 1! See Brain Pop Jr. class assignments.

Get ready for the iReady test!!!!!!!

Ms. Reed's class review/questions answered video

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Parents, please read the Dojo note from Friday, April 17

Please read all posts. I communicate regularly as information arises. Additionally, I keep you alerted to technological challenges with the district or other applications, which are in process as the district continues to steady the issues. The administration and those in the district are well aware of the these challenges. I understand the frustrations. We join you in your frustrations-the entire world joins in the frustrations! Some of you have been aware of the issues with Dojo throughout the year with translation issues and sending/receiving messages. If you prefer, I will use the blog as the selected mode of communication, which is a Google site. I have kept Dojo because I understand that this year's group of parents favor Dojo. I do not mind either way. If you have missed information, please scroll through Class Stories and School Stories posted from the school. Some people were not aware of the school closures for the year nor the cancellation of the FSA as a result. Keep connected, be encouraged-we are all here together helping each other. As I've said, I wish I could treat all of you to a pizza and have the opportunity to discuss our frustrations and discoveries and just the world events in general. I appreciate your feedback and thank you for continuing to work closely for the benefit of your child. It has been a privilege to work with you and your children. Thank you for all of your support during this time and throughout the year. I am grateful.

Monday, April 20, 2020

Remember, we are beginning Unit 5, Week 4 from last week moved to this week.

See previous posting below. If the Story for Delores Huerta does not show up-like all along lol-type the title or unit 5, week 4 in the search lens or click on the unit on the top left of the page. and change to unit 5, then click the week and change to week 4, which brings you everything.

We are back to prefixes and suffixes! I trust by now you are noticing the importance of understanding base/root words and how they change when prefixes and suffixes (affixes) are added.

Thank you to everyone who has sent pictures of their spelling sentences. You can also type, or do voice to speech in Word to type the sentences. If you are missing anything, just do it and I will adjust your grade. If it’s not done, you know that it is a Z, which no one wants! You are continually graded on your participation as well as your work product. Your day should last about 3-3.5 hours for all subject areas. Your iReady is 15 minutes a day for each subject for 4 days per week-some of you want to do it 5 days, which is fine. :) Relax, do your work, be interested in learning, keep active-both in mind and body, and participate as part of our class. Also, behave well and remember your manners/etiquette! We are still a class - we are just like that Oreo commercial now. Lol
Good Morning/Good Night Ms. Reed's class review/questions answered video

Reading: Unit 5, Week 4 (Women's rights/voting laws)
Read the anthology and RWW, watch Brain Pop quiz and take the test for Reading/SS.

Anthology: Elizabeth Leads the Way! (Someone had her for Women's History Month!)
Anthology: Susan B. Anthony Takes Action
Reading Writing Workshop {RWW} Delores Huerta (famous woman in history)
Spelling: Inflected endings -see below.
SHR-School House Rock- Suffrin' til Suffrage! How many years ago was that?)
School House Rock Suffrin' til Suffrage Lyrics
Suffrage - Seneca Falls Convention Bill of Rights Institute
Seneca Falls Convention - real images - Watch!
Seneca Falls, NY is now a National Park!

Spelling -

1. tries 2. tried 3. trying 4. dries 5.dried 6. drying 7. hurries 8. hurried
9. hurrying 10. studies 11. studied 12. studying 13. plays 14. played 15. playing

Vocabulary 1 citizenship 2.continued 3. daring 4. horrified 5.participate 6. proposed 7.unfairness 8. waver
Mon. Write sentences for numbers 1-4; Tues Write sentences for 5-8,
Wed. Write sentences for 9-12; Thus. Write sentences for 13-15 Due Friday.
Send pictures in Dojo, or use Word to post in Teams.

Math

Chapter 11 You're going to learn a lot on this chapter! 😉 Tell me if you are able to see assignments in your online book. If not, continue to post your pictures. This allows me to provide you with better feedback when I actually see your work. (I see what you did there). lol

For those who need to see the day of each lesson:

11.1 Perimeter of rectangles! ▯▭ M
11.3 Finding the unknown T
11.4 Area! Interactive Workbook - the Rabbit! Remember, you can pause anything and work on it to try! Wed.
11.5 Measuring Area Thurs.
11.6 Modeling Area Friday, April 24
Mid Chapter check Friday, April 24
11.7 Problem solving area of rectangles Monday
11.8 Area of combined rectangles Tuesday nesday
11.9 Same perimeter, different areas ****** Make sure you know it! ****challenging! Wed
11.10 Sane area, different perimeters ***** Make sure you know the difference! **** Thurs
chapter 11 test Due 5/1
Math Antics Perimeter
Math Antics Area
Introduction to Area Make sure to understand and do. You can pause and work with the videos
The Bazillions: Perimeter and Area -You guys like them, too!
A fun video/activity to think about if we were stuck on Mars. You will like this.
Area and review of perimeter Very easy-step by step
Perimeter and area video Easy to understand

Content: Science/SS WATCH: Movie of the week on BrainPopjr.

Brain Pop Video, activity, test

Bill Nye Plants
SHR-School House Rock- Suffrin' til Suffrage! How many years ago was that?)
School House Rock Suffrin' til Suffrage Lyrics
Suffrage - Seneca Falls Convention Bill of Rights Institute
Seneca Falls Convention - real images - Watch!

You should not be spending all day on iReady. Some of you have too many minutes/hours and have lower scores! Some of you need to increase your minutes/hours in order to increase your scores!
Assignments are due next week. If anyone still needs to finish with Bravo, Tavo and The New Hoop. along with the games for Unit 5, Week 2 - spelling, vocabulary, etc.

Ms. Reed's class review/questions answered video

Monday, April 13, 2020

Watch the etiquette video, please!

Most important task! Your participation grade will be reflected when I see that you have demonstrated the acceptable behavior (protocol) for the meetings. Please finish eating and conversations before you enter a meeting. Additionally, I will tell you when to use the whiteboard screen-like Jeopardy. 😀🖉

Remote Meeting Etiquette

Reading: Unit 5, Week 2 (Women's rights/voting laws)

Anthology: Elizabeth Leads the Way! (Someone had her for Women's History Month!)
Anthology: Susan B. Anthony Takes Action
Reading Writing Workshop {RWW} Delores Huerta (famous woman in history)
SHR-School House Rock- Suffrin' til Suffrage! How many years ago was that?)
School House Rock Suffrin' til Suffrage Lyrics
Suffrage - Seneca Falls Convention Bill of Rights Institute
Seneca Falls Convention - real images - Watch!
Seneca Falls, NY is now a National Park!

Math

Chapter 11 You're going to learn a lot on this chapter! 😉

11.1 Perimeter of rectangles! ▯▭
Interactive Workbook - the Rabbit!
Math Antics Perimeter

Content: Science/SS

Brain Pop Video, activity, test

Bill Nye Plants
SHR-School House Rock- Suffrin' til Suffrage! How many years ago was that?)
School House Rock Suffrin' til Suffrage Lyrics
Suffrage - Seneca Falls Convention Bill of Rights Institute
Seneca Falls Convention - real images - Watch!

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Here's a fun activity!

Use Wordle to describe what you learned about energy. Take a picture and send it in Teams if you'd like to share -if not, share in Dojo.

Sunday, April 5, 2020

Week of 4/6/20 - NO SCHOOL FRIDAY - TPD- PLANNING DAY!

All assignments can be done independently by the student. Have your child clarify any questions.

Remember: TRANSLATE using The Google key at the top left.

Recuerda: TRANSLATE usando la tecla Google en la parte superior izquierda.

Official Online Learning begins this week! MDCPS will be taking and tracking attendance. Make sure to accomplish assignments. Feel free to ask questions via Teams-we've all practiced discussions on Teams for the past week or two. Some of you have been communicating daily since our first week-Thank you! I appreciate the responses on book discussions and the postings of videos and work. Watch free for some relaxing techniques and Growth Mindset! Brain Pop mindfulness

We will continue the learning process digitally at least for this month. If anyone needs a device, let me know, I will contact Mr. Navarro and Mr. Nelly and arrangements will be arranged. The school is open by appointment only as needed for device pick up.

Reading:

Read to understand word meaning using context clues

Read to understand the character's point of view

Reread The New Hoop -Write a sentence supporting each character's point of view -give supporting details
Reread Bravo, Tavo - How do you think Tavo felt at the beginning of the story? How did his feelings change at the end? Give specific details from the text to support you answers.

Post Spelling Sentences From last week - all assignments due by Thursday.

iReady reading and math lessons continue - some students are behind, while some are spending too much time. The goal is to ENHANCE learning, not to stress you or to bore you, but to keep you up on your A Game!

Math - Finish chapter 10-begin chapter 11! watch math antics-perimeter

Make sure you reviewed chapter 10 lessons with the interactive rabbit. 😊

Post chapter 10 test 🕑🕞

Watch videos on class blog

post comments on teams

Content: Science/SS

Read LIght and Heat -post answers.

Begin Reading Plants watch videos

Watch BrainPOPJr. SS - Goods and Services, and Needs and Wants

Extra videos: Life Cycle of plants Dr Binocs -parts of a plant - Write the plant parts you have eaten.

Photos will be added to this link throughout the year

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