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

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.  😊

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.

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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

Login every morning-I’ve been available every morning beginning at 8:35-11:35.  

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
• Sign up for Brain PopJr. under Reed's Class -watch assigned videos - Science: plant life cycle and parts of a plant
•  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.

Happy April Fool’s Day!

The post beginning 3/30 is for the next two weeks with some additional tasks to follow next week as grading will begin the week of April 6th. Make sure you login and begin in the morning as your attendance will be taken by the district through your sign in.  Please view the post with assignments and activities.  Keep up your spelling homework - sentences are added instead of sorting. Please review your math rabbit online through your math book that we use in class.  All of your books are red. Also, on the original blog post was how to get into your books.  I know that most of you watch me in class.  You click on the books and see the lessons.  Next week, will be more assignments.