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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
vocabularyendangered, 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

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.


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

 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.
BrainPopChoosing an operation  
Math Anticshttps://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.