Dear Parents and Students,
I hope all is well under these circumstances. Please let me know if you need anything.
Spring Break starts April 10- 19. All student work is optional during break.
Remember you can access learning material in Benchmark, Khan Academy, Zearn, Think Central, Lexia, Google Classroom, Science Google Classroom, P.E. Google Classroom, Wordly Wise vocab audio, Epic Audio, Typing.Com, cursive videos, musictheory.net, etc.
Now that most of our students have their learning material here is a draft of
lesson plans after Spring Break (subject to change).
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1taUaS2PE6yw13zHrpuanHw7UhkjMoZFi–HnIPQe8QU/edit?usp=sharing
You are welcome to pick up your child’s belongings and learning material on
Wednesdays from 10 to 11 after Spring Break. Let me know.
Please read Ms. Ng’s letter on stress management and internet safety.
I am hoping everyone is enjoying their practice of music, art, reading hard books or working on their invention/project. www.musictheory.net
Remember to study for your math fraction test Unit Test 7 and informational reading Test Unit 7 by April 30.
Optional-Make a time capsule book that can be used as a primary source for historians.
Thanks to Neo and his mom for finding this-
Optional- Upload (into our Google Classroom), a picture or Google doc of what you want to turn in to the Virtual Alameda County Fair by May 1st. Students may also submit their poetry, stories, math art, etc. by May 1. Title the entry and add your name or I will title it for you. If you already turned your entry in, I will enter it for you. If I submit art for you, and you change your mind, let me know. Parent helpers will be greatly appreciated.
Optional Virtual Field trips during Spring Break
https://www.ports-ca.us/?fbclid=IwAR1z1_v_HIE1m9LTxXTwtg3sbMqz5cZ32AaPyHXcZ-bbAHGT7N7xyFo-Mzg
Optional-
Every Friday from 11 to 12 – Math Science Nucleus will have Zoom Virtual Field trips.
Go to our Google Classroom to find the links.
Optional activities-
Lexia, Zearn, Khan Academy
Thank you, Melanie, for pointing out
https://www.adventureacademy.com
Optional until after Spring Break-
Mr. Waller’s Google Classroom
Science Work needs to be uploaded into Science Google Classroom. https://azevada-fusd-ca.schoolloop.com/pf4/cms2/view_page?d=x&group_id=1571469301038&vdid=i18qf25foetr2ww
Password is lyg3pgs
Optional
P.E. Google Classroom to show evidence of exercise.
https://classroom.google.com/u/2/c/NTY3MzY5MjI1Njla
Class code lp4s3lg
Optional until April 18
I am collecting grades in case we have to submit progress reports and reports cars.
Reading Work turned in through Lexia and Benchmark might be graded.
Reading Tests in Benchmark
Students can study their reader in Benchmark before taking the test.
Benchmark Unit 6 test- Finish around April 4th.
https://fremont.benchmarkuniverse.com/
Log in with Clever
Note- This link seems to only work on computers, not smartphones.
Start Reading Unit 7 Communities Then and Now in Benchmark.
Optional until April 18
Math Work turned in through ThinkCentral might be graded. All deadlines are flexible. ThinkCentral Math. It will get you ready for the SBAC.
Unit 7 Quiz/Practice Test- finish around April 4.
Password- math3
Topic- fractions
Paper Practice Test to study for the computer test
Optional
Remember you don’t have to do everything on this schedule.
If possible (to stay on track)
Lexia, reading, exercise, science, studying for the SBAC, and writing in your journal.
Stay away from strangers on the internet. Follow Safety Guidelines
New Benchmark Unit 7 Activities
Essential Question- What is a community?
Annotate in your reader, or read it in Benchmark and annotate in your journal.
8:00 am Good Morning!
8:30- Watch Ms.I read you a different story.
Highly recommended: coding, music, cooking, and being creative.
8:45 Write a paragraph in your journal.
See link to give you more writing ideas
Or Read Newsela class code https://newsela.com/ AHTSTG
Use https://rewordify.com/ to help comprehension.
Write a summary paragraph and revise.
Type your writing and paste it into Google Classroom
https://classroom.google.com/u/0/h
Download Google Classroom App to get in.
Log in with your username plus @ fusdk12.net
Class code – hnulc2b
9:00 Silent Reading in book or Read Aloud about 3 hard words per page- Annotate.
Word study Audio- http://resources.wordlywise3000.com/word_lists/?book=03&lesson=1
Just listen. Don’t look at the screen.
Or- Review our old vocab words.
9:30 Recess and bathroom break
9:45 Review in Math Workbook
Volume 2 Unit 7
Answers to SBAC Math practice test
Save questions for one- on- one or small group
10:15 Science -See Science Google Classroom.
Password is lyg3pgs
11:00- 11:45
Practice writing, typing, and cursive. Communicate with others in the class with parent permission.
11:45 https://dragonbox.com/
To replace Kahoot games
Continue Math on Khan Academy Log in | Khan Academy
Class code R6HZGH45. Please create a new account if you can’t get in. Then connect it to me later.
or Zearn
12:35 Lunch- Dance
12:35 Be Creative/ Art or Music
Optional- Measure the perimeter of the room you are in. What is the area in feet, inches, and meters? Partner with someone in the class and do a show and tell on zoom.
Make a 10 sec video choose the recipe with fractions that you are using tonight, interview a family member and connect, write a letter and mail it to someone in another state (with permission)
1:35 Reflect and Write or Lexia
Read about the new Invention to save Covid Patients/ come up with your own invention.
Research how to make a mask
2:25 Study for Friday Math Quiz in Khan Academy- Shapes, word problems, fractions
Record yourself reading vocab words. Play the recording and spell those words on paper. Correct your answers.
Homework- Study for SBAC- ask your parents if you can Zoom each other to study.
Exercise for an hour with Walk and Learn,
Read your book.
Make dinner with recipes using fractions and/or multiplication
Write down the math in the recipe to show us tomorrow. Remember to double the amounts for leftovers
Free time- cuddle with your parents. Parents- read books to your kids that are too hard for them to read on their own.
Optional Free audio books stories.audible.com,
Tips- if your child is watching a TV, mute sound so they have to read.
Travel the world through https://www.google.com/streetview/
Have a great night!
April
Quiz/ Test Schedule
ThinkCentral Math.
Unit 7 Quiz/Practice Test finish
End of April Unit 7 Post-test ENGLISH version
Topic- Fractions
May
Unit 6 Quiz/Practice Test finish
End of May, Unit 6 Post-test
Topic- Geometry
SBAC practice test
End of May
SBAC Post test
End of May
Topic- Overview of the entire year
June
Unit 5 Quiz/Practice Test finish
End of June Unit 5 Post-test
Topic- word problems
Reading Tests in Benchmark
End of April Unit 7 Test informational reading on communities.
Essential Question- What are Communities?
May- focus on writing
End of May Unit test 8 Test science reading on weather/climate
Essential Question- How can we predict the unknown?
End of June Unit 9 test on managing time and money
Essential Question- What do our economic choices tell us about ourselves?
End of June Unit 10 Forces for Summer
Virtual volunteering to help others
Parents need to enforce safety protocol to protect students
from inappropriate material online.
Zoom call on M W F only cut down screen time.
Kids can show their music practice, art work, etc., during Zoom.
Math quiz/Practice test every Friday.
Take Math Post-test when you feel ready.
Reading test at the end of every month.
Post your cooking lesson (with math measures) video to Google Classroom
School is scheduled to reopen May 4th which is when progress reports come out.
We might start grading in April. Progress reports would likely be similar as the last report card except in Science. All deadlines are flexible.
Try healthy meals on a budget. Divide amounts, weight, measures, and add up the prices.
Research.
Dear Parents and Students,
I have checked in with everyone in our class and we seem to be healthy, still learning, and well. Please let me know if this is not the case or if you need help with anything including meals, computer connections, general well-being. See Social/Emotional Resources.
Stay healthy and exercise!
Sincerely, Ms. Gillet
Science Zoom with Ms. Johnson( Science Teacher)
Wed 11:30 – noon
Link for Google Meeting
Remember Mosquito Quiz due April 4. See Science Google Classroom
If you can’t get in, message me and we will do a zoom meeting at 12.
What is the area and perimeter of the room you are in- meters, feet, inches.