A few more days of work and then a well-deserved break from School
Post date: Apr 5, 2020 7:10:52 PM
Parents, if you haven't already, please refer to earlier posts to see what needs to be "turned in" for the week of March 30-April. Thanks!
Also,
if you haven't already, please click on the link below to join our Newsela class. There will be an assignment to complete this week:
https://newsela.com/quickjoin/#/W6QBW7
If you are unable to join our class with the above link, please email me for help. Thanks.
To my dear students,
In case I haven't told you enough, I really, really miss you! You are doing a great job on your distance learning. I'm so proud of you and hope to be able to tell you that in person soon. For this week, we will only have "school days" on Monday through Wednesday. Our Easter break begins with Holy Thursday and I wish you joy as you celebrate Easter with your family (at home, of course!) The week following Easter will be a relaxing time to enjoy the spring weather we've all been waiting for.
This has been such a strange and uneasy time for all. Thank you for showing me your kindness, love, help, and caring for your family members and each other in the pictures you've shared. I know it isn't always easy, but continue to be loving and patient with each other.
If the PearsonRealize site is slow to load, take a break and come back a few minutes later. I've noticed that the heavy site traffic comes and goes and is usually worst on Monday mornings, but the traffic jams also occur on and off throughout the week.
eLearning Assignments for Monday, April 6
HANDWRITING
Complete p. 122, Uppercase cursive Y
PHONICS
Complete these phonics review pages in your Reading Workbook: 445, 453, 459, 465
READING COMPREHENSION & VOCABULARY
Watch the assigned PearsonRealize videos to review Fact & Opinion, Cause & Effect, Character & Setting.
Complete some assigned PearsonRealize Vocabulary Activities. Your choice, save some for tomorrow!
Spend at least 20 minutes on eSpark Reading app OR pick up a book to read. It can be an old favorite or one you haven't read yet. If 20 minutes turns into an hour, that's ok!
ENGLISH
Watch the assigned PearsonRealize Grammar Jammer video to review Pronouns.
For a fun dance break, check out Go Noodle's Sonic the Hedgehog: Here Comes the Boom! Get your family to join you! Here's a link:
MATH
Complete the online Topic 12 Test assigned on PearsonRealize. Mom or Dad should be nearby to supervise this, can explain/reword questions, make sure students aren't rushing, and are considering all the answers before choosing. Don't forget to submit your work when you are done.
RELIGION
Read and complete pgs. 344-345 The Three Days Before Easter
LIFE SKILLS 101
Without being asked, offer to help out with some chores at home. Ask if you can try out a new one you haven't done before. When you help out at home you give your parents more time to do the fun stuff with you later!
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eLearning Assignments for Tuesday, April 7
HANDWRITING
Complete p. 123, Uppercase cursive Z
SPELLING
Complete Reading Workbook pgs. 446, 454, 460, 466 to review Unit 5 Spelling skills.
READING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY
Visit Newsela.org, read the new article and complete the Quiz by clicking on Activities. Parents, if you haven't already done the "quick join" the link is
https://newsela.com/quickjoin/#/W6QBW7
Watch the assigned PearsonRealize video to review Main Idea & Details.
Complete more PearsonRealize Vocabulary Activities.
Get lost in your favorite book for at least 20 minutes with no interruptions.
ENGLISH
Watch the assigned PearsonRealize Grammar Jammer video to review Contractions.
MATH
Spend at least 20 minutes working on Mathletics app assignments.
RELIGION
Read and complete pgs. 346-347 Holy Thursday
LIFE SKILLS 101
Ask Mom or Dad if you can help out by washing/drying the dishes, folding/putting away laundry, sweeping/vacuuming the floor or carpet. The challenge is to ask them before they ask you!
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eLearning Assignments for Wednesday, April 8
HANDWRITING
Use a blank sheet of paper to make an Easter card for your parents. Write your Happy Easter message and sign your name IN CURSIVE.
READING
Complete the online PearsonRealize Unit 5 Test. There are 40 questions. Mom or Dad should supervise to explain/reword questions if needed, making sure students are scrolling/reading entire passages and looking for "evidence" before they answer, and considering all responses before choosing. Please take your time and don't forget to "submit" when you are finished. Seriously, students - this is your big "Unit Test" and it should take awhile to complete, so do not rush through it.
MATH
Spend at least 20 minutes on the eSpark Math app.
RELIGION
Read and complete pgs. 348-349 We Offer Our Prayers and 350-351 Easter
Watch The Beginner Bible video "The Story of Easter" Here's the link:
LIFE SKILLS 101
Does your family follow the tradition of coloring Easter eggs each year? If they do, please help out with the setup and the cleanup. When you finish, send a photo of you and your family with your beautiful Easter eggs. If you have a different special Easter tradition, send me a photo of that, instead!
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