Today is Summer Day! Wear something summery to celebrate the last day of school. At 11:00 we'll have a dance party and say some goodbyes on Zoom, at noon we'll go outside and blow bubbles, and then in the afternoon we'll have our last improv session!
Watch this VidHug from the teachers!
Fill out this reflection form about this school year if you haven't done it yet. This will help me decide what ideas to keep using next year!
We read over 270 books as a class over the last 3 months! (Here's the list). That's an average of about 10 books per person - amazing! Let's keep reading over the summer.
Today is Crazy Hat Day! You can wear a hat you already have or make one for yourself! This afternoon at 2:00, you can come to an ice cream social/read aloud on Zoom with Ms. Barker. Bring your own ice cream, popsicle, or frozen yogurt.
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, complete your final math review quiz on google classroom!
Reading: Read a book or article of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book. You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Fill out this reflection form about this school year. This will help me decide what ideas to keep using next year!
Today is Crazy Hair Day! Try something new with your hair! This afternoon at 2:00, you can come to a scavenger hunt on Zoom with Ms. Barker. The scavenger hunt theme will be things from the kitchen. The Zoom link is posted on google classroom.
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, learn about symmetry from this video. Complete pages 335, 336, and 338 in your math classwork book.
Science: Finish up your science fair project or your scholastic study jams.
Reading: Check out Ms. Reimuller's read aloud of Skin Again. Then, read a book or article of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Follow the instructions on google classroom to write a poem about a thought or feeling.
Today is Color Day! Wear your favorite color, or wear lots of colors! This afternoon at 2:00, you can come to an art time Zoom with Ms. Barker. Bring some art supplies - drawing paper, pencils, paints, yarn, clay or fabric - whatever you'd like to work with. The Zoom link is posted on google classroom.
PE: Here's how to access Coach Joel's website:
a) highlight and copy (command "C") the URL https://sites.google.com/view/cornellcoyotes-pe/home-page
b) sign out of their ausd student google account
c) paste (command "V") the copied URL
Library: On Ms. Staton's library website, look at Limerick Poems for Kids, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, and The Lightning Thief Chapters 20-22.
Math: Correct the math pages from Friday. Then, complete pages 333 and 334 in your math classwork book. If you need to review types of angles, you can watch this video. If you need to review parallel and perpendicular lines, here is a video.
Reading: Read a book or article of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Today is a day for independent review and practice. You can get caught up on your assignments from last week, and try extension activities. There is no Zoom session or chat room today.
Read the latest edition of Room 17 News! Then, read a book or magazine for at least 30 minutes!
Writing: If you haven't yet, fill out this google form with adjectives of admiration. For each of your classmates, write an adjective that describes them. These should be positive adjectives that a person would feel proud of. Choose words that will make people feel good! Try to use interesting words, not just "nice" or "smart". Ms. Barker will be using these adjectives to create a word cloud for each person. Here is a helpful list of adjectives if you need ideas!
Log in to Dreambox through Clever and complete at least 1 lesson. Here's a set of instructions for logging into Clever.
Go to Typing Club through Clever, and practice typing.
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, learn about types of quadrilaterals from this video. Complete pages 323, 324, and 325 in your math classwork book.
Here's a song about quadrilaterals!
Reading: Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Fill out this go ogle form with adjectives of admiration. For each of your classmates, write an adjective that describes them. These should be positive adjectives that a person would feel proud of. Choose words that will make people feel good! Try to use interesting words, not just "nice" or "smart". Ms. Barker will be using these adjectives to create a word cloud for each person. Here is a helpful list of adjectives if you need ideas!
Art: You'll create a portrait of the first person in your family who came to California. Here are the instructions. When you finish your art, upload a picture of it and add a new slide to this class slideshow.
Music: Check out Jingle Jeff's music website and respond to his questions through his google classroom.
Improv: The Zoom links for our improv sessions are posted on the google classroom stream. See you there!
Want to learn more about Angel Island? Check out this virtual tour!
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, learn about parallel and perpendicular lines from this video. Complete pages 319 - 322 in your math classwork book.
Here's a song about parallel and perpendicular lines!
Reading: Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Here's a read-aloud with Ms. Patty and Typhoon!
Virtual Field Trip: Come to our Zoom session at 11:00 am with a tour guide from the Angel Island Immigration Station! We'll learn more about the history of Angel Island and have a chance to ask questions. The Zoom link is posted on google classroom.
Social Studies: Make sure you finish up the California Bound! writing and your Angel Island Found Poem. Tomorrow we'll do an art project based on your research about your family.
PE: Choose an activity from Coach Joel's website. Here's how to access Coach Joel's website:
a) highlight and copy (command "C") the URL https://sites.google.com/view/cornellcoyotes-pe/home-page
b) sign out of their ausd student google account
c) paste (command "V") the copied URL
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, watch this video about adding and subtracting angles. Complete pages 311, 312, and 313 in your math classwork book.
Optional but fun: watch and learn this angles song!
Science: You can finish up your Scholastic study jams assignments, or you can work on a science fair project. Check out some of the science experiments Ms. Cohen has posted on google classroom!
Reading: Watch this video read aloud of Paper Son: Lee's Journey to America. Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here! We've read over 250 books so far!
Writing: Follow these instructions to write a found poem inspired by the poems carved on the walls at the Angel Island Immigration Station. You'll type your poem in google classroom.
PYSKA: Check out this week's Person You Should Know About!
PE: Here's how to access Coach Joel's website:
a) highlight and copy (command "C") the URL https://sites.google.com/view/cornellcoyotes-pe/home-page
b) sign out of their ausd student google account
c) paste (command "V") the copied URL
Library: On Ms. Staton's library website, look at Digital Citizenship and You!, The Lightning Thief Chapters 11-15, and Odd and the Frost Giants
Math: Watch this video about classifying triangles by side lengths. Then, complete pages 307 and 308 in your math classwork book.
Reading: Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Watch this video about the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Then, write a short opinion piece in google classroom about this law. Why would Congress pass a law like this? Was it a fair law?
Social Studies: Finish writing your California Bound! story about the first person in your family to come to California.
Today is a day for independent review and practice. You can get caught up on your assignments from last week, and try extension activities. There is no Zoom session or chat room today.
Be sure to read a book or magazine for at least 30 minutes! If you didn't have time yet, create your Flipgrid book review!
Check for comments on last Friday's math review quiz.
Make sure you found out the information you need about the first person in your family to come to California. The writing assignment is due tomorrow night.
Log in to Dreambox through Clever and complete at least 1 lesson. Here's a set of instructions for logging into Clever.
Go to Typing Club through Clever, and practice typing.
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, complete this week's math review quiz.
Reading: Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here! Create your Flipgrid Book Review if you're ready.
Writing: Keep working on publishing your gold rush information book. You can use Book Creator, google slides, or google docs. Add lots of pictures, and consider where you should put titles, headings, and captions. You can add an about the author page if you'd like. Don't forget to check out the books your classmates made!
How to make a book in Book Creator (video).
Read Aloud: The final chapter of Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear is available!
Social Studies: Continue working on the California Bound! Immigration project. The 1-2 page story for this project is due next Tuesday. I've created a new assignment on google classroom where you can write the story.
Music: Check out Jingle Jeff's music website and respond to his questions through his google classroom.
Camp-Inspired fun: Create a Flipgrid video that will be visible to all the 4th grade classes. There are 4 topics to choose from:
What's in your bag?
Worst camp day ever!
Animals
Camp songs
Optional but fun: It's not too late to write an article for the class newspaper! I'll be putting out the last edition soon.
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Watch this video about classifying triangles by angles. Then, complete pages 305 and 306 in your math classwork book.
Reading: Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here! You can create your Flipgrid Book Review if you're ready.
Writing: Keep working on publishing your gold rush information book. You can use Book Creator, google slides, or google docs. Add lots of pictures, and consider where you should put titles, headings, and captions. You can add an about the author page if you'd like. Don't forget to check out the books your classmates made!
How to make a book in Book Creator (video).
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
Social Studies: Continue working on the California Bound! Immigration project. The 1-2 page story for this project is due next Tuesday. I've created a new assignment on google classroom where you can write the story.
PE: Coyote Fitness Fun Week has been extended! Check out Coach Joel's PE website for more details..
Camp-Inspired fun: Take a night walk with your family and try this night hike scavenger hunt!
Optional but fun: It's not too late to write an article for the class newspaper!
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Watch this video to review the vocabulary from yesterday, then learn to measure angles from this video. Read pages 299 and 300 in your math classwork book. Then, complete the questions on pages 301 and 302 in your math classwork book. If you don't have a protractor at home, you can use this online protractor and sketch the angles as best you can.
Science: You can finish up your Scholastic study jams assignments, or you can work on a science fair project!
Reading: Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here! Later this week, we'll do a Flipgrid book review!
Writing: Keep working on publishing your gold rush information book. You can use Book Creator, google slides, or google docs. Add lots of pictures, and consider where you should put titles, headings, and captions.
How to make a book in Book Creator (video)
This Week's Gold Rush Fate: You wager 25 gold nuggets on a race and win. Gain 25 gold nuggets. Add a new row to your gold nugget tally sheet and record the nuggets you gained. Make sure you add up all the nuggets you earned during our gold rush game. Did you strike it rich?
Optional but fun: Write or draw what you would do with your gold nuggets! Add your idea to this slideshow.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
PYSKA: Check out this week's Person You Should Know About!
Camp-Inspired fun: Learn some new camp songs from Ms. Gripman's playlist!
Math: Learn about line segments, rays, and lines from this video. Then, learn about angles from this video. Complete pages 295-298 in your math classwork book.
Reading: Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here! Later this week, we'll do a Flipgrid book review!
Writing: This week, you'll publish your gold rush information book! You can choose how you'd like to do this: You can learn a new app called Book Creator to make a digital book by following these instructions:
How to make a book in Book Creator (video)
Or, if you'd rather use google slides you can create a slideshow. You could also just go back into your google docs for each chapter and add pictures to your writing.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available! Our new read aloud book is Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear.
Social Studies: This week, we'll be starting a new project where you research the first person in your family to come to California. Start today by talking to your parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles about how your family came to California. Here is a link to the instructions and a list of questions to ask. The writing (story) part of this project will be due next Tuesday, 6/2.
I hope you can come to the 4th grade Zoom campfire tonight at 7:00! The Zoom link will be posted on google classroom.
Math: Correct yesterday's math page. Then, complete this week's math review quiz.
Reading: Watch this video read-aloud about how Californios lost their land during the gold rush. Here is the text of the article. Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Finish writing and revising your third gold rush chapter. Go back and look at your other gold rush chapters to see my comments and make sure you are happy with them. Next week, I'll share a fun option for publishing your gold rush book!
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available! Our new read aloud book is Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear.
Music: Check out Jingle Jeff's music website and respond to his questions through his google classroom.
Afternoon Zoom Improv session: Ms. Miriam will be working with us this afternoon on Zoom. I hope to see you there! The Zoom link is posted on google classroom.
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, watch this video and this video about decimals and place value. Read page 281 and complete the problems on page 282 in your math classwork book.
Reading: Read this article about how the gold rush affected Native Californians. Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: It's time to revise your third gold rush chapter. Watch this video about using a checklist to revise, then open up the writing checklist in google classroom and look back at your chapter.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available.
Social Studies: Read Background Sheet #8 (This is the last one!) Then, take this quiz on the information from background sheets 7 and 8 to earn some gold nuggets!
PE: It's Coyote Fitness Fun Week! Here's how to access Coach Joel's website:
a) highlight and copy (command "C") the URL https://sites.google.com/view/cornellcoyotes-pe/home-page
b) sign out of their ausd student google account
c) paste (command "V") the copied URL
Optional but fun: Join the afternoon Zoom session from 2:00-3:00 to share your writing about the gold rush and get feedback from your classmates! The Zoom link is on google classroom.
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Watch this video about writing decimal numbers, and this video about comparing decimal numbers. Then, complete pages 279 and 280 in your math classwork book.
Science: You can finish up your Scholastic study jams assignments, or you can work on a science fair project!
Reading: Watch this video read-aloud (put it in fullscreen mode to read along) with Ms. Barker sharing an article about Governor Gavin Newsom apologizing for California's treatment of Native Americans. Here is the text of the article.
Writing: Time to draft your third gold rush chapter on google classroom! Remember to think about these questions as you write: What are the important things to teach about this topic? How should I organize the information? If you need more information for your chapter, go back to the gold rush resources page with links.
This Week's Gold Rush Fate: You surprise a thief taking gold from your cradle. You fire a shot but miss. The thief gets away with 10 gold nuggets, but the bullet strikes the mountain-side and uncovers a vein of gold worth 5 gold nuggets! Add a new row to your gold nugget tally sheet and record the nuggets you lost and gained.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
PYSKA: Check out this week's Person You Should Know About!
PE: It's Coyote Fitness Fun Week! Here's how to access Coach Joel's website:
a) highlight and copy (command "C") the URL https://sites.google.com/view/cornellcoyotes-pe/home-page
b) sign out of their ausd student google account
c) paste (command "V") the copied URL
Did you set a fitness goal?
Library: On Ms. Staton's library website, look at Safe Web Surfing: Top Tips for Kids and Teens, Thor and the Giants Part 3, and The Lightning Thief, Chapters 6-10.
Reading: Look at this political cartoon about discrimination against the Chinese in the 1800s. Is the artist in favor of the Chinese Exclusion Act, or against it? Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Math: Watch this video about looking at decimals using bars and number lines. Then, complete pages 277 and 278 in your math classwork book.
Writing: It's time to choose a topic for the third (and final) chapter of your gold rush information book! Here is a page full of links to gold rush videos and articles organized by topic. Once you have chosen your topic, you can take some notes to fill in any gaps in your knowledge. Ask yourself: "What subtopics will I need to write about to teach this big topic?" Try explaining the topic to a person who lives with you.
Social Studies: Check last week's quiz to see how many gold nuggets you earned. Add any nuggets you earned to your gold nugget tally sheet. Then, read Background Sheet #7 for some more information!
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
Today is a day for independent review and practice. You can get caught up on your assignments from last week, and try extension activities. There is no Zoom session or chat room today.
Be sure to read a book or magazine for at least 30 minutes!
Check for comments on last Friday's math review quiz. Are you confused about common denominators? Here's a video by Ms. Patty that might help: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qclNw3Czx8
Make sure you finished and turned in the gold rush quiz on background sheets 5 and 6. I'll let you know in the comments how much gold you earned! Also, make sure you drafted and revised your second gold rush chapter.
If you need more information for your gold rush chapter, go back to the gold rush resources page with links.
Log in to Dreambox through Clever and complete at least 1 lesson. Here's a set of instructions for logging into Clever.
Go to Typing Club through Clever, and practice typing.
Math: Correct yesterday's math page. Then, complete this week's math review quiz.
Reading: Read this article about the conflict between farmers and miners in California at the end of the gold rush. Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Use this checklist to revise your second gold rush chapter. Start thinking about which topic you'll use for your third chapter, which you'll write next week.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available! Our new read aloud book is Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear.
Music: Check out Jingle Jeff's music website and respond to his questions.
Afternoon Zoom Improv session: Ms. Miriam will be working with us this afternoon on Zoom. I hope to see you there! The Zoom link is posted on google classroom.
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, watch this video about decimals. Look at pages 273, 274, and 275 in your math classwork book, and complete the problems on page 276.
Reading: Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Finish writing your first draft of your second gold rush information chapter. If you need more information for your chapter, go back to the gold rush resources page with links. Be sure to check your spelling and grammar.
Read Aloud: The last chapter of By the Great Horn Spoon! is available.
Social Studies: Read Background Sheet #6. Then, take this quiz on the information from background sheets 5 and 6 to earn some gold nuggets!
PE: Choose an activity from Coach Joel's website! Think about how you could participate in Coyote Fitness Fun Week next week! (It's this year's version of the Coyote Fun Run)
Optional but fun: Join the afternoon Zoom session from 2:00-3:00 to do a dramatic reading of a gold rush play script! The invitation is posted on the google classroom stream.
Just for fun: Check out this amazing AHS Vocal Essence virtual performance of Lean on Me!
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, complete pages 268 and 269 in your math classwork book. If you need a review of line plots, you can watch this video.
Science: You can finish up your Scholastic study jams assignments, or you can start a science fair project!
Reading: Take an look at the online gold rush exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California! What did people in the 1800's mean when they said, "I have seen the elephant"?
Writing: Time to draft your second gold rush chapter! Watch this video demonstration by Ms. Patty, then write the first draft of your second chapter on the topic you chose in google classroom. If you need more information for your chapter, go back to the gold rush resources page with links.
This Week's Gold Rush Fate: Mosquitoes are so thick that your pack mule has gone crazy and run off. You lose 20 gold nuggets. Add a new row to your gold nugget tally sheet and record the nuggets you lost.
Optional but fun: Draw a picture of this week's gold rush fate and share it on this google slideshow!
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available.
PYSKA: Check out this week's Person You Should Know About!
Flipgrid Talent Show: (Optional but fun) Check out the videos your classmates posted for our virtual talent show on Flipgrid. It's not too late to join in by going to Flipgrid and recording yourself showcasing a talent!
PE: Choose an activity from Coach Joel's website to try! Think about what you'd like to do for Coyote Fitness Fun week from May 18th-May 22nd.
Library: On Ms. Staton's library website, take a look at Being a Good Digital Citizen, Thor and the Giants (Part 2), and Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Chapters 1-5)
Reading: Read this article about an escaped slave in the gold rush. Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Math: Watch this video about finding common denominators for fractions. Then, complete pages 266 and 267 in your math classwork book.
Writing: It's time to choose a topic for the second chapter of your gold rush information book! Here is a page full of links to gold rush videos and articles organized by topic. You can browse through it to help you decide which topic to use for your second chapter. Look at sources and take notes to fill in gaps in your knowledge.
Social Studies: Check last week's quiz to see how many gold nuggets you earned. Add any nuggets you earned to your gold nugget tally sheet. Then, read the Background Sheet #5 for some more information!
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
Today is a day for independent review and practice. You can get caught up on your assignments from last week, and try extension activities. There is no Zoom session or chat room today.
Be sure to read a book or magazine for at least 30 minutes!
Check for comments on last Friday's math review quiz.
Make sure you finished and turned in the gold rush quiz on background sheets 3 and 4. I'll let you know in the comments how much gold you earned! Also, make sure you drafted and revised your "All About the Gold Rush" chapter.
Log in to Dreambox through Clever and complete at least 1 lesson. Here's a set of instructions for logging into Clever.
Go to Typing Club through Clever, and practice typing.
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, complete this week's math review quiz.
Reading: Read this primary source document about the discrimination against Chinese people during the gold rush. Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here! We've read almost 200 books!
Writing: It's time to revise and edit your first gold rush chapter. First, watch this video about why the gold rush was important. Then, ask yourself: Did I include the important big ideas about the gold rush? Did I show that the gold rush was important to California history? Did I organize my writing in paragraphs? Use this checklist as you revise.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
Music: Here's a new gold rush music video!
Afternoon Zoom Improv session: Ms. Miriam will be working with us this afternoon on Zoom. I hope to see you there! The Zoom link is posted on google classroom.
Flipgrid Talent Show: (Optional but fun) Check out the videos your classmates posted for our virtual talent show on Flipgrid. It's not too late to join in by going to Flipgrid and recording yourself showcasing a talent!
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, watch this video and this video about simplifying fractions. (The second video explains how our math book talks about simplifying fractions). Complete pages 261 and 262 in your math classwork book.
Reading: Watch this video read-aloud about life in the gold rush and take some notes. Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: It's time to draft the first chapter for your gold rush information book! Your first chapter should be an introduction that gives a general overview of the California gold rush. Follow the instructions on google classroom.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
Social Studies: Read Background Sheet #4. Then, take this quiz on the information from background sheets 3 and 4 to earn some gold nuggets!
PE: Choose an activity from Coach Joel's website! Think about how you could participate in Coyote Fitness Fun Week from May 18th-22nd.
Flipgrid Talent Show: (Optional but fun) Check out the videos your classmates posted for our virtual talent show on Flipgrid. It's not too late to join in by going to Flipgrid and recording yourself showcasing a talent!
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, watch this video about using a multiplication table to find equivalent fractions. Complete pages 259 and 260 in your math classwork book.
Science: You can finish up your Scholastic study jams assignments, or you can start a science fair project!
Reading: Read this primary source description of what it was like to arrive in Sacramento in 1849. Luzena Wilson, the woman who wrote it, became a wealthy business owner. You can listen to Ms. Barker read it aloud while you read along if you'd like. Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Watch Ms. Barker plan her chapters for her gold rush information book. Then, plan out your chapters using this template on google classroom.
This Week's Gold Rush Fate: A raccoon got into your supplies and ate them. You have to spend 10 gold nuggets to replace them. Add a new row to your gold nugget tally sheet and record the nuggets you spent.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
PYSKA: Check out this week's Person You Should Know About!
Flipgrid Talent Show: (Optional but fun) Go to Flipgrid and record yourself showcasing a talent for our virtual talent show!
PE: Choose an activity from Coach Joel's website to try! Make sure you watch the video about Coyote Fitness Fun Week from May 18th-22nd!
Library: On Ms. Staton's library website, there are 4 new things to look at: Thor and the Giants, Nicole's Story/Copyrighting Creative Work, May Day around the world, and Digital Passport modules.
Reading: Read the latest issue of Room 17 News! Then, watch this video read-aloud about women and children in the gold rush and take some notes. Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Math: Watch this video about using a multiplication table to find equivalent fractions. Then, complete pages 259 and 260 in your math classwork book.
Writing: Write a letter to your kindergarten buddy! See the instructions on google classroom. You'll be writing the letter on paper so that you can mail it to your buddy.
Social Studies: Check last week's quiz to see how many gold nuggets you earned. Add any nuggets you earned to your gold nugget tally sheet. Then, read the Background Sheet #3 for some more information! Note: The last line should say that many states banned hydraulic mining because it damaged the environment.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
Today is a day for independent review and practice. You can get caught up on your assignments from last week, and try extension activities. There is no Zoom session or chat room today.
Be sure to read a book or magazine for at least 30 minutes!
Check for comments on last Friday's math review quiz.
Make sure you finished and turned in the gold rush quiz on background sheets 1 and 2. I'll let you know soon how much gold you earned! Also, make sure you completed your mini-story and mini-essay assignments.
Log in to Dreambox through Clever and complete at least 1 lesson. Here's a set of instructions for logging into Clever.
Go to Typing Club through Clever, and practice typing.
Math: Correct yesterday's math page. Then, complete this week's math review quiz.
Reading: Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here! If you're looking for something to read, here is an interesting article about Rube Goldberg machines.
Optional but fun project: Try building your own Rube Goldberg machine! Here is an amazing example!
Writing: Respond to the writing prompt on google classroom.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
Music message from Jingle Jeff: Dear 4th Graders, please join my Google Music Classroom by entering this code at: classroom.google.com : jahghk4 (You must use an email that ends in ausdk12.org). There is a new video with questions on my music website.
CAT time: You can come to a social Zoom session from 2:00-3:00 this afternoon! The link is on google classroom and will be emailed to your parents.
Optional but fun: Submit a story to the class newspaper! The next edition will be published on Tuesday, May 5th.
Math: Correct yesterday's math page. Then, watch this video about finding equivalent fractions. Complete page 258 in your math classwork book.
Reading: Read this biography of Samuel Brannan and take some notes. Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Learn how writers use mini-essays to teach history. Then, try it yourself by writing a mini-essay about which was better, being a merchant or a miner.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
Social Studies: Read Background Sheet #2. Then, take this quiz on the information from the first 2 background sheets to earn some gold nuggets!
PE: Choose an activity from Coach Joel's website.
Optional but fun: Learn to play fraction war!
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages . Then, watch this video about equivalent fractions. Complete page 257 in your math classwork book.
Science: Finish up the Scholastic Study Jams assignment from Ms. Cohen. Make sure you respond to her if she wrote you a comment on your last assignment.
Reading: Watch this minilesson video about taking notes on the most important ideas. Then, read this primary source about life in the mining camps. Take some notes as you read. Remember, you'll be writing a book about the gold rush later in this unit!
Writing: Learn how writers use mini-stories to teach history. Then, try it yourself by writing the story of how gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in 1848.
This Week's Gold Rush Fate: Mud is caked so thick on your boots that you have to clean them. Mixed into the mud is some gold dust worth 10 gold nuggets! Add a new row to your gold nugget tally sheet and record the nuggets you gained.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
PYSKA: Check out this week's Person You Should Know About!
Flipgrid: (optional but fun) You can go on Flipgrid and record yourself telling a joke! Make sure it's school appropriate.
PE: Check out Coach Joel's new website! Choose an activity to try.
Library: Check out Ms. Staton's library website, with links to projects and assignments for this week!
Reading: Watch the mini-lesson video about taking notes on the most important information. Then, read this biography of Levi Strauss (inventor of blue jeans), a gold rush merchant, and take some notes.
Math: Watch this video about fractions of different size wholes. Then, complete pages 255 and 256 in your math classwork book.
Social Studies: Tally up how many gold nuggets you've earned so far! Don't forget to subtract what it cost you to travel to California, and add on the gold you found when you befriended the miner and learned how to pan. Then, read Background Sheet #1. You'll have the chance to earn gold nuggets on Thursday by answering questions about the information you read.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
Science: Check for comments from Ms. Cohen on google classroom and respond if she wrote to you! You can also finish up the last Scholastic Study Jams assignment.
Today is a day for independent review and practice. You can get caught up on your assignments from last week, and try extension activities. There is no Zoom session or chat room today.
Be sure to read a book or magazine for at least 30 minutes!
Check for comments on last Friday's math review quiz.
Make sure you finished and turned in the Miner Life Story assignment. Look at my comments for the link to the tutorial on panning for gold!
Log in to Dreambox through Clever and complete at least 1 lesson. Here's a set of instructions for logging into Clever.
Go to Typing Club through Clever, and practice typing.
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, complete this week's math review quiz.
Reading: Read this article about the holiday Ramadan, which starts today. On google classroom, learn more by watching a video about Ramadan, and then fill in a comparison chart. Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Check out the book reviews people made on Flipgrid!
Writing: Watch the third read aloud video by Ms. Barker from If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon, and write some notes on a piece of paper. Try to organize your notes using a text structure, such as cause and effect, chronological, compare/contrast, or problem/solution.
Music: Check out Jingle Jeff's music website!
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
CAT: Choose an activity you enjoy. Check out the extension activities for ideas!
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, watch this video about using 1/2 as a benchmark fraction to help make comparisons. Complete pages 253 and 254 in your math classwork book.
Reading: Watch this reading mini-lesson with Miss Patty taking notes about how the gold rush started. Then, try taking some notes yourself. Watch the second read aloud video by Ms. Barker from If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon, and write some notes on a piece of paper. Try to organize your notes using a text structure, such as cause and effect, chronological, compare/contrast, or problem/solution.
Social Studies/Writing: Check for my comments on your choice of route to see if you made it to the gold fields! Then, befriend a prospector by telling your life story in a google doc so that he will show you how to pan for gold.
PE: Choose an activity from the PE website. Try one of the superhero workouts!
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, watch this video about using number lines to compare fractions. Complete pages 251 and 252 in your math classwork book.
Science: Work on this week's Scholastic Study Jams assignment from Ms. Cohen. Make sure you respond to her if she wrote you a comment on your last assignment.
Reading: Watch this reading mini-lesson video with Miss Patty creating a timeline to organize her notes. Then, try taking some notes yourself. Watch this read-aloud video by Ms. Barker from If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon, and write some notes on a piece of paper. Try to organize your notes using a text structure, such as cause and effect, chronological, compare/contrast, or problem/solution.
Writing: Make sure you finished and turned in the information slideshow from last week. Check for my comments if you turned it in!
Flipgrid Book Review: You're going to be creating a short (about 1 minute) video book review using Flipgrid. See the instructions and link on google classroom. You'll need to think of a book you read recently so that you can talk about it.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
PYSKA: Check out this week's Person You Should Know About!
PE: Choose an activity from the PE website. Learn about sports heroes!
Library: Check out Ms. Staton's library website, with links to read alouds for this week!
Reading: Watch this reading mini-lesson with Ms. Barker taking notes from the Social Studies textbook. This information will help you with Social Studies! Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Math: Watch this video about comparing fractions with the same denominator, and this video about comparing fractions with the same numerator. Then, complete pages 249 and 250 in your math classwork book.
Social Studies: Read the rules for our gold rush simulation game. Then, in google classroom you'll choose your miner identity and decide on a route to the gold fields!
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
Science: Check for comments from Ms. Cohen on google classroom and respond if she wrote to you! You can also start this week's new Scholastic Study Jams assignment.
Today is a day for independent review and practice. You can get caught up on your assignments from last week, and try extension activities.
Be sure to read a book or magazine for at least 30 minutes!
Log in to Dreambox through Clever and complete at least 1 lesson. Here's a set of instructions for logging into Clever.
Go to Typing Club through Clever, and practice typing.
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, complete this math review quiz.
Science: Finish up the Study Jams assignment from Ms. Cohen.
Reading: Check out the latest issue of Room 17 News! Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book. You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here! If you're looking for something interesting to read, here is an article about scientists conducting a penguin census.
Writing: Finish up your information google slideshow. Remember to organize your topic into chapters, with each slide being a new chapter. You should make between 5-10 slides. This assignment is due today. Don't forget to edit for spelling and grammar!
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
Music/Social Studies - Check out the new ukulele sing-along music video from Ms. Barker!
CAT - Choose an activity you enjoy! Check out the extension activities for ideas!
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, complete pages 243 and 244 in your math classwork book. Here are some helpful videos if you need some review: adding fractions with like denominators, multiplying fractions, using line plots.
Science: Work on the Study Jams assignment from Ms. Cohen.
Reading: Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book. You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here! If you're looking for something interesting to read, here is an article I found about goats taking over a town!
Writing: Keep working on your information google slideshow. Remember to organize your topic into chapters, with each slide being a new chapter. You should make between 5-10 slides. This is a longer assignment, so it is due on Friday.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
Social Studies: Time to learn more about the start of the California gold rush! Watch this video about how the gold rush started. Then, take a virtual tour of this museum with artifacts and primary sources from the Oregon/California trail!
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, complete pages 241 and 242 in your math classwork book. Here are some helpful videos if you need some review: adding fractions with like denominators, multiplying fractions, using line plots.
Science: Work on the Study Jams assignment from Ms. Cohen.
Reading: Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book. You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here! So far, our class has read 148 books!
Writing: Go back to the information article you wrote before Spring Break. Today, you'll start expanding and organizing your writing by splitting it into short chapters and adding details. You'll create a google slideshow, and each "chapter" will become a slide in the slideshow. This is a longer assignment, so it is due on Friday.
PYSKA: Check out this week's Person You Should Know About!
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
Dreambox: Log in to Dreambox through Clever and complete at least 1 lesson. Here's a set of instructions for logging into Clever. Contact Ms. Barker if you have trouble logging in!
PE: Choose an activity from the PE website.
Library: Check out Ms. Staton's new library website, with links to read alouds for this week!
Reading: Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Math: Complete pages 239 and 240 in your math classwork book. Here are some helpful videos if you need some review: adding fractions with like denominators, multiplying fractions, using line plots.
Social Studies/Writing: Watch this video biography of John Sutter (you'll want to take notes as you watch). Then, use the template on google classroom to create a short written biography of John Sutter.
Read Aloud: New book- By the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid Fleischman
Digital Citizenship: Check out this nifty video by Miss Patty about staying safe, respectful, and responsible online.
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, complete this math review quiz.
Reading: Read this article about how a kid in another part of the US is experiencing social distancing. Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Respond to the new writing prompt on google classroom. Or, if typing is difficult on your device, write your response in your composition journal. Label the page with today's date. Write for at least 15 minutes.
Social Studies: Catch up on any unfinished work from this week: Writing a land grant and drawing a diseno.
CAT: Try a new extension activity!
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Then, complete pages 237 and 238 in your math classwork book.
Reading: Read this nonfiction article and describe the text features you see. Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Choose one of the topics you wrote about in your information planning page yesterday. Write an information article about the topic you chose. Follow these directions.
Science: Work on the new assignment from Ms. Cohen.
Read Aloud: The final installment of Dealing with Dragons is available!
Social Studies: Make sure your land grant was approved. If it was approved, follow these instructions to draw a diseño (map) of your rancho! If it was not approved, try again so that you can start your rancho!
PE: Choose an activity from the PE website!
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Watch this video and this video to review fraction multiplication problems. Complete pages 235 and 236 in your math classwork book.
Reading: Read this information article about otters. Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes.
Writing: Make sure your land grant was approved, and fix it if it wasn't. Then, fill in this information writing planning template.
Science: Work on the new assignment from Ms. Cohen.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
PYSKA: Check out this week's Person You Should Know About!
PE: Choose an activity from the PE website.
Library: Watch the videos from Ms. Staton: Grace Lin reads from Mulan: Before the Sword
Theseus & The Minotaur | Daedalus and Icarus | Greek Mythology
King Midas and the Golden Touch
Reading: Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Math: Correct yesterday's math pages. Watch this video (starring Ms. Barker!) about multiplying fractions and whole numbers. Complete pages 233 and 234 in the math classwork book.
Writing/Social Studies: Read about land grants in California. Learn how to write a land grant by following the instructions on google classroom.
Read Aloud: A new chapter is available!
Science: Work on the new assignment from Ms. Cohen.
Math: Watch this video and this video about multiplying a fraction by a whole number. Then, complete pages 231 and 232 in your math classwork book. You don't need to draw a model for each problem like the book says.
Reading: Check out the latest issue of Room 17 News! Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Check for my comments on your last writing assignment. Then, watch this video about the Mexican American War, and take notes in a google doc. Or, if typing is difficult on your device, write your notes in your composition journal. Label the page with the topic: Mexican American War
Read aloud: A new chapter is available!
Grammar: Correct the passage on No Red Ink.
Math: Watch Miss Patty solve fraction problems! Then, complete this math review quiz.
Science: Finish up this week's assignment from Ms. Cohen.
Reading: Read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Check for my comments on your last writing assignment. Then, respond to the new writing prompt on google classroom. Or, if typing is difficult on your device, write your response in your composition journal. Label the page with today's date. Write for at least 15 minutes.
Read aloud: A new chapter is available!
CAT Time: Try one of the extension activities.
Watch this video message from Ms. Reimuller!
Math: Check yesterday's math page. Then, watch this video about line plots. Complete these practice problems.
Science: Work on the new assignment from Ms. Cohen.
Reading: Read this information about what happened to the Native Californian tribes we studied this year. Then, read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Fill in this template to describe the Native Californian tribe you researched for our poster project. Explain:
What their lives were like before the arrival of Europeans
How they were affected by Europeans coming to California
What you know about the tribe in the present day
Read aloud: I re-posted Chapter 10. Hopefully it will work now!
Social Studies: Work on this assignment about translating Spanish names of places in California.
PE: Choose an activity from the PE website!
Math: Check yesterday's math pages. Then, watch this video about solving word problems with fractions and mixed numbers. Complete page 229 in your math classwork book.
Science: Work on the new assignment from Ms. Cohen.
Reading: read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Catch up on any assignments you haven't finished, and/or do some free writing!
Read aloud: a new chapter is available!
PYSKA: Check out this week's Person You Should Know About!
PE: Try an activity from the PE website!
Library: Watch the videos from Ms. Staton: Greek Mythology Creation Story Explained in Animation, The Myth of Pandora’s Box, The Myth of Arachne
Math: Check yesterday's math pages. Then, complete the problems on pages 227 and 228 in your math classwork book. Re-watch this video if you need a refresher on adding and subtracting mixed numbers.
Reading: read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Check for my comments on your last writing assignment. Then, respond to the new writing prompt on google classroom. Or, if typing is difficult on your device, write your response in your composition journal. Label the page with today's date. Write for at least 15 minutes.
Read aloud: a new chapter is available!
Social Studies: Watch this old-timey video about life in the California ranchos. Then, design your own cattle brand!
Math: Watch this video and this video about adding and subtracting mixed numbers. Complete pages 225 and 226 in your math classwork book.
Reading: read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Writing: Check for my comments on your last writing assignment. Then, respond to the new writing prompt on google classroom. Or, if typing is difficult on your device, write your response in your composition journal. Label the page with today's date. Write for at least 15 minutes.
Read aloud: a new chapter is available!
Spelling: Use the spelling list you brought home from school with you. Choose 3 words to practice, and write your 9 sentences.
Math: correct yesterday's math pages. Then, complete this math review quiz.
Reading: read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book! You can see a list of books and ratings by your classmates here!
Science: continue to work on the Study Jams assignment from Ms. Cohen.
Writing: Check for my comments on your last writing assignment. Then, respond to the latest writing prompt on google classroom. Or, if typing is difficult on your device, write your response in your composition journal. Label the page with today's date. Write for at least 15 minutes.
Read aloud: a new chapter is available!
CAT time: try one of the extension activities!
Math: correct yesterday's math pages. Then, watch this math video (starring Ms. Barker!), and complete pages 135 and 136 (all of the problems) in your math homework book.
Reading: read a book or magazine of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out the online reading log each time you finish a book!
Science: continue to work on the Study Jams assignment from Ms. Cohen.
Writing: Respond to today's writing prompt on google classroom. Or, if typing is difficult on your device, write your response in your composition journal. Label the page with today's date. Write for at least 15 minutes.
Social Studies: read Background Sheet #8. Then, fill in the note taking outline on google classroom.
PE: check out the new website from Coach Joel! Choose an activity to try for 20-30 minutes!
Read aloud: a new chapter is available!
Math: watch this video and this more detailed video about mixed numbers. Then, complete the practice problems on pages 223 and 224 in your math classwork book.
Reading: read a book of your choice for 30 minutes. Fill out this online reading log each time you finish a book!
Science: work on this assignment from Ms. Cohen.
Writing: create a plan for learning during our school building closure. (You'll be filling in a google doc in google classroom).
PYSKA: check out this week's Person You Should Know About!
Explore the new class website - be sure to check out the Extension Activities and the Read Aloud section!