3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades


3rd Grade with Julia and Carla

Contact:

Julia ~ (860) 575-8497 jnucci@bostonpublicschools.org (Spanish teacher)

Carla ~ (617) 909-3879 cveiga2@bostonpublicschools.org (English teacher)

Important Updates

  • There will be one Zoom link for all lessons Monday - Friday

  • Students will receive assignments via Seesaw

  • Using a 50/50 language model for daily instruction.

  • Carla and Julia will be co-teaching for remote learning.

  • We will be teaching shorter mini-lessons throughout the day (10-15 minutes) followed by independent and small group instruction. We will practice building number sense, reading, writing, and speaking skills.

Resources:

4th Grade with Rhyland and Zachary

Contact:
rgillespie2@bostonpublicschools.org, zmears@bostonpublicschools.org

kherrera@bostonpublicschools.org

atorres@bostonpublicschools.org

  • Students will receive assignments via our Google classrooms

  • Live Zoom Classes: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10-11am

  • Social Emotional Support through ClassDojo

Literacy:

  • Reading comprehension will occur through CommonLit, Raz Kids and texts assigned during live lessons.

  • Word study will practiced through Lexia, RazKids, and Freckle.

  • Writing

    • In English class, students will continue to working on our expository writing through small workshop Zoom groups.

    • In Spanish, students will work on creative free writing and continue growing their science writing skills to shared during live Zoom classes.

Math:

  • Math content will be taught through live Zoom lessons and video reviews

  • Content practice will happen through Splash Math, Freckle and Google Form Quizzes.

  • Science will be practiced through the FOSS website, online discussions in Google Classroom, and through online interactive experiments.

  • Social Studies

    • map skills will be practiced through online, interactive activities and games posted on Google Classroom.

    • map creation taught and shared out through live Zoom classes.

5th Grade Family Zoom Meetings

Click above to see the Home Learning Presentation for Families that we presented on April 5, 2020.

5th Grade Suggested Home Learning Routine

Math and Science:

Visit my google classroom Here to see latest updates. My google classroom link if you are interested: lmh6muk

  • I am assigning Pearson Math worksheets and homework through Pearson and evaluating them through google classroom.

  • Students are expected to spend 30 minutes on e-spark Math everyday that they are assigned to my class..

  • Students will also use the fossweb app through clever to access virtual activities based on the latest and next unit. Students will have access to text in Spanish and English. Students will use google docs to submit answers to focus questions through google classroom assignments

  • We will also use the Seesaw app to provide a different platform to do and submit assignments.

5th Grade with Javier and Tatiana

Students will alternate days with Ben and Javier, by homeroom. Here is the schedule.

Contact:

Javier Castillo And Tatiana Gomez

Cell phone: (617) 875-6489-Javier

Cell phone: (510) 316-0390 Tatiana

E-mails:

jcastillo@bostonpublicschools.org

cgomez4@bostonpublicschools.org

ELA & Social Studies:

Visit our Google Classroom to find our daily assignments, links, videos and ideas. We also post them on band everyday. All students are already members and have used our Google classroom. Here is our class code: 5phunzw. If you would like to know how your child is doing on their work, please check the "Classwork" tab on Google Classroom or email me.

These (3) assignments are for everyday that a student has Ben. Additional assignments will be posted on Google classroom daily, and posted on the band app.

30 Minutes*: Lexia if you have access to Lexia - To use on a tablet, please download the free app: Lexia Reading Core 5.


15 minutes: Writers keep a daily journal! Use your ELA notebook, starting on pg. 50, to keep a daily journal. You can write about what you did, your dreams, your fears, or whatever you want! You can write stories, lists, poems, or songs. JUST WRITE! There are so many reasons to write in a journal:

* It will help you remember a time in your life that is very unique

* Writing about your thoughts and feelings is a good coping strategy - and this is a stressful time for many people.

* It will give you ideas that you might want to write more about later

  1. 20-25 minutes: 1. Finish 1 eSpark Reading Quest each day that you have my class. Take the post quiz and earn a HIGH FIVE!**

  • (Send me a message if the lessons are too hard or too easy. I can adjust them for you.)

  • **Students get a High Five for standard mastery when they complete a Quest with a score of 80% or more on the post quiz.