Weekly Updates

Week 1 (March 23rd - March 26th) and Week 2 (March 30 - April 3)

K-2 Students can work on reading activities listed on the Home Social Studies page & Additonal Resources page

3-5 Students have the following work and assignments on their Google Classroom to complete: (Information on how to get to this is located on the Home Social Studies page)

*Attention 4th and 5th graders: Revolutionary War/ North Carolina Fun Fact for the month of March:

Fayetteville, NC was named in honor of Major General Marquis de Lafayette, who led the Continental forces in the successful battle of Yorktown in 1781. In March of 1825, Lafayette himself visited Fayetteville, NC. He stayed for about 24 hours and was honored with several banquets and receptions and visited the brand new Lafayette Hotel.

Week 3 (April 6th - April 10th)

April 9th is a Teacher Workday & April 10th is a Holiday

*Students may continue to work on the assignments and learning from Weeks 1 & 2 if not complete

New resources and activities for this week:

For Grades K-5:

HMH In The News | Current Events for Elementary School Students

Current events newsletter for grades K-6 from HMH

Earth Day April 22, 2020 Earth Day | HMH In the News

Great info for all grades but especially 1st & 2nd Graders. There is a quiz following. (Younger students may need parent help to read through and navigate.)

MES Students are Global Citizens

2nd Graders have been learning about their responsibilities as citizens. One of them is their responsibility to respect and care for the environment! "Be the Change for the Environment"

For Grades 2 -5:

Check out this video with Fearless Kids Around the World | Pablo Cavanzo

Protecting the Rain Forest | Carmen Sandiego: Fearless Kids Around the World

Mission: Protect the Environment (It incorporates our responsibility to our environment, Earth Day care, and a group mission to provide awareness and change for the environment and our World!)

Week 4 Spring Break (Week of April 14 - 17)

I hope everyone enjoyed spending time together, doing fun activities, relaxing, and rejuvenating.

Happy Easter! Happy Spring!

Here is some fun I had with my family:

Week 5 (April 20 - April 24)

Earth Day April 22, 2020 Earth Day | HMH In the News

Great info for all grades but especially 1st & 2nd Graders. There is a quiz following. (Younger students may need parent help to read through and navigate.)

For Grades 2 -5:

Check out this video with Fearless Kids Around the World | Pablo Cavanzo

Protecting the Rain Forest | Carmen Sandiego: Fearless Kids Around the World

Mission: Protect the Environment (It incorporates our responsibility to our environment, Earth Day care, and a group mission to provide awareness and change for the environment and our World!)

After checking out the newsletter above, reading about Earth Day and taking the quiz and watching the video Protecting the Rain Forest students can do the following:

3rd, 4th, 5th graders can fill out the form on their Google Classroom page assignment.

Second Graders can fill out this Form - Protecting the Environment :

I will compile answers at the end of this week and share the ideas next week!

Check out this Earth Day Video from Ms. Brown below:

Week 6 (April 27 - May 1)

Students, be sure to complete your Social Studies assignments from your teachers in your Assignment calendars and share the work with them. Your Social Studies Specials activities will be here on this site (K-5th) and on your Google Classroom (3rd- 5th). Those activities are shared with me.

*Students in Grades 2-5 if you have not completed the activities from Week 5 please do so. Second graders can fill out the survey form above. (Students will need to be logged -into their google account with their studentID#@cms.k12.nc.us and use their password.) 3rd-5th students have access to the form in their Google Classsroom.

Also, a reminder to 4th & 5th grade students to work on your Digitial Citizenship lessons from Ms. Parson's if you haven't completed them. Digital Citizenship is part of being a responsible citizen and important for you!

I can see that many students have read the information about Earth Day; watched the video of how one boy is helping care for our Earth; and responded to the survey form on how you too can be a responsible citizen and make choices that are good for you, your community, and our Earth right from your house!

Thank you to all of the 2nd graders that have participated! If you haven't, please share your ideas on the link "Protecting the Environment" above in Week 5!

Week 7 (May 4 - May 8)

Remember you will earn points towards Blue/ Gold for showing the "Way to Bee" in Social Studies Specials:

• Checking your Google Classroom and the Social Studies Web page for activities and assignments (K-5)

• Completing and turning in projects and assignments on Google Classroom (3-5)

• Completing the Survey form 2nd - 5th grade with ideas of how you can care for the earth (From the Earth Day assignment)

• Being a responsible citizen at home by caring for and helping out your families

• Reminding your parents about Census 2020

• Being Respectful, Responsible, and Caring

5th Grade Decades Day Project Assignment:

Hi, Fabulous Fifth Graders!

It is that time of year to choose, research, create a slide show presentation, and present the information you learn about your favorite Decade! As a former 5th grade teacher, this was one of my very favorite fun projects! You will be using your Social Studies Specials time over the next 2 weeks to continue working on your class Decades Day project.

-You will be using the information, directions and rubric your classroom Social Studies teachers have already provided for you.

-I have attached the links for the directions/ rubric and and the Example Slide show below. (These are the same as what your teachers are expecting.)

- I have also added a document with a list of safe research sites below.

- When you complete your projects and share with your teacher, please share it with me also "can comment" or "can edit". My email is: erical.brown@cms.k12.nc.us

- The project is due in approximately 2 weeks (May 15th) and your teachers will be setting up Zoom presentation times with you. I am hoping to join in as many of these as I can to see what great things you learn and come up with!

** Please remember to ADD ALL GROUP MEMBER NAMES on the TITLE PAGE of your slide show - so teachers viewing can see who contributed to each presentation.

Thank you for all of your hard work and initiative in this project! Happy learning and have fun! - Ms. Brown :)

Just click the links below for the information:

Day of the Decades Presentation Directions Decades Day Example - Google Slides Some safe research sites for kids

Week 7 (May 4 - May 8) & Week 8 (May 11 - May 15)

*The following projects will take about 2 weeks (2 class periods) to complete.

Census 2020

You can find out more information at www.census.gov/schools

“Everyone Counts” Sing Along song English: https://youtu.be/dPZX8hduHmk

Spanish: https://youtu.be/dgQC_6duJXM

***K-2 Students be sure to add 3 points for Blue/Gold after you watch the 3 videos and the song.

3 -5 Census Activities

3rd and 4th Grade:

The videos below and some additional work and assignments are available in your Google Classroom Assignment for this week.

• Please go to your Google Classroom assignment for this week and read the article Get Counted! and Complete the foldable vocabulary review. (If you can't print the sheet you can just do the vocabulary in your notebook or on a plain sheet of paper. )

• Then after you have watched the videos, read the article, and completed the assignment -you will create a Google document in "Your Work".

• Tell 3 things you learned about how the Census information gathered will impact you or why it is important. You will click "Turn - in" when you finish this and I will know you completed the assignment.

***Be sure to give yourself 3 points for Blue/Gold when you complete this assignment. 1 point for going to Social Studies website/ Google Classroom, 1 point for watching all the videos and reading the information, and 1 point for completing and turning in the assignment from Google Classroom (article/vocabulary/ 3 things you learned)... Be Honest!

Week 9 (May 18 - May 22)

Week 10 (May 26 - May29)

*No Instruction Monday, May 25th - Memorial Day Holiday!

5th Grade Decades Day Projects:

We will be continuing to complete and present Decades Day Projects through June 3rd:

-I have attached the links for the directions/ rubric and and the Example Slide show below. (These are the same as what your teachers are expecting.) - A document with a list of safe research sites is also below.

- When you complete your projects and share with your teacher, please share it with me also "can comment" or "can edit". My email is: erical.brown@cms.k12.nc.us

** Please remember to ADD ALL GROUP MEMBER NAMES on the TITLE PAGE of your slide show - so teachers viewing can see who contributed to each presentation.

Just click the links below for the information:

Day of the Decades Presentation Directions Decades Day Example - Google Slides Some safe research sites for kids

I will be joining class zoom meetings to see presentations beginning May 21st - June 3rd!

***As you complete your Decades Day project and share your work with your homeroom teachers and me - give yourself 2 points for BLUE/ GOLD for completing your Social Studies Specials assignment and your project!

Week 11 (June 1 - June 5)

• 5th Grade Decades Day projects - continuing presentations

• END OF THE YEAR SCAVENGER HUNT with Special Area Teachers (Gr. K-5)

On Tuesday, June 2nd throughout the day, Connect Team will be hosting Zoom meetings with each grade level. Please check emails from classroom teachers for your Zoom ID and passwords to join the meeting. The classes and times are listed below. The Special Area team hopes to see you one last time before school is out! We hope you can join and look forward to seeing you!

2nd Grade: 9:00 Ebeling/Lutz/Letchworth/Grimes

9:30 McHarg/Mini/Blevins/Hennigan

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5th Grade 10:00 Brubaker/Barrett/Gostomski

10:30 Worth/Calkin/Thomas

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Kind. 11:00 Granger/Robinson/Fulton/Emery/Semm

11:30 Barrett/Barrick/Williams/Poggo/Drislane

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1st Grade 12:00 Wade/Gordon/Battista/Curtis/Vann

12:30 Newlin/Stoiber/Dimeo/Leonard

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4th Grade 1:00 Moffat/Meekins/Helms

1:30 Witherspoon/Templeton/Flynn

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3rd Grade 2:00 Shaw/Forbis/Spies/Burgess

2:30 Krahn/Harabin/Martino/Breneman

Week 12 (June 8 - June 9)

June 9th is the Last Day of School for students!

I know this year didn't end the way we thought it would. I loved teaching Social Studies this year and learning how to be a global citizen with you. Remember as a student of Matthews Elementary School, the community of Matthews, and a citizen of the United States of America and the world you have rights and responsibilities.

No matter where you are remember to continue to show.... The WAY to Bee!

Have a wonderful summer and I can't wait to see your smiling faces in the fall!