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Clever Instructions for Families
Clever is a digital learning platform that offers single sign-on access to district-supported online programs for students and teachers.
How can my student log in through the Clever Portal?
On a laptop or Chromebook
Your student can visit www.clever.com/in/nashoba
On an iPad/tablet
Go to the app store and add the Clever app
K-2 Students
K-2 students log into Clever with their Clever QR Badge. Students' classroom teacher and Meredith Renda (K-5 Technology) have access to students' QR badges.
Grade 3-8 Students
Grade 3-8 students log in to Clever by choosing the “Log in with your Google Account” button and entering their school Google email address and password.
Student School Google Email Example:
Yearofgraduationfirstinitiallastname@mynrsd.com
Grade 3 student email example: 2035fsawyer@mynrsd.com
ELA- Over the next several weeks students will build background knowledge about frogs. They will closely read excerpts of a complex text to answer several research questions, and write informational paragraphs answering these questions. When reading, students will use text features to find information about a topic, look at connections between sentences and paragraphs in an excerpt of text, and analyze illustrations to further their understanding of a text.
How can you support your student at home? Talk to your child about the frogs he or she is studying and what makes them unique. Read narrative and informational books about frogs. Consider discussing the following questions to prompt conversation:
Where do amphibians live?
What are some differences between amphibians and reptiles?
What makes amphibians unique?
How is water necessary for amphibians to survive?
Math--We will be completing Unit 2 in math this week, and we are about to start Unit 3. Unit 3 reviews and extends students thinking about place value, multi-digit addition and subtraction, and problem-solving. Students will begin by being introduced to rounding 2 & 3-digit numbers to the nearest 10 and 100. We will extend these concepts to use rounding to estimate and check answers to multi-digit addition and subtraction problems. Students will also be introduced to the standard algorithm for addition and subtraction.
Science--We are currently working on the science unit for forces, motions, & magnets. In this unit, students explore the forces all around them. They investigate the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces, the pushes and pulls of bridge structures, and the effects of friction on the motion of objects. Students also explore the power of magnetic forces and investigate firsthand how these forces can be used to help us in our everyday lives.
Social Studies--As we continue to learn about Massachusetts, we will be extending our learning to discover more about the history of Bolton. We will be reading a series of biography passages that the Bolton Historical Society has shared with us about some of the many interesting historical people with ties to Bolton. We will begin with Mary Whetcomb of Lancaster (1666-1733) who lived an extraordinary life. She was taken captive during a troubled time in early colonial history, but was also a respected healer in her community. We will also learn about Bolton resident, Caleb Wheeler, Jr. (1791-1875, who was a selectman and a town moderator. Both helped shape the early history of our local communities.
Homework- In order to grow as readers and mathematicians, it’s important that students dedicate 30 minutes each night Monday- Thursday on homework.
Reading 20 minutes a day at home is important. This could be done daily or as a total of 80 min. per week. We want the students to choose high-interest, “good fit books.” The goal of reading daily is not only to grow as a reader, but also to instill the love of reading. We don’t assign students books to read at home, but trust that they’re choosing a book that they enjoy, and will help them develop reading for meaning skills and further develop their vocabulary.
Math fact fluency is the building block for higher-level math concepts, and by the end of third-grade students should know by memory all products of two one-digit numbers (3.0A7). Students should spend 10 minutes each night practicing their multiplication facts up to 10x10. Math fact fluency also helps students solve more complex math problems more quickly. If they have mastered their math facts, these concepts will be significantly easier, and they will be better equipped to solve them at a more efficient speed. The benchmark for trimester one is that students will “Know from memory all products of factors 0,1,2,5,9 and 10.” They can practice in several ways. Traditional flash cards, reciting facts aloud, writing them on paper, or using an online program. We suggest that students start with 0, 1, 2, 5, 9, and 10. In school, we’ll use the Xtra math program to track their weekly progress.