Please make sure you are in 3rd grade section of IXL. Clicking on the title of the IXL should take you to the assignment, but you will still have to log in using your username and password.
PLEASE ONLY DO THE IXL THAT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO YOU.
I check the dates when an IXL was done. If you did it much earlier than when it was assigned by me, please redo it. ANYTHING DONE BEFORE THE START OF SCHOOL DOESN'T SHOW UP FOR ME SO IT MAY LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE DONE THE WORK, BUT IT SHOWS UP AS ZERO FOR ME. Redoing it will also help you practice your skills more.
NOTE:
Grade for any weekly IXL assignment completed WITHIN one week AFTER the due date will be updated after 20% deductions. When completed after the due date, PLEASE EMAIL ME. I will not update any IXL grade after this one week grace period.
I would highly encourage the students to start working on their homework early so that if they do have questions, they have time to ask me.
We just finished a lesson where the colonists fought to get independence from the harsh British government. The struggle for equal rights for all began. February is a Black history Month. Many African Americans fought for equal rights and a better life against a society that was determined to keep them down. For next a few weeks we will learn about these brave men and women. Please make sure you first watch the videos and then do the IXLs. Make sure you read ALL the information pop-ups in the IXL because the questions that come after that are based on them.
Since Monday is PRESIDENTS' DAY, we will start off with President Abraham Lincoln who played an important role in the fight for equal rights.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026
K.7
The homework is due on the date mentioned above by 5pm. Grades are entered on 10 point system. So if a student scored 90, it will be entered as 9/10 in quickschools. Grading is done based on 10-point system. If you get 100% score in IXL, Quick school will show it as 10/10. If you get 76%, it is 7.6 in Quickschools. I would highly recommend starting early. This is in case you get stuck, you can ask me in class. I encourage you to ask me in class if you have any problems or difficulties in the IXL assigned.
Please keep in mind that we may do some IXL as classwork at school. If the student is not able to finish then it becomes HW which is due the next morning.
FEBRUARY 17 - 20, 2026
None this week
Social Studies Tests are OPEN BOOK tests. This means that during the test the students will be allowed to open their textbooks, but not their notebooks. It is important that they bring their textbooks to school. If it is left at home, they will not have access to it at school. It is recommended that as part of reviewing for the test, they read the actual lesson in the textbook including the captions under the pictures.
QUIZZES ARE UNANNOUNCED
I have some students who still have to make up their Social Studies test from last week. I am leaving the following outline for them. Insha Allah we are starting U2 L3 which is about Westward expansion. For more details, go past U2 L2 outline.
U2 L2 A NEW COUNTRY
REVIEW LINKS:
This lesson focuses on:
1. Establishment of colonies:
What is a colony?
Why people came to American colonies from Europe? (Repeat of U2 L1)
The 13 British colonies along the eat coast.
Boston: One of the biggest colonial cities. What life was like for colonists?
2. Birth of United States of America: Causes behind Independence.
Stamp Act: Taxes on everyday items such as sugar, newspapers, tea, paper, and glass.
Public meetings not allowed
Unfair trials
Invasion of the colonists' homes by British soldiers
All trade through Great Britain.
3. Birth of United States of America: Journey to Independence. (Dates are important in this section)
Peaceful protests: newspaper articles (Samuel Adams), boycott of British items like tea
Unpeaceful protests: Boston Tea Party, 1773
Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
American Constitution, 1788
U2 L3 MOVING WEST
This lesson focuses on:
1. Pioneers exploring the west.
Explorers like Daniel Boone traveling past the western frontier.
Discoveries by the explorer.
Establishment of new settlements.
2. Louisiana Purchase:
When?
President?
From whom?
How much was paid?
How much land?
Effects of this purchase?
3. Lewis and Clark Exploration
When did it happen? How long?
Who ordered it?
Who were Lewis and Clark? Their discoveries?
4. Oregon Trail
What is a wagon trail?
What is Oregon Trail?
Why did pioneers travel westward? (Hint: same reasons why colonists came to America plus gold in California) Textbook p. 75
Difficulties faced by pioneers? Textbook p.74 (Oregon Trail was difficult to travel. Rivers provided drinking water, but were difficult to cross. Always looking for food and fuel for fires. Unknown land and weather. Attacks by unknown enemies in the area.)
5. Introduction to Primary Sources (Not on the test.)
What is a Primary Source?
Importance of Primary Sources?