THIS WEEK, ALL ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCESSED THROUGH MOBY MAX ON CLEVER!!

Directions on how to access Moby Max:

1. Go to www.dearbornschools.org , at the very top is the Home link, click on that and scroll down to student portal and click on it.  
2. You will see a big blue box on the page that says Clever, click on that.  You will need your student ID and password to login. It will be your 200… or 201… number.  For example, if your number is 20011234, you will need to type it in with the @dearbornschools.org.  If you forget your password, send us a message on class dojo or our email.
3. You will need to scroll down until you find the green box that says MOBY MAX. 
4. Find the Announcements and Tasks icon on the top to read the announcement of what you need to be working on for the week.  
5. After you have read what you need to work on, you can find the assignment tab and see the assignments that are assigned for you to do.  Remember, not all the assignments will be listed on the assignment tab, but it will all be on the announcement and tasks page. If you get confused, please ask us for help.  

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MATH – You will have 3 math lessons to do for the week.  There will be a video that shows you exactly what you need to do for the lesson.  We will be asking you to send us a picture of the problem set, either on class dojo or by email, after you complete the problem set.  If you have a printer and want to print the problem set, you can also do that, if you do not, you can just use paper and pencil. If you have any questions please let us know.  This is due by FRIDAY, APRIL 24th

BELOW ARE THE LINKS FOR LESSONS 7, 8, AND 9.  PLEASE WORK ON THEM IN ORDER.

https://gm.greatminds.org/en-us/knowledge-for-grade-4-em-m5l7

https://gm.greatminds.org/en-us/knowledge-for-grade-4-em-m5l8

https://gm.greatminds.org/en-us/knowledge-for-grade-4-em-m5l9

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ELA – 

TASK 1 – You will need to go to the lessons assigned to you on MobyMax and complete the main idea lessons that are assigned to you. These need to be done by Thursday, April 23rd. 

TASK 2 – As an end of the week assessment, we will post a google document for you to fill out after reading a scholastic news article. You will read the article and then answer questions regarding the main idea on the document. We will post this on Moby Max on THURSDAY and it will be due by 3:00 on FRIDAY, APRIL 24th

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SCIENCE – 

Watch the Mystery Science lesson in the link below then answer the questions on the google document. After it is completed, there is a purple send button on the top right side of the document, you will send it to your teacher’s email.   This is due by FRIDAY, APRIL 24th

Lesson to watch: 

https://mysteryscience.com/rocks/mystery-1/volcanoes-patterns-of-earth-s-features/53?code=MTI1NjQyNjE&t=student

Assignment to complete for after you go through the video: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNR7V4Se_oOFAuR99g3ISC0EAzJp31cunwn2wAhagRcauvyQ/viewform?usp=sf_link 

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SOCIAL STUDIES – 

Task 1 – Go to the assignments tab on Moby Max and complete the Government lesson – DUE by THURSDAY, APRIL 23rd

Task 2 – Find the Social Studies government worksheet on Moby Max announcements and complete it by FRIDAY, APRIL 24th

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WRITING – 

Complete the assignment titled “identify and understand the features and structure of opinion texts” in the assignments tab on Moby Max by FRIDAY, APRIL 24th

Dear Parents and Students,

As you know the plan for continued learning hasbeen developed and the expectations for teachers and students have changed. Superintendent Dr. Maleyko has sent all families the expectations for the coming weeks. It is also translated in Arabic for anyone that needs it. Students will be graded on some assignments and there will be a 4th marking period report card. I will also be communicating and checking in with students at least 2 times a week through their school email. If they forget their school email, YOU MUST LET ME KNOW, because they will need it to get to their assignments. 

For this week, we are doing things differently. Students will be expected to log in to MobyMax on Clever on the dearbornschools.org  website to access all their assignments. The directions for that are below:

Directions on how to access Moby Max:

1. Go to www.dearbornschools.org , at the very top is the Home link, click on that and scroll down to student portal and click on it. 

2. You will see a big blue box on the page that says Clever, click on that. You will need your student ID and password to login. It will be your 200… or 201… number. For example, if your number is 20011234, you will need to type it in with the @dearbornschools.org. If you forget your password, send us a message on class dojo or our email.

3. You will need to scroll down until you find the green box that says MOBY MAX. 

4. Find the Announcements and Tasks icon on the top to read the announcement of what you need to be working on for the week. 

5. After you have read what you need to work on, you can find the assignment tab and see the assignments that are assigned for you to do. Remember, not all the assignments will be listed on the assignment tab, but it will all be on the announcement and tasks page. If you get confused, please ask us for help. 

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The Elementary Report Cards for Marking Period 3 are currently being processed and will be available to parents in ParentConnect, Monday April 6, 2020. Following is some information on how parents can access report cards data in MIStar ParentConnect. Please note that if you have more than one child, you should be able to see data for all your children and you do not need separate logins for the different schools (if your children attend more than one school).

How do parents login to ParentConnect? To login to ParentConnect, parents need their PIN and password; this is how it is obtained: Parents go to the Dearborn Schools’ website (dearbornschools.org) and then the ParentConnect link. If they don’t know the login info, they click the (Need Your Login Information) link and it will prompt them to enter their email address (as provided to the school and entered in MIStar), and then click Submit. This process emails them their PIN and Password. After logging in, click on the “report card marks” module.

If you need further assistance, please feel free to reach out.

Hope you are staying safe and healthy.
Mr. Joe Martin
Principal
River Oaks Elementary
313-827-6750

Dear Parents and Students, 

We hope that everyone had a relaxing spring break and that you and your family are healthy and safe at home. For our fourth week of remote learning we have made some changes based on what we have learned so far. We do know that the district will have a plan to submit to the state very soon and that our remote learning will change in some ways. Because we have a better understanding about the time students should spend on school work, we are including a new sample schedule. Use this suggested time to plan your child’s day of learning at home. The assignments the students will have are smaller and focused on one objective for each content area. This does not mean they are easier.

As a reminder for students, we are including some of the expectations for fourth grade here. Please discuss these with your child. It will not be new information but a review of what we have taught from the first day of school. 

Sample Schedule: it is recommended that fourth grade students work remotely for three hours. Please remember that students do not need to sit and work for three hours without stopping. Brain breaks and physical activity are important. Work may be completed in any order. 

Math: 60 minutes total

Assignment 1: 25 minutes 

5 – 7 minutes for brain break/physical activity

Assignment 2: 25 minutes 

5 – 7 minutes for fact practice

ELA: 90 minutes total

Kidsa-z (Raz-Kids): 30 minutes focused reading and answering questions

5 – 7 minutes brain break/physical activity

IXL Reading skills practice: 15 minutes

Spelling: 10 minutes practice daily

Writing: IXL skills practice for 10 minutes; 20 minutes for writing assignment

Science/Social Studies: 30 minutes 

Spend 15 minutes on science and 15 minutes for social studies every day. 

4th Grade Assignments and Expectations

Math: IXL Topic D, only lessons 30 and 31 are to be completed with a score of 85% or better by Friday, April 17. 

Students need to show all their work. The two lessons for this week will require students to use paper and pencil to solve multi-digit multiplication problems and to solve word problems. This is not new content but review. 

Reading Assignment 1: continue to read leveled books on kidsa-z. 

Students should pass the quiz the first or second time at the very most. Reading carefully for understanding is really important. 

The constructed response questions are not optional but required. Answers here should be written in complete sentences, use correct capitalization and punctuation and have evidence from the text to support the response. One sentence answers are not acceptable for 4th grade. 

Reading Assignment 2: IXL only Main Idea A1 and A2 are to be completed with a score of 85% or better by Friday, April 17.

Writing Assignment 1:  IXL only Topic U1 (sentence variety) is to be completed with a score of 85% or better by Friday April 17. 

Writing Assignment 2: Scholastic News article and opinion response. Read through this scholastic news and then complete an opinion letter to an elected official (think president, governor, or mayor) about the debate article “Is it OK to Swim With Manatees?”. The model for the letter is below. You can either type in a google document and then share it with me or write it on a paper and send me a picture. This is due by Friday, April 17th. 

Link to scholastic news: https://sn4.scholastic.com/issues/2019-20/041320.html 

Link to opinion letter outline (you should use this format to write your letter): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T65Fj7nOXYbf3-fBpp7m3VEzk0XNtdQZ/view?usp=sharing 

Vocabulary: IXL only FF1 Context Clues is to be completed with a score of 85% or better by Friday, April 17.

Spelling:

Monday – write words in ABC order

Tuesday – write words as pyramid words

Wednesday – write words as rainbow words

Thursday – write sentences using the words

Friday – have a parent or older sibling test you

Endings: /y/ to /ier/ 

1. happier
2. earlier 
3. greedier 
4. emptier 
5. funnier
6. prettier
7. friendlier
8. cloudier
9. bouncier 
10. fancier
11. natural resource
12. capital resource
13. human resource
14. consumer
15. producer

Science and Social Studies: many students have not completed any of the assignments from the first three weeks of remote learning. Please refer to the assignment pages from the first three weeks and focus on completing those assignments this week.

Hello parents,

We hope that all of you are well and staying safe. Next week is our scheduled spring break, so our routine will change slightly. The fourth grade team would like to encourage all students to continue to read at least 30 minutes every day over the break. You will not receive messages from us during the week of April 4 – April 12.  We hope that you will stay healthy and be able to spend time doing fun activities with your children while still adhering to social distancing. We really miss teaching all of our students and look forward to eventually getting back to our classrooms. Happy Spring!

Dear Parents,

We’ve got some great news to share! Zaman International will be at Dearborn High on Wednesday from 10-12:00 pm to deliver 250 boxes of food to families that may need them; the boxes feed a family of four for 1-2 weeks. 

Feel free to use the south side of the building where normal breakfast and lunch pickup occurs. 

Thanks Najah Bazzy and Zaman International for their generosity!

Thanks

Mr. Martin

جانب الأهالي الأعزاء

لدينا بعض الأخبار الجيدة لمشاركتكم إياها! ستقوم مؤسسة زمان الدولية بتوزيع ٢٥٠ صندوقًا من الطعام إلى العائلات التي تحتاج إلى المساعدة وذلك في مبنى ثانوية ديربورن هاي بين الساعة ١٠:٠٠ – ١٢:٠٠ من نهار غد الأربعاء ٢ نيسان (آبريل)؛ وستوفر الصناديق الطعام لعائلة من ٤ أشخاص لمدة ١-٢ أسبوع. 

يمكنكم استخدام الجانب الجنوبي من مبنى المدرسة المخصص لاستلام الإفطار والغداء.

شكرا لنجاح بزي ومؤسسة زمان الدولية على مبادرتهم الكريمة!

جزيل الشكر

آدم مارتن، مدير الثانوية

Week of March 30th: 

IXL: 

Log on using your IXL login. Please complete all of the lessons for math and language arts that are starred. Once you complete all of the starred lessons and have scored 100% on them, then you may move on to non-starred lessons. If you need your login, please message us through ClassDojo to get this login information. 

https://www.ixl.com/signin/roe

Raz Kids: 

Students should be reading 30 minutes a day and then answering comprehension questions on Raz Kids or writing a summary on what they have read in a reading notebook. If your child cannot log on, please reach out to us through ClassDojo and we can get you that information. Click on the link below to access Raz-Kids. 

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/login

Additional Social Studies articles. Draw a main idea graphic organizer and complete it after reading the articles. Then write a paragraph using the information in your graphic organizer. 

https://mrnussbaum.com/house-of-representatives-u-s-government-series

https://mrnussbaum.com/judicial-branch-u-s-government-series

Mystery Science: 

For this week click on the link below and go through the first lesson – Could a volcano pop up where you live? Do what you can at home by watching the videos, writing responses in a science notebook, and doing the activity (if possible)

https://mysteryscience.com/rocks/mystery-2/volcanoes-rock-cycle/55?code=MTI1NjQyNjE&t=student

Spelling list: 

Monday – write words in ABC order

Tuesday – write words as pyramid words

Wednesday – write words as rainbow words

Thursday – write sentences using the words

Friday – have a parent or older sibling test you

1. honestly 
2. friendless 
3. government 
4. beginning 
5. sympathy 
6. penniless 
7. clearly 
8. accomplishment 
9. generous 
10. enjoyment 
11. acute 
12. angle 
13. triangle 
14. adjacent 
15. arc 

Writing: 

For this week please respond to one of the following writing prompts. You can submit this through a google doc by sharing it with your teacher, email it to your teacher, or write it on notebook paper and turn it in when we return to school.

1. If it rained food, what would you want the forecast to look like?

OR

1. Who has the best job in the world and why?

I set up a ZEARN account for all students. I will be sending individual messages to parents on class dojo. Please let me know if you have any questions. Students will need this code the first time they sign in: KF3U4Y

ZEARN is just another math resource to get more practice on the concepts we have learned already in class.

Week of March 23rd: 

IXL: 

Log on using your IXL login. Please complete all of the lessons for math and language arts that are starred. Once you complete all of the starred lessons and have scored 100% on them, then you may move on to non-starred lessons. If you need your login, please message us through ClassDojo to get this login information. 

https://www.ixl.com/signin/roe

Raz Kids: 

Students should be reading 30 minutes a day and then answering comprehension questions on Raz Kids or writing a summary on what they have read in a reading notebook. If your child cannot log on, please reach out to us through ClassDojo and we can get you that information. Click on the link below to access Raz-Kids. 

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/login

Additional Social Studies: Draw a main idea graphic organizer and complete it using the information in the following two articles. Then write a paragraph using your graphic organizer. Remember, use your own words! Copying sentences from the text is not what we have practiced. 

https://mrnussbaum.com/president-of-the-united-states-u-s-government-series

https://mrnussbaum.com/senate-u-s-government-series

Mystery Science: 

For this week click on the link below and go through the first lesson – Could a volcano pop up where you live? Do what you can at home by watching the videos, writing responses in a science notebook, and doing the activity (if possible)

https://mysteryscience.com/rocks/mystery-1/volcanoes-patterns-of-earth-s-features/53?code=MTI1NjQyNjE&t=student

Spelling list: 

Monday – write words in ABC order

Tuesday – write words as pyramid words

Wednesday – write words as rainbow words

Thursday – write sentences using the words

Friday – have a parent or older sibling test you

1. appoint 
2. midpoint 
3. noise 
4. voice 
5. thousand 
6. grouch 
7. drought 
8. ouch 
9. spout 
10. android 
11. income 
12. consumer 
13. wants 
14. needs 
15. business 

Writing: 

For this week please respond to one of the following writing prompts. You can submit this through a google doc by sharing it with your teacher, email it to your teacher, or write it on notebook paper and turn it in when we return to school. 

1. What would you do if you won the lottery?
2. Would you rather be an animal or a toy?
3. What would you do if you could change the world?

Continue working on IXL and RAZ-KIDS.  If you are reading books, work on some journal responses in your reading response journal.

Have a great week!