Week 1: Here are some materials that you will need to use for our work this week:

Click here to sign up for your topic! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OIopwtZmFnBvM_Ltc2KqAFWgPzVl9uFRLzqz32jKJkw/edit?usp=sharing.

Use this checklist to make sure that the sources you use in your research are good places to find information!

Watch this video in case you need help getting into Epic! or Explora.

Click here: http://www.getepic.com

Click here: https://mel.org

Week 2: Here are some materials that you may need to use for our work this week:

Watch this video in case you need help getting to National Geographic Kids, World Book, or Brittanica:

Click here: kids.nationalgeographic.com

Click here: http://mel.org

Week 3: Here are some materials you may need to use for our work this week:

This is the rubric that I will use to grade your projects. Click “Download” to see it!

I am so excited to see your final projects!! Remember to keep up with your research and ask questions in class if you need help with anything!!

Hello boys and girls!! We have been talking a lot about weather lately, haven’t we? You learned how to find the weather conditions, how to track the weather, and you also learned about snow and tornadoes! Now, we are going to look at hurricanes. You may not know a lot about them because we don’t have them in Michigan. However, many places in the world experience them.

Also, at the beginning of The Wild Robot, we read about a hurricane! It caused Roz and the other robots to come to the island.

You will be doing some research on your own to learn more about hurricanes. The video below will show you how to access many different resources on the mel.org website. The links to those resources are below. A note-taking guide is also below for you to use as you are learning and researching. You can choose to print it out and take notes as you are learning, or you can just write down your notes on a piece of paper.

As you are taking notes, think about these questions: How does a hurricane form? Where do hurricanes form? Why are hurricanes so dangerous? What are things that people need to do to stay safe in a hurricane?

http://getepic.com–if you do not have a class code from your teacher already, comment or send me an email and I will put you on my account.

http://www.mel.org–Click eResources, click K-12 Schools, click K-5. Scroll down to see and click on “Explora for Elementary Schools,” “World Book Kids,” and “Britannica School Elementary.”

http://libraries.resa.net–click Dearborn Public Schools, then click the name of your school. You can search your school’s catalog for books about hurricanes.

Sora–if you forgot how to access Sora, see the video below from my last post. There are not a ton of hurricane resources on there, but you may find something interesting!

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/hurricane–National Geographic Kids has some great information about hurricanes!

When you are finished researching and are experts on hurricanes, take the facts that you wrote down and create a paragraph (or two) that tells me all about hurricanes. I cannot wait to read your information!

Welcome! This post contains some excellent resources for you to use so you can continue to read every day! I know how difficult it can be to get new books while we are learning online, but there are great options available to you on the Internet! You will learn how to search our school’s library catalog and place books on hold, how to use a new tool called Sora, a great way to get more time on Epic!, and how to access a list of new, diverse books about lots of different people and experiences! Happy Reading!

You can comment on this blog post or email me at cwiekr@dearbornschools.org with any questions you may have 🙂

It was wonderful to see so many of you at school yesterday!! I hope that you practiced logging on to Schoology!

1. Morning Check-In: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwUSUyE90yjr4gyD0dxf8XYvlJx-MLuXIi1SZ69L3cMaSZqg/viewform?usp=sf_link
2. Reading: You listened to me read Cloudette and The Cool Beans this week. Which book was your favorite? Tell me why!
3. Math: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X3AMevjAVe86Sm7PRcfC-tYh3Hsxcgwx/view?usp=sharing
4. Log on to Schoology and come to our Zoom meeting this morning at 9:30! I can’t wait to see all of you there!

Happy Wednesday! I hope to see lots of you at school today! Remember to do your Morning Check-In ONE time before 11:00 a.m.!

1. Morning Check-In: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwUSUyE90yjr4gyD0dxf8XYvlJx-MLuXIi1SZ69L3cMaSZqg/viewform?usp=sf_link
2. Math: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YuvyF9ixUOWaIlDDJxx05YC0TkE7jOh3o5dVanqcl1k/edit?usp=sharing
3. Reading: Listen to the end of the book The Cool Bean. Answer these questions: Were you surprised at what all the cool beans did? Why or why not? What makes someone a good friend? What are they like/what do they do? https://youtu.be/nMIeeniG4U4

Happy September! You did a great job on your assignments yesterday, keep up the good work today!

1. Morning Check-In: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwUSUyE90yjr4gyD0dxf8XYvlJx-MLuXIi1SZ69L3cMaSZqg/viewform?usp=sf_link Please fill this out only ONE time!
2. Math: Remember to use your strategies and show your work! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XOKcNzbgPlZIkjrHH5rGqRpAX5k47YMoV_Qi7dk4MEQ/edit?usp=sharing
3. Reading: Listen to the beginning of the story, The Cool Bean. Answer these questions–What do you think will happen in the next part of the story? (Make a prediction!) Tell me about a time when something like this happened to you or a friend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlgaxYpdZ9E

Good Morning! Welcome back to a new, but very different, school year!! Here are your assignments for today. Remember, each day this week is a half day so you should finish up your work by 12:00 and can enjoy the rest of your day!

1. Morning Check-In: Click here to complete the check-in form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwUSUyE90yjr4gyD0dxf8XYvlJx-MLuXIi1SZ69L3cMaSZqg/viewform?usp=sf_link
2. Math: You have 10 addition and subtraction problems to complete. Remember to use your strategies! You can take a picture of your work and email it to me (cwiekr@dearbornschools.org) or send to me on Remind. Click here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fGFq9Hczlwz6R8kStJcn6hoYYJ8MK4P0/view
3. Reading: Listen to the story, Cloudette, that I have read for you! When you are done, answer these 2 questions: Why was Cloudette upset in the story? Tell me about a time when you (or someone you know) felt the same way that Cloudette did. What happened to make you feel better? Click here to watch: https://youtu.be/I5rHuRN1OlM. Again, send me your work on Remind or to my email.
4. Have a fantastic day! Let me know if you need help with anything! 🙂

Welcome back to the 2020-21 school year! For just this week, all assignments will be posted here for students to complete. They are expected to be ready to work and beginning to complete assignments starting at 8:55 a.m. Remember to turn in the Morning Check-In form so I can take attendance for the day!

Tomorrow’s assignments will be posted by 8:30 a.m. Come back here on Monday morning to start working on them!

Contact me with any questions that you may have! 🙂