Category: Class News

Week 1 

Spelling Pattern Week 24:  /air/ & /ore/

1.stairs

2.airplane

3.explore

4.store

5.ignore

6.remainder

7.quotient

8.dinosaur

9.import

10.export 

You may practice words however you would like. Please write sentences for each word in a notebook.

ELA: IXL Skills – please look for starred skills 

O:1,2,3    P: 1,   Q: 1,     V.V: 3, 4,     F.F: 1, 2, 3,     C.C: 1, 2, 3 

Raz-Kids: 5 books and quizzes per week. Students can record their voice for reading. 

Math: IXL Skills: Fractions- please look for starred skills 

W: 1-20,  X: 1-10,    Y: 1-6, 9-12 

 ** continue working on multiplication/division basic skills, skip counting 

Writing: Students will write in their journals daily. Please have them date every page. They have a choice to write what they did that day or create their own story, opinion piece or research topic.  

GoNoodle:  Our class uses GoNoodle to stay active and engaged in the classroom with dance-alongs, yoga videos, mindfulness activities, and other awesome ways to move while reinforcing educational topics. Great news! Your family can make screen time active and play GoNoodle at home for FREE! 2 Great Ways to GoNoodle at home: GONOODLE VIDEO APP • Dance with fun videos that focus on fine and gross motor skills, cross-lateral movements, and coordination. • Move with GoNoodle mixes of favorite videos, packaged up for use at different times – bedtime, family time, and more. • Practice mindfulness with videos that teach kids how to de-stress, manage their emotions, and resolve conflict. GONOODLE GAMES APP The new gonoodle games app gets kids moving, ducking, dodging and holding a pose with fast paced mini-games. Download the free app on iPhone or iPad today! (Android coming soon) • You can pop bubbles with Flo Yo! • Race through space with Zapp Von Doubler! • Do yoga poses with Om Petalhead! • Make rockin’ music with Squatchy Berger! D

Science: Please click on the link. Watch the video and answer the questions in the journal. There are extended reading and activities for each lesson if you would like to complete. 

Plants- Lesson one: Why do plants grow flowers?

Also, many websites are giving free access to students and families. You may want to check out : Scholastic.com, ABCMouse, and Spelling City. Also don’t forget all the resources on Mrs. Ackerman’s iBlog.

Stay safe and stay healthy!

Ms. Alzaharnah and Ms. Marano will be emailing you links to join ClassDojo. ClassDojo is a communication tool that some teachers use. Please click the link and download the app. If you have not received an email with a link by Monday evening, please contact me by email – fowlerj@dearbornschools.org.

Please look for an email from Ms. Marano or Ms. Alzaharnah asking you to join their Class DoJo site. They will be posting grade specific activities and updates. You may also want to follow their iBlog as well. I will also update IXL for 2nd Grade. All they will have to do is log on to www.ixl.com/signin/roe, use their IXL login and go to the 2nd grade math and language arts tabs. Then just do the starred activities. Of course, you may have students practice their addition and subtraction facts as well.

Thank you and Stay Healthy!

Hello parents, 

For the next 3 weeks students will be working online due to statewide school closures. It is an expectation that students are working on online assignments Monday through Friday per district guidelines. 

Each week, of the three week closure, the third grade team will send a list of assignments that students need to complete per subject area. As a parent, you are also responsible to make sure your child is completing the assigned tasks. We will post on the blog weekly, so please check blog every Monday for a new set of assignments for your child to complete. If you have any questions, you may send us a message on the blog or via email. Please allow a few days for response due to high volume of parent communication.

Every student has IXL and RAZ kids log-ins and have been using them. If students are unsure of login and password it is an expectation of the parents that they contact the teacher to obtain login information. Supplies needed will be an electronic device to access assignments, and a writing journal. 

We are working as parents and a third grade team at River Oaks to ensure learning continues throughout this situation. We hope everyone stays safe and continues their growth in learning academics.

Many students left assignments and materials that they may need. The building will be open until 1:00pm. I have already put their materials on their desk for easy grab-n-go. Please check their lockers also.

Our learning plan will be up this afternoon.

Stay healthy!

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https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/zechar/

https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/webbl/

Students are able to come get school supplies and belongings this morning at 8:30. I have already gone through their desks and placed all work, books, and supplies that they might need on top of their desks to facilitate this. Please come do so. I have discovered that many students have left their reading books and other class assignments at school.

At this time, I am still unsure as how the next few weeks will look, but I will keep you updated as new information is released. Please remember that students have access to online learning sites IXL, Epic, Zearn, and Raz Kids.

Take care, curl up with a good book, and stay healthy!

Dearborn Historical Museum

Monday, March 23, 9-11:30. Cost $5/ student – Chaperones Free. Wear weather appropriate clothes. There are stairs. 3 Chaperones needed. May ride the bus.

We will be visiting Dearborn’s Historical Museum near the intersection of Brady and Michigan Avenue (only about 7 minutes away). We will be experiencing and learning about Dearborn in the early 1800’s. This is arranged through Dearborn Public Schools as part of our curriculum. We will rotate through 3 stations learning about planting, butter making, and family life. Then we will have a brief presentation as a whole class in the one room schoolhouse where we will do a lesson using slates and pioneer text books. We will then return to River Oaks to have lunch as usual. And then complete the rest of our academic day.

There will be another school group from Howe Elementary and I believe we are sharing the bus (the classes will sit on opposite sides of the aisle). However, they will have the opposite schedule as us. While we do stations, they will be in the school house and then we will switch. So there will be minimal, if any contact with them. I will bring hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes to use as needed.

Troy Historical Village

Wednesday, April 1, 9:00-2:30. Cost $2/student -$8/chaperone. Bring a bagged lunch and drink. 3 Chaperones needed. May ride the bus.

We will be the only group at this small village about the size of the River Oaks Playground. We will be eating lunch there. I will bring hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes with me to ensure a clean safe environment for our students and staff. The only people we will have contact with are the museum workers.

Lansing Trip – 3rd Grade Only

Friday, April 17, 7:00 AM-3:15 PM -Cost -$2/ student -$4/chaperone. 4 chaperones needed. Pack a bagged lunch and drink. Chaperones are responsible for a group at the museum. We will be on a charter bus.

Students need to be dropped off at school no later than 7:00 AM. Parents need to provide transportation to school.

We will be visiting the capitol building and the Michigan Historical Museum. More details will be coming home next week.

Please let me know by writing “my child will not attend” on the field trip note if you will not be sending your child.

As always, my first concern is the safety of your child. I will do all that I can to minimize any health risks on these field trips.

Wednesday, March 11 5:30-6:30	Bingo for Books- please RSVP Book Fair open during Bingo
Thursday, March 12	Spelling Test Book Fair shopping
Friday, March 13	1/2 Day of School Reading Logs due Classroom Bee Troy Field Trip Permission slip due
Tuesday, March 17	3rd Grade Math Test Guest Reader

Spelling Words

2nd Grade- silent letters: knee, gnaw, write, lamb, doubt, knot, gnat, wrist, thumb, debt, hundred, count, landform, subtract, addend

3rd Grade- /ere/ and/ier/: there, cashier, earlier, anywhere, flier, government, rights, public, common, goods. Plus 5 cold words with the same -ere/-ier pattern.