May 11th to 15th

Good Morning 4th Grade Families! 

We only have 24 more school days until the Last Day of School (Thursday, June 11th)

There are TWO Student Material Pick Up DAYS this week. Please come pick up your student’s belongings on Thursday, May 14th AND Friday, May 15th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. We will be posting more information about how this process will go later this week. 

Here is a simple checklist for all the assignments due by Sunday, May 17th.

Parent and Student Assignment Checklist for the Week:

• Daily Math Homework
• Zearn Lessons
• (1) Reading Article on Google Classroom
• Writing Prompt on Google Classroom
• (1) Science Assignment on Google Classroom
• (1) Social Studies Assignment on Google Classroom
• Seesaw Fun Activity 
• Math Exit Ticket on Friday 
• Art and Music Assignments on the Art Google Classroom

Homework and Announcements for the week:

No More Google Meet Sessions! We are no longer allowed to use Google Meets as a Communication Tool for the Students. Please be patient as the district is trying to find the safest way to live chat with our students. 

Office Hours

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:35 am to 3:35 pm All 4th Grade Teachers can answer questions via email, class dojo, or blog 

Homework

(20 minutes) Math: This week we are starting on NEW AND LAST UNIT: Geometry! Students will have homework every night with an exit ticket given on Friday. We will do Lessons 1 this week. Please be sure to do the Zearn lessons assigned below. This will help students learn the content that I will be teaching. 

Math Book for the next 4 weeks (Do not print every page! Please only print the pages needed for this week): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bhexUKaq2Cut4HY8Xlhlgg0C2XCxAVMa/view?usp=drivesdk

If you do not have a printer, please do math problems on a piece of paper or in a notebook. 

Zearn Lesson: Module 4 Lesson 4(Finish this lesson by Sunday, May 17th)

Here are the Problem Set and Homework pages for the week:

05/11 (Lesson 1) Problem Set: pg 1 #1 a-g and #2 a-g 

(Lesson 1) Homework: pg 3 #1 a-g and #2 a-g 

05/12 (Lesson 2) Problem Set: pg 5 #1 a-j and pg 7 #3 a-c

(Lesson 2)Homework: ppg 8 #1 a-j and pg 10 #3 a-c

05/13 (Lesson 3) Problem Set: pg 12 #1, #2, and #3

(Lesson 3)Homework: pg 15 #1, #2, and #3

05/14 (Lesson 4) Problem Set: pg 18 #1, #2, #3 and pg 20 #6

 (Lesson 4)Homework: pg 21 #1, #2, #3 and pg 23 #6

05/15 Exit Ticket

(20 minutes) Reading We will have a reading assignment assigned on Google Classroom. The expectation is to read and answer the questions by the end of the week. The articles will be posted on Monday. Remember to spend time on iReady, too. 

Reading – only 1 assignment

1. Reading – poetry

      Watch the video and read the poem. Then answer the three questions.

(20 minutes) Writing Prompt

This week we would like you to write a letter to a teacher who really helped you through a problem or challenge, or to a former teacher. 

(20 minutes) Science on Tuesday:

Read the article that is linked on Google Classroom: Tuesday Science -How does your brain control you?.

FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THE ASSIGNMENT. When you are done with the video do the assignment on the Google document. Write on that attachment and then submit. I will grade it after I receive it. 

 (20 minutes) Social Studies on Wednesday:

There will be a lesson posted each Wednesday for Social Studies on Google Classroom. There are two assignments this week. First, think about all the “essential” workers who are making our lives healthier and happier: doctors, nurses, first responders, postal carriers, grocery store workers, truck drivers, farmers,and a whole lot more. Your assignment is to make a sign showing your “thanks”. I have seen some in my neighborhood -on lawns and in windows.

Second, read about a famous architect who created a very controversial sculpture that sits in front of one of the most famous museums in the world-The Louvre in Paris, France. This week’s theme is how ART communicates to our communities!

(20 minutes) Fun Activity on Seesaw

Lines, Line Segments and Angles, Oh My!

If you are from Ms. Cronin’s class please use these directions:

1. Go to app.seesaw.me
2. Choose “I’m a Student”
3. Type in the code: LNPZ DEBV. This code expires on April 23, 2020
4. Finish creating your account using your school Google account 

If you are from Ms. Vuichard or Mrs. Greco’s Class use these directions:

1. Go to app.seesaw.me
2. Choose “I’m a Student”
3. Sign in using your school Google account Click on your profile icon on the top left
4. Find the Assignment and read the directions.

Science Enrichment Assignment 5./14-5/20: https://forms.gle/H2ZYHsyMuh9ofuSd7

• Science Reading & Comprehension Activity: Read “Solids, Liquids, and Gases”, then answer questions.
• Science Challenge: Oobleck DIY (do it yourself)

The link will take students to a Google Form where they will complete their science activity for the week. Please ask them to read all the questions before starting the assignment. They have until May 20th to submit the form.

Every Thursday students can start their science enrichment activities and will have until Wednesday the following week to submit them.
For any questions or concerns, my email is: alsaadz1@dearbornschools.org

(20 minutes for each subject) Art/Music/Technology: Art, Music, Technology assignments will be given through google classroom. 

Steps to Get to the Art Google Classroom

1. Click: Classroom.google.com 
2. Press the plus sign in the upper right hand corner.
3. It will now ask you for a class code. Please pick your class’s code below.
   1. Cronin: ecstw2g
   2. Greco: q2i7swt
   3. Vuichard: vzfxmhk

 (20 minutes) P.E.: Check out Mr. Peecher’s Blog for Daily Workouts: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/ peecher/