I’m going to start recording videos of our current novel, The Wish Tree. You will find the links in the page listed above called “The Wish Tree”. I’ll have them as chapters. I couldn’t remember how to pronounce Samar as a girl’s name, so I asked students to tell me if it’s Samar #1 (SAM-er) or #2 (Suh-MAR). Please let me know in the comments below!
Week #2
Greetings! I hope that everyone is doing well and has been able to access the new set of assignments under the “Remote Learning Tab”. If you are having trouble, please use the graphic below to help you!
I will be recording a video this morning of “Wishtree” and posting it on the blog. If you haven’t taken the survey yet for the app you prefer for online community circle with your student and the class, please do so by clicking here Survey.
Information from Dr. Maleyko
Starting Monday, March 23, the Administrative Service Center will no longer be open but, just like our schools, the work will continue. Our staff will transition to working at home and to make sure we continue to deliver services to the public, I would like to share the following contact numbers and emails:
- General Information- 313 827-3006 communicatons@dearbornschools.org
- Social Emotional Hotline- 313 827-8500 dss@dearbornschools.org
- Tech Support- 313 827-8400 parenthelp@dearbornschools.org
- Student Services- 313 827-3068
- Special Education- 313 827-7050
Fun and Fit Activities for Home
I found a great resource for fun activities to try at home to help beat boredom. It’s totally reasonable and understandable that our children are getting emotionally and physically tired from the quarantine. Keep in mind, they’re used to spending the majority of their day interacting with peers and following a structured schedule. Here are some ways to help your children get active and creative. Fun and Fit Activities
Go Noodle + DShines
I’d also like to encourage you to go to GoNoodle. The invitation with information about accessing it is here: Invitation
Here is a link from our DShines team that will provide you with daily fun activities and recipes/information for good food to snack on! DShines
Funny Friday!
OK Third Graders! Here’s your chance to check in with a Virtual Community Circle. Today, we are sharing a funny joke or riddle! If you have one, submit it in the comments below and we can all share a laugh together!
Type your joke in the comment box below! To read other jokes kids have posted, click on the “thoughts”.
Shout Outs!
Shout out to the students who have successfully worked on and submitted their Opinion Papers
Oliver, Lillian, Hala, Fatima, Farrah
Shout out to students who have been working on math in Zearn!
Fatima, Kai, Yasmeen, Mahdi, Julia, Farrah
Please submit the survey
Haigh Chromebook survey, click in the blue
Survey deadline will be Sunday, March 22nd)
Completing this survey will allow you to pick up a Chromebook for remote learning. The pick up date will be announced soon.
Accessing Assignments
I decided to make it easier to access the assignments from the main menu that is located on the top bar of my blog. Click on the page link “Remote Learning Assignments” and you will find a page that provides a description of every assignment listed by week.
There will probably be a lot of information posted on this blog in the weeks to come and assignments can be easily “buried”. I want to make it easy for your child to access the remote learning.
Technology Survey
Please see the attached survey in regards to technology access at home. As a building we want to see who may need to borrow a chromebook over the next few weeks to help with their students’ remote learning. These results are confidential to the school and will be shared with the necessary classroom and resource teachers and administrators only. Please complete this survey as early as possible. Thank you.
HAIGH TECHNOLOGY SURVEY
Logging in to Google Classroom
Click the link for a tutorial on how to log in
Learning Plan for Week 1
Art Class
You Gotta Have ART! 🙂
Art assignments will be given through google classroom. classroom.google.com
Please make sure you sign up for the “specials” course, EXAMPLE: Sellers Specials 19-20.
The code for each class is available on Mrs. Buenting’s blog. https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/buenting/
Art assignments will be given once each week on Wednesday. Make sure you are signed up no later than Monday, March 16.
Keep those creative minds working!
Reading
Read from a novel daily for 30 minutes. Each day, write a one paragraph “Somebody Wanted But So Then” summary and identify 2 words that you used context clues to define. Copy the sentences that include the interesting word and the context clues you used. Circle the interesting word and underline the context clues. Staple all of your work together and turn it in when we return. Each day’s entry will be worth 5 points. If you’re having a hard time finding books to read, check out the Storyline link from the State of Michigan.
Common Core Ready Workbook: complete pgs 154-159
Scholastic News Non-fiction reading. Learn at home lessons for 20 days. Follow the directions found on Google Classroom for Scholastic News. Each article’s entry into the google doc is worth 3 points (15 points for the week).
Writing
Writing Prompt for the week: Is it better for students to learn at home or at school?
Write a 5 paragraph opinion essay. Use the graphic organizer to plan your writing. Click the link and print. Graphic Organizer
You will need to complete the paper on Google Classroom. This paper will be due on Monday, March 23. It will be graded and returned on Google Classroom. Here is the rubric that will be used (it’s also added to google classroom). Make sure to submit the paper.
Math
Complete lessons 14-17 using the links below and the corresponding homework assignments in the blue dot workbook. I will be checking in the workbook pages. If you did not bring home your workbook, you will need to click on the link below for the lesson pages. This is actually a copy of an “old” teacher’s manual. You will need to scroll down to UNIT D, lessons 14-17 homework pages. The workbook pages are listed as well as the entire lesson sequence. Just print out the workbook pages, otherwise you’ll be printing about 380 pages if you click print for the whole document!
Unit 5 Video Tutorials Video lessons directly aligned to Eureka Math on YouTube
Zearn – Online lessons aligned to Eureka Math
Math Card Games–to work on Fluency, play a couple of rounds of the Multiplication Number Battle Game daily! To reinforce what we’ve learned in fractions, try the Fraction Number Battles (greater than OR less than versions are both available). All you need is a deck of cards! The directions are found on this link, along with some other terrific card games! Eureka Math Card Games
Science
Mystery Science: How do germs get inside your body? Watch the episode and vote for the next lesson you’d like to see! Include some of this information in your Opinion Paper for an extra credit point!
Social Studies
Click the link below and read about the process for how a bill becomes a law in our state legislature.
Learn about how a bill becomes a law
Click the Schoolhouse Rock Video to watch a cartoon version of this concept. It works the same at the federal and state levels.
School Away From School
As we enter into an extended period of time away from school, I want to take a moment to familiarize my third grade families with what will be a new normal when it comes to academics. First, I want to encourage everyone to stay informed by checking in with my blog, the Haigh School Blog, Mr. Short’s Blog, Dearborn Public School’s Website, and to find a news source that reports current information that you trust. This will provide you with an updated view of what is happening across the district and allow you to proceed through these next few weeks with confidence.
Many parents have expressed concern about maintaining a routine that supports learning while school is closed. Our third grade team worked together to develop a consistent plan for each of our classrooms. I will be posting weekly goals for each subject area. You are encouraged to have your student complete work that will be posted here on my blog. Keep in mind that even though your third grader is not in school, learning opportunities are all around us. These posts will be designed to help your child maintain and grow academically over these next few weeks. Check in every Monday morning for the goals. In the meantime, I found this terrific schedule that I thought would help families maintain a sense of routine with young learners.