At this time, all of you have received an email with a list of logins, resources, and links to help forward your child’s learning. Please check the email you provided to me when I gave you my communication preference form to fill out at the beginning of the year.

Students will receive feedback on Monday’s work by the end of this evening.

Music Work for the Week

Ms. Baloga posted on the stream yesterday. Here is her assignment for each grade:

Hello Ms. Juntunen’s 4th grade students,
While we are off staying healthy and safe there are a few things that you can do to keep your skills fresh.
1. If you have not finished your recorder belts, this is a great time to practice and test through google voice to get these finished.
2. If you have finished your recorder belts, you can go onto Musicplayonline.com
Your user name is Snow and your password is 2020.
On this website scroll down and locate the Recorder Unit. There are 23 songs that you can play through to review many of the notes and musical concepts you have learned.
3. All of you may enjoy visiting this site. You will find many music games to review such skills as note reading, rhythm, dynamics, and pitch.
Enjoy this site, I look forward to hearing about your favorite activities. Mrs. Baloga

Hello Ms. Juntunen’s 5th grade students,
Below you will find a great musical activity for the week. Many of the boxes are interactive, so when your mouse hovers over the box the cursor will change to the hand, click on it and it will take you to the link.
Have fun and see if you can accomplish all of the boxes for a complete BINGO.
Mrs. Baloga

PE

Check out Mr. Harvey’s PE assignment for the week if you haven’t already!!

Math

4th Grade: Module 4 Lesson 10. The assignment on Google Classroom is called “Wednesday Math – Module 4 Lesson 10.”

5th Grade: Module 5 Lesson 2. The assignment on Google Classroom is called “Wednesday Math – Module 5 Lesson 2.”

ELA

1- ReadWorks. 4th Grade has one longer assignment, and 5th grade has two shorter ones due. Check the “reading” section on the “classwork” tab.

2. Read 30 minutes of a chapter book, of course!

3- Read aloud of the end of Chapter 30 of Holes. Students can participate in the live lesson at 12:30 on Zoom OR listen to the YouTube videos on the assignment on Google Classroom.

Here is the link to the live Zoom lesson: https://zoom.us/j/267730219

Please note: the Zoom lessons have been interrupted by my poor internet connection (I have three people in my house using the internet to work from home). If this issue persists, I will announce a change in the time in lessons to a time when I can trust to internet to be more reliable.

Science

Students have a short video to watch about how germs enter the body, and then will answer quiz questions about it. The assignment is under the “science” section of the “classwork” tab.

Social Studies

Perhaps I will get to it Thursday and Friday…otherwise, we will focus more on social studies next week.

Sharpen the Saw Challenge: Make a list of 10 things you are grateful for.

Need Help?

I will be available from 9 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Friday on the following platforms:

-Remind (link: https://www.remind.com/join/msjuntune)

-Email (juntuna@dearbornschools.org)

-I can also set up a phone call with you for the following day if you need support that cannot be fully addressed over Remind or email. Since I will also be focusing on my family during this time, I cannot guarantee a same-day phone call.

Details of each assignment are on Google Classroom under the “classwork” tab.

PE

Mr. Harvey has posted a lesson for the week on Google Classroom! You will find it at the top of the Google Classroom page 🙂 Complete it sometime this week.

Math

4th Grade: Do Module 4 Lesson 9 on Zearn.

5th Grade: Do Module 5 Lesson 1 on Zearn.

ELA

1- Spelling: Use your spelling words from last week to write a story that includes all 10 words. Turn it in on Google Classroom. It’s under “Writing” assignments on Google Classroom.

2- You will see an assignment called “Chapter 29 and 30 of Holes.” There will be a LIVE read aloud of Holes at 12:30 today, and every day. The assignment includes the link to that, and the link is also below:

https://zoom.us/j/267730219

Students can ALWAYS join at this same link. If you cannot participate in the live lesson, students are expected to turn in the assignment by following the instructions and using the resources on the post.

3- Students also need to complete the Lesson 28 read aloud assignment if they missed it (students who already participated won’t see this assignment). It is titled “Chapter 28 of Holes” and it is due today as well.

4- Also, read 30 minutes from a chapter book, of course! This will be an assignment they need to mark as “done.”

Science

Students will wrap up our lesson about hurricane preparedness and take a quiz about it. They can watch the lesson as many times as they need to before turning in the quiz.

Sharpen the Saw Challenge

With an adult’s permission, go take a walk! Details are on Google Classroom. This will be an opportunity to earn extra credit on the “life skills” part of your report card.”

Need Help?

I will be available from 9 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Friday on the following platforms:

-Remind (link: https://www.remind.com/join/msjuntune)

-Email (juntuna@dearbornschools.org)

-I can also set up a phone call with you for the following day if you need support that cannot be fully addressed over Remind or email. Since I will also be focusing on my family during this time, I cannot guarantee a same-day phone call.

Good morning! Below is a list of all the assignments due today. They are on Google Classroom under the “Classwork” tab.

Please note: getting logins to everyone will take more time than expected. I won’t be able to get student logins to most of you until Tuesday because I left my records of your contact information in my classroom and cannot access the building until Tuesday. Your student will need nothing but their Google Account to access resources until then. All of you will receive a letter with your student’s logins and a list of resources by Tuesday evening.

Math

4th Grade: Lesson 9 of module 4. The assignment on Google Classroom is titled “Monday Math – Mod. 4 Lesson 9.” Students need to take a picture of their answers on the PROBLEM SET and turn it in.

5th Grade: Lesson 1 of Module 5. The assignment on Google Classroom is titled “Monday Math – Mod. 5 Lesson 1.” Students need to take a picture of their answers on the PROBLEM SET and turn it in.

Here is a video that shows how students can turn in a picture on the assignment:

Please look over the assignment and help students complete the steps one at a time. It will take some practice for students to confidently do each step on their own.

Read Aloud

Students should tune in to the live read aloud of Holes at 12:30 pm on Zoom OR listen to chapter 28 and 29 of Holes (starting at 5:46 on the first video below, then ALL of the second video) on their own time. Students should tune into my read aloud if possible because it will include a lesson on grade level skills.

The link to the Zoom classroom will be posted on Google Classroom at 12:25 pm at the top of the main page tomorrow. Attached to the post will also be copies of the pages in case you choose to read the book aloud to your child.

ELA

Today’s readings will help students understand diseases and the germs that cause them.

4th Grade: ReadWorks assignment “Antibiotics: Use Them Wisely.” Students need to read and listen to the passage, and answer the questions to the best of their ability.

5th Grade: ReadWorks assignment “Meet the Microbes.” Students need to read and listen to the passage, and answer the questions to the best of the ability.

Students should also read a chapter book for 30 minutes.

Sharpen the Saw Challenge

Under “7 Habits” on Google Classroom, students will see there is a challenge to do 50 jumping jacks. If students do this task, they can click “Mark as Done” and I will give them extra credit on the Life Skills part of their report card!

Need Help?

I will be available from 9 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Friday on the following platforms:

-Remind (link: https://www.remind.com/join/msjuntune)

-Email (juntuna@dearbornschools.org)

-I can also set up a phone call with you for the following day if you need support that cannot be fully addressed over Remind or email. Since I will also be focusing on my family during this time, I cannot guarantee a same-day phone call.

Hello everyone! We are gearing up for our first week of online school. At 8 am every school day this week, I will post on this blog listing the assignments for the day. All assignments for that day will also be published at 8 am on Google Classroom. The assignments will considered “on time” as long as they are turned in any time that day to allow for families’ different schedules.

Math

Using videos, online resources, and printable worksheets, we will move forward with Eureka math.

5th Grade

We will do module 5 lessons 1, 2, and 3 this week and make sure we are keeping up on Zearn. At the end of the week Friday, all 5th graders should have finished Module 5 lesson 3 on Zearn.

Please note I will be moving all students back to the start of Module 5 to make sure they are getting support with the correct skills.

4th Grade

We will do module 4 lessons 9, 10, and 11 this week and make sure we are keeping up on Zearn. At the end of the week Friday, all 4th graders should have finished Module 4 lesson 11 on Zearn.

Please note I will be moving all students back to Module 4 Lesson 9 (if they were ahead) to make sure they are getting support with the correct skills.

ELA

I will be reading aloud our class book, Holes by Louis Sachar, from 12:30 pm to 1 pm each day on Zoom, a virtual teaching website. Participating in the lesson as it’s happening is optional. Students will be given access to a video of the book read aloud to listen to on their own time, and parents, guardians or siblings could also choose to read the book aloud to students as a bonding activity. We will read chapters 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34 this week. Students should finish reading or listening to chapter 34 by Friday.

Students will have three assignments on Readworks due this week to help them maintain their nonfiction reading skills.

Students will still do spelling. They will have have two assignments on the spelling words. We will use the spelling words from last week because students did not test on them.

On Friday I will send out a small group assignment to each reading group to be completed by the following Friday. Some students are in more than one reading group, but students will only receive one assignment.

All writing will be tied into science or social studies.

Science

To manage work load, I am only doing two science assignments this week. Students will do one to wrap up the lesson we did not finish last week, and one short one about germs.

Social Studies

5th Grade

Fifth graders will write a paragraph describing the colony of Pennsylvania this week.

4th Grade

Fourth graders will finish writing their paragraphs about their branch on the federal government this week. Students got a great head start on this. Some might have to start from scratch if they were unable to get their notes from school, but I will provide supports to make this easier.

“Sharpen the Saw” Daily Challenge

“Sharpen the Saw” is one of the Seven Habits from Leader In Me. When we take care of ourselves by staying active, eating healthy, and resting our bodies and our minds, we “sharpen our saws” so we can do our best work and be our happiest selves.

Each day, students will be given a TOTALLY optional challenge to Sharpen the Saw, like taking a walk, stretching, or writing in a journal. Students will get extra credit on the “life skills” part of their report card. All they will need to do is read the challenge, complete the challenge in their home, and then hit the “Mark as Done” button to turn it in.

Request for Your Flexibility and Patience

Please keep in mind that this is a completely new process for Dearborn, and that the district and State of Michigan are still forming their recommendations about what each teacher and student should be doing daily. While I have received extensive training in teaching classes online, it is impossible for me to predict how this first week of assignments will work for your unique family. Please provide me feedback throughout the week about how this new style of learning could be improved to best help your child. I want nothing more than for our students to be happy, safe, and to continue learning.

My Availability

Again, I will be available from 9 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Friday on the following platforms:

• Remind (link: https://www.remind.com/join/msjuntune)
• Email (juntuna@dearbornschools.org)
• I can also set up a phone call with you for the following day if you need support that cannot be fully addressed over Remind or email. Since I will also be focusing on my family during this time, I cannot guarantee a same-day phone call.

Stay safe, everyone!

Hello everyone! I have information I want to pass on to us all as we prepare for online assignments to begin Monday through Google Classroom.

Student Well-Being

For children and adults alike, unexpected changes in schedule and environment change have negative effects on emotional physical well-being. Below, I have posted some recommendations from Dr. Pam, a child psychologist I know personally, to help our students adjust during this time.

I personally struggle a lot with changes in schedule, so I will be following these recommendations myself each day! I will continue to share resources to help us support our student’s well-being. I share this information because our students have to feel well in order to learn well, and their safety and security always comes first.

Log Into Google Classroom this Weekend

Each student should practice logging into Google Classroom this weekend. On the stream (the main page), there will be a post from me asking students to comment when they have logged on. This will show me how successful we have been at logging on at home.

Google Classroom is an app for smart phones as well as a website, and while it will be easier for students to use it on the computer, students can access it on smartphones too.

Yesterday, I provided our code for Google Classroom. Please keep in mind that you only need to use that code when you first enter the classroom (students have already added themselves; parents, please use the code if you would like to join the classroom.)

Below are instructions students can follow to log in each time. Students will be able to access the Google Classroom as long as they have logged into their student Google account and go to the Google Classroom website, https://classroom.google.com/

Here is a link to instructions for how students can log into Google Classroom each time they need to: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PHoRXk1V8kQWIh0OJ8qMXzJkFsNta7gRtVf2vhChOo8/edit?usp=sharing

A Breakdown of How Online Learning Will Work

Dearborn Public Schools has required that students be engaged in assignments every day to maintain their progress and forward their learning. Here is how this will look each day and each week:

Each Sunday, I will post a “Week at a Glance” summarizing the assignments students be assigned expect each week.

Then each week day day in the morning, I will post a list of the assignments to be done that day, as well as any announcements.

That day’s assignments will be found on Google Classroom on the “Classwork” page. Some assignments may have a due date several days away, but the majority will be due that same day to ensure students are working on academic skills each day.

Students will turn in their work through Google Classroom. Often, they will type their responses on a Google Doc included on the assignment. Students also will print some assignments out or write them out on a piece of paper. Students should take a clear photo of their work and turn it in as a comment on the Google Classroom assignment. I will provide video tutorials about how to do these things.

All work will be graded within two school days of when it was assigned. For example, if students get an assignment Tuesday morning, they should receive it by the end of the “school day” Thursday.

What You Can Expect of Me

Today, tomorrow, or Monday each family will receive a personal letter from me over email that lists all your students’ login information for Zearn and the other apps we will be using. Please be patient as this is a lot of information for me to compile. Reach out to me if you have not received the letter by 3:30 on Monday. It will be sent to whatever email you have listed on your communication preference form when I sent that out in November.

I will be available between the hours of 9 am and 3:30 pm Monday through Friday via email (juntuna@dearbornschools.org) and the Remind app. You can expect a response from me within an hour of when you send your request or question.

Please make sure you are on my Remind page. This is my back-up for communicating with families. Here is the link to join: https://www.remind.com/join/msjuntune

If you feel your request or question cannot be resolved over email or Remind, send me a message and we can schedule a phone call for the following day.

As previously stated, you can also expect a morning blog post from me Monday through Friday, as well as a post sometime Sunday, and graded work returned to through Google Classroom within two school days.

One live lesson opportunity each day (optional): Each week day from 12:30 pm to 1 pm, I will be doing a live stream read aloud of the book we have been reading in class, Holes by Louis Sachar. The link to this live stream will be on Google Classroom. The live stream will be done through a website called Zoom, which is also an app for smartphones. I want to provide us a time to connect each day as a class for students who are able to participate at that time. For students who cannot participate at 12:30, I will provide a copy of the pages and a YouTube video that they can listen to so they can keep up with the story at a time that works better for them and their family. My hope is that even if students cannot participate each day, a few times a week they can use a family computer or smart phone to “meet up” with our class and continue to enjoy this book we love so much.

Until tomorrow,

Ms. Juntunen

The Plan Moving Forward

Hi families!

As of Monday, March 13th, we will be conducting learning online through Google Classroom. Information will both be on this blog and on Google Classroom. We will still be covering all content areas: math, reading, social studies, science, and writing. All assignments will be posted and turned in through Google Classroom, which students have already used daily in school.

Students will be expected to complete and turn in assignments online, just as they would turn assignments in to class. Students will receive grades and will be held accountable for this work even though they are not physically in school. The learning continues!

This is a new process for all of us in Dearborn, and communication will be key during this time. I appreciate your patience as I continue to get information from the district and state of Michigan and change our plan accordingly. Please check the blog every day in order to stay up to date on assignments and on changes to our online educational plan. We will continue with online schooling until the week of April 6th through 10th, which is our scheduled Spring Break. As of right now, we are scheduled to return to in-person classes Monday, April 13th.

Google Classroom Instructions

Over the weekend please help your students practice logging into Google Classroom at home. Your child needs to know how to use Google Classroom using their technology at home in order to continue building their academic skills.

Below I have included a link with instructions for how to get on to Google Classroom. Students should be able to get onto the site as long as they are logged in with their student google account and navigate to the Google Classroom website.

Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kF7k1fFQpaqYUsjerkTAYThABr4lCuEtngyx0IjF0fs/edit?usp=sharing

Please contact me if you have any difficulties. I will keep you updated every step of the way!

Today, students are able to come into the building to grab their belongings. I will be there to assist students and encourage them to bring all of their school work home. It would be helpful to send them with their backpack AND an extra bag so they can fit all their needed supplies.

Families, I highly recommend that you send in your student to briefly grab their folders and books if at all possible. We are going to transition to online schooling for the coming weeks, and students will be able to adapt to that best if they already have their current folders, books, and supplies.

School will be continuing in a new format: online. The district is still developing its online learning plan, so please watch this blog closely for updates about how lessons and assignments will work. I will update you whenever I have information.

Hello Lindbergh Families,
In an effort to help us prepare for any contingencies regarding the Coronavirus, please take a moment to complete the following survey regarding your access to technology at home. This is a school wide survey so we are asking that families with multiple students enrolled only provide the name of their oldest child on this survey. 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.  
https://forms.gle/HzhAvZxNCUz16Yq78
Thank you

Monday’s math test has been moved to Tuesday to stay on pace with the other 4th grade classes. This means our review session will be moved to Monday, and the study guide will not be due until Monday.

Hello all! It is a busy week at Lindbergh- and a short one with a half day Friday! Please read through the announcements below. Information about our activities in class will be included after that.

Tomorrow is Spring Picture Day!!

All students will get their picture taken, and then will have the choice to buy the picture or not once the proofs are sent home to families.

Tomorrow is ALSO the primary election day!

Please see the note below from Ms. Tiba about safety procedures in place herer at Lindbergh.

FIELD TRIP next Thursday, March 19th – permission slips due FRIDAY!

Permission slips were sent home today for a class trip to the Dearborn Symphony for 4th and 5th graders. No chaperones are needed, but students need to dress nicely. Please return this permission slip as soon as possible. There is no cost.

Homework

Just as always, day to day homework can be found at this link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yR_GuZ_epevjYIT2nWt4mDfh2K-qE-zk8qBIM4DnrR4/edit?usp=sharing

Math

5th Grade

Fifth graders are finishing their unit on fractions with a end of module test on Thursday. We will begin module six the following week.

4th Grade

Fourth graders are continuing to learn the math of lines, angles, and shapes. Students are practicing measuring angles with protractors this week. Students have a mid-module test NEXT MONDAY. The review sheet was handed out today and will be due Thursday to allow for review Thursday and Friday. Since students have less days at home to work on the review, I let them work on it in class and will tomorrow.

ELA

We are reaching the middle of our class read aloud book, Holes! We are doing work on this book related to describing characters, historical context, and point of view. Reading groups are continuing. Students launched into a new informational writing project today that they will be chipping away at for the next three weeks.

Social Studies

5th

Fifth graders will learn about the middle colonies, including the founding of Pennsylvania. Students will each be assigned a colony to write about for their informational writing project (see above).

4th

Fourth graders continue their study of the three branches of government. They will do their informational writing project (mentioned in ELA) on one of the branches of government.

Science

Students are doing an engineering project this week about how to prevent hurricane flooding. This is the last mystery in this unit. Next week they will complete a finalizing assignment and have their test the following week.

Spelling is up on Spelling City – https://www.spellingcity.com/users/JuntunenA