Kronk's 5th Grade Crew

For the week of 3/16-3/20 Due 3/22

Check the blog every Monday for the WEEKLY SCIENCE assignment.

Science Work – Ecosystems

ALL Math and Language Arts assignments for our time away are posted below. Follow the pacing guide. Should you have any questions, please reach out on REMIND.

Work to complete ALL of zearn M5 and into M6 (Mission 6 if you have time) – this will only help you be prepared for MSTEP in April.

Complete ALL of your Learn Book for M5 & Complete the entire Succeed M5 Book.

REMINDER: Succeed has practice pages with explanations of HOW to do something. Zearn has VIDEOS that explain HOW. Use the helpers to help you!

Videos for help will be posted daily for additional support. Check the blog frequently.

PACING GUIDE:

3/16-3/20: M5L1-M5L7 in learn and succeed

3/23-3/27: M5L8-M5L14 in learn and succeed

3/30-4/3: M15L11-L21 in learn and succeed

4/6-4/10: Ensure that ALL Mission 5 is completed in BOTH succeed AND learn and that ZEARN is COMPLETED through to Mission 6.

Reading – Where the Red Fern Grows with comprehension questions. Complete your books and continue to read for 30 minutes every day. Answer comprehension packet questions – this will be submitted when we return to school. The book and questions should be completed by 3/31. If you did not come pick up the book, you will need to go to the library to check one out, or purchase a copy through Amazon.

Be sure to take notes while you read (as annotations, as exceptional readers always do) as this will help you for your PAPER.

Writing – On April 1st, I will release the video for you to watch. You will be writing a Compare and Contrast paper comparing the book to the movie on Where the Red Fern Grows. This paper is a 4 paragraph paper with an intro, compare paragraph, contrast paragraph, and conclusion paragraph. Your body paragraphs will need to mention at least 3 similarities and 3 differences. That means your paragraphs will be considerable in length to ensure the details are all there. The paper will be due on GOOGLE DOCS 4/10. Remember to check indentations, grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Proofread – does it make sense? Read it to a family member – do they understand what you are saying? Remember the rule: 11, 14, 12 for font size and also to use Times New Roman, or Arial font types.

Need help constructing a good compare and contrast paper? Sure you do! We all do! Forget how to correctly use transition statements? Need more help? View the following video for additional help and go be brilliant~

Check the blog every Monday for the WEEKLY SOCIAL STUDIES assignment.

Assignments for Social Studies 3/16-3/20 ASSIGNMENTS DUE 3/22

1. Watch the following video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bW51Jnu9tQ and answer the three questions posed in the beginning by Ms. H. Record your notes on google docs from the video as well and the answer to the three questions. Watch the video as many times as you need.

• Go to the following link https://www.ushistory.org/declaration/lessonplan/frenchindian.html and read about the French and Indian War.

Your key questions to answer for this link are:

1. What were the British fighting for? What were the French fighting for?
2. How and why were the various Native American tribes involved in the war?
3. What were the consequences to the British, the French and the colonists at the end of the war?
4. The War’s over! As a colonist, tell us how you feel about the British, the French, and The Indians and why.

Answer these questions as a google document and submit all work to your teacher via google docs by 3/22

Just for fun

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2fjkNgQJTA
2. Watch 4 Liberty’s Kids episodes each week

REMIND and this iblog for any updates or notifications throughout our time apart. We will still be working and students will need to continue to work on assignments. Be sure that you are a participant of the Kronk’s Crew on REMIND by joining using class code @kronksc.

Stay safe and be well.

Love,

Mrs. Kronk

The most important thing that we ask from our families, faculty and staff is to strictly adhere to our policy on illness:

• Students must be fever-free (without the use of fever-reducing medications) for at least 24 hours
• 24 hours from last episode of vomiting and/or diarrhea
• Free of persistent coughing that interferes with daily activities
• To prevent the spread and recurrence of communicable diseases, students who are ill or absent from school for any period of time should report to the office first before directly going back to the classroom.  

The custodial crew has taken extra efforts to:

• nightly wipe down all surfaces such as door knobs, light switches, and handles with a strong antibacterial solution
• soap dispensers are filled at all times and napkins refilled

Students are encourage to: 

• Wash their hands  with soap for 20 seconds prior to eating their lunch and snack.
• Cover their nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing with tissue or bend of their elbow
• Avoid touching their eyes, nose and mouth
• Avoid close contact with anyone who is sick
• Cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched surfaces

You will write a paper to compare and contrast two colony groupings (New England, Middle, Southern)

You may use all your notes, worksheets, or the internet to help you.

You will have a complete intro paragraph, a compare paragraph, a contrast paragraph, and a conclusion paragraph (4 total paragraphs in all)

Remember to indent, watch grammar, check punctuation.

The following website can also be of value https://prezi.com/y_jgtn1nxvh1/compare-and-contrast-the-northernmiddlesouthern-colonies/

https://prezi.com/worl6nvfooko/13-colonies-comparecontrast-web/

Assignment:

Historical Background

Who, how, and why the colonies were settled made a big difference in the lifestyles amongst the three different regions. These differences were became more pronounced when it came time to create a government that would include these people with different beliefs and livelihoods.

New England came into existence with the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620. Ten years later the Puritans came to New England for religious reasons as well. The climate and geography dictated the lives of the New England settlers. The rocky soil and cold winters enabled its residents to specialize in fishing, shipbuilding, and manufacturing metal goods.

The middle colonies were settled by several European nations in the middle of the 17th century. In the middle colonies there was much diversity in how the people lived, from the religion they practices to the food they ate to how they made their living. The middle colonies’ geography and climate dictated how the settlers lived there as well. The winters were cold, but the summers contained moderate temperatures, creating a great environment for growing many crops. The forests in this region provided timber. The land also contained many valuable minerals to be mined. Colonists who didn’t farm or mine, might become artisans who worked in the market towns.

The southern colonies were established early on after the settlement of Jamestown in 1607. At first, the south also relied on the forests and the water, but tobacco and cotton later emerged as cash crops. Initially these crops were harvested by indentured servants, but with the growth of plantations, planters started to import slaves from Africa. In the South, there was a great divide between the rich and the poor. The Church of England was the dominant religion and the center of life for southerners. Laws were made by county governments and the economy centered around the large plantations.

Lesson Objective

Students will compare and contrast life in New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and the  Southern colonies, with an emphasis on how people interacted with their environment.

DUE 3/16/20

http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/subpred.htm

http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/satz/subpred.htm

Nominations are now open for the Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Student Choice Awards.   Four awards will be given out on April 23 – one each for preschool to second grade, third through fifth grade, middle school, and high school.  These awards recognize classroom teachers. 
Nominations are due by March 9.
Students can go directly to the online nomination form at:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DWpEQWTFrJg_Uoq2Fou-FjSbhN89Wu4V4Dsy3pk8zWc/viewform?edit_requested=true
They can read more about the award athttps://firstbell.dearbornschools.org/2020/02/10/nominations-now-open-for-alberta-muirhead-teacher-of-the-year-awards/
Thanks for your assistance, and to the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce for providing this award!

Lowrey’s Family night will be on Tuesday, March 3rd, from 3:15-4:15 in the cafeteria. Parents MUST accompany their child. 

Fun activities, nutrient information, and a raffle will take place. Can’t wait to see you all there!

Many students left their homework paper at school 🙁 If you are unable to print a copy of this paper, please hand copy the ENTIRE picture, have parents sign. This paper needs to be signed by a parent to verify that you read minutes a day. Please note, score on NEWSELA should be 75% or better*.