4th grade with Miss. Norton

Good morning, Happy Thursday! I hope you are all having a wonderful week and continuing to grow our brains.

Here are today’s tasks:

Math: Zearn, Module 5, Lesson #4

Reading: Continue to finish reading and answering your comprehension questions from this week’s ReadWorks article.
Study Island reading: A new assignment has been posted on Study Island called “academic words,” it has opened at 8:30 and closes tomorrow at 8:00pm, make sure you complete this. Please remember that you have a goal of reaching 80%, make sure for every Study Island assignment that you are completing that you are reaching that 80% goal.

Writing: Write about if you could live in any state, what state would you live in? Why? Write about what you know about that state. Please make sure you are physically writing this out and sending me a picture on ClassDojo.

Science: There is a new study island assignment posted called “Weathering and Erosion,” make sure you complete this, this assignment closes on Friday at 8:00pm. Also, BrainPop, there is a new unit posted. If you have not signed in or completed the other unit “Space Flight” make sure you have completed this and the new unit that was posted today called “International Space Station.”

Spelling: Make sure you are practicing your spelling words, you have a spelling test tomorrow!

Yesterday I sent an invitation email to all student emails for a video conference call scheduled for tomorrow from 11:00-12:00pm. This is a chance to ask questions, review over any concepts anyone might have confusions on, and a chance to say hello! I hope everyone can join 🙂

Here are your ROAR announcements:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61YliqufEc0&feature=youtu.be

Here are some fun, interactive brain breaks for you, please make sure you are taking breaks throughout the day!

Have a lovely day! 🙂

Like

Comment

Good afternoon everyone! I have just sent out another invitation to all students emails for a conferencing session. During this session, you can video call with me to ask any questions you may have and I will answer them to my best ability. I did one yesterday, but I wanted to give everyone another chance to be able to ask me any questions they have. Our next online conferencing/meeting session is Friday 3/20/20 from 11:00-12:00pm, it is not mandatory this is just for me to be able to help you in any other way that I can.

Thank you,
Miss. Norton

Good morning! Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy.

Here are today’s tasks:
Math: Zearn, Module 5, Lesson #3
Reading: continue to finish, read, and answer comprehension questions from the assigned Readworks article for this week.
Study Island: there is a new assignment that was posted at 8:30 this morning, it is called “structures,” make sure to complete that to continue to grow your brain! 🙂
Writing: Write about something you would like to be better at. Tell me why you would like to be better at it and how you are going to get better at it.
Social Studies: there is a new assignment posted on study island, it opened at 8:30 this morning, called “Structure and function of Government,” make sure to complete that.
Spelling: continue to practice and study your spelling words, your test is on Friday 🙂

Please remember to not spend all day in front of the screen, here is a brain break for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAsP7TYPYcc

Here are your ROAR announcements:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNXUezxl8dg&feature=youtu.be

Have a lovely day! 🙂

Hello Families!

I wanted to wish you a happy St. Patrick’s Day! On my ClassDojo I posted a read aloud for today, I wanted to still be able to read to everyone! Enjoy the St. Patrick’s day story! 🙂

Thank you,

Miss. Norton 🙂

Good afternoon! Students should have just received an email invitation from me, this is for a video conference. It is today from 12:30-1:30pm, I will be on this conference. I wanted to give everyone a chance to ask any questions they may have about anything and answer them face to face!

If you are able to join, please join us today from 12:30-1:30! If not and you still have questions, feel free to message me!

Thank you,
Miss. Norton

Good morning, Happy Tuesday! I hope you all are having a Terrific Tuesday! Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!!
Here are today’s assignments:
Math: Zearn Lesson #2
Reading: Continue to read and answer the comprehension questions to: ReadWorks article “Why is the Moon So Scarred with Craters?”
Study Island, for reading, a new assignment is posted today at 8:30am called “Summarize,” make sure to complete this.
Writing: You need to create a leprechaun trap in order to catch the elusive creature who is supposed to visit your classroom. How are you going to design your trap? What supplies are you going to use? Where will you place it in hopes of catching the little green man who may be carrying four-leafed clovers?
Science: BrainPop “Space Flight Assignment” watch the movie, take the quiz, and conduct the vocabulary activity.
Study Island assignment for science, “Changes in Landforms” has been posted at 8:30am, make sure to complete.
Spelling: Make sure to be studying and practicing your spelling words!
1. oxygen
2. strap
3. bent
4. umbrella
5. shipment
6. prime
7. staple
8. because
9. hope
10. rumor
11. north
12. south
13. east
14. west
15. Location

Here are some fun and interactive brain breaks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59_j0CjY75U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O29e4rRMrV4
(rainbow breath)

Have a tremendous Tuesday! 🙂

Here are your ROAR Announcements!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0MVw83YUrg&feature=youtu.be

Hello Families!

I will be posting a morning message every day for students to listen to, continue to visit my ClassDojo to hear those messages 🙂

Thank you,

Miss. Norton

Good morning, Happy Monday! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! Here are today’s tasks:

Math: Zearn, Module #5, Lesson #1

Reading: ReadWorks article “Why is the Moon So Scarred with Craters?” and Study Island the assignment for today is called “Main Idea.” (this assignment opens at 8:30 and closes at 3:30 today). 

Writing: What do you do best? It can be an activity, a part of your personality or a special talent you have. Tell what it is and why you do it well. Make sure you write them out, take a picture, and send it to me. 

Social Studies: Study Island the assignment for today is called “Constitutional Principles of American Government.” This assignment opens at 8:30am and closes at 3:30pm 

Spelling words:
1. oxygen

2. strap

3. bent

4. umbrella

5. shipment

6. prime

7. staple

8. because

9. hope

10. rumor

11. north

12. south

13. east

14. west

15. Location

Here are some interesting, fun, and relaxing brain break videos for you! Please remember to not spend all day on the computer screen, take breaks! 

Brain breaks: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vuaCHEAs-4  (Yoga)

Have a Marvelous Monday! 🙂 

Happy Sunday!

Before our week starts of online learning I wanted to explain each activity and what is expected of students during this unfamiliar time to all of us.

Math:
Zearn Lessons will be given daily. My hope is that each student will log onto Zearn and complete 1 lesson each day. The lessons have been changed to Module 5, which is the module we are currently working on. It deals with fractions. Once they complete Lesson 1 the following day they will complete Lesson 2 and so on. Every Friday will act as a catch up day. If you could not get to a lesson you can complete it on Friday as make up.

Reading:
Each day there will be an assignment on Study Island. It will correlate with what we have been working on in school. Each assignment has 10 questions and they must get 80% to complete it. The assignments will be open from 8:30am-3:30pm each day.

Readworks:
Every Monday I will post a ReadWorks article that they can work on throughout the week. This will consist of a short passage with questions to answer after. They will be due on Friday night. If for some reason your child is not enrolled in our ReadWorks class here is the code: AQJG47

Writing:
There will be a writing prompt given Monday – Thursday. My expectation is that each student writes 5-7 sentences responding to the prompt. They will use complete sentences, capital letters and correct punctuation. Once they have completed the writing they can take a picture of it and send it on ClassDojo or send me the document on a Google Document. Each day I will share a few on ClassDojo so everyone can enjoy eachothers hard work! Friday will act as a catch up day for writing as well.

Spelling:
Monday the students will receive their spelling words. They can practice them throughout the week. On Friday, just like we would in school, they will be given a test. Parents or older siblings please test them on their words. When they finish it they can grade it themselves and send me a “Spelling Test Selfie” on ClassDojo!

Social Studies:
Every Monday and Wednesday a Social Studies assignment will be on Study Island. There will be 10 questions and it will be open from 8:30am-3:30pm

Science:
Every Tuesday and Thursday a science assignment will be on Study Island. There will be 10 questions and it will be open from 8:30am-3:30pm

As always reading 30 minutes from their reading bag is essential!

Other sites that can be used in addition:

Epic until 4:00PM
Rainbow e (edmentun through Clever)
Math-a-thon to practice math facts on iLearn
Prepdog.org

Our special teachers will also be posting activities for your children to do, here are their blogs for you to stay updated.

Coach Southers: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/southers/
Mrs. Hansen: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/hansend/
Mrs. F https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/oakmanmusic/
Mrs. Grucz: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/gruczl/

This will be a learning experience for all of us. Please don’t hesitate to reach out and ask questions. I will be readily available during the day to help! The expectation that all teachers have is that your child is still working on school work during school closures daily.

Hello Parents!

We are all aware that the Governor has shut down all schools across Michigan. Knowing this information the Dearborn District has come together with a plan of action for our students.

There will be a daily morning message on ClassDojo and my personal blog with activities for your child to do each day. Please check ClassDojo every morning to see what is assigned. Everyday will be about 2 hours of school work. This does NOT mean they should sit in front of the computer screen for 2 hours. For example, have your child do 30 minutes of work and then take a break. I will be posting videos about different exercises and brain breaks. Please use these daily!

The daily activities will consist of:

Study Island assignments
Daily Writing Prompts
Spelling Tests
ReadWork Articles
Benchmark Books Online
Reading 30 minutes
Zearn Lessons Daily

These assignments will begin on Monday, March 16th.

It is important for our students to continue reading and writing during this time of no school. Try to talk with your children about what activities they are doing each day. Keep those brains working. 🙂

If you have any questions, as always, please reach out. Thank you for ALL you do!!