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Monday – Write about your favorite thing you did this summer and then draw a picture to go with it. Email me a picture of your writing and picture.

Tuesday – Write about what you are most looking forward to this year, draw a picture to go with it. email me a picture of your writing and picture.
Wednesday – write about your favorite book you read this summer and draw a picture of it. Email me a picture of your writing and picture.

Thursday- We have a long weekend! Draw a picture and write about what you would like to do over the weekend. Use your imagination. Email me a picture of your writing and picture.

Each one of these needs to be completed in the day listed. This is how I’m taking attendance this week. Once I receive your email I will mark you are present. Thank you.

Write about your favorite thing you did this summer and then draw a picture to go with it. Email me a picture of your writing and picture at paranag@dearbornschools.org. You can write on loose leaf line paper and send a picture to my email, or type a google doc and send it to me.

Each writing assignment nneds to be completed in the day listed. This is how I’m taking attendance this week! Once I receive your email I will mark you are present. Thank you.

Hello Lowrey Families!

Welcome to 5th grade! My name is Gina Parana and I will be your child’s teacher this year. 

Although this year will look different than years past, the whole Oakman team and myself are committed to working together to make sure that your child has a positive educational experience. We will accomplish this through the use of strong curriculum, relationship building and consistent communication. Please know that I am here to support your child in any way I can to help make this a successful and fun year! We are a team, and we can do this together! 

Please read through the following information thoroughly to ensure a smooth start to the school year. 

• The first week of school: August 31st – September 3rd 8:55am to 12:00pm.
  • The primary goals this week are:

1) To get to know each student. 

2) Teach students and parents the new technology tools. 

3) Explain student and parent expectations.

4) Material pickup from school (books, chromes, supplies/supply lists)

• Attendance: Student attendance is mandatory and counted at all live sessions. If your child is ill or otherwise unable to attend a live session, please email the teacher as soon as possible so that they may be excused. If the teacher is not informed it will be an unexcused absence. Live sessions are an important part of your child’s learning and cannot be made up at a later time.

• Grading: Students will be graded using the Dearborn grading scale (1-4). Students will be expected to complete work on time and to the best of their ability. Please contact your child’s teacher right away if you are having trouble completing assignments or experiencing technical difficulties so that the Oakman team may be of assistance. 

• Family-School Communication: All school-wide communications will be posted regularly through:

• http://lowrey blog. It is highly recommended that all Lowrey families subscribe to the school blog if they are not already.
• Email or robocalls
• Schoology
• District Blog (click here to subscribe)
• Please make sure that your contact information is updated and correct in Parent Connect to ensure that you receive all emails and phone calls.  You may also call Ms. Amged for help (9am-1pm).

* Sign up for the classroom blog: http://dearbornschools.org/paranag

• My district email: paranag@dearbornschools.org

Thank you for being a partner in your child’s education! 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Parana

Suggested School Supplies List

Pencil sharpener

5 different colored notebooks

5 different color folders

Loose lined paper

Sharpened pencils

Colored pencils

Washable markers

Glue

Dear Parent(s),

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Sincerely,

Mrs. Parana

Monday
May 18, 2020

Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! The weather is warming up, which means new things are coming our way:) I hope as new life begins to grow, so does extra happiness and peace in your life:))
I continue to miss you, think about you, and wish we were in school to finish out the year with lots of fun learning and growing together. Instead, we will do the best we can practicing together online. Life as we know it is so different, but we must learn to deal with surprises in life. We don’t always like surprises, but they will come, and anyone can handle surprises with the correct mindset.
We must “Go with the Flow” as you remember Mrs. Parana always saying to you. Life is full of surprises. If we are going to be happy, we must learn to adjust and appreciate even the negative things that happen in our lives. It is in those negative times that we learn and grow, just like the new life you see happening with nature. A beautiful butterfly doesn’t become that beautiful butterfly without going through changes. The changes aren’t always beautiful during the process. But, the end result is beautiful. It is the same thing with all of us. Dark or hard times lead us to beautiful times. We must learn to appreciate the hard times as a journey to something great. I believe the same will be true for you. Something great is going to happen to you in your future:) Reach for your dreams and believe you will get there. You can do it!

The past 5 weeks have been weeks of learning and growing even for me! I’ve been learning so much technology that hasn’t always been easy for me. But, just as you do your homework, I complete mine too each day. Soon, I hope to set up another classroom hangout either with the What’s App or with a new platform called The Big Blue Button. I will keep you posted on when we can have another classroom meeting remotely:)))
I’ll have more news about this as I learn more:))) I know everyone wants to see their friends, so I will try and set something up soon))) For now, here is a nice schedule for the week:)

View, refer to, or print the weekly calendar so that you can keep up with this week’s activities:)))))

Remote Learning for the Week of May 18, 2020

Overview for the week:)))

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Reading:  Read for 20 minutes on Epic, Study Island, Benchmarks, or your own good fit books:) Complete assigned reading on get epic and complete the quiz:)	Reading:  Read for 20 minutes on Epic, Study Island, Benchmarks, or your own good fit books:)Complete assigned reading on get epic and complete the quiz:)	Reading  Read for 20 minutes on Epic, Study Island, Benchmarks, or your own good fit books:) Complete assigned reading on get epic and complete the quiz:)	Reading  Read for 20 minutes on Epic, Study Island, Benchmarks, or your own good fit books:) Complete assigned reading on get epic and complete the quiz:)
Writing Respond to Readinghttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1JukqAydweworMmNoYojonVPQdwO_0zGJvlKXlgUSLcQ/edit	WritingRespond to Readinghttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1JukqAydweworMmNoYojonVPQdwO_0zGJvlKXlgUSLcQ/edit	WritingRespond to Readinghttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1JukqAydweworMmNoYojonVPQdwO_0zGJvlKXlgUSLcQ/edit	WritingRespond to Readinghttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1JukqAydweworMmNoYojonVPQdwO_0zGJvlKXlgUSLcQ/edit
Math Zearn for 20 minutes. https://www.education.com/workbook/independent-study-packet-2nd-grade-week-5/ Complete pg.  4.	Math Zearn for 20 minutes.  https://www.education.com/workbook/independent-study-packet-2nd-grade-week-5/ Complete pg.  15	Math Zearn for 20 minutes. https://www.education.com/workbook/independent-study-packet-2nd-grade-week-5/ Complete pg.  27	Math  Zearn for 20 minutes.  https://www.education.com/workbook/independent-study-packet-2nd-grade-week-5/  Complete pg.  34
Science:  See Class Dojo	Music: See Class Dojo	GymSee Class Dojo	Media See Class Dojo
Word Work Complete 20 minutes of Reading Eggs:  go to Clever.    Or https://www.education.com/workbook/independent-study-packet-2nd-grade-week-5/ Complete pg.  8.	Word Work Complete 20 minutes of Reading Eggs or https://www.education.com/workbook/independent-study-packet-2nd-grade-week-5/ Complete pg.  14	Word Work Complete 20 minutes of Reading Eggs:  Go to Clever.   https://www.education.com/workbook/independent-study-packet-2nd-grade-week-5/ Complete pg.  20	Word Work Complete 20 minutes of Reading Eggs:))) https://www.education.com/workbook/independent-study-packet-2nd-grade-week-5/ Complete pg.  26 Music

Word Work will replace Spelling this week.

Extra Websites:

2nd Grade

Math

• Zearn -Online lessons aligned to Eureka Math 
  • Creating an Account
• Moby Max – (Clever) – Wide variety of material available.
• BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and SEL information
• Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels.  Log in with Google.
• Math-A-Thon (math facts practice)- iLearn

Language Arts

• Storyline Online– The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.  
• Readworks–  Provides K-12 teachers with a large, high-quality library of curated nonfiction and literary articles, along with reading comprehension and vocabulary supports, formative assessments, teacher guidance, and more.  Must have an account, but they are free.
• MobyMax- Access through Clever
• ReadWriteThink.org– reading and writing resources across grade levels.
• BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and SEL information
• Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels.  Log in with Google.
• Pobble 365 (writing prompts useful across grade levels)- iLearn
• MAISA Reading and Writing Units- See DEC
• NewsELA- need a free account- standards-aligned reading activities
• Kate Messner’s Collection of Stories – Collection of stories read-aloud by authors

Science

• Mystery Science – Mystery Science features multimedia science units for K-5. Each lesson consists of a series of short videos and prompts guide student discussion. This is followed by an experiment that can be done at home. Teachers can send students specific lessons via a link. Students do not have to be logged on to Mystery Science! Click this link to MyPD to watch a video about how to find these student links and the different ways you can share the link with your class.
• BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and SEL information
• Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels.  Log in with Google.

Social Studies

• MI Open Book – Community Studies (Teacher Correlation Guide available in MyPD Remote Learning course)
• BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and SEL information
• Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels.  Log in with Google.
• NEWSELA Social Studies (K-12) – High quality social studies content – Take the pain out of finding, differentiating, and matching content to social studies standards with engaging and vetted texts, sourced from world-class content providers.

Hi Friends and Families,

Please visit Class Dojo and Google Classroom for the latest updates and class assignments!

Stay well and I miss you all!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Parana

Monday
April 27, 2020

Hi Friends,

Good morning everyone! I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Assignments:
Assignments are on Google Classroom. Student should spend about 2 hours doing school work. If students finish the assignments early they may visit Study Island, Edmentum, Zearn, or Reading Eggs by going through Clever.

Today’s Learning Agenda:

1. Morning Announcements
2. Listen to Reading
3. Respond in Writing
4. Writer’s Workshop
5. Math
6. Science Enrichment: Visit Mrs. Grucz blog for this week’s activities.
7. Language Arts Printing Practice
8. Spelling Activity


High Frequency Spelling Words

1. buy
2. sell
3. buyer
4. seller
5. your
6. wish
7. wash
8. very
9. use
10. us
11. want
12. use
13. upon
14. those
15. government


Have a wonderful day!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Parana

Schedule for the week

April 20th-April 24th

Daily Schedule

Monday-Friday:  Complete 2 hours of schoolwork:))))  Remember to take brain breaks, get outside to play and enjoy the fresh air when you can, and spend time away from electronics throughout the day!  Enjoy your week!

+Read for 20 minutes from books on Study Island.  

+Reading reflection 15 minutes look at the guide on google classroom and then write it on paper and send me a picture or type it in google classroom.

+Writing reflection 15 minutes look at the guide on google classroom and then write it on paper and send me a picture or type it in google classroom

+Math 20 minutes on Zearn or Edmentum

Social Studies can be accessed through Moby Max or integrated with other subjects.

Spelling:  Practice words in your own way each day:)))  

Words are:  

1.  happy
2.  slowly
3. lucky
4. neatly
5. messy
6. quickly
7. rainy
8. friendly
9. carefully
10. rainy
11. carefully
12. fact
13. vowel
14. whole
15. able

Monday 

Reading

Brain break with go noodle

Reading reflection

Writing 

Science with Ms. Grucz:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aA_—0bXrvyOtRVDeFv7DlEPkOqHT3l/view?ts=5e9785fd

Math: Zearn or Edmentum

Some helpful Links:

https://dearbornschools.org/ (Access Study Island, Edmentum, Google Classroom, Zearn, or Moby Max)

Online resources

math:

Edmentum (the rainbow “e” on clever)  

Go to assignments

Zearn

Access through clever

Study Island 

Access through clever

reading:

Benchmark

Benchmark is through ilearn

Study Island access through clever

Storyline Online

https://www.storylineonline.net/

Brainpop login-earle password oakman1

https://jr.brainpop.com/