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Our nickname for the meet tomorrow is Quartana meet

OL Smith’s 6th grade orientation (May 6) has been cancelled until further notice.

5th grade Virtual Visit Apr 23, 1:30pm – Your Google Meeting Code is: “Happy”

We will be having another google meet on Wednesday, April 22 at 2:00 pm.  The purpose of this meeting  to check in and see how you’re doing.  I will be going over assignments for the week and can answer any questions you have.  If you need to ask me a private question we can set up a time.  We will also be setting the day/time for our next meeting.

 Directions:     

1.  In a web browser, enter https://meet.google.com/     

2.   Click Join or start a meeting     

3.  Enter nickname (this is the name of the meeting that I will be sending you)

Guidelines for Students:

1.  Take a look at your video BEFORE joining the meet/hangout.  Turning your camera off can reduce lag in the video so if you aren’t speaking consider turning it off. 

2.  When you enter the meet/hangout, mute yourself.  

3.  When you have a question, type in the textbox and wait for your teacher to call on you.

4.  When you have something to contribute to what is being said, but it is not your turn, use the chat feature in the right-hand corner.

5.  Wait for the teacher to call on you to unmute yourself.

6.  Only one student should talk at a time.

7.  Stay attentive.  Pay Attention to your teacher or other students who are speaking.

• We are suggesting students have a schedule for the following learning tasks. Students should begin their day with a healthy breakfast and begin on their learning. 
• Students should be taking lots of breaks. Students should be getting daily activity. Play board games, Go Noodle etc. 
• As a part of the Student Continuity of Learning Plan that has been provided by the district; we have guidelines that ensure the continuity of learning is provided for all students. 

Language Arts/Reading: 

• All students will be expected to read each day and write a summary of what they read for the week.  Students can read a book from their home library, read a story on raz kids or readworks. The summary should be 3-5 sentences long. This should be turned in on google classroom. 
• ReadWorks: All students should be signed up and working on assignments that are assigned on Readworks. There will be two assignments on Readworks this week. These will be due Monday April 27th

Our essential learning is Cause and Effect within and between text: 

The readworks article assigned for the week will focus on this skill. 

Writing: 

Informational Writing: Compare and Contrast: 

Watch the following video:

Read the following Articles: 

Art for Ocean animals

Drinking Water

Fill out a T-chart, double bubble,  or Venn Diagram:  Take notes on the video and closely read the articles. Answer the prompt below. 

Prompt:

Using your notes, write an informational piece that compares and contrasts the authors’ views on littering and pollution. You can include illustrations if you wish.  Include information from both texts to write about the topic knowledgeably. Use details from both passages and video. Include headings, facts, definitions and concrete details, examples and quotations.   Remember to use linking words and phrases to connect your ideas and conclude your writing in an interesting way. Also, remember to use correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing your informational piece. 

This should be 3 to 5 paragraphs long. Please turn in this writing piece into google classroom. This will be due on April 27th 

• All students will be expected to practice their weekly spelling words:

quadrilateral, pentameter,unicycle, triangle,polygon, quadruple, triangular, hexagon, pentagon, uniform, dodecagon, heptagon, polyhedron, quadrangle, biweekly, bilateral, kilogram, centimeter, millimeter,kilometer

Spelling activities can include: 5 times each, ABC order, rainbow words, or a practice test.  This is due by April 27th

Math:

We are moving on to Module 5 in Math. 

This week we will be working on Lesson 1 and 3.

 In addition we will be assigning optional ixl problems. 

Please use ZEARN as a resource and Embarc 

Please look for the Math Lessons on Google Classroom. 

Social Studies: 

Below is the resource we will be using this week for Social Studies: 

• textbooks.wmisd.org/Downloads/5th/5thGradeFull.pdf

Read pages p.109-115

Answer in a Google Document the questions below: 

1.How did the attitudes and beliefs of the Colonial American people change toward Great Britain and why? 

2.  What impact did the French and Indian war have on the beliefs and attitudes of the British and the colonists? 

3. What does Treason mean? Boycott? 

Science: 

Web of Life Newsela articles: “What is Biosphere?” 

Watch the following Mini-lesson on Mystery Science

https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/april-fools?code=45722d4739ea78c8a6a23b436d525480

Write a three-five sentence summary of the mystery science mini-lesson above. 

Thanks to everyone who participated in the google meet today. Itwas SO nice to see your faces. I miss you! Iwill be having anothersoon so don’t worry if you missed out. Please use the videomeetings as a chance tocatch up and ask me any questions thatyou have or need help with. See you soon and talk to you sooner!

Our google hangout is scheduled for Tomorrow, Thursday, April 16 at 1:30. Email invites were sent out to both parent and student emails. See you then!

Good Afternoon,
I am trying to learn new things with this remote learning business as much as you all are and I appreciate your patience with me. I attached a voice memo to an assignment on google classroom “Why does this rock look like a sponge?”. You can actually listen to me explain the directions and what the assignment is asking you to do. When I opened it I needed to click pause and then play twice to get it started so if you have trouble try that. Anyway, I would LOVE some feedback from you about using voice memos to explain assignments. So if you could please give it a listen and let me know what you think I would appreciate the feedback.
Thank you!

Good Morning,
Just a couple of quick updates:
If you haven’t already I would appreciate it if you could please fill out the survey/google form on my google classroom.
I am keeping track of students who do and do not turn in work. I will be contacting parents this week for those students who are not turning in work.
I have given feedback and returned work on google classroom so be on the lookout for that.
Lastly, I would like to schedule a google hangout to meet as a class for Thursday afternoon. Be on the lookout for that email in your student inbox. I hope to see all of you!
Have a good day,
Mrs. Quartana

We are suggesting students have a schedule for the following learning tasks. Students should begin their day with a healthy breakfast and begin on their learning. Take breaks in between learning: take a walk, Go Noodle dance, play a board game, etc. 

Go Noodle Link for sign up: 

GN_2905_Update Parent Invite PDF with Games CTA-V2.indd 

Language Arts: 

• All students will be expected to read for 30 minutes per day and write a summary of what they read per day. Students can read a book from their home library, read a story on raz kids or readworks. The summary should be written on loose leaf paper, turned in as email, or in google classroom. Please date each summary. The summary should be 3-5 sentences long. 

• All students will be expected to practice their weekly spelling words: 

essential, racial, influential, residential, special, confidential, commercial,

artificial, judicial, facial, superficial, potential, partial, sequential, initial, artificial, celestial, substantial, beneficial, crucial

Spelling activities can include: 5 times each, ABC order, use 10 words to write a paragraph, rainbow words, practice test. Not all activities have to be completed. 

Writing: Interview a family member. Write about your family member from the interview questions below: After collecting the following information write a story about that person. You can add to the questions or not ask all of them! Get creative!

What is your full name? Did your parents name you after anyone? What did people call you as a child? Do you have any nicknames?When were you born? In what city/state were you born?What is your first childhood memory?Did you have any siblings?What are their names and when were they born? Can you describe your siblings more? Favorite food? Least favorite food? Etc. 

Math:

The Fifth grade teachers agree that all students should be practicing their Multiplication math facts: students can create flash cards, or use the following website 

Math Flash Cards | Practice Math Facts

• Math:  IXL problems: please complete the starred standards:
• Fractions: 5.NF.A Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions.

• All Fifth Grade students have the following: Raz kids, IXL, and Zearn logins in their planners. Students are expected to log in daily and work on these online learning websites. The students in all three classrooms have used these in the classroom prior to this date. 

Social Studies: 

Below is a resource we will be using this week for Social Studies: 

• textbooks.wmisd.org/Downloads/5th/5thGradeFull.pdf

Read pages 60-66

Answer the following questions:

1. Why did different colonial regions develop? 

2. How did regions impact life in the emerging nation? 

Science: Mystery Science:

https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/april-fools?code=7de884a67399369ca8357cc84abc4616

https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/rock-sponge?code=08fbf55b7deb3b0d6716d9b6b9df382b

Write a three-five sentence summary of each mystery science mini-lesson above.