Notes and News From Mrs. MJ: October 2020

Sunday, October 25, 2020

Week of October 26-20

Important Information

Students need the following items for Related Arts this week:

Monday- Art-

4 different sized leaves

Tuesday- ECHO Lab-

1 empty water bottle (Gatorade and or soda bottle will work) & 1 ball of any size (sock ball will work)

Thursday- PE- 

broom & a sock ball

Friday- Maker Lab-

Materials for ONE of the following projects:

Cardboard Project

- Cardboard

(cereal boxes, shoe boxes, mailing boxes, snack boxes, toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls)

-Colored pencils, crayons, markers, sharpies

-Paper

-Pennies

Water Bottle Project

- Water bottles

-Vinegar (white)

-Food coloring (various colors)

-Oil (baby, canola,or vegetable)

*You only need items for one project (cardboard project or water bottle project).

Just A Few Reminders:

Have students check their bookbag to ensure they have the following items:

Books (Orange Reading Book, Green Math Workbook, Science Workbook, Handwriting Workbook)
Chromebook charger
AVID Binder
Writing Utensils (PENCILS, pens, erasers, pencil sharpener, etc.)
Coloring Utensils (crayons, colored pencils, markers, etc)
Bag of 25 small math counters (buttons, coins, dried beans, etc)

Please remind students that they should not have food or drink near their Chromebooks.

*Students should not eat or drink during Class Meet Sessions.*

Students should watch the Dolphin Update and complete the Morning Work each day at 8:30. This is posted each morning on our Google Classroom Main Page. We meet to review our work at 9:00 each morning.

Headphones may be helpful for students who struggle to focus with background noise.

Please encourage your child to work in a quiet location away from distractions.

Starting on November 4th, our schedule will be changing.

Please see below for the new schedule for our class.

(If any changes need to be made, I will let you know.)

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Week of October 19-23

Important Information

Students need the following items for Related Arts this week:

Monday- Art- 12 in (1 foot) piece of tin foil

Tuesday- ECHO Lab- 2 socks

Thursday- PE- broom & a sock ball

A Few Tidbits to help ensure that our eLearning continues to go smoothly:

Have students check their bookbag to ensure they have the following items:

Books (Orange Reading Book, Green Math Workbook, Science Workbook, Handwriting Workbook)
Chromebook charger
AVID Binder
Writing Utensils (PENCILS, pens, erasers, pencil sharpener, etc.)
Coloring Utensils (crayons, colored pencils, markers, etc)
Bag of 25 small math counters (buttons, coins, dried beans, etc)

Please remind students that they should not have food or drink near their Chromebooks.

(Students should not eat or drink during Class Meet Sessions.)

Students should watch the Dolphin Update and complete the Morning Work each day at 8:30. This is posted each morning on our Google Classroom Main Page. We meet to review our work at 9:00 each morning.

Headphones may be helpful for students who struggle to focus with background noise.

Please encourage your child to work in a quiet location away from distractions.

Reading

Wrapping Up Wolf! -Test on Tuesday

Asking and Answering Questions

Using Context Clues to Determine Word Meaning

Practice Links

Into The Book (Click on the Question Mark to practice this skill)

Language

Wrapping Up: Identifying Predicates (Test on Tuesday)

Practice Links

Review Video

Predicate Practice Quiz

Writing

Writing Personal Narratives- Focusing on Small Moments

Math

Chapter 2: Multiplication Strategies & Facts

Vocabulary:

multiple, Multiplication Property of Zero, Multiplication Property of One, Distributive Property

(Click HERE for flashcards.)

Practice Links

Multiplication Review Video

Social Studies

Finding Where We Live

Hemispheres- Northern & Western Hemispheres

Continent- North America

Country- United States of America

State- South Carolina

County- Richland County

City- Columbia

Science

Wrapping Up Habitats and Adaptations

Land Habitats Quiz on Wednesday

Next topics of study:

What are food chains?
How do changes in habitats affect organisms?

On Monday, students will be introduced to their STEAM Endangered Animal Project. Students will work on their project each evening at home. Their project will be due on Friday 10/30/20. Please be sure to review the project expectations with your child.

Practice Links

Crash Course Food Chain Video

Food Chain Game

Sunday, October 11, 2020

Week of October 12-16

Important Information

Be sure to check out this AVID Binder Check Video to help ensure your child's notebook is up to date.

Be on the lookout for an email about missing/incomplete work that students

need to complete.

Friday is Maker Lab! Students will need the following items:

Paper (2 sheets) Pencil Scissors Ruler

A Few Tidbits to help ensure that our eLearning

continues to go smoothly:

Have students check their bookbag to ensure they have the following items:

Books (Orange Reading Book, Green Math Workbook, Science Workbook, Handwriting Workbook)
Chromebook charger
AVID Binder
Dry Erase Board With Marker
Writing Utensils (PENCILS, pens, erasers, pencil sharpener, etc.)
Coloring Utensils (crayons, colored pencils, markers, etc)
Bag of 25 small math counters (buttons, coins, dried beans, etc)

Please remind students that they should not have food or drink near their Chromebooks. (Students should not eat or drink during Class Meet Sessions.)

Headphones may be helpful for students who struggle to focus with background noise.

Please encourage your child to work in a quiet location away from distractions.

Students should be appropriately dressed before they join the Classroom Meet Sessions.

*Please be mindful that the Chromebook cameras and microphones pick up everything in the background.*

Reading

Asking and Answering Questions

Using Context Clues to Determine Word Meaning