Doing school this way is getting harder by the day and I'm sure you are feeling the same way. I know my own kids are resisting their e-learning work more and more and I'm sure you are seeing it too. 

 

Something that has really lifted my spirits are all the positive shout outs the kids are giving each other on our Seesaw blog . I love all the sweet messages being sent to one another. If you have not had the chance to look I recommend it. I am so proud of the kids, keep sending out those good thoughts!

 

Also keep an eye out for some "stickers" on your Seesaw work. Just another way to show students what an awesome job they are doing.

 

I think I'm going to lessen our work load in the coming weeks. There is a lot to be learned from spending time with family too. 

 

Math- We have just one math chapter left, Chapter 10. It is 4 lessons and then we are done. So for the rest of May we are going to have to do other things for math.

 

Reading- Raz-kids has been giving people all sorts of trouble. I don't know if it is because it is a free trial or just the amount of students using it now but it is not always cooperating. Only do a flight check if it is new, you only need to to it once. If you did an assignment and it says you didn't do it but you did you don't need to do it again. It will show as done to me. It seems like what I see doesn't always match the kids accounts. 

 

Science- We are done with the science book for the year. I will post a few more Matter activities this week and then that will be it. 

 

Religion- Bible stories

 

Writing- Nonfiction writing. I have some lessons for this that I'm going to try with the class over Zoom. I don't know how that will work but I guess we will try. I'm thinking smaller Zoom groups, 7 at a time, might work better than whole class. I'll send out a Remind with your meeting info. 

 

ABC Countdown- I'm going to start that on Monday instead of Wednesday. I will post a bunch of activities for the day, pick one or do them all. I hope this countdown will be a little fun for everyone. 

 

Take Care,

Mrs. Lindgren

 

 

I am going to start posting the e-learning activities at the top of the page instead of the bottom. That way you won't need to scroll through a months worth of stuff to find the current day. The resources for the day will be put at the top also. 

Thanks!

I guess I should have waited to hear the Governor's speech before posting this. I am so sad that our year together is ending the way it is. I feel very unsettled with the whole thing. I am going to try to make the last month of school as special as I can. Please reread, I changed some things based on our new situation. 

 

Hello again! Here we are. Back for another week of e-learning.

 

First I kind of want to give you a status of the class. 

-The subjects we definitely have to cover are almost done. We have been doing so well with getting done what we need to get done.

- I am very happy with everyone's progress. The work you have been turning is has really shown me that you are learning what you need to. I know it has been hard but what you are doing is great. I have no concerns about anyone not being where they need to be. Keep up the good work. 

 

There are a few things that I am going to try starting to help us get through the last weeks.

 

First, I am opening up the Seesaw blog. It will be password protected so only our class will have access to it. This will be an easier way to give shout outs to students for all the amazing things they are doing. I will get those passwords to you as soon as I have it all set up. 

 

Second I am going to be trying to post more video lessons on Seesaw. Students will be able to view the video when they can and it will be easier than trying to do a lesson over Zoom. There are many ways I can do this so please be patient as I try to find the best platform. 

 

Third, we are going to be finished with the math book in the next two weeks. I have to find other ways to assign math. I am looking into iXL or iReady, which our school will be using next year, to see if they are a good way to go. I will let you know. 

 

Lastly, every year I do an ABC countdown with my class to help us get through the last weeks of school. For every day we would do activities related to that letter. It will be a little bit different this year but I would still like to try doing it. It would start with A on April 29th. (Yes, that would mean there are only 26 days left!) More info to come. 

 

 

As always do what you can. I'm here to help. 

Take care and stay healthy,

Mrs. Lindgren

 

 

 

 

Hello to Week 4! I can't believe that we have been doing this e-learning for 3 weeks already. We have had some challenges but I think we are doing okay.

 

This is a short week with it being Holy Week. I will only be posting work for Monday-Wednesday. Mrs. Carlson has made Holy Thursday a day of retreat and reflection as we head into Easter and Spring Break. Enjoy the time with your family.

 

Since it is a short week we are going to take it easy with the e-learning. 

 

Spelling- No list for this week.

 

Reading- Continue to work on Raz-Kids. 

 

Writing- I have some fun Easter writing activities to do.

 

Math- Finish math lessons 5-7, 2D shapes and composite shapes. Continue to work on skills on Splash Learn. I have no more lessons to post for shapes but I'll post some others and you can always work on your own. 

 

Science/Social Studies- We are not going to do both. If you want to finish any of the Outer Space activities you can. I have a few fun things left for that to post. Then we are going to be working on continents, oceans, countries, and states. 

 

Religion- Holy Week and Easter

 

Please let me know of you need anything.

Have a wonderful Easter and Spring Break.

Take care and stay healthy!

Mrs. Lindgren

 

 

So our e-learning this week has gotten off to a rough start. From frozen zoom meetings to Seesaw being down to math book troubles, thank you for being patient with all the hiccups.

 

Here are some things that should help. (I hope!)

 

If you cannot access something for some reason (internet problems, down website, just pain frustration) I am not going to hold it against you. Everyone on the planet right now is using these things to help with school and work. Just do what you can and it will be enough. 

 

Raz-kids needs my username that I sent out this morning. I didn't realize that when I sent out the letters. I have been playing dual roles with these sites, student/teacher, so I can see what the kids see and I missed it. 

 

Some have been having trouble with the math book online. If you are in the student center there is a green ebook box near the upper right side. Click on that and it will take you to the online book. There you can find the pages and near the top there are tools you can use to write on the pages. Along the bottom there are other tools you can use too. I haven't figured out how to print those pages but if you click the yellow folder button near the bottom it will take you to other printable resources. When you click on the menus you can change the chapter and the lesson.

 

Some have been having trouble with the Splash Learn. Make sure when you sign in you click the class button NOT the home button. I checked the class code this morning and it was still working. 

 

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mrs Lindgren

 

 

Week 3 Here we come! Here is a peek at what we will be working on next week:

 

 

Now that we have made it through 2 weeks of e-learning there are a few questions that keep coming up. I hope this will help some.

 

If you are still having trouble here are some things you can try:

-You have to have the Class Seesaw App. Students can't add things to their journal through your parent app. 

-The app has to be up to date or it might not work.

-If you need your at home learning code again I can send it too you.

-Try going to the actual website. You might be able to get it to work through there.

 

- If you are having trouble getting into xtramath try using my email. It has worked for other people.

 

Right now Seesaw is the only way I can see what you are working on. You DO NOT need to post everything, but please post a few things every day. Other things you can collect in a folder and hopefully you will get to share it with me. I am also checking different websites for things you are working on. Xtramath, Prodigy, ReadWorks, and Epic all let me see what and how you are doing. I am trying to get set up some other websites that will let me see your progress too. Hopefully I can get you those by next week. 

 

Thank you for everything you are doing at home. I really appreciate your support. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Take care and stay healthy!

Mrs. Lindgren