REVISED A Peek at Next Week April 20-24
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.
Here are the topics for next week:
Writing- we are going to do some fun writing and some Writers Workshop.
Reading- Continue with Raz-Kids. Remember for the assessments I assign that they are three parts to it.
1. Students read the passage aloud so I can hear them reading.
2. Students retell the passage in their own words using as many details as they can.
3. Answer the quiz questions.
You only need to do the assessment once. Once I listen to it I will assign you a new one.
Math- Fractions. We should be able to finish Chapter 9 this week.
Science- Unit 9 Matter. There are only 5 lessons, complete them at your own pace. Try to finish it this week.
Social Studies- Earth Day activities
Religion- We are done with the book so we are going to be doing a variety of different topics. This week will be Prayers and the Rosary.
As always do what you can. I'm here to help.
Take care and stay healthy,
Mrs. Lindgren