Today is the beginning of a review week. All homework should be in EXCEPT the dialogue writing.
The last couple weeks I have been too busy for a few things. One thing I fell behind on was answer sheets. So here are the answers to work we did from week 8 to week 9
A list of vocabulary words from week 6 to week 10 can be found here
Today on Earth Day we learned about pollination, and we practiced the 2nd R.
We learned the new words of
In case you are not aware the 3 Rs are
I asked the students to make something from things that they would probably throw away. Here are the results.
This week we have 2 Special events: on Wednesday is Earth-day, and Thursday is World Book Day. Next Week we will be having our Mid-term Test.
This coming Wednesday is Earth-day. To celebrate this day I would like everyone to focus on the 3 Rs. Recycle, Reduce & Re-Use.
This year, I would like you to Re-Use something you would normally throw away. Turn it into something useful. Then send pictures of it on Wednesday in the reading group.
On Thursday please either dress up as your favorite book characters, OR Draw a picture of something that happens in your favorite book. You can send me the pictures in the Reading group.
This year the Mid Term test will be done the same way we did the Quiz in Week 5. A digital version and a printable version will be available. It will start on Thursday April 30th and Due on Friday May 1st.
I’m sorry I have been too busy with the moving to get an accurate check on the number of Raz-Kids Quizzes for this week.
Student Reports will start up again every 2nd Week starting after the Mid-term Test.
Today we will be looking at new words, for both the Cornerstone book and the Wimpy Kid book. Reading Wimpy Kid will continue this week.
3 weeks ago I asked the class to write about their favorite writers. These are the responses. Excellent work.
The children have been doing an amazing job of using the Zoom App to take classes. We have all worked hard and learned new things this week.
Today’s lesson was quite successful and can be reviewed here.
I wanted to repost the writing assignment here because we changed a little bit of the draft checking.
Please write a letter to Mr. Chad (me). The letter will not be from you, but will be from one character of the play “The Shoemaker and the Elves”. You will write about what happened in their life after the story.
Peer Review is a simple way to check something before passing it in to be marked. You have been doing this in class for years now.
When you peer review, you look at someone else’s work, and you give yours to them. Then just look down the checklist above to make sure is done right. Then sign your name and send it back to me.
Peer review can be done by Monday, but the final draft is due on Wednesday
I have fallen behind because of my moving. Sorry. I will catch up with the marking soon.
Earlier we reviewed posessives.
Today we will be practicing posessives again. But we will also practice inferring and predicting.
Today we held our first Zoom Class which was a success. Great work everyone. I recorded the lesson for those who want to review.
The video may be watched here.
If you don’t have the book you may get it here.
The homework from today is Page 89-90 of the work book. And to read a book. (Preferably from Raz-Kids).
Starting this coming week we will be trying to hold more regular classes over Zoom. We will be finally be able to talk and see each other again. But that will bring a few changes to how we will be doing things.
This Saturday ( tomorrow morning) at 9:00, I will be testing the Zoom class. I need everyone to try and connect to it. This is our first time and I would rather discover problems tomorrow than during the class.
If you are unable to connect between 9:00 and 9:10, because of technical issues let me know right away.
Starting Next Week I will be having 1 Zoom class per day with you. During that time we will be focusing on speach and verbal skills.
In the afternoon you will have work from your Cornerstones Workbook. That is related to what you learned in the Zoom class.
Raz-Kids will not be affected. You must still read at least 1 book from Raz kids everyday, send me a recording each week, and do at least 1 quiz (questions after the story). I will try to put more Raz books in our virtual library but if you read from that you must WeChat me to tell me which books and when
Education.com work will be relaxed. You will still be able to log in and do work on your own, but I will only assign 1 activity per week.
Science will be back to using activities from your Science book again, but I will still add Science A-Z reading every 2 weeks.
As mentioned before please upload pictures or documents of your homework into the correct spot in easyclass.com. don’t send any homework to me by WeChat unless you’re having difficulty with the easy class system.
I will not be sending Reports out starting this week. I am using this time to upload the kids current grades to Easyclass. Starting Monday, every Monday Wednesday Friday you will be able to check your current grades.
All work is due on Friday. Each Friday there will be a writing assignment which will be due on the following Friday.
Some assignments will be considered “practice” which means it will help you learn, but will not affect your grade. Those same skills will be graded in a different activity later in the same week.
Hopefully this new system will help us all progress well and help us stay organized.
After 6 weeks of growing these are our plants. Excellent work!
I have been trying to keep this blog free from personal things. I wanted to keep this blog for class related stuff only, but sometimes these things affect each other.
Some of you may know that I have to move to a new home next week. Due to packing, helping to organize and homeschooling my own children, I am behind on my checking of the writing assignments 1st drafts.
Since the 1st draft was due on Monday, and I am still receiving them, I will finish checking the drafts I have and send them out tonight.
I will not accept any more 1st drafts. It’s 3 days late, sorry. I am however moving the final draft due date to Monday April 13th. I will not accept any written work related to authors after lunch time on Monday.
Starting on Monday we are going back to school through the internet. Which means everyday you will be in class with me through an app called “Zoom” please make sure that you have downloaded it. I will give an instructional video tomorrow for it.
I will also start using a virtual classroom manager website. Next week we will start using it, and by Friday all assignments will be posted there and passed in through it.
Easyclass.com is the website I will be using. Unfortunately you will need to register with an Email address.
I will continue to use the blog here, but (hopefully) by April 20th all homework will be dealt with through the easyclass
The access code to join the class is “76R4-E55D”
Each week you have been given vocabulary words. Here is the worksheet to practice.
Like last week, I would like you to watch a video about a plant called the “Vampire weed”. And answer the questions. Questions are due tomorrow. (No later please)
I am asking you to start filling in a worksheet related to your plant that you are growing. The worksheet is due on Wednesday, but every 2 days you must fill in information.
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