New Online Classroom - Zoom & Seesaw

Good Morning Friends!

Welcome to another Monday morning in our brand-new online classroom!

Before we get started for the day, please ensure that you have emailed me a signed copy of the online consent form to ensure that your child can participate in our online classroom session via our Zoom app.

I hope you all had a fun and relaxing weekend and are ready to get back right into the swing of things.

Staying Connected Photo Contest!

We are overwhelmed by the enthusiasm to our SJA online learning and Student Life efforts and want to capture this in a fun and engaging contest for all students in all grades! See details attached. Our April Newsletter and social media channels will feature some of these photos! Please see attached flyer. Contest ends April 1st!

We are beginning our second full week of online learning! Our Zoom meetings and lessons will be held at the following times:

Math – 9:00 – 9:20

UOI – 10:15 – 11:00

Language – 12:00 – 1:00

Please use the following information to access our Zoom classroom for the scheduled times above -

Meeting ID: 312 867 908

Password: 002663 

Here’s the schedule for the day:

Date: Monday March 30^th 2020 

Time	Activity	Description
9-9.20	Math: Unit 7 – Transformational Geometry	Lesson 3 – Congruent Figures
9.20-10.15	Math Work Period: Unit 7 – Transformational Geometry	Math textbook work – check activities
10.15-11	Unit of Inquiry	Rock vs Mineral Magic School Bus – review Weathering,  erosion, and deposition – check activities
11-12	Lunch
12-1	Language	Novel Study: BBU 7-9 quiz  Spelling lesson 25 Grammar worksheets *check activities for all student work
1-1.30	French	Students will have time to work with Mme. Stella
1.30-2	Snack
2 – 2:15	Reading	Raz Kids reading Daily word ladder worksheet – check activities
2:15-3	Physical Education	Students will have time to work on package from Mr. Orr

Here are the spelling list words for the week, we will be having a test on Friday during our language period.

Grade 4 - Lesson 25	Grade 5 – Lesson 25
axes	louder
chains	scientist
bosses	warrior
shoes	director
kisses	scariest
waxes	slightest
foxes	prisoner
splashes	sweeper
ashes	novelist
crashes	greater
matches	emperor
sandwiches	busiest
toothbrushes	tourist
eyelashes	drearier
sashes	interpreter
ditches	hungrier
flashes	counselor
churches	inspector
paces	cartoonist
clashes	vocalist
BONUS	BONUS
pardons	realist
witnesses	aviator
taxes	fanciest
purses	harsher
scratches	voter

Please see each activity for our learning goals, success criteria and description of each activity.

I can’t wait to see all your beautiful faces.

See you soon,

Ms. Samuel

Discord Day 5

Good Morning Families!

Please read all the information below to get the latest scoop on our daily activities and lessons!

If you have not had a chance to register your child for my classroom, please use the following link to meet with me on a daily basis: https://discord.gg/cByfWxr.

Students will only need to be logged into our Discord classroom during these times:
Math - 9:00 - 9:20
Language - 12:00 - 1:00 (we may not be chatting during the entire period, so you can log on only when you have a question)
UOI - 2:15 - 3:00 (we may not be chatting during the entire period, so you can log on only when you have a question) 

Here is the schedule for the day:

I will be sending the necessary class materials for each class the night before via email. If there are any extra worksheets I will send them throughout the day. I will post any necessary links in our discord classroom as well.

Students are expected to think of our discord classroom the same way they would about our regular classroom. It is not set up to be a chatroom, but I do encourage students to use it to work together and ask each other question when doing daily activities. Students are expected to be logged out of our discord classroom by 3:00 pm everyday (dismissal), but if you need me I will be available on Discord until 5:00 pm for any extra questions that you might have. After 5 pm I will be logged out of our discord classroom, but I will check my email periodically until 6:30 pm for any urgent questions. 

We will have more access to one another, but it is important that we all take a break from our devices to spend time on our hobbies, or time with our family members. COVID-19 has caused a great deal of uncertainty for us, and may continue to do so, but a positive that we can take from this is more time spent with the ones that we love!

Discord Day 5

Math
Discord: 9:00 - 9:20
Work Period: 9:20 - 10:20

Unit 7:  Transformations!



A refresher on transformations, plus the video is so cute!

Workbook work: a copy of the document has been sent via email and through discord

Extra: Game time! Try these games about transformations

Game#1: Shape Mods <---- click this link!

How to play Shape Mods:

Game #2: Transformations <---- click this link!

How to play Transformations:


Game #3: Reflection, Rotation & Translation <---- click this link!

Reflections

This is a horizontal reflection:

This is a vertical reflection:

Translations

Rotations

 You can also call these turns: 1/4 (quarter turn), 1/2 turn (half turn, 180 degrees), 3/4 (three-quarter turn), 4/4 (full turn, 360 degrees). See example below:

Watch this video for examples on how to translate, reflect, and rotate a figure:

Learning Goals: students will rotate, reflect, and translate figures

- students will understand congruence 

Language

Duration: 12:00 - 1:00

Novel Study – Read Aloud

Today students listen to the rest of chapter 8 and will read chapter 9. We will finish off our literature circle discussion from yesterday. After our literature circle, students will have the chance to complete the rocks vs. minerals activity.

Here is a list of roles for each student for today's literature circle. Each session students will have a different role.

Learning Goal:  Students will...
- Make connections to rocks and minerals UOI, other books, and their own life
- Make predictions 
- Literature circle – Discussion of roles – students will need to record notes for their given role for each set of chapter groupings.

Reading - Raz Kids

Duration: 2:00 - 2:15 

Log on to Raz Kids to complete your assigned text for the day. Students will read their assigned text each day to continue building on their reading skills. They should listen to the text, read the text, and then complete the quiz. Be sure to look up any words you are unfamiliar with – create your own dictionary. Raz Kids activities are expected to be completed daily. If it has not been completed during the day, you can take some time in the evening to complete it. 

Learning Goals: Students will read independently. Students will answer comprehension questions about the text. 

Daily Word Ladder Fun!

Word ladders are extra worksheets for you to have fun with. You will receive a word ladder from Tuesday - Thursday. You are required to complete these worksheets, but you do not have to hand all of them in, pick the two that you like the most and hand them in via email on Fridays. 

Learning Goals: Students will use the clues that are given to generate words that match each clue. 

Unit of Inquiry 
Sharing the planet: Rocks & Minerals
Duration: 2:15 - 3:00

We are beginning our 5th unit about Rocks and Minerals:

Central Idea: Human activity involving rocks and minerals affects the environment in various ways.

Key Concepts:

          ·   Causation

          ·   Responsibility

          ·   Perspective

Lines of Inquiry:

          ·   The non-living cycles in our environment.  (Causation)

          ·   Mining  (Perspective)

          ·   The impact of humans on the nature of the landscape (Responsibility)

        Related Concepts:

          ·   Cycles 

          ·   Opinion

Today we will be watching an educational video to explore more about rocks and minerals. We will be discussing how weathering and erosion play a role in the rock cycle. 

What does weathering mean? What does erosion mean?

The Magic School Bus - Rocks & Rolls! <<---click this link

Be sure to fill in the blanks on the worksheet while you follow along with the video.

We will then have a class discussion about the different types of weathering and erosion.

Also, be sure to record your observations on your rock crystal, remember to use the format below. Send your observations to me via email.

Virtual Rock Collection - click this link


Learning Goals: Students will... 
- learn about the 3 types of rocks 
- learn about rocks within the three rock types
- students will create a crystal

French

Mme. Stella will use our Discord link for her classes. 

Mme. Stella's classes will be everyday from 1:00 - 1:30.

🌈Bonjour mes amis! 🌈

Aujourd’hui c’est vendredi, le 27 mars 2020

Today, students will do their online learning on Discord. Beginning next week, we will join “SeeSaw and Zoom”. We want to improve our interaction in French and facilitate the way to submit written assignments. 

Please continue to practice on the worksheets attached; write your questions or concerns on Discord or to my SJA account sjimenez@stjudesacademy.com

Stay safe! 🌈“S’EN SORTIR, SANS SORTIR” 🌈

Physical Education

My discord classroom link: 

Mr. Orr's classes will be on Mondays,Wednesdays and Friday

from 10:20 - 11:00. Please check the blog on the designated days above at 9:00 am for details about Mr. Orr's lesson.

Todays Physical Activity Challenge: Crab Walk Carry Challenge

-Your challenge for today is to carry something on your belly from one side of your house or yard to the other while crab walking! Try to choose something unique and interesting to carry on your stomach and keep your stomach flat as you do the crab walk. If you choose something that is too easy, do it again with something a little more challenging! Remember to record yourself and send me the video to prove you’ve done it! Also don’t forget you need to be filling out your activity tracking sheet every day! At the end of the day you will need to scan or take a picture of your activity tracker and send it to me either on Discord or by email at torr@stjudesacademy.com. Make sure that it is fully signed by your parent or guardian.

Today's learning goal: Students will demonstrate the ability to make and use a plan when preparing a healthy meal.

-Reminder that you should have found and eaten 3 healthy snacks and sent me pictures this week already. Today, you will need to help make a full healthy meal and send me a picture with a description of how it is healthy and why you chose to make it. This meal can be breakfast, lunch or dinner. You should have been planning this meal already so use your plan. Don’t forget to send me a recipe with your picture and healthy description!

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Music

My Discord classroom link is: https://discord.gg/W5rsYuU

Mr. Oliver's classes will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:20 - 11:00. Please check the blog on the designated days above at 9:00 am for details about Mr. Oliver's lesson.


A message from Mrs. Hayward: