Mr. Sassman's 4th Grade Class Blog
Weller Elementary School
I hope you and your family had a nice Mother's Day weekend!
This week...
As you know, we have a big field trip this Friday. I think that the kids are very excited. That, combined with spring weather, and two weeks of school left, will be a challenge to keep kiddos focused, but I am confident that we will finish strong! Beyond our TDL, I have some fun lessons planned for this week and next. Mars Lander, Mt. Fuji, and Spirit Masks to name a few.
As for this Friday, we are scheduled to leave school around 9:30 AM and we will return between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM. I will reach out today and tomorrow to confirm and talk logistics with volunteers/chaperones who indicated they are interested in going. I recently learned that background checks have been delayed due to the AK court systems being down (evidently there has been cyber attack?), so I have been given permission to have family members come, even if their application is not fully processed.
Current TDL:
Create an Island (Poster, Scroll, Flag)
Current Events
Cereal Box Book Report
Spring Haiku
Summer Haiku (finalize Seasonal Haikus document)
Emotions Art
Horizon Art
Diamante Poems
Superhero Story
State Report Poster
Monday looks like:
8:00 - 9:10
Arrival/Breakfast
Writing Prompt
Class Meeting
New Jobs
New Seats
Math Part 1
HOMEWORK
-Reading Logs each night and record it online or on paper
9:10 - 9:40
Mrs. Dershin9:45 - 10:00
Snack
Read Aloud – The Return of the Indian
10:00 - 11:00
Math Part 2TDL
11:00 - 11:30
Math Block
11:30 - 12:05
Lunch12:05 - 12:35
Current Events Presentations
Class Novel – The Big Wave
12:35 - 1:05
Recess
1:05 - 1:10
Clean up
Pack up
Dismissal
HOMEWORK
-Reading Logs each night and record it online or on paper
MATH HOMEWORK
None to take home this week...ONGOING INFORMATION
ZOOM
Here is our class' meeting ID and password:
Meeting ID: 624 084 6454
Passcode: ROOM23
ACCESS TO PowerSchool (GRADES AND REPORT CARDS)
To
view your child's current assignments and grades that have been
recorded, report cards, and other grade book information click the
following link and log in using your parent credentials: PowerSchool Log In
CLASS WEBSITE
If you have not yet, please browse our class' website: www.wellerwhales.org.
It has a lot of great resources and we will use this from time to time.
I am currently making adjustments and enhancements on some pages, but
the site is full and live.
Reading logs are a regular part of our class and the students' overall reading grade. Students will receive 5 points for each day that they read a minimum of 20 minutes at home. The purpose: for students to read each day (not 100 minutes over the weekend or 40 minutes on Tuesday to catch up for Monday). I have a yellow folder by the classroom front door filled with new reading logs or they can submit through our GC. If a student reads for 5 days or more, they will receive a ticket for the "Prize Box" drawing. We draw prizes weekly, on Fridays at the end of the day.
ClassLink/GOOGLE CLASSROOM
ClassLink is the portal in which students can access their Google Classroom. Once they log into their Chromebook, kids can access the bookmarks folder on their Chrome browser and click on ClassLink. That will bring them to the apps page where they will find Google Classroom. You can find the landing page for ClassLink right here: ClassLink
DATES TO REMEMBER
Friday, May 14, 2021
-Angel Rocks Educational Excursion!
Thursday, May 20, 2021
-Last day of school. Can you believe it? Two weeks!
It's a good life!
Mr. Sassman
