Mr. Sassman's 4th Grade Class Blog
Weller Elementary School
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| So...if we enter "Yellow" status, the kiddos will be back to school on October 5th! |
This week...
We are into Charlotte's Web and have read through chapter 8. We are almost done with our first packet as well. I will be asking for those back (complete with names on them) next week during our drop-off/pick up day on Wednesday, September 23rd. I will...yes you guessed it...have a list of items for both drop-off and pick up!
We should be done with our Summer Reflections and ready to draft final copies to either drop off next week or type up in Google Classroom. I have received several so far and I am loving it. Please speak with your kiddo and ask them where they are at on that journey!
I also hope to have the final copies of, "I can't imagine a world without..." back by the 23rd, so I can put them up in the hallway. The kids have received several compliments from staff around the school about how beautiful and colorful it makes the hallway, and it seems just a little like kiddos are here.
If it wasn't clear yet, Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 will be our next assignments/materials drop off and pick up day...I will put together a list (because you know how much I love lists) of things to be returned and things being sent home.
For pick up:
-White construction paper
-Geometry Template
-Weekly Geography 2 and 3 worksheets
-6 rooms poetry template (if needed)
-Topic 2 Math Test
-Topic 3 Math Packet
-Spelling Packets 2 and 3
-Charlotte's Web Packets Chapters 5-8 and 9-12
-Reading Logs (if paper copies are needed)
Please turn in/return:
-Topic 1 Math Test
-Topic 2 Math Worksheets: 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, and 2-4
-GeoNotes 1
-Charlotte's Web Packet 1 (Chapters 1-4)
-Reading Logs (if you have paper copies)
-DOL Lesson 1
-Getting to know your Atlas Worksheet 1a and 1b
-Spelling Packet 1
-Summer Reflections Final Copy (if your kiddo did the paper version, not digital)
-Seasonal Haikus (if your kiddo did the paper version, not digital)
-"I can't imagine a world without..." artwork
We started our next Read Aloud, Wonder by R.J. Palacio. It is an uplifting book about an elementary student attending school for the first time in fifth grade. August Pullman (Auggie) has a facial deformity that has led him to be homeschooled, but now he is willing, ready, and able to give it a go with other children. It is a story about adversity, diversity, acceptance, perseverance, kindness, and triumph. So far, so good!
Next week...
-Continue Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (read together, worksheets together, and discourse)
-Final draft Summer Reflections
-Finish GeoNotes 1
-Finish Spelling Packet 1
-Complete Math Topic 2 Test
-Start Charlotte's Web Worksheets (Chapters 5-8)
-DOL 2 (Daily Oral Language - sentence editing)
-Continue with our Daily Writing Prompts
-Start Math Art (Parabolic Curves and Repeating Patterns)
-Continue with Cursive Handbooks (Letters G and H)
-Final draft of Seasonal Haikus (Autumn only - a total of three for now)
Homework
Our Google Classroom Stream has now become a thing! I have recently started posting on our Stream at the end of each day, a list of tasks that the kids need to finish up with for the day, and the things we have been working on. I believe it is helpful, so I will keep on doing it. Some work may spill over into the evening and becoming essentially, homework...more to come on that, but I promise, no tears!
Please have your child reading for 20 minutes a night. Then, have them record it on their reading logs. When the log is complete, you may either send it in, take a picture and email it to me, or enter it digitally in our Google Classroom.
One more time: you can check here, the class blog (weekly) www.wellerwhalesblog.org, and our Google Classroom Stream (daily) to see where we are in life...but really. Please do not worry if there is too much work, we can always allow for some more time if needed. Conversely, if your child is needing more, I have plenty of enrichment items, just let me know!
The First Quarter Plan:
Monday looks like:
- Non-fiction Narrative Writing - Summer Break Reflections
- Spelling
- The United States - Geography, Mapping, Economy, States Reports
- EnVision Math
- Daily Oral Language (DOL)
- Q1 Book Reports
- Reading Logs - SSR
- Cursive Handbooks
- Poetry
- Figurative Language
- Class Novel
- Read Aloud
- Art
- And much, much, more...
Monday looks like:
8:30 - 9:15 (Synchronous - With the teacher)
Class Meeting
Check-ins and feedback about turned in assignments
Intro to Google Slides
Class Novel - Charlotte's Web
9:15 - 10:15 (Asynchronous - Independent Work)
Complete Writing Prompt
Writing - Three options (Seasonal Haikus, Summer Reflections, Charlotte's Web Google Slides)
Snack
Break from a screen
10:15 - 11:00 (Synchronous - With the teacher)
Math Topic 2-5
11:00 - 12:00 (Asynchronous - Independent Work)
Math Worksheet 2-5
Lunch
Break from a screen
12:00 - 12:30 (Synchronous - With the teacher)
Social Studies - Atlas work/Weekly Geography 1
Read Aloud/Art - Wonder
12:30 - 1:30 (Asynchronous - Independent Work)
Finish up the day's tasks
Check the Google Classroom Stream to make sure kiddos are on track
1:30 - till' tomorrow
Go outside
Play
Be a kid
Read for 20 minutes and record it in reading log
Finish up any work from the Google Classroom Stream for the day
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please feel free to call or email me anytime to discuss things further. I hope you find this information helpful and useful.
IN-CLASS/PERSON ASSIGNMENTS - QUIZZES - TESTS
--None for now! But hopefully not for long :)HOMEWORK
-Reading Logs each night and record it online or on paper
-Weekly house chore (helping around the house). This week, ask your parent/guardian which house plants you can help watering/taking care of.
-I have posted on our Google Classroom Stream our list of items that needed to be completed for the day and things we are working on over the week. Kids may have additional work to finish up from the day, and therefore would essentially become "Homework," for the evening.
MATH HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK
-I have sent home worksheets for the topics that we are working on. Please complete those and save them to turn in when we do pick up and drop off days.
*Please keep in mind, projects or tests we have in class may have to be brought home to be finished or to study. Please ask your child if they have completed their work before you have signed their planner.
ONGOING INFORMATION
ZOOM
Here is our class' meeting ID and password:
Meeting ID: 624 084 6454
Passcode: ROOM23
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.
Reading logs are a regular part of our class. Students will receive "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).
The logs will be due on a rolling basis and should have dates read on them. I will give credit as they are turned in and filled out correctly (please initial these). The points students receive will be added to their overall reading grade, counting towards their final grade.
It is simple, if students read and turn in their logs, they will see their grades improve significantly while naturally benefitting in fluency and accuracy. If they do not, they will not be given a "0" on the assignment, they simply will not receive any points.
Please look for these to come home this week. I have a yellow folder by the classroom front door filled with new reading logs. Email me with any questions or concerns, please.
GOOGLE DRIVE/CLASSLINK
You can access all of your student's digital assignments online and work at home if you would like. Simply go to www.gmail.com and type in their email address and password. Then find the Google Menu (where you will find the Drive, Docs, and Slides) icon in the top right corner (it is a nine-square grid next to their s-number). This is where they will make their Google Slides Presentation for their Biography Book Reports. It is as follows:
Username: s#@student.k12northstar.org (for example: s123456@student.k12northstar.org)
Password: s#g (for example: s123456g)
DATES TO REMEMBER
-Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Assignments/Materials drop off and pick up day
-Thursday, September 24, 2020
No School - Teacher Professional Development Day
--Friday, September 25, 2020
No School - Teacher Professional Development Day
It's a good life!
Mr. Sassman
