Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all healthy, and that you are enjoying the beautiful spring weather!


We will continue with our PBL (project based learning) in subjects like science and history and ELA with a mix of Lucy Calkins where and when appropriate. We will also continue our emphasis on writing,  AR book reading, reading logs, and quizzing on the AR site as well as Singapore math with taped teacher lessons to accompany each section of the lesson as well as digital practice and digital assessment.

Here is the check list of items that are due daily or every Friday. I attach this checklist at the bottom of every schedule, but I wanted to make sure there was a copy of the latest updated one here. The only new addition on the check list is the reading log which is due every Friday and can be turned in by your child on google classroom.

ARE YOU ON TRACK? CHECK OFF THE ASSIGNED AND DUE ITEMS FOR WK 4/27/20:

THINGS THAT REQUIRE A PHOTO OR A SCAN UPLOADED TO TURN-IN FOLDER BY A PARENT:

• COMPLETED Decimal Adding & Subtracting lesson due next Monday  PAGES  34-46
• DUE Monday 5/4/20
• TEXTBOOK B WORKBOOK PAGES 46-63 FOR THE WEEK (UPLOAD PHOTOS/SCANS FOR
• THE DAILY ASSIGNMENT TO YOUR CHILD’S TURN-IN folder link)
• DUE DAILY AS PAGES ARE ASSIGNED

ART:

• Art from Mary Beth--snap a photo and email to mbduncan@mountainesd.org
• Have your child take a photo on PADLET and upload it there, they can do it with their
• chrome book themselves.

THINGS THAT ARE AUTOMATIC/DIGITAL OR REQUIRE YOUR CHILD TO HIT BLUE TURN IN BUTTON:

• SINGAPORE DIGITAL MATH--AUTOMATICALLY COMES TO ME AS YOUR CHILD DOES
• THE ASSIGNED LESSONS DAILY
• FRIDAY DIGITAL MATH TESTS--AUTOMATICALLY COMES TO ME WHEN THEY SUBMIT ON FRIDAYS
• GOOGLE CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENT ON EXTREME WEATHER OR MISSIONS--
• (CHILD HITS BLUE TURN IN BUTTON, THAT’S IT. DONE. DUE DATE ON ASSIGNMENT
• SCHEDULES M-F THAT YOUR CHILD REFERS TO--(CHILD HITS BLUE TURN IN BUTTON,
• THAT’S IT. DONE. DAILY
• GOOGLE CLASSROOM SCIENCE ASSIGNMENTS--(CHILD HITS BLUE TURN IN BUTTON, THAT’S IT.
• DONE. DUE DATE ON ASSIGNMENT
• GOOGLE CLASSROOM PE LOG-- (CHILD HITS BLUE TURN IN BUTTON, THAT’S IT. DONE. 

DUE WHEN FILLED IN COMPLETELY

• GOOGLE CLASSROOM READING LOG--CHILD HITS BLUE TURN IN BUTTON, THAT’S IT.
• DONE. DUE FRIDAYS

• READ WORKS--AUTOMATIC

DIGITAL BOOK CREATOR--AUTOMATIC

It is so appreciated to have such dedicated parents to help with distance learning and the turning in of assignments. We very much appreciate your partnership.

Thank you for joining our zooms each morning. It is great to see the kids, and they are quickly getting up to speed and doing a phenomenal job!

Have a great week! And remember to check our website if your are looking for schedules, etc.

Warmly,

Heather

Hello Everyone,

I hope all of you and your families enjoyed the spring break and that everyone is rested and healthy.

I am continuing to streamline paper assignments as I move us increasingly toward google classroom and digital website and assignments. Moving forward, there will be a paper math lesson for the week which can be printed off at your home from the PDF folder on the 4th Grade Website under the "Home" menu. If you prefer to pick up a copy at the fourth grade table outside our classroom, I will have copies there as well that you may help yourself to.

**Reminder: our zoom will have a password starting on Tuesday, 4/14/20.
ZOOM

Password: mountain4

Here are the participation and expectations for distance learning as we move forward together for the next nine weeks:

Participation and Expectations:

1. Participation in each content area is expected and grades will be assigned.
2. We are committed to engaging student learning as a Mountain School community.
3. We embrace the challenge to help prepare students to return to on-campus learning in the fall. 
4. It is invaluable that students continue to participate in teacher-led learning so that their academic skills can be maintained and increased. Zoom, etc.
5. Performance Assessment/Grades: teachers will track participation and submitted work so that students receive credit for at-home learning.

Paper assignments for each week (click on the PDF Folder to print at home or pick up a copy from the school, if you prefer):
1. Math lesson for the week 4/13/20: Thousandths pages 24-26

Digital classroom assignments on google classroom that require your child to complete and then hit the turn-in button include the following:
1. Science questions for comprehension--when assigned

2. History--customized assignments on the Missions, for example

3. Writing--on extreme weather report
4. Spelling/grammar/word work--embedded in units of study, on websites and google classroom--when assigned
5. Schedules
6. P.E. logs from Ms. Fleming--When complete, turn in

These teachers do not require their assignments to be turned in on google classroom:
1. Music lessons from Ms. Conway
2. Art lesson from Mary Beth--MB would like finished art shared to her by email: mbduncan@mountainesd.org

Websites where work is displayed automatically:
1. Singapore Primary Math Digital
2. ReadWorks
3. Book Creator
4. FOSS Science (ebook)
5. My World History Social Sciences by Pearson Realize--when assigned

**The office is open from 8:30-2:30 with social distancing protocols still in place.

Directions on how to keep your child reading good-fit books that have AR reading quizzes associated with them on myON:

1. First, go to AR Book Find, select "advanced search" SEE SCREENSHOT BELOW

2. Scroll down to "additional criteria"

3. Select: myON books, myON book all, fiction, English

4. Select: "reading practice" for quiz type

5. Select: "middle grade (4-8)" for interest level

7. You can narrow the search further by putting in an author, title, publisher or ISBN; but remember, myON will not have every book your child may want to read. They have thousands of titles, but not all books will be there, so please help your child be a bit boarder in their searches for books.

8. Once your child has found a myON book in the AR book find that they want to read, copy the title to paste into the myON search bar. 

9. Go to myON 

School Name: Read at Home

Username: readnow

Password: myon

10. Paste the title of the book into the search bar on myON. Check to be sure the AR quiz number is the same. Many books have the same or similar titles. The book will come up immediately, and your child can select "i" for information on the book to check to be sure the AR quiz numbers match. Then, your child can select "read". Your child can begin reading knowing that when they are finished with their book, they can visit the AR quiz site and take their reading quiz within 24 hours. 

I frequently check on reading quizzes for all students within AR. I give updates/progress reports with a screenshot if your child is NOT quizzing every 2-3 weeks so that parents are aware of progress. For students who are on track with their reading and quizzing, I will not create a progress report/screenshot. If you are concerned, please let me know, and I am happy to update you.

Thank you for supporting your child and me with their distance learning and reading.

Warmly,

Heather