Online Learning- Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Reading: Read for 30 minutes. As you read, find 3 words you do not know or are not familiar with. Make a graphic organizer like the one below in your journal and use context clues to define these unknown words.

Unknown Word	What I think the word means	Why I think that (context clue). What does the text say?	After reading, look up the actual definition of the word.
1.
2.
3.

Use this resource to help you with context clues.

***REMINDER Education Galaxy Due Friday, March 20, 2020- Login to Education Galaxy. Under the “My Assignments” tab, click on Reading. Complete the Poetry assignment.

Word Work: Check your answers on yesterday’s practice. 

Complete the sheet we glued in on Friday that has “Tues” written at the bottom. See below for a picture of the sheet. 

Writing (Target students do not have to complete this): Complete the cliffhanger writing prompt. Make sure you write in complete sentences, and you should use correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. (Click on the image to make it larger.)

***REMINDER Education Galaxy Assignment Due Friday, March 20, 2020- Login to Education Galaxy. Under the “My Assignments” tab, click on Reading. Complete the Constructed Response assignment.

Please check Mrs. Philp’s blog for Math, Science, and Social Studies assignments.

Optional Activities for Continued Learning

Read the article, “Clean Start”. Answer the Pause and Think questions as you read. Complete the “Continue the Learning Journey” questions.

Epic Our class code is UDA-8953

Tuesday’s Creativity Challenge: Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Find as many things around your house that are green!

Go on a virtual field trip!

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St. Patrick’s Day Activity: (Click on the image to print or make it larger)

Online Learning- Monday, March 16, 2020

Monday, March 16, 2020

Reading: Read for 30 minutes. Using the RACE strategy, identify TWO character traits that could be used to describe a character in your book. Use text evidence to support your reasons for choosing those character traits.

Ex: The character    (character name)    in the story,    (Book Title),   is     (character trait #1)      because    (Cite direct evidence from the story that supports why you think the character is the trait you identified based on what the character thinks, says, or does).    The character    (character name)    is also     (character trait #2)  because    (Cite direct evidence from the story).  

You may use your reading journal to reference the Character Traits page that was glued in at the beginning of the year to help you.

***Education Galaxy Assignment Due Friday, March 20, 2020- Login to Education Galaxy. Under the “My Assignments” tab, click on Reading. Complete the Poetry assignment.

Mrs. Hall’s Students: Please remember to do Read 180. Directions were sent home or emailed. 

Word Work: Complete the sheets we glued in on Friday that have an “M” written at the bottom. See below for a picture of the sheets. If you did not get these pages, you may write the problem and answers in your Word Work journal or on a separate piece of paper. Study your vocabulary words from Lesson 16.

Writing: Write a paragraph explaining what you did today to avoid becoming bored. Your paragraph must be a minimum of 5 sentences, and you should use correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

*** Education Galaxy Assignment Due Friday, March 20, 2020- Login to Education Galaxy. Under the “My Assignments” tab, click on Reading. Complete the Constructed Response assignment.

Please check Mrs. Philp’s blog for Math, Science, and Social Studies assignments.

Optional Activities for Continued Learning

Read the article, “Whales in the City”. Complete the Homework Helper. Play the game under “Teaching Resources” called Build a Line Plot.

Epic Our class code is UDA-8953

Monday's Creativity Challenge: Pick a room in your house and write down as many items that you can find that start with the letter “C”.  Challenge- Try this in the kitchen!  Happy Hunting!

Go on a virtual field trip!

My work partner for today :)

School Closure Update

Dear parents,

This email is going out to all 4^th grade parents from the ELA teachers. We want to let you know that we will be available Monday through Friday from 9-10:30am via email to answer any questions you may have. We will also be checking our emails periodically throughout the day after these mandated hours, and we will be available to answer any other questions you may have. Assignments will be posted daily on our blogs by 9am and students are already aware of what type of assignments to expect as well as our expectations for these assignments. Students are expected to work for 2 hours total each day on all subject assignments (1 hour for Math/Science/Social Studies and 1 hour for ELA). Students should read for 30 minutes as part of their ELA hour and work on any reading strategies they may have during that reading time. The other 30 minutes allotted for ELA should be spent working on word work and writing. Please have your child access the Bullard website at any time for many educational websites that will provide extra practice.

If your students go to Mrs. Hall for EIP reading, she is asking that students login to the Read 180 program 3 times a week for about 20 to 30 minutes. If your child was not at school today to receive the letter from her, please be on the lookout in your email for directions on how to download the Read 180 app. The program will be available Monday through Friday from 7am-6pm. If you have iPhone headphones with the microphone, then the students may use those for the speaking portion, if not they can skip that section. Students may also work on their goal of reading books and taking quizzes through the Read 180 program. If you have questions please email Megan.Hall@cobbk12.org.

Mrs Muhlbauer’s Epic class code is: UDA-8953

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Week of March 9th Update

Good afternoon parents,

I hope you had a wonderful week. We had a great time celebrating Dr. Seuss week!

Next week in…

Reading: We will be reviewing poetry.

Word Work: Students will receive their lesson 16 vocabulary words. We will also be discussing commas and quotations.

Writing: Students will continue to work on their individual projects.

Homework: Students should read nightly and study their vocabulary words. Please have students go on Education Galaxy nightly for review.

Reminders:

• Wednesday is an early release day. Students will be dismissed at 12:30.

If you have any questions, please let me know! Have a wonderful weekend 😊

Week of January 21st Update

Good afternoon parents,

I hope you all have had a wonderful week. This is a longer email, but please read it as it has very important information regarding our upcoming project.

Next week in…

Reading: We will be reviewing various reading concepts that have been discussed throughout the year.

Word Work: Students will receive their lesson 11 vocabulary words on Tuesday. We will also begin discussing relative adverbs. Students will be assessed on this the following week. 

Writing: During the 3^rd 9 weeks, students will be learning about informational writing. This past week students were introduced to our new research project. Students will be working to complete a mobile museum. This project based learning activity will incorporate many subjects and will engage the students in the research and informational writing process. The students have already selected the animal they would like to research and become the expert on for our mobile museum. More information will be sent home.

Homework: Please make sure students are continuing to read each night for a minimum of 20 minutes. They should also be studying their vocabulary words and other grammar skill that is covered each week. As we approach the Milestones, students are encouraged to go on Education Galaxy to practice skills.

Due to the specific animals that students are researching, our school library does not have the books necessary for the research portion of our mobile museum project. Therefore, much of the research will have to be completed online. We are limited with our technology that is available in school, so I have told students that they may bring a device from home to use during this research process. Strict rules were given about the use of personal devices including that the devices should only be used for research. Browsing the internet for “fun” or games will not be tolerated. If students do not adhere to these rules, they will not be allowed to bring their devices back to school. A form was sent home with your child today, if they requested one, that must be completed before they may use the device in class. I am also attaching a copy of the form to this email. Students were also told that their devices are their responsibility and may only be used for research and not during recess or other times throughout the school day. I did tell them that bringing a device is not a requirement and it is up to you (the parents) to decide if you want to allow your child to have a device in school. We will certainly make arrangements for those students who do not have a device. On a similar note, if you have any old phones or tablets that you are no longer using and would like to donate to our classroom, we will graciously accept them. Old phones and tablets can be used to connect to the school’s Wi-Fi. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this project or technology use.

Reminders:

• The school is selling shirts for Autism Awareness for $10. All proceeds will go towards buying supplies for the sensory room that our precious students with autism use on a daily basis. Information was sent home with your child this week.
• There is no school on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Have a nice, LONG weekend!

Week of December 16th Update

Good afternoon,

I hope you have all had a wonderful week!

Next week in…

Reading: We will be reviewing reading concepts that have been discussed this year, while also incorporating some fun holiday activities!

Word Work: We will review figurative language.

Writing: Students will complete their opinion writing and share with the class.

Homework: Please make sure students are reading for at least 2 hours each week. This reading should be spread out over at least 3 days. Students should continue working on their book reports for their 25 book challenge.

Reminders:

• Next week is our holiday party. All parents are welcome. The party will start at 12:15 and will last about an hour. Please let me know if you can come and volunteer! We need parents to help run stations!
• We will be having a book exchange at our holiday party next Wednesday. Please have your child bring in a wrapped new or VERY gently used book for our book exchange. Boys will exchange books with boys, and girls will exchange books with girls. The book should be appropriate for 4^th grade.
• Next Thursday and Friday are early release days. Students will be dismissed at 12:30.

Have a great weekend!

Week of December 9th Update

Good afternoon parents,

I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving!

Next week in…

Reading: We will be discussing the text structure of non-fiction texts. We will read several examples of description, cause and effect, problem and solution, sequence, and compare and contrast texts. Students will be assessed on Friday.

Word Work: Our discussion on prepositions and prepositional phrases will continue. Students will be assessed on prepositional phrases on THURSDAY. The lesson 9 vocabulary quiz is on Friday. There is a copy of the words on my blog.

Writing: The students will continue to work on their opinion writing pieces.

Homework: Students should continue to read for 20 minutes each night. Remember, students should read for a total of 2 hours each week. However, the 2 hours MUST be spread out over at least 3 days. Students should not read for 2 hours in 1 day. They should also be studying for our grammar skill for the week (prepositions) as well as for our vocabulary quiz. Please continue to encourage your child to work on their book reports for the 25 book challenge.

Reminders:

• Please join us for Breakfast with Santa this Saturday! I will be there and I hope to see you there too! 
• Monday is the Penguin Patch. Please make sure all students have their money this day as there will be no other time to make purchases.
• For our holiday party, I like to do a book exchange with students. Please purchase a 4^th grade appropriate book for our book exchange. Boys will exchange books with boys, and girls will exchange books with girls. Please send in a wrapped book by Monday, December 16^th.