Spring has Sprung!
Hi Everyone,
I hope you had a great week and enjoyed celebrating Earth Day 2020. There is a rich history with the spark of caring for our planet that took off in a more organized and purposeful way. Check out the info. One positive thing about this pandemic is that our earth is getting a break from fossil fuel output. https://www.earthday.org/history/.
Daily Assignments and Check-Ins
It looks like we are underway and most of my students have settled into the district online learning plan using the Google Classroom Platform for fifth grade. I will continue to:
Common Sense Media
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/resources-for-families-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic
Storytimes and More
I hope you had a great week and enjoyed celebrating Earth Day 2020. There is a rich history with the spark of caring for our planet that took off in a more organized and purposeful way. Check out the info. One positive thing about this pandemic is that our earth is getting a break from fossil fuel output. https://www.earthday.org/history/.
Daily Assignments and Check-Ins
It looks like we are underway and most of my students have settled into the district online learning plan using the Google Classroom Platform for fifth grade. I will continue to:
- Google Meet with students on Mondays at 11:00 a.m. for our class meeting (invite went out today to students)
- Answer emails in a timely manner
- Provide support to families the best way I can throughout the week
- Offer daily learning opportunities in Google Classroom with a daily positive message
- Have a Friday Check for Understanding document - I will be providing feedback to them as they come in and my goal is to have them all done by Tuesdays so they can revise and edit work that comes in if they miss something.
- Monitor chat room with class
- Blog updates every Friday - keep the pictures coming! If I haven't received one from your family yet, please send pictures of what your child has been up to for the week. I post new pictures weekly.
I will continue to provide extra resources and things to do to stimulate your child's learning at home. There are lots of resources on the past few blog posts as well as the Curriculum & Student Resources page. Please explore them!
Quick Links
https://shah5thgrade.blogspot.com/p/curriculum-resources.html
https://shah5thgrade.blogspot.com/2020/03/spring-break.html
https://shah5thgrade.blogspot.com/2020/04/continuity-of-learning-plan.html
https://shah5thgrade.blogspot.com/p/curriculum-resources.html
https://shah5thgrade.blogspot.com/2020/03/spring-break.html
https://shah5thgrade.blogspot.com/2020/04/continuity-of-learning-plan.html
Common Sense Media
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/resources-for-families-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic
Tools You Can Use
Authors and publishers have been sharing many resources that may be of interest to you, your students, and their families.
Penguin Random House
Every weekday at 12PM EDT—R.J. Palacio reads Wonder on Twitter via #WonderReadAloud
Storytimes and More
Candlewick Press
Simon and Schuster
Holiday House
Harper Collins
Build a Gadget and Write a Story
Nicola's Book hosting a very special STEAM and Writing contest, with the author of The Last Kids on Earth series (now also available on Netflix) Max Brallier. Kids can win up to a $100 Nicola's Books gift card and maybe even meet Max live on Skype!
Have a great weekend!