April 14 – 19, 2020
Good Morning Parents,
Welcome to Week 2 of Ongoing Learning! Thank you for patience and support as we continue to work together to figure out how to move forward during these unknown times.
Google Classroom and Google Meet are new forms of technology that many of us are learning to use for the first time. It was nice to see students comment inside Google Classroom workspaces and ask questions. This is important for students to become more independent over the next couple of weeks.
It was nice to FINALLY see faces! I will continue to have two weekly meetings on Google Meet. These meetings will provide an opportunity for students to “drop-in” and clarify instructions or to ask questions and get help with anything they require.
Students will continue to use our Google Meet login code (Grade4Hussain) to enter the Meet. I will continue to be available by phone and I will be checking emails regularly during school hours. Below is a schedule of our class meet times and my work day hours.
Google Meet Schedule
1. Tuesdays 11:00 – 12:00 - ENTIRE class meeting
2. Mondays 10:00 am – 11:00 am Drop-in time if students need help
3. Thursdays 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Drop-in time if students need help
Mrs. Hussain’s Work Day Hours
1. Monday – Thursday 8:00am – 2:30pm
2. Friday’s – 8:00am – 12:00pm (Teacher Meetings for the rest of the day)
The tasks below are for the week of April 14-19. You can do them in any order that you would like. The approximate time to complete your assignments are listed to help you plan your week. You are encouraged to complete all tasks by Monday, April 20th.
Task
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Time ~ 5 hours
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Digital Citizenship
Watch a video and play a game to test your knowledge of “sharing on the web”
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30 min
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“SNACK/RECESS” à Stream!
Go say “Hi!” to your classmates on Stream!
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20 min
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Literacy - Guided Reading, Spelling, Grammar, and Phonics
· Complete pre-test
· Work on assigned task
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75 min
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Math
· Complete pre-test
· Work on assigned task
(Remember to keep a journal to show all work. You do not need to submit any work at this time.)
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75 min
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Social - Indigenous Stories on Epic
Complete last week’s assignment:
· Read another Indigenous story from the assigned collection
· Respond on FlipGrid by responding to a question or retelling your own cultural creation story
OR complete optional assignment:
· Covid-19 Classroom Scrapbook
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60 min
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Science – Waste Project
· Continue working on Waste project (Due April 20, 2020)
· If complete, head over to FlipGrid to complete optional assignment - Read and Respond to: Could Zombies Take Over the World?
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45 min
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OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
PE
· Remember EASY from Jump Rope?! Don't forget to get your 60 minutes of daily exercise! Head over to Ms. V's blog to see all the simple yet fun activities you can do right at home! (Link under Resources)
Music
· Ms. Maceachern hasn’t forgotten about you either! Head over to her blog to see what fun activities she has planned for you this week! (Link under Resources)
Reading
· Read as much as you like, whenever you like on RazKids!, Epic!, or any book you have at home!
Writing
· Feel free to write in your journal DAILY or whenever you like – I promise to read it! (Journal is now Google Docs)
Typing Club
· Practice your typing on typing club! (Link under resources)
Imagine Language and Literacy
· You can spend as much time as you like on this program to help you build your reading and academic language skills. I recommend 30 minutes, 3-5 times a week if you can!
Imagine Math
· You can spend as much time as you like on this program to help you develop your math skills. You will always have a new lesson waiting for you!
Completion Checklist (April 14-20)
Use this checklist to ensure that you have completed all tasks and submitted all your assignments to your teacher this week
Task
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Completed
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Submitted
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Watch Intro Video
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NA
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Watch digital citizenship video
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NA
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Complete Imagine Language and Literacy pre-test
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NA
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Complete Imagine Math pre-test
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NA
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Read Indigenous stories from EPIC! collection
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NA
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Record video response on FlipGrid
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Continue work on Waste Project
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Due Apr 20
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Optional PE Activities
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NA
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Optional Music Activities
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NA
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