4th Grade Newsletter
Alexander, Carter, Groce, Salas
All Assignments are due by Friday, May 22!!
Week of May 18 - 22
Hey, 4th Grade PEEPS!!
You all are doing a great job!! We are so proud of you! Keep up the good work! We have made it to the last week of assignments!! This year did not go as we had planned, but we have done our best in a difficult situation!! Finish strong!!
ZOOM CLASSROOM MEETING THIS WEEK!! We will have our last zoom classroom meeting this week!! Check your Class Dojo messages and Stories for the login information. We want to see all of your faces!! All four teachers will be at the meeting! This will not be required. It is just a time for us to see each other, visit, and have a little fun!!
All four classes are invited to one meeting time!! We will meet at 3:00 - 4:00 pm on Tuesday, May 19th!!
We want to hear from you during the meeting!! Be prepared with one of the following topics…
Use 10 words or less to describe ONE of the following...
Your online schooling experience
Your summer plans
Your fourth grade year
Your favorite fourth grade memory
What you are looking forward to in 5th grade
To enter the zoom meeting go to www.zoom.com and click join a meeting. You will then enter the meeting ID and the Password. We will send you the meeting ID and password in a Class dojo message. Looking forward to seeing you there!!
Some IMPORTANT points to know...
ALL ASSIGNMENTS must be finished by Friday, May 22!!
To make sure all assignments have been completed, go to your ‘My Assignments Bar’ and check the box that says “show all assignments”. Then you will click your subject areas to see what you have completed and what still needs to be done.
The “test” that goes into the grade book is the assessment you take under “Assignments” in Education Galaxy. Don’t take this test until you have earned THREE STARS on study plan activities and you understand the concept for the week. You can do MORE than what is assigned if you are still not getting it. Practice practice practice. THEN when you are ready (by Friday) take the test, but not until then.
Make sure you are working in Education Galaxy and NOT Lift Off. None of our assignments should be done through Lift Off. If you did the Lift-Off diagnostic instead of the Education Galaxy diagnostic pre-test, you will need to go back and do it in Education Galaxy.
Below, you will find your assignments for this week for each class. Again, if you are having any trouble, please reach out to us and we will do what we can to resolve your problems.
#HigginsRocks #WildcatPride #We'veGotThis
Daily Requirements:
Here is your basic daily schedule:
· A minimum of 60 minutes on Education Galaxy (see teacher assignments below)
· Read 30 minutes every day
· Get 30 minutes of physical activity each day
· 15 minutes every day of math facts (This is Xtra math. Those of you who have completed this are exempt.)
This weekly timeline is a guideline for you to use to pace yourself throughout the week. Adjust the timeframe as you see fit. Please make sure the assignments are completed by Friday.
Scroll down to see your daily assignments from each of your teachers!!
Reading for Week of May 18th
Reading Assignments:
Monday:
Review Text Organization / text structure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kWGQ-_ipBY&feature=youtu.be
Now, watch another short video on text organization / text structure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq7IDawqrTw
Read 30 minutes in a book of your choice.
Watch me read Restart by Gordon Korman on Class Stories in Dojo.
Tuesday:
In Education Galaxy under 'My Study Plan' work on the ‘Text Organization’ activity. Do it until you have earned THREE stars.
Read 30 minutes in a book of your choice.
Watch me read Restart by Gordon Korman on Class Stories in Dojo.
Wednesday:
In Education Galaxy under the 'My Assignments' bar, click Reading and do your ‘Text Organization’ test.
Read 30 minutes in a book of your choice.
Watch me read Restart by Gordon Korman on Class Stories in Dojo.
Thursday:
Catch up on any unfinished work.
Read 30 minutes in a book of your choice.
Watch me read Restart by Gordon Korman on Class Stories in Dojo.
Friday:
Catch up on any unfinished work.
Read 30 minutes in a book of your choice.
Watch me read Restart by Gordon Korman on Class Stories in Dojo.
I love you all, and I have missed you so much!! Have a great summer, and I will be waiting on my hugs when we go back to school!!
Math for Week of May 18th
Math Assignments:
Monday:
In Education Galaxy under ‘My Study Plan’ watch the MINI LESSON on Relate Decimals to Fractions.
In Education Galaxy under ‘My Study Plan’ play ONE game in Relate Decimals to Fractions.
Complete a session of xtra math. This should only take five minutes.
Tuesday:
In Education Galaxy under ‘My Assignments’ take the quiz for Relate Decimals to Fractions. A grade will be taken on this so don’t do this until you are ready.
Complete a session of xtra math. This should only take five minutes.
Wednesday:
Complete a session of xtra math. This should only take five minutes.
Send me a DOJO message saying YOU ARE DONE!
Writing for Week of May 18th
Writing Assignments:
Monday: Complete any missing assignment in My Assignments tab.
Tuesday: In Education Galaxy (Writing), go to 'My Study Plan' & work on 'Editing & Revision'. Do it again if you have already done it.
Wednesday: Read something interesting today.
Thursday: In Education Galaxy under the 'My Assignments' bar, do your ‘Editing & Revision' assignment for a grade.
Friday: Enjoy your day.
Science for Week of May 18th
We will be learning about Earth’s Surfaces this final week. This should be an easy week for you because we already studied Earth’s Surfaces and journaled about it.
Monday: Go outside and look for signs of erosion, weathering and deposition.
Tuesday: Watch this video on weathering, deposition, and erosion
https://www.parkcityprep.org/apps/video/watch.jsp?v=172918
Wednesday: Watch this video on earth’s surface
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Iak3Wvh9c
Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_e5CGBZXZs
Be sure you are working in My Study Plan under science today. Look under “Earth’s Surface” and watch the videos. You don’t have to play the games but you need to do the lessons. Do each skill more than once if you can, it’s good practice.
Thursday: In Education Galaxy under ‘My Assignments’ take the quiz for “Earth’s Surface.” Make sure you’ve watched these videos so you pass the quiz. A grade will be taken.
Friday: Have a great weekend. We made it through the nine weeks even though it wasn’t what we envisioned. Enjoy your summer and hopefully we will see you when we have a drive by for you to get your supplies from school and you can return your library books. Start looking for them now so you will have them.
How to login
How to Log into Education Galaxy:
Our platform for online learning (lessons, games, and assignments) will be Education Galaxy. The kids are very familiar with this system. The BEST way to get them logged onto the system is through their CLEVER account.
Follow these instructions:
• Login to students Google account
_______________________@email.whitehouseisd.org
Password: ____________________(Lunch Number)
(If they can not remember it email or dojo me and I can look it up for you. It is also listed in their Skyward (grade book) account).
• Google - Clever Portal for students and select login as student (CLEVER)
• Type in Higgins Elementary School, Whitehouse Independent School District
• Click login with Google
• You will then be able to access Education Galaxy through their Clever portal
How to log into Xtra Math:
(this is the same as you did it in the computer lab each week)
Go to xtramath.org and click on ‘sign in’ on the right-hand side
Under the ‘Student' tab, enter alexanderl@whitehouseisd.org for the email
Type in your first name as it is written in Xtra math
Enter your PIN and click on ‘sign in’
Now you should be ready to complete the session