A WORD FROM 3RD
Week of February 15th- February 19th
Mrs. McKay's 3rd Grade Class
LEARNING GUIDE
Peek at the Week
Monday, FEBRUARY 15th
- No School (for students)
Tuesday, FEBRUARY 16th
- Live Class 7:45 am -11:45 pm
- Asynchronous Work and W.I.N Time 1:15 pm-2:30 pm
Wednesday, FEBRUARY 17th
- Random Act of Kindness Day
- Live Morning Meeting only 7:45am-8:15 am
- Asynchronous Work and W.I.N Time 1:15 pm-2:30 pm
Thursday, FEBRUARY 18th
- Live Class 7:45 am -11:45 pm
- Asynchronous Work and W.I.N Time 1:15 pm-2:30 pm
Friday, FEBRUARY 19th
- Asynchronous day for Mrs. McKay's Class ONLY 7:45am- 2:30 pm
S H O U T O U T S
Did You Make the List?
This program is designed to address gaps and current learning. We were in the top 5 classes in the school for usage this week. Our top Dreambox students from last week are:
- Tonio with 20 lessons
- Lamar with 17 lessons
- Trevion with 14 lessons
- Cayden with 14 lessons
- Delontae with 12 lessons
- Caleb with 9 lessons
- Mykel with 9 lessons
- Tyler with 8 lessons
- Brooklynn with 8 lessons
CONGRATULATIONS students!!!
If you didn't make the list this week, remember to:
- work on Dreambox assignments and activities 15 minutes a day
- complete 7-10 lessons a week
CLASS MEETING EXPECTATIONS
Students, don't forget:
- Schedule Change- see Friday's schedule change
- Assignments- Work should be completed by 2:30 pm each day.
- Materials: Please make sure you have the following materials ready for class each day:
- Math Notebook
- Reader's Notebook
- Writer's Notebook
- Handwriting Book
- whiteboard and marker
- pencil pouch (colored pencils, highligters sticky notes, scissors, pens, etc.)
DAILY SCHEDULE
The following schedule will be followed:
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
Math Learning Focus: 3.MDA.3 Collect, organize, classify, and interpret data with multiple categories and draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent the data.
Success Criteria:
I can collect and organize data to create a picture graph.
I can collect and organize data to create a bar graph
I can create a scaled picture graph or bar graph with several categories to represent data.
I can read and interpret scaled picture and bar graphs in order to solve problems.
Reading Learning Focus: Readers analyze the author’s choice of purpose and perspective shapes content, meaning, and style and the author’s use of structures.
Success Criteria:
❑ I can state the author’s purpose.
❑ I can state the author’s perspective on a text.
❑ I can state my perspective on a text.
❑ I can distinguish my perspective from the author’s.
❑ I can identify the points an author uses in a text.
❑ I can describe text structures.
❑ I can describe the structures an author uses to support their points.
Writing Learning Focus: Writers publish their information writing pieces and share with others through a writing celebration.
Success Criteria
- I can write a paper to inform someone about or explain a topic.
- I can use details and facts to support the topic.
- I can use illustrations, pictures, or other media to help my reader understand the writing.
- I can connect my information using linking words and phrases.
- I can write a conclusion for my paper.
Writing Learning Focus: Writers find a topic of interest and develop an opinion or call to action.
Success Criteria:
- I can determine my opinion or point of view on a topic or text.
- I can create an organizational structure to introduce my topic and opinion.
- I can write an opinion about something that I have read.
- I can support my opinion with details from the text that I have noted on a graphic organizer.
- I can connect the reasons and details with words like: because, therefore, since, and for
- example.
- I can write a conclusion to my writing.
PERSONALIZED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES (PLOs)
ASSIGNMENTS DUE
COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENTS BELOW:
This assignment section is updated daily. Please remember it is YOUR responsibility to check back here for assignment updates when you are absent. Don't forget to:
- Login to Math and ELA classes daily.
- Complete all online tasks.
- Join your assigned W.I.N times.
- Post responses for all Related Arts classes using the links included in this learning guide newsletter.
- Complete the following assignments by 2:30 pm Friday, February 19th.
Attendance Note: I monitor student attendance and participation during Morning Meeting, Math, Reading, Writing and WIN time based on responses and task submission(s).If students do not attend class or submit assignments by the end of the workday (2:30 pm), they will be MARKED ABSENT.
MONDAY
TUESDAY
1.Fact Fluency- Graphing Vocabulary Pretest: https://quizizz.com/join?gc=10194844
2.Math Talk- Graphing it
3.MiniLesson: Read and interpret picture graphs
4.Show What You Know: Read and Interpret Picture Graphs (Feb. 16) in Big Ideas
5.Sharing Huddle: Group closing
ELA
Read Aloud- Book Itch
Shared Reading- Ruby's First Day (1st Read)
Workshop Minilesson: What's Perspective
Word Study- Prefixes Live Nearpod Lesson https://share.nearpod.com/lrWvztsyVdb
Asynchronous Afternoon Assignments
- WIN Groups will start at 1:35 in the SMALL GROUP CHANNEL (we were late leaving for lunch)
- Writing: What is Your Opinion? https://quizizz.com/join?gc=26161052
- Independent Reading-Record yourself reading for 15 minutes on the Padlet. Don't forget to use the success criteria listed in the first column. https://padlet.com/candace_bellamy_mcka/z1aimxt8auf22t5i
- Dreambox
- Picture Graph Practice- https://www.liveworksheets.com/ workbook page 56
- Typing Club
- LEXIA (Lamar, Zoey, KeMani, Delontae, Faith, and Javon)
WEDNESDAY
MATH
1.Fact Fluency- Read basic picture graphs
2.Math Talk- Graphing It
3.MiniLesson: Read, interpret & Make picture Graphs
4.Show What You Know: Apply and Grow Big Idea Practice
5.Sharing Huddle : Group closing
ELA
- Shared Reading- Ruby's First Day (2nd Read)
- Read Aloud- Shaky Bones: A Story of the Harlem Renaissance
- Workshop Minilesson: Author's Purpose AND Persepective (Book Itch)
Asynchronous Afternoon Assignments
1. WIN Groups 1:45- 2:15 pm
- RED annd BLUE groups meet in SMALL GROUP CHANNEL
- YELLOW GROUP meet in GENERAL CHANNEL with MRS. MALONE for Math
2: Independent Reading: Follow the directions on the Padlet for Wednesday. If you find another biography (true story) of another African American's life, you can choose to read that instead. https://padlet.com/candace_bellamy_mcka/z1aimxt8auf22t5i
3. Word Study: Prefix Lesson- https://quizizz.com/join?gc=56638044
4. Dreambox- Remember, we must reach our goal to play Among Us and Roblox. Work in Dreambox for 15 minutes completing your assigned lessons and other activities.
5. Related Arts- Spanish
THURSDAY
MATH
1.Fact Fluency- Multiplication Fact Fuency
2.Math Talk- Graphing It
3.MiniLesson: Read, interpret & Make picture graphs
4.Show What You Know: Generate survey question: https://padlet.com/candace_bellamy_mcka/sbz61u4lapts9bto
5.Sharing Huddle : group closing
ELA
- Read Aloud- Get Ella to the Apollo
- Shared Read- Ruby's First Day (3rd Read)
- Workshop Minilesson: Author’s Purpose and Perspective
- Writing: What is Opinion Writing? minilesson
Afternoon Asynchronous Assignments
WIN Groups
- Related Arts- Art
- Dreambox
- LEXIA (Lamar, Zoey, Kemani, Faith, Javon)
- Typing Club (everyone else)
- Independent Reading- https://padlet.com/candace_bellamy_mcka/z1aimxt8auf22t5i
- Opinion Writing Web- Complete the web in your Writer's Notebook to answer the following question: What is the greatest invention ever made? Why is it the best? List your opinion in the middle circle and list different reasons why you believe it's the best invention. Submit your completed web in Microsoft Teams assignments.
FRIDAY
7:45-8:00 Morning Meeting
- Check in: Leave an AUDIO or FILM clip below to tell how you are feeling today. Be sure to tell us why! No one else will see your post. https://padlet.com/candace_bellamy_mcka/nlmfqpgl7vp1qnu
8:00-9:15 MATH
- Fact Fluency- https://quizizz.com/join?gc=25618268
- Math Number Talk: https://padlet.com/candace_bellamy_mcka/f60feubujt39kvvr
- Minilesson Review: Watch Picto/Picture Graph video: https://jr.brainpop.com/math/data/pictographs/
username: discus2021 password: think1!
- Mastery Connect: complete BrainPopJr Pictograph Hard Quiz
- Checking for Understanding: https://quizizz.com/join?gc=17708892
9:15-9:30 Break
9:30-10:30 Reading
- Read Aloud- Finish listening to The Book Itch: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m44Ht6aIvRxSH4fcEmOr96ZhF9z6L9Ou/view?usp=sharingb
- Book Itch Choice Board- Complete one of the activities from the Padlet: https://padlet.com/candace_bellamy_mcka/7yf3nqbwa2t30hcq
- Shared Reading- Ruby’s First Day (Read 4): Response Board- How might Ruby’s story inspire others? Write a letter to Ruby telling her how she has inspired you. Be sure to include examples from the text. https://padlet.com/candace_bellamy_mcka/gw1viua2v4jyas2d
- Workshop Minilesson: https://quizizz.com/join?gc=08648540
- Independent Reading: https://padlet.com/candace_bellamy_mcka/z1aimxt8auf22t5i
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:45 Writing
- Explore this site to learn about natural disasters: https://www.weatherwizkids.com/?page_id=91
- Opinion Writing Disaster Preparedness: Add your rough draft from the Nearpod in your writer’s Notebook https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/eGy8UKHRMu
11:45-12:30· Lunch and Recess
12:30-12:45· Dreambox
12:45-1:00 Multiplication Practice: https://www.timestables.com/ (look in your chat for your username and password)
1:00- 2:30 Ruby Bridges LIVE Event: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NWFmM2Y3MmQtZDhjMy00NzM1LWIxMWQtYmY3YTIxNjE0MDhk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22718ecd99-6af9-4703-a22b-edf7a4bed8dd%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e94e9d68-b76a-4c33-9f00-32f6b5164985%22%2c%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3atrue%7d
RELATED ARTS LINKS
CLASS CODES
Please make sure the following sites are bookmarked on your child's computer:
(use computer username and password- no periods or stars)
MATH
ELA
Teacher email: candace.bellamy-mcka@richlandone.org
password:
Password: 1234
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CONTACT ME
My office hours are 7:00 am-7:45 am , 11:45 am- 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm -2:45 pm Monday-Friday. All calls and messages will be returned during this time. Please allow at least 24 business hours for a reply. Also, please keep in mind, I will not be able to answer calls, emails and texts during live instruction. Should you have any computer issues, please contact the school to reach a member of the Technical Support Team for assistance at 803-783-5541.
Email: candace.bellamy-mcka@richlandone.org
Website: https://www.richlandone.org/Hopkins%20Elementary
Location: Hopkins Elementary School, Cabin Creek Road, Hopkins, SC, USA
Phone: 803-956-0575