Language Arts: For spelling this week, I would like you to practice phonograms at home each day for a few minutes. Then we will have 12 new spelling words. Be careful and watch the lesson videos in our google classroom. For literature, you will continue Little House on the Prairie! There are 2 optional activities. Make sure you also read 20 minutes a day. Choose any book you like for that! On Thursday after you read, submit a 5 sentence summary.
Math: We will work on math facts and solve for perimeter this week. If you need any help with the perimeter problems, feel free to reach out to us! Make sure to complete Xtra Math every day!
History: Students will be re-reading parts of chapter 1 & 2 in order to answer the written response question with appropriate supporting information. They will imagine they traveled with the character in chapter 2 to Jamestown. They will write a letter to a friend or a family member in England describing their new home using given vocabulary words.
Science: We will begin our Astronomy unit this week. Students should read the given passages to answer the question and have a dinner discussion with their family about the Big Bang Theory.
Hello all! I wanted to include a little video for you guys!
Know I am missing you all and will be here for you as we begin this new week!
I am only an email away if you are having a struggle. 😊
A Note to Parents
We appreciate you partnering with us during this time to continue your child’s
education. You will find in the packet sent from the school roughly 1 ½ hours of work
per day for your child to complete. The chart below shows the daily subject area breakdown.
Math
15-20 minutes daily
Science/ History
20-25 minutes every other day
Writing
10 minutes a day
Spalding
10 minutes a day
Literature
60 minutes a day (RL included)
Specials
10 min per special 2x a week
Please feel free to pace each day as you would like and create frequent breaks for your child.
Our intention is that the child complete this first packet independently and we have designed
it to be a simple introduction to homeschooling. Thank you for your support and reach out
with any questions you may have. We will be personally in touch with each of you
sometime this week.
Letter To Our Students
Dear Students,
We, your teachers, all miss you very dearly. We have carefully created this packet
of learning for you knowing that it will enrich your mind and give you an opportunity to
succeed academically from the comfort of your own home! We hope that you show
courage and responsibility as you tackle the work inside this packet. We know you
can do it!
With Love,
Ms. Sipel and Ms. Lowe
"Office" hours:
We will be available during regular school hours, but have specifically designated time to be at our computers for direct help. Ms. Lowe will be available for direct help from 8:30-10am and I will be available for direct help this week from 10-12pm. For this week, that may look like communication via email/phone call. In future weeks we may be exploring zoom meetings (video conferencing), we are waiting on further instruction there. 😊We will feel out the days as they come and keep you informed on if those hours should change. Know that we will get back for help at the earliest convenience outside of these hours. Emails are always always welcome, please CC both of us. Looking forward to hearing from you!
A look at the week ahead:
Language Arts: For spelling this week, I would like you to practice
phonograms at home each day for a few minutes. For literature, you
will be completing the Little Prince! Make sure you also read 20
minutes a day. Choose any book you like for that! On Wednesday,
after you read your book, go ahead and write a 5 sentence summary
for me so I can know about what you are reading.
Math: We will work on math facts and review area this week. If
you need any help with the area problems, feel free to reach out to us!
History: In History the students will be introduced to the American
Explorers: Christopher Columbus and Hernan DeSoto/
They also will be studying their country of origin, their background
biography, objectives for travel, discoveries, travel routes, failures
and successes. This will be a short unit covered this week. Then the
investigations will move to our Thirteen colonies.
Science: We will be continuing our Ecology unit. Students should read
the day’s given chapter and use text evidence to answer each question in a
complete sentence expressing a complete thought.
