Google Classroom Guide For Parents
Mrs. Delaney, our technology integrator, created a short video clip explaining how to navigate Google Classroom and manage assignments. We thought our Badger parents may find it useful! Click here to view the video!
Enrichment Work: We have put together a new Google Classroom for students who finish their class work early and are looking for additional ways to stay busy. Mrs. Simeone, Mrs. McGuire, and Mrs. Folini have come up with an interdisciplinary project that ties in all three subjects. Each Monday we will post the week's mission. Students are encouraged to work virtually together, or they can choose to work alone. This page is intended for students who are caught up with all their work in each class. Moving forward, this will be an optional, UNGRADED assignment. The code to join What's Cookin' Badgers? is: dl2hnrf
Class Updates:
Social Studies: This week students were introduced to the Crusades. Students were asked to research, read materials, and watch videos about this topic. There was an assessment on Friday covering the Crusades. Check the grade book to see how your child scored!
Literacy: Students are working on Latin Root Unit 12, the last one! At the conclusion of this unit, your children will have learned 158 roots - and if they truly "learned" them, they will be well armed to tackle new vocabulary in Science, Math, Social Studies and English in the years ahead of them. They've done so well. The two assessments - one a Google Form, and one a comprehension writing piece will be delivered next week, and the following week. As I announced a couple of weeks ago, I will not require that students complete their Omnictionary slide projects. However, several students have approached me and indicated their interest in finishing them. I would LOVE for them to do so, and I will work very hard to find a way to share them with classmates in a controlled, safe setting. If your children would like to finish and turn them in, please encourage them to do so.
Science: Last week students wrote their CER (claim,evidence, reasoning) paper answering why the moon jellies in the Glacier Sea increased. Monday there will be a multiple choice test on the moon jelly populations and resources unit. Tuesday we will begin to apply everything we learned from studying moon jellies to a population of Orange -Bellied Parrots. I will be implementing some shared whole class discussions using Google Classroom Streaming and shared documents.
English: Last week students learned more about persuasive writing. This week, they are compiling their SIX PARAGRAPH persuasive essays! Students will work on these essays for the upcoming week, adding one new paragraph per day. Their persuasive essays will count as a mastery grade at the conclusion of the unit. Please check in daily to ensure they are submitting their paragraphs each day.
Math: We are continuing our statistics unit this week. Students will review measures of central tendency (mean, median, and mode) Monday and Tuesday. There will be a quiz on measures of central tendency and histograms on Wednesday May 20th. Students will end the week learning about box and whisker plots.
